| When you think about Ping Golf Clubs, what do you | | | | golf club was granted patent. This design was the one |
| think of first? Which aspects of Ping Golf Clubs are | | | | that revolutionalized other modern designs and golf |
| important, which are essential, and which ones can you | | | | clubs that are manufactured in the market today. In the |
| take or leave? You be the judge. | | | | year 1969, another type of ping golf club was |
| Once you begin to move beyond basic background | | | | introduced which was the perimeter-weighted, |
| information, you begin to realize that there's more to | | | | investment-cast iron. The reason for this type of ping |
| Ping Golf Clubs than you may have first thought. | | | | golf club is that the perimeter weighting is able to |
| For a golfer, one of the most important things that he | | | | increase the moment of inertia thus when a ball is not |
| should examine is his golf club because according to | | | | struck squarely on the face it makes the club more |
| experts, it is one of the main reasons why they do not | | | | forgiving. Another innovative movement for the ping |
| hit the ball. This is the exact reason why the Ping golf | | | | golf club was the application of investment casting in |
| club was born. | | | | the manufacture of the K Series Irons. This is not really |
| Karsten Solheim was the one who invented the ping | | | | a new technology in fact; the old name for it is the |
| golf club with different intentions. The story has it that | | | | lost-wax process. The purpose of this type of method |
| Karsten was practicing golf but he could not hit the ball | | | | is to ensure precise detail and consistency to all of the |
| so he started to practice up to the time that he began | | | | parts of the ping golf club. Another type of patent for |
| to design and experiment his very own putter so that | | | | the Ping golf club is the Cushin Selective Filtering Insert. |
| he could play better through it. He thought of designing | | | | This is a patented invention which screens out and |
| his own putter without a figment of a though that it | | | | disperses the unwanted frequencies that can harmfully |
| would be known worldwide. By the year 1959, his | | | | affect muscle, bone, and connective tissue. Through |
| putter experiments had evolved into 1A design. While | | | | this invention, the golfer receives less vibration with |
| deciding for the name, he heard the sound of his putter | | | | greater feel on each shot. |
| and declared proudly to his wife that he would name | | | | The reason why the ping golf club is popular and |
| the putter from its sound, hence the name "ping". At | | | | widely used is because of its innovative, ever-changing |
| that same year, Sports Illustrated published an article in | | | | yet reliable design. These designs are what people, |
| their August issue regarding the ping golf club dubbing it | | | | particularly golfers, recognize about ping golf club. lost |
| as a musical putter. | | | | one of your ping golf clubs? Do not worry because |
| This was the beginning of success for the ping golf | | | | serial numbers are here to save you! In every ping golf |
| club. At present, the Ping golf club is manufactured in | | | | club, there are serial numbers which are etched on |
| Phoenix, Arizona by Karsten Manufacturing | | | | every PING iron. If ever there is a need to replace one |
| Corporation. There are more than 400 patents | | | | club, the company has the exact specs at the time of |
| registered for the ping golf club and each of these | | | | manufacturing on file and could actually build a new |
| designs are all innovative and very original designs that | | | | club to match your set. |
| are suited for each and every golfer. Here are some | | | | Take time to consider the points presented above. |
| of their key patents and products: | | | | What you learn may help you overcome your |
| In the year 1962, the Heel-toe weighting type of ping | | | | hesitation to take action. |