“First Glide (2015) with Gorge grooves and a slightly larger, forgiving-for-a-players'-wedge head; low loft is 47 deg, not 46. Single-flex CFS shaft only, no AWT stock option at this generation. A keep when the grind fits.”
The Glide wedge introduced Ping's 'Gorge' grooves in 2015 -- a design that varies groove geometry by loft rather than using one profile across the whole line. The 47-54 degree wedges use a wider groove radius and a shallower, 16-degree sidewall tuned for full-swing spin and clearing debris, while the 56-60 degree models step up to a steeper 24-degree sidewall aimed at maximizing spin on the shorter pitches and chips those lofts are actually used for. The head is milled and slightly larger than a pure blade-style players' wedge, aimed at players who wanted Ping's tour-level grind options without a raw-blade profile. It shipped with a single stock steel shaft (Ping CFS Wedge) and no separate AWT option, a narrower shaft lineup than later Glide generations offered.
A solidly reviewed, functional first-generation entry in what became a long-running Ping wedge platform, but it carries no cult weight of its own -- it was quickly followed and overshadowed by the Glide 2.0 within about a year, and reviewers discuss it mainly as the wedge that introduced Gorge grooves rather than as a wedge people specifically hunt down today.
An inexpensive, easy-to-find used wedge today: individual Glide 1.0 wedges commonly sell for roughly $25-45 on eBay/SidelineSwap depending on loft, grind and wear, reflecting both its age and the fact it was quickly succeeded by newer Glide generations that get more retailer attention.
“First Glide (2015) with Gorge grooves and a slightly larger, forgiving-for-a-players'-wedge head; low loft is 47 deg, not 46. Single-flex CFS shaft only, no AWT stock option at this generation. A keep when the grind fits.”
The Glide wedge introduced Ping's 'Gorge' grooves in 2015 -- a design that varies groove geometry by loft rather than using one profile across the whole line. The 47-54 degree wedges use a wider groove radius and a shallower, 16-degree sidewall tuned for full-swing spin and clearing debris, while the 56-60 degree models step up to a steeper 24-degree sidewall aimed at maximizing spin on the shorter pitches and chips those lofts are actually used for. The head is milled and slightly larger than a pure blade-style players' wedge, aimed at players who wanted Ping's tour-level grind options without a raw-blade profile. It shipped with a single stock steel shaft (Ping CFS Wedge) and no separate AWT option, a narrower shaft lineup than later Glide generations offered.
A solidly reviewed, functional first-generation entry in what became a long-running Ping wedge platform, but it carries no cult weight of its own -- it was quickly followed and overshadowed by the Glide 2.0 within about a year, and reviewers discuss it mainly as the wedge that introduced Gorge grooves rather than as a wedge people specifically hunt down today.
An inexpensive, easy-to-find used wedge today: individual Glide 1.0 wedges commonly sell for roughly $25-45 on eBay/SidelineSwap depending on loft, grind and wear, reflecting both its age and the fact it was quickly succeeded by newer Glide generations that get more retailer attention.
Better ball-strikers and low-to-mid handicaps who want tour-style grinds and Gorge-groove spin control without needing multiple sole-width options. A high-handicap player who digs or catches shots heavy would be better served by the wider-sole Glide 2.0 ES that followed it a year later.
Launched into the same wedge generation as Titleist's Vokey SM6 and Cleveland's RTX-3, all competing on loft-specific groove engineering. Ping's Glide platform continued through the 2.0, 3.0, and Forged versions in this same catalog, with the multi-sole-grind idea (ES/WS/SS/TS) arriving in the Glide 2.0 the following year.
Forgiving for a milled players' wedge, not in absolute terms: the head is 'slightly larger and more forgiving' than a pure blade-style tour wedge, per contemporary reviews, and the loft-specific Gorge groove geometry helps maintain spin consistency out of variable lies. It still sits at 5 because it is fundamentally a compact, players-oriented wedge shape with a single sole grind option per loft rather than the wide/multi-sole forgiveness system Ping introduced with the Glide 2.0 the following year.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
Better ball-strikers and low-to-mid handicaps who want tour-style grinds and Gorge-groove spin control without needing multiple sole-width options. A high-handicap player who digs or catches shots heavy would be better served by the wider-sole Glide 2.0 ES that followed it a year later.
Launched into the same wedge generation as Titleist's Vokey SM6 and Cleveland's RTX-3, all competing on loft-specific groove engineering. Ping's Glide platform continued through the 2.0, 3.0, and Forged versions in this same catalog, with the multi-sole-grind idea (ES/WS/SS/TS) arriving in the Glide 2.0 the following year.
Forgiving for a milled players' wedge, not in absolute terms: the head is 'slightly larger and more forgiving' than a pure blade-style tour wedge, per contemporary reviews, and the loft-specific Gorge groove geometry helps maintain spin consistency out of variable lies. It still sits at 5 because it is fundamentally a compact, players-oriented wedge shape with a single sole grind option per loft rather than the wide/multi-sole forgiveness system Ping introduced with the Glide 2.0 the following year.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
