PING s57 IRONS

[Tim Delgado]

Where are the early reviews?

Very interested to hear the early feedback on the new Ping s57 irons.

Tim

[elwhippy]

Japan only, like the reduced offset Raptures from last year.

Might never be seen in West.

[smithjohnjr]

Talked to ping rep the other day and right now they are Japan only. However, PING irons are a 2 year cycle and s58's will be two years old in August so should see something then, he thought

[icemakr]

I bought the short irons 7,8,9 to go with my Tour-W wedges 47*,54* and 60*

S57's have a better ( softer) feel and are slightly more forgiving.

 

Anybody need some i10 short irons? 7-Pw hardly used!!

 

ICE

[carrera]

Poster on another board (who visits here as well) just got his set today, and says he'll post a review tomorrow.

[Lsutiger]

Talked to ping rep the other day and right now they are Japan only. However, PING irons are a 2 year cycle and s58's will be two years old in August so should see something then, he thought

 

 

I wonder if I should have waited? Just received my new S58's. Anyway, awesome clubs and very easy to hit blades.

[Tim Delgado]

I bought the short irons 7,8,9 to go with my Tour-W wedges 47*,54* and 60*

S57's have a better ( softer) feel and are slightly more forgiving.

 

Anybody need some i10 short irons? 7-Pw hardly used!!

 

ICE

 

 

 

:russian_roulette: That is what I'm talking about!!

 

I figured, after hitting the new tour wedges, that these would be an improvement over the s58s.

 

I read that the 57s are supposed to be a bit larger and it sounds like they will be a bit more forgiving than the 58s. LOVE to hear that they feel soft!! Looks like I'll be giving the s57s a shot at replacing the TREMENDOUS i5s.

 

Thanks for the information.

 

Tim

[Lsutiger]

I bought the short irons 7,8,9 to go with my Tour-W wedges 47*,54* and 60*

S57's have a better ( softer) feel and are slightly more forgiving.

 

Anybody need some i10 short irons? 7-Pw hardly used!!

 

ICE

 

 

 

:russian_roulette: That is what I'm talking about!!

 

I figured, after hitting the new tour wedges, that these would be an improvement over the s58s.

 

I read that the 57s are supposed to be a bit larger and it sounds like they will be a bit more forgiving than the 58s. LOVE to hear that they feel soft!! Looks like I'll be giving the s57s a shot at replacing the TREMENDOUS i5s.

 

Thanks for the information.

 

Tim

 

I heard just the opposite, that the 57's would be smaller?

[Tim Delgado]

I bought the short irons 7,8,9 to go with my Tour-W wedges 47*,54* and 60*

S57's have a better ( softer) feel and are slightly more forgiving.

 

Anybody need some i10 short irons? 7-Pw hardly used!!

 

ICE

 

 

 

:russian_roulette: That is what I'm talking about!!

 

I figured, after hitting the new tour wedges, that these would be an improvement over the s58s.

 

I read that the 57s are supposed to be a bit larger and it sounds like they will be a bit more forgiving than the 58s. LOVE to hear that they feel soft!! Looks like I'll be giving the s57s a shot at replacing the TREMENDOUS i5s.

 

Thanks for the information.

 

Tim

 

I heard just the opposite, that the 57's would be smaller?

 

 

 

I could be wrong, but I remember reading that these would be slightly larger than the s58s, and even slightly larger than the i10s.

 

That is what has me SO interested in these new irons. I LOVE my i5s and IMO if Calc can win on tour with a head as big and forgiving as the i5s, then I certainly don't need to be hitting something smaller and less forgiving. LOL

 

Tim

[icemakr]

I'll post some pics tomorrow. I held them up to my friends S58's and to be honest the are almost exactly the same size and shape. Maybe a hair thicker top line and a hair thinner sole. Most noticable difference is the back cavity and the toe tungsten ( W )

[bcass]

How does the kb tour shaft compare to s300 shaft?

[ckguy914]

I bought the short irons 7,8,9 to go with my Tour-W wedges 47*,54* and 60*

S57's have a better ( softer) feel and are slightly more forgiving.

 

Anybody need some i10 short irons? 7-Pw hardly used!!

 

ICE

 

 

 

:wacko: That is what I'm talking about!!

 

I figured, after hitting the new tour wedges, that these would be an improvement over the s58s.

 

I read that the 57s are supposed to be a bit larger and it sounds like they will be a bit more forgiving than the 58s. LOVE to hear that they feel soft!! Looks like I'll be giving the s57s a shot at replacing the TREMENDOUS i5s.

 

Thanks for the information.

 

Tim

 

I heard just the opposite, that the 57's would be smaller?

 

they are not smaller

[ckguy914]

I bought the short irons 7,8,9 to go with my Tour-W wedges 47*,54* and 60*

S57's have a better ( softer) feel and are slightly more forgiving.

 

Anybody need some i10 short irons? 7-Pw hardly used!!

 

ICE

 

 

 

:wacko: That is what I'm talking about!!

 

I figured, after hitting the new tour wedges, that these would be an improvement over the s58s.

 

I read that the 57s are supposed to be a bit larger and it sounds like they will be a bit more forgiving than the 58s. LOVE to hear that they feel soft!! Looks like I'll be giving the s57s a shot at replacing the TREMENDOUS i5s.

 

Thanks for the information.

 

Tim

 

I heard just the opposite, that the 57's would be smaller?

 

 

 

I could be wrong, but I remember reading that these would be slightly larger than the s58s, and even slightly larger than the i10s.

 

That is what has me SO interested in these new irons. I LOVE my i5s and IMO if Calc can win on tour with a head as big and forgiving as the i5s, then I certainly don't need to be hitting something smaller and less forgiving. LOL

 

Tim

 

the size difference is more obvious in the longer irons

[MHLY01]

Got a set for my buddy a few weeks ago. Hit them a few times. They are nice sticks. Heads are touch bigger than S58 but not much. I love the look of the heads, minimal offset and good size. Soft feeling and forgiving. They did not dig for me. The Zz65 shafts that are suppose to be stiff are actually quite weak so i had a problem with them. From a head perspective, I like them alot. Not the same great forged feeling like my TM R7 forged but they feel good. I think they are a little to dampened for my taste. He has Tour W wedges and they blend perfectly together.

[elgertaj]

I recently talked to the PING rep and he said that there hasn't been much feedback on the 57s. the reason being that most players are playing the 58s and or i10s. Obviously Those guys can get what they want but he also said that the availability is VERY limited.

[eRod v1.0]

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=160031

[sandy]

A friend brought a set back from Japan. I tried them and certainly wouldn't change from a set of S58s. Nothing to recommend spending $1500 for a set over a $849 set of S58s. The top line is thicker in all the irons. The scoring irons are about the same size. The longer irons are slightly longer heel to toe (may even be bigger overall). The offset seems about the same but in the long irons the way Ping blends the hosel into the head looks like more offset than it really is. The long irons (2-5) would all need the offset reduction treatment to make them tolerable looking at address. Certainly isn't a noticeable difference in feel (with the tungsten weight) like the Tour W wedges were from the Tour wedges. My guess is Ping will have to downsize the long irons before they bring them here... They don't have the traditonal USA in the cavity, which would also probably change in the U.S. offering.

[gticlay]

A guy on ham and egg has a set. He said the size is almost the same as S58 (as has been said already), and that he hits them a little higher and shorter than his S57's. The finish is a little different - brushed i/o blasted. They look nice and that is what I'd buy if they were S58 priced :wacko:

[dukesweb]

I doubt there will be many Japanese irons purchased because the price for these are ridiculously high for a set of these irons. Love the brushed finish but the wedges don't really feel any softer to me than the s58's. A lot of that feel has to do with what shaft you have in the heads.