Ping rapture driver

By Nachosgrande January 1, in Equipment. Was cleaning out the basement and found my old Ping Rapture driver.

But do the premium looks translate to premium performance? Is the Ping Rapture driver still worth it sixteen years later? The Ping Rapture is a composite driver. Nowadays, you sort of see this kind of design in almost all premium drivers. The idea of the composite design was to use an ultra-lightweight material and couple it with a stable material.

Ping rapture driver

The Ping Rapture Driver uses carbon composite and titanium in a powerful and forgiving head designed to be easy to hit, long and high fl ying. The Rapture looks nice too and sounds pure at impact due to acoustic engineering. Pro Verdict: A good looking solid driver which produced impressive stats for me although I still prefer its better and cheaper! G10 sister. Ordered one of these after a fitting in January to replace my G5 Driver of which the face had split just 3 months after purchase Was not happy about that! Got the Rapture with the VS Proto 65X shaft and was fitted with it purely because upon test at Gainsborough I was knocking the balls out of the range into the main road with it. I'm a pure distance junkie, wasn't too worried about the few draws or fades I hit just how far it went. Worked very well that day on their range. Upon receipt of the club I had some mixed results with it. I had some good shots and good rounds with it, but also had some horrible days. Mostly the horrible days were on occasions where it was rather windy. Designed obviously for the mass market the technology is designed to get the ball airbourne. I got with the pro at my club and tried out a few on offer. The G5 seemed to be the one for me until he handed me the rapture.

Top Posters In This Topic 3 3 1 1. The Ping Rapture driver features a titanium face and sole panel.

The look and feel of the club is very similar to the excellent Ping G5, but that is where the similarities end. Ping have 'maxxed-out' on all the available technologies for the Rapture range and the driver is no exception. Due to the lighter head, the face is more forgiving with a higher launch angle and less spin. Certainly it is very easy to hit and makes a more solid, quieter sound than the all titanium G5 driver. The head design with the titanium lattice below the graphite looks good to us, but after a few hits you don't notice the looks, just the benefits. The result of this technology means that it is longer, with initial estimates make it around 7 yards longer than the G5.

But do the premium looks translate to premium performance? Is the Ping Rapture driver still worth it sixteen years later? The Ping Rapture is a composite driver. Nowadays, you sort of see this kind of design in almost all premium drivers. The idea of the composite design was to use an ultra-lightweight material and couple it with a stable material. The desired result is extra speed and distance. I tested the Ping Rapture driver to see if it lives up to its promises and if it is still a good driver overall. The first thing I took account of was the looks. Behind the ball, the Ping Rapture looks very impressive. It has a carbon fiber composite crown panel.

Ping rapture driver

Are you tired of searching for the perfect golf driver? Look no further than the Ping Rapture driver. This driver features a titanium face, tungsten perimeter weighting, and a carbon composite crown. The clubhead measures at cc and the loft options range from 9 to 13 degrees.

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Uh huh, poo. Sweet spot the size of a oblong dime. That being said, the Ping Rapture driver launches a bit too high for my swing. Aidan has become obsessed with becoming a scratch golfer and plays golf on every possible occasion, even in the snow! The mass properties of tungsten and titanium are optimised in the Ping Rapture V2 driver to create a high launching, lower-spinning driver that delivers the performance expected from a multi-metal design. Top Posters In This Topic 3 3 1 1. Low High. Looks : 4 Feel : 4 Noise : 3. I hit it pretty well but muted didn't even begin to describe it, I used to say it felt like hitting a driver that had a pillow taped to the front of it. The TM Burner.

The Ping Rapture Driver uses carbon composite and titanium in a powerful and forgiving head designed to be easy to hit, long and high fl ying.

The visible, dense tungsten weight pads in the back of the lightweight titanium head expand the perimeter weighting and position the centre of gravity low and away from the face meaning this is a forgiving and high launching beast. NewGrip Dont hesitate to buy one! Nachosgrande Posted January 1, Perhaps a good club for those who can't get the ball up in the air, whilst I stand corrected I consider it a dog. More from Ping. But besides the looks, the first thing I noticed performance-wise was how light and fast this driver felt. Both are Titleist Blowout! Media Reviews Today's Golfer. You can post now and register later. But yes. Pro Verdict: A good looking solid driver which produced impressive stats for me although I still prefer its better and cheaper!