Twenty years ago, the USGA was so concerned about how forgiving drivers were getting that it put a limit on what then was a relatively arcane engineering measurement known as moment of inertia (MOI).

Essentially, a forgiving driver is one that performs somewhat satisfactorily, even on a mishit. Even if you don’t hit the sweet spot, a forgiving driver will enable you to retain more ball speed, ...

Ping drivers have always been known for being “brick s***houses” — as our gear director Johnny Wunder likes to say — that no matter where you hit it on the face, you barely lose any speed and it flies ...