Ping · Wedge · 2024
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CaddyIndex™ breakdown: what our research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a mid-to-low handicapper or confident ball-striker who wants the highest-spinning, best all-round wedge with a grind for every condition - around £165.
You need maximum forgiveness from a bigger head - the cast Glide 4.0 is more forgiving for higher handicaps.
Pros
- MyGolfSpy 2024 Best Overall Wedge and Best for Spin - raised the bar by a couple hundred RPM on full shots
- Six grinds (W/B/S/H/T/E) across 25 loft-grind combos - Ping's most versatile wedge lineup
- Ludicrous greenside spin and elite wet-weather performance
- Premium, compact looks - hard to find a better-looking wedge, in chrome or Midnight
Cons
- Tour-style and compact - not built for maximum forgiveness (the Glide 4.0 suits higher handicaps)
- Cast, not forged - the elastomer insert softens it, but it's not a milled-soft feel
- Quiet, subtle feedback - mishits don't announce themselves loudly
By dimension
Forgiveness
Tour-leaning, with options - a tour-style wedge for the mid-to-low handicapper and confident ball-striker rather than a maximum-forgiveness design, though the W grind is amazing for players who fear fat shots, adding forgiveness through the turf. Moderate miss-tolerance, boosted by grind choice.
Distance
Best-in-class spin and control - named the best wedge for spin in 2024, raising the bar by a couple hundred rpm on full shots and producing high spin across all conditions, the low launch and high spin giving consistent carry with stopping power. Elite, repeatable distance control.
Workability
The most versatile Ping wedge yet - six grinds (W/B/S/H/T/E) across 25 loft-grind combos, with the T grind the most versatile for manipulating the face around the greens, and a compact tour shape for shot-making. Among the most versatile wedges in golf for shaping and matching turf.
Feel
Soft for a cast wedge - the cast 8620 carbon steel is softened by an elastomer insert behind the face, giving soft feedback with plenty of feel and a pleasing impact despite the vibration-dampening tech. Among the better cast-wedge feels, if not a milled-soft sensation.
Sound
A quiet, tight snap - a quiet, tight snap at impact, the elastomer insert keeping the sound subtle and controlled. A clean, premium acoustic, if subtle on mishit feedback.
Looks at address
Best-in-class - hard pushed to find a better-looking wedge, with a clean, simplistic design and satin chrome finish, a compact profile and minimal branding. Offered in Hydropearl chrome or a glare-reducing Midnight. Among the best-looking wedges in golf.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons we read while grading this club.