Golf Clubs : An Overview of Ping Golf Clubs
posted in Golf Clubs |Ping golf clubs are now known around the world and are used by some of the top champions in golf today. Even though the first clubs were manufactured in his garage, he was a busy man when it came to making these clubs for people who requested them. Now located in Arizona, Ping golf clubs are a golfer?s delight. You hit the ball and get that crisp clear ping sound the lets you know you had a perfect hit.
Where did the name come from? The name PING comes from the pinging tones that you can hear when the PING golf club hits the golf ball. PING putters helped to dramatically alter the golf putter market with their heel-to-toe weighting design. Sports Illustrated magazine called the PING 1A putter, the musical putter from the sweet sound that it emitted.
Soon, Ping golf clubs were a regular fixture on the PGA tournaments. When the pro golfers toured in other countries, they brought along their different designs of Ping golf clubs and turned it into an international name.
In 1966, the USGA decided that nearly all of the PING putters were disallowed from tournament play. The only PING putter that would still be allowed for tournament play was the recently design Anser putter. The Anser would revolutionize the putter in golf. It had a cavity back and low center of gravity. It offered a superior feeling for golfers of all abilities. It set the mark for what is now considered the conventional putter. PING clubs have over 500 professional tournament victories to their name. The PING Anser putter has more tournament wins than any other.
