Ping ChipR

Outstanding - it exists to kill bad chips, with an investment-cast 431 stainless head perimeter-weighted for a lot of forgiveness on off-center strikes, eliminating chunking and thinning, for confidence and consistency from awkward greenside lies. Among the most forgiving short-game clubs made.

Its strong suit - the putter-style stroke makes distance control easier and more reliable than hitting long putts from off the green, with the ball getting moving forward very consistently from the fringe. Excellent repeatable distance within its chip-and-run niche.

Minimal by design - the chip-and-run trajectory means you can't expect to stop the ball quickly over a bunker or onto a tight green, the single 38.5-degree loft and putting stroke making it a one-shot tool, not a shot-shaper. Deliberately a single-trajectory club.

Soft and dampened - a soft feel off the face with a composite cavity badge that dampens vibration and prevents shock on off-center strikes, the club feeling nice through impact. Pleasant and forgiving, if not a milled-wedge sensation.

Crisp and pleasing - a crisp, pleasing sound at impact, with clean turf interaction and a satisfying strike. A clean, confidence-inspiring acoustic for a chipping club.

Functional and confidence-inspiring - the iron-meets-putter profile with a more vertical shaft and putter-like lie, a clean, simple head that inspires confidence over the ball. A purposeful specialist look rather than a sleek wedge.