Thoughts on These 2 Drivers

The STZ230 has great feels and is a good sleeper driver, also sounds good and is satisfying to hit.

The Ping feels dull in comparison, isn’t nearly as good looking, and doesn’t sound as good. BUT… it’s an absolute cheat stick and you almost have to try to hit an unplayable shot. Just hit the ball anywhere on the face of the club and it’s probably going to land somewhere playable. It’s ridiculous how good that driver is.

I have the Ping.

You have the 430 Max or Max 10K?

Have the 430, it’s in the closet and my 425 LST is back in the bag. The 430 is very forgiving but not as long as my 425.

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425 LST is back in the bag.

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Oddly enough I’ve never hit the 425s , but every one I know who has one won’t part with it until they fall apart

The Mizuno is a decent driver.

Are you not considering the Ping 440 ?

The Qi35 is very explosive too.

I’ve hit a lot of Drivers, I’d simply compare anything you look at to the Callaway Elyte. We get the club manufactures here frequently and I’ve gotten to test just about every major manufacturers drivers (along with everything else) on my home range, so I can really get an idea of how they compare that’s not in a simulator bay.

Of the two you mentioned, I like the Ping G430 better. IMO the Pings are top 3 of all the manufacturers in performance. My 5 wood is from that line so don’t neglect looking at the fairway woods too. I’ve got clubs from 6 different major manufacturers in the bag, and none of them were because “that’s on sale”. I try a lot of stuff.

The reason I said compare it to the Elyte is that everyone is different, and for me on off center hits nothing beats the Elyte. And let’s face it, we aren’t pros, off center hits happen a lot.

I have a GT2 and absolutely love it