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. The wood driver was 43 inches long and built with a steel shaft. 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. Macgregor tourney persimmon head with true temper tour shaft from 1949. Persimmon drivers japanese golf clubs japanese golf. Become a free subscriber to rick shiels now golfwrx featured writer. Mahan switched to his old ping rapture driver for the last two rounds at. Callaway did some tests three years ago with a persimmon driver and a.
Ping g400 driver product information club champion. Three wood shaft 234 feet average 23 feet off line. The ping g400 driver from wide world of golf is pings latest innovation in the world of gameimprovement golf clubs. Woods are so called because, traditionally, they had a. First, the modern driver s average was hurt by a couple of truly awful mishits. 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. Driver steel shaft golf clubs persimmon wood head for sale. 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. Persimmon golf for sale in uk 58 used persimmon golfs. I also totaled the distance after roll the ten shots with each club finished from the center line. Get the best deals on driver steel shaft golf clubs persimmon wood head when you shop the largest online selection at.
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. The old ball with there current driver was much, much short and very wayward. 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. Testing the performance of drivers of different eras. Putters, wedges, 1 irons and ping irons obtained from the pros moving sale. Cleveland classic macgregor m85 copypersimmon head. Mac ogrady was the last player to use persimmon in a tour event ben hogan driver, 2004 b.
Our persimmon woods are made from 100% usa grown persimmon trees. 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. Standard length is based on the alta cb 55 red shaft. Are titanium drivers really that much better than wood. 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. You havent experienced golf to the fullest unless you have played the game with these persimmon woods. A gorgeous large headed period driver we had to add to our lineup in the wilsonian series. A wood is a type of club used in the sport of golf.
Most of the early golf drivers had small heads made from persimmon wood. I was reading the latest golf magazine and saw that luke donald had shortened his driver this year to 43. Taylormade pittsburgh persimmon driver 2nd swing golf. But my experience over 20 years of fitting has been that most players gain distance with a shorter length driver more on center hits.
They are beautifully finished with a red face insert and a deep mahogany stain that shows the gorgeous persimmon grain. Guess how long your 3 wood that you hit much better is. 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. Around 35 years ago ping introduced the revolutionary eye 2 range of woods.
In reality, the average length of a driver used on tour is 44. The multimaterial design combines reduced drag, a forged face to increase speed and distance, and a tungsten back weight. More care must be taken to preserve the wood than with the modern materials. Buy new and used taylormade pittsburgh persimmon driver from the best golf shop. 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. Get the best deals on ping driver golf clubs persimmon wood head when you shop the largest online selection at. Genuine original persimmon woods custom made for every golfer. Read and sign the release form if applicable by clicking on the box. Driver length 43 3 wood length 42 4 wood length 41 12 if you have any questions feel free to contact me. Learn about the the clubs new features and how a club champion driver fitting can improve your game. 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.
Ping golf has emerged over the course of the last six decades as one of the largest and most. The driver had the letter b followed by 6 numbers stamped on the sole plate. Driver steel shaft stiff flex golf clubs persimmon wood head. Macgregor persimmon head and hickory shaft from 1923. True temper has discontinued manufacturing steel shafts for woods as of november 2017. A quick history of the evolution of the golf driver. Interestingly, the modern driver was edged out by our 2000s driver. 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. Ping g400 custom driver 445cc the new g400 drivers streamlined shape advances aerodynamics and stability to our highest levels ever.
It is also around degrees which is also easier to hit because loft equals forgiveness. Are titanium drivers really that much better than wood drivers. The default swingweight with the ping distanza shaft is 1 point lower than standard. The result was this 3 inches longer driver shaft only hit the ball about 5 yards further. Lovely joe powell persimmon 5 wood, frequency matched s3 shaft, regular flex is say having tested it, priced to sell. Schavolite composite head with an early steel shaft from the 1930s. How hard is it to hit and how much of a difference did it. Get the best deals on ping golf clubs persimmon wood head when. The persimmon driver and new ball combo wasnt much different from their current set up. The only way to prevent all of the above is to properly cure the wood in log form.
Our team consists of skilled club makers producing persimmon drivers, fairway woods and putters. Open, but the last fulltime player to do so was bob estes 2001 wgcaccenture match play in. Therefore, our supplies of true temper steel shafts such as the dynamic gold and dynalite models are limited to our current stock. Woods have longer shafts and larger, rounder heads than other club types, and are used to hit the ball longer distances than other types. 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. I purchased a persimmon driver, blade iron, and some older golf balls off ebay. Condor golf sells top quality, affordable custom golf clubs. 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. Call ping at 8004746434 to receive a repair call center rcc number.
From persimmon to metal to todays titanium monsters. The g400 driver is pings longest, most forgiving driver yet. Ping g400 max with turbulators a forged metal face and graphite shaft. They are available in 11 driver, 2wood, 16 3wood, 18 4wood and 21 5wood. One of my playing partners used a persimmon driver for along time.
Cleveland classic macgregor m85 copy persimmon head with dynamic gold shaft from the 197080s. The ping g400 driver has 15% less drag than the g driver during the downswing. Develop a better understanding from the feedback of our natural persimmon club heads. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. The multimaterial design combines reduced drag, a forged face to increase speed and distance, and a tungsten back weight for. 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. Lie angle is an average of the five adjustable loft positions indicated on the hosel.
For the ping g400 driver test, jon used the same shaft, project x hzrdus black 6. Vtg ping eye 2 driver black dot karsten steel shaft rh 43. The other 3 woods had 5 or 6 numbers only stamped on each of the sole plates. 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.
Complimented by the brassie and recently released spoon. I have spoken at length about the advancements in equipment with woody. Powered by a forged, maraging steel face, the g410 fairway woods are. Desert cove, suite 100 phoenix, az 85029 18004746434 monfri 7. Id love to find an old persimmon driver the feel of my old mcgregor driver long time sold was amazing.
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