The Ping Golf Club: an Overview

For a golfer, one of the most important thingsdesigns and golf clubs that are manufactured in
that he should examine is his golf club becausethe market today. In the year 1969, another type
according to experts, it is one of the mainof ping golf club was introduced which was the
reasons why they do not hit the ball. This is theperimeter-weighted, investment-cast iron. The
exact reason why the Ping golf club was born.reason for this type of ping golf club is that the
Karsten Solheim was the one who invented theperimeter weighting is able to increase the
ping golf club with different intentions. The storymoment of inertia thus when a ball is not struck
has it that Karsten was practicing golf but hesquarely on the face it makes the club more
could not hit the ball so he started to practice upforgiving. Another innovative movement for the
to the time that he began to design andping golf club was the application of investment
experiment his very own putter so that he couldcasting in the manufacture of the K Series Irons.
play better through it. He thought of designing hisThis is not really a new technology in fact; the old
own putter without a figment of a though that itname for it is the lost-wax process. The purpose
would be known worldwide. By the year 1959, hisof this type of method is to ensure precise detail
putter experiments had evolved into 1A design.and consistency to all of the parts of the ping golf
While deciding for the name, he heard the soundclub. Another type of patent for the Ping golf club
of his putter and declared proudly to his wife thatis the Cushin Selective Filtering Insert. This is a
he would name the putter from its sound, hencepatented invention which screens out and
the name "ping". At that same year, Sportsdisperses the unwanted frequencies that can
Illustrated published an article in their August issueharmfully affect muscle, bone, and connective
regarding the ping golf club dubbing it as a musicaltissue. Through this invention, the golfer receives
putter.less vibration with greater feel on each shot.
This was the beginning of success for the pingThe reason why the ping golf club is popular and
golf club. At present, the Ping golf club iswidely used is because of its innovative,
manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona by Karstenever-changing yet reliable design. These designs
Manufacturing Corporation. There are more thanare what people, particularly golfers, recognize
400 patents registered for the ping golf club andabout ping golf club. lost one of your ping golf
each of these designs are all innovative and veryclubs? Do not worry because serial numbers are
original designs that are suited for each and everyhere to save you! In every ping golf club, there
golfer. Here are some of their key patents andare serial numbers which are etched on every
products:PING iron. If ever there is a need to replace one
In the year 1962, the Heel-toe weighting type ofclub, the company has the exact specs at the
ping golf club was granted patent. This design wastime of manufacturing on file and could actually
the one that revolutionalized other modernbuild a new club to match your set.