Persimmon driver length ping

I was reading the latest golf magazine and saw that luke donald had shortened his driver this year to 43. Interestingly, the modern driver was edged out by our 2000s driver. A gorgeous large headed period driver we had to add to our lineup in the wilsonian series. Therefore, our supplies of true temper steel shafts such as the dynamic gold and dynalite models are limited to our current stock. Old school vs modern technology 35 year old ping eye 2 driver. Stretch your distance off the tee and into greens with the larger head, more forward cg, loft, and. Read and sign the release form if applicable by clicking on the box. Driver steel shaft golf clubs persimmon wood head for sale. They are available in 11 driver, 2wood, 16 3wood, 18 4wood and 21 5wood. You havent experienced golf to the fullest unless you have played the game with these persimmon woods. Standard length is based on the alta cb 55 red shaft. Desert cove, suite 100 phoenix, az 85029 18004746434 monfri 7. Get the best deals on ping driver golf clubs persimmon wood head when you shop the largest online selection at.

Guess how long your 3 wood that you hit much better is. Become a free subscriber to rick shiels now golfwrx featured writer. Are titanium drivers really that much better than wood. Condor golf sells top quality, affordable custom golf clubs. The only way to prevent all of the above is to properly cure the wood in log form. Complimented by the brassie and recently released spoon. Orange color fruit persimmon ive used these once so are in as new condition these retail for 100 so starting price of 35 is superb value. Mahan switched to his old ping rapture driver for the last two rounds at. A quick history of the evolution of the golf driver. How hard is it to hit and how much of a difference did it. Genuine original persimmon woods custom made for every golfer. The usga set limits of 460ccs for the volume of the club head, and 48 for the overall length of the club. It got me to thinking and i realized i havent been hitting my 45 inch driver with the control and accuracy that i once did with a pers. Mac ogrady was the last player to use persimmon in a tour event ben hogan driver, 2004 b.

The wood driver was 43 inches long and built with a steel shaft. Get the best deals on driver steel shaft golf clubs persimmon wood head when you shop the largest online selection at. But my experience over 20 years of fitting has been that most players gain distance with a shorter length driver more on center hits. Ping g400 max with turbulators a forged metal face and graphite shaft. Get the best deals on ping golf clubs persimmon wood head when. The shaft felt soft and whippy, and in my estimation, it was probably something. The ping g400 driver has 15% less drag than the g driver during the downswing. They are beautifully finished with a red face insert and a deep mahogany stain that shows the gorgeous persimmon grain. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Woods have longer shafts and larger, rounder heads than other club types, and are used to hit the ball longer distances than other types. Buy new and used taylormade pittsburgh persimmon driver from the best golf shop. The persimmon driver and new ball combo wasnt much different from their current set up.

One of my playing partners used a persimmon driver for along time. Notice our flightscope report shows 8 shots, thats because we removed the best and worst shot of each test session to get averages as accurate as possible. The thing you need to remember about persimmon drivers in regards to looks is there were loads of cheapish mass produced ones made, and then there were some. Lie angle is an average of the five adjustable loft positions indicated on the hosel. Ping g400 custom driver 445cc the new g400 drivers streamlined shape advances aerodynamics and stability to our highest levels ever.

Lovely joe powell persimmon 5 wood, frequency matched s3 shaft, regular flex is say having tested it, priced to sell. Taylormade pittsburgh persimmon driver 2nd swing golf. In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. For the ping g400 driver test, jon used the same shaft, project x hzrdus black 6. Driver length 43 3 wood length 42 4 wood length 41 12 if you have any questions feel free to contact me. Vtg ping eye 2 driver black dot karsten steel shaft rh 43. I purchased a persimmon driver, blade iron, and some older golf balls off ebay. Our persimmon woods are made from 100% usa grown persimmon trees. Develop a better understanding from the feedback of our natural persimmon club heads. Driver steel shaft stiff flex golf clubs persimmon wood head. Besides just getting my new sterling one length irons ive picked up a new shaft va composites slay 65 stiff to put my driver length at 43. I also totaled the distance after roll the ten shots with each club finished from the center line.

Putters, wedges, 1 irons and ping irons obtained from the pros moving sale. In this persimmon driver test, gm digital editor neil tappin hits a 25 year old driver putting it up against his own titleist 917 d2. Testing the performance of drivers of different eras. When looking at the group average, the modern driver was 30 yards ahead of the persimmon driver and yards ahead of the driver from the 90s. Callaway did some tests three years ago with a persimmon driver and a. Learn about the the clubs new features and how a club champion driver fitting can improve your game. Are titanium drivers really that much better than wood drivers. Whether youre looking for a driver, putter, fairway wood, irons, or wedges, you can browse through the ping models youre most interested in and get a great deal by trading in your used clubs. Schavolite composite head with an early steel shaft from the 1930s. From persimmon to metal to todays titanium monsters. Macgregor persimmon head and hickory shaft from 1923. Persimmon golf for sale in uk 58 used persimmon golfs. The other 3 woods had 5 or 6 numbers only stamped on each of the sole plates. Woods are so called because, traditionally, they had a.

Using a lamkin crossline mid grip means, at least as i can tell, i need to add about 22g to the head to bring it up to d34, which feels right. The result was this 3 inches longer driver shaft only hit the ball about 5 yards further. Ping golf has emerged over the course of the last six decades as one of the largest and most. The g400 lst low spin model is customengineered with tungsten weight closer to the face for promoting low, stable spin with control. The g400 driver is pings longest, most forgiving driver yet. Persimmon is very hard to season because of loggerhead worms, knotrelease splitting that can go full length of the bole, discoloration, decay, cupping and warping when dried after milling, and of course, checking. What was somewhat unique about this particular persimmon driver was that nicklaus used it to win the long drive contest at the 63 pga championship with a blast of 341 yards. Ping g400 driver product information club champion. Persimmon golf produce some of the finest golf clubs, maintaining a tradition for the many thousands of persimmon fans who demand the experience and pleasure of playing with modern highperformance persimmon golf clubs. The default swingweight with the ping distanza shaft is 1 point lower than standard. It is also around degrees which is also easier to hit because loft equals forgiveness.

In regards to feel i still prefer persimmon by a considerable amount, and i find the look of a nice persimmon driver like an old macgregor eyeomatic or a tony penna preferable as well. Cleveland classic macgregor m85 copypersimmon head. Macgregor tourney persimmon head with true temper tour shaft from 1949. Powered by a forged, maraging steel face, the g410 fairway woods are. The driver had the letter b followed by 6 numbers stamped on the sole plate. Open, but the last fulltime player to do so was bob estes 2001 wgcaccenture match play in. The old ball with there current driver was much, much short and very wayward. On my andrew rice golf facebook page i asked readers if they had any experience with shortening the shaft of their driver and here are a few of. Id love to find an old persimmon driver the feel of my old mcgregor driver long time sold was amazing. Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson.

Ping driver golf clubs persimmon wood head for sale ebay. Get the ping g400 driver and other ping golf clubs from the pros at wide world of golf. Around 35 years ago ping introduced the revolutionary eye 2 range of woods. A wood is a type of club used in the sport of golf. Three wood shaft 234 feet average 23 feet off line.

Call ping at 8004746434 to receive a repair call center rcc number. More care must be taken to preserve the wood than with the modern materials. Most of the early golf drivers had small heads made from persimmon wood. The multimaterial design combines reduced drag, a forged face to increase speed and distance, and a tungsten back weight for.