Two Guys Playin’ Golf: “Ping’s G400 Max driver vs. a Ben Hogan laminated driver”
You’ve heard of Two Guys Talkin’ Golf. We now present you, Two Guys Playin’ Golf.
Equipment expert Brian Knudson and Editor Andrew Tursky head to “the dome” to test the Ping G400 Max driver against an old-school Ben Hogan “Personal” driver, and they get themselves into a wedge competition.
Driver: LA Golf 12-11 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: LA Golf A Series Mid 60 Stiff
Mini Driver: PXG Secret Weapon (13 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VR-7s
7-Wood: Cobra OPTM X (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai Li Darkwaves 60s
Irons: PXG 0311 T Gen8
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 S300
Wedge: Wilson Staff Model ZM 50-08
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber i110s
Wedge: Wilson Staff Model ZM 56-12
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber i110s
Wedge: Wilson Staff Model ZM 60-06
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Spinner Wedge
Putter: Machine Hog CSX Milled
Shaft: Machine HOG
Ball: TaylorMade TP5
Driver: Titleist GTS3 (9 degrees)
- SureFirt hosel set A1
- SureFit weight set neutral
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BF 60 TX
- 2016 release
- Mid launch, mid/low spin
- Firmer handle, medium tip
- 72g, 3.8* torque
3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees)
- SureFit hosel set A1
- 2018 release
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7x
- Firm handle, medium mid, firm+ tip
- High launch, mid/low spin
- 74g, 3.1* torque
7-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (21 degrees)
- Core model
- Blend of distance, launch, spin
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-8x
- 2017 release
- 83g, 2.9* torque
Iron: Titleist 150 (4)
- Larger, stronger loft, more height
- Used to add height going into greens
Irons: Titleist T100 (5-9)
- Compact, blade-like players CB
- Internal tungsten for stability
- Great spin consistency out of rough
Shafts: Project X 6.5
- Stout profile
- Med launch, low spin
- 125g
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10
- 46-10F (@46.5)
- 50-08F
- F Grind adds stability to full shots
- Reduced digging
- 56-10S (@55)
- S Grind features trailing edge grind
- Can open the face while keeping leading edge down
- Releases from the turf quickier
- WedgeWorks (60-L)
- Lower bounce (4 degrees) version of V Grind
- Allows JT to manipulate the face for different shots
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Mid/low launch and spin
- 132g
- Softer feel for partial shots
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X Torched
- L Neck
- TPU Pure Roll insert
- Stock True Path alignment
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT
- A smaller overall profile
- pistol-style with a more arc under the top hand
- Still features No Taper Technology
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
- Traditional Tour Velvet rubber and texture
- Brushed cotton cord
- Great grip in wet or humid conditions
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash
- New 2026
- Lower long game spin
- Firmer feel
- Mid launch, slightly lower than ProV1x
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RITZ
Jan 22, 2018 at 1:34 pm
I actually have that Hogan driver and full set of woods and irons. Used to hit the Hogan black beauty pretty good!
andrew
Jan 21, 2018 at 6:14 pm
“Equipment Expert” fail.
BG
Jan 21, 2018 at 4:00 pm
My comment is awaiting moderation
Stephen Finley
Jan 20, 2018 at 8:07 pm
You guys don’t actually know what persimmon is, do you?
Stephen Finley
Jan 20, 2018 at 8:06 pm
Might want to work on that audio next time. Among other things.
Gorden
Jan 20, 2018 at 6:28 pm
Insult to GOLFWRX followers….a few more like this and GOLFWRX comes off favorites/
The dude
Jan 20, 2018 at 11:58 am
Dumb
Bill
Jan 20, 2018 at 11:12 am
Wish this was live so we could heckle. Good job but next time start with the ????
Timothy P Armington
Jan 20, 2018 at 8:10 am
Wish I could unsee pretty much everything in that video.
CB
Jan 20, 2018 at 3:40 am
Pair of losers
Hoges
Jan 19, 2018 at 5:14 pm
That Hogan is a laminate, NOT a persimmon.
Hoges' Toady
Jan 19, 2018 at 8:17 pm
And it’s called the whipping.
paul
Jan 19, 2018 at 8:54 pm
At least they could have found and used one of those famous Ping Zing laminate drivers 😮
carl spackler
Jan 19, 2018 at 4:51 pm
this is the dumbest video ever, why do i want to watch you jacking around hitting a couple balls