Sam Taylor, ProSports International, gives us the lowdown on the new PING G Fairway Woods.

To compliment the rest of the G series product PING has introduced a full range of fairway woods to suit players of all abilities. The PING Research & Development team have worked tirelessly to improve many aspects from the No.1 selling G30, and in doing so have come up with a more forgiving and consistent fairway wood. As with the new G series driver this product has already been a hit with many tour players, and was in Louis Oosthuizen’s bag when he won the ISPS Handa Perth International.

A lower leading edge sits closer to the ground which raises the impact position on the face to make getting the ball airborne easier. The properties of the Carpenter 455 steel face allow for a thinner, variable-thickness face, which increases flexing at impact to deliver increased ball speeds and higher launch through improved roll-radius consistency. A new cascading sole design engages more of the structure at impact, resulting in a large springing effect for faster ball speeds. Like with the driver, a thinner crown means discretionary weight has been used to move the CG lower and further back, making it easier to get the ball airborne and launch it higher.

Also new to the G series is the Stretch 3; a larger headed driving 3-wood with a deeper, less-lofted face for golfers seeking a versatile driver alternative or hotter-faced fairway wood. Featuring all the same technological advancements that can be found in the regular G fairway woods (Carpenter 455 steel face, cascading sole design and a uniquely thin crown), the Stretch 3 provides increased ball speeds and less spin, leading to more distance and accuracy. The new G range of fairway woods also includes an SF Tec version which utilises a more heel-side centre of gravity in order to provide shot bend correction.