To the beginning golfer, the club might appear as one solid unit, relatively simple in design. Even the most low-end golf clubs, however, are a result of elaborate testing and engineering. Golf is a game of precision, and even the most minor differences in a club's settings and materials can significantly alter performance. Ping was one of the first companies to understand the value of custom fitting golf clubs to match each player's height and swing style. This philosophy resulted in its elaborate color coding chart, with 12 unique...
The power and forgiveness of the Rapture and the Rapture V2 drivers made them a popular choice with amateurs and professionals. Both the Ping Rapture and its successor, the Rapture V2, were well received and awarded the gold ra...
According to the Ping website, founder Karsten Solheim's focus on custom fitting fueled some of the demand for the Eye 2. The dot system of the Eye 2 was a part of the fitting process. Different colored dots referred to the lie...
The Ping G5 and G10 fairway woods both received the gold medal by Golf Digest in its Equipment Hot Lists in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Both clubs received praise for their forgiveness and playability.
Ping also introduced G2 fairway woods and G2 irons, clubs for golfers with higher handicaps. You can buy used G2 clubs for a bargain price in 2011, and they are largely the same as the models that succeeded the G2, the G5 and t...
The publication gives gold medals to the premier clubs, which in 2010 went to clubs from some of the top manufacturers including Callaway, PING, TaylorMade and Titleist.
The original PING putters were created in 1959 by Karsten Solheim, who went on to found the Karsten Manufactuing Company, turning his putter and other clubs into a successful brand respected around the world. The name of the pu...
Technology has transformed the golf club industry. While the best new clubs are lightweight with perimeter weighting and larger sweet spots, some have been specifically built to feel heavy like old Ping clubs. These clubs have ...
Seven years later, professional Jerilyn Britz won the U.S. Women's Open using Ping's Eye irons. Ping continues to design clubs for women, putting the same technology in women's clubs as it does the men's sets.
Callaway Golf is a public company located in Carlsbad, California that has been selling and manufacturing golf products for even longer than Ping. Both companies sell numerous golf-related products in addition to golf clubs, i...
PING's color-coded dot system is used to identify a particular set of length and lie angles so golfers can choose a set that best matches their physical measurements. This color-coded system is used to guide PING's extensive cl...
Ping describes its Anser putter, designed in 1966, as the most successful putter design in golf's history. Today, Ping, based in Phoenix, Arizona, is still family-owned and run, employing more than 1,000 employees. The first cl...
As always, Ping will repair and restore clubs shipped to its factory for the replacement and shipping cost, and it will bend irons and reshaft clubs to fit golfers who may have bought a used set.
The Ping G5 line was introduced in 2005 with a driver, fairway woods and perimeter-weighted, cavity-back irons. The clubs include other characteristics designed to improve a golfer's game.
Once you have learned the correct posture and setup to swing a golf club, it's time to get clubs that fit. Ping, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based manufacturer of golf clubs, apparel and accessories, has custom-fit recreational golfe...
The first PING golf club was the 1-A putter. Solheim designed it around his concept of heel to toe weighting. The name PING came from the sound the putter made when it hit the ball. Karsten Solheim first manufactured each PING ...
Founder Karsten Solheim, a former General Electric Co. engineer, who found success as a putter maker, thought providing players with clubs that fit would help them play better. He brought the idea to market in 1972 with the Col...
Buying PING golf clubs is a little different because of its color-coding system, which allows the clubs to be fit for the customer at purchase. PING has 12 colors on its custom-fit chart, and the black code corresponds to a neu...
Golf can be hard enough for many players, and playing with clubs that don't fit the height, stance and swing makes the game tougher. PING was one of the first club manufacturers to fit players to the right clubs at purchase. It...
PING is a company that specializes in manufacturing golf equipment, especially golf clubs. The company was founded by Karsten Solheim in 1959, in his attempt to develop his own putter. Today, PING is best known for its putters,...
Ping is a major name in golf products, and its success can be linked to its ability to recently rebuild its brand and market it successfully. Ping has a variety of options to suit your golfing needs. Their pricing varies to all...
The PING company was founded as a small, family-owned business in 1959 and has since grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of golf clubs in the world. Currently, PING golf equipment is sold in over 70 countries and t...
