Ping G430 Driver
I love the look. Currently gaming a G410. May buy the cheaper G425. My friend has one and the sound doesn't bother me a bit
The 425 is very forgiving but there are other clubs that are faster.
Very true, but at my age I need forgiveness more than I need distance.
Oldflgolfer
Donald Ross was a God
I will buy the 10.5* LST ā but I'm not getting rid of my 425Max 9*
Hopefully the sound is better, I just couldn't get over the sound of the 425 Max.
Though I almost pulled the trigger on a 425 Max LST when my home range was blowing out demos for $215 last weekend. For that price I could have tolerated the sound, lol.
Though I almost pulled the trigger on a 425 Max LST when my home range was blowing out demos for $215 last weekend. For that price I could have tolerated the sound, lol.
I think Ping likes the eardrum busting sound. There are plenty of ways to tune the noise down.
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- #60
Or they donāt care, Iām betting on that one.
jbandalo
Active member
The 425 LST sounds way different compared to the max. I could not stand the sound of the max so I sold that one pronto. The 425 LST sounds much better IMO.
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- #62
But still loud.
They need to go for that "popping a can of beer" sound when you hit the ball.
Ping lost me with the 425, I really tried to like it but the Titleist TSi2 was way better for me. I played the 425 for a while but just couldnāt come to terms with the sound. I wonāt even bother.
I had a 425 ping max driver and it was really really loud I hit it against a few others and found that it was really really loud lol called ping they sent me a shipping label to send it back to them and they will test it. Got a call and sure enough it didn't pass the factory test too loud lol 3 days later a breand new driver was in my hands and was so much quieter some of you may have same issue. On a side note I used a TSI2 Demo while ping was at ping and if I driver would have come back from ping saying the driver was fine the TSI2 Would have been in my bag it's that good 
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I had a 425 ping max driver and it was really really loud I hit it against a few others and found that it was really really loud lol called ping they sent me a shipping label to send it back to them and they will test it. Got a call and sure enough it didn't pass the factory test too loud lol 3 days later a breand new driver was in my hands and was so much quieter some of you may have same issue. On a side note I used a TSI2 Demo while ping was at ping and if I driver would have come back from ping saying the driver was fine the TSI2 Would have been in my bag it's that good
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It is a really good driver. When I was the in driver desert between G400 Max's, I almost bought a Tsi2 after being fit for one at my club. It was REALLY good. I just couldn't convince myself it to pay that much for a driver. But when the TSR is out for. a bit, there's a good chance I'll look at one.
erock9174
Well-known member
Not sure who this guy is, but this popped up in my youtube queue today.
he is hitting the LST model with the carbon. Coming from a G425 LST he seems pretty impressed.
he is hitting the LST model with the carbon. Coming from a G425 LST he seems pretty impressed.
So theyāve lifted embargo or releases this early overseas again? I just need a simple yes or no.
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- #70
Technically no, but itās a super weird release. You will hear more in the US in January.
For the first time (other than the Morgan Cup goodies) I don't have a Ping product in my bag during my golfing career. I'm not looking back. I'm sure it will be tempting but there are a lot of other companies that have guys that care about us, the crazed lunatic fringe, and this forum. (Just my perspective and I'd say some others agree.) Cobra, Callaway, Mizuno among others put us in position to do amazing things (and keep our hearing)
erock9174
Well-known member
Iām a ping fan and the staggered release can be a let down for me. But from a business perspective, as I understand it, they are doing it because The other side of the planet is in their prime golf season. So strike when hot.
Itās puzzling, as you said it, for us lunatic fringers that know about it. But The Remaining 99.9% of golfers have no clue about release dates. They either see an ad on the Golf Channel or go into a store to check out new clubs.
so to them, none the wiser.
With my season winding down here in OH Iām going wait to Jan and see if the 430 can beat my 425. If the sound is improved (both videos today seem to indicate that) plus the lime colorway which I like, ping might be taking my money.
Iām sure custom fitting was key but I demolished my G425 at the Shaft Up event. No looking back. I turned it into an Odyssey putter. Been waiting on i230 irons to the point Iāve been called a āhomerā but they wonāt go in the bag. Itās all become a big @$$ joke from them. Other stuff is just as good if not better and the BS doesnāt follow.
jbandalo
Active member
But still loud.
Not mine. Added a rubber o-ring washer between the back weight and the club and it's so muted now, sounds like a carbon driver.
erock9174
Well-known member
interesting. any link to the type of O ring you used?
I needed o-rings all the time in RC Racing...Maybe I have one laying around in my old parts container.