Ping s56 irons

Hi I was wondering how forgiving the s56 irons were I currently play taylormade mc irons but don't like the feel they have. Are they similar in forgiveness, less, or more. And if anyone could tell me what they think about them would be appreciated thanks in advance.

Most "players cavity" irons will be similar in size and design, thus very similar in performance. Most of us will notice subtle differences like offset, shaping of the toe and sole design.

If you have a "feel" issue just switch shafts to something that better suits what you are trying to achieve.

I love the ping s56. I like them better then the s55. Don't know what it is just different. Could be the bounce or grind something just not as good through the turf for me on the s55. I feel that they are both very forgiving. Not like take a toe shot and make stick 10 feet or anything thing like that in shot correction but not bad.

They in my opinion are extremely forgiving off the toe to have such a small head.

When struck well, the S56 are great feeling irons. I love their look at address as well. Surprisingly forgiving for what they are.

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Great club.

Owned them for a while they are a great set of irons. I will say this unless you are consistent ball striker I would go with the g irons or g25 (made the switch). Miss hits are punished on these irons , they are forgiving as an ap2 but they are as blade as they can be.

Hope that helps!

My buddy plays them now and plays lights out with them but he's a scratch player

Game on!

Have to agree. They are very forgiving for this type of iron, but as a 17 capper, you might want to look at the G series!? ;) Golf is a game of misses, why not use some tech. to help?

Hi I was wondering how forgiving the s56 irons were I currently play taylormade mc irons but don't like the feel they have. Are they similar in forgiveness, less, or more. And if anyone could tell me what they think about them would be appreciated thanks in advance.

I have a set of the Taylormade 2014 MC's and the Ping S56. There isn't much difference in forgiveness between the two. I find the longer irons slightly more forgiving in the MC's, which I imagine is helped by the slot tech in the bottom of the longer irons. Not sure if you have the 2014 MC's or the ones before that, as the earlier model didn't have the slot tech. I would imagine, the earlier model MC's would be just about the same in the long irons as the S56's, as they don't have the slot tech.

Like others have said above, if you are a 17 cap, then you might want to try out the Ping G or I series as well with the S series.

i've played the S56 for quite a while and think they're plenty forgiving. but i wouldn't advise anyone who isn't at least a single digit to play them.

Sorry i forgot to update my profile but I was at a 17 it the beginning of summer but I've lowered it to around a 10. I feel I hit my irons well I just was looking for something different I found a set for 300 on the bay 3-pw and have always wanted to try them out, but thanks for the info they get here on Saturday cant wait to try them out

Like others have said above, if you are a 17 cap, then you might want to try out the Ping G or I series as well with the S series.

I'm not even a 25 handicap, and I play S58s. Didn't believe it when I found I could hit them better than various other GI and SGI clubs. That includes i20s. But I've been playing them a whole season now. I've tried switching to more "forgiving" clubs but for some reason the S58s just pick the ball up better off the turf. Great from all kinds of lies. I didn't find they lose much distance on off-centre hits either. Very happy. I have some S56 clubs as well - can't tell much difference if anything. Same with the S57. They're all similar. All great clubs and unreasonably easy to play.

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I too gamed the s56 at one point for about three years and then went to the s55's and never felt comfortable. Now game the new i series and 4,5,6 irons are much more consistent and the 7-u feel similar in confidence as back with the s56's. I think for their price now, wouldn't be unreasonable to try them out.

Like others have said above, if you are a 17 cap, then you might want to try out the Ping G or I series as well with the S series.

 

I'm not even a 25 handicap, and I play S58s. Didn't believe it when I found I could hit them better than various other GI and SGI clubs. That includes i20s. But I've been playing them a whole season now. I've tried switching to more "forgiving" clubs but for some reason the S58s just pick the ball up better off the turf. Great from all kinds of lies. I didn't find they lose much distance on off-centre hits either. Very happy. I have some S56 clubs as well - can't tell much difference if anything. Same with the S57. They're all similar. All great clubs and unreasonably easy to play.

 

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Yep, that's why I recommended trying them all. It looks like OP has already ordered the s56. Good luck, hope you hit them well OP.

Just stole a full set of these for $120! Can't wait to give them a run!

I bought the S56 two years ago from a local course pro. They were purple dot and I played them "OK" and loved the look and feel. The feel felt as close as I have felt to forged without being forged. Last winter I decided to go to Ping and get the lie fitted for me and found that I required blue (.75 degrees upright). Going from purple to blue made a huge difference in my game and I shot my first sub 80 round last summer with the S56. My previous set was a GI set of Big Bertha 2006 and I found that I was more consistent with the S56 as the smaller heads made me focus more on the basics.

I demo'd a set of S55 and found they just didn't have the feel of the S56.

My .02 is you cant go wrong with any Ping iron.

I've been playing them for around 2 weeks and have already had my best tournament round with them. They're great irons glad I bought them

Up until about a month ago I was gaming S57's. When I looked to upgrade to the S56's, I really found no advantage. However, I thought the S55 were a significant improvement over the s57's in both feel and forgiveness. S57's are pretty punishing in distance on off center hits, while S55's were more consistent when you missed it.

All the ping S57-S55's are great clubs. It comes down personal preference. I'm sure that there are supporters out there for each of them.

I bought the S56 two years ago from a local course pro. They were purple dot and I played them "OK" and loved the look and feel. The feel felt as close as I have felt to forged without being forged. Last winter I decided to go to Ping and get the lie fitted for me and found that I required blue (.75 degrees upright). Going from purple to blue made a huge difference in my game and I shot my first sub 80 round last summer with the S56. My previous set was a GI set of Big Bertha 2006 and I found that I was more consistent with the S56 as the smaller heads made me focus more on the basics.

 

I demo'd a set of S55 and found they just didn't have the feel of the S56.

 

My .02 is you cant go wrong with any Ping iron.

Purple dot? Is that upright or flattened from standard black? I play white dot(3* upright) g20s with a +1/2" and thought that was extreme.

the hell with anyone who says as a higher handicap you shouldn't play them. play what suits your eye. I tried g series irons and my swing got flat out careless. took me 3 months to recover from that experiment once I went back to a players iron. s56 are great, s57 spun too much for me. I have s55 now and they are as forgiving as my i20. I played my best golf with s56 though. still regret that break up.

I bought the S56 two years ago from a local course pro. They were purple dot and I played them "OK" and loved the look and feel. The feel felt as close as I have felt to forged without being forged. Last winter I decided to go to Ping and get the lie fitted for me and found that I required blue (.75 degrees upright). Going from purple to blue made a huge difference in my game and I shot my first sub 80 round last summer with the S56. My previous set was a GI set of Big Bertha 2006 and I found that I was more consistent with the S56 as the smaller heads made me focus more on the basics.

 

I demo'd a set of S55 and found they just didn't have the feel of the S56.

 

My .02 is you cant go wrong with any Ping iron.

 

Purple dot? Is that upright or flattened from standard black? I play white dot(3* upright) g20s with a +1/2" and thought that was extreme.

Purple dot used to be 4 upright I believe in the old code system. I think ping has changed in more recent years to purple being flat. The next one after red dot so I think purple is 1.5 (or perhaps 2) flat. I guess I could just look it up rather than rely on memory.

I bought the S56 two years ago from a local course pro. They were purple dot and I played them "OK" and loved the look and feel. The feel felt as close as I have felt to forged without being forged. Last winter I decided to go to Ping and get the lie fitted for me and found that I required blue (.75 degrees upright). Going from purple to blue made a huge difference in my game and I shot my first sub 80 round last summer with the S56. My previous set was a GI set of Big Bertha 2006 and I found that I was more consistent with the S56 as the smaller heads made me focus more on the basics.

 

I demo'd a set of S55 and found they just didn't have the feel of the S56.

 

My .02 is you cant go wrong with any Ping iron.

 

Purple dot? Is that upright or flattened from standard black? I play white dot(3* upright) g20s with a +1/2" and thought that was extreme.

Purple is 1.5 degrees flat.. Once I was fitted they were bumped to blue which is .75 degrees upright.

Sorry to rehash the past, but I've been trying to like the newer PING iBlade offerings, but they don't seem to have the sweet feel, sound and forgiveness of the S56's.

I've also tested newer shaft offerings, but nothing feels as good as the KBS shafts in my S56 set.

The other picky thing I like is the finish of the S56's. The new finish on the iBlade doesn't look good after a few rounds.

I have two sets. Just bought my second set for $150.00 Canadian funds

. Did I mention that it came with a ping 14 way cart bag fairly new GP align grips and KBS tour shafts 4-pw.. My other set is blue dot with regular flex shafts. Just swapped them over tonight as the blue dot suits me better than the purple dot. Could not pass them up. Hopefully try them out tomorrow once the epoxy sets.

Up until about a month ago I was gaming S57's. When I looked to upgrade to the S56's, I really found no advantage. However, I thought the S55 were a significant improvement over the s57's in both feel and forgiveness. S57's are pretty punishing in distance on off center hits, while S55's were more consistent when you missed it.

 

All the ping S57-S55's are great clubs. It comes down personal preference. I'm sure that there are supporters out there for each of them.

I literally wore out a set of S57s. Loved those things. :)

I kept trying the S56s when they first came out, but didn't see enough difference to justify the price.

I've been looking for a Ping iron to replace my old S57s and I discovered the iBlades. A little larger head, and a bit more forgiving, but a nice head nonetheless.

The s55 are considered the best ping players iron ever made by most. Bubba still games them- it’s the only iron that could replace his s59’after he has those for ages in his bag.

I bought a set of s55s in great condition that I haven't been able to hit yet - literally ruptured my Achilles 4 days after I got them.