Ping i200 Irons: In-Hand Photos

[Kuk]

I was looking at the stock shaft offerings and was wondering if anyone had experience with the Modus 105 and the KBS Tour? I have not used either shaft was curious about differences other than weight.

 

Thanks

I tested this combo today..overall it's pretty decent package..mid to high ball flight, (the tip is not stiff) easy to work the ball both ways, also surprisingly straight as well. The swing weight it's on the light end, probably D1, so when I ordered the club, i asked to increase swing weight to D2. Also, contrary to what Rich Shield say the club feels "hard" I feel this combo feels pretty "soft" may be it's the shaft.

I was gonna order the tour 120 instead, but my Pro shop told me it's not being offer by Ping (surprise).

 

Was this combo the Tour 105 or the KBS Tour? Thanks

 

It is Modus 105 stiff. I don't like KBS shaft, I had bad experience with both c taper lite an tour v. It feels counter balance to me...I can't feel where the club head is during my down swing.

 

Another good shaft will be dynamic gold xp 105. The shaft is light but stable for aggressive swing. It provide soft feel but slightly higher ball flight compare to modus 105.

 

Hope that helps.

 

[gr00vetech]

The KBS Tour 120 is offered again as a stock option. They sent one for Our Fit cart this week.

[Foreleft]

How come Ping doesn't offer modus 3 tour 120 as option? I try to pre order today and couldn't find this shaft as option..

 

They do, but they are listed under the "exotic" shaft section.

 

Look on page 18 of their catalog.

[Techgolfer1]

Love that satin silver finish!

 

I tested these today at an indoor Ping facility. They looked nice, sounded and felt good, but didn't go great. Low ball speeds, about 8-12yds shorter than PXG, and 10-15yds shorter than APEX and M2tour. Same shafts, all 7 irons, same balls, same monitor.

 

Really nice though but the performance was not there (for me). Very true flight and spin numbers, and all pretty straight...but the distances were something that I'd normally see with blade type product.

 

PXG 7 iron is 30 degrees, M2 Tour 30.5 degrees, Apex is 31 degrees, Ping I-200 is 33 degrees. I've always heard that you see around 3 yards per degree. If you hit them the straightest maybe you get some in Power spec. That's at 31.5 degrees for a 7 iron.

 

 

[mtex22]

Love that satin silver finish!

 

I tested these today at an indoor Ping facility. They looked nice, sounded and felt good, but didn't go great. Low ball speeds, about 8-12yds shorter than PXG, and 10-15yds shorter than APEX and M2tour. Same shafts, all 7 irons, same balls, same monitor.

 

Really nice though but the performance was not there (for me). Very true flight and spin numbers, and all pretty straight...but the distances were something that I'd normally see with blade type product.

 

PXG 7 iron is 30 degrees, M2 Tour 30.5 degrees, Apex is 31 degrees, Ping I-200 is 33 degrees. I've always heard that you see around 3 yards per degree. If you hit them the straightest maybe you get some in Power spec. That's at 31.5 degrees for a 7 iron.

 

Damn not even close in lofts! Curious to see how the Power Spec compares

[Kuk]

The KBS Tour 120 is offered again as a stock option. They sent one for Our Fit cart this week.

Is not on the upgrade shaft list.

I just check on tgw..they don't offer tour 120 also.

[rbilramz]

Love that satin silver finish!

 

I tested these today at an indoor Ping facility. They looked nice, sounded and felt good, but didn't go great. Low ball speeds, about 8-12yds shorter than PXG, and 10-15yds shorter than APEX and M2tour. Same shafts, all 7 irons, same balls, same monitor.

 

Really nice though but the performance was not there (for me). Very true flight and spin numbers, and all pretty straight...but the distances were something that I'd normally see with blade type product.

 

PXG 7 iron is 30 degrees, M2 Tour 30.5 degrees, Apex is 31 degrees, Ping I-200 is 33 degrees. I've always heard that you see around 3 yards per degree. If you hit them the straightest maybe you get some in Power spec. That's at 31.5 degrees for a 7 iron.

 

OMG, a 30 degree 7 iron! That's hilarious.

[boycer]

So if both had iron heads had the same shafts, how much of a distance change would 3* of loft make?

[nicholasriehl]

So if both had iron heads had the same shafts, how much of a distance change would 3* of loft make?

 

 

All things being equal, 3 degrees would be about 10 yards. It's basically like going from a 7 iron to a 6 iron. Depending on the iron though, if it's a super thin hot faced iron like Callaway and TaylorMade's distance irons and comparing it against more of a thicker faced players iron, that 3 degrees could definitely be 15 yards of distance

[Techgolfer1]

Love that satin silver finish!

 

I tested these today at an indoor Ping facility. They looked nice, sounded and felt good, but didn't go great. Low ball speeds, about 8-12yds shorter than PXG, and 10-15yds shorter than APEX and M2tour. Same shafts, all 7 irons, same balls, same monitor.

 

Really nice though but the performance was not there (for me). Very true flight and spin numbers, and all pretty straight...but the distances were something that I'd normally see with blade type product.

 

PXG 7 iron is 30 degrees, M2 Tour 30.5 degrees, Apex is 31 degrees, Ping I-200 is 33 degrees. I've always heard that you see around 3 yards per degree. If you hit them the straightest maybe you get some in Power spec. That's at 31.5 degrees for a 7 iron.

 

Damn not even close in lofts! Curious to see how the Power Spec compares

 

[Konklifer]

Love that satin silver finish!

 

I tested these today at an indoor Ping facility. They looked nice, sounded and felt good, but didn't go great. Low ball speeds, about 8-12yds shorter than PXG, and 10-15yds shorter than APEX and M2tour. Same shafts, all 7 irons, same balls, same monitor.

 

Really nice though but the performance was not there (for me). Very true flight and spin numbers, and all pretty straight...but the distances were something that I'd normally see with blade type product.

 

Lofts on your comp irons are jacked compared to the i200. Hence, the distance gap.

[Techgolfer1]

So I got to try these yesterday at my course. It was soaked and the range was closed but I went out on the course and went to where I'd hit 7 irons on different holes and tried the demo 7 with a PX LZ 6.0 shaft. I've been a ping guy for a long time, won tournaments with Ping and for whatever reason just play well with their irons and driver. They give me an added confidence for some reason.

 

So the first swing was a layup shot on a par 5 and it was by far the best strike I had all day. When I hit it I was like Holy s**t that felt good! It was high and long. The wind was blowing and this was downwind. I went to 3-4 different holes and situations and did the same thing. Into the wind I was spinning it way too much but it held its line nicely. I will be a candidate for the power spec most likely and possibly a hard stepping in the shaft. I may go back to my regular PX 6.0 to even cut more spin. I had my Staff fg tour 100 7 iron out there with the px 6.0s in it and it was going close to as far. It is a degree weaker but was going lower. The Ping i200 was exceptionally forgiving and looked great with very little offset. I've gotta get my pro with his launch monitor out to hit a few with my two different shafts to compare. I will be ordering some and most likely in the power spec version. This is not necessarily for distance but as I said to bring the flight and spin down for me. I should've brought my iblades out there to compare but it was a last second decision to go out.

 

I will say this is the best looking I Series iron I've seen and by far the best feeling to me although I think the ie1 feels good but this is better to me. I've hit a lot of ping irons over the years but these feel the best. I felt they were very accurate and forgiving as well. The shape to me and the low offset is very good as well.

[linkerpan]

Nope....good for Ping loyalists, not enough to win Market Share....

^^^^^^

In a market as golf is now, you need to keep market share. Nice clubs but I doubt any Mizuno or Callaway user will shift to this

[putts4bogey]

But these could offset a drift in market share.

[denvergolf]

Love that satin silver finish!

 

I tested these today at an indoor Ping facility. They looked nice, sounded and felt good, but didn't go great. Low ball speeds, about 8-12yds shorter than PXG, and 10-15yds shorter than APEX and M2tour. Same shafts, all 7 irons, same balls, same monitor.

 

Really nice though but the performance was not there (for me). Very true flight and spin numbers, and all pretty straight...but the distances were something that I'd normally see with blade type product.

 

Lofts on your comp irons are jacked compared to the i200. Hence, the distance gap.

Not sure why this is so hard to grasp. 3 degrees less loft and an iron that hits knuckle-balls goes farther on a sim. Who knew?

[Peanut191]

These look really nice. Is there any way to order the long irons with less offset through the Ping WRX department?

[pullfade]

These look really nice. Is there any way to order the long irons with less offset through the Ping WRX department?

They used to bend the offset out but that was back when they made i5/g5.....I believe they no longer do it.

[neild76]

Out of curiosity....is the i200 badge on the iron paintfill?

 

I'm curious about this too. Anybody have any insight? If it is, it'd be so clean to have it without any color.

[joey2aces]

I hit these the other day and was pretty impressed with how they felt. Just wish they were a little longer from heel to toe for my eye

[vman]

Out of curiosity....is the i200 badge on the iron paintfill?

 

I'm curious about this too. Anybody have any insight? If it is, it'd be so clean to have it without any color.

Been hitting these today, looks like paint fill to me.

[gr00vetech]

The KBS Tour 120 is offered again as a stock option. They sent one for Our Fit cart this week.

Is not on the upgrade shaft list.

I just check on tgw..they don't offer tour 120 also.

 

Go to the i200 page on their website and click the shaft tab. it list like 6-7 that are available at no up charge.

[pullfade]

Demoed twice against I e1 with same specs and shafts. I200 launched higher with more spin causing shorter distance and greater dispersion. Dispersion on e1 was feet the i200 was yards.

 

I assume the lower cg causes the distance issue hence the power option. Almost like cf16 and other low cg irons you need stronger loft to gain distance, unless you need help launching the ball.

[nicholasriehl]

Am I crazy? Looks like PING has these priced at $875 for a 7 piece set according to a google search and sites like Edwin Watts. I was fully expecting these to be about $1050 for a 7 piece set and $1200 for an 8 piece set. I know the forged purists will say "well it's only a cast club", but still.

[Nessism]

Am I crazy? Looks like PING has these priced at $875 for a 7 piece set according to a google search and sites like Edwin Watts. I was fully expecting these to be about $1050 for a 7 piece set and $1200 for an 8 piece set. I know the forged purists will say "well it's only a cast club", but still.

 

They seem to be $125/club. The Golfwrx article suggests $135/club. Hopefully the lower price is the correct one.

[GolfMonster09]

Am I crazy? Looks like PING has these priced at $875 for a 7 piece set according to a google search and sites like Edwin Watts. I was fully expecting these to be about $1050 for a 7 piece set and $1200 for an 8 piece set. I know the forged purists will say "well it's only a cast club", but still.

 

They seem to be $125/club. The Golfwrx article suggests $135/club. Hopefully the lower price is the correct one.

 

$999 for an 8 piece set. They'll be $125 a club. $125 is MAP, $135 MSRP

[gatoreric]

I have been looking at new irons for the last few months and had settled in on the I series then Ping releases these. I am no where near a pro in clubs at all. I was wondering what to expect out of a more modern set of irons. I have played Ping I3+'s for the last 13 years or so. I was custom fit for them and have enjoyed the clubs. Just looking for a more modern club with some newer tech. I have the handicap down to 10 and looking for club in this line between GI and strict blades. I know the lofts are lower so I should get some distance gain. Going to hit them of course, Just wanted an idea of what I've been missing out on in the last decade. Big Ping fan here and would love to get thoughts on these new I 200's.

[Schmeegz]

I have been looking at new irons for the last few months and had settled in on the I series then Ping releases these. I am no where near a pro in clubs at all. I was wondering what to expect out of a more modern set of irons. I have played Ping I3+'s for the last 13 years or so. I was custom fit for them and have enjoyed the clubs. Just looking for a more modern club with some newer tech. I have the handicap down to 10 and looking for club in this line between GI and strict blades. I know the lofts are lower so I should get some distance gain. Going to hit them of course, Just wanted an idea of what I've been missing out on in the last decade. Big Ping fan here and would love to get thoughts on these new I 200's.

 

Don't be afraid to try the iblades, which I think are PING's best looking clubs to date. Name says blade but it's secretly a cavity. Actually had a more forgiving MOI in the 6 thru PW than the i e1.

[Techgolfer1]

I have been looking at new irons for the last few months and had settled in on the I series then Ping releases these. I am no where near a pro in clubs at all. I was wondering what to expect out of a more modern set of irons. I have played Ping I3+'s for the last 13 years or so. I was custom fit for them and have enjoyed the clubs. Just looking for a more modern club with some newer tech. I have the handicap down to 10 and looking for club in this line between GI and strict blades. I know the lofts are lower so I should get some distance gain. Going to hit them of course, Just wanted an idea of what I've been missing out on in the last decade. Big Ping fan here and would love to get thoughts on these new I 200's.

 

Don't be afraid to try the iblades, which I think are PING's best looking clubs to date. Name says blade but it's secretly a cavity. Actually had a more forgiving MOI in the 6 thru PW than the i e1.

 

I bet the iblades aren't much bigger than the i3+.

[dciccoritti]

Just saw these today in the fitting cart. Didn't have time to hit them. Whoever said pictures do not do these irons justice wasn't kidding. They looked absolutely spectacular!!

 

I saved up for a set of 716MB's just to have some fun with them as a second set, but these are too nice to pass up. The MB's will have to wait :-)

[MMB1500]

Good review of them here:

 

http://www.golfalot.com/equipment-reviews/ping-i200-irons-review-3732.aspx