New Mysterious PING Iron that looks like iBlade/G700 Combo

[ruffellprefley]

got a set of used i200s, but i’m very interested to see what these turn out to be.

[sleezyt]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

[ATXHorn]

Completely hollow or will it have a "filler" for sound/feel?

[dp4sc]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

Oh my!

[magnus7319]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

Those might be popular ?

[Bucken77]

I'm hoping they are not just empty. Just a little goo of some type

[sleezyt]

He said hollow. But id expect the same ctp tuning thing they use on the current line.

[nitram]

This is the most intriguing iron I've seen since the J40 Blade thread.

[Cottonseed.]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

Thank you

 

Now this thread doesn’t have to endure 4 more pages of people falling over themselves talking about sole width and offset while leading to ridiculous speculation.

 

The question now is...is it forged?

[ruffellprefley]

not sure why it would be. i200 and iblade are cast

[Foreleft]

I have zero interest in a hollow iron, so i cannot see them replacing the i200's in my bag.

 

But then again, I absolutely love the i200's and can't imagine anything knocking them out of the bag anytime soon.

[Foreleft]

I have zero interest in a hollow iron, so i cannot see them replacing the i200's in my bag.

 

But then again, I absolutely love the i200's and can't imagine anything knocking them out of the bag anytime soon.

 

Would be surprised if they were a direct replacement of the i200's - could see them as more of a model line extension.

[bunta]

so all someone has to say is "tight with ping guys and met marty" and its legit ?

 

 

i sure hope youre right... i need new irons.

[mvmac]

so all someone has to say is "tight with ping guys and met marty" and its legit ?

 

 

i sure hope youre right... i need new irons.

 

He did post it on April 1st :tongue:

[Cottonseed.]

not sure why it would be. i200 and iblade are cast

 

I realize that and I play Ping I's.

 

Reason I question this is because of one of the pictures on Page 1.

 

On the backside heel of the iron, it appears to say FORGED

 

It certainly would be a departure from the basics of the I line but I thinks its the direction Ping needs to go with the product.

 

Also, to compete and appeal to the customer that would normally buy P790s, PXG, they would need to go forged.

 

For Ping to go forged it would certainly get attention.

[Techgolfer1]

I’ve been told as others have the new one will be the i500. Could there be a forged face laser welded on and polymer injected on the inside? Maybe?? Maybe not???

[phatchrisrules]

not sure why it would be. i200 and iblade are cast

 

I realize that and I play Ping I's.

 

Reason I question this is because of one of the pictures on Page 1.

 

On the backside heel of the iron, it appears to say FORGED

 

It certainly would be a departure from the basics of the I line but I thinks its the direction Ping needs to go with the product.

 

Also, to compete and appeal to the customer that would normally buy P790s, PXG, they would need to go forged.

 

For Ping to go forged it would certainly get attention.

 

I don't think Ping needs to go the forged route, honestly. Their cast and heat-treating process feels just as good, if not better, than some forgings out there. They tried the forged route in the Anser and Anser 2013, and frankly, the sales sucked. You rarely see a set of them in people's WITB anymore, when it was basically a forged i20/i25, what's not to like? Ping should keep it cast and not worry about it. They have a good thing going.

[Techgolfer1]

I think sales sucked on the forged options cause they had other options that performed well. The forged were very pricey for that time in comparison but were a great club.

[jmurdock81]

I think sales sucked on the forged options cause they had other options that performed well. The forged were very pricey for that time in comparison but were a great club.

 

I had the 2nd iteration of Anser irons and they were great in my opinion. I came from the i20s and I thought the feel was noticeably better. I think the reason sales slumped was the price point. $1350 for a set was a very expensive iron set in 2012-13. Now with $3500 PXG irons and other manufacturers putting out irons in the $1000-$1300 range, I don't think sales would be as bad.

 

I just ordered i200s and they feel outstanding for a cast club. I am coming from Mizuno MP54s and while the feel is different in the i200s, they are almost as soft as the Mizuno. I really just enjoy the shaping of the ping irons. Always have.

 

I think a forged offering from Ping, as long as they are priced right, could be a great addition to the lineup. Variety...

[PBrowne3]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

[Cottonseed.]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

 

It seems that Ping no longer looks to "replace" past years clubs right away.

 

Instead they appear to be building selections of similar types of clubs (players, GI, blades)

G700, G400, and G all still on their website.

 

so now you would have i200, i500

and the iblade

 

Aligns well with selections in driver, G400, G400 Max

 

Some sort of business strategy to make money I guess.

[ATXHorn]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

 

Is it confirmed that we will have an update to the iblade and i200 this year?

[bunta]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

 

Well tell us what else you learned...

[PBrowne3]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

 

Well tell us what else you learned...

 

Sorry, not allowed to say anything more than I did this morning.

[PowderedToastMan]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

 

Well tell us what else you learned...

 

Sorry, not allowed to say anything more than I did this morning.

Blink twice if PING has a knife on you and we will call for help.

[BlkNGld]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

 

It seems that Ping no longer looks to "replace" past years clubs right away.

 

Instead they appear to be building selections of similar types of clubs (players, GI, blades)

G700, G400, and G all still on their website.

 

so now you would have i200, i500

and the iblade

 

Aligns well with selections in driver, G400, G400 Max

 

Some sort of business strategy to make money I guess.

 

But G700 isn't considered a G400 replacement, so really it's G400 and G.

 

IIRC, the prior gen (G in this case) usually sticks around for about year until the inventory levels are down enough to retire it from active marketing.

[Marco Colo]

My pro whos tight with the ping guys and just met marty confirmed to me its the i200 replacement. i500. Hollow design i series iron.

 

As the originator of this thread and having learned some of the details of this future club, I have to step in and inform you that this is NOT the replacement of the i200. Not saying it isn't the i500 though....

 

It seems that Ping no longer looks to "replace" past years clubs right away.

 

 

Instead they appear to be building selections of similar types of clubs (players, GI, blades)

G700, G400, and G all still on their website.

 

so now you would have i200, i500

and the iblade

 

Aligns well with selections in driver, G400, G400 Max

 

Some sort of business strategy to make money I guess.

 

G700 are the replacement of GMax

[BDowning]

I'm dying to hear about any replacement or second generation of the iblade. Most likely swapping out my 716 CB's for these. Love the topline of the first gen but feel they'll be an announcement in coming months. Could be wrong but hope I'm not.

[bunta]

so when can we expect some sort of announcement on this ? does Ping have a tendency to launch products a certain month ?

[Konklifer]

Around the Open Championship.