Golf Equipment - Why an Engineer Created PING Golf Clubs

How did the PING line of Golf Clubs come to being?from the sweet sound that it emitted.
Mr. Karsten Solheim, was a mechanical engineerAfter creating a new putter, in 1961 Solheim designed
working at General Electric. He was workingand built his first set of irons. He called the irons 69. He
predominantly in the aerospace and computerfelt that a score of 69 was a good round of golf. He
industries. He was also an amateur golfer who wasmade further modifications to the heel-toe weightings.
not satisfied with his putting skills. So, he designed hisA cavity was placed in the back portion of the irons to
own putter.help improve shots.
Today, the PING Golf Corporation makes a full line ofIn 1966, the USGA decided that nearly all of the PING
premier golf clubs and a host other golf improvementputters were disallowed from tournament play. The
products. PING continues to operate as a familyonly PING putter that would still be allowed for
owned company. Their products are sold worldwide intournament play was the recently design Anser putter.
over 70 countries. Today, golf professionals frequentlyThe Anser would revolutionize the putter in golf. It had
use PING golf clubs in tournament play.a cavity back and low center of gravity. It offered a
Where did the name come from? The name PINGsuperior feeling for golfers of all abilities. It set the mark
comes from the pinging tones that you can hear whenfor what is now considered the conventional putter.
the PING golf club hits the golf ball. PING putters helpedPING clubs have over 500 professional tournament
to dramatically alter the golf putter market with theirvictories to their name. The PING Anser putter has
heel-to-toe weighting design. Sports Illustratedmore tournament wins than any other.
magazine called the PING 1A putter, the musical putterAre you looking to purchase golf clubs?