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  • Next project Ping Eye 2 refurbishing

I contend that the PW and SW from that set are as good as anything made today. They match up loft-wise as a modern gap/sand wedge combo.

    sdandrea1

    I remember looking up the lefts on the Ping site. I forget what the PW was... maybe 51 degrees but I remember there was a bigger gap than I realized between it and the SW at 57.5 degrees. That actually steered me away from buying a 58 degree LW. The Ping LW is 61.

        Typhoon yes, since getting my eye 2 irons I removed my 60 lob wedge because of sw loft. Looking for 52 u wedge or perhaps pw eye2 since mine is a +.

          Took mine out for a 5 hole after supper outing with SWMBO. Hit some nice shots with the 5 on down. Caught a digger with the 9 iron on a fairway and peeled up a Bermuda pelt the size of my shoe. Caught the ball first and it flew right at the flag but my ears are still ringing. The sole grind on my Raptures is WAY better for these hardpan Bermuda conditions. The PW is a beautifully performing club for chips, pitches and the like.

            sdandrea1
            Description of feel, flight distance , general impression of new Wright Brothers graphite shafts; inquiring minds want to know ? ?? Did you increase graphite shaft lengths over steel shafted ones?
            Glad to know I'm not only one into ditch digging with those irons.
            So, she beat you again , eh?

                Provisional

                Shafts are def on the heavy side for me at 85g. But feel is good for a stout shaft. Ball flight is typical eye 2....high and straight. I cut them 1/4 inch longer than PING std length. Swingweight came in at D0. Distance-wise, clubs are one club shorter for me.

                    4 days later

                    Picked up eye2 + SW 53 for my "set"
                    Now have in bag:
                    eye2 sw 57.5                     (aka lob wedge)
                    eye2+ sw 53 ( sand wedge)
                    Eye2+ pw 48.5
                    Eye2+ 9 44
                    Eye2 8 40
                    Eye2 7 36
                    Eye2+ 6 31
                    Eye2 5 28.5*

                    Probably also will use the 2 ping eye SWs with my mp57s as they fit in for lofts , MIZZY PW IS 47#9 is 43, etc

                    sdandrea1
                    Knowing you've " several " choices in the closet , think you'll give the newly shafted Wright Brothers eye 2s another outing in near future ?

                        Provisional

                        Probably not. I am a MUCH better player with irons that have wider soles, stronger lofts and more bounce grind. I do love the wedges tho!

                            sdandrea1
                            Great to know what works for you, I'm still sorting through options with little real feel for which plays my best. I prefer look and feel of classic forged cavity back like my mp57s with DG 300r and prosoft inserts. On dry conditions and decently lush lies, they are fine. When playing wet conditions or not swinging well, raptures do better. Still figuring out where the eyes are for me but thinking they could work about as well as any thing if I can move away from digging consistently. My big issue in last two years has been injuries but I'm determined that they will not stop me. Bought a Copper fit elbow sleeve this morning. Not sure if bad elbow was from building deck project , shoveling dirt for filling in where old pool was, or trying out the "new" eye+ SW I found at pias. Couldn't be golf to blame!
                            I should have waited until I regriped and prosofted it but again need for instant gratification strikes. It is immensely better since I redid it! Don't think I would even try steel shafts with out them

                                sdandrea1
                                The graphite shafts are so much more sr friendly , I'll have to stay with them mostly too, but when I start feeling frisky you never know what I might try . Even steel shafted eye 2s. Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. I got a set of WilsonDeepRedII distance irons from Hootinfrack on fgi that have the graphite fat shafts I really like. Easy to get distance and straight. Muted feel but fat shafts are low torque so dispersion is pretty good . Soles are not nearly as wide as my Raptures which I prefer if course is not squishy wet.
                                I probably would have better chance of improving if I'd just settle on one set and stay with it . Guess I just enjoy trying new clubs too much

                                    Provisional
                                    I too enjoy the dalliances. Changes hurt my scores tho as i don't adapt that quickly.

                                      8 months later

                                      Spuzz

                                      I'm glad that guy posted. I had lost his link. He does EXCELLENT work and anybody who needs a PING iron refurb should use Ron. He did a set of ZINGs for me a year or so ago and they come back MINT!

                                          sdandrea1 The Eye 2 iron is a digger. Be careful out there.

                                          Uh oh. Now I find out these are diggers. I take huge divots anywho. The Eye 2's might be wrist breakers for me. BTW the set of Eye 2's I recently snagged looked as good if not better than yours, so maybe I didn't get beaters after all.

                                          If anyone hand sands graphites to .355 be sure to use some shafting beads. This will help take care of any irregularities if you over sand some.

                                          I was poking around ebay and I saw a bunch of 7 and 8 shaft .355 taper graphite sets for under $100.