Ping S56 Review

[samgillis]

I recently received a set of S56's that I ordered. They are a lovely set of irons, with a soft feel even for a cast club. They are basically a blade, but still have a bit of forgiveness, which makes them easy to hit. I highly recommend people try them, because they look great and also go through the dirt great.

My specs:

Set comp.: 4-9
Length: +1/4"
Lie: 1.5* upright
Lofts: standard
Shaft: KBS Tour Stiff
Grips: GP Tour Velvet Full Cord, standard size, logo down

[setter02]

Hit them side by side for about and hour in the sims yesterday against a few other clubs. Have to say I was disapointed with the feel. Although they had X100 in the fitting cart iron I was swinging vs. S300 and KBS Tours, I didn't like it. And I've Played X100s before. Was more impressed by the R9 TP B's, and that's from a guy who dislikes TM.

[bjackson]

[quote name='setter02' timestamp='1292422839' post='2841882']
Hit them side by side for about and hour in the sims yesterday against a few other clubs. Have to say I was disapointed with the feel. Although they had X100 in the fitting cart iron I was swinging vs. S300 and KBS Tours, I didn't like it. And I've Played X100s before. Was more impressed by the R9 TP B's, and that's from a guy who dislikes TM.
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I would really try to hit them off real grass before making up your mind. One of my favorite things about this set of irons is the turf interaction.

[nickc445]

I've read this thread multiple times. I am a long time Titleist loyalist (whole bag).

This past year, I went to a fitter with an open mind. Previously, I hit only Titleist drivers dating back to the 975. That clubhead shape was the only one that ever "fit" my eye at address. We settled on the Ping G15 driver with a PX graphite shaft.

In short, I could not be happier. The G15 is still in the bag.

So now I've become open minded about my irons. Currently, I am playing the 695CB in DG S400. I'm a scratch with good distance control, decent GIR, with a slightly high ball flight to a fade. I don't often "go low" (just broke 70 for first time Sunday), but mainly I minimize mistakes for a score (72-77).

The 695CB were fitted to me @ TPI, so that has always given me the confidence to not worry about "are these properly aligned, etc". Just swing & go.

I'm looking at the S56, I15, Titleist 710CB (or MB combo), and possibly the Adams CB1.

The Ping G15 driver really got me to re-evaluate my preference. So, the S56 and I15 have really been the front runners. My last 3 iron sets have been forged Titleist, which feel & perform great, but I tire quickly of the nicks from "bag chatter" and practice.

Years ago when the 690MB irons were in my bag, I once demo'd the S59. I was immediately impressed with the penetrating flight and distance. In fact, I was stunned. That feeling has lingered since.

So, I migrated from the blade 690s to the cavity of the 695 because I could use some measure of forgiveness. My game has performed well the last 2 years, so I think the forgiveness of the irons paid off.

I now have a 710CB 3-iron only in my bag. I've only had it a couple of weeks, but I have it flush and pulled off shots. Note --- I have always hit my long irons with a better flight than my lower irons.

I know I need to demo the S56 and I15. That will really be the only way to compare the results under game conditions.

Thanks for letting me vent. Merry Christmas.

[radtech]

No reason to apologize nickc445, there is always room for more Ping fans! And even thou Ping is a four letter word don't look at it as a bad thing. It just takes some people longer to see the light.

[tburchell]

I'm definitely going to get these now. No more i10s. I debated about the s57s when they and the i10s were out, but I heard about the distance issues with the s57s, so I went i10. Now, I'm convinced on the s56.
Question though, I've got Stiff AWTs in my i10s, and while its been fine, I definitely want to try other options also. I won't be able to get to see the ball flights of the KBS Tour or the DG S300s until about Feb. I know the KBS Tours will be generally higher than the DGs. but would anyone be able to give some idea of what to expect compared to the AWTs? I wouldn't mind a touch more height on my long irons. Feel free to PM me directly or respond to the thread. Thanks!

[PING]

[quote name='ghsooner' timestamp='1291237671' post='2818334']
I gamed the S58 iron for about 1.5 years and played some of my best rounds (80 at Valhalla the Monday after the Ryder Cup from the tips - yeeha!) with them after switching from the ZZ65 to S300 shaft. Loved the look, feel, and workability. Unfortunately, I typically use my car trunk as my locker and those little plastic tuning port weights would fall out right and left. My Ping rep wasn't very good about helping me out with that situation and after 2 shipments back and forth from Ping, I dumped them.

I'm still attracted to S56 stick, but I just cant do it because of the previous experience. I hope they have increased thier QC, because it is a great player's club.
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[size="3"]We came across your posting and wanted to take a moment and comment on the situation you described. We take your concerns very seriously and are always striving to improve on a daily basis. Karsten Solheim was quoted on several occasions saying, "We've got to produce quality merchandise. Because if we quit quality then we lose our customers and we can't afford to sacrifice the quality on our merchandise." PING believes that our customer is our number one guide. In the future, please reach out to one of our product specialists at 1-800-4-PING-FIT if you have any questions about your PING products. [/size]

[Jonny DANGER]

Good review, but they dont look an awful lot different to my S58's which I have been gaming for the last 2 years!!

Think I would rather save up for the Answer's!!!

[nickc445]

Has anyone been to the PING nFlight Fitting Center in Georgia?

Thanks in advance for any feedback, review, or help.

[ricar1610]

I just started my new set of S56. I have had the S59 for a few years with the ZZ65. They are great but a tad too stiff and light so I demoed a bunch of combos and I settled on DG S300 soft stepped X 1. They are +1/4 inch and yellow dot with White Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G. I started with the 8 and 9 irons and will add to it in the next few weeks/months. Already have the Tour W 47* - will go through the 5 iron - maybe 4 but I like my 3 and 4 hybrids. I wanted to wait for something that was considerably better performing than the S59 - tried 58 and 57 - and while good, not good enough to kick the old ones out. While soft stepping is not a cure all, it has helped me maintain a smoother swing. I have to go after the ZZ's to make them perform - and perform they can but I do not swing hard naturally and therefore made my misses worse. I really like the feel of the 56 with DG, This is a really solid set of irons. I am impressed. They also look great too. It helps living 10 minutes from the Ping factory in Phoenix - when I order a club it gets to me in about 2-3 days tops. The WRX department is great. I am excited to form the set.

[michaelgb888]

Ive been looking for a long time with a forgivingg club, but with as little offset as possible. Yes, forgiving club but with characteristics of a players club. Well, this is it. The s56 is the most forgiving players club out there with the minimal offset. Nuff said. Was playing mp62 for a year, but when i had the s56, and played them side by side for 1 month, decided to play with the s56 because of forgiveness. Mp62 has much better feel though. So its still there as no. 1 contender/2nd bag. If you dont hit s56 in its bigger sweet spot area, it stings; unlike the mp 62 which just tells you you didnt sweet spotted it, but still soft. My 2 cents.

[pdxgolf]

Great review! Thanks.

[Bob57]

According to the Golf Digest gold awards they now have 14 wins worldwide since July introduction. I can't think of any recent iron model that has had this many wins in such a short time by various players. I don't think even the old classic eye2s had that distinction.

[Yaada]

MP63 vs S56 - I tried them out on the course and range in the same day. Here's my story...

I am in the market to buy a new set of irons and have been looking at the S56s, MP63s and maybe the MP58s. I have been playing Ping Eye 2's since I first got them back in 89, in high school. A few months ago I tried the S56 and I15. I loved the turf interaction, feel, and everything about the S56 more than the I15. I15 felt to me an upgraded version for the Eye2, but Im looking for a blade/muscle back iron. Anyways...

So having thoughts about purchasing irons for $900, I thought about looking into forged clubs - the Mizunos, why not since the same price right?

I took out the demo club for the S56 and MP63 onto the course. The S56 was a 7 iron and the MP63 was a 6 iron. Sure wish Ping did not make a 7 iron in their demo. This bugged, but I'll explain later.

I was out solo and after every tee shot, I would just walk to about 175 to 195 yards out from the center of the green. Marked 5 balls, 1 to 5. And hit all 5. Then go up to the green look at the distance, determine which shot was a good shot, ie "the 4th ball was solid" and then find the 4th ball. I did this back and forth with the S56, 7iron and then the MP63, 6 iron. Now I had to keep telling myself that the 6 iron was going to be further so don't have the natural tendency to like the longer ball because it was a different lofted club. It was hard to remind myself. I had to saying to myself "Don't go with the longer ball - its a different iron - its going to be farther!"

This really sucked because I wanted to see if there was differences in trajectory plus the spin rate. I know, shaft determines this. But Im getting to a point here, with the grooves. I wish I could compare the same club - 7 or 6 iron. So I brought out my Eye2 7 iron. It was shorter and higher trajectory than the S56 - 7 iron, about 10 to 15 yards. But I noticed it climbed in the air much differently even though the lofts are different. And the biggest thing was the ball stuck to the hard green better than the S56. Must be the grooves.

Then I realized a difference between the grooves of the S56 and MP63. I noticed it took me 2-3 swipes of my wet towel to clean off the MP63 6 iron and was much easier. The S56 7 iron was a pain to clean. I scrubbed and scrubbed with the wet towel (normally easy on the Eye2s) to get them clean - but there was still dirt in the grooves! I brought out a tee and could get most of the dirt out but still it was hard. I couldnt believe that this was an issue for me. Sure seems the groove distance and patterns (of course) were different between the two clubs.

Next, I went to the range so that I could switch back and forth instantly. I noticed with the MP63, it was much easier for me to work the ball in either direction, fade or draw. It just seemed like I did not really even need to try with the MP63, but with the S56, seemed harder to work.

I am still up in the air of which I should go with. Now, Im leaning towards the MP63s after this.

Has anyone had any issues with the differences in the 7 vs 6 iron, not having a side by side comparison? Has anyone had any issues in the differences in the grooves with flight trajectory, spin to stop on the greens, and cleaning of the grooves between the two different clubs?

[mrgolfer03]

Nice review, I'm selling my nikes and getting s set of these.

[TitlePured]

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[quote name='Asleep' timestamp='1289974327' post='2794530']
[quote name='bjackson' timestamp='1289175940' post='2779337']...[b]Ping S56[/b]'s and have since fallen in love with them. Prior to this set of irons I had gamed [b]Titleist AP2[/b]'s for two seasons...[/quote]

Ahh, dude ... you've [i][b]got[/b][/i] to give us some detailed comparison between these two sets.

Both good but quite different from designed/engineered perspective.
[/quote]

They are indeed two different breeds of clubs.

I guess if I had to do a 1 on 1 comparison, it would be a little difficult because there are so many differences. I felt like the AP2's were more of a cross between a player's cavity and a game enhancement set. The S56's are much more "raw", and seem stripped of some of the tech of the AP2's. I'm by no means a designer or engineer, but from a playing perspective, maybe it isn't the fairest of comparisons. When I hit the AP2's it was more of a muted feeling whereas the S56's are solid and more muscleback-blade like. I have yet to get on a launch monitor to check out numbers, but I feel like I am launching the S56's lower with slightly less spin than the AP2's. The more I think of it, I think when I hit the AP2's the ball stayed on the face a little bit longer compared to a faster transfer of energy with the Ping's, if that makes sense. The S56's have a thinner sole, thinner topline, less offset, smaller cavity, and shorter blade from heel to toe compared to the AP2's. I think if I had been playing the 710 CB's it would be a much more reasonable comparison. Everything I want to say about the S56's compared to the AP2's makes me sound in my head like apples and oranges.
[/quote]

I agree w most of your comparison but must say that the turf interaction (leading edge/sole/bounce) of the AP2s is alittle more aggressive especially in the 7 to PW. If you swing shallow/ pick the ball you might want to think twice about the S56. I talked to Pings custom department about this and they suggested the bounce grind possibly followed by the B grind to get the bounce and sole tighter. Just my two cents.

[OrangeCrush]

[quote name='TitlePured' timestamp='1298647741' post='3008134']
[quote name='bjackson' timestamp='1289980644' post='2794585']
[quote name='Asleep' timestamp='1289974327' post='2794530']
[quote name='bjackson' timestamp='1289175940' post='2779337']...[b]Ping S56[/b]'s and have since fallen in love with them. Prior to this set of irons I had gamed [b]Titleist AP2[/b]'s for two seasons...[/quote]

Ahh, dude ... you've [i][b]got[/b][/i] to give us some detailed comparison between these two sets.

Both good but quite different from designed/engineered perspective.
[/quote]

They are indeed two different breeds of clubs.

I guess if I had to do a 1 on 1 comparison, it would be a little difficult because there are so many differences. I felt like the AP2's were more of a cross between a player's cavity and a game enhancement set. The S56's are much more "raw", and seem stripped of some of the tech of the AP2's. I'm by no means a designer or engineer, but from a playing perspective, maybe it isn't the fairest of comparisons. When I hit the AP2's it was more of a muted feeling whereas the S56's are solid and more muscleback-blade like. I have yet to get on a launch monitor to check out numbers, but I feel like I am launching the S56's lower with slightly less spin than the AP2's. The more I think of it, I think when I hit the AP2's the ball stayed on the face a little bit longer compared to a faster transfer of energy with the Ping's, if that makes sense. The S56's have a thinner sole, thinner topline, less offset, smaller cavity, and shorter blade from heel to toe compared to the AP2's. I think if I had been playing the 710 CB's it would be a much more reasonable comparison. Everything I want to say about the S56's compared to the AP2's makes me sound in my head like apples and oranges.
[/quote]

I agree w most of your comparison but must say that the turf interaction (leading edge/sole/bounce) of the AP2s is alittle more aggressive especially in the 7 to PW. If you swing shallow/ pick the ball you might want to think twice about the S56. I talked to Pings custom department about this and they suggested the bounce grind possibly followed by the B grind to get the bounce and sole tighter. Just my two cents.
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Wouldn't the Radius grind be the one that would suit someone who has to be careful with irons that dig? I am a sweeper/picker and I am noticing I have to be cautious with what iron I want to play based on the leading edge. That radius grind seems to soften it up and to ME, that sounds like it would prevent the iron from digging. Not saying I am right, just curious

[lbhitter]

I just picked up a set of S56 irons and am very impressed. I am coming off playing 3 years with AP2s, and also recently tested the new Nike VR Pro Combos. Here is what I like about the S56s.
[list][*]They feel incredible on well struck golf shots. I know they are cast, but they feel better than any cast club I have ever tried.[*]The trajectory on these is piercing even in the short irons. I purchased them with ZZ65 shafts and love them.[*]They are more forgiving than they look.[*]The short irons are pin seekers. This is one thing I could never accomplish with AP2s. I hit the short irons solid, but never as close as I would like. This put lots of pressure on my putter. The S56 short irons 8-PW seem to stay right on line.[/list]
If you are a Ping fan you should love these, if you are not you should try them.

LB

[wyattdog]

Just got my set that I ordered a few weeks ago. Previously hit AP1's but got tired of looking at shovels. So far so good. Only hit at the range as it's still winter here. Long irons are really easy to hit. Dynamic Gold S300, yellow dot, 4-PW. 52 degree S wedge.

[TitlePured]

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[quote name='bjackson' timestamp='1289980644' post='2794585']
[quote name='Asleep' timestamp='1289974327' post='2794530']
[quote name='bjackson' timestamp='1289175940' post='2779337']...[b]Ping S56[/b]'s and have since fallen in love with them. Prior to this set of irons I had gamed [b]Titleist AP2[/b]'s for two seasons...[/quote]

Ahh, dude ... you've [i][b]got[/b][/i] to give us some detailed comparison between these two sets.

Both good but quite different from designed/engineered perspective.
[/quote]

They are indeed two different breeds of clubs.

I guess if I had to do a 1 on 1 comparison, it would be a little difficult because there are so many differences. I felt like the AP2's were more of a cross between a player's cavity and a game enhancement set. The S56's are much more "raw", and seem stripped of some of the tech of the AP2's. I'm by no means a designer or engineer, but from a playing perspective, maybe it isn't the fairest of comparisons. When I hit the AP2's it was more of a muted feeling whereas the S56's are solid and more muscleback-blade like. I have yet to get on a launch monitor to check out numbers, but I feel like I am launching the S56's lower with slightly less spin than the AP2's. The more I think of it, I think when I hit the AP2's the ball stayed on the face a little bit longer compared to a faster transfer of energy with the Ping's, if that makes sense. The S56's have a thinner sole, thinner topline, less offset, smaller cavity, and shorter blade from heel to toe compared to the AP2's. I think if I had been playing the 710 CB's it would be a much more reasonable comparison. Everything I want to say about the S56's compared to the AP2's makes me sound in my head like apples and oranges.
[/quote]

I agree w most of your comparison but must say that the turf interaction (leading edge/sole/bounce) of the AP2s is alittle more aggressive especially in the 7 to PW. If you swing shallow/ pick the ball you might want to think twice about the S56. I talked to Pings custom department about this and they suggested the bounce grind possibly followed by the B grind to get the bounce and sole tighter. Just my two cents.
[/quote]


Wouldn't the Radius grind be the one that would suit someone who has to be careful with irons that dig? I am a sweeper/picker and I am noticing I have to be cautious with what iron I want to play based on the leading edge. That radius grind seems to soften it up and to ME, that sounds like it would prevent the iron from digging. Not saying I am right, just curious
[/quote]

If you are steep and take alot of turf and/ or are less precise and consistent w your angle of attack you want bounce and reduced leading edge. If you are shallow and a precise picker, you typically want a low bounce and aggressive/ digging leading edge (you swing shallow so you don't "dig"). I am positive about this, so are the folks I talked to at Ping.

[wb673]

I based my purchase of s56's on several factors, one being this forum's review. Before I get into my review a little about me...37yrs old, 5 handicap, coach HS golf and play 75-100 rounds a year [i](live on a course)[/i]. My last set was a very durable Callay X-20 tours[i] (PX 6.0)[/i], not the greatest set I've owned but nothing to gripe about. I have always been of the mind set it's the indian not the arrow, probably very naive when choosing golf equipment considering all the different combinations. I have never been professionally fit, usually find a player/pro of my ability, size, etc...get their specs and go from there, again naive on my part.

This winter I spent a great deal of time researching irons and yes, I was all over the GD Hot List when it 1st came out. Being a Callaway owner and seeing them get nothing but gold stars with their latest offerings I quickly dismissed it as a glorified commercial. The X-20's are a solid club but accuracy and playability are not their strong suite. Previously I owned a set of Mizzy MP-32s and loved them. Unfortunately the finish on the face faded after a few months and the grooves began to show a rusting color. Had these clubs been more durable I would have purchased Mizzy's again but considering how much I play I couldn't spend that kind of money on a set that would only be in my bag a year. A cast club certain last longer but there are concessions when choosing to go that route or so I thought...

Long story short I got professionally fit and wound up with a set of S56's [i](KBS Tour stiff).[/i] I just returned from a golf trip to Florida with the team and after 5 rounds I am very very happy with these irons. The 1st round out was ugly, needed to get used to the feed back of these blades and my new loft and lie angles. The 2nd round was promising, by the 3rd & 4th round and some serious range sessions I was back to swinging without thinking. That's when it got dialed in, I mean really dialed in. My 5th round was a very unexpected -1 and got me really excited for the golf season back home at my club. These clubs have tremendous feel but the real feature is the accuracy. I have never had this much control or confidence from 200 yards and in. I even started hitting 3 woods and hybrids off the tee just so I could have longer irons into greens and put them to the test. The by product was hitting more fairways and giving myself more make able birdie putt chances. That's how accurate these were. The best way I can describe it was point and shoot. I still do not have the distances down, I am longer with these then my old set but that will come with playing. They will definitely will change how I manage my way around a course.

That said I also give equal if not more credit to getting professionally fit. That will be the single most important you can do when trying to improve your game. If you have not done this you are capping your potential. I wish I could get my team fit but having the means is entirely different matter. I had to play hand me downs at that age so I understand that part of it. As we all know golf is not cheap. That is all, sorry for being long winded, I do love this site and refer to it any time a purchase is to be made, keep posting!

[SALUKI LEFTY]

Nice review wb673.

Im anxious to get more on the course with my set. Swing still very rusty so I haven't been able to enjoy mine yet.

Mixing mine with some i15's soon to give that a try.

[Ltarin65]

[quote name='PING' timestamp='1293061887' post='2854758']
[quote name='ghsooner' timestamp='1291237671' post='2818334']
I gamed the S58 iron for about 1.5 years and played some of my best rounds (80 at Valhalla the Monday after the Ryder Cup from the tips - yeeha!) with them after switching from the ZZ65 to S300 shaft. Loved the look, feel, and workability. Unfortunately, I typically use my car trunk as my locker and those little plastic tuning port weights would fall out right and left. My Ping rep wasn't very good about helping me out with that situation and after 2 shipments back and forth from Ping, I dumped them.

I'm still attracted to S56 stick, but I just cant do it because of the previous experience. I hope they have increased thier QC, because it is a great player's club.
[/quote]

[size="3"]We came across your posting and wanted to take a moment and comment on the situation you described. We take your concerns very seriously and are always striving to improve on a daily basis. Karsten Solheim was quoted on several occasions saying, "We've got to produce quality merchandise. Because if we quit quality then we lose our customers and we can't afford to sacrifice the quality on our merchandise." PING believes that our customer is our number one guide. In the future, please reach out to one of our product specialists at 1-800-4-PING-FIT if you have any questions about your PING products. [/size]
[/quote]

Just Ordered a set of S56, very specific order 6.5 rifle +1/4", blue dot, 1 degree strong loft. This was my first set of new clubs in a long time and was really looking forward to it. I lived in Charlotte NC for a while and the Ping rep i knew there worked in R&D for a long time and always bragged about Ping's Quality and Precision of custom club orders so when i ordered my set i thought Ping could handle this no problem. But i think since things have been shipped overseas things are not as "Quality" as Ping used to be. I was very disapointed when i checked all my irons in my Mitchell Machine, The short irons were close to being the specs i ordered, but the long irons were not even close the 4 iron was almost 2 degrees flat from what i orded and the loft as also 2 degrees off. Very disapointed by this. I have had only one range sesson with these off mats and they were ok for me, felt like i could work my 09 X-forged better and are a little more forgiving. So for now i will stick with my Callaway 09 X-Forged. So i have a set Brand New S56 6.5 rifle +1/4" 4-PW blue dot, and 52,56 Tour S rustique same specs and all clubs have the same serial #, wedges have D5 swingweight and irons are D3 all with ping White color grips. I have $850.00 in them if any one is interesed. Thanks

[TitlePured]

[quote name='Ltarin65' timestamp='1301318889' post='3095558']
[quote name='PING' timestamp='1293061887' post='2854758']
[quote name='ghsooner' timestamp='1291237671' post='2818334']
I gamed the S58 iron for about 1.5 years and played some of my best rounds (80 at Valhalla the Monday after the Ryder Cup from the tips - yeeha!) with them after switching from the ZZ65 to S300 shaft. Loved the look, feel, and workability. Unfortunately, I typically use my car trunk as my locker and those little plastic tuning port weights would fall out right and left. My Ping rep wasn't very good about helping me out with that situation and after 2 shipments back and forth from Ping, I dumped them.

I'm still attracted to S56 stick, but I just cant do it because of the previous experience. I hope they have increased thier QC, because it is a great player's club.
[/quote]

[size="3"]We came across your posting and wanted to take a moment and comment on the situation you described. We take your concerns very seriously and are always striving to improve on a daily basis. Karsten Solheim was quoted on several occasions saying, "We've got to produce quality merchandise. Because if we quit quality then we lose our customers and we can't afford to sacrifice the quality on our merchandise." PING believes that our customer is our number one guide. In the future, please reach out to one of our product specialists at 1-800-4-PING-FIT if you have any questions about your PING products. [/size]
[/quote]

Just Ordered a set of S56, very specific order 6.5 rifle +1/4", blue dot, 1 degree strong loft. This was my first set of new clubs in a long time and was really looking forward to it. I lived in Charlotte NC for a while and the Ping rep i knew there worked in R&D for a long time and always bragged about Ping's Quality and Precision of custom club orders so when i ordered my set i thought Ping could handle this no problem. But i think since things have been shipped overseas things are not as "Quality" as Ping used to be. I was very disapointed when i checked all my irons in my Mitchell Machine, The short irons were close to being the specs i ordered, but the long irons were not even close the 4 iron was almost 2 degrees flat from what i orded and the loft as also 2 degrees off. Very disapointed by this. I have had only one range sesson with these off mats and they were ok for me, felt like i could work my 09 X-forged better and are a little more forgiving. So for now i will stick with my Callaway 09 X-Forged. So i have a set Brand New S56 6.5 rifle +1/4" 4-PW blue dot, and 52,56 Tour S rustique same specs and all clubs have the same serial #, wedges have D5 swingweight and irons are D3 all with ping White color grips. I have $850.00 in them if any one is interesed. Thanks
[/quote]

Really would like to see Ping be USA manufactured again. Doubt this will happen, but doesn't hurt to say it. Just rebuilt a mint set of S59 Made in USA. Soon there won't be enough S58 and S59 in good shape to play the USA clubs.

[Classic Clubs]

I was under the impression that the irons were cast in the USA. Does anyone know for sure they are not cast at the Ping facility in Arizona?

[Ltarin65]

On the set i just got here was a sticker just above the hosel that said, Head made in China, Assembled in USA.

[toddba11]

Just received a set of S56 irons. Label on shaft states: Head made in China, and shaft in Taiwan. The shafts are KBS.

[TitlePured]

All (or the majority) of Ping clubs made after the S58, S59, Eye 2s are made in China. We know this for sure because it says on the product if you look close enough. The problem is, most people don't look, they just assume.

[yedi015]

What handicap range do you think would be comfortable with using these irons(S56).

[doubleagle2]

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What handicap range do you think would be comfortable with using these irons(S56).
[/quote]

I run between 8 and 10 index I have no issues with them at all