Enter Ping’s new G430 driver, the next-generation model after the popular Ping G425. The first time I got my hands on a G430 was at the recent Pittsburgh Golf Show in Monroeville, Pa.

Wunder recalled. “So they MIMed (Metal Injection Molding) this guy— and I got pictures of it— He’s got a forged Ping I2 prototype wedge and I guarantee it’s 99.9% of the way there.

Free exchange for G430 Max 10K HL customers: Ping announced a no-cost replacement offer for customers who purchased the company’s G430 Max 10K HL drivers. Unlike the standard version of the G430 ...