Equipment

BK’s Ping G440 fitting experience at a Ping Power Fitter

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2 months ago

Mar 31, 2026

Getting fit for golf clubs should be as essential as adding a new club to your bag. From driver to putter, ensuring each club fits your swing and complements your set is key to maximizing performance. Ping has long been a leader in club fitting, strongly emphasizing its importance. Their Power Fitter program recognizes authorized fitters who provide an elevated fitting experience.

My local Ping Power Fitter is Carl’s Golfland in Bloomfield, Michigan—an institution for Metro Detroit golfers. I scheduled my fitting with Brad Coffield, who has worked at Carl’s since 2000 and has been fitting golfers in their high-end Launch Pad since 2017. Brad shared insights into their longstanding partnership with Ping and explained that earning Power Fitter status requires ongoing education, delivering quality fittings, and offering a comprehensive selection of Ping products. Notably, Carl’s is also one of the few Ping adaptive golf fitters in the country.

Ping’s new G440 K driver has generated significant buzz in the GolfWRX forums, succeeding the beloved G430 Max 10K driver. Brad began my fitting with a brief discussion about my game and current driver setup. It’s crucial to be open and honest with your fitter about your expectations, needs, and even your budget to ensure you get the best club for your game. I can’t emphasize enough—ask questions if you have them. Fitters like Brad are there to educate you as well as help you hit longer, more consistent shots.

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We started with the Ping G440 Max driver, which offers a more neutral ball flight—a good starting point for someone like me, who tends to hit a heavy right-to-left shot shape. While the G440 Max performed well, I wasn’t consistently striking the center of the clubface, and my ball flight was a bit low. Brad then moved me into the G440 K head, and we saw both launch angle and ball speed increase, while keeping spin down. The resulting higher flight window and tighter dispersion were evident, even before Trackman confirmed it.

Knowing I’m a gear enthusiast, Brad also brought out the G440 LST and G440 SFT heads for comparison. The LST created great speed but didn’t spin enough for optimal distance, while the SFT produced impressive height but sent the ball too far left for my game. Ultimately, Brad returned me to the G440 K head and adjusted the rear weight to further fine-tune my ball flight, confirming it as the best option.

Working with a Ping Power Fitter like Carl’s Golfland is a fantastic experience, no matter your skill level. Choosing a Power Fitter ensures you’ll be fit for the right equipment and have access to a wide variety of products and aftermarket shafts. To find your nearest Ping Power Fitter and schedule a fitting, visit Ping’s website.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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6 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

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.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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6 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

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

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

6 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

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”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”