Equipment
Ping gives club fitters new tool with nFlight Motion
Continuing to build on its reputation as one of the best in the club fitting and customization industry, Ping officially introduced it nFlight Motion that recommends driver-fitting specifications for golfers in just three swings. The device is only available to professional club fitters, and it will help facilities without launch monitors compete in the club fitting business.
The analyzer is a small, lightweight device that attaches to the shaft of the club just below the grip. It records specifications such as club head speed, transition tempo and shaft lean at impact. The system then analyzes the data and makes a recommendation of driver head type, shaft and loft, which is sent to the club fitter’s Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod.
Ping said nFlight Motion was receiving enthusiastic responses from club fitters whose facilities may not be equipped with Doppler launch monitors like Trackman or FlightScope or other more-expensive fitting technology. They appreciate the simplicity of its use and the value it brings to golfers looking for a thorough fitting experience in a short amount of time.
“The ability to send swing data wirelessly to a mobile device represents an exciting evolution of our nFlight Fitting Software and nFlight Mobile technology,” said John A. Solheim, PING chairman and CEO. “It gives fitters one more innovative tool for growing their business and helping golfers play better and enjoy the game more.”
Solheim said nFlight Motion’s 3D swing playback, viewable from multiple angles, affords an opportunity to personalize the fit further.
“For the player, it’s educational to observe your swing from a new perspective,” he said. “And the fitter is able to analyze the swing in greater detail, then make club recommendations designed to optimize each player’s unique mechanics. It’s just one more reason that fitters who’ve seen it are excited to share nFlight Motion with their customers.”
For teaching professionals like myself, having something like PING nFlight Motion can be an affordable and effective tool for providing my students with simple, yet very relevant, visual feedback without breaking the bank.
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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ParHunter
May 3, 2014 at 5:34 pm
The device is a SkyPro which you can buy anywhere. The only difference with the PING one is the software. They have custom software for fitting.
I’ve got a SkyPro and am very pleased with it. The groove mode is great and sets this device apart from the competition like Swingbyte (which I own as well)
ca1879
May 2, 2014 at 9:41 am
Without any supporting data, this looks like just another marketing tool. Anyone can write a program to select a club setup from some input values. Proving that it makes correct and meaningful recommendations requires some actual test data, and not just a bunch of guys gushing over how much better their new club works. We get enough of that every time a new club goes through its honeymoon period.
Charlie
May 2, 2014 at 12:13 am
I wonder if Golfsmith will get these
Skyler Nicholas
May 1, 2014 at 12:53 pm
*Shame
Skyler Nicholas
May 1, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Same they don’t target the average Joe with this technology. I think it would be a big hit in the market place. Especially if the technology and data was sound. I live in a very rural part of the country without access to a club fitter/big box store that isn’t 2 hours away.
JJ
May 1, 2014 at 1:07 pm
Not sure what you mean Skyler, this is targeted to the average joe and is precisely what your small rural stores will have.
Hector
May 1, 2014 at 1:23 pm
yeah, this should be perfect for the local golf course pro shops. i recently tried out some irons at the local course, but knew the shafts were wrong so i’m going to have to go to a big store to try out more options. maybe with this thing i wouldn’t have to go elsewhere.
JJ
May 1, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Hector, I am pretty sure it’s targeted towards the driver as per the top of the ad.