{"id":466,"date":"2011-11-07T07:13:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T07:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetgolfreview.co.uk\/?p=466"},"modified":"2011-11-22T20:35:48","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T20:35:48","slug":"two-extremes-for-pings-new-g20-irons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/golf\/equipment\/466\/two-extremes-for-pings-new-g20-irons","title":{"rendered":"Two Extremes, For Ping&#8217;s New G20 Irons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_468\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_beauty1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"size-full wp-image-468\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_beauty1.jpg\" alt=\"Ping, Ping Irons, Ping G20 Irons, G20 reviews\" width=\"350\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ping&#039;s new G20 Irons \u00a9 Ping<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With press trips to Morocco and Liverpool\u2019s Golf Coast coming up, it was a great chance to put Ping\u2019s New G20 irons to the test. The heat of Morocco and its manicured fairways and rough where the ball just sinks to the bottom compared to the Golf Coasts cooler, more windy conditions with its tightly cropped fairways and whispery rough, I felt would make an interesting comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Ping have changed the weighting in the head and modified the feel, which I found very impressive. I normally play blades because of the response I get when I hit a ball. Normally when I test cast clubs you can\u2019t feel the impact, but with the new G20s you can feel the strike but you don\u2019t lose any of Ping\u2019s impressive forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>The G20s have a lighter finish than Ping\u2019s K15 and the head itself is slightly more compact to look down on. It still retains the thick top line which helps inspire confidence. You really feel you can\u2019t help but hit a great shot.<\/p>\n<p>The G20s sit perfectly at set up no matter what the turf, I felt they gave an air of confidence on both the lush turf of Al Maaden and Mogador in Morocco and the tightly cropped fairways of Royal Birkdale and Formby. You do get a high ball flight, this is due to the wider sole and low centre of gravity. I found myself playing more punch shots on Liverpool\u2019s Golf Coast, but I was still able to obtain a penetrating ball flight when doing so.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ping G20 Irons.mp4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MA_zIa1w08I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_470\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_address1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470\" class=\"size-full wp-image-470\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_address1.jpg\" alt=\"Ping, Ping Irons, Ping G20 Irons, G20 reviews\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_address1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_address1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Address view<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Visually they are very neat, tidy and have a beautiful finish. The tuning port and the neck design allow for a vast array of custom fitting options which is great news for the better golfers who want to be fitted for stronger lofts, which help to produce a high penetrating ball flight.<\/p>\n<p>One of the weakest parts of my game is chipping especially from about 40 yards in, but I really enjoyed using both the wedge and sand wedge, the way they sit at address and the wide sole inspired a lot of confidence and I have no doubt that these two clubs helped me win the media cup in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>I was fitted with Ping&#8217;s stock grip, which provided plenty of grip in both the heat of Morocco and the cool damp conditions in Liverpool. It is slightly thicker than most standard<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_471\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_face.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-471\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_face.jpg\" alt=\"Ping, Ping Irons, Ping G20 Irons, G20 reviews\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_face.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_face-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Face view<\/p><\/div>\n<p>manufacturers grips but it performed perfectly.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6f0\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great improvement on Ping\u2019s ultra popular G15s, no matter what your handicap you will find a benefit from Ping\u2019s G20 irons. From good players looking for more consistency, feel and a higher more penetrating ball flight, to the beginner who is looking for a club that offers plenty of forgiveness and that inspires confidence at address.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_473\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_hero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-473\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_hero.jpg\" alt=\"Ping, Ping Irons, Ping G20 Irons, G20 reviews\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">multi-material cavity badge made of soft elastomer helps improve feel <\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #6f0\">Technology:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forgiveness and accuracy are achieved through extreme perimeter weighting, a multi-material cavity badge made of soft elastomer improves feel and sound while enhancing distance control. Consistent, precise distance control is achieved by utilising a thinner face design backed by a floating CTP structure. The weight in the back flange of this deeply cut, multi-cavity head design, helps increase the MOI. Combined with Ping\u2019s new CFS steel shaft, I found the G20 gives you greater feel and achieves a higher penetrating ball flight.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6f0\"><strong>For more information and online club fitting go to <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ping.com\" target=\"_blank\">Ping<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6f0\"><strong>Other trusted reviews go to <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.golf-monthly.co.uk\/equipment\/reviews\/irons\/129074\/1\/ping-g20-irons-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">Golf Monthly Ping G20 Review<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With press trips to Morocco and Liverpool\u2019s Golf Coast coming up, it was a great chance to put Ping\u2019s New&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/golf\/equipment\/466\/two-extremes-for-pings-new-g20-irons\" title=\"ReadTwo Extremes, For Ping&#8217;s New G20 Irons\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,112767,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-equipment-reviews","category-equipment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2011\/11\/G20-iron_beauty.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":495,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466\/revisions\/495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}