Ping Glide Forged Pro

Players'-level, with a little help - built for the highly skilled player and not aiming for forgiveness, though tungsten toe weighting provides some good forgiveness compared to others in its class, nothing too extreme. The pro-focused option versus the more forgiving cast Glide. Demanding but not punishing for a compact forged wedge.

Elite spin and control - one of the highest-spinning wedges you can buy, with higher spin and a lower launch from the raised CG, the new Friction Face surface texture adding more spin. Pinpoint distance control on the scoring shots.

Tour-caliber shot-making - the narrower S sole with less bounce gives more scope to manoeuvre the clubface and play different shots without the leading edge rising too high, with two grinds (S and T) and a compact shape for shaping shots. Among the more workable wedges for a skilled player.

Forged, but surprisingly neutral - the forged 8620 carbon steel gives a soft feel and control, but impact can be nondescript, neither soft nor hard, hitting a premium ball. Solid and controlled rather than the buttery feel the name implies.

Very quiet - impact is very quiet with virtually no audio feedback on strike quality, a muted, understated note. Clean but low-information acoustically.

Very compact - a very compact head, as small as any wedge in recent memory, appealing to better players, though the rounded leading edge and hosel transition look a touch unrefined, with a clean, tour-inspired shape. A small, purposeful players' profile.