Stuck on PING s55's

[johnnylongballz72]

Pics from 2024 Houston open:

 

looks like Stephan Jaeger got a minty fresh set of s55. I wonder if ping is still making new sets for tour pros?

[cardoustie]

Of course they are 

[nitram]

They're not making any more. They just have several sets in reserve. I just received a replacement 4-5 iron on the "2-per year" replacement program.

[cardoustie]

6 hours ago, nitram said:

They're not making any more. They just have several sets in reserve. I just received a replacement 4-5 iron on the "2-per year" replacement program.

We’re on the same program but I got 3 last time .   Woo wooo

[toastinato]

9 minutes ago, cardoustie said:

We’re on the same program but I got 3 last time .   Woo wooo

 

 

6 hours ago, nitram said:

They're not making any more. They just have several sets in reserve. I just received a replacement 4-5 iron on the "2-per year" replacement program.

What exactly is this replacement program you’re speaking of? I have a set of s55 in good shape but some browning on my wedge! Thanks fellas. 

[cardoustie]

2 minutes ago, toastinato said:

 

 

What exactly is this replacement program you’re speaking of? I have a set of s55 in good shape but some browning on my wedge! Thanks fellas. 

Have you seen Fight Club?

[nitram]

17 hours ago, toastinato said:

 

 

What exactly is this replacement program you’re speaking of? I have a set of s55 in good shape but some browning on my wedge! Thanks fellas. 

Go to a PING dealer and order any iron you choose (including S55) as a replacement for the one you have. It will arrive to your dealer with the specs and the serial no. of the iron it is replacing. I've only been able to replace 2 per year, but evidently Cardy has a hack on that.

 

I was able to "replace" a whole S55 set over the last few years and recently my wife's i-3's. The only thing I know for certain you can't replace are the OG eye 2 wedges. They've been gone for several years.

[Nick mrkonja]

I wander if there is a new set for sale anywhere 

[Yuck]

Somewhere in some shuttered down failed strip mall, there is a defunct Golfsmith or Nevada Bob’s with a half dozen in the box sets of S55’s, covered in dust.

 

 

[hackshack]

Stay hot Jaeger!! 
 

[johnnylongballz72]

Great win for Jaeger and another win for the GOAT irons!

[sleeper]

Great finish today. Long overdue win. Been rooting for Jaeger a couple years now. Very happy for him. 

Edited March 31 by sleeper

[Louis_Posture]

On 3/27/2024 at 4:05 AM, johnnylongballz72 said:

I wonder if ping is still making new sets for tour pros?

Absolutely not. If he's got a new set it is from old heads Ping kept within their inventory for possible Tour player usage.

[ColinKelvin]

Genuine question - are there any other 9-year-old irons which are still producing wins on tour?  The S55s are intriguing given Fitzpatrick's major win and now this.  I was a bit sad to see Fitzy had finally moved into a new set this year.

 

 

[johnnylongballz72]

2 hours ago, ColinKelvin said:

Genuine question - are there any other 9-year-old irons which are still producing wins on tour?  The S55s are intriguing given Fitzpatrick's major win and now this.  I was a bit sad to see Fitzy had finally moved into a new set this year.

 

 

There are a few older irons out there in some tour players bags (i.e., Daniel Berger’s set of TM MC’s) but it’s usually one guy who is reluctant to change. You’d be hard pressed to find another iron set of this age in multiple tour pros bags and still producing wins. 
 

 

[AC in TX]

On 3/30/2024 at 7:14 PM, Yuck said:

Somewhere in some shuttered down failed strip mall, there is a defunct Golfsmith or Nevada Bob’s with a half dozen in the box sets of S55’s, covered in dust.

 

 

Probably squirreled away by some lucky final store employees (before the liquidators took ownership of remaining stock). 

[cardoustie]

On 4/2/2024 at 6:54 AM, johnnylongballz72 said:

There are a few older irons out there in some tour players bags (i.e., Daniel Berger’s set of TM MC’s) but it’s usually one guy who is reluctant to change. You’d be hard pressed to find another iron set of this age in multiple tour pros bags and still producing wins. 
 

 

I have set of Berger’s

[cardoustie]

Picking up some Blueprint S’s in 3 days 

 

power spec, 5-pw, steelfiber 95 in 5 and 6 and 110 in 7-pw

 

my 2 sets of s55’s will sit in reserve 

[Tava woods]

7 minutes ago, cardoustie said:

Picking up some Blueprint S’s in 3 days 

 

power spec, 5-pw, steelfiber 95 in 5 and 6 and 110 in 7-pw

 

my 2 sets of s55’s will sit in reserve 

Going lighter in the long irons to increase launch? How is the feel in the new BP s ? The S55 is so hard to beat I've had a couple sets. Playing i210 currently. I'm seriously considering power spacing to bring my launch down reduce and hopefully improve turf interaction. 

 

 

 

[cardoustie]

Feel great

my i210 6 and 7 … amazing, except off firm tight lies due to bounce

[CB-ATX]

s55's are my all-time fav iron... played blades forever because I struggled to avoid baloony flight with most CB's... first cavity iron I could afford to play with a little softer shaft. boom, felt so much better, less "work" than any iron I'd ever had and just right windows. I'll prob get some flak but played then with c-taper 125 S... played them for so many years that a lot of the chrome stated flaking off on the edges. I've had a lot of Ping irons before and since and never had that happen. But i'd also never played a set for 8 years. Anybody else have that happen? they got so sharp I actually cut my finger a few times on the toe edge.

Been playing iblades now for maybe 2 years and they're great too. I like the shape of iblade slightly better but s55 felt better and I think were little more workable and more forgiving. I'd play the s55's if they weren't so beat.

[cardoustie]

17 hours ago, CB-ATX said:

s55's are my all-time fav iron... played blades forever because I struggled to avoid baloony flight with most CB's... first cavity iron I could afford to play with a little softer shaft. boom, felt so much better, less "work" than any iron I'd ever had and just right windows. I'll prob get some flak but played then with c-taper 125 S... played them for so many years that a lot of the chrome stated flaking off on the edges. I've had a lot of Ping irons before and since and never had that happen. But i'd also never played a set for 8 years. Anybody else have that happen? they got so sharp I actually cut my finger a few times on the toe edge.

Been playing iblades now for maybe 2 years and they're great too. I like the shape of iblade slightly better but s55 felt better and I think were little more workable and more forgiving. I'd play the s55's if they weren't so beat.

Ping may replace the flaky heads …

[GDB67]

Played them in the 2014 season. 4-pw 

s300 shafts, blue dot. 
sold them to a guy in my golf league for $300 

I’m still depressed about it. 
Great sticks. 

[nitram]

On 4/11/2024 at 11:30 AM, CB-ATX said:

s55's are my all-time fav iron... played blades forever because I struggled to avoid baloony flight with most CB's... first cavity iron I could afford to play with a little softer shaft. boom, felt so much better, less "work" than any iron I'd ever had and just right windows. I'll prob get some flak but played then with c-taper 125 S... played them for so many years that a lot of the chrome stated flaking off on the edges. I've had a lot of Ping irons before and since and never had that happen. But i'd also never played a set for 8 years. Anybody else have that happen? they got so sharp I actually cut my finger a few times on the toe edge.

Been playing iblades now for maybe 2 years and they're great too. I like the shape of iblade slightly better but s55 felt better and I think were little more workable and more forgiving. I'd play the s55's if they weren't so beat.

It's called delamination. PING knows they had/have a problem with that in the 55's. It's worth a call to them to see if they will replace it. They have the best customer service on the planet.