Head to head

PING G430 SFT vs MAX driver

Choose the SFT if the ball curves right off the tee.

Choose the MAX if your misses go both ways or you want 9° or 12°.

G430 SFT $419.98G430 MAX $417, each with its shop and checked date

Both are 460cc G430 heads with the same eight-position hosel, the same seven stock shafts and an HL build for slower swings, and PING still lists both while stock lasts. The SFT is the slice model: its 22-gram back weight has Draw and Draw+ settings, about 13 and 20 yards of draw by PING's figures, and it comes in 10.5° only. The MAX's 25-gram weight sets draw, neutral or fade, about 8 yards either way, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°. Both score 3 of 5 here, because PING puts its most forgiving G430 head, the MAX 10K, above both.

  1. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    PING G430 SFT

    $419.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $279.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

  2. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    PING G430 MAX

    $417 at Golf Discountchecked 2 Nov

    Used from $287.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

PING G430 SFT

10.5° loft; head volume 460 cc.

PING G430 MAX

9° loft; head volume 460 cc.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.
  1. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    PING G430 SFT

    PING's G430 slice model: its 22-gram back weight has two draw settings, which PING puts at about 13 and 20 yards of draw, on a 10.5° head.

    $419.98 at PGA TOUR Superstorechecked 16 Oct

    Used from $279.99 at 2nd Swing Golf10.5°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    10.5°
    Draw help
    Draw model
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to extra stiff

    Fits a slice: the head is built to close the face.

  2. Head side view, drawn from its loft

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    PING G430 MAX

    PING's G430 driver for most golfers, with a 25-gram back weight you can set to draw, neutral or fade, in 9°, 10.5° or 12°.

    $417 at Golf Discountchecked 2 Nov

    Used from $287.99 at 2nd Swing Golf9°, stiff flex, below average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Lofts
    9°, 10.5°, 12°
    Draw help
    Draw setting
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Senior to extra stiff

    Fits golfers who want some help on mishits, short of the maker's most forgiving head, with a draw setting for a slice.

Side by side

PING G430 SFT vs MAX driver
DetailG430 SFTG430 MAX
Forgiveness score3.0 of 53.0 of 5
Class––
Stock lofts10.5°9° · 10.5° · 12°
Draw helpyesyes
FlexesA · R · S · XA · R · S · X
HandsRH · LHRH · LH

See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.