Ping Eye 2 Mini Reveiw

Rickochet · 2020-08-20T14:16:46+00:00

Being a lover of big ole thick top line shovel irons I snagged a set of Eye 2's off of ebay 3 - W with stock steel shafts. 2 shafts had been replaced with s...

sdandrea1

scotts33 But are they strong lofted? That's the issue with distance loss us duffers ALL have lost 1 -2 clubs as we went into our 70's. Isn't that the issue?

Loft is just a number. I hit the 50 degree Eye 2 wedge as far as I hit the Cleveland 50 degree wedge. I hit the Eye 2 9i as far as I hit a modern 44 degree PW, etc. In my minimalist bag the clubs below my 31 degree hybrid are 45, 50 and 56. They can basically be any make from any year as long as they have the right shaft. You can play the Eye 2s if you like them......just gotta know how far they go.

raggmann54

When you have a 40* 8 iron and a 45* 9 iron, as you get in the Eye 2's you will lose distance versus today's iron sets. The Taylormade M6 iron set as an example - 33* 8 iron and 38* 9 iron. Instead of playing the club number, play the loft you need.

pellmell

Rickochet Sounds like there's too much dynamic loft, which is determined by attack angle, shaft flex, release style and contact location.

raggmann54 When you have a 40* 8 iron and a 45* 9 iron versus 33* 8 iron and 38* 9 iron...

That's basically a two club loft difference for the same club number.

Rickochet

pellmell Sounds like there's too much dynamic loft, which is determined by attack angle, shaft flex, release style and contact location.

Any could be an issue. I have a high AOA and ball placement, flex, release can be an issue. I have been swinging the club the same way for 58 years so a swing change isn't on the agenda. This year, I just haven't played much so there is a lot of swing rust still there. I don't dislike the PIng Eye 2's as shafted. The feel and ball flight is nice. It is just the distance issue, The club number doesn't matter to me it is how far I hit it. I can live with the Eye 2's if I can fix the gap between the 7i and my 29° hybrid.

bigshank

pellmell
They also are not forgiving like today’s sets. In their time they were because everything else were butter knife blades. They have offset but are not large by any means. I didn’t flight them super high but I believe they cost me strokes. A modern game improvement 6 iron like my g410s or rogues fly higher and farther than the eye2 4 iron. The slight mishit on the eye 2 was too much for my geezer swing to absorb. My friend has given his old eyes 2s to his brother. He swings 115 mph so his results were much better than mine. I’m around 90 mph

scotts33

Rick---What is your 6i and PW playing length?

Rickochet

scotts33 Rick---What is your 6i and PW playing length?

PW - 38" 6i - 39.5" - The same as I play in all of my other irons sets.

scotts33

Rickochet PW - 38" 6i - 39.5" - The same as I play in all of my other irons sets.

I think that sheds some light to some of the other responses in this thread as most don't know you play longer playing length irons. Thanks!

Rickochet

scotts33

Scott, I found the specs on the Adrenalines and posted to an earlier reply.

scotts33

Rickochet Scott, I found the specs on the Adrenalines and posted to an earlier reply.

Good and I took a look Rick. Slightly stronger which will help IMO. Let us know how they work out.

BTW on distances and though I play Minimalist 7-8 clubs. I have a 180, 160, 140, 120 and 100 club. These could be any club loft. I can hit these 80% consistently those numbers only depending on conditions. My tendency is to over club or club up and choke down. Brings ball flight down slightly and control better. Most average rec golfers under club. I don't look at the numbers on the sole. In fact, I wish I could find some irons that had no numbers, I'd stamp long, mid, short on them.

Rickochet

scotts33 I don't look at the numbers on the sole. In fact, I wish I could find some irons that had no numbers, I'd stamp long, mid, short on them.

I think they did that and called them things like mashie, niblick.... 😁

scotts33

Rickochet I think they did that and called them things like mashie, niblick....

Yep I've posted this before. My kind of golf.

Brassie – serves as both a driver and fairway wood, about 13-14 degrees loft
Mid-Iron – for long iron shots, about 25-27 degrees loft
Mashie – for approach shots, about 34-36 degrees loft
Mashie Niblick – short approach and pitch shots, about 43-47 degrees loft)
Niblick – lofted for bunker and pitch shots, 52 -57 degrees loft
Putter – for putting and maybe defending yourself

raggmann54

Rickochet Saw a set the other day - brain fart, can't remember mfg. - that just had the loft stamped on the sole...

HybridWood

scotts33
I think I'd go for a spoon and/or baffy (baffing spoon) rather than a mid-iron, myself!

That would be consistent with my username and difficulty I have even hitting a 30° loft iron. 😁

raggmann54

I made up my current set based upon loft and shaft length. I generally know how far I can hit a given club under conditions that day.

Rickochet

scotts33 But are they strong lofted? That's the issue with distance loss us duffers ALL have lost 1 -2 clubs as we went into our 70's. Isn't that the issue?

I snagged a Cally Rogue X 7i 27° to demo. Film at 11:00... 🙃

Par4QC

Rickochet The Rogues are nice. Rogue X is more in your wheelhouse of shovels. What shaft, XP95?

Rickochet

Par4QC What shaft, XP95?

I would have preferred that but it comes with the Aldila Synergy Light.

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