Does anyone still game Ping Eye 2's?

[mver9727]

My lowest hdcp was with a set of eye 2's. I also drank the kool-aid and my scores have went up and stayed up. I put them away in 95 and will be getting them back out this year.

[Deaus*7*]

I have a set of these in the 1-LW that are still mint, they are the BeCu version with the square grooves in BlueDot(1* UP), they have some really really RARE shafts in them, Novus II Boron in Stiff flex that have a Wood Finish, They look like hickory shafts. and they quite often fool people, I always hear people when im on the tee box snickering, untily they see me hit the ball.The 1 iron is surprisingly easy to hit but I can only hit this almost unplayable stinger that rolls more than it carries. People always look shocked when they see them, A guy i play with who is a purist almost Fainted when he first seen them and offered me double what i payed, and others guys look and say "they are older than you are, you should invest in new clubs and get some extra distance and blah blah blah, then i shot 75 and they shoot 90 . I still dont think there is a better set of clubs. Heres a couple of pics of them
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[frossmode]

[quote name='Tarkata' timestamp='1342656690' post='5303830']
they do hit the ball rather straight, and some find that very important.
they do look horrible though...
[/quote]Not ot me they dont!!!

[frossmode]

[quote name='Deaus*7*' timestamp='1357457319' post='6176897']
I have a set of these in the 1-LW that are still mint, they are the BeCu version with the square grooves in BlueDot(1* UP), they have some really really RARE shafts in them, Novus II Boron in Stiff flex that have a Wood Finish, They look like hickory shafts. and they quite often fool people, I always hear people when im on the tee box snickering, untily they see me hit the ball.The 1 iron is surprisingly easy to hit but I can only hit this almost unplayable stinger that rolls more than it carries. People always look shocked when they see them, A guy i play with who is a purist almost Fainted when he first seen them and offered me double what i payed, and others guys look and say "they are older than you are, you should invest in new clubs and get some extra distance and blah blah blah, then i shot 75 and they shoot 90 . I still dont think there is a better set of clubs. Heres a couple of pics of them
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[/quote]Nice, love the Pings.

[frossmode]

Only got into golf the last 2 years and was using some clubs i found on a rubbish heap. I was lucky enough to buy some Ping eye 2 +'s on ebay this week here in Australia. The are white dots except for the 2 iron and Ping here will extend the shat by 1/2", regrip, and bens ny 2 degrees. Very excited to have clubs that 23 years old. Loving all the banter about these irons and the history, keep it up!!

[braincramp52]

There are several differences between the Eye2 and the Eye2+'s I know that even though I love my G15's,I'll never sell my old Eye2+'s

Eye 2 is weaker loft throughout set, especially in wedges and short irons (PW-50.5 SW-57.5 LW-61) than Eye 2+ (PW-48.5 SW-53 LW-58).
Eye 2 has a squarer toe. Eye2+ is slightly rounded toe.
Eye2+ has a scalloped sole, especially in short irons and wedges that helped off tighter lies. Made them play with less effective bounce.
Eye 2 will most likely have a ZZ Lite shaft. Eye 2+ could have the KT, KT-M, or ZZ Lite.

[Winetemplar]

Great thread! Switzerland was a bore with regard to golf in the late 80s. The first club which was approved to be built after more than 20 years was marred by multiple land use related litigation. I joined as a junior member at the time and left the country prior to the opening. I recieved a renewed request for member dues at the official opening, as the club nearly folded because of the lenghty trouble it had faced and building costs that had exploded, months after I had left but declined.

I still have my first set, which I have not been able to use and it turns out to be[list]
[*]"New EYE2" models with reshaped soles, increased perimeter weighting, less bounce in wedges, and stronger lofts than the original EYE2 were first introduced in November of 1989. Identified by [b]U.S. Pat. 4.512.577[/b] and[b]4.621.813[/b] in cavity, club heads produced [i]before[/i] March 31, 1990 had no "+" in the cavity.
[/list]
Finally picked up the game late in the season 2011 and recently been using my first set of Pings for practicing in my warehouse again as I currently have my clubs in storage in Englewood FL and Shanghai.

I have to say that it feels great to have my first set of clubs after 24yrs and they feel pretty for practicing. 4-SW.

[Winetemplar]

[dplasters]

Those 1-LW BeCu are just amazing looking.

Just got my set back from Ping. New Z-Z65s and paintfill.. the ZZ-lites were starting to rust on me. Nothing like a good set of Ping BeCu.

[deadsolid...shank]

It's funny the hold these old clubs have on people. I thought I had finally put together a set of irons I was going to keep in the bag and play for a while (Mizuno MP 60-67 combos with Project X 6.0), but I just decided I had to have another set. I found a really good condition of BeCu Red Dots on the bay with new grips ready to go. Stuck them in the bag, went out and actually hit better iron shots than I have for quite some time. I took a look at the shafts and noticed they are the ZZ Lites in regular flex, and they just felt teriffic. Now I'm just confused, I don't know what shafts I need and what irons to play .. Plus I like to match my irons and wedges brandwise, but I've just never liked the Eye 2 wedges which I know is weird because they are pretty much universaly loved. And I promised myself I wasn't buying anymore golf equipment for a while, guess that's out the door.

edit: just talked with the guy who does my club (retired tour player), he told me the ZZ Lite is basically a uniflex and the "R" I saw on the shaft was actually part of the logo or trademark, not a flex indicator. That helps the confustion a bit.

[wolfpack]

[quote name='deadsolid...shank' timestamp='1358352156' post='6239359']
It's funny the hold these old clubs have on people. I thought I had finally put together a set of irons I was going to keep in the bag and play for a while (Mizuno MP 60-67 combos with Project X 6.0), but I just decided I had to have another set. I found a really good condition of BeCu Red Dots on the bay with new grips ready to go. Stuck them in the bag, went out and actually hit better iron shots than I have for quite some time. I took a look at the shafts and noticed they are the ZZ Lites in regular flex, and they just felt teriffic. Now I'm just confused, I don't know what shafts I need and what irons to play .. Plus I like to match my irons and wedges brandwise, but I've just never liked the Eye 2 wedges which I know is weird because they are pretty much universaly loved. And I promised myself I wasn't buying anymore golf equipment for a while, guess that's out the door.

edit: just talked with the guy who does my club (retired tour player), he told me the ZZ Lite is basically a uniflex and the "R" I saw on the shaft was actually part of the logo or trademark, not a flex indicator. That helps the confustion a bit.
[/quote]

The ZZlite is almost an X flex.

[MtlJeff]

I just joined the Eye2 brigade

My badboys are a 1987 edition black dot. Just confirmed the serial numbers with Ping today!

Can't wait to play these!

[dplasters]

[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1358379924' post='6242045']
I just joined the Eye2 brigade

My badboys are a 1987 edition black dot. Just confirmed the serial numbers with Ping today!

Can't wait to play these!
[/quote]
If MtlJeff is on our side, who can be against us???

[MtlJeff]

i've never been more psyched about anything equipment related then being part of the Eye2 club!

[deadsolid...shank]

[quote name='wolfpack' timestamp='1358371589' post='6241321']
[quote name='deadsolid...shank' timestamp='1358352156' post='6239359']
It's funny the hold these old clubs have on people. I thought I had finally put together a set of irons I was going to keep in the bag and play for a while (Mizuno MP 60-67 combos with Project X 6.0), but I just decided I had to have another set. I found a really good condition of BeCu Red Dots on the bay with new grips ready to go. Stuck them in the bag, went out and actually hit better iron shots than I have for quite some time. I took a look at the shafts and noticed they are the ZZ Lites in regular flex, and they just felt teriffic. Now I'm just confused, I don't know what shafts I need and what irons to play .. Plus I like to match my irons and wedges brandwise, but I've just never liked the Eye 2 wedges which I know is weird because they are pretty much universaly loved. And I promised myself I wasn't buying anymore golf equipment for a while, guess that's out the door.

edit: just talked with the guy who does my club (retired tour player), he told me the ZZ Lite is basically a uniflex and the "R" I saw on the shaft was actually part of the logo or trademark, not a flex indicator. That helps the confustion a bit.
[/quote]

The ZZlite is almost an X flex.
[/quote]

Really. That is cool to know, I guess they are probably similar to the Project X's then, must have been the new club effect! My guy said to bring them in and he would show me the flex.

Thanks for the info Wolfpack, I think I learn something new every day here.

[wolfpack]

[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1358382857' post='6242315']
i've never been more psyched about anything equipment related then being part of the Eye2 club!
[/quote]

Pics?

[MtlJeff]

[quote name='wolfpack' timestamp='1358387489' post='6242791']
[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1358382857' post='6242315']
i've never been more psyched about anything equipment related then being part of the Eye2 club!
[/quote]

Pics?
[/quote]

[wolfpack]

Is that a + sw or an XG?

[MtlJeff]

that's the set SW

though i have an XG sand wedge and lob wedge too

[TexMex36]

Are you going to keep the G15 hybrid in the bag?

[MtlJeff]

yup, 3-PW then the XG SW and LW

will keep the hybrid

[Nessism]

Is that a + sw or an XG?

 

The Eye2+ wedges have their loft designators on the toe like that SW.

 

 

 

[btw1983]

I have a 1-L set with ZZ Lites that I've been considering sending to Ping for the retumble or guyson finish. Does anyone know if they will replace the aging shaft bands during the process?

[MMB1500]

[quote name='btw1983' timestamp='1358490006' post='6250883']
I have a 1-L set with ZZ Lites that I've been considering sending to Ping for the retumble or guyson finish. Does anyone know if they will replace the aging shaft bands during the process?
[/quote]

Yes, they will replace these, probably for free. Just make sure you ask them to.

[Fourmyle of Ceres]

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What do y'all think about these beauties? Orange dot is a flat lie, right?

[deadsolid...shank]

[quote name='Fourmyle of Ceres' timestamp='1358507504' post='6251317']
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What do y'all think about these beauties? Orange dot is a flat lie, right?
[/quote]

I almost hate to answer cause I know just enough to think I know what I'm talking about, but I usually don't, but I believe orange is 2* flat.

[Fourmyle of Ceres]

Aha! Found it. You are correct, sir. Two degrees flat was the old deal.

 

You can find it here if you use search. Nevertheless, I've added the graphic I found on Google.

 

 

Enjoy.

 

Perfect for me as I generally have all my wedges bent two degrees flat. Of course "back in the day" I doubt the stock black-dot lie for a lob wedge was 64.5 degrees like it is now. It ridiculous how upright even Ping have taken short irons and wedges nowadays.

 

[EDIT] I did some Google searching and apparently they were 64.5 degrees lie angle (for black dot) even 20-30 years ago. Guess Ping were ahead of the curve on that. That orange-dot S and L pair seem to be "Radius U-Grooves" made between 1985 and 1990. If so they had 57.5 degrees on the "S" (now that's what I'd call a real sand wedge!) and 61 degrees on the "L". Orange dot ought to be about 62.5 degrees lie which is just how I like 'em.

 

We'll see how those wedges work for me. They were literally made several years before I ever set foot on a golf course. I recall when I started playing in the early 90's lots and lots of people had Eye2 wedges and quite a full had the full iron sets.

[cobrastang]

I attempted to play them some last year, but I couldn't stand hitting them two clubs shorter than my r11's

[NRJyzr]

[quote name='wolfpack' timestamp='1358371589' post='6241321']
[quote name='deadsolid...shank' timestamp='1358352156' post='6239359']
It's funny the hold these old clubs have on people. I thought I had finally put together a set of irons I was going to keep in the bag and play for a while (Mizuno MP 60-67 combos with Project X 6.0), but I just decided I had to have another set. I found a really good condition of BeCu Red Dots on the bay with new grips ready to go. Stuck them in the bag, went out and actually hit better iron shots than I have for quite some time. I took a look at the shafts and noticed they are the ZZ Lites in regular flex, and they just felt teriffic. Now I'm just confused, I don't know what shafts I need and what irons to play .. Plus I like to match my irons and wedges brandwise, but I've just never liked the Eye 2 wedges which I know is weird because they are pretty much universaly loved. And I promised myself I wasn't buying anymore golf equipment for a while, guess that's out the door.

edit: just talked with the guy who does my club (retired tour player), he told me the ZZ Lite is basically a uniflex and the "R" I saw on the shaft was actually part of the logo or trademark, not a flex indicator. That helps the confustion a bit.
[/quote]

The ZZlite is almost an X flex.
[/quote]

I wouldn't go that far. It's a stiff shaft, and maybe a hair stiffer than some Stiffs, but it's definitely not an X.

[NRJyzr]

[quote name='cobrastang' timestamp='1358517899' post='6252063']
I attempted to play them some last year, but I couldn't stand hitting them two clubs shorter than my r11's
[/quote]

And this is why we have 23° 5 irons.