| For a golfer, one of the most important things | | | | designs and golf clubs that are manufactured in |
| that he should examine is his golf club because | | | | the market today. In the year 1969, another type |
| according to experts, it is one of the main | | | | of ping golf club was introduced which was the |
| reasons why they do not hit the ball. This is the | | | | perimeter-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 the | | | | perimeter weighting is able to increase the |
| ping golf club with different intentions. The story | | | | moment of inertia thus when a ball is not struck |
| has it that Karsten was practicing golf but he | | | | squarely on the face it makes the club more |
| could not hit the ball so he started to practice up | | | | forgiving. Another innovative movement for the |
| to the time that he began to design and | | | | ping golf club was the application of investment |
| experiment his very own putter so that he could | | | | casting in the manufacture of the K Series Irons. |
| play better through it. He thought of designing his | | | | This is not really a new technology in fact; the old |
| own putter without a figment of a though that it | | | | name for it is the lost-wax process. The purpose |
| would be known worldwide. By the year 1959, his | | | | of 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 sound | | | | club. Another type of patent for the Ping golf club |
| of his putter and declared proudly to his wife that | | | | is the Cushin Selective Filtering Insert. This is a |
| he would name the putter from its sound, hence | | | | patented invention which screens out and |
| the name "ping". At that same year, Sports | | | | disperses the unwanted frequencies that can |
| Illustrated published an article in their August issue | | | | harmfully affect muscle, bone, and connective |
| regarding the ping golf club dubbing it as a musical | | | | tissue. Through this invention, the golfer receives |
| putter. | | | | less vibration with greater feel on each shot. |
| This was the beginning of success for the ping | | | | The reason why the ping golf club is popular and |
| golf club. At present, the Ping golf club is | | | | widely used is because of its innovative, |
| manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona by Karsten | | | | ever-changing yet reliable design. These designs |
| Manufacturing Corporation. There are more than | | | | are what people, particularly golfers, recognize |
| 400 patents registered for the ping golf club and | | | | about ping golf club. lost one of your ping golf |
| each of these designs are all innovative and very | | | | clubs? Do not worry because serial numbers are |
| original designs that are suited for each and every | | | | here to save you! In every ping golf club, there |
| golfer. Here are some of their key patents and | | | | are 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 of | | | | club, the company has the exact specs at the |
| ping golf club was granted patent. This design was | | | | time of manufacturing on file and could actually |
| the one that revolutionalized other modern | | | | build a new club to match your set. |