Advancements in technology, lighter overall club weight , expanded fitting options and premium materials are the stories in the introduction of PING’s new G Le2 family.
“The G Le2 represents our continued commitment to providing women golfers of every skill level with premium, high-performance equipment optimized to their swing speeds, ” said Stacey Pauwels , PING executive vice president and the granddaughter of PING founders Karsten and Louise Solheim, whose role includes overseeing the brand’s women’s initiatives.
“To achieve one of our performance goals of improving the feel of the club throughout the entire swing, we focused on making the clubs lighter overall . We integrated our extensive knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes with our proven design technologies to deliver measurable improvements throughout the set,” she said .
“At the same time, we wanted to present the new clubs in a visually appealing and confidence – inspiring way. We’re extremely excited about the results and look forward to bringing the G Le2 family to women golfers around the world,” she added.
Along with ensuring measurable performance improvements throughout the G Le2 family, PING’s engineering team placed added importance on expanding the fitting options to help women find the ideal set to match their games.
“Having equipment that is custom-fitted to their games allows women to see improvement from every club in their bag ,” said Pauwels. “ The G Le2 family really emphasizes that need through loft, lie and length adjustability along with the shaft weight , flex and grip offerings. Once we know those specifications, finding the best combination of fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges during a fitting is the next step in the process.
“Because we custom build every club, we want women to know we’ll make them a set that best fits their game. The key is determining the ideal set make up that provides proper distance gaps between each club. That may be a full set or maybe a smaller set of a few metal woods, hybrids, irons, a wedge and a putter. Once we have all their fitting information, we can custom build the clubs to their precise specifications for maxi mum performance,” she said.
PING sought a balance of forgiveness and distance through a higher MOI, faster face and lighter overall weight. Its titanium head features a rounder, more aerodynamic shape to promote faster clubhead speeds.
A thin, forged T9S+ face is optimized for the intended swing speed to increase flexing for more ball velocity and improved launch conditions. Internal heel-biased weighting helps ensure straighter ball flights and softer turbulators help frame the ball at address.
Trajectory Tuning 2.0 in the G Le2 driver utilizes a new lightweight, aerodynamic hosel sleeve that provides eight positions for influencing ball flight through loft adjustments (plus-minus 1.5 degrees).
Fairway Woods
A thinner, faster maraging steel C300 face , a significantly higher MOI and an eight-lobe adjustable hosel distinguish the G Le2 fairway woods from its predecessor. Added ball speed from the face technology increases distance and combines with the shallower face to launch the ball higher with greater forgiveness.
An overall lighter club weight makes swinging the club easier with more clubhead speed for longer and straighter results. Internal weighting promotes right-to-left shot correction to keep shots on target. Available in 3, 5, 7 and 9 woods.
Irons
Precise and forgiving with a lighter overall club weight , G Le2 irons utilize COR-Eye Technology with a deep top-rail undercut to increase face flexing for more ball speed and higher max height . A tungsten toe weight helps increase MOI by 10 per cent for greater forgiveness and a co-molded cavity badge ensures a pleasing feel and sound. Available in 6-9 iron, PW, UW, SW.
Hybrids
A thinner, hotter Car Tech Custom 455 face and lighter club weight generate faster ball speeds, while a lower, deeper CG helps increase the MOI to launch the ball high with greater forgiveness .
The addition of a 34-degree 7 hybrid expands the fitting options for women who prefer the technology of a hybrid in place of an iron . Softer crown turbulators help capture the ball at address and aid in alignment. Available in 4, 5, 6 and 7 hybrids.
Putters
The three new G Le2 putters (Anser, Shea and Echo) feature enhanced feel and forgiveness and a new adjustable-length shaft to improve performance and fitting opportunities .
A dual-durometer face insert, engineered with TR face technology, provides a soft front layer for precision and improved impact feel and a firmer second layer for control to improve consistency on putts of every distance .
The adjustable shaft allows self-fitting for length between 31 and 35 inches. A new, softer PP59 midsize grip improves feel and comfort .
PING’s proprietary ULT240 Lite and Ultra Lite premium graphite shafts are standard throughout the G Le2 family and help bring down overall club weight while helping generate more clubhead speed and higher launch .
The soft Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 grip is available in three sizes (Blue -1/16 of an inch, Red-1/32 of an inch and Aqua-1/64 of an inch).
Specifications:
G Le 2 Driver
Multi-material construction: Cast Ti 8 – 1 – 1 body, forged T9S+ face, lightweight aluminum/thermoplastic adjustable hosel
Loft option: 11.5 ⁰ (adjustable +/- 1.5 ⁰ )
Head weight: 190 g
Head volume: 460 cc
Standard length: 44 3/4″
Standard lie angle: 58.5 ⁰
Standard Swingweight: C2
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue – 1/16″, Red – 1/32″, Aqua – 1/64″)
Shaft options: PING ULT 240 ( Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
CDN MSRP: $590
G Le2 Fairway Woods
Multi-material construction: 17-4 stainless steel body, C300 Maraging Steel face, lightweight aluminum/thermoplastic adjustable hosel
Lofts (adjustable up to +/- 1 .5 ⁰ ): 3W ( 19 ⁰ ), 5W ( 22 ⁰ ), 7W ( 26 ⁰ ), 9W ( 30 ⁰ )
Standard lengths: 3W (4 2 1/2 “), 5W (42”), 7W (4 1 1/2 “), 9W (41″)
Standard Swingweight: C1
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue – 1/16″, Red – 1/32″, Aqua – 1/64”)
Shaft options: PING ULT 240 (Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
CDN MSRP: $340
G Le2 Irons
Multi – material construction: 17-4 stainless steel head, tungsten toe weight, aluminum/ thermoplastic composite badge , HydroPearl 2.0 finish
Available 6 – 9, PW, UW, SW, in 10 colour codes (lie angle). Black colour code is standard.
Standard length/loft : 6i (37.13”/27 ⁰ ), 7i (36.5”/30.5 ⁰ ), 8i (36”/35 ⁰ ), 9i (35.5”/40 ⁰ ), PW (35”/45 ⁰ ), UW (35”/ 52 ⁰ ), SW (34.5”/58 ⁰ )
Standard Swingweight: 6i (C1) , 7i (C2 ), 8i (C2 ), 9i (C2.5 ), PW (C4 ), UW (C5 ), SW (C6 ),
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue – 1/16″, Red – 1/32″, Aqua – 1/64″)
Shaft options: PING ULT 240 (Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
CDN MSRP: $175 per Iron
G Le2 Hybrids
Multi-material construction: 17 – 4 stainless steel head, Car Tech Custom 455 Steel face
Lofts: 4H (22 ⁰ ), 5H (26 ⁰ ), 6H (30 ⁰ ) , 7 H (34⁰)
Standard lengths: 4H (39 ”), 5H (38 1/2”), 6H (38 ”), 7H (37 ½”)
Std. Swingweight: C 0
Stock grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Garnet 360 in three sizes (Blue – 1/16″, Red – 1/32″, Aqua – 1/64″)
Shaft options: PING ULT 240 (Lite and Ultra Lite flexes)
CDN MSRP: $175
G Le2 Putters
Anser
Putter Type: Blade
Materials: 17 – 4 stainless steel body, Dual-durometer PEBAX insert
Finish: Champagne nickel plating
Adjustable-Length Shaft : 31 ” to 35 ” range (std: 33”)
Head Weight: 345 g
Stroke Type: Slight Arc
CDN MSRP: $280
Shea
Putter Type: Mid Mallet
Materials: 17-4 stainless steel body, Dual-durometer PEBAX insert
Finish: Champagne nickel plating
Adjustable-Length Shaft: 31″ to 35″ range (std: 33”)
Head Weight: 350g
Stroke Type: Strong Arc
CDN MSRP: $280
Echo
Putter Type: Mallet
Materials: Machined 6061 aluminum body, stainless steel soleplate, Dual-durometer PEBAX insert
Finish: Magenta-colour anodized body, c hampagne nickel soleplate
Adjustable-Length Shaft: 31″ to 35″ range (std: 33”)
Head Weight: 360g
Stroke Type: Slight arc or Straight
CDN MSRP: $340
