Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

W

ithataglineof
‘moderntradition’,
Ping’snewGlide
3.0wedge
attemptstobring
togetherclassiclooksandup-to-date
performance.Visually,itdoesthis
throughaclean,roundedheadprofile
withataperedhoselandalittlemore
offset.Theleadingedgehasalsobeen
softenedandthere’stheadditionofthe
Eye2sole,athrowbacktothepopular
Eye2wedgefromthe1980s.

Lighterfeel
Competitiveperformancecomesfrom
thefivepercentincreaseinMOIover
theGlide2.0model.Thesenew
wedgeswillfeellightertoo,thankstoa
5glighterhead,4glightershaftand6g
lighterDyla-wedgegrip.Golferscan
expectGlide3.0tolaunchlowerand
spinmorethanitspredecessor.Thisis
downtotheextrafrictionfromtheface
thankstothewheel-cutgrooves,which
aresharperanddeepertoincrease
spinandcontrol.There’salsoahalf
bottomgrooveneartheleadingedge,
saidtoincreasespinbyupto1,000
rpminthehigherlofts.Thegroovesare
alsoconfigureddifferentlybyloftto
maximiseperformance,beingslightly
shallowerinthehigherlofts.

Cleanercontacts
Asofterfeelcomesfromanelastomer
insert,whiletheHydropearl2.0finish,
asseenonmanyofPing’sirons,should
repelwaterandreducefrictionthrough
theturfforcleanerstrikes.
TheadditionoftheEye2bringsthe
totalnumberofsolegrindstofour,
joiningtheSS(standardsole),TS(thin

Ping Glide 3.0

Wedge £130

THE GAME

sole)andWS(widesole)in

differentbounceoptions.The

Eye2solematchestheoriginal

Eye2sandwedgeprofile,hosel

transitionandhightoeshape.Ping

hasalsopartneredwithNipponto

offertheZ-Z 115 shaft,whichhasa

lowerbalancepointtoimprovefeel.

ThePingGlide3.0wedgesare

availableforfittingsnow,withanRRP

of£130insteelshaft,£140ingraphite.

GM says

Ping wedges get better every year

and we think golfers will most

appreciate the fact that the Glide 3.0 will

feel softer. While the bounce options in

each grind are still fairly limited, the

addition of the unusual-looking Eye2

sole now gives golfers a more

user-friendly choice if they

struggle out of bunkers.

Golf Monthly tests all equipment using the market-leading Foresight Sports GCQuad

launch monitor to ensure accurate data is gathered. Edited by Joel Tadman

There are now

four sole grinds

More friction should

lead to more

backspin