PING G Fairway Woods Review
When it came to fairway woods, PING felt good about face technology, structural design, and forgiveness. What the company wanted, however, was to build a fairway wood that was easy to launch, which is how the G series came about. To accomplish that goal, PING’s engineers modified the sole design, creating a sole that is flatter and sits lower to the ground. Those changes have made launch conditions better in all three fairway wood models — the G, the G SF Tec, and the G Stretch. What makes the new sole work is that PING didn’t have to modify the size of the clubface at all. It’s the same height, but the flatter sole means that contact occurs higher on the face, which improves launch angles.
PING fairway wood users will notice that, like the G drivers, the G fairways also have Turbulators. PING engineers acknowledged that the technological advantages of the Turbulators aren’t as prolific in a fairway wood as a driver, but they remain to also help golfers with alignment and the ability to focus on the center of the clubface. As far as the SF Tec and Stretch versions are concerned, the SF Tec, like its driver counterpart, features more weight toward the heel and a lighter swing weight to help promote a right-to-left ball flight for golfers who have trouble with misses to the right.
The G Stretch, meanwhile, was designed for maximum distance. It has a slightly larger overall profile and deeper face, and at 13 degrees is a great choice from the tee as well. Like the G drivers, all three fairway woods feature an adjustable loft sleeve with five setting that allow players +/- 1 degree of loft adjustability.
“What our primary focus from a design standpoint was to make it really easy to hit high into the air.” Ryan Stokke – PING Design Engineer Manager
“Probably the besxt club I hit all day – went high, landed soft. It’s so solid. It’s the best fairway wood I’ve ever hit.” Robert, TGW Customer 7 hdcp.
