Friend wants to update driver from 2005 driver. Ping G20/25/30 ?

[Used2PlayALot]

He's got a tiny driver.  He tried my RocketBallz and liked it.

He wants to upgrade, and I said all the new ones are essentially the same.

I told him to get a used Ping G15/20/25/30.

Is there any real difference between these models?

I figure any one of them is a huge upgrade from his tiny driver.

 

[sofingaw]

Get the G400. Whichever head version and shaft combo they hit best.

I assume that price is the reason you haven’t included the last two models of Ping drivers (G, G400 series).

 If so, get the G30. Ive heard that it’s good. 

But I just upgraded from a G15 to a G400, and it is without question the best 400 bucks I’ve spent on golf equipment ever, period. Not one dime of regret.

Maybe try to find a used one?

[c. lassiter]

I could never keep the G15 on the short grass, but I loved the i15.

I hit the G400 on the monitor and the dispersion was all over the place, but the G400 LST was deadly.

Your friend really needs to try out the various heads / shaft combos for himself and find out what works for him.  If someone just ordered me a G15 years ago I'd have probably quit the game by now.

 

[Lihu]

G25 is a good choice. I have an old i25.

[dbuck]

Titleist 913D2 got me started on the revamp of my bag. Probably less than $100 for a nice one. Forgiving but just be sure to get an appropriate shaft.

If you want to buy new/slightly used, I agree on the G400 series as a very forgiving and great performing club.

Edited July 12, 2018 by dbuck

[Harpster]

I use the Ping G30 and can't find a reason to change.  I love the driver with the one downside that it is a bit loud.  That being said I can tell by the sound where the ball came off.  (Toe, heal, or center)  It is forgiving and my first real driver.  I highly recommend it but you can't go wrong with any of them in my mind.

[MGN]

On 7/10/2018 at 8:36 PM, Used2PlayALot said:

He's got a tiny driver.  He tried my RocketBallz and liked it.

He wants to upgrade, and I said all the new ones are essentially the same.

I told him to get a used Ping G15/20/25/30.

Is there any real difference between these models?

I figure any one of them is a huge upgrade from his tiny driver.

 

I use a Ping G10 from (probably) 9 years ago (or more).  It is a 460cc driver and I love it because I changed the stock Ping shaft with a UST pro-force stiff flex shaft.  Moving from a  TM320 (320cc head) driver to a 460cc driver required me to have a stiffer shaft than the stock shaft to handle the larger head.  I subscribe to the saying that 'the shaft is the engine of the club'; do not ignore its importance.  Best.

[NZ Golfer]

Ping makes great drivers have owned the G20-G25-G30SF tech ....all very nice ...I wish I spent more time sorting out the shaft on the last one before I got the BUY new driver Bug ..