BEST PING IRONS ALL TIME

For me it's the i5's. Will never get rid of my set. Followed by i3's and eye 2's.

definitely i5's. followed by eye2 becu's.

I would second the i5's. I have had a couple of sets of these. Now, I am approaching 40, my swing has changed and slowed a bit. I just picked up a set of i5's with WRX DGR300's...the R300's help keep the ball down with the i5 head. It is a great combination.

1. i5
2. i3 and eye2
3. S58's

S58's


BeCu Eye 2

I'd say toss up between the i5 and Eye 2. The i5s have a bit more modern lofts and look, but there's something nice and alluring about the Eye 2s. I play the Eye 2, but I wouldn't hesitate to pick up i5s to alternate if I found a good deal.

I/3+ blades

Hi, I would have to go with the eye two. While some others like the i5 are great, the eye twos were so ahead of their time. So many eye two users skpped upgrading to many new Ping models and stuck with the eye twos. People still purchase them now. Mac

Eye 2+ are the best of the best IMO. PING engineers took the best qualities of the Eye2 and made it better. For an iron to be a staple on all the tours 20+ years after its debut says it all.
The new Anser forged look to be pretty amazing.

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Eye 2+ are the best of the best IMO. PING engineers took the best qualities of the Eye2 and made it better. For an iron to be a staple on all the tours 20+ years after its debut says it all.
The new Anser forged look to be pretty amazing.
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No doubt that the eye2's were the most popular iron ever and ahead of their time. The thing I didn't like about them was the amount of offset in the short irons. It seemed like progressive offset in irons came within the last 10-12 years.

Looking at performance only, I'd have to give it to the G15 irons. They are silly easy to hit and provide very consistent yardage/trajectory.

Overall, I'm still a big fan of the Zings. Not sure how something so ugly could look so pretty.

Longevity proves Eye/Eye2+ is best ever Ping design.

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as title suggests, wondering which set has led the pack?
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yes, Eye 2/+ with a modern shaft cannot be beat for the recreational golfer. One of the few sets that the wedges are as good as the irons, you can have a smooth transition all the way to lob wedge. And by smooth transition I mean the 3/4 iron is as easy to hit as the wedges. Just fantastic top to bottom, and very affordable. Fantastic club.

G10's

SO I guess its a race between the Eye 2's and I5's . what's the clear differentiation btw the two?

i5's... but i still punch myself when i remember selling my s58's...

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I would second the i5's. I have had a couple of sets of these. Now, I am approaching 40, my swing has changed and slowed a bit. I just picked up a set of i5's with WRX DGR300's...the R300's help keep the ball down with the i5 head. It is a great combination.

1. i5
2. i3 and eye2
3. S58's
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Play the same setup and has been the best of the PINGs that i have played. turn 41 next week and the R300 are great.

If Pings were any good, there would be more winners playing Pings on the PGA. Callaway irons rule the roost.

[quote name='pdx5' date='11 July 2010 - 07:57 PM' timestamp='1278892657' post='2569238']
If Pings were any good, there would be more winners playing Pings on the PGA. Callaway irons rule the roost.
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lol nice. there's a few guys on tour now that have been there for years and if you check the witb pics week after week they have the same i5, i3 blades, eye 2, etc. wait didnt bubba just win with s59s?

Those cally guys just put the newest cally iron in the bag. The Ping players are playing their holy grail, and the cally guys are waiting for callaway to make something worthy of the title holy grail. Phil Mickelson would shoot in the 50's with i5's and you know it.

ISI. All three (steel, copper and nickel) are great.

1. i15
2. S57

I bought some TM R7's in 2007 instead of i5's (I was torn between the two). As I got better (and a set of Bridgstone GC Mids in between), I made the move to Ping this March.
However, instead of buying the new i15's, I ordered the i5's with KBS Tour shafts.
I will never look back. These are the best irons out there whether you are a 2 or a 20.

If the thread is about the best performing Ping irons of all time, rather than nostalgia (i.e. it was a great iron for its time), then for me it is the S-58's with zz-65 shafts, hands down.

i10

I don't think anything will ever surpass the longevity and sales numbers for the Eye/Eye 2+ series because manufacturing cycles and intended product life are much shorter, but I have a funny feeling the new Ping forged irons will register some impressive numbers when it comes to sales.

I sure like my s59's.

Love my i5s with z-z65 shafts. Last good looking Ping iron IMO. Have my eye on the i15s, but can't get over all the plastic in the cavity.

If we are all agreeing its between the Eye 2+ and the i5, I would go for the Eye 2+. The main difference being the steel shaft. The Ping Eye 2+ came in the KTM or JZ steel which most people could play. The i5 steel shaft CS Lite was a terrible shaft that so many on this site, including me, have stated ballooned their golf ball. Sure if you had the same Dynamic Gold shaft in both irons and then compared, I would still go for the Eye 2+ as their wedges are much better.

I'd have to say the i15's.

Ping eye 2's were revolutionary... They may not be the best structurally, but historically they win. hands down