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Are you a G-Man or an K-guy? Ping offers two drivers - the G15 and K15 driver - for different preferences and skill levels. The G15 is an easy-to-hit, high-launch, lower-spin version of 2008's successful G10 driver. What's improved is the rearward weighting that helps get the ball airborne very easily. The K15 has a larger 435cc head design that moves weight away from the clubface to push the centre of gravity backwards and provide a higher trajectory.
The Ping G15 Driver was as easy a driver to get off the tee as I recall ever hitting. An elongated face provides a sweet spot that covers the mishits of most golfers. Heel and toe hits were not greatly penalized and most of my tee shots ended up in the short grass with only a small loss of distance on mishits.
If you have a tendancy to be inconsistent off the tee, the G15 driver should be just the ticket. I found the stock shaft to be well-balanced and matched up well with additional weight Ping has put into the head of the G15. The only concern might be that the ball could launch too high. However, Ping has lowered the spin rate of the head, which provided some extra roll, I found.
While it was easy being the G-Man, I wondered if I had what it takes to be the "K-guy." The large profile 460cc head features a clubface that is longer from heel to toe, which means the MOI is greater across a wider area of the face – this translates to more distance even when you don’t get the ball out of the middle. The centre of gravity is also positioned low and deep in the head which means the K15 offers a powerful, high ball flight.
The new Ping K15 driver has been engineered with 10% of the head mass in the heel, making it considerably easier to square the head at impact, thus eliminating the dreaded slice. Regardless of handicap, if you do struggle at times to contain a slice, this is arguably the best driver out there and what’s even more brilliant about it is that it doesn’t look horrendous, unlike many of the anti-slice predecessors.
As a mid-handicapper, I was a bit concerned that the imposing look of the titanium-carbon head would prove to be for accomplished golfers only. The result? Wow! The sound was a solid, pleasing "thwack." The trajectory was a well-behaved bomb. I recruited a low-handicap golfer in my foursome who was easily able to work the ball both directions. He also commented positively about the pleasing launch trajectory as well as the solid sound - something that can't be overlooked.
All in all, both of these driver offerings from Ping are solid improvements from one of the most reliable names in the golf game-improvement business. If you're looking to pick up accuracy, yards, feel or all three - you can't go wrong with either of these clubs. Source from: http://www.buygolfwholesale.com/article-373-Review%3A-Ping-G15-and-K15-Drivers.html
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