Hackabilly

Courtesy of monsoon season
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Doesn't look 118* out there.  

First book I would get would be Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible....read it practice his drills and you'll drop strokes around the green.

Get "The Golf Omnibus" by P.G. Wodehouse. A collection of his short stories written in the early 1900s. Wonderfully funny. You won't learn any technique but you will get a look into the heart and soul of the game.
 
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I'd say one of the absolute best books for beginners is Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

You're welcome.
 
https://classicsofgolf.com/product/the-links-1926/
 
 
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It was around 105 when I started on the range, but storms like this cool things off quick. Never got rained on but the wind coming from this storm probably cooled it down to the low 90's.  
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Courtesy of monsoon season
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

The home course Blue Ridge Country Club, Galax VA
 

I took 7 pics, but only these will post. This is the Judge Course at Capitol Hill on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama.
 
 
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Read through all the first stage reviews last night and this morning, really liking the mix of styles and material you guys are putting together. Seems like all of you have put a good amount of time and effort into this, which I really appreciate. Love the back ground info and the character of each, it gives the reader more of an idea of the perspective the reviewer is approaching this from. Really well done folks, cant wait for round 2!
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Read through all the first stage reviews last night and this morning, really liking the mix of styles and material you guys are putting together. Seems like all of you have put a good amount of time and effort into this, which I really appreciate. Love the back ground info and the character of each, it gives the reader more of an idea of the perspective the reviewer is approaching this from. Really well done folks, cant wait for round 2!
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Oh I forgot to say that shankster is killing it with the videos. I was just waiting for the plate to shatter, and was cheering for the grill shot to end up in the turtle sand box in the background haha. Nice work shankster!
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Read through all the first stage reviews last night and this morning, really liking the mix of styles and material you guys are putting together. Seems like all of you have put a good amount of time and effort into this, which I really appreciate. Love the back ground info and the character of each, it gives the reader more of an idea of the perspective the reviewer is approaching this from. Really well done folks, cant wait for round 2!
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Oh I forgot to say that shankster is killing it with the videos. I was just waiting for the plate to shatter, and was cheering for the grill shot to end up in the turtle sand box in the background haha. Nice work shankster!
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Read through all the first stage reviews last night and this morning, really liking the mix of styles and material you guys are putting together. Seems like all of you have put a good amount of time and effort into this, which I really appreciate. Love the back ground info and the character of each, it gives the reader more of an idea of the perspective the reviewer is approaching this from. Really well done folks, cant wait for round 2!
 
just starting to build my set
irons: Adams pro A12 3-pw KBS tour
woods: zenith orbiter 3 and 5
driver: Bombtech Grenade 9* Stiff
wedges: tour edge 56*

Here you go MD!!!
 
i200 off plate
 
https://youtu.be/UPQ-Manlcps
 
i200 off grill
 
https://youtu.be/9hs8gsS8WIk
 
 
These are definitely potential lies we might run across. The interaction off the plate was superb, and I used all 14° of bounce off the grill.
 
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Jlukes: I Game the TM RBZ Tours and have been working in the PING's since day 1, right now they are full time tools.
 
I played various old blades, Titleist DCI's, took my 10 year hiatus and got the Taylormades during their Marketing boom.
 
I did get to select the shaft, with all of your wisdom I went to the demo day and hit these clubs with every shaft combo he had in the 7 iron and 4 iron. I picked the Nippons because they gave me a wonderful "repeatable" flight/feel.
 
I use 3-PW stock, and 53°/57° wedge set up with a 17° Jetspeed Hybrid, SLDR TS 14° 3 wood and a R1 Driver currently set to 10.5° weighted for draw. And my amazing Cobra 002 blade putter.
 
Recently sold my 2 iron. In search for another one. Around 13.5°....
 
 
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Good Morning one and all!!! To say I was excited to be part of this review would be the understatement of the century. I just hope that I am able to keep pace with my fellow reviewers and the fantastic jobs they have done in their reviews.
 
***Disclaimer*** I am not as good with all the picture taking and formatting as they are but I will give it my best shot.
 
·         Handicap- As it stands right now I am a 9 but trending downward and hope to continue doing so but I am sure once I get it going the way I want our wonderful upstate NY winter will arrive and I will once again but left frustrated and wanting of the spring once again, but hey the wife loves the winter here and we all know how that works.
 
 
·         Strengths of my game- Though I am not the longest hitter at my club or the straightest, you ever get a driver you absolutely love and then the head cracks on it and you are left on this endless endeavor to find one to replace it. Sorry back to our regularly scheduled programming,  I am never really out of a hole and my short game allows me to write a lot more pars than my long game allows for  
 
 
·         Weakness of my game- As I mentioned before the long game keeps me inhibited somewhat and I am working on that diligently and trying to work it out as my PGA Pro will elude to but it is a work in progress.
 
 
·         Typical ball flight/miss- As I endeavor to find the one swing thought that will turn me into a scratch player I usually end up with a high pull hook when I get a little out of sequence and we all know that end result of that sad story. Normally I play a fairly straight ball with little to no movement but the dispersion can be 2-3 yards left or right.
 
 
·         In my bag- I believe that the replacement for the aforementioned and beloved SLDR is in the way of a BB Epic (standard) with 9* and a Fujikara stiff shaft is going to stay in for a while as long as it continues to behave. 3 and 5 woods are Cobra King F6 with stock stiff shafts, 50* and 54* Vokeys and a 58* Scratch wedge, that I will use until the grooves wear out. Cleveland Putter (can never remember the name but I absolutely love it!!) and of course the crown jewel the Ping i200 irons 4-PW. Prior to be selected for this review I gamed Mizuno JPX 850 (non forged) with S300 shafts.
 
Now on to the stuff you have been waiting for with the upmost anticipation and angst the i200 stage 1 review:
 
 As previously mentioned I was shocked to say the least about being selected for participation in this review. I did not at first know how to process the idea of this opportunity but I was in time able to make my peace with it. It was a tough a rocky time for our house hold but through the support of my wife and children I was able to be at ease with the opportunity that was presented to me.
 
 As per the directions given I went to the PING website to the online fitting and send my specs in. The overall process was one that I often wondered how accurate it could be. Fairly simple to do just a tape measure and a little knowledge of how my game is played and I was done. I was recommended for color code Yellow (1.5* upright), with Nippon Pro Modus 3 in stiff flex, which I never thought would fit me in the least as I have always been an S300 guy but then again I am also not a certified club fitter and to say I would know any differences between the two would be a slap in the face of those who actually do know. The most curious one to me was the grip code of aqua which is 1/16” below standard, I was very cautious about but thought in the spirit of the test I will use these specs. However, that will come in to play later. Specs are sent in and now we play the waiting to game.
 
 On 17 May, I get a call from the wife notifying me of the arrival of a long brown box which she knew contained golf clubs but for some reason she did not seem as excited about this as I was. Weird right??? I got home and immediately had to slow my preverbal roll as I knew there needed to be unboxing pictures etc. as I take part in the review so off to the man cave I went. 
 

 

 

 
 
 My first impressions were WOW!!! When I set them in address they looked exactly like what I was looking for. The profile and length seemed to fit the mold of what I think an iron should be. I had always had a desire to give the S55 a try but never thought my game was good enough for them but loved the way they look at address and this were right in line with what I wanted. I could not wait to get these out on the course and give them a hit even if I felt a little guilty about hitting them and getting them dirty, even our puppy was so enamored with them and felt it was appropriate to give them a courtesy lick. 
 

 

 
  I hope you enjoyed my Stage1 review and I look forward to keeping you appraised in Stage 2 of my results. I will do all I can to provide the best feedback possible about them and what I think moving forward. Let me know what questions you have and I look forward to hearing your comments and what you would like to know about the i200s moving forward. 

 
 
 
 
 

Bones Stage 1
 

 
 
 
Hello MGS'ers, welcome to my Ping i200 stage 1 review.  Lets kick this thing off with a couple pics of these beauties.
 

 
 
 

 
 
A bit about me
 
Handicap/Average Score? - My current handicap is a 7, with a typical score between 75-80. My swing is still recovering from a partially separated shoulder that happened in August of 2015.  Before the injury I was a 1.8, with a typical score between 70-74.  I'm hoping the added forgiveness and playability of these irons will get me back on track.
 

 
Strength/Weakness of my game? - Up until about 2 months ago, I'd have said my driving was my strength; I was hitting about 70% of fairways at a little over a 300 avg.  At that same time, I'd have said my putting was my biggest weakness.  Now those have flip flopped; I'm spraying my driver all over the course, sometimes not cracking 270 and my putting is the best it's ever been.
 

 
How long have you been playing? - I have been playing for 31 years now.  I started playing when I was 6 years old, with a cut down set of Spalding blades.  It didn't take long to develop a love for the game  I would say my first two years were spend on the range and practice green, not playing a par 3 course until I was 8.  By the time I was 10, I was beating my father and grandfather.  By the time I was a teenager, I was playing to about an 8 handicap with a set of Spalding blades and persimmon woods, that I bought at a yard sale and played with until my senior year of high school.  I got a set of Ping Zing irons for my graduation present and then bought myself some Callaway Big Bertha woods with my graduation money.....thats when my game really took off.
 

 
What makes you love the game? - My wife asks me why I'm so obsessed with golf and my answer is simple....it's a new adventure every time (hell, sometimes from one hole to the next).  I use golf as an escape from the grind of life.  There is just something about being out there in nature, with your feet in the grass, that is relaxing.  I love that it is a sport for EVERYONE, no matter how good or bad you are at it.  I love that my father-in-law and I bonded while playing, right up until cancer made it impossible for him to play; I still hit a ball into the lake (a frequent spot for his balls to land) in his memory, on his birthday.  I love that my young daughters love to play golf, just because I love playing it so much.  It's not just a hobby for me, it's a passion.
 

 

 
 
 
Stay tuned for the full stage 2 reviews that will be coming from everyone very soon.