{"productId":"prod_018","slug":"ping-g440-driver","reviews":[{"productId":"prod_018","source":"Plugged In Golf","sourceUrl":"","author":"Matt Saternus","rating":5,"text":"The PING G440 MAX driver is the clubhouse leader to be my gamer in 2025 thanks to its astounding levels of high end performance and consistency. Small misses are almost indistinguishable from pure strikes, and you need to hit the very edge of the face to see an ugly result. On center, the feel is transcendent: a blend of high speed pop with strength and force.","date":"2025-04-15","sentiment":"positive"},{"productId":"prod_018","source":"Today's Golfer","sourceUrl":"","author":"Today's Golfer Staff","rating":5,"text":"The most consistent driver I've ever hit. Ping has managed to combine speed with an impressive level of forgiveness. The ball speed pop off the face sets it apart from other drivers I've tested in recent years. It's a real game-changer. One of the longest and most forgiving drivers on the market.","date":"2025-01-14","sentiment":"positive"},{"productId":"prod_018","source":"Golf Monthly","sourceUrl":"","author":"Golf Monthly Staff","rating":4.5,"text":"No surprises here, Ping has done what it always does, methodically and sensibly made incremental improvements to its technology to make it easier for us to play better golf. If like me, you are someone whose miss tends to be low on the face, you will likely love the entire G440 range. Because the CG has been moved so much lower, there is simply more mass behind strike now and I was seeing much less drop off in ball speed when I caught one a little on the thin side.","date":"2025-01-14","sentiment":"positive"},{"productId":"prod_018","source":"GolferGeeks","sourceUrl":"","author":"Jamie","rating":4.6,"text":"The Ping G440 Max driver delivers exceptional forgiveness and explosive distance across the entire face with solid, muted sound and feel at $649. First drive first swing of the day went 298 yards right of the fairway in a no-problem lie. I averaged 271 yards with well-struck shots for the round. You don't really need to 'catch' the G440 Max to get pretty serious distance.","date":"2025-10-04","sentiment":"positive"},{"productId":"prod_018","source":"Reddit r/golf","sourceUrl":"","author":"u/various","rating":2,"text":"Bought the G440 MAX 10.5 and found it too spinny for me. I found myself turning it down to 9.5, but I'm naturally a low-hitter, so it wasn't a good mix, still a bit spinny, but low and losing distance.","date":"2025-11-30","sentiment":"negative"},{"productId":"prod_018","source":"Reddit r/golf","sourceUrl":"","author":"u/various","rating":1,"text":"Got fitted for the PING G430 LST driver and love it. From Rick Shiels' video review of the new driver today it seems very much like a reskin.","date":"2025-01-14","sentiment":"negative"},{"productId":"prod_018","source":"Reddit r/golf","sourceUrl":"","author":"u/various","rating":3,"text":"Based on what I'm reading online, more reviews rank the elyte the top driver of the year while the g440 is said to have not been much of an improvement from last year, though last year the g430 was considered one of the best.","date":"2025-03-22","sentiment":"neutral"},{"productId":"prod_018","source":"Reddit r/golf","sourceUrl":"","author":"u/various","rating":3,"text":"I was finally fit for a driver today and lucky for me the driver I hit best was the G440 max with all stock options. Thing is, the g430 is selling for like 280 used right now compared to the 600$ I'd pay for the g440.","date":"2025-03-29","sentiment":"neutral"}],"total":8}