What Are Your Favorite Ping Irons?

Rickochet · 2017-12-15T13:59:12+00:00

I will go ahead and post for Steve - All of them. How about the rest of youse guys? Another question is are the newer Ping irons still taper tip or hav...

Rickochet

sdandrea1 I play golf 3 to 5 times per week now, so I think I am done with steel shafts. Current gamers are G10 with TFC graphite.

My soon to be 68 year old hand joints are really starting to ache. I have always played steel and have tried the prosoft inserts but never cared for them. I am going to give graphite another go and have two sets of Mitsubishi Fubuki shafts to try. One set are some Fubuki 75 X4NG A flex pullouts I am going to stick in a set of Eye 2's.

Is there a chart somewhere that shows all the Ping iron model specs that can be compared?

sdandrea1

Rickochet

Their website used to show the older models, but alas....

Simply Google PING iron specs and you'll get what you need, and I'm pretty sure they are all still .355t

Sneakylong

G15's (still have a set). Not as strong lofted as the newer Pings. The G15 6 iron in 29 degrees where the G400 6 iron is 26.5 degrees and you can get the Power Spec Loft option adjusted to 25 degrees.

shokosugi

Like Steve, I am mostly a Ping guy for irons - Over the years since I really started golfing about 10 years ago, I have tried many a set - lets see - i5, g5, isi-K, eye 2, i3 blades, i10, i15,i20,s56,s58,s59 and lastly the s55. Love the s55's and these are my favorite hands down at the moment. Eventually, when the prices come down, I am sure either the iblades or i200 will find a way to me but for now I am quite content with the s55. Honorable mention to the s56 - because these were so good, it prompted me to upgrade to the s55.

letthebigdogshunt

Rickochet Yes, I was a late starter, 20 years old. I had a set of blades handed down from my uncle who tore up his knee skiing. I played those until 1982 when some dirt bag stole them out of my garage. Bought a set of Rams and later bought a set of the new Cobra irons in 1993/4, had them of about nine years and then starting building my own sets from components.

Wizard

Love the I25's.....plenty forgiving and playable from all lies. Not sure why I ever got rid of them.

limpalong

Over the years have owned and played (some models more than one set): Eye 2, Eye 2+, Zing, Zing 2, iSi in BeCu and BeNi, i3 blades, i3+ blades, and G20. Have a set of Eye 2's and a set of Eye 2+ BeCu in the basement. Currently bagging a set of G-Max graphite in an attempt to slow down the aches and pains of 71 year old joints. So far, the G-Max have been a love/hate relationship. Today, they performed extremely well. Tomorrow......

Favorites are my Eye 2+ BeCu with JZ shafts and my Eye 2's with ZZ Lite.

bigshank

Currently have the Gs and G25s. Close but my nod goes to the Gs but I’ve played the G5’s the I5s the G10s the G15s oh and the old I3s too. For me I think I played the best with the I5s so that was my favorite. My brother still has my I5s maybe I should ask for them back

limpalong

bigshank Nothing wrong with having the same set of irons back in your bag a number of times. Shoot! I imagine Steve has bought and sold the same set of Pings so many times the irons recognize him before he recognizes them. The UPS guys can't understand why a package of golf clubs he delivers to Steve's house has the Tom Jones song "Green, Green Grass of Home" being sung from inside the box!!!!😀

sdandrea1

limpalong

I am what I am.......

Popeye

Bigborgel

sdandrea1 Your wrists and elbows will thank you for playing graphite. I switched to steel a few years ago and in 2 weeks, I had a roaring case of golf elbow.

braveheart

Bigborgel
I made the switch to graphite. 😀👍

RobertThomas

Ping Zing 2 and I5

Bankshot

I currently bag the G20's and have tried the G25's, but returned to the G20's after about 3 or 4 rounds. Just plain stupid easy to hit. I'm considering getting fit for a set of G's or G400's this winter, but not sure if they'll hold any advantage for me. As I move north of age 60, I too am contemplating the switch to graphite in an effort to quell the objections of aging joints. That's part of my motivation to try something new.

fatshot

Rickochet
I've had three sets of PIngs, and I liked the i5's (the first set I had....and still have in the basement!) the best. Since
then, I have had the G5 and the G30....got rid of both of them. Didn't like the offset of the G5's and the oversized
look of the G30's.

I have since moved on to the Callaway XR's, which seem to suit me much better, and I'm currently putting together
a set of Maltby KE4 Tours. Been playing since I was about 12 years old....60 years or so....and I while I admire the
PIng story, their R & D, attention to detail, and customer service, I guess it's the offset I can't get used to......can't
teach an old dog new tricks, I guess!

bigshank

What kind of graphite’s do you guys go with in the pings? I have a set of G5’s in graphite which yielded disastrous results for me. I gave them to my wife and she likes them. Mine have the stock regular flex and they felt really light and especially when chipping or pitch shots.

sdandrea1

bigshank light and especially when chipping or pitch shots.

bigshank Mine have the stock regular flex and they felt really light and especially when chipping or pitch shots.

Making the switch to graphite might take some time. Many OEM graphite shafts will be 40 to 50 grams lighter in overall club weight. I use 65 to 75 grams graphite shafts in my PINGs.

shokosugi

If you find some aftermarket shafts that play like steel, the transition to graphite will be seamless. You might have to pay a bit more than you want but its worth it. I'm only 43 but switched to graphite last year and love it. More distance and softer feel- what's not to like!

DC300

shokosugi I agree, I went to graphite at 28 yrs old and I’m not going back. I went to the Steel Fiber 125s, which play stiff and are 125g. They are better than steel in all regards to me. That said, the price of graphite sucks, but I’m working my way down to the 95g range to find the balance of pricepoint I can stand and performance. So far, it’s going fine. I don’t mind the Matrix Kujoh that DTG has, they aren’t outstanding or anything, but I don’t hate them either. That’s good enough for the amount of golf I get to play these days.

sdandrea1

DC300

Price point dictates weight. The heavy graphites (95+) are expensive. I can't bring my cheapazz self to spend $30 to $45 per shaft........even tho I have squandered thousands ho-ing.

Eguller

sdandrea1
Matrix Studio 94's graphites in 'firm' flex are available for $5...I am testing a soft stepped one
now in a Maltby DBM. Should be interesting.....

Rickochet

sdandrea1 Price point dictates weight. The heavy graphites (95+) are expensive. I can't bring my cheapazz self to spend $30 to $45 per shaft........even tho I have squandered thousands ho-ing.

Hireko has some Power Flex filament wound graphites for $6.95 that are listed at 95 -100g. I tried one years ago and wasn't thrilled with it but I wasn't thrilled with any other iron graphites either. Jeff at Hireko told me the weight was primarily due to a 25% fiberglass component. I have put a few of these into some hybrids for some buds and they have not complained.

https://www.hirekogolf.com/golf-components/golf-shafts/graphite-shafts/fw11413.html

Sarnella

Eguller Matrix Studio 94's graphites in 'firm' flex are available for $5

Where?

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