Tour Ping Blueprint S irons (spotted in Austin Eckroat's bag) – 2023 Wyndham Championship

[RacineBoxer]

12 hours ago, ALIF said:

So basically a forged version of my faithful i210 and most likely they will cost twice the price of my i210. They do look nice and I am sure they will feel great, but performance wise I doubt any difference than my i210.

 

Yeah... I've bought new irons 3 years in a row and I really don't think iron performance is changing at all. A head shape you like combined with a proper fitting and you should be go to go for at least 5-6 years. 

[Lobby]

So many comments on how these clubs look.
 

It's as if Ping needs to hire jewelry designers in addition to engineers to design these.

 

Me?   I'd like to know the difference between these and the I230's.   It's too hard extracting this info from their website.

[pjc]

Well according to this Tour pro's comments on the main page, these are more like the S55 irons except slightly smaller and forged.  He also said that the distance and spin very consistent and maybe a little bit longer than the older irons.  Which is to be expected, the Blueprint "S" meaning size wise and playability like the older "S" series from Ping.  These are tour irons no doubt, I bet they are pretty compact in real life.  Not even close to the I230, totally different sole and size.

[TheGolfingRealtor]

I would put these in the bag!

[underwater]

These Blueprint-S are smaller headed than people are assuming.  A lot of folks here are incorrectly aligning them with the i210..  These are the size of iBlades/s55.  The photo in the golf bag above shows them being only slightly larger than the Glide Forged wedges (which are tiny)

 

If they were big they'd be ugly, but recognizing them as a more compact players size, they are a bit more appealing.  Austin Eckroat played PING s55 irons until these came out.  He isn't moving to something the size of the i210.

 

...that being said, I hope the shiny area on the club is actual chrome instead of just a polished surface.  Chrome wears properly but steel simply polished to a mirror shine doesn't hold up and scars easily.  Remember the nasty TItleist AP1 "fake chrome" irons from 2011?  Not a good look!

 

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by underwater

[Binson]

Kinda reminds me of S55 from certain angles. 

[braincramp52]

2 hours ago, pjc said:

Well according to this Tour pro's comments on the main page, these are more like the S55 irons except slightly smaller and forged.  He also said that the distance and spin very consistent and maybe a little bit longer than the older irons.  Which is to be expected, the Blueprint "S" meaning size wise and playability like the older "S" series from Ping.  These are tour irons no doubt, I bet they are pretty compact in real life.  Not even close to the I230, totally different sole and size.

I read that and they sure don't look smaller than my S55's. 

[Ben Berube]

On 8/1/2023 at 3:54 PM, Foreleft said:

Looks like a forged i Series iron to me.

 

Not that there is anything wrong with that, by any stretch.

 

Probably what the i59 release should of been, instead of what they shat the sheets with.

hahaha shat the sheets!!!

[Ben Berube]

6 hours ago, trevor90 said:

Not bad, but the s55 is still safe as the best-looking Ping iron ever.

plus the leading edge is so good!!!

[Wayside]

Lovely, but the head size puts me off. 
 

Blueprint OS would maybe do it for me. I guess that’s the market the i230s are aimed at, but they’re just not as exciting. 
 

I used to do all right with S59s, but I was young and had an ego. Now I have a dad bod and fear. 

[IndyArcher]

I could really like those clubs did it not appear that Officer McGruff got ahold of them just beneath the hosel! 

[Oh Hi Carl]

Why on earth are these called Blueprints?  

[Willrobs1]

33 minutes ago, Oh Hi Carl said:

Why on earth are these called Blueprints?  

I agree. I understand they labeled them blueprint “S” but they had a really cool niche with the original blueprint blades (my current gamers). Additionally, I think they really dropped the ball on the appearance aspects with these. IMO they could have done a lot better 😞

Edited August 3, 2023 by Willrobs1

[braincramp52]

2 hours ago, IndyArcher said:

I could really like those clubs did it not appear that Officer McGruff got ahold of them just beneath the hosel! 

It's been there for a reason for over 20 years. 

[braincramp52]

34 minutes ago, Oh Hi Carl said:

Why on earth are these called Blueprints?  

Because they can. 😁

[IndyArcher]

8 hours ago, braincramp52 said:

It's been there for a reason for over 20 years. 

I’m well aware. Just seems more pronounced to me in this model for some reason. 

[vernon]

I like 'em.

[bertsbogeys]

#CancelChrome2023

[Oh Hi Carl]

4 hours ago, IndyArcher said:

I’m well aware. Just seems more pronounced to me in this model for some reason. 

Looks extremely pronounced in this model, like a huge chunk of the heel is missing.  

[Drudersh]

These will be mine at some point. Hopefully sooner than later. 

Edited August 3, 2023 by Drudersh
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[GJR10]

I really like them but they’ll probably be so expensive 

[pjc]

You can damn sure count on that!!  The new Cally's are $215 a club, so like other's have said in both of the BP threads, should be near $240/club, that wouldn't be a surprise.

[Ben Berube]

Just saw and thought Honma! 

[Willrobs1]

11 hours ago, Oh Hi Carl said:

Looks extremely pronounced in this model, like a huge chunk of the heel is missing.  

It really does seem significantly larger than usual pings. That’s why I liked the original blueprints - they don’t have the heal chunk. 

[soap1984]

These look good but not great. If they are similar to s55 I might try them lol. I had those for years they were the best ping irons I ever played. 

[GJR10]

10 hours ago, pjc said:

You can damn sure count on that!!  The new Cally's are $215 a club, so like other's have said in both of the BP threads, should be near $240/club, that wouldn't be a surprise.

I’ll just stick with my Srixons I think. The new blueprints do look sweet though

[ashortgame]

Head reminds me of the E1 and back reminds me of the Anser. I really like the look of these. Can't wait to see them in person. I see a lot of Ping players moving to these. The 230's aren't really doing it.

[toddyc]

4 hours ago, ashortgame said:

Head reminds me of the E1 and back reminds me of the Anser. I really like the look of these. Can't wait to see them in person. I see a lot of Ping players moving to these. The 230's aren't really doing it.

Seems like the 230s are doing fine it’s the i59 that really dropped the ball

[QuigleyDU]

I am not a fan of how these look.. 

[Deep Sunoji]

While everyone is talking about how much these new ones going to cost, I am silently hoping that the current blueprints’ price be lowered and I can buy them brand new, built to spec.