“A low-spin players' fairway wood (rung-3 posture) - strong, forward-CG performance for fast swings; slower swings give up launch and forgiveness.”
The LST fairway wood was the low-spin, single-loft (14.5 degrees only) member of Ping's three-way 2021 fairway wood split, built with a more compact head and a tungsten weight positioned to flatten trajectory and cut spin versus the Max. It carried over the same Facewrap face and Spinsistency roll profile as the rest of the family, and Ping claimed the redesigned face was efficient enough to cut spin by as much as 450 rpm on low-face strikes compared to the G410 LST. In testing it ran roughly 200 rpm lower than its predecessor and carried about five yards farther on well-struck shots, while keeping enough of Ping's trademark forgiveness that reviewers called it playable for more than just low-handicap swingers.
A well-engineered, positively reviewed variant within the acclaimed G425 fairway wood family, but it never earned individual awards or distinct trade-press recognition the way the Max (Golf Monthly Editor's Choice) or the drivers (Hot List gold) did - a solid, honest low-spin fairway wood riding on its family's reputation rather than standing out on its own.
Faster-swinging (Ping recommends 95+ mph driver speed) players who want a flatter, more penetrating fairway wood flight and extra rollout, and who already generate plenty of spin on their own. Slower-swinging or high-handicap golfers give up easy launch for a lower spin number they don't need - the Max or SFT fairway serves them far better.
One of three 2021 G425 fairway wood variants (with Max and SFT); offered in a single 14.5-degree '3-wood only' loft, unlike the multi-loft Max and SFT. Replaced by the G430 LST fairway in 2022 and the current-gen G440 lineup in 2025.
Deliberately less forgiving than the Max or SFT fairways by design - the compact head and forward/low CG placement that produce its lower spin and flatter flight also shrink the effective sweet spot compared to its siblings. It still carries Ping's Facewrap/Spinsistency forgiveness gains over the older G410 LST, but within the G425 fairway family it is the low-forgiveness, better-player-oriented option.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
MSRP was $300 new. Because it's a single-loft, better-player-niche club, the secondhand market is thinner than the Max; realistic 2026 private-party prices run about $100-$150, with reconditioned-retail listings (2nd Swing, Golf Avenue) commonly asking $150-$190.
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