This means that even if your club has been damaged or stolen, you can report the serial number and order an exact replacement. The serial number on each club encodes a complete description of that club, including what the dot color or lie angle of the club is, what the shaft is made of and what qualities it has, how long the club is, what kind of surface the sole of the club has and any custom work that has been done on the club.
Ping uses its serial numbers for two primary purposes: replacing broken or lost clubs and identifying thefts or forgeries. Most golf club manufacturers today use some form of serial numbers to identify their clubs, but the unique design of Ping clubs makes it less likely that they can be reproduced or recombined. Ping golf clubs are not often stolen or falsely replicated because of their designs and the methods by which the company protects the clubs. Ping was also the first manufacturer to use a selective filtering design that minimized the vibration caused by hitting the ball. This allows a more generous transfer of energy at the moment when the club strikes the ball so that off-center hits are more likely to stay straighter longer. The company was the first to design a club with the heel-toe weighting system, which displaces weight to both the heel and the toe of the golf club head. Ping has introduced many golf club innovations.