hckymeyer Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Official Forum Member Review: Ping G700 Irons jacustomgolf Stage 1 Stage 2 mpatrickriley Stage 1 Stage 2 Peaksy68 Stage 1 Stage 2 GolfJunkie302 Stage 1 Stage 2 Golfspy Meyer Stage 1 Stage 2 JAGolfore and josmi15 2 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAGolfore Posted July 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 First I would like to say thank you to MyGolfSpy for the opportunity to test the PING G700 irons. These are a big change from what I currently play, and I am very excited to see how they play. I am a very avid golfer and golf is a part of my family. I started golfing at the age of 3 with my father at our little public course in Pennsylvania. From there I took to the game and decided I wanted to play golf over baseball and basketball, this was not a bad decision being 5'10â€, slow and right handed. As I got into high school I played more competitive golf and was able to play well enough to earn a scholarship to play golf at St. Bonaventure University. I played all 4 years in the starting 5 and I still have some records on the books at SBU (Most wins 5 & lowest stroke average for a season 73.0) For a flash from the past. http://gobonnies.sbu.edu/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/042406aaa.html I am now living in the Champaign, IL area with my wife and 2 children. We belong to a local club and all of us golf. I have been fortunate enough to 1, have a family that likes to golf and 2, have a job that lets me get out and practice. What that I have been able to keep my handicap down where I like it and I am currently at a +2.7. I had a big July as I played in the Illinois State Amateur and our city tournament (more below). I love the competition and there is nothing like standing over a shot knowing you have to hit it well. The feeling of getting your body and mind to work together is always fun. Now onto my bag. This has not changed too much in the last year. I'll start with my driver. I went and got fit for my driver back in February. This club has been great so far this summer. I went with the Taylormade M4 with the Accra Z465 M5 shaft. Like I said so far so good. My 4 wood has been in the bag for about a year and is the Callaway Steelhead XR 16*. This is one of my favorite clubs in the bag. I know off the tee I can hit it 270, and from the fairway I can get about 255 out of it. Makes it very nice on the par 5's. I recently got a Srixon U65 20* (3 iron). This weekend will be its first tournament rounds and so far so good with this club. I like it right at 235 yards. My irons are also Srixon, I carry the 565 in a 4 iron (225 yards), my 5 through 8 irons are the Srixon 765's (5 – 210, 6 – 195, 7 – 180, 8 – 165) and my 9 and wedge are the Srixon 965's. (9 – 150, PW – 140). I carry 3 more wedges all Cleveland RTX 2.0 CB (50* - 130, 54* - 115, 60* - 95). And finally my putter back to the Taylormade Spider Tour Black. I love my irons and this testing of the PING G700's will be a lot of fun as there is a lot of difference in these clubs. My typical ball flight is a high draw with my miss being left. I love the day when it's not turning a lot and I am missing just to the right as I know I can swing just a little harder and still be ok. Right now my game is on from 100 yards and in. I feel I can get these shots up and down and last weekend in holed out from 60 yards and 75 yards. It's a great feeling when you know you will have a good look a birdie or a chance to save par. My weakness is in my long irons. This especially shows up when I play in bigger events (US Open Qualifying or the State Am) as these courses tend to play longer and force you to hit the 5 and 6 irons into greens. This is a part of my game I have been focusing on and trying to get better. I am excited to see if the PING G700 irons do help out in this area as they are even more forgiving (we will test this out) than my Srixon 765's. My first impression of these irons is that they are very large and in charge. When you look at the sole of the club and compare especially the lower irons to my Srixon 965's the size difference is a lot. But the PING G700's still looks very playable. The demo irons I hit I had no problem adjusting to. The thing I do like, and I believe this is across the entire PING line up is the white line on the bottom of the club. I think this helps line the face up and could be helpful when trying to move the ball. Again we will test these out to see if we can work the ball as much as the current Srixon line up I have. So we have a lot going on. The Srixon irons were in the bag through July 19th as that is the last day of the Illinois State Amateur (74-78 missed cut). We started testing the PING G700's the next day and I put them in play for our city tournament last weekend. For not playing these irons much I do have to say it is a change for me. Especially in the lower irons, the size difference is noticeable. Here are my stats for the 3 rounds of tournament play. I shot rounds of 73, 70, 75 – 218 (+3). The 70 was bogey free. For the weekend I was 30/42 fairways (71%), 33/54 greens (61%) and had 89 putts (1.6 putts per green). So what I see here is that I need to get use to these irons. My par 3 scoring for the weekend was +4. I was +3 for the event. Should I have jumped in with these irons right away, I feel maybe not looking back on it, but there is only one way to get a good test and that is to play these irons. I have 3 weeks until my US Mid Am qualifier Aug 21 and I hope to get a lot more work in with these irons by then. I can say the long irons are awesome. I hit the ball a lot higher and that is something in need. I am sure that this testing will be very interesting and there will be a lot more to come. Nunfa0, Golfspy_CG2, MDGolfHacker and 10 others 13 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue 9* FW: Sub 70 Pro 4 wood Hybrid: Sub 70 949 Hybrid 19* Irons: Sub 70 659 CB 4 - 6 Black 639 MB 7 - PW Wedges: Sub 70 JB - 50* 54* & 60* Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2 Ball: Titleist Pro-V1x Handicap index: +3.9 Instagram: joshandersongolf Twitter: @jacustomgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAGolfore Posted July 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage Two – Ping G700 Irons 9/7/2018 Ping G700 Irons – Official MGS Forum Review by Josh Anderson I left off stage one coming off of our city tournament at (+3 – 218) which was solo 4th. My greens in regulation were not great at 61%, but not horrible. Fast forward to now, my last 5 rounds, and my GIR is now 75.6%! My par 3 scoring was poor at +4 for the 3 rounds. Needless to say I have found how I need to play these irons. My scoring for my last 5 rounds has been under par, par 3's at 2.9, par 4's scoring at 3.9 and par 5's scoring at 4.4 My handicap has gone down from -2.2 index to a -3.7 index. This to me is an incredible jump. The rounds of golf I have played are unreal. I have shot 3 rounds of 30, 2 of which were in the same round for my best round ever at 60, tying our course record! I am enjoying these irons. The shots are getting better every day. I am working on hitting a fade with these irons, it too will come. Now onto my review, any guesses as to what my thoughts will be? Ping G700 Looks These irons are very large and in charge. In the beginning I had issues with the shorter irons 9 – U wedge. It has taken me some time to get use to these and I am still working on it. I am getting use to the larger top line and the large face. They are inviting to hit, especially the long irons. They will never win a contest for looks, but sometimes its what's inside that counts. Looks (6 out of 10 points) •General Shape These irons are very large. I believe someone compared them to a shovel. Yes, they are by far the largest irons I have ever hit yet alone played. But that doesn't mean they are not good. These are built for distance and I found a lot more height on my golf shots. Which my game needed. •Graphics I love how the back of these irons resemble a “players iron†very clean, crisp look. This to me is why they look so good in the golf bag. •How does the overall look come together? Overall they come together to form a monster of an iron. If you can get past how big they look at set up, then you will have a lot of fun hitting these irons. Looks alone, I would never hit them. Which is funny, because that's how we do a lot of things in life. If it doesn't look right to us we don't go near it. Maybe we need to get out of our comfort zone a little more. •How does the appearance compare to other irons in the same category? I have looked at the Titleist AP3 and these, the Titleist does not appear as large. To me that is more inviting to the Titleist. Having hit the Titleist AP3, I would choose the Ping G700. But looks alone, before I tested these I would not have tried the Ping G700. They are probably some of the largest irons on the market. •Other unique details (i.e. alignment aids, coloring, swing blur, etc.) One thing Ping does that I am not sure most other companies do is the white line on the groove. I really like this and it helps me set up behind the ball. The face sets up so well for me with this, I think it's a great touch. •Are they flashy? Do other players notice them in your bag without being prompted? Most people at my club do not look at my clubs, they noticed the irons when I hit them. The first day I had them on the range, not one person said anything until I started hitting balls. These are not flashy in my bag, but that is the way I want it. I would rather people not look into my bag and take a look based on how irons look. Sound & Feel (8 out of 10 points) •Does it sound: loud, quiet, harsh, smooth, or other? This is where I see another big difference between the irons I always played and the Ping G700's. I love how these sound. They have an almost metal bat sound when you hit them. It literally turned heads on the range. This is what made people ask me what I was playing. For me it's fun to have that loud I hit the crap out of the ball sound. I think this could be a turn off for some people, but for me I really enjoy it. •Does it feel soft, crisp, dull, clicky? These irons are very crisp. The loud bat sound is a great sound. Having played baseball as a kid, maybe it brings back those good times, maybe I'm crazy, but I really enjoy the sound. If you're a forged iron player looking for that crisp click that is buttery smooth, you will not find it here. But if you want results then you need to seriously look at these. •Does it feel consistent across the face, or are mis-hits noticeably pronounced? The feel on mis-hits does change. The distance the ball goes does not. I like that these irons give me that feedback. My fear going into this testing was that these irons would not have that feel. I can tell you right away where I hit it on the face and that to me is great. •Does the sound/feel impact your performance? I think the sound gives me more confidence. I love how they sound and make people shake their heads that I am playing these irons. The results speak for themselves. Range Performance (19 out of 20 points) When I hit these on the range, I have a lot of fun practicing. Our range is wide open. Only 5 spots to hit to that you can really work on irons. Depending where we are hitting from I will work on anywhere from a 9 iron to a 5 iron. The greens are 15 yards wide. I try to hit shots onto these greens and I am wanting to start the ball in the same spot every time. With these irons this is very easy to do. The ball just takes off and it is awesome how consistent I can be with even a 5 iron. I think this has helped my scoring more than anything. I'm confident I can hit the green from 220 yards and it's going to stick now. •Accuracy I am more accurate with my long irons. This for me is due to how high I hit the Ping G700's. I have always had a lower ball flight with my Srixon irons and that sometimes lead to the ball not holding greens. This will no longer be an issue. My new ball flight is what I have always wanted in long irons and thought it was not possible. But it really is. •Distance WOW is all I can say. I can carry my 4 iron 235 yards now. It's just pure distance. I really like this set up as it will let me now carry 5 wedges. Yes 5 wedges. I will be going to the PW and UW in the G 700 and I'll be in the market for new wedges (52, 56, & 60) Maybe some PING Wedges (@Pingtour?). This will help with my gap I now have in the 120-yard range. I can't say it enough these irons are long. •Trajectory Again the Ping G700 irons have just blown my mind. I hit the ball so much higher. But I can keep them low if I need to. I thought for sure after one range session I would have issues with punch shots. But with a little help watching some @Clubproguy videos on twitter, I was able to figure this out. I am very pleased with how I can control these irons. •Forgiveness Again, this is where these irons really shine. I know when I catch a shot thin or off the toe, (my main miss) that it will not lose distance. A thin shot still goes higher than my old irons and the toe shot will draw slightly more, but never as much as I expected. Can I hit these left, yes, but that is my swing, not the club. •Control I can step up to the ball, get lined up and know these irons are going to go where I want them too. They are easy to start on line and keep on line. I do wish they had less offset, I think they would be easier to work LEFT to RIGHT, but that I will figure out over the next few months. •Workability I am surprised at the range of shots I can play with the Ping G700 irons. High draw, low draw and the straight ball are all very easy for me to hit. I am still working on the high and low fade. I will get this down as I can hit it, I just have to manipulate the face more than I like to at address. I have no doubt the more I work with these clubs the better they will get. On-Course Performance (40 out of 40 points) I don't know how this can be anything but 40 pts. For my handicap to drop 1.5 strokes on index and to tie a course record in 6 weeks to me is outstanding. Yeah I know you have to make putts to shot 60, but you have to be close to make that many. Everyone I have played with has commented how much higher my ball flight is and how easy they look to hit. I am so happy I was selected to test these irons. I really can't say much more about the on course performance. I think my handicap drop speaks volumes. We have our club championship coming up September 22 – 23. I have won it the last 2 years and this will be the last true test for these irons in 2018. I can tell you they will be in the bag starting 2019 and I do not see them leaving anytime soon. •Accuracy As with the range practice I am hitting my targets on the course, 75% GIR. I don't know how I can expect to do any better than that. I will continue to update my progress and I will be very interested to see how I play in our club championship in 3 weeks. Those stats will be telling I feel. Under pressure and fall golf. •Trajectory Comparing this to the range sessions, they are exactly what I see on the range. My go to shot is a high draw. With the G700 this is what I like, but it's even higher now which I love. I can control the height into the wind better with the Pro V1, but that is to be expected. I can't say enough about how high I hit my long irons! •Forgiveness In short yes, my mis-hits are going where they should and that is on the green! I can tell the difference in my miss with the G700 and the miss with my older irons. The G700 holds the original line better. •Workability Again, the same issue I have on the range. The LEFT to RIGHT shot is still not 100% there. We will get there, but that is my only issue. I have that shot with my older clubs, but being able to go over trees has helped, and that shot is not always needed now. •Distance The G700 irons are long. That is all I can say. I have gained roughly 15 yards in my long irons. SRIXON 565 4 IRON – 220 YARDS PING G700 4 IRON – 235 YARDS SRIXON 565 5 IRON – 205 YARDS PING G700 5 IRON – 220 YARDS SRIXON 765 6 IRON – 190 YARDS PING G700 6 IRON – 205 YARDS SRIXON 765 7 IRON – 175 YARDS PING G700 7 IRON – 190 YARDS SRIXON 765 8 IRON – 165 YARDS PING G700 8 IRON – 175 YARDS SRIXON 965 9 IRON – 155 YARDS PING G700 9 IRON – 160 YARDS SRIXON 965 PW – 145 IRONS PING G700 PW – 145 YARDS CLEVELAND 50* - 130 YARDS PING G700 UW – 130 YARDS I want to state the lofts are about a club stronger. But combined with the how high I hit these irons, that is a game changer. •Control As with range sessions, these irons start online. When you are hitting greens that's when you can score and score I have. •Pressure I put these irons in to pressure situations right from the start. I had them in play one week after I got them for our city tournament. The second round I played bogey free of the tournament I was bogey free. That to me is awesome. I had them in the bag for my US Mid Am qualifier. I did not putt well that day but I hit 14 greens. All I can do is give myself chances with the putter. When putts fall I score great. When I don't I will not score that well. I stated above I have one more tournament this year, our club championship at the end of September, this will show a lot with these irons. I expect to play well. •What factors were you pleased with? I have been very pleased with just about everything with these irons. They are easier to hit than I expected and they shoot darts. I am having more fun playing with these irons in the bag. •What factors did you find lacking? The only thing I still have an issue with is my inability to hit the LEFT to RIGHT shot. I will get it, but that is a little frustrating. Final Performance Comments: What can I say? I shot a 60 (-12) which tied our course record. My handicap went down from -2.2 to -3.7. For me to show that type of improvement in 6 weeks is mind blowing. It's a level of confidence I have not had in a long time. I don't get to play or practice as much as I would like, but I get to often enough to keep my game sharp. I know 2018 is winding down, but I am looking forward to spending 2019 with these irons and continuing to improve. I would love to see less offset in these irons, a set with no offset but the same heads would be amazing I think. Maybe Ping can do that I don't know. But I do know that would be the only change I would make. I will say I have never hit a Ping iron in my life. This being my first set, I know I was missing something for the last 30 years. Like I said they lead me to shot a 60. They will be around for a long time. And I will give Ping more business in the future. Play it or Trade it? (20 out of 20 points) Again, how can this be anything but 20? I am sure the more I play with these irons the more I will improve. I am playing these irons and I am going to promote these irons. If they can help my game, I got fit, and the results speak for themselves. I would seriously look at these irons if you have a lower ball flight. They have helped me get my game where I have been trying for years. I will say these irons have opened my eyes. I played what I thought good golfers played with. I knew I never hit the ball high and I figured that was just my game. These irons can help anyone I believe. How can they not, I have played some of the best golf of my life the last 6 weeks. What I learned is you don't know until you try it. Technology has come a long way and why not take advantage of it. Conclusion These irons really have opened my eyes. I can't say enough thank you to My Golf Spy and PING for letting us test and keep these irons. For me it opened my eyes. I believe I was playing irons that I thought I should play, and not the irons I needed to play. For me to see the gains I have in 6 weeks is unreal. These are by far the best change I have made to my game in a long time. If you play blades give these a chance. Yes, they are big, yes they are offset. But who cares when they go where you want them to go. I know I can look past all of that and play better golf. Final Score: (93/100) https://youtu.be/jgcPX-WaU7E PING Apologist #9, Rickp, GeekingGolf and 9 others 12 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue 9* FW: Sub 70 Pro 4 wood Hybrid: Sub 70 949 Hybrid 19* Irons: Sub 70 659 CB 4 - 6 Black 639 MB 7 - PW Wedges: Sub 70 JB - 50* 54* & 60* Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2 Ball: Titleist Pro-V1x Handicap index: +3.9 Instagram: joshandersongolf Twitter: @jacustomgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GolfSpy MPR Posted July 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 Tester: Michael Riley It is no mere formality to express my gratitude to MyGolfSpy, our moderators, and PING for the opportunity to review the G700 irons. Whether measured in dollar value or number of review applications, some of these opportunities are especially coveted. Being chosen for this review is a privilege, and I hope to do right by this great community. Getting into golf and why I play My dad, me, and my son I began playing golf in my teens, when my dad and I would play a few times a summer. I always enjoyed it, but never pursued the game seriously. My non-committal relationship with golf continued through my twenties. This changed about six years ago when I moved to the far west end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to become the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Wakefield. There was a young man in the church who I needed to talk with—and he was an avid golfer. For the sake of conversation, I started playing. And I got hooked. Golf is almost perfectly designed to be an addiction for me. First, there's the obvious social element, which is valuable to me as a pastor. Second, I'm an analytic problem solver. Golf is just physics, right? It always seems like I should be able to figure it out, and solving that puzzle is deeply compelling to me. Third, I love gadgets and technology, and the training aids and launch monitors and the tech of the clubs themselves all feed that interest. Fourth, despite the frustrations of the game, being outdoors at the course is a wonderful release from the pressures of ministry. Family trip to Erin Hills for last year's U.S. Open Finally, and increasingly importantly, I golf to spend time with my family, especially my son Kirke, who is five. He began swinging toy clubs at one. By the time he was three, he was playing nine-hole rounds. He genuinely loves the game. He'll practice for hours on his own, and we watch the Tour for a few hours each Sunday after services have ended. He can now walk nine holes with me, or we can cart 18. From his tees (about 1,100 yards for nine holes) he beats me about half the time. An ordinary hole for Kirke: great drive, a couple meh approaches, slick pitch, confident putt My younger son Christopher also shows some promise. He's currently three and he's already bigger than his older brother. He doesn't take it nearly as seriously as Kirke does, but he hits the ball hard. My hope is that I have my golf partners for years to come. How I play As for my own golf ability: I'm solidly OK. Game Golf has me right around a 15 handicap. My score almost magnetically reverts to bogey golf: good rounds fall apart, bad rounds turn around, and (voila!) I shoot another 90. Game Golf generally likes my approach game and my putting (relative to handicap), but scolds me for my driving and short game. So a typical hole for me begins with a poor drive, followed by a solidly respectable second shot in the vicinity of the green (very rarely on it), a mediocre short shot that ends up too far from the hole, and then two putts for my bogey. If the putter heats up and a few of the first putts drop, I'll shoot in the mid-80s. I've never broken 80; that remains my biggest golf goal. The G700s may be forgiving; video ain't. Here's the swing that'll be testing these irons (captured in my first garage session with the G700 7 iron): My current irons are the Adams XTD Tours, with the KBS Tour 120 stiff shafts and Iomic grips. I picked these up when Adams clubs were being clearanced and I like them a lot. Little offset, a fairly compact head: I'm a sucker for the look at address. I know everyone hits their 7 iron 150 yards; so do I. My short iron game is in solid shape (again, relative to handicap), but the stats tell me that my long iron play could use a significant upgrade. Why I applied PING's marketing for the G700 highlights distance and forgiveness with an emphasis on aesthetics. So here are the questions I want to answer in this review: Do the G700 irons deliver usable distance gains across the set? This will first require me to find out if they increase distance at all. If they do, do the distance gains (and hiked lofts) create problematic gapping issues in the bag? Does the distance come at the expense of control, either in terms of left/right dispersion or loss of stopping power? Do the G700 deliver on the promise of forgiveness? Most likely, my answer here is going to be found on the course. Is my less-than-consistent swing getting better-than-it-deserves consistent distances? Does PING deliver on its goal of packaging these improvements in an aesthetically pleasing package? Some readers here are entirely results driven: if the ball goes in the hole, you couldn't care less what the club looks like. For me, part of the enjoyment of the game is appreciating the art of the tools. I don't want to play a club that reminds me how bad I am every time I look at it. Will the offset and all-around chunkiness of the G700s be tolerable or even (gasp!) appealing? I'm a long way from a scratch approach player. If an iron will allow me to hit the ball further and (here's the important thing) to a repeatable number, scoring should improve. That's ultimately what I'm in this test to find out. Fitting My main clubfitter has been “buy cheap stuff on eBay and see what works.†But for this test, I hoped to get a real fitting. And to my surprise, I even found that there is a PING authorized fitter about an hour away from me. Unfortunately, he and I simply couldn't get our schedules to sync before we had to get our orders placed. So I'll be the tester representing the majority of golfers who don't get fitted for clubs. My first step was to visit PING's online fitting tool. As one who sits in the middle of the bell curve for adult male size, I expected to be stock everything. But depending on my wrist-to-floor measurement (which seems to vary every time I try it), PING kept recommending clubs built upright, and once even suggested an extra half-inch of length. Because my most dreaded iron miss is a big pull draw/hook, and given the significant offset of the G700s, I was leery of going too much upright. In the end, I went with stock lengths, the Nippon Modus3 105 shafts (stiff), and a single degree upright. PING deserves kudos for permitting us to request 8 irons, going 4–GW. In my current setup, I play an Adams dHy 4 and then 5–GW in the XTD Tours. Given the expected launch properties of the G700s, I really wanted to put the G700 4 iron up against the Adams dHy. As for the wedges, my PW and GW function almost entirely as a 10 and 11 iron; I don't use them for pitching and chipping. For that reason, I wanted to keep the G700 wedges as part of the set. PING generously accommodated this request. First impressions PING shipped our irons fast. We got our specs submitted to Rob on July 2. By July 10, my new irons arrived. That's impressive, and so PING earns another star. The box came packed well, with each iron in a temporary neoprene sleeve. As for looks: these irons are clean and big. I love the overall shape of the club. While I enjoy playing my XTD Tours, their cavities have more crevices and corners than most irons (they're a pain to clean). By contrast, the G700s look like a blade—but one that has had too many trips to a cheap all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet. By itself, a G700 looks gorgeous. Its girth only becomes glaringly obvious when you set it next to a more svelte iron. The 4 iron is noticeably larger than my Adams dHy: The 5 iron's backside shows up at address, which is not ideal. That said, given the dull reflective finish of the iron, it almost camouflages itself. You can see the effect here: The size difference is readily apparent in the 7 iron. The XTD Tours are a fairly compact player's cavity/GI iron. The G700s are—ahem—not compact. I will give PING credit on this, however: the topline of the G700s is actually relatively trim. I suspect some adept shaping and polishing enhances this effect: What this adds up to, at least in a first impression, is a big club that doesn't totally look so big, especially where it counts, at address. They're in my bag and will see their first action in my league match tomorrow (as I'm writing). With Game Golf, I'll be tracking everything, and I'm eager to see the results. russtopherb, Rickp, McaseyM and 19 others 22 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GolfSpy MPR Posted July 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 PING G700 irons – Official MGS Forum Review by Michael Riley Introduction My dad has recently gotten into woodworking. In particular, he's become fascinated with the YouTube channel of a guy who does all his work without power tools. Is this the right or the wrong way to build furniture? The answer is that this is a dumb question. If woodworking is a hobby, different folks will derive their enjoyment from it for different reasons and in different ways. There are also different ways to enjoy golf. Are the guys building and playing persimmon and hickory doing it wrong? How about the 20-handicap who loves his Titleist MBs? They are no more wrong than the guy making a dresser without power tools. They simply have different goals than shooting their lowest possible score. Being chosen to test the PING G700 irons has made me think about where I exist on the spectrum of golf tools. I certainly am not among those who don't care about score. On the other hand, I can't honestly say I'd play anything regardless of how it looks, if my scores drop. Some of this is ego. Some is just the enjoyment of good aesthetics: a Mizuno blade is a thing of beauty in the way that a Square Strike Wedge (sorry, ole gray!) isn't. And some of it is confidence and comfort. While MGS putter testing has pushed back strongly against the assumption that a person's appreciation for a given putter has any correlation with it's performance, I suspect that there may be exceptional cases. For instance, a massively offset club is sure to cause some to fear a big left miss, and might force a corresponding swing adjustment. The G700 isn't the club I'd grab to test first if I were in the market new irons. It doesn't have the look I'm most drawn to. And it's marketed to golfers even worse than I am. (PING's own online fitting tool suggests the G400s for a 15 handicapper like me.) But I signed up to test them—and I'm glad I did. Here are my thoughts after two months with the PING G700 irons. Looks: 8/10 In other reviews, this category might be of little consequence. But the G700s are marketed in part on their aesthetics: game improvement in a pretty package. Most of the pros and cons here are obvious. On the plus side, the G700s are clean, almost to the point of being plain. Nothing busy, just classic, smooth design. The chief negative is equally obvious: they're enormous. The 4 iron is bigger than the hybrid it replaced in my bag. While they're not exactly shovels (Peaksy68's Stage 1 proved that), they are really big. That said, for my part, I was able to get past their size relatively quickly. On the course, when you're not setting them next to another club for contrast, it was easy to just focus on playing golf. Also, as I mentioned in my Stage 1, PING really did a nice job with the rounding and polishing of the top line. If these had a thick, boxy top line, I suspect I would have had a harder time with their size. I'm also not crazy about the look of the offset, especially on the longer irons. There is a remaining negative: the G700s show wear in a way that I've not experienced with other cast irons. It appears that the hydropearl finish scars very quickly. Consider these pictures of the 9 iron: I chose the 9 iron for this picture because it looked the worst of any of the clubs in my set (and this is without the wear of regular range sessions). When taking the pictures, I also noticed that the blue dot was missing. The blue dot was fine on all the other irons. I'm not sure what happened there. A score of 8/10 feels maybe a bit low for these clubs, but I think it's fair to ding them a point for being enormous and another for the wear issue. Sound & Feel: 9/10 If your ideal iron sound is soft and muted, these are not ideal. That said, as one who has always played cast irons, I didn't find anything about the sound of the G700s to be particularly offensive. The typical sound is a notable crack, even with a softer ball (I play the Project [a]). I'm no fan of high-pitched pings or clangs, and there is none of that here. There's enough feel here to know when you've mishit a shot. But it often results in this sequence: swing—bad feel—“Oh no!â€â€”“Hmm, OK, that's not as bad as that deserved.†So there's enough feel in the clubs to let you know if you've hit it poorly, even if the result isn't as bad as the feel. And when you flush one, you know it too. Range Performance (19 out of 20 points) After getting the necessary Stage 1 pictures with the irons unblemished, I took my new and old 7 irons into my garage for a first test. I have a decidedly low-end launch monitor: the Ernest Sports ES12. In essence, it's a radar gun that measures ball speed; you tell it what club you're hitting, it assumes a launch angle, and calculates your carry distance. I alternated shots between my Adams XTD Tour and the PING G700. The results were jaw-dropping. On average, the Adams 7 iron resulted in 107.5mph of ball speed, with a carry distance of 148.6. The PING: 113.3mph of ball speed, with a carry distance of 157.7. Given the distance claims PING was making, you'd expect to hit each iron a club further. That's exactly what I was seeing. I was able to get to an actual range just once during the review period. It was just before the Stage 2s were due, so I can't say that I learned much that I didn't already know from my rounds with the G700s. So let me move to that, where I'll discuss their performance in greater detail. On-Course Performance: 36/40 My first round with the G700s was my regular Thursday league match. My partner and I were able to bang out a few holes before the match started, which confirmed my first range findings: I should expect one club more out of these irons. Even still, these irons were shocking. The first revelation was the 4 iron. Two shots especially stood out. The first was an awful-feeling mishit off the tee on a tight par 5—a shot which still found the fairway, about 175 yards out. Not the best distance, but a far better result than that strike deserved, and it saved me at least a stroke by staying in play. The second was the tee shot on another tight par 4. Put a nice swing on this one and ended up with a perfect 225-yard drive (without a crazy wind or bounce). My drives with a driver average less than that. The experience of that first round was not misleading. In all, I played 14 rounds with the G700s (a combination of 9s and 18s). I figured the best comparison would be to take my July/August rounds of last year up against the same time period this year. Last year, my strokes lost to scratch in my approach game was 5.71. This year, in the same period, it was 4.47—almost a stroke and half better. And that includes my most recent rounds, where some squishy course conditions made every approach shot require the precision of a fairway bunker. Included in this run was my new personal best and first time breaking 80. I posted about it a bit more here, but for the sake of review, note the strokes gained approach: 1.22 better than scratch. As a 15 handicap golfer, I certainly couldn't ask for better results. That's the big picture on performance. More specifically, these clubs launch high, almost comically so. I don't have any spin rate data, but because they launch so high, I had no problem at all getting them to stop on the greens. The distance gains are real, though on the course, a bit more muted than the range sessions indicated. Last July/August, Game Golf reports the following distances with my Adams irons: 4i: 183 5i: 169 6: 156 7i: 161 8i: 139 9i: 128 PW: 132 GW: 117 With the G700s, I have: 4i: 184 5i: 157 6i: 169 7i: 162 8i: 150 9i: 134 PW: 124 GW: 108 As for workability: my game doesn't feature carving balls right and left to tucked pins. When I'm trying to hit a curved shot, it's generally to get around a tree I stuck myself behind. And I found no extra difficulty hitting those shots with the G700s. I'm not saying I was always successful; I'm merely saying it wasn't any harder than it was with my Adams XTD Tours. In my Stage 1, I expressed some fear that the offset of these clubs combined with the PING-suggested upright lie angle would result in terrible left misses. To my surprise, that was never an issue. If anything, my miss these past two months has been a push. The more I ignored any fear of a left miss and just swung freely, the more these clubs rewarded me with a very straight ball flight on my intended line. As several of us have noted, the biggest playability problem with these clubs is trying to hit them out of thicker rough. Because they are quite long from heel to toe, there's a lot of face to rip through longer grass. Especially with the longer irons, I had a hard time generating enough speed to get to the ball out of the rough with any height. This ended up affecting my bag setup. In my Stage 1, I questioned how the promised distance gains might change my gapping. After my first couple of rounds, I made my first adjustment. I removed my hybrid from the bag (the 4 iron was at least its equal in distance), and added a 50° Ping Glide wedge. My concern was that the added oomph of the G700 was going to create a gap between the G700 GW (49°) and my 54° SW. Adding a 50° wedge without the distance-enhancing features of the G700 was my trial answer. It turns out that, at least for me, the distance gains at the top of the bag level off coming down toward the wedges. Because this smoothed the transition to my SW and LW, I removed the additional GW from my bag. I put the hybrid back in, now not chiefly to fill a distance gap, but as a utility club to hit from lies that the G700s struggle in. To date, that's working well for me. Play it or Trade it?: 19/20 This review category has been reworked from previous years; it used to be “likelihood of purchase.†The reason for making the change was good; it tended to focus too much on the finances of the individual reviewer. But in the case of the G700s, the price simply can't be ignored. This set, with 8 irons in steel shafts, lists for $1,200. The same setup with G400s is roughly $400 cheaper. I don't live in a world in which $400 doesn't matter. I didn't test the G700s against the G400s. Perhaps they are a full third better, factoring in performance and looks. I don't know. I do know this: the G700 is exactly the iron I didn't know I needed in my bag. I'd cringe to put a set of GMax irons in play, because I want to believe I'm a better golfer than that. But the G700 takes all that help and hides in an iron that looks really good. Why would I ever give that up? Therefore, the PING G700 irons earn an unreserved “Play It!†from this reviewer. Conclusion I didn't just learn something about the G700s in this review: I learned something about my entire approach to choosing golf equipment. For as much as I like reading about and discussing clubs, deep down, I'm a bit of an equipment skeptic. But while I still think that the player is ultimately the most important factor determining the result of a golf swing, I've gained new regard for just how much the right club can help. And I've come to realize that for my enjoyment of the game, I want to play the most forgiving clubs I can stand to look at. For me, right now, that means that the PING G700 irons have earned their slots in my bag. Final Score: 91/100 ole gray, STUDque, Jbmullin and 8 others 11 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peaksy68 Posted July 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 PING G700 REVIEW – STAGE 1 About Me I'm an almost 50 year old father of 2 wonderful (most of the time) teenage girls (16 & 18) My wife has been very supportive, if not necessarily encouraging of my golfing habits over the years. I live and play golf on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, about an hours drive southwest of Melbourne. The Bellarine is blessed with some great golf courses, including 4 rated in Australia's top 100. My club is Curlewis Golf Club, where I play the majority of my golf. I live a few minutes from the course, and drive past every day on my way to work. https://curlewisgolf.com.au/pages/about-the-course I've been playing for nearly 30 years, 20 of those seriously. The vast majority of my golf is in formal competitions, which is normal for golf in Australia. Only competition rounds are allowed for handicapping, and every competition round is entered into the Golf Australia handicap site. On course, (and off) I love a bit of banter, and try to enjoy myself, while still trying to score the best I can. I spent the first half of my golf “career†just turning up and playing, never practicing at all. My oldest daughter started playing when she was about 6, and started attending weekly junior clinics with the club pro when she was about 10. While these were on, I filled in time with some practice, and my handicap dropped from 10-12 down to 6 in 4 months. Amazing to see what a bit of practice can do. I love the constant challenge that golf offers, and both the competitive and social aspect of the game. While I enjoy the occasional scramble or 4BBB, I love the fact that what I score on the course is usually entirely up to me, be it good or bad. My Game My handicap is currently 6.0,, based mainly around a solid game off the tee, solid fairway woods and a competent chipping and putting game. The obvious hole in that statement is irons! My driver, fairways and hybrid have been in my bag for about 10 years. I've tried to upgrade, but haven't come across anything that I hit significantly better. Wedges get changed when they wear out, or when I got my current Scor wedges cheap and fell in love with them almost instantly. My MLA putter came about when I reviewed it for MyGolfSpy, https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/15892-official-forum-member-review-mla-putters/ and it won't be going anywhere soon. Now to the irons. I currently play TaylorMade RSi2 irons. I've had them for 3 years, and have never been overly happy with them. I was fitted (in store) for them at a time when I had totally lost my iron swing after playing shafts that were too heavy and stiff for me. I was fitted in regular shafts for the first time, and 2 degrees upright. After having my 5 iron head replaced due to a damaged face slot, I was hitting it better than ever. It seemed less upright, and after checking my lie angles, they were all more upright than what I was fitted for, (which was probably too upright anyway). After some careful (and scary) adjustment back to standard lie angles I've been hitting my irons better. Swing Video.MOV My swing is reasonably short, with limited hand/wrist action after a series of injuries to my left wrist. I can incorporate more wrist cock, but it becomes too painful so I just avoid looking at my abbreviated swing as much as possible. I rely on a full shoulder turn and staying attached to get club head speed. My ball flight with driver and fairways is straight or a slight draw, irons it's a slight fade that can morph into an ugly slice. My typical iron miss is right and short. The biggest strength of my game is attitude. I never quit, and I'm more interested in the score I write down than how I did it. I hit around 2/3 of fairways, with most misses slight and on the good side. I was surprised to see my GIR stats are running at about 80%, but a lot of this is due to good fairway woods or hybrids, or because I've put myself within wedge range. I feel like I'm more likely to hit a green from 200 yards than 160. I've lost distance and confidence with irons over the last few years, and now take a 7 iron from 150 yards and hope I put a good swing on it, which is about 1 ½ clubs more than a few years ago. I've never played Ping clubs before, and have hit only a few. The online fitting tool wanted to put me in 3 degrees upright, but I know this isn't ideal for me, so I organised a fitting. Unless I pushed my handicap up, the tool put me into other irons, probably working on the assumption that players with a handicap of 5-6 hit their irons consistently well. We will see how accurate that assumption is.. Some Comparisons G700 v TM RSi2 v Titleist 710MB 8 irons G700 4 iron v TM Burner 4 hybrid G700 U Wedge v Scor 49 degree G700 4 Iron at address G700 v Shovel Definitely not as large as a shovel, and certainly a lot sleeker. These G700 irons are significantly larger than my current irons, and by far the largest head I will have played. My current irons are the most “Game Improvement†design I've played, prior to these I've played “Player's Cavity back†irons. It will be interesting to see if the hollow body heads do help me gain both distance and accuracy. Most of the courses I play have tightly mown, firm fairways. Will the larger clubs and thicker sole work well with these types of lies? Will the hollow body technology help me to hit a 4 Iron well? Will the larger head size be a distraction, or will I get used to it.Conversely, will the larger Gap Wedge work as well as the much smaller Scor Wedge? So many questions, that I hope I can answer for myself, and for the MyGolfSpy and wider golf community. I'm planning in swapping out all matching clubs, but if gapping looks to be an issue at either end of the bag, the 4 or U may spend some time on the bench. PING Apologist #9, cksurfdude, STUDque and 16 others 19 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage Two - The Review Ping G700 Irons – Official MGS Forum Review by Peaksy68 Intro This review is based primarily on performance on the course, during competitive rounds of golf. Range time was used to get used to the irons, not as a time for review, as my golf is played on the course, not on the range. If I was in South Korea, my review would potentially be different! After several range sessions, I moved onto the course for a few 9 hole practice rounds to get used to the G700s on real grass. Looks (7out of 10 points) The G700 irons are huge when compared directly with other irons I own (Taylormade Rsi2, Titleist 710 CB/MB), but in isolation the don't look nearly as big, due to the satin finish and overall balance of their proportions. The only time I really noticed their size was with short irons, the length of the face really stands out on them. Sound & Feel (6 out of 10 points) The sound these irons make is unlike any I've ever hit before. They produce a mechanical sounding “CLANK†on impact, which was a little disconcerting at first. I found that I wasn't able to use sound as a reliable indicator of quality of strike, as it was similar for all but the worst impacts. I attempted to record the sound, but unfortunately, background noise was too great to demonstrate it accurately for you. The ball really jumps off the face. There is no sensation of feeling the ball on the club, rather it's almost like the ball explodes away. I struggled with the gap wedge (U wedge according to Ping), as I predominately use my gap wedge for chipping, and couldn't feel the ball on the clubface when chipping with the G700. Range Performance (No score allocated) I have transferred the points usually allocated here to on course performance section, as that's where I play. The performance was different from range to course, reasons for which I will outline later. On-Course Performance ( 35 out of 60 points(incorporating range score)) On course, I found the G700 irons to be a case of Jekyll and Hyde. Off the tee, my results were very good, off the fairway, very poor. Light to medium rough I got good results, heavy rough very poor. No wind, good results, very poor in high wind. The fairways at my course are tightly mown, and with reduced grass coverage in our winter, tight lies on the fairway have been the norm. I barely hit a good iron off the fairway with the G700 irons through the entire testing period. Conversely, fairway woods and wedges were fine, at least to the level I normally play at, perhaps a bit better. Due to the other components of my game being okay, I don't think it was a swing issue. My range performance didn't transfer to the course, mainly due to the type of lie provided on the range mat. With plush lies I hit these irons well, unfortunately this isn't something common at my course, or other courses in my region. Hard, fast and unforgiving is generally how courses around here play. The raw distance of the G700 when well struck is at least a club longer than the TM RSi2 irons. The problems I had with the G700 irons were more related to consistency of strike. The really large sole is perhaps unsuited to the combination of my swing and tightly mown fairways. The disparity in performance between long irons off the tee and short irons of the fairway was staggering. For the first time in decades I was hitting high, straight and beautiful 4 and 5 irons off the tee. There was very little in the way of beauty at the other end of the bag off the fairway. The length of the clubface on the short irons was disconcerting, and probably impacted my ability to hit them well. The height these irons launch at is a problem on courses as windy as mine. I found it impossible to hit knockdown irons. Every time I attempted it, the ball still climbed and got knocked out of the sky. This shot is normally a strength of mine, so not being able to play it cost me several shots. This is from a mid to high wind day. Punch and run shots with long irons (80-120 yards) work well with these irons, the extra “explosion' off the clubface seems to really help. Chip and run shots (20-30 yards) are the opposite, with a lack of feel due to the “explosion†The service from Ping both US and here in Australia was excellent. Delivery to Australia was only a couple of days behind the guys in the USA, and Ping Australia rang me personally to organize delivery. I'd heard good things about Ping customer service, this only enhanced there reputation in my eyes. Play it or Trade it? (5 out of 20 points) As an iron set, the Ping G700 irons won't be making it into my bag. Over the next couple of months I plan on further trialing the 4 iron against my 4 hybrid. The club that gives me the best results will end up in the bag. Ping G700 irons are probably best suited to players who play on low wind, lush fairway courses, and don't mind really large heads. If you need to hit low knockdowns, play off tight lies, or don't like long faces on irons, they are probably not for you. Players whose golf is mainly played on softer, target type courses could really get some value from these irons. Conclusion I really wanted to love the Ping G700 irons. Unfortunately, they don't make my game better, and making my game better is why I play golf. I have no doubts they will be great for some golfers, and not so great for others. Thanks to MyGolfSpy and Ping for this amazing opportunity. I hope it is helpful for anyone in the market for new irons. Final Score: 53/100 Golfspy_CG2, Rickp, GolfSpy MPR and 4 others 7 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GolfJunkie302 Posted July 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage One — Tester Introduction Before we get started, I'd like to give a huge thanks to PING and MGS! This is an amazing opportunity and I am really excited to do this review for you guys. The G700s look pretty cool and I cannot wait to see what they're all about. That being said, let's dive right in! My real name is Jack and I play out of Seattle, WA. I've been playing for about 10 years now, but I only started taking it seriously five or six years ago. This fall, I will be a senior in high school. My dad was really the one who got me into golf. I wasn't crazy about it at first, but then I really came to love the game. For most of my “career,†I've been with a great youth program called The First Tee. I know there are several members on here who are quite familiar with it. I'm a participant but I've also been doing lots of volunteer work the last five years. Through The First Tee, I was actually selected to play in the PURE Insurance Championship this September, which is an official Champions Tour event at Pebble Beach. I am really excited about that. For the longest time, my home course was the course Fred Couples grew up playing, which is pretty neat. In the last couple of years, I've been trying to play more tournament golf, which has been fun. I know compared to a lot of guys on here, I'm just getting my feet wet in this game. Even though it can be really absurd at times, I hope to stick with it for the long run. Alright, I know you guys didn't come here for the story of my golf life, so let's talk a little about my current irons and then about the G700s. I am currently gaming TaylorMade SLDR irons, 4i-GW, with KBS Tour C-Taper 90 shafts. They have regular flex shafts when I really should be playing stiff. I have owned these for five years so I think it's time for an upgrade. We'll see if the G700s can dethrone them! From what I've read, the G700 irons have been giving people an extra 10 yards. How great would that be? Here are a couple of my carry distances. I'll check back once I get the new irons to see if there is much of a difference. Keep in mind, these are all at sea level. • 9i – 145 yards • 7i – 160 yards • 5i – 175 yards I play to a 5.7 index. For my wedges up through my 6i, I like to play a draw. For the 5i and 4i, I prefer a fade. I know, it is kind of weird and inconsistent, but whatever works, right? My typical miss is a hook. Now, the PINGs have more offset than my current irons, so I am a little worried that my miss is going to be even more of a hook, which could have a really nasty result. We'll just have to wait and see! My strengths right now are iron play and driving. I don't hit it far, but I keep it in play. Usually. My weakness has always been putting and at this point, I am convinced it always will be. Alright, before the great reveal, let's talk a little about the clubs, the technology, and what they're designed for. The G700s are GI irons designed for maximum forgiveness and distance. They feature a hollow-core construction, very reminiscent of PXG irons or the TaylorMade P790 irons. This gives the face a trampoline effect, much like that of fairway woods. The clubface is made of C300 maraging steel which, according to PING, tightens dispersion and generates twice the face flexing, in turn producing greater distance. Additionally, the sole on the G700 irons is quite wide. This increases forgiveness significantly. Here they are compared to my SLDRs and my Mizuno MP-60s: For this test, I ordered the N.S. Pro Modus 3 105 shafts in stiff flex. At the range, these really worked well for me, much better than the stock shaft option. The irons are all red dot, which is 1° flat. I went with standard length and grip size, per the PING fitting chart. The initial test at the golf shop went really well, but that's all I'm going to say! We'll save all of the good stuff for stage two. Now for a few photos before I sign off. Remember, if you guys have questions along the way, be sure to ask! Golfspy_CG2, Nunfa0, russtopherb and 13 others 16 Quote 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfJunkie302 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage Two — The ReviewPING G700 Irons — Official MGS Forum Review by Jack MillerWelcome, spies, to my stage two review, where you are going to find all the information you wanted to know, and even some you didn't. Over the course of the last couple of months, I have put these irons through rigorous testing, both on the range and the golf course. I completed various tests, including a workability test and an overall performance test. So without further ado, the review!Looks: 6/10 Points Aside from the size, the G700s look very nice. They don't have much of a cavity, which certainly enhances the look. But the size is really where these clubs lose points. They are enormous. Comparing them to my other set of irons, my Mizuno MP-60s, is like comparing a semi-truck to a coupe. I know that it's supposed to inspire confidence, but it makes me feel rather uncomfortable at address. They also have a super thick topline, which I definitely don't care for. The graphics, or lack thereof, are very appealing. Simply a strip of chrome finish with the word “PING.†There are no brash colors on the G700s, which (for me at least) degrades the look of a golf club. Compared to other GI irons, the style of the PINGs is pretty awesome. They almost look like a players type club with the lack of color and the small cavity. They would be perfect if the sole was just a little narrower. The G700s aren't very flashy. In my opinion, this is a good thing. They have the look of a better players iron with the performance of a game improvement iron. Overall, size aside, these irons come together nicely. Let's talk about the Hydro Pearl finish. It certainly is lovely to look at, but possibly the worst finish for a golf club. It scratches extremely easily. This is a problem, because everyone likes their clubs to look nice. Here are a couple of photos after one round. They look like they have been played with for a year. For me, that definitely detracts from the G700s. Sound & Feel: 6/10 Points The G700s sounds… interesting. Very loud and metallic, the sound is very much like that of a hybrid. They feel very clicky — or clinky — off the face. Mis-hits are noticeable. It always feels like a thin shot, even though sometimes it isn't. But they do feel fairly explosive on good shots! I hate to say it, but these PINGs sound and feel pretty bad. You can really hear that hollow core at work. It's just not the same as the buttery feel I get from my Mizunos. I do think those aspects impact my performance, simply because a good shot with these sounds like a thin shot with my other irons.Range Performance: 13/20 Points Accuracy with the PING G700 irons is very good. They have a predictable shot shape: very straight with little curve. During my time on the range, I completed a drill to see the accuracy as compared to my other iron sets. I hit three shots at each of three targets with clubs from each set. Here are the results: These clubs go a long ways. They are 8-10 yards longer than the TaylorMades, and 15 yards longer than the Mizunos. That is a huge difference — almost two clubs farther. Distance is the one category where the PINGs really excelled in. The trajectory is also nice. Quite high and straight… very “bullet-esque,†if you will. But I think the forgiveness is lacking. Mis-hits are more pronounced than with my other iron sets, so I am slightly disappointed with that particular factor. The G700s are fairly easy to control; about as easy as my SLDRs. The MP-60s are easier to control than either of the other irons. Workability is not good. Not good at all. I can't shape a shot to save my life. The only time they curve is when I hit it on the toe, then they really hook hard right. I did a workability test, again comparing all three sets. I hit nine shots with each 7i: low fade, low straight, low draw, medium fade, medium straight, etc. This is how it all went down (as you can see, the G700s didn't perform that well): The PING G700 irons just aren't up to par (no pun intended) with the other iron sets, as far as range performance is concerned. They are accurate and go pretty dang far, but there are still problems that need to be ironed out. But let's move on and talk about the performance where it really counts: on the golf course. On-Course Performance: 22/40 Points I find the PING G700 irons to be quite accurate. They are easy to align, and well struck shots are very predictable. Shots follow a relatively high, piercing trajectory. I was surprised by this because the lofts are pretty strong compared to most other irons on the market today. Forgiveness was comparable to the forgiveness on the range. Workability is not a word these irons are familiar with. I find it difficult to curve the ball either way. It doesn't matter whether I'm on the range or the course, I can't seem to be able to consistently play the nice draw that I'm used to. Compared to my SLDRs, these clubs are long. About 10 yards farther, which is huge. They are even longer than the Mizzys. I have less control, though. Still good, but not quite as good as my current gamers. They do perform well under pressure. For instance, my buddies and I were playing a team best ball match. We were four down after nine. By 15, we were only two down. On 16, I smoothed a PW from 148 to about a foot to win the hole. But, I am not sure how much of that is the club and how much of that is mental. I am highly impressed with the performance out of fairway traps — great forgiveness and distance. The trajectory of shots is also lovely — much higher than I expected. The G700s perform amazing in the wind. Shots hold their line really well. In one round I played, the wind was blowing about 20 MPH. On a particular hole, I aimed just left of the green, expecting my shot to get pushed back to the right. I hit my line, but I missed the green left. I saw very little curve from the wind throughout the round, which was a pleasant surprise. Although there are some aspects I am very pleased with, there are also a couple of things I have a problem with. I find these irons to be quite difficult to hit out of the rough. Unlike my Mizunos, the clubhead is far to large to cleanly cut through the turf. The G700s require a very shallow swing (almost like a 3-wood swing), which doesn't help someone like myself, who is more of a digger. Punch shots are nearly impossible with these clubs. I can never seem to make good contact. Normally punch shots are a strength of mine (and I need to hit them often), so that creates kind of a problem. Additionally, I can't hit the G700s from downhill lies. I just had too many struggles with simple tasks to feel comfortable with the PINGS. Overall, the on-course performance did not meet my expectations. I have several issues that I can't seem to figure out. They didn't help my game at all. To be completely honest, my handicap went up nearly two strokes during the time I played the PINGs. I am a little disappointed because I expected more from PING. I would really like to see the size decrease dramatically. I would also like to see less offset. I realize the G700 is a GI iron, so maybe I need to change equipment instead of PING changing the design. One feature I am intrigued by is the hollow core design. Yes, it may produce an undesirable sound and feel, but man does it make for some long shots! Play it or Trade it: 11/20 Points Do the PING G700s help me play my best? Short answer: no, they don't. I find myself struggling with what are typically straightforward shots, such as shots on downhill lies, punch shots, shots from the rough, etc. I have no problem hitting these shots with my other irons, so the PINGs aren't getting the job done. But they are nice to have. I do like the shafts, and I may use the 4i as kind of a driving iron (it goes about 230). As I prepare for a big tournament I have in a couple of weeks, I am planning on gaming something I'm more comfortable with. After that, I may try the G700s again. At this point in time, I don't like how they fit my game. They are designed for the higher handicap player, providing maximum distance and forgiveness. With that comes less control and workability. Obviously better players can use them too, provided they aren't affected by the sound/feel and large profile. This can be affirmed by looking at Josh's round of 60 (and no, that's not for nine holes, folks). But I am losing strokes by using the G700s, so they just aren't the right fit for my game. Conclusion The PING G700 irons are GI irons designed for maximum distance and forgiveness. They have a great look to them, but they are incredibly large. The size makes me a little uncomfortable. It also makes them difficult to hit, in my opinion. The clubhead is too large to maneuver, and doesn't cut through the rough very easily. Additionally, the G700s don't sound or feel very good. This is courtesy of the hollow core construction. However, they do go far. And I mean far. We're talking an additional 10 yards of carry. Shots are also quite straight and hold nicely in the wind. But the lack of spin through the air also means lack of spin on the green, which makes it difficult to get shots to stop. The G700s are fantastic from fairway bunkers: almost the same distance and super easy to hit. They are also easy to align. Overall, as far as performance goes, these irons from PING just don't suit my game. I could easily see other types of players (those who don't care about the size, sound, or feel) falling in love with these clubs, but they really don't fit my playing style. Anyway, I appreciate all the readers who got this far! Once again, thanks to MGS. I had a great time testing these clubs and I can't wait for my next opportunity! Final Score: 58/100 Points GB13, JAGolfore, STUDque and 4 others 7 Quote 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Reserved Stage 1 Reesedw 1 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Reserved Stage 2 Quote Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage 1 bump here, and I am eager to answer any questions you guys want to throw at me about the G700s. Official Forum Member Review - Ping G700 Irons https://forum.mygolfspy.com/index.php?/topic/24863-Official-Forum-Member-Review---Ping-G700-Irons MaxEntropy, HardcoreLooper, DawgDaddy and 4 others 7 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage 1 bump here, and I am eager to answer any questions you guys want to throw at me about the G700s. Does the added size inspire confidence? Or does it just feel bloated and difficult to work with? GeekingGolf 1 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McaseyM Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage 1 bump here, and I am eager to answer any questions you guys want to throw at me about the G700s. Official Forum Member Review - Ping G700 Irons https://forum.mygolfspy.com/index.php?/topic/24863-Official-Forum-Member-Review---Ping-G700-Irons Great opening, and love the videos of the kids. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy GolfSpy MPR and GeekingGolf 2 Quote What's in my bag: Driver : F9 10.5, Fujikura Speeder 757 TR Fairway F9 15.5° Aldila Rogue White 80X Hybrid: King F7 18° KBS Tour PROTO Hybrid 95 S+ Irons: z585 4i - 6i, z785 7i-PW, Nippon Modus 120X Wedges: CBX 50.11, 55.11, 60.10 TT DG S400 Black Putter: Honey Badger 34" Ball: Q-Star Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 My stage 1 is up. https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/24863-official-forum-member-review-ping-g700-irons/?p=445768 josmi15 and MaxEntropy 2 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Does the added size inspire confidence? Or does it just feel bloated and difficult to work with? From my perspective (literally) I'm not sure at this stage. I used them for the first time on course on Saturday, and I certainly did notice the size. That may well change over the next couple of months as I get used to them. MDGolfHacker, GeekingGolf, HardcoreLooper and 1 other 4 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Love the Stage 1's so far, and also love seeing Dads spending quality time out on the course with the kids! Both reviewers so far are moving to larger, thicker soled heads with the G700s, so I'm most curious about how the Pings differ from your gamers. Are you noticing the heads & offset, do they move through the turf differently than your gamers? Is that good or bad for you (at first)? GeekingGolf and HardcoreLooper 2 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Tester: Michael Riley It is no mere formality to express my gratitude to MyGolfSpy, our moderators, and PING for the opportunity to review the G700 irons. Whether measured in dollar value or number of review applications, some of these opportunities are especially coveted. Being chosen for this review is a privilege, and I hope to do right by this great community. What this adds up to, at least in a first impression, is a big club that doesn't totally look so big, especially where it counts, at address. They're in my bag and will see their first action in my league match tomorrow (as I'm writing). With Game Golf, I'll be tracking everything, and I'm eager to see the results. 5 ***** Stage 1! I love how you are out there with your sons building lifetime memories. You'll look back on those years and smile like a possum in a persimmon tree. Your son can bust that driver and you have a good looking swing too Pops! Looking forward to your stage 2. GolfSpy MPR, JAGolfore, MDGolfHacker and 1 other 4 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 PING G700 REVIEW – STAGE 1 So many questions, that I hope I can answer for myself, and for the MyGolfSpy and wider golf community. I'm planning in swapping out all matching clubs, but if gapping looks to be an issue at either end of the bag, the 4 or U may spend some time on the bench. Showing the shovel next to the G700 gave me a big chuckle. Heck I love big butted irons as they just work for me. Well done and I'm looking forward to stage 2! GeekingGolf and JAGolfore 2 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Brittan Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 It'll be interesting to hear how people who are used to playing slim irons get on with these. I play Srixon Z965s, which are nicely thin having come from Titleist CB/MBs and Mizuno MPs, which are all razor thin, but I'm one of those idiots who likes the idea of matched brands (if possible, but only if the performance works) and I love my new Ping G400 driver so could be tempted into Ping irons, but everything they make is just so chunky to look at... Would love to hear people's experiences when trying those "fat" clubs after being used to far thinner ones. JAGolfore and GeekingGolf 2 Quote Self taught golfer trying hard to improve his game. Started playing early summer 2016. Instagram @makingscratch : https://www.instagram.com/makingscratch/ Twitter @makingscratchUK : https://twitter.com/makingscratchukWITB: Driver : Ping G400 - Tour65 Stiff 44" Fairway : Taylormade Burner 2.0 15deg - Reax-R Hybrid : Taylormade M2 22deg - Flex-R Irons : 4-6 Srixon Z765, 7-PW Srixon Z965 - Nippon Modus 105 S Wedges 52deg Cleveland CG15 56deg Vokey SM5 F-Grind - Nippon ProModus 130 TX 60deg Miura K-Grind - TT DG Spinner Putter : Evnroll ER2 Ball : Vice Pro Plus Proud owner of a slowly approaching complete archive of Titleist's blades circa 2000-2014 and a Wilson FatShaft CI10 blade putter in perfect condition (seriously, try Googling it and look at the state of the few that show up) which I bought when at college and just happens to look like it's stamped with my daughter's name, born 14 years after I bought it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Great Stuff MPR...I'm very envious of Kirkies driver move, and what a great putt. And i bet Christopher follows suit very quickly, I think you are going to have many wonderful years of golf with the three of you. @Peasky...That's hilarious, I love the shovel comparison. I'm so envious of where you live and get to play, it'd be awesome to make that trip one day, but I'm afraid I have more bucket list golf trips piling up than I do money or time Looking forward to seeing how these work for both you guys. HardcoreLooper, JAGolfore, MattF and 3 others 6 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Does the added size inspire confidence? Or does it just feel bloated and difficult to work with? Confidence has a number of factors. Going into this test, my expectation was that these irons would be forgiving rocket launchers, and so that in itself inspires confidence. And as I said in my review, the largeness of these irons is (at least for me) less obvious at address, and when they're not being set side-by-side with another smaller iron. While I occasionally have to hit a shot that carves around an obstacle, I'm not one whose regularly trying to draw or fade shots into tucked pins—that just isn't where my game is. So on the whole, I haven't found the size to be a problem. They're not ugly big; they're pretty big. MattF, JAGolfore, justnred and 2 others 5 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Love the Stage 1's so far, and also love seeing Dads spending quality time out on the course with the kids! Both reviewers so far are moving to larger, thicker soled heads with the G700s, so I'm most curious about how the Pings differ from your gamers. Are you noticing the heads & offset, do they move through the turf differently than your gamers? Is that good or bad for you (at first)? My early impression is this: for some reason, I'm just not taking much by way of divots with these. Not sure if I'm making an adjustment in my swing or just if they don't want to dig, but that's been my experience so far. russtopherb, JAGolfore, MDGolfHacker and 1 other 4 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfJunkie302 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 It'll be interesting to hear how people who are used to playing slim irons get on with these. I play Srixon Z965s, which are nicely thin having come from Titleist CB/MBs and Mizuno MPs, which are all razor thin, but I'm one of those idiots who likes the idea of matched brands (if possible, but only if the performance works) and I love my new Ping G400 driver so could be tempted into Ping irons, but everything they make is just so chunky to look at... Would love to hear people's experiences when trying those "fat" clubs after being used to far thinner ones. You're going to hear all about that in stage 2. I have a few opinions! Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app GeekingGolf and GolfSpy MPR 2 Quote 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 It'll be interesting to hear how people who are used to playing slim irons get on with these. I play Srixon Z965s, which are nicely thin having come from Titleist CB/MBs and Mizuno MPs, which are all razor thin, but I'm one of those idiots who likes the idea of matched brands (if possible, but only if the performance works) and I love my new Ping G400 driver so could be tempted into Ping irons, but everything they make is just so chunky to look at... Would love to hear people's experiences when trying those "fat" clubs after being used to far thinner ones. There are a couple testers who will go into detail on that I'm sure. Also FYI, have you seen the new I500 and I210 from PING. They have a very nice topline. At least in my opinion. Rickp, MDGolfHacker and JAGolfore 3 Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGolfore Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 There are a couple testers who will go into detail on that I'm sure. Also FYI, have you seen the new I500 and I210 from PING. They have a very nice topline. At least in my opinion. I will be getting into the difference between the Srixon irons and the G700. Review will be up tomorrow morning. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Golfspy_CG2, russtopherb, HardcoreLooper and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue 9* FW: Sub 70 Pro 4 wood Hybrid: Sub 70 949 Hybrid 19* Irons: Sub 70 659 CB 4 - 6 Black 639 MB 7 - PW Wedges: Sub 70 JB - 50* 54* & 60* Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2 Ball: Titleist Pro-V1x Handicap index: +3.9 Instagram: joshandersongolf Twitter: @jacustomgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfJunkie302 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage one is up! Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app MaxEntropy and MDGolfHacker 2 Quote 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Stage One — Tester Introduction For this test, I ordered the N.S. Pro Modus 3 105 shafts in stiff flex. At the range, these really worked well for me, much better than the stock shaft option. The irons are all red dot, which is 1° flat. I went with standard length and grip size, per the PING fitting chart. The initial test at the golf shop went really well, but that's all I'm going to say! Well done young man and congrats on your opportunity to play in a Champions Tour event! Also I'm proud of you for working the First Tee Volunteer Program. Well done! HardcoreLooper and GolfJunkie302 2 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. 82 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I don't know if I am allowed to pipe in here, but I bought the G700 SW and UW, mostly because I was looking to replace my current wedges which I was not happy with. I am extremely happy with both the look and feel of these clubs, as well as with the performance. The G700 wedges I have do what I want from a SW & UW, which are my 100 and 115 distance full shot clubs. In the few months I've been playing the G700 I've noticed an incredible accuracy with these wedges, when I make solid contact. I've also noticed an incredible amount of forgiveness on misshits too, as they go straight at the hole as well, with a slight bit off left or right. I've been playing PING for as long as I can remember, and the G700 are fantastic wedges for me. I will say that the hollow back creates a bit more distance, and also a different sound at impact, but the sound does not detract from the performance of the club. It's just different but I have the utmost confidence when pulling these clubs for a shot. They deliver time and time again without fail. Again, even my mishits fly close to the target, so these clubs really do perform. GolfSpy_APH, GolfSpy MPR, Jbmullin and 1 other 4 Quote G400 Driver XR 4 Fairway 16.5° Fli-Hi Utility Iron - 21° G Series 5-9 irons SM7 46°, 50°, 54° & 58° Ghost Spider S putter Nexus Laser Rangefinder Garmin Approach S20 GPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Brittan Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 There are a couple testers who will go into detail on that I'm sure. Also FYI, have you seen the new I500 and I210 from PING. They have a very nice topline. At least in my opinion. I have. They're still huge compared to a proper blade and I'm in no rush to change, it's just a little bit of that persistent gear itch... Golfspy_CG2 1 Quote Self taught golfer trying hard to improve his game. Started playing early summer 2016. Instagram @makingscratch : https://www.instagram.com/makingscratch/ Twitter @makingscratchUK : https://twitter.com/makingscratchukWITB: Driver : Ping G400 - Tour65 Stiff 44" Fairway : Taylormade Burner 2.0 15deg - Reax-R Hybrid : Taylormade M2 22deg - Flex-R Irons : 4-6 Srixon Z765, 7-PW Srixon Z965 - Nippon Modus 105 S Wedges 52deg Cleveland CG15 56deg Vokey SM5 F-Grind - Nippon ProModus 130 TX 60deg Miura K-Grind - TT DG Spinner Putter : Evnroll ER2 Ball : Vice Pro Plus Proud owner of a slowly approaching complete archive of Titleist's blades circa 2000-2014 and a Wilson FatShaft CI10 blade putter in perfect condition (seriously, try Googling it and look at the state of the few that show up) which I bought when at college and just happens to look like it's stamped with my daughter's name, born 14 years after I bought it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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