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As I said in my review of the G15 irons, PING is known for utilitarian, workman-like equipment and the Ping K15 driver is no exception.
Basic, clean, if not boring looks are what you first notice with this club however after you spend time with it those clean lines begin to grow on you. Instead of ‘boring’ you’re now thinking it’s ‘clean.’ Where you may have once thought ‘plain’ you’re now thinking ‘simple.’ With the amount of silver titanium that is on this club that isn’t covered with paint, decals, etc you could easily call this a silver bullet.
The head is 460cc and while my eyes are not used to seeing such mass, I have to tell you that it didn’t appear that large. Sure its hitting area is 5% larger and the head has been elongated to provide more forgiveness and stability but it just didn’t seem that large at address. Optical illusion? Maybe. All I know is that it didn’t feel like I was swinging a U-haul at the end of a stick like previous 460cc drivers made me feel like. One interesting thing to note is that the SF Tec is slightly noticeable at address at the heel of the club.
Unlike the G15 Irons best price, the K15 features what PING calls "Straight Flight Technology" or SFT. SFT is PING-speak for "we moved 10% of the total clubhead mass toward the heal of the club". PING has made that extra weight visible via a slight bumpout which is visible on the clubhead. Questionable shaft fit aside, Ridge was painfully accurate with the K15, missing the centerline on average by less than 10 yards. Even Mark who was right more than he was left, still managed to put up one of his highest accuracy numbers to date.
The shaft is almost 46” long (45.75 to be precise) and while that has been traditionally an issue for me it turns out it really wasn’t. News at 11. The shaft is a not so flashy black/red/silver PING shaft but it seems to fit nicely with the not so flashy look of the driver so it’s all good. A large 460cc head significantly increases MOI. Weight is saved by thinning the crown and re-distributing that wight to SF Tec’s external weight pad to optimize the center of gravity and create a high MOI.
As an aside, I normally don’t comment on these cheap golf clubs unless they really strike me but let’s look at the grip and head cover. The grip is one of the better stock offerings I’ve felt on any club that I’ve tested and wouldn’t hesitate to play a while with it on. The head cover, however, is about as user friendly as a cell phone in a pool. It’s poorly designed and a struggle to take off.
For those needing an alignment aid on their driver, the K15′s certainly doesn’t disappoint. Oh yeah it’s there and is actually a little on the distracting side in terms of its size. Source from: http://www.golfsalegarage.com/article-598-Ping-K15-Driver-appears-to-be-overly-%E2%80%98hot%E2%80%99.html
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