Best PING Golf Driver Shafts for a G425 MAX
Posted by Dallas Golf on 25 Apr 2023
PING has come a long way since Karsten Solheim produced that first fateful putter in his garage sometime in 1959.
Since then, the company has pioneered the way with several game-leading drivers and irons (in addition to their putters) that front best-in-class technological advancements stretching the limits of modern golfing equipment.
Case in point: the PING G425 MAX, one of the best drivers in the game by any metric. But what are the best PING golf shafts for it?
We’ll take a closer look at that in this post.
About the G425 MAX
The PING G425 MAX chiefly concerns itself with two factors as a driver: forgiveness and moment of inertia (MOI).
The G425 MAX features a movable 26g tungsten weight that lets players customize the bias of the club head, given the nature of their swing profile and shot shape.
This movable weight allows the golfer to customize the performance of the driver head to deliver neutral shots as well as shots with either a fade or draw bias.
But the G425 MAX doesn’t end performance on that footnote. It also features advanced weight savings, reinforced internal ribs that strengthen and stabilize the club head, a precision-forged face, and an aerodynamic design that helps boost clubhead speed.
It’s also easily adjustable thanks to a configurable, 8-position hosel sleeve that enables golfers to customize the driver to optimize launch angle, spin, and trajectory, to maximize range and minimize shot dispersion.
Given the advanced technology of this PING driver, you might assume that outfitting it with the right PING golf driver shafts is the only way to extract the optimal performance from it.
You’d be right. Here’s what PING offers and how you can upgrade to boost performance.
About the Stock Shaft: The PING Alta CB
The CB in the PING Alta CB line stands for “counterbalance,” and these shafts are considered properly weighted, durable and reliable.
Notably, they help counterbalance the weight of a heavy driver head, helping with handling and feel, especially with swing speed, when accelerating on the downswing.
This counterbalance comes from an 8g plug in the end of the shaft which helps to create more momentum and forgiveness, resulting in higher ball speed and distance.
This makes it a perfect PING golf driver shaft for the G425 MAX, which is already optimized for speed and energy transfer.
But is it the only option?
Far from it. There are others that PING suggests make great driver shafts for the G425 MAX, too.
Best Aftermarket PING Golf Driver Shafts for It
If you’re looking for an alternate PING golf driver shaft instead of the PING Alta CB, consider one of the two following options.
Mitsubishi TENSEI AV Raw Orange
Knowing what you know now about the PING G425 MAX and Alta CB shafts, you might think that other aftermarket shafts that are suitable with the former driver should also be counterbalanced, right?
That is precisely what the Mitsubishi TENSEI AV Raw Orange offers. It counterbalances the weight towards the player’s hands, making it easier to make adjustments to the swing. This is the optimal performance-boosting feature, especially given the weight-adjustability of the G425 MAX driver head.
The TENSEI AV Raw Orange is also optimized for speed, and is made with ultra-lightweight materials and a low-resin content prepreg material that offers excellent strength at a lower weight and diameter than traditional carbon fiber materials.
This design makes it denser, which enables higher swing speeds with no compromise to strength, flex, or energy transfer.
The other great thing about the TENSEI AV Raw Orange is that, in that line, it alone is optimized to deliver mid launch, low spin shot profiles (the Blue is close but tends to deliver mid/low spin profiles), which makes it perfect for extending range and shot dispersion.
Aldila ROGUE White
PING also suggests the Aldila ROGUE White as a suitable aftermarket PING golf driver shaft for the G425 MAX.
Like the TENSEI AV Raw Orange, the Aldila ROGUE White is also engineered to deliver mid launch and low spin shot profiles that extend range and control shot dispersion, perfect for pairing with the G425 MAX.
These shafts are also made with extremely high modulus 130 M.S.I. graphitic carbon fibers that are strong, flexible, and light. The DIALEAD pitch fibers it uses are optimized for strength and energy transfer and are significantly stronger than traditional carbon fibers.
Guess what else - even though the Aldila ROGUE White hasn’t been expressly counterbalanced like the PING Alta CB or MCA TENSEI AV Raw Orange, it has been engineered with a “High Balance Point,” which shifts balance towards the butt section, enabling lighter swing weights and higher clubhead speeds.
And that’s basically the same thing.
Questions About PING Golf Driver Shafts? Contact Us
Not sure which if any of these PING golf driver shafts is best for you? You’re not limited to these options or to the Alta CB that may have come with your G425 MAX.
Our golf club fitters can help you out. Either give us a call at 800-955-9550 or come visit us for golf club fitting services in our retail shop in Dallas.