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New Ping 450 Driver

Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:46 pm
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10445 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:46 pm
In case you haven't seen a picture yet.

I'm not sure what the new selling point of it is yet. The 450 fairways woods look the same.

I wish the would dump the Turblators....

The 13 degree Mini Driver looks nice.

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Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10445 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:49 pm to
The 13 degree Mini Max

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Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
6211 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

The 13 degree Mini Driver looks nice.



definitely interested in giving this a try.. I carry a GT280 now and it gets uses quite a lot..
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
6545 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:26 pm to
quote:

I wish the would dump the Turblators....


I'm pretty sure they have been wind tunnel tested, and they reduce aerodynamic drag and help increase clubhead speed and ball velocity.

More clubhead speed, probability of more ball speed & more distance...

Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
10445 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:11 pm to
quote:

I'm pretty sure they have been wind tunnel tested, and they reduce aerodynamic drag and help increase clubhead speed and ball velocity.


I can tell you that they have zero effect against the South Texas winds in my experience, lol...
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
44428 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:31 pm to
quote:

I'm not sure what the new selling point of it is yet.


It's their longest and straightest driver ever.
Posted by farad
Member since Dec 2013
12873 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:57 pm to
seems like I've heard that before...like every year...
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
44428 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:00 pm to
Based on advertisements I should be hitting my driver 450 yards by now. For some reason over the past 20 years my distance has remained about the same.
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
6545 posts
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:26 pm to
quote:

I can tell you that they have zero effect against the South Texas winds in my experience, lol...


Just think how much shorter you'd hit it without them, lol...
Posted by jbgleason
Bailed out of BTR to God's Country
Member since Mar 2012
20736 posts
Posted on 11/11/26 at 2:55 am to
quote:

seems like I've heard that before...like every year...


The secret to seeing massive improvement between models is to do what I did. Wait 20 years between buying drivers. Went from a G2 to a G440. Huge difference.
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
26931 posts
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:15 am to
Ping drivers don't do the same chasing of distance that other OEMs do. essentially, some drivers work better for different types of swings.

I still game the 425 as it fits my swing the best. 440 was nice, but not as consistent for me. 450 is likely to try and reach more golfers. Personally, I don't care for how they look.

I saw someone say that it was suppose to be a more durable crown as the 440's scratch pretty easily.
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
We Coming
Member since Oct 2009
11283 posts
Posted on 11/11/26 at 6:49 am to
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I still game the 425 as it fits my swing the best.


Man I'm still swinging my old G30...lol. At almost 60yrs old I can still occasionally get it out to 275-280 (verified on monitor just last night). But I've realllllllyyy been considering moving into something else that has more weight adjustments to help me close the clubface quicker. Idk...

What I won't be doing is dropping 6 bills on a new driver. That's insane to me.
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