

One of the interesting things about the G400 Max is that there’s minimal audio feedback on mishits, but I could always feel mishits in my hands. Impact produces a low-pitched “thwack” that doesn’t have any metallic, tinny notes.
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Just like the G400, the G400 Max driver feels solid.

If I were hitting them blindfolded or with a greater focus on results rather than acoustics, I have zero confidence I could tell the difference. Hitting the G400 Max and the G400 back to back, looking for a difference in sound and feel, I thought the G400 Max was slightly louder. Having stared at them next to each other, I can’t un-see the difference, but if you had handed me one then the other, I think they would be tough to tell apart. When set next to each other, the G400 and G400 Max are virtually twins: matte black crown, Dragonfly Technology, turbulators, textured “infinity edge.” The difference is that the G400 Max is longer from front to back. The first thing I wondered when I heard about the G400 Max was, “Will 15 cc (a roughly 3% difference) be noticeable at address?” The answer is maybe. Will it put my G400 into early retirement? I tested it to find out. At a USGA-limit 460 cc, the Max takes the forgiveness to an even higher level. Then, without warning, PING released the G400 Max. I’ve been extremely happy with it ever since it went into the bag. When PING released their G400 line of drivers, I made a smart decision (with the prompting of my fitter) to switch into the standard G400 driver, the most forgiving in the line up.

Nearly identical look and feel but even higher MOI and forgiveness. The PING G400 Max driver is a 460cc version of the G400 driver.
