G5
PING's G5 irons review at golf monthly. Get reviews of the PING G5 irons at golf monthly.
Bigger, more offset heads than we’re used to. But the G5 is just one easy-to-hit club throughout – as you’d expect from a company that’s ploughed the game-improvement furrow for five decades now. Where next? More On Test: - Ping S57 irons review - Ping Rapture V2 driver review - More iron reviews Video: - Ping G10 driver reviews - Ping Rapture and S57 reviews
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Brushed-finish, deep-cavity, oversize head with heel notch and rear tuning port that helps better distribute weight around the head. The deep parallel cavity allows a wider, more playable sole and boosts perimeter weighted forgiveness potential.Large heads and deep, wide soles help push centre of gravity lower and deeper for easy launching. A larger rear Custom Tuning Port helps dampen vibrations for better feel off the clubface.
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Jeremy Ellwood has worked in the golf industry since 1993 and for Golf Monthly since 2002 when he started out as equipment editor. He is now a freelance journalist writing mainly for Golf Monthly. He is an expert on the Rules of Golf having qualified through an R&A course to become a golf referee. He is a senior panelist for Golf Monthly's Top 100 UK & Ireland Course Rankings and has played all of the Top 100 plus 91 of the Next 100, making him well-qualified when it comes to assessing and comparing our premier golf courses. He has now played 1,000 golf courses worldwide in 35 countries, from the humblest of nine-holers in the Scottish Highlands to the very grandest of international golf resorts. He reached the 1,000 mark on his 60th birthday in October 2023 on Vale do Lobo's Ocean course. Put him on a links course anywhere and he will be blissfully content.
Jezz can be contacted via Twitter - @JezzEllwoodGolf
Jeremy is currently playing...
Driver: Ping G425 LST 10.5˚ (draw setting), Mitsubishi Tensei AV Orange 55 S shaft
3 wood: Srixon ZX, EvenFlow Riptide 6.0 S 50g shaft
Hybrid: Ping G425 17˚, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 80 S shaft
Irons 3- to 8-iron: Ping i525, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts
Irons 9-iron and PW: Honma TWorld TW747Vx, Nippon NS Pro regular shaft
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 50˚ and 54˚, 12˚ bounce, True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 R300 shafts
Putter: Kramski HPP 325
Ball: Any premium ball I can find in a charity shop or similar (or out on the course!)
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