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Ping G30 vs. i20 drivers?

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barnum1 Well Established Member

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Hi!

Anyone tried both Ping G30 and i20 drivers?

I have an i20 and I struggle sometimes, spreading the drives all over.

It feels very unforgiving compared to my old G15, which I trusted 100% until the hosel broke :-(

I heard about the G30 and that it is very forgiving, could anybody confirm this or give any other advice?

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Hi! Anyone tried both Ping G30 and i20 drivers? I have an i20 and I struggle sometimes, spreading the drives all over.  It feels very unforgiving compared to my old G15, which I trusted 100% until the hosel broke :-( I heard about the G30 and that it is very forgiving, could anybody confirm this or give any other advice? Thanks for feed-back!

I have not tried the i20. But I had a Cobra Amp Cell & aG25 & now a G30. I am a 33 handicap and am not in the fairway very often. However I find that I am hitting more fairways and have much more confidence on the tee with the G30. Even my golf buddies noticed my driving has improved.

Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft


motsco Well Established Member

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I have a g30 allways feels great to swing, makes good sound. I seem to hit mine leftish overall a good driver. I mostly game my i25. I make more centered hits with it and better controll for me.

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I've had the G30 LS TEC, with the premium shaft, for a few months now, very happy with it. Prior to that I had a G15 with the premium shaft... I was happy with that as well. While I had the G15, I did demo several drivers out of curiosity, including the i series. The G30 made me switch, while nothing prior to that did. I've noticed tighter dispersion with the G30, but a very small loss of distance... Possibly due to being the low spin model and the shaft being 0.5" shorter. I'm very happy with it. Hope that helps!

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Hi!

Anyone tried both Ping G30 and i20 drivers?

I have an i20 and I struggle sometimes, spreading the drives all over.

It feels very unforgiving compared to my old G15, which I trusted 100% until the hosel broke :-(

I heard about the G30 and that it is very forgiving, could anybody confirm this or give any other advice?

Thanks for feed-back!

Yes the G30 is designed to be more forgiving and launch higher.

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I just bought the G30 a couple weeks ago and absolutely love it! Very forgiving and with my mishits I still get way better yardage than out of my old driver.

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G30 is awesome.  I would get fitted.  You may be a candidate for a G30 LS.  I am playing a G 30 LS with the shaft shortened by the fitter and it is easier to control and goes the same distance.

Ditch the i.

Good luck!

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cnl390 Dedicated Member

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I played my third round with the G30.  My average drive is 220.  I hit 256, 245, 231, 229 and some bad ones of course.  But this is a lot better than I am used to.

Ping G30 SF TEC
Ping G25 3w
Ping G Red Dot +1/4" irons - 6,7,8,9,W,U,SW, LW
Ping G30 3H
Ping G25 4H
Ping Scottdale TR B60
Callaway Supersoft


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Thanks for all input! Now I just need to try it out myself and start negotiating the golf budget with my wife :-)

About the LS Tec, what advantage would it give me?

I find that my i20 doesn't give me more distance (compared to my old G15) even when I do hit a good shot.

Maybe I'm just not that good golfer ;-)


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About the LS Tec, what advantage would it give me?

Lowers the spin by 200-400 rpm (compared to a G30). Any idea what your spin rate is now?

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Last time I checked: 1600 with my 9.5 degree regular flex i20 driver. 15.5 launch angle, 91 mph club speed.

Yeah so you don't want to spin it any less than that. I would check with PING, I'm not sure if the LS spins less than the i20, I would guess that they are pretty similar.

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Yeah so you don't want to spin it any less than that. I would check with PING, I'm not sure if the LS spins less than the i20, I would guess that they are pretty similar.

Yea, they were pretty similar if I recall. I really liked the i20. Probably one of the best feeling Ping drivers in a long time. I am not sure what they did after that changed it so much. I wish they went back to the i20 model for how impact felt.

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With those spin numbers you want to stay away from the LS.  Try the SF or straight G30.  Those are more suited to your needs.  With 92 mph try a R flex and the softR as well.  Good luck in your search.

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Last time I checked: 1600 with my 9.5 degree regular flex i20 driver. 15.5 launch angle, 91 mph club speed.

I can get those numbers with the G30-LsTec....spin around 2200, 9.5 Stiff and a 17.3 launch.   My clubhead speed is 93 though.  When I consulted with PING, they said I'm right on the bubble of regular vs stiff flex....and to go with whichever one I felt better with.

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The i series of drivers should be lower spinning, even considering the G30 ls tech. Got fitted last year for a i25 9.5 (adjusted to 10.0) head in tour stiff ping shaft. Spun 300-400 rpm less then the G30 ls 9.5 head with a similar specd shaft. Same launch' barely noticable difference in height but more roll. 14.4 launch, 2100rpm and 162 mph ball speed.

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Seems like the LS Tec is similar to i20 in spin, I heard this in a test on youtube:

"G30 LS Tec is like an 'i range' driver hidden in a G30"....


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