I just played a round Ping G5 9* with a pro launch shaft and a Pro V1x ball.

Ball Flight: It is what you would expect with the Pro Launch soft tip…It is a high ball flight. I was hitting a 9* driver and I was hitting them high. With a 9* loft I should have been hitting medium to low bullets but I was hitting high bombs.

Feel: It had a good feel

Sound: Loud about sums it up. No wonder they call it a “Ping”, it had an ear piercing high pitch sound that after the round it hurt my ears. The only club louder is the new Cobra and you better wear ear plugs with that driver.

Control: I hit it too far left a lot. The Ping G5 has a closed face but at least 2*.

Looks: The head has a large budge in the rear….I am assuming to move the weight back. It looks like the R5 D and the new Nike SQ in that respect. The sole plate looks like a bubble or the top of that old car called the AMC Pacer. I did not like the half moon alignment aid. It looked pained on and was hard to see in bright sun light.

Distance: It was long. I bombed one 310 yards so length is not an issue with this club.

Over all not a bad club but not great for the price.