Ping i59

[karstens_ghost]

番手	3I	4I	5I	6I	7I	8I	9I	PW
ロフト角(度)	20	23.5	27	30.5	34	38	42	46
ライ角(度)	59	59.8	60.5	61.3	62	62.8	63.5	64.1
バウンス角(度)	4	5	6	7	8	9	10.5	11.5
標準クラブ長(inch)	39	38.5	38	37.5	37	36.5	36	35.5

 

 

The only spec that differs from the iBlade is the PW bounce is 0.5 less. Mildly disappointed no "U".

[Tdsjfb]

1 hour ago, karstens_ghost said:

Is it hollow? Is it not?

 

Well, it's an aluminium insert that has some mesh properties...

 

 

A Tempura elastomer in a $225 iron?

[animalgolfs]

57 minutes ago, karstens_ghost said:

番手	3I	4I	5I	6I	7I	8I	9I	PW
ロフト角(度)	20	23.5	27	30.5	34	38	42	46
ライ角(度)	59	59.8	60.5	61.3	62	62.8	63.5	64.1
バウンス角(度)	4	5	6	7	8	9	10.5	11.5
標準クラブ長(inch)	39	38.5	38	37.5	37	36.5	36	35.5

 

 

The only spec that differs from the iBlade is the PW bounce is 0.5 less. Mildly disappointed no "U".

Lie angle look good orange = 58.5* 5i- No weird almost 62* pw lie

 

These just might be the ticket for me.....

[Bunkersarebigcups]

2 hours ago, karstens_ghost said:

Is it hollow? Is it not?

 

Well, it's an aluminium insert that has some mesh properties...

 

Man, that tech will make this super pricey lol

[WarEagleGolf]

16 minutes ago, Bunkersarebigcups said:

Man, that tech will make this super pricey lol

 

I've waited long enough.  Just started year 3 of i500....

[cjlayer30]

These are looking more and more like an i500 and Blueprint hybrid. Market is hot hollow body “blades” I guess. 

[animalgolfs]

10 minutes ago, cjlayer30 said:

These are looking more and more like an i500 and Blueprint hybrid. Market is hot hollow body “blades” I guess. 

And if they've fixed that dreadful i500 miss feel & hot spot....

 

You can bet these things are gonna be legit

[Bunkersarebigcups]

After seeing the amount of tech, I just pray for a somewhat reasonable price tag and a just above iBlade forgiveness.

 

Chances for both are small I guess =(

 

[Foreleft]

2 hours ago, Bunkersarebigcups said:

After seeing the amount of tech, I just pray for a somewhat reasonable price tag and a just above iBlade forgiveness.

 

Chances for both are small I guess =(

 

Rumored $225-250 per iron probably doesn’t meet the definition of reasonable.

[Clemsongolfer8]

Probably go either 6-W or 7–W in this and I210 in the long irons. 

[cjlayer30]

3 hours ago, animalgolfs said:

And if they've fixed that dreadful i500 miss feel & hot spot....

 

You can bet these things are gonna be legit

Yeah I'm hoping that aluminum reinforcement behind the face eliminates the hot spot. These forged thin faces on every brand's hollow body irons seem to trampoline the ball in one "sweet" spot. 

[Bunkersarebigcups]

1 hour ago, Foreleft said:

Rumored $225-250 per iron probably doesn’t meet the definition of reasonable.

Nowadays 175 seems to be the new norm sadly. So I would say 200 is the "reasonable-barrier", but I think your estimation might be right.

 

225-250 gives it pretty much no chance for me, too many other great choices out there

[geesecougar2]

Holy moly. If they are as forgiving as my MMC's it might be tough to say no

[DonOmar]

15 minutes ago, Bunkersarebigcups said:

Nowadays 175 seems to be the new norm sadly. So I would say 200 is the "reasonable-barrier", but I think your estimation might be right.

 

225-250 gives it pretty much no chance for me, too many other great choices out there

I hope you guys are right about the price, because the Japanese website has a stock steel price of ¥38,500. That converted from Japanese Yen to USD suggests that either this club is going to be really expensive, or Japanese irons are just all around more expensive. 

 

Stock Steel (after tax) - ¥ 38,500 = $349.15 (post tax) or $317.40 (pre 10% Japanese sales tax)

Graphite (after tax) ¥ 41,800 = $378.85 (post tax) or $344.40 (pre 10% Japanese sales tax)

[animalgolfs]

16 minutes ago, DonOmar said:

 Japanese more expensive. 

 

Stock Steel (after tax)  $317.40 

Well, I'll be - quick math 317.40x3= 952.20

 

$952 for a "set" of i59 - where / when do I place my order 

 

Edit: Did y'all not remember $1699 Eye 2 circa '85?

 

Edited July 21, 2021 by animalgolfs

[GoGoErky]

2 hours ago, Foreleft said:

Rumored $225-250 per iron probably doesn’t meet the definition of reasonable.

They are retailing at $200. Been mentioned in pretty much every ping thread already 

[halfsumo]

So is this going to be like the g425 realese? Asia and Australia first, then the rest next year in the spring? If so, some people will be paying $$$$$ to get these early. 

Edited July 21, 2021 by halfsumo

[Foreleft]

33 minutes ago, GoGoErky said:

They are retailing at $200. Been mentioned in pretty much every ping thread already 

Blueprints are retailing for about $215.  And Ping often bumps their prices on new irons.  Wouldn’t be surprised to see north of $200.

 

[toddyc]

19 minutes ago, Foreleft said:

Blueprints are retailing for about $215.  And Ping often bumps their prices on new irons.  Wouldn’t be surprised to see north of $200.

 

If it’s says ping and forged on it then the skies the limit 

[Foreleft]

Ping seems to think the word “forged” is Latin for bend over.

[halfsumo]

Was thinking of preordering the new T100 but now these are totally back in the mix. Well-timed release of that Japan video. All I needed to hold off. 

Edited July 21, 2021 by halfsumo

[GoGoErky]

1 hour ago, Foreleft said:

Blueprints are retailing for about $215.  And Ping often bumps their prices on new irons.  Wouldn’t be surprised to see north of $200.

 

Got the $200 price directly from the ping rep

[halfsumo]

 

[halfsumo]

 

[halfsumo]

 

[Nic1972]

These will be in my bag next year! Anybody knows if MMT shafts will be offered? 

[karstens_ghost]

1 minute ago, Nic1972 said:

These will be in my bag next year! Anybody knows if MMT shafts will be offered? 

 

We're all waiting to hear what the stock shafts are. Ping customer service said they'd be available, but they may end up being an upcharge. 

[Nic1972]

5 minutes ago, karstens_ghost said:

 

We're all waiting to hear what the stock shafts are. Ping customer service said they'd be available, but they may end up being an upcharge. 

Great, thanks! I have no problem to pay extra, just do not want to have to buy a set and get them re-shafted, which is even more expensive. 
Hopefully the MMT wedge shafts will be an option for the new Wedges, too… One can dream, right?

[Kenny Lee Puckett]

On 7/21/2021 at 2:22 AM, karstens_ghost said:

Some "Google Translation" goodies...

 

A new structure blade iron "i59" that overturns conventional wisdom that combines feel, operability, and beauty.

The "aluminum core insert" mounted inside the soft iron forged head
creates a comfortable hitting feeling and hitting sound at impact, and the
new groove "Micromax Groove" that maximizes the frictional force demonstrates the ultimate spin performance. ..

The design that is distributed around the weight makes it resistant to miss hits and enables the flight distance control required by advanced players.

"Aluminum core insert" creates a solid feel

A new structure that has evolved to the optimum center of gravity position with a lightweight aluminum core insert mounted on the rear part of the 17-4 stainless steel face. The new structure head that produces a solid feel and hitting sound has excellent operability and realizes the ideal trajectory in various situations.

 

New groove "Micromax Groove" with excellent flight distance control and reproducibility

By optimizing the angle and spacing of each groove and increasing the number of grooves compared to the past, the frictional force and spin amount required in all situations are realized. Improved flight distance control performance and reproducibility even in the wet or rough.

 

Soft iron forged body with ultimate weight distribution

• Soft iron forged 1025 carbon steel is used for the first time in the sharp and compact body. The excess weight due to the aluminum core insert is placed at the optimum location. Furthermore, it is equipped with a high specific density weight, and has evolved into the ultimate weight peripheral distribution design that is resistant to miss hits.

 

...it'll be interesting to see what all that techy talk translate to off grass.

[doublehans]

Interesting that the face is gonna be 17-4. There’s so much going on here its hard to guess how much different it will feel than some old 17-4 such as s-series (ie, how soft will the forged body and aluminum insert make it feel anyway). I guess one thing we do know tho is if the face is 17-4, those grooves should play for a long time…..