Ping is renowned for its women’s equipment; its latest Ge Le 3 family offers a full set of engineered custom-made clubs for women. So how do they perform? Find out in our Ping G Le3 review.
Ping G Le3 review: NCG Summary
NCG SUMMARY
Wow! These are really visually appealing clubs that also pack a punch when it comes to performance. I love the overall styling and how Ping hasn’t felt like they had to make these really girlie.
The performance through the bag is excellent. Stand-out clubs were the hybrids, which allow much more consistent approach play, and the new driver, which is definitely helping me hit more fairways.
Ping has clearly put a lot of effort into the details, too, with new grips that help with alignment.
PROS
- Visually appealing
- Lightweight shafts and grips
- Sit great behind the ball, providing visual confidence
- High ball flight throughout the bag
- Driver extremely consistent
CONS
- None
Ping G Le3 Review: First Impressions
My first impression was, wow, these are really attractive clubs! Far removed from a more traditional ladies’ pink colour, this range is really visually appealing, with a gold, silver, and blue colour scheme across the clubs, grips, and head covers.
Stylish ping graphics complement this on the blue and white shaft. The set looked great in the Ping Hoofer carry bag, but for a standout appearance, it looked amazing in the Ping Ladies Traverse Cart bag in my local professional shop.
Ping G Le3 review: NCG Verdict
I tested a full set of the Ping G Le3 clubs with the ULT250 lite shafts. They were built to my specs from previous custom fittings at Ping, including black dots for my lie angles. I really like the fact Ping has different shaft weight options in this range to suit different golfers. I have used men’s graphite shafts before moving to women’s sets in the last few years and sometimes find the one lightweight option available in women’s ranges is slightly too light and whippy.
Starting with the irons, I was initially drawn to the detailing of the new Lamkin ST soft grips. These grips are extremely soft and comfortable to hold but feature two useful alignment aids. Two wavy lines around the grip and a small white line at the bottom made getting the club set up square an easy task.
The irons seem to have slightly less offset and have a smaller-looking head than my previous Ping irons. Overall, they look appealing and provide confidence when setting up and addressing the ball. They are extremely easy to swing and gave me a consistently nice highball flight.
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I have often been inconsistent with my long irons, so I was really excited to test out the six and five-hybrid Ping included in this set. They, too, were easy to hit and had a great highball flight, which is something I struggle to achieve with a longer iron. These are much easier to get close on approach shots with bunkers or other hazards guarding the front on the green and they don’t release out as much as a longer iron.
I was delighted to find the right club (a 6-hybrid) to deliver a shot near the pin on my nemesis hole, the par-3, second hole at Conwy Golf Club.
The three-dot alignment aid on the crown of the club is an ingenious idea that highlighted the inconsistency in my previous hybrid address position!
Moving into the woods, I was excited to see if the improvements would continue. I am not the longest hitter of the ball, so fairway woods are probably the most important clubs in my bag. I tested the 5 and 7 woods from the G Le3 range.
I loved the sound of the steel face, and again, the shots had a good high flight but still gave me a good amount of run down the fairway. I normally use a three-wood, but the five-wood was performing as well, and the higher ball flight delivered just as much distance on the course and I also found I struck the ball more consistently.
I have never been a fan of ladies’ wedges, as they are often quite clunky and have too much bounce. Despite their appearance, these wedges are fairly easy to hit, and the stylish sand wedge, designed like the Eye2 Ping sand wedge, is the standout club. It is really easy to use in sand, which is a real positive when you play a lot of golf on links courses with the infamous pot bunkers!
The Anser putter was not a style I would normally use, as I have recently been using a mallet-style putter. I struggled with it at first and was hitting a lot of putts right. With time, I began to like it, and the putting improved with a good roll off the full-face insert and good distance control. Maybe not enough to convince me to move from a mallet-style putter, but enough to convince me to try either the Ketsch G or the Fetch G Le 3 putters.
So, what was my favourite club in the bag? Well, it had to be the Ping G Le3 driver. I loved it. It was really easy to swing and hit, and I loved the responsiveness of the shaft at impact. I have barely missed a fairway while it has been in the bag, and it has given me so much confidence off the tee! Certainly, it is a club I would definitely like to keep in my bag long-term.
Overall, I am very impressed with the look, feel and performance of this new range and definitely recommend putting these clubs high on your list if you are considering a change of ladies’ clubs. While I think I may need the forgiveness of a mallet putter, all the rest of this range has made it into my bag for the season. Now for some more practice so I can try and keep up with my daughter!
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The Details
Available: Now
RRP: £499 (driver); £299 (fairway woods), £250 (hybrid), £160 (irons), £275 (putter)
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Lofts: 10.5° (driver); 17°, 18° & 23° (fairway woods); 23°, 27°, 31° and 35° (hybrids); 6-PW, AW, SW (irons)
Grip: Lamkin Sonar 38g 0.580 round
More information: Ping website
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