With two premium stock shafts to choose from, both drivers are lighter and offer more adjustability than previous. Please note ping now requires a serial number for replacement anser irons to match your existing set of irons. The new anser driver is the companys first adjustable big dog designed to finetune ball flight through a combination of loftalteration and shaft selection. The only variable that changed from player to player was the shaft.
Now ping has had a great custom fitting system for years. Theres always a lot of talk about stock shafts not being as good as. After posting about the new iron last friday, we decided to head back to the japan golf fair on saturday and sunday and got to take more pictures of the anser forged, talk to ping japan about it and. Ping is bringing a whole bunch of new features to the g30. The tour 65 shaft is available at an upcharge default standard length is 45. Ping has followed up the mightily impressive g20 with its first ever adjustable driver, the anser. My first fitted putter ever was a ping mnbr jblade, 34. The variablethickness face helps generate incredible ball velocity, while the external sole weighting positions the cg low and raises the moi providing a midhigh launch that adds to distance and forgiveness. I do my shaft testing using a swappable shaft system. Ping anser forged individual irons morton golf sales. The ping anser is a nice driver, but it is a very low spin, low launching driver that requires a fast swing speed. I tried the new ping anser driver at golf galaxy the 10. This is a replacement shaft designed to fit all ping anser, i25, and g25 drivers.
The weighting of the club head optimizes it for a mid to highlaunch, but the adjustable loft allows players to tune their trajectory up or down as the shot. Regarding adjustability, it will allow for adjustments to be made to the loft by plus or minus 12 degree. With its lowspin head, the anser driver represents a fully optimized design solution that generates ideal trajectories for maximizing distance and accuracy. Many good players hesitate to play an iron that has a visible sole at address. Shaft stiff flex diamana ahina 70 x5ct graphite shaft 0. Using a ping wrench to loosen the clubhead and adjust the loft, you can easily add or subtract 12 of loft to the standard 8. It is probably a good driver for some golfers, but it didnt work for me. Thanks to the brands trajectory tuning technology, you can finetune the club to match your. The best golf equipment through the decades golf monthly.
The authentic ping shaft adaptor sleeve allows for multiple shafts to be used in the ping i25, g25 and ping anser drivers and fairway woods along with the 2014 rapture fairway wood at a fraction of the cost of reshafting. Ping anser tfc 800d senior flex driver shaft wtip g25 128581. This listing is for a ping scottsdale limited edition anser 35 long fitted with a lamkin putter grip. How to hit the ball then the turf with your irons magic drill duration. The ping anser forged wedges offer great forgiveness and high launch characteristics that mid and highhandicappers will love, along with the amazing feel of forged steel clubheads. Precisionmilled, sharper grooves in the wedges maximize spin. Ping anser putter the idea for the anser came to karsten solheim in a flash of inspiration.
The ping anser driver offers a nice allaround blend of distance, feel and forgiveness, with the added benefit of adjustable loft angles that allow you to finetune your shot trajectory. An old bulls eye putter will have a shaft with more play than a shaft in a oversize mallet. This stock shaft option was designed by ping to work exclusively with the anser driver so it proved to be our best option when comparing it to the g20 since it too used a proprietary ping shaft tfc 169d. The shaft is cut to precisely the manufacturers standard length, but we will be happy to accommodate special requests and custom specs. It looks like the revealing of the new ping anser forged irons has cause a bit stir in the golfing world and on lot of golf enthusiast sites around the internet.
Billy burke won the 1931 us open using steel shafts. If your clubs fit you, you will play better, period. But in the 20 model, the sole is visible behind the top line on the 3 and 4 irons. Aftermarket shafts from aldila, project x, and mitsubishi available at an upcharge.
Ping finally jumped into the adjustable driver game with the anser driver. The 5th was me, and the ping anser driver basically proved that i need to stop swiping the ball from the outside in, but i basically knew that anyway. Aldila rogue silver is one of the lowest trajectory shaft and it is one of the reasons that many tour players prefer this shaft. The 5th was me, and the ping anser driver basically proved that i need to stop swiping the ball from the outside in, but i. Click to view image album click to view image album click to view image album click to view image album model ping anser tfc 800d senior flex driver shaft length 44. Get the best deals on ping anser driver shaft when you shop the largest online selection at. I would like to pick up an extra adapter or two and try some different shafts. Dont overlook the putter shaft when dialing in your equipment. Great driver but the vortec is not so new if you look at the backs of ping g20 and anser drivers. Model description the anser driver allows players to adjust loft by plus or minus a half degree to optimize your launch angle and spin rate. George archer was the first man to win a major with an anser at the 1969 masters. Custom assembled graphite shaft, with grip, installed with the ping anser adapter. In my late 50s, my swing speed isnt high enough for this driver. And if you think the shaft in your old ping anser will work as well in todays similar styles, forget it.
The anser driver is pings first adjustable driver offering golfers the ability to finetune their trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection. New old stock ping scotsdale anser putter registered model golf putters, golf clubs. Pings tfc 419d shaft, which weighs between 53 and 63 grams depending on flex. This driver has a heavier head than most and even with counterbalanced stock shaft plays at d3. The only variable that changed from player to player was the. The ping anser driver comes available with 4 stock shafts, which i think is awesome, better than. Default standard lengths are 45 14 the tour 65 shaft is available at an upcharge default standard length is 45. On the 2011 ping anser irons, golfers could only see the top line of the irons at address. February 2016 i owned the i25 standard with a stiff shaft and it was the best driver i have ever owned. Unfollow ping driver shafts to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. A shorter blade length and narrower sole make the crossover look and play more like an iron. New listing lot of 17 ping golf club fairway wood hybrid graphite shafts various flex length. The anser driver with adjustable loft offers you the ability to finetune your trajectory through a combination of loft adjustment and shaft selection.
We assemble and send the clubs within 48h during business days click the orange button on the product page. Club fitting should be a vital part of any golfers game preparation. These wedges are an allaround winner and perform phenomenally out of sand and fairway, alike. I picked up a ping g driver on ebay recently and might want to tinker with some shafts. Ping g410 driver shaft mitsubshi ck tensei orange 60 stiff. Im wondering if its worth the investment to buy the g30 at this time cuz usually the price goes down fast after season, or i should go with the anser. One of the factors that might get overlooked is the specs. But based on results, and on the evidence of this test, it might be hard for a lot of ping fans to justify paying more to invest in the anser.
The only variable that changed from player to player was the shaft flex which was selected based on swing speed. I found 2 deals on used ping drivers on craigslist. I have found that just changing a shaft can completely transform a club. Many of you know your ping color code for your clubs, and likely ping grips as well. We will customfit your golf clubs, without any extra cost. The shaft shows comparison of stiff flexes of each shaft.
It fits very nicely with their push to be custom fit, yet allows the owner to tweak the club as needed down the road. The anser driver looks like the offspring of the g20 and i20. The turbulators, new face material, new adjustable hosel, and new shafts. The ping anser driver features trajectory tuning technology which allows the player to add or subtract the loft in 12 degree increments. Even set at 11 degree loft, i couldnt get the ball to go anywhere. Ping tour 65 stiff driver shaft g400 adapter 44 inces.
Ping has performed their own testing to categorizes the shaft to compare different performances. Question of buying used ping driver g30 vs anser clubs. We reduced offset and shortened the blade length while elevating moi 8% to create a compact head with the most forgiveness for an iron its size. Ping anser forged individual irons the anser forged irons progressive set design makes it easy to launch the ball higher with the long irons and lower with the short irons for precise, consistent shot making. Golfers can adjust the loft by halfadegree up or down using the supplied wrench. Aldila rogue silver is one of the lowest trajectory shaft and it is. The ping shaft is original and the lie is standard.
Also, once this sucker is glue it is it there good good or can it be removed with a shaft. It is hard to compare shafts in different heads, but maintaining the same head, i can compare shafts launch angle, feel and accuracy easily. Not surprisingly, for the majority 4 out of 5, the ping anser driver proved to be very low spinning. Pings new g25 driver incorporates the beautiful matte black crown that debuted on the companys i20 and anser drivers. The modern golf bag is packed with a selection of technologically. To get the most distance from your driver, you must optimize the launch angle. Player 1 used a regular flex, player 2 a stiff flex. The default standard length with the ping tour 65 shaft is 45. Ping anser 12 driver golf club flex s shaft diamana ahina. Sticking to their recent favorite choice of colorsthe new ping anser driver will be matte black. Picture shows actual club click for more photographs. Park blade putter made in scotland golf putters, newport, the selection.
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