Ping i230 pic

[toastinato]

25 minutes ago, rjp322 said:

Are you finding the I230 goes farther?  When I did my initial testing indoors, I found that I230 just spun quite a bit less.  Went plenty high, great land angle, etc.  Just increased yardage via spin reduction

I can't say tbh. Haven't gotten them on grass. Only spent a bit of my winter at the range with them. I don't like to judge distance from crumby range balls lol they perform similar to me tho. Higher than most irons. 

[jeffrey r]

4 hours ago, this_is_golf said:

Would Ping bend to Power Lofts at no charge if the irons were purchased off eBay?

 

They don't bend to power spec lofts at no charge even if not bought off ebay.  I actually recently sent in my i210 irons to get bent from power spec to standard loft, and green dot to blue dot.  It costs about $40 for the service (any combination of loft and/or lie), plus $20 for return shipping.  Add another $20 or so to send them in to Ping, and it costs about $80 to get that done all-in. 

 

They don't care where you bought them as long as they have a valid serial number, though they might have an issue if you had work done outside of Ping (like re-shafting, though not sure on that).

[Bike_Voucher]

18 hours ago, jeffrey r said:

 

They don't bend to power spec lofts at no charge even if not bought off ebay.  I actually recently sent in my i210 irons to get bent from power spec to standard loft, and green dot to blue dot.  It costs about $40 for the service (any combination of loft and/or lie), plus $20 for return shipping.  Add another $20 or so to send them in to Ping, and it costs about $80 to get that done all-in. 

 

They don't care where you bought them as long as they have a valid serial number, though they might have an issue if you had work done outside of Ping (like re-shafting, though not sure on that).

I just snagged a 4-P i230 Orange dot set on FB marketplace and sent them to Ping to be bent to Green Dot and Power Spec.

 

Quick turn around and great experience. Prices were as you stated for bending lie/ loft. They even put the power spec sticker on the shafts right under the grip. 

Edited March 9, 2023 by Bike_Voucher

[karstens_ghost]

3 hours ago, Bike_Voucher said:

I just snagged a 4-P i230 Orange dot set on FB marketplace and sent them to Ping to be bent to Green Dot and Power Spec.

 

Quick turn around and great experience. Prices were as you stated for bending lie/ loft. They even put the power spec sticker on the shafts right under the grip. 

 

I'm more shocked you didn't get bamboozled on FBMP.

[Bike_Voucher]

12 minutes ago, karstens_ghost said:

 

I'm more shocked you didn't get bamboozled on FBMP.

One of those couldn't say no moments...still saved money even after paying for the lie/ loft change.

Definitely met up in person first lol 

[JBuer]

I know Ping does Power Lofts but what are the general thoughts around having these bent 1* strong. I am a high spin guy and typically bend to bring spin and launch down. Power Lofts seem like a strange mix to be why not bend one degree....

[Inglewood]

2 minutes ago, JBuer said:

I know Ping does Power Lofts but what are the general thoughts around having these bent 1* strong. I am a high spin guy and typically bend to bring spin and launch down. Power Lofts seem like a strange mix to be why not bend one degree....

 

For gapping purposes - to blend with wedges, etc.  Thats why its not standard 1* stronger across the board.

[jcosjrgolf]

JBuer, I thought of doing the same thing -vs- power lofting.  

Edited March 9, 2023 by jcosjrgolf

[JBuer]

15 minutes ago, jcosjrgolf said:

JBuer, I thought of doing the same thing -vs- power lofting.  

have you received any feedback on negative affects of doing so? 

[karstens_ghost]

2 hours ago, JBuer said:

I know Ping does Power Lofts but what are the general thoughts around having these bent 1* strong. I am a high spin guy and typically bend to bring spin and launch down. Power Lofts seem like a strange mix to be why not bend one degree....

 

There's two different questions here.

 

If you are a player looking for lower spin, you would want to follow the power spec band. This is where each head is ideally brought lower for a similar apex and similar lower spin.

 

If you deliver it high, but otherwise don't mind the spin, then you might consider an even degree throughout.

 

0-90º is an arc, not a straight line.

 

I'd suggest you go with power spec, as that is designed to give you ideal gapping, and then adjust back from there if you think it's too low/long/lowspin.

 

[wobgon]

7 hours ago, Bike_Voucher said:

I just snagged a 4-P i230 Orange dot set on FB marketplace and sent them to Ping to be bent to Green Dot and Power Spec.

 

Quick turn around and great experience. Prices were as you stated for bending lie/ loft. They even put the power spec sticker on the shafts right under the grip. 

How long did it take?

[wobgon]

I may have mentioned this before but now that some time has passed, I wonder why so many tour guys are sticking with the i210's....Seemed like when the 210's came out guys where a lot quicker to play them.

[Bike_Voucher]

4 minutes ago, wobgon said:

How long did it take?

Shipped them out 2/6, got them back 2/15.

[wobgon]

4 minutes ago, Bike_Voucher said:

Shipped them out 2/6, got them back 2/15.

Thanks.

[realmfg]

16 minutes ago, wobgon said:

I may have mentioned this before but now that some time has passed, I wonder why so many tour guys are sticking with the i210's....Seemed like when the 210's came out guys where a lot quicker to play them.

I just got the i230s and played the i210 in the past.  Just ordered the i210s again to compare them.  The overall package of the i230 is unreal, but I recall liking the i210s down at the ball much better.  We shall see when the i210s show up.  The i230s look unreal in the bag tho, which I feel i210s lack.

[JZ75]

3 hours ago, realmfg said:

I just got the i230s and played the i210 in the past.  Just ordered the i210s again to compare them.  The overall package of the i230 is unreal, but I recall liking the i210s down at the ball much better.  We shall see when the i210s show up.  The i230s look unreal in the bag tho, which I feel i210s lack.

I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts.  I played the i210s over a year ago and haven’t looked at them side by side with the i230s.  My memory is better with important stuff like golf clubs than crap at work and my recollection is the i230s look better behind the ball, i230s are straighter and more fade biased, i230s feel a bit firmer.  I also think the long irons launch higher in the i230s.

 

Regarding tour pros, my guess would be the i200s and i210s are more similar in performance with the biggest change being in feel.  So it was probably more familiar to the pros with more upside on feel.

 

I can tell you that the i230s are way better than the MP223s that they kicked out of my bag.

[Leftyjoe89]

Just ordered mine on Monday hoping to get them before April. Got a set 4-uw red dot mcc +4 grips ….my only complaint when I hit them was the club head felt light im use to playing d3 .

[slalomdude]

2 minutes ago, Leftyjoe89 said:

Just ordered mine on Monday hoping to get them before April. Got a set 4-uw red dot mcc +4 grips ….my only complaint when I hit them was the club head felt light im use to playing d3 .

So did you request D3 on your order ? 

[Leftyjoe89]

3 hours ago, slalomdude said:

So did you request D3 on your order ? 

No i was hitting them pretty good had good flight and spin just getting a little used to it 

[Inglewood]

Just put in my order today for power spec i230 with Oban CT 115 S…was told end of month at the latest, but likely sooner.  Stoked…it’s going to be a shootout between these and the new CB-302 I am picking up next week to see which set are going to be the gamers.

[SaVo_]

Ordered mine 2/10, received them 3/6 the day before i left for a florida trip. Perfect timing. Played one round so far, and they have been money, had a thin miss going my first round, surprised how far they fly on thin shots. Big upgrade from the sub70's I gamed last season

[ajtruck13]

Does anyone have i230's in Powerspec with Project X LS shafts?  Wondering how you are finding this combination.  Thanks!

[TheGolfingRealtor]

It's been two weeks since I ordered my irons and wedges and it feels like 2 years! ☹️

 

Is there a way to see if you have packages in the system with FedEx? 

[BirdieBob]

Just now, TheGolfingRealtor said:

It's been two weeks since I ordered my irons and wedges and it feels like 2 years! ☹️

 

Is there a way to see if you have packages in the system with FedEx? 

Yes, just sign up on fedex and check in the fedex manager for packages.

[TJ83]

11 hours ago, ajtruck13 said:

Does anyone have i230's in Powerspec with Project X LS shafts?  Wondering how you are finding this combination.  Thanks!

I will let you know shortly! My custom order has been a process, none of it is pings fault but more the ordering chain. Been waiting for 4 months LOL. I have i230 4 to PW power spec, blue dot, px ls 6.5 coming in. Tested a demo with with shaft in retro and hit it great it was just going way too high for me, hence the power spec. I'll report back once I get them in the next few days (we hope lol)

[jblough99]

On 3/6/2023 at 1:19 PM, puresurfr said:

Ive been gaming the Ping i230 standard specs for a few weeks now and just received a set of Pingi230 in retro spec, the offset definitely is less noticeable in the retro spec configuration.  Im thinking of having my gamer set bent to retro spec as well.  

Just wondering how you’re making out with the Retro lofts?  What kind of distance and spin difference are you seeing between Retro and standard lofts?  I have 4-UW standard lofts but thinking of going to Retro spec lofts to simplify my wedge setup.  Thinking of running just 1 specialty wedge after the UW if I go Retro.

[NZ315]

19 hours ago, TheGolfingRealtor said:

It's been two weeks since I ordered my irons and wedges and it feels like 2 years! ☹️

 

Is there a way to see if you have packages in the system with FedEx? 

I ordered stuff through DICK’S and no way to track with FedEx. DICK’S doesn’t have a tracking number either. I had to call DICK’S to get an update and that is still tentative. I hate waiting for new clubs and stuff. No good at waiting lol

[puresurfr]

1 hour ago, jblough99 said:

Just wondering how you’re making out with the Retro lofts?  What kind of distance and spin difference are you seeing between Retro and standard lofts?  I have 4-UW standard lofts but thinking of going to Retro spec lofts to simplify my wedge setup.  Thinking of running just 1 specialty wedge after the UW if I go Retro.

 

Sorry man, im in CA, have not got out enough to review my findings.

[cg0rd0noo7]

Weather where I live is starting to turn around this weekend so I got out for 2 rounds this weekend and the i230s are just so good. 
 

GIRs for the rounds this weekend:

 

Saturday: 16/18

Sunday: 15/18

 

These things just want to go straight and the distance control is excellent. 
 

I cannot recommend these enough. 

[Tree Levino]

1 hour ago, cg0rd0noo7 said:

Weather where I live is starting to turn around this weekend so I got out for 2 rounds this weekend and the i230s are just so good. 
 

GIRs for the rounds this weekend:

 

Saturday: 16/18

Sunday: 15/18

 

These things just want to go straight and the distance control is excellent. 
 

I cannot recommend these enough. 

 

How did the putter do? Those should be some good rounds! Did you play i210 ever? Interested in opinions from those around scratch