Chances are you’ve heard the term 10K being bandied about at your local course, but you’re still not quite sure what it means.
Without getting too far into the gear weeds, it’s a mythical number combining heel-to-toe and top-to-bottom Moment of Inertia. Better known as overall forgiveness. The higher the number, the more stable and forgiving a driver will be.
Up until this year, no driver had been able to break the 10K g-cm2 threshold — until Ping’s G430 Max 10K, TaylorMade’s Qi10 Max and PXG Black Ops came along.
For golfers wondering if upgrading to a 10K product is worth the dinero, we pitted G430 Max 10K against G430 Max in a head-to-head test that revealed 10K was more forgiving and retained launch characteristics and spin rates on common mishits, particularly low on the face.
Considering Ping is known for stability, adding even more of the good stuff for golfers who don’t consistently find the center of the face is a massive win that confirms 10K isn’t just marketing hype. Check out the video below.
PING G430 Max 10K Custom Driver
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WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD
LIGHTWEIGHT
Ping’s Carbonfly Wrap crown redistributes weight around the head to achieve limit-pushing MOI.
HEFTY
A 28-gram weight in the rear keeps the CG as low and deep as possible for stability purposes.
STEADY STUFF
The high-tech Spinsistency face curvature helps control spin rate variation, regardless of impact location.
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