Anybody gone back to Eye 2s full time?

[tatertot]

My "spare" bags are right next to the back door, and I'm constantly tempted by my old Eye 2s. I know they're a full club weaker, but I have such great memories ... Has anyone given up on new irons and gone back to Eye 2s for good? If so, why ... And how's it going?

[guty17]

I played my Karsten IIIA’s last two times which are even older than Eye2’s and I could play them full time. Those wedges are so good, mid irons go high and soft and I can hit 4i or 3i with low penetrating flight of the tee. Combined with persimmon woods and laminate can do it all 5wood they make so fun bag to play. Go for it, chances are you will score similar to newer bag like me.

[Kai Slater]

7 hours ago, tatertot said:

My "spare" bags are right next to the back door, and I'm constantly tempted by my old Eye 2s. I know they're a full club weaker, but I have such great memories ... Has anyone given up on new irons and gone back to Eye 2s for good? If so, why ... And how's it going?

I flip-flop between my Eye2 and my Callaway RazrX.  Both are outstanding sets and I would be content playing full time with either set.  Even when I'm playing the Callaway irons, I still use the Eye2 sand Wedge full time in the bag.

[DrDon]

I went back to my Ping Eye2+ SW and LW several years ago.   Still playing them.

[Kai Slater]

2 hours ago, guty17 said:

I played my Karsten IIIA’s last two times which are even older than Eye2’s and I could play them full time. Those wedges are so good, mid irons go high and soft and I can hit 4i or 3i with low penetrating flight of the tee. Combined with persimmon woods and laminate can do it all 5wood they make so fun bag to play. Go for it, chances are you will score similar to newer bag like me.

I can vouch for this idea with the persimmon woods.  I used to have a Louisville Golf persimmon driver and along with the 7-wood and those are some of the sweetest hitting clubs I've ever played.  When you do hit them on the sweet spot, you can hit some bombs with the persimmon woods.

[guty17]

1 hour ago, Kai Slater said:

I flip-flop between my Eye2 and my Callaway RazrX.  Both are outstanding sets and I would be content playing full time with either set.  Even when I'm playing the Callaway irons, I still use the Eye2 sand Wedge full time in the bag.

I play mizuno mx17 as my newer set, although still old. But similar type to yours razrx and 5 years older. They are more forgiving for sure, but scoring is similar for me. 

[JD3]

The original setup with ping stock shafts are just too weak. To make it work I'd suggest reshafting with a stouter, lower launching shaft. Keep the originals just in case you sell them  some day  

[CROUSE99]

1 hour ago, JD3 said:

The original setup with ping stock shafts are just too weak. To make it work I'd suggest reshafting with a stouter, lower launching shaft. Keep the originals just in case you sell them  some day  

I think this is an excellent idea if your driver speed is 115mph

[pseudoswede]

I had a full set of the "plus-no-plus" Eye2s (2-LW). Sadly, they were stolen out of my garage about 14 years ago. If I still had them, I'd most likely still would be playing them--but, as suggested, probably would've invested in installing something like PX 6.5 LS shafts.

[JoeyJoeyJoeJoe]

I'm playing them! All the $$$$$$ I've spent on irons in my life and purchased these for $50 bucks and they're the best I've hit! 

[ThatDudeFerbs]

I'm getting ready to build a set of Ping Eye2s. 3-PW. They're in wonderful condition.

[tatertot]

11 minutes ago, ThatDudeFerbs said:

I'm getting ready to build a set of Ping Eye2s. 3-PW. They're in wonderful condition.

Stainless?

 

What shafts you goin for?

[ThatDudeFerbs]

On 8/18/2023 at 3:35 PM, tatertot said:

Stainless?

 

What shafts you goin for?

They are BeCu. I'm not a fast player, so I'm looking at either Zelos 8s or I'm thinking the black Recoil Smacwraps would look good against the copper heads. Those are my favorite irons shafts.

[Kai Slater]

I have a retro bag that includes the Ping Eye2 irons 5-sw along with Callaway Big Bertha "Deuce" 2-wood and the matching 7-wood; probably one of the first iterations of the Heaven Wood.  If my current set was taken away, I would happily play this old set.  I've hit some bombs off the tee with that old GBB Deuce 2-wood.

[bellview17v2]

Eye 2 PW and SW in the bag... The SW is the best club ever made...

[Lobbing Iron]

I have an ISI tour laminate 5 wood that I want to get reshafted, that thing would make a pretty sweet hybrid, imo.

[animalgolfs]

12 minutes ago, Lobbing Iron said:

I have an ISI tour laminate 5 wood that I want to get reshafted, that thing would make a pretty sweet hybrid, imo.

I had the 7wd...it saved me so many times, then the i3 ended its run

[Lobbing Iron]

1 minute ago, animalgolfs said:

I had the 7wd...it saved me so many times, then the i3 ended its run

That thing felt so good off the face, but I haven't played it with a modern ball, or shaft.   There is no way those laminate heads could compete with a modern 3 wood or driver, but I feel like in that middle part of the bag it could be fit to hit a number, and they were reasonably forgiving for me ( in my totally infallible memory)

[Moonlightgrm]

My son goes back and forth between his Ping ISI irons and his Ping EYE2 irons. He likes the feel of his EYE2 irons but he is noticeably longer (maybe a club and a half) with his ISI irons. He makes the adjustment. No ego in that kid!

[PARETO]

I’ve gone to ISI BeNi. Not as far back as E2 but still of the era. BeNi feels great, plays forgiving, sets up clean and plays fairly long for traditional lofted / single cast irons. Matched with S300, these produce some gorgeous ball flights….. and such consistent yardages. 

[willie991]

Yes/No.  :>)  Had been switching between my Eye 2 SST and my Eye 2+ BeCu's.  Really enjoy either one of them.  Recently got into a set of Srixons and have been playing some great golf with those.  The Pings will never leave me as long as I play the game.  Would play the Eye 2's for the rest of my golfing days, if I needed to...and enjoy every round!!!

[deejaid]

Not back to Eye 2’s, but I put the new Wilson Staff CB’s away and I went back to my BeNi ISI’s which are 1 1/4” over length with oversized non-tapered grips.  I’ve shot my two best rounds of the past two years in the last month with the ISI’s and my bunker play has done a complete 180.  I have never been as good out of the sand as I have been with the ISI’s in the bag.

 

I had planned on building a new set Wilson Staff CB’s with some X flex shafts but am now thinking “what’s the point?”, old Pings give me everything I want.

[PARETO]

14 hours ago, deejaid said:

Not back to Eye 2’s, but I put the new Wilson Staff CB’s away and I went back to my BeNi ISI’s which are 1 1/4” over length with oversized non-tapered grips.  I’ve shot my two best rounds of the past two years in the last month with the ISI’s and my bunker play has done a complete 180.  I have never been as good out of the sand as I have been with the ISI’s in the bag.

 

I had planned on building a new set Wilson Staff CB’s with some X flex shafts but am now thinking “what’s the point?”, old Pings give me everything I want.

I’m in the exact same position. “What’s the point” is my exact thought when looking / trying any other iron set. ISI BeNi gives me everything I’m after in irons  with some retro bag appeal at the same time. I don’t need or want to fly a 7 iron 185 yards (160 is where I need my 7 iron to carry) and I don’t enjoy the feel of goo injected in my irons. ISI it is then. Long live old Ping. 

[morgan1819]

Hit my dad's Eye 2's this morning with zz lite shafts, and newish GP tour velvets.

 

Feel like a typical cast club.  Head shape takes some getting used to.  Ton of offset, which also took a while to get used to.  These seemed to have much less bounce than my zx7's, and dug a little deeper pelt than normal.

 

Other than that, they are okay.  No reason someone couldn't play a round of golf with them, and score about the same as with the new stuff.

 

Edited August 26, 2023 by morgan1819