2018 Official Forum Member Review - PING i210 Irons

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Official Forum Member Review - PING i210 Irons

 

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[GolfSpy_APH]

Before diving into it I would like to say a few thanks. First to MGS and Ping for this incredible opportunity. I have been a member of MGS for a couple years now and have gained so much from this community. I hope my review can be as helpful and informative as many of the reviews before me to help everyone with any purchasing decision they may make!

Second to Patrick and staff at Golf Central Halifax for the fitting and continued support through this review.

 

 

Now a little about me. My name is Jamie and I currently live in Halifax Nova Scotia, which has been home for the better part of 6 years. Along the way I have lived all over Canada, including growing up on the other side of the country in British Columbia. My wife and I have been married for just over 3 years now and although we don’t have any children we do have our dog Apollo. 

 

 

Although golf is now my main sport and passion, that wasn’t always the case. Curling held that spot for 20+ years of my life. For those of you who don’t know much about curling, golf and curling go hand in hand as their seasons offset perfectly and many golf clubs and curling rinks are joined together in Canada. Curling has giving me the opportunity to visit many different areas of the world and compete at a very high level for a number of years. Even though I no longer curl, it is still a huge part of my life as I work as an Ice Technician making ice for curling clubs and events. This is also the perfect career for any golfing enthusiast as the season is typically September to April then the remainder of the year is offseason! Therefore I now fill my offseason with golf, where I play as much as possible and even work at a local course part time.

 

 

I have been around golf since I was a kid and played regularly throughout my childhood with my fondest memory being my dad and I going to the par 3 down the road for 9 holes and breakfast which cost all of $7 each. As I got a little older I played a bit more, but never to a serious level. Golf for me was a something I played when I got the chance to, but never went out of my way to play. It wasn’t until I moved Halifax that I really got into equipment and playing more to improve my game. With many of my friends here being good golfers it made me want to take strides to get better. This season was the first year I ever planned out a season with expectations and goals, with all of them being achieved for the season with time to spare!

 

 

There are so many different aspects of golf that make me love the sport. I love new equipment and tweaking my bag. It is something I constantly look at doing and always have a few ideas of where I’d like to improve my bag. However it is the people and the challenge of playing the course to better my game that has pulled me in. I have met many amazing people from all over and always enjoy grouping up with new people to hear their stories over the course of a round. Even when having a rough round I still always find that I enjoy myself. We have so many beautiful courses here in Nova Scotia it’s often hard to get too upset. I take the game seriously and always go out and play with the expectation to go low, however realize being a amateur and inconsistent that poor games are going to happen. 

 

 

That being said we are here for the equipment aren’t we! 

My bag has seen many changes over the years and season for that matter. If you like check out WIMB here: 

 

 

Here is a quick summary.
Driver- Ping G400 with Project x hzrdous yellow stiff
Woods- Cobra F7 3 and 7 wood with stock stiff shafts
Wedges- Ping Glide 54 and 58 SS with project x 6.0 shafts
Putter- Ping Sigma G Tyne with PP60 grip
Finally Irons- Ping i E1 Irons with Nippon Modus3 105 Stiff shafts 5-Gw and a Cobra Forged Tec 4 iron with a KBS C Taper Lite stiff shaft. 

 

My irons I have had for 2 full seasons now. They were purchases second hand, but had them sent to Ping to have them properly fit for me. That fitting and these irons are a large factor in bringing my game to where it is. I love the shape, feel and consistency they provide. The Cobra 4 iron was introduced last year as I wasn’t finding a great gap between my Ping 4 and 5 iron so with the Cobra 4 iron having a heavier shaft and stronger loft fit perfect into my set. They have been amazing irons for me and I am really looking forward to seeing how their newer version stacks up against them. 

 

As far as my game goes I’ll link a video below to my swing yes I’m a lefty and proud of it! As well as throw up a bunch of Arccos screen shots so you can all dive a little deeper if you so choose.

 

 

 

I would say I am a solid golfer overall. I’ve been able to get my handicap down 9 and that is in a large part to my putting which by far is my strength on the course. I am very much a feel player and a lot of that comes from curling. I can have rounds where I’m feeling it and can’t seem to miss and will go low 70’s. Then other rounds where I will hack my way around the course and be high 80’s. Arccos has helped immensely focus and narrow down areas of my game where I need improvement and practice. I will be resetting all my iron tags to get better numbers for the Ping i210 irons to compare to my current set. 

 

 

As you can see Arccos has my approach play as being the weakest part of my game. I initially was going to say it was my driving, but with a little reflection it is most definitely my approach play and par 3’s where I seem to loose the most strokes. 

 

 

My typical miss for my irons are right and over cooking a draw or a straight pull. It’s not all too often that I miss straight left. I also have a tendency to catch my irons on the fatter side rather then skinny which is a huge reason I love my Ping irons and their larger soles.

 

 
For my typical ball flight I would say it’s a pretty medium trajectory. It’s certainly not too high as I can flight them low in windy conditions and don’t have too much worry when having to carry water or hazards. With the courses I play it is definitely a benefit to be able to work the ball both ways and I have worked hard this year in adding a controlled cut into my arsenal. That has come in handy when trying to combat that big miss right I often struggle with.

 

Now finally onto the Ping i210. Here is a quick bit of info about them from Ping and what they claim to have improved over previous years just cut down a bit. For the full details on them follow this link to Ping. 

 

https://ping.com/clubs/irons/i210

 

 

Ping claim to have made the i210 with a buttery soft feel by making a larger elastomer port then previous years. This helps do two things, softer feel as well as pushing more weight to the perimeter allowing for more forgiving irons. 

 

 

They use the same groove technology as the Ping Glide 2.0 wedges and in the PW and GW the grooves are closer together to provide greater swin and more control. lotsPing i210 are not meant to be distance irons, but rather more consistent controlled clubs that are able to be worked both up and down and side to side.

 

 

During my fitting a tried several shafts and kept a open mind going into it. I knew I loved the Nippon Modus 105 shafts, but wanted to make sure they were the proper ones for me and that there wasn’t a better option out there. In the end a lot of them produced similar flights and distances with spin numbers all around the same. 

 

Therefore it was all based on my feel preference and knowing how great the Nippon shafts performed in my current set it was a no brainer. I also stayed with a Blue dot (.75 upright) and standard lofts and lengths. 

 

 

To finish off I want to let you know what I’m looking for in these irons and what will help take over a spot as my new set. 

 

I want them to give me consistent distances. Even if they are a bit shorter then my current set I’d be okay with that. I’m quick alright loosing a few yards in the name of consistency and being able to really trust that my irons are going to go the proper distance I’m expecting. 

 

 

I also want them to feel better then my current set. I have only owned one set of forged irons and still regret selling them, but they were too punishing for my game at the time and was the right call to move to the Ping i E1. 

 

As well I want to be able to hold greens on approach shots. I have seen many reviews where the spin rates seem to be on the low end. I want to put this to the test and see even if they are on the low side if it will make a difference in my ability to hit into a green and stop it where I want. 

 

Finally I need to feel confident with them. I’m sure I’ll go through a honeymoon faze with them and I will have good rounds and bad rounds, but it is something I gained with my current set of Ping irons and is critical to helping them stay in my bag. 

 

 

Well that just about wraps up my stage 1! I’d invite you all to check out the other 8! Stage 1’s and to follow all of us along while continue on with stage 2 and beyond. I look forward to any and all questions anyone has along the way and will do whatever I can to help anwser. As well if anyone wants to see specific data I will do what I can to get those results as well whether that be on a launch monitor or through Arccos. 

 

Also if anyone wants to see some more photos go up there will be some on my instagram (brand new just for this review) at apolloshowl.

 

Thank you everyone for taken the time to read!

[GolfSpy_APH]

Stage Two - The Review October 25th
Ping i210 Irons – Official MGS Forum Review by Jamie

Welcome to stage 2! 

Before I dive into it I wanted to let you know a few things about how/what I tested and some important information that was key to the results of this review.

 

I used Srixon Z star golf balls for the duration of the testing. During testing I competed in one tournament and played a total of 15 rounds. These rounds consisted of irons only, regular and practice rounds with a few sets to get some good comparisons at a variety of courses.

I also had 10 range sessions where I worked on shaping and the overall feel of the clubs. This included more comparisons against other clubs both cast and forged. 

 

I was also able to get some launch monitor time at Golf Central in Halifax, which was where I got my fitting. This was extremely beneficial as we did a gapping test and in the end made some tweaks to the i210’s in order to optimize them for me.

 

 A little bit more on that as it is critical to my review and testing of these irons. I was fit and ordered standard length blue dot with the Nippon Modus 105 stiff shafts. This was the same spec as my Ping i e1 series and truth be told I thought the transition would be simple. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case. 

Although the specs were the same I really struggled with consistent strikes and hit a lot off the toe. This also led to me over cooking a draw, which some of you may remember from my stage 1 is my big miss with my irons. This was a little disappointing as my expectations were really high going in and I honestly felt that the i210 would be a great step up from my ie1. After playing several rounds I went in to do the gap test and we noticed what I was seeing on the course. Most everything was going right on me. 

We then made some adjustments flattening out the lie angle 2 degrees. It was after this adjustment that I really started to get the proper feel for the i210. Honestly night and day from before to after the adjustments were made.  I cannot stress enough how important it is to get fit and even after you get fit to look into going back in with the clubs to get a gapping test which will tell you a lot!

 

Finally a quick recap on the 4 key factors I wanted them to accomplish from my stage one. 
1. Consistency in distances
2. Improved feel on Ping i e1
3. Ability to hold greens 
4. Earn my trust and confidence that they will do what I expect them to.

 

Looks (9.5 out of 10 points)

For me these clubs were love at first sight. The i210 looked stunning, sharp and modern. Released alongside the i500 I felt as though they kinda got lost. Everyone ogled over the i500 and how they were distance packed blade like iron which was a first for Ping and rightfully so. The i500 are a great looking iron, however my attention was directly draw to the i210. 

The general shape for the i210 is stupidly similar to other irons in the Ping i family. They have a pretty slim top line, nice wide sole in a compact yet not too small head that is very Ping. 

 

As with most newer Ping models, the i210 are not too fancy on the back side of the club. A simple i210 badging on the back with some milled lining, which can be found on Ping irons dating back to the Ping Anser forged irons. The biggest difference with the i210 compared to previous models is the CTP (Custom tuning port) and elastomer is significantly larger and more visible then previous iterations. 

Finally there is the hydropearl 2.0 finish that ties it all together. This two tone finish on the face really stands out in my eyes and helps give it a real premium look. The styling is symmetrical and there are many little added touches that help continue that theme, one of which being the chrome iron number on the bottom. 

 

Ping has been able to refine this iron over the years and I have to say this is the best looking version so far without question. 

 

Sound & Feel (9 out of 10 points)

The sound of the Ping i210 is a solid, crisp but muted crack. I have some videos I will link here for you to hear some shots. 

 

 

Out of the middle it is a very pleasing sound and it’s very noticeable when you hit the middle compared to other parts of the face.

 

Toe and high strikes on the face sound thinner and more clicky. Heal strikes on the other hand sound more solid but still have a click to them. Finally bottom or thin shots have a firmer solid crack.

 

In the end what I found was wherever I ended up hitting on the face (which was just about everywhere over the course of testing). I always knew where I hit on the club face based off the sound. 

As many of you know feel is very subjective and extremely hard to describe at times. This was also without question the most difficult portion of the test for me. 

 

Ping claim these irons have a buttery soft feel. Therefore expectations were extremely high and at first I certainly did not find this to be the case. I really felt that the i210 were no different then my Ping i e1 irons. However with the lie angle adjusted that perspective all changed.

 

I can now say without a doubt these are Pings softest irons to date and I will go as far as saying they have the similar soft feel of a Mizuno boron forging. I put the feel test of these up against the Cobra King Forged tec (2016), Mizuno JPX EZ Forged (2017), Ping Anser Forged and Ping i e1 irons. When all said and done the i210 came out on top as what I feel was the softest iron with the most responsive feel. 

The feel on miss hits correlated very well to the sound. Toe/high strikes felt weaker and thinner, where as bottom strikes and heal strikes felt firmer. At the same time I could feel the elastomer working hard to produce some addition spring in the face.

 

In the end the feel of the i210 irons really won me over. It wasn’t right away and it took many rounds and many range sessions, but they truly feel great with a soft, responsive and powerful feel. A huge plus for me was that between the sound of the the strike and the feel of the club head I was able to tell exactly where I had hit good or bad. 

 

Range Performance (18 out of 20 points)

Unfortunately we don’t have a grass range so a matted range it was and with the typical range golf balls I didn’t take distances to heart, but instead worked on feel of the club and comparing them to different irons, shot shaping and going for different targets.

 

On the range I found the ball flight of the i210 to be higher, stronger and more stable throughout the set. The height difference was most noticeable with the gap and pitching wedges. If this is in part because of the closer grooves on those I’m not sure?

Even with a higher ball flight I was also able flight them low if need be. Especially with the 5 and 4 iron I was able to hit low screaming bullets. Controlling the ball flight was much easier with the i210 compared to the e1. Again part of this could be with the fitting adjustments, however it was a very pleasing sight to see the ball go right to left instead of left to right all the time. 

 

After getting some shot shaping drills down and getting a better feel for how the golf ball was flying I was able to take notice of how miss hits were performing on the range. The biggest difference I noticed was height. Strikes low still got plenty airborne and out to target, however they were as expected much lower. Strikes from the toe, heal and higher on the face all lost the expected distances and simply didn’t get as high as of center strikes. However they still flew towards the target with stable flights. 

 

I was very pleased with the forgiveness of the i210 they not only felt, but visually were more forgiving them my e1.

 

On-Course Performance (38 out of 40 points)

Here comes the fun stuff!

On course performance for these irons is where the i210 really started to shine. Thankfully with the weather turning I was able to get a few rounds out at the local course where there was nobody around and I could take my time playing a variety of shots, strategies and different situations. 

 

A lot of my findings on the range transitioned to the course, this included a higher ball flight then my e1 and the ability to play a variety of shots with a great deal of accuracy and more control. It has been extremely windy so I found flighting the ball low was a big help and had no issues whatsoever doing such. 

 

This included being able to work in a small fade or draw and hitting lower bullets with longer irons off the tee. Honestly there were times I couldn’t help but smile as the wind would be flying directly into me and I would take the 4 iron and play a low bullet draw that would cut through the wind and still go 195-205. 

The forgiveness was where I noticed the biggest difference compared to range. The srixon z star is a exceptional golf ball and had great feel paired with the i210. The ball flights continued to be strong and extremely stable and only bad swings (which there were many)  resulted in bad shots. Smaller miss hits were still getting out to expected distances. The only oddity I found was there were a few shots that spun up a lot and fell well short of the intended distance.

 

Despite their similarities, the i210 improved on nearly every category over my e1. The one exception being distance. The i210 was a few yards shorter, however I want to note that during my time testing the i210 it has been significantly colder and wet. Therefore most of the distances are pure carry. Given a full summer I really think they will average out to the same or a shade more. 

Stopping power was another area I paid close attention to. As soon as I took them out on the course and saw the flight into the greens that worry was put to rest. Even thin shots managed to stop with a bit of check. I will say I was a bit surprised, but after seeing the numbers from the gap test it became pretty clear. The i210 have plenty of spin and height to hold any green that I’ve played on and will not be something I am at all concerned with moving forward. 

 

The versatility of the irons was something unexpected and has really become a standout feature of these irons for me. I am confident hitting all sorts of shots with them from a variety of lies all around the course!

When it comes to Ping I wasn’t always but certainly became a big Ping fan over the years and believe the i210 are another great addition to the already outstanding Ping lineup. I really like how they have evolved over the last few years and come out with very simple and sharp looking clubs.

 

My only real criticism is the wear on the back on the hydropearl finish. Over time with bag chatter and such it rubs away to a shiny chrome finish that is more noticeable.

 

I love the shape of the i series and how Ping hasn’t changed it much over the years, this without a doubt helps with comfort and feel. Their biggest change is developing the CTP elastomer port making it larger. For those wondering it really helps with cleaning the clubs as the undercut in the e1 was a dirt magnet! Back to the elastomer, Ping has found a formula with it that really works and it will be great to see how they progress that technology in the future!

Play it or Trade it? (18 out of 20 points)
Without a doubt these irons will be going into my bag and have checked all the boxes I was looking for them to. 
Consistency? Yup! 
Feel? Definitely! 
Hold the green? Without question.
Confidence? Didn’t happen right away, but they certainly have it now! 

 

I have no doubt that next season my scores will continue to drop and these irons will have a large part in helping me achieve them. 

I believe the i210 suit a large range of golfers and have a great head shape that will appeal to many players. I started with my i e1 when I was a 18 handicap and am now down to 9. 

 

Where these irons will really shine is for the golfer that wants a solid powerful yet soft feeling iron that will give you some forgiveness on miss hits, but be very responsive and tell you where you hit the ball when you hit it. Finally there is solid distance with the i210, however if you want a 7 iron to go 200 yards it may be a good idea to look elsewhere! 

Conclusion

Going into this review I figured the transition from my Ping i e1 to the new Ping i210 would be relatively easy. Same color code, shaft, slightly larger grip and length. However it wasn’t the case, early struggles with toe strikes and inconsistencies led to a refit and change in lie angle by 2 degrees on all irons. From there it all started to come together. That whole process really showed me how important it is to get properly fit. Thanks again to Golf Central Halifax for all the help and time you spent working with me. 

 

With the refit done I was able to get a proper feel for the i210 and I can say they deliver on all fronts! They are soft feeling, responsive irons that sound/feel great. 

 

The i210 are forgiving players irons that are built for workability and consistency which is exactly what they provide. I have never had so much fun trying to work the ball both side to side but also low and high. Whether it be 3/4 wedges into greens or low 4 iron bullets, I have that ability to make the required shots in practice and on the course. 
This has been one of the most fun and at times frustrating opportunities I’ve ever had and once again I want to thank MGS and Ping again and again for the incredible opportunity. I really enjoyed being able to put these irons through the paces and give them a thorough review. 

Final Score: 92.5/100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NM01]

Growing up I played pretty much every sport either competitively or recreationally with friends, however golf wasn’t one of them. Other than a family friend in Milwaukee and one of my friends in high school I didn’t know anyone who played. As a kid I knew who Arnie, Jack, Trevino, Player and Hogan were.  Also around 12 or 13 while the family was hanging out at my grandmothers my dad dropped a nugget on me that her cousin was Chi Chi Rodriguez and my grandmother was in the phone with him. I regret not knowing more about who he was back then. I knew about the majors and that was about it.  It wasn’t until my last year in the Navy (1996) that I finally caved to the peer pressure of coworkers and took up the game with the sole intention of playing a 9 hole scramble at night in a monthly work tournament with o r if my close shipmates and two others from our division.  It took one range session to get caught by the golf bug and after the first time on the course I was hooked.

I’ve been playing on and off since then with two breaks, the first after 9/11 and the second in 2006 when my wife and I started dating and then planning the wedding. I picked the game back up in 2010 and started taking it serious in 2013 after I gave up playing baseball.  I’ve worked hard since then with lessons, practice, reading and playing to get my handicap to a fluctuating 8-9.  My biggest issue is tempo and an aggressive transition. I’ve been working to smooth those out. To me my strength is my iron play as it’s usually the most consistent part of my game followed by distance...my driver carry is 260ish and I’ve seen balls roll out into the low 290s.  I like to play different shots with my scoring irons and periodically my mid-long depending on distance and pin location.  My stock 150 shot is usually a smooth 8i chokes down about 1/4”. My short game from about 40-80 yards is my weak point at the moment and with the swing work I’ve been putting it has slipped down the list of practice focus.  Playing golf in the DC area it gets hard to maintain the swing come November while waiting for the spring to get here.  But hitting balls and getting in the course are what I love about this game and will swing away if it’s 40* or higher and no wind.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CIutUhAI0A

Quick snippet of my WITB prior to the testing selection:

Driver: Ping G400  HZRDUS Yellow 6.0 

3/4wood: Titleist 917 F2 16.5* UST Mamiya Helium HE5F4

Hybrid: Ping G400 19* Ping Tour 85g S

Irons: PXG Gen2 0311P (4i), 0311T (5-P) PX 6.0

Wedges: Vokey SM7 50/54/56 Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex

Putter: Scotty Cameron Deep Milled Super Rat

Ball: Titleist Prov1 is my preferred but play the 1x as well.

That’s enough rambling about myself, time for what everyone wants to see and hear about.

 

The Ping i210s that I choose are 4-GW with PX 6.0. Shaft choice was to give me a shaft to help with peak height. I hit a high ball and in my PXG fitting peak height was around 115’. I normally don’t play a set GW because I like the versatility of the non set wedges, but knowing there are those who like the set wedges and the flow from PW into the set GW as well as the forgiveness in most cases I choose to include that in my order and provide feedback to the masses.

 

These irons peaked my interest because I loved the i20s and since then I haven’t been a fan of anything in the I family of irons from Ping. Taking these out of the box the looks to me stand out. Clean and sharp lines

 

-Ping is touting a buttery feel with a larger in volume elastomer insert that is 50% softer that creates 25% more face contact and ensuring that pure feel.

-They have refined the the look with a more compact shape and minimal offset.

-Both leading edge and sole have been enhanced to improve turf interaction for precise distance and ability to work the ball, while the HydroPearl Chrome 2.0 finished helps repel water to help improve consistency 

-Copying the Glide 2.0 specs with sharper edge radius and the spaces between tighter between grooves both pw and uw(aka gw) will provide greater precision and control and prevent those dreaded fliers

Now that we got all of that out of the way and the initial range session with these have me excited for the getting them on the course it’s time to get ready, aim and fire away with those questions

 

[NM01]

Intro

Again thank you to Ping and MyGolfSpy for this chance to review the i210s for the great members of this forum.  I’m someone who can tell relatively quickly whether a club will work for me or not and also what I can or cannot do. After the interest from the first range session, I was excited to get these on the course to see what they could do from the short grass and what has been some thick rough in the DC area all year on some of the courses I normally play. My testing has been a combination of range time (15 sessions) and on course (6 full rounds and 3 nine hole rounds with iron only).  I used my range sessions to get a feel for distances initially, then to test the ability to play different shot shapes with these. Since I normally hit a high ball I wanted to see if I could play knock down shot as well as hit draws and fades.

Looks (9.5 out of 10 points)

Ping’s website states “A refined, more compact shape and look combined with minimal, progressive offset help convey the high-end appeal of the set.”  I have to agree with them on the refined and compact look, for the me these setup beautifully and the offset has been unnoticeable to my eye. The rounded toe along with a topline that is not too thick and not too small frames the ball perfectly at address.  To me Ping has improved the look of the cavity with well blended lines from the sole up thru the top line. While these do not have the glamour of a blade they draw the eye to the bag and on several occasions during my range time several people have asked what irons are in my bag.  The iron number on the toe is the one thing that keeps me from giving these a 10. The i210 font draws the eye into the model and is not real bold looking which adds to a neo-classic look in my opinion, similar to how we have seen football jersery numbers change over the years.  While keeping a similar style font from previous iterations of the “I” line they kept the thicker looking numbers from the i200. I prefer the i20 style numbering when I’m looking at a Ping iron.

Sound & Feel (9 out of 10 points)

Ping describes them as buttery feel.  “The activated elastomer insert is much bigger in volume and 50% softer, creating 25% more face contact, ensuring a pure feel at impact while also returning more energy to the ball.”  Ping has always done a great job with the feel of the “I” irons.  For a non-forged head or face these irons provide a soft feel and that muted sound when properly compressed and hit on the sweet spot. A friend of mine was next to me during one of my range sessions and a couple times he commented “I wasn’t watching but I can tell by the sound you hit that good.”  Ping has also done a good job with sound on mis-hits.  There is a small click when caught low on the face and a slight increase in the sound when hit on both heel and toe side of the sweet spot, the sounds are close to more solid contact but they have just enough of a noticeable difference to offer the golfer the feedback on where the miss was.  The sound and feel reminds me somewhat of the Srixon irons when hit in the center and better sound and feel than the i500 and AP3s when mishit. The results from sound and feel on the mishits have produced expected results.

The first strike was pretty much flushed and the second was a fraction heavy

 

This one was thinned. on the bottom groove

Range Performance (20 out of 20 points)

In my range sessions, I have tried to break them up into two different segments. First segment is to work thru the bag hitting my normal shot to see if anything noticeable stands out such as distance inconsistency or a change in ball flight exists on mishits and well struck shots. The second segment is used to hit different shot shapes. My normal ball flight is a relatively straight shot or a small fade (especially with mid-long irons) so I spend time trying to work the ball from right to left and occasionally open up the stance to hit a more pronounced fade.  Since I tend to play different shots into greens depending on pin placement and trouble around the green, I also spend time hitting knock down shots. The range I frequent uses mats, which allows me to have a good and consistent lie to test these different flights. I have found it easier to play a draw than to play a 5+ yard fade.  I haven’t had any issues flighting the ball down with 6i thru GW although the GW appears to have a higher flight than my sm7 GW on these shots. It’s been quite some time since I played a set GW, possibly the i20 GW being the last one. One of the reasons I added GW to the order was to see how it compared to a non-set GW in regards to partial shots.  Since I know there is a segment of golfers out there that prefer the added forgiveness and set consistency with a set GW I wanted to make sure I added this aspect to the review.  With all clubs distances on full swings have been consistent with only a small 1-3 yard variation front to back when the ball strikes the center of the face.  Toe shots have produced a bigger right to left flight than heel shots have for right to left.  Height remains consistent with mishits. 

Top is Ping and bottom is PXG in both Trackman data and pics.  During the session with Trackman I was unable to compare 5i because I didn't have PXG one in my bag due to bag setup from previous on course testing session.

 

On-Course Performance (38 out of 40 points)

I am not one who keeps stats during the year or from year to year so I don’t have any for GIR or up/down percentage. With so many variables in golf and from course to course I don’t worry about those numbers and am more focused on getting the little white ball in the hole with the least amount of strokes.  For me I could miss fairways and hit greens and vice versa. As I mentioned above I do not always full swing every club since pin placement, trouble, green conditions, etc go into my club choice into greens, so I do not have any numbers with my gamers or these irons for on course comparison to distances seen. My on course testing was to see if distances on full swings were similar to what I saw on the range, how well they held greens on full and partial shots and if lateral dispersion equaled that of my range time.  I played some rounds like I would any other time and spent a few rounds playing just irons from the tee to get a feel for how they performed off a tee and from the deck.  During the testing period we have had warm, cool and wet weather with a few days of high winds so I have had the pleasure of testing this in various conditions. 

 

Both on the range and on the course I was seeing similar results in ball height which as noted above is relatively high and one of the reasons I went with the PX 6.0 shaft in an effort to reduce the height some. Overall trajectory as well as dispersion both front to back and side to side.  It is nice to see that when a ball is struck on a certain part of the face at the range and the resulting shot that on the course there is no surprise when the same shot occurs.  Based on Ping’s claims about turf interaction “The lead edge and sole profile were enhanced to improve turf interaction for distance precision with workability. A HydroPearl Chrome 2.0 finish repels water to greatly improve consistency from the rough and wet conditions. “ I will agree that they have done a good job in the design.  Ball flight consistency and distance remained the same for me across the several courses I played during the testing.  There was no digging on shots unless I caused it with a steep approach.  Since I played a few times with a few days of extended rain I was able to test the ability of these to repel the water.  I didn’t see any unexpected flyers and I had not issues hitting shots out of thick rough.  The ability to play from thick rough was a pleasant surprise for me because with some previous sets the face getting shut down or digging was pretty noticeable.  I like the finish of these irons due to lack of glare during sunny days. 

 

There were no negatives that stood out to me during the testing on the range and during on course use.  Everything I was hoping for and expecting from Ping in this release held true.

 

Play it or Trade it? (19 out of 20 points)

I am extremely happy with the clubs I had in my bag prior to the testing of the i210s and it was going to take a lot to replace them.  Ping delivered an iron that came extremely close to unseating my gamers but in the end the forged head and feel of my gamers won out.  Both sets provide consistency in play on the course and the ability to work the ball as needed.  With that said there is no doubt that these are great clubs and I could easily play them anytime with no worries about losing any performance on the course.

I was talking with a few buddies of mine on the range over the last two weeks about these clubs and how good they perform for me.  During that time we talked about what golfer these were made for.  My response was someone that consistent contact on the face and tends to find the center of the face.  A golfer who has a tendency to miss left or right of the sweet spot will find about 1 club in distance loss and may not enjoying giving that up into greens on a regular basis. I don’t want to define it by handicap because I believe many different factors go into why someone has the handicap they do, but for the most part someone who is around a 12 or lower would benefit the most from these compared to a higher capper.

 

Conclusion

To make a long story short, for me these are the best irons in the “I” line that Ping has put out since the i20s which happened to stay in my bag for their entire release cycle.  During this review period these irons have performed in a manner I would have expected from the info Ping put out and from what I saw in my first demo session with them.  They will give consistent distances on the well struck shots and the distance loss on mishits is right where I would expect them to be for this type of iron.  If someone is looking for a smaller profile iron with some forgiveness and the ability to change flight and trajectory then these should be on the short list.  If someone is looking for less distance loss on mishits they may want to look in a different direction.  Ping nailed this release in looks, feel, sound and performance.

 

Final Score: 95.5/100

[SteddyGolf]

Reserved Stage 1

 

 

[SteddyGolf]

 

Reserved Stage 2

[txgolfjunkie]

Many thanks to Ping and MyGolfSpy for this opportunity. This is going to be a great test for me and hopefully some folks enjoy these reviews as much as I’ve enjoyed others on this site. If you don’t want to read the long version, skip down to the end for the tl;dr summary.

Let’s get things going with a few of my favorite quotes to live by:

‘Oh, who the f*** are you?!?’ – The Who

Well to start things off, I’m Shane, 37, and I’ve been enjoying this game for about 26 years. My dad introduced me to this glorious journey of fairways and greens when I was in elementary school and it’s been a love affair that has only gotten stronger over time. I played for a local junior college (McLennan) and had a great time admiring the competition in the JuCo ranks, but didn’t really enjoy the game until I graduated from Baylor. I was reared in Waco until 2005 when I moved down to the Houston area solely for the 11 month golf season…and jobs in the oil industry. I currently play close to a scratch and truthfully some of my best golf has come after the birth of my son. Back in the spring, I had a streak of 6 consecutive sub-par rounds only to be broken by a bad swing flaw that has sent the scores back up into the mid-70s. My smoking hot wife knows that if she wants a happy husband, a two-hour practice session or a quick 18 will bring her a tasty meal, a back rub and all the cuddle time she wants afterwards. My son is only 10 months-old but his future will be caddying for his old man until he decides if he enjoys the game as much as I do.

‘What’s love got to do with it?’ – Tina Turner

Outside of God and my family, golf is next in line for things I love the most. It’s an unhealthy relationship according to my wife. There’s a lot of time and effort on my end, but there are times I don’t get the same in return. I’m super needy, I need to over-analyze everything from driver angle of attack to putter grip weight and I love to tinker. My dream after I win the lotto is to buy a 12 acre tract of land, build a modest house with a big indoor golf facility and then design my own short course so I can make my friends jealous of my playground.

‘Just how big a boy are you?’ – Roy D Mercer

I’m a stout, broad-shoulder fella with a hard-loading swing that only has one speed: fast. I’ll hit touch shots with short irons and wedges, but if I’m between clubs, you damn well better believe I’m going with the shorter club and swinging for the fences. I’m a high launch/high spin player thanks to my steep angle of attack. My scores are the lowest when the fade is working but as soon as the pull-draw finds its way into my clubs, I quickly go into survival mode. Not quite Bear Grylls ‘drink your own pee’ mode, but punch-outs and up-and-downs will soon be prevalent. My putting is perfectly average for a scratch, my driver is usually good for 2 out of 3 fairways hit, my long irons never do what they’re told, and my mental approach to the game is my strongest aspect.

Here's a full send with the driver:

And a more controlled short iron attack:

 

‘What in the world is in that BAG, what you got in that bag? – Ludacris

The weapons of mass destruction are as follows:

Carry yards based on GC Quad session on Sept 3^rd with TM TP5X golf balls:

Driver: ’17 TM M2 w/ Oban Kiyoshi 65X tipped ½” playing at 44.5”. Carry: 287y  

3W:       Cobra F7+ 14.5* w/ HZRDUS Black 75 6.5.  Carry: 260y

Hybrid: Cobra F8 19* w/ HZRDUS Black 85 6.5. Carry: 240y

Irons:    Bridgestone J15CB w/ KBS C- Taper S+. Ping ID-8 grips – Yellow +2 wraps

4i (22.5*): 207y

5i (25*): 200y

6i (28*): 191y

7i (32*): 181y

8i (36*): 165y

9i (41*): 148y

PW (46*): 133y

Wedge: Callaway MD Forged 52*: 109y

              Callaway MD3 58* C Grind: 72y

              Cobra Tour Trusty 62*: 58y

Putter: Piretti Bosa 35” w/ SS Slim 3.0

I’ll say this about the Bridgestones, I absolutely love the feel these irons bring to my game. I wasn’t fit for these irons but through years of tinkering and sampling, I was drawn to these by the classic shape, the grind and the fact that they were Endo forged. These irons remind me of the Miuras I played a few years ago. Very smooth at impact. Great swings equal great shots and bad swings are punished with these irons. These originally came with Dynamic Gold X100 but I recently changed to KBS C-Tapers S+ and really enjoyed the change in ball flight (higher), spin (lower) and dispersion. All of this joy has come dropped a few notches over the summer as the yardage gaps on the long irons and the PW to the 52* have come into play. The occasional slight pull has also dropped my GIR percentage. My short and mid irons are my favorite to hit with the consistent flight and carry distance. My 4i is probably the weakest club in the bag. I consistently over-estimate the carry yardage of the club. Even with the TP5X, the 4i spin is north of 5300rpm with a launch of 16*.

If the Ping i210s can provide me with the same short iron consistency and proper long iron gapping, then it will be an easy decision to send the Bridgestones off to a new home. Kor.A.Door, did you read that?!? More of my stuff possibly heading to the BST. Get your PayPal warmed up.

The day of arrival:

I rarely check my front porch camera unless I’m getting a golf related item delivered. The delivery of the i210s was no different. FedEx usually arrives around 1:30pm but ol Janet was running late. Here she is delivering the goods at 2:12pm:

Specs:   Ping i210 ** 4-GW w/ DG X100 +.5” Green Dot (2* up) ** Golf Pride Yellow + 2 Wraps

There's a lot of golf on the horizon as the Houston golf season doesn't end until mid-January. These Pings are a serious contender to oust the Bridgestones but we'll save that for Stage 2! 

 

Here's the Too Long; Didn't Read summary:

·       37, married, one kid with many more to come. Live just north of Houston, TX. Work for large oil company, but still find time for practice and playing.

·       Played golf for over 25 years. Played JUCO ranks and now just really enjoy the game. Love to tinker.

·       Current hdcp right around scratch. Swing is hard loading, quick tempo, fast…think caveman killing dinner. Ball striking has always been a strong suit of my game. I play my best when the ball flight is a high, soft fade.

·       Current irons: Bridgestone J15 CB with KBS S+ shafts. +.5” and 2* upright.

·       B-stone Pros: Great feel, very smooth. Love the ball flight and performance in windy conditions. No issues with grind. Love the compact look.

·       B-stone Cons: Shafts starting to give me inconsistent yardages. If I pull a shot, the carry distance increases by 7-9 yds. Yardage gaps are really big in short irons (15-20 yds) and really short in long irons (7-9 yds) despite getting lofts/lies checked frequently.

·       What I’m looking for: Consistent yardage gaps and ball flight. See my GIR % improve from the fairway.

[txgolfjunkie]

Stage 2...don't worry, this review is less than 2,000 words!

If you didn’t get a chance or have time to read my stage 1, here’s a quick summary:

• Low handicapper (Current hcp: 0.5)
• Quick transition with a hard loading swing. Think Nick Price tempo and Sergio’s swing.
• Swing requires low launching, low spinning shafts.
• I play in the Houston, TX area. Most courses are fairly soft and I rarely play in windy conditions (> 15mph).
• What I’m looking for in the i210s: Consistency, great turf interaction and proper yardage gaps between clubs.
• Golf ball for launch monitor numbers and on-course testing: TaylorMade TP5X

In my humble opinion, ripping off the plastic and gripping a brand new club is no different than the new car smell, it awakens the mind knowing that what’s in your hand is something brand spanking new and it WILL make you play better. The good shots are attributed to the new equipment and the bad shots, well, those are attributed to a change in the Earth’s magnetic field or planets getting out of alignment. I’m guilty of this in just about every club in my bag, especially with the driver and putter. While placebos are strong in nutrition/diets and on the golf course, we now live in a day in age where technology can rear its head and allow factual data to help facilitate decision making. I rarely change out my irons simply because it’s not a part of the bag I think needs changing frequently. Irons are irons. Shafts tweak the ball flight and spin rate. What’s the big deal? Why drop $1,000+ on clubs that will do the exact same thing to the ball as what is currently in your bag?! My current set of irons are forged by Endo, one of the top forging houses in Japan. My shafts are the same ones I see on TV. What in the world would make we want to get rid of my Bridgestones in favor of a set of irons from Phoenix, AZ?!? Well…let’s read on.

1.       Looks (8 out of 10 points)

Remember the debate on The Office if Hilary Swank was Hot or Not? I feel like the i210s are the same way. I’ve played with guys who absolutely love the look and I have others who aren’t fans and aren’t afraid to tell me. Personally, I’m a fan of the looks of the 6-UW with the thin(ish) top line, the non-glare finish, the progressive offset and the way the iron frames the ball. From the mid and short irons, they really look like a player’s iron. The cavity of the iron looks great and the iron numbers are clear and easy to read. Here's an example of the 6 iron for the i210 and the Bridgestone J15CB. Both are similar in size, top line and offset. 

Now here's where my beef comes in:

What I don’t like is the 4 and 5 irons. Why? They look like my old Tommy Armour 845s with just a little bit less offset. They are a bit clunky to look at address and the sole is fairly thick. I’ll discuss performance later on but solely off looks, they look a bit game-improvement-ish. Trust me, I can’t hit a butter knife 3 iron, but I also don’t want to look at a Callaway X-12 at address. 

Here's a comparison of the 4 irons. Not too much of a visible difference looking at the face. 

But looking down at the ball, you can see the increase in top line, offset and overall size of the iron. 

One last thing I'll add...while I like overall design of the clubs, the cavity and numbers are hard to keep clean with just a wet towel. There’s a lot of little crevasses where grass and dirt gets caught and it takes a *gasp* scrub brush to really give these clubs a good cleaning. I don’t know if my ego can take the beating with a scrub brush dangling from my bag.

While these look great, every gap, crevasse, etc is a hiding place for bermuda grass and sand.

2.       Sound and Feel (8 out of 10 points)

In the past few years, feel has been misunderstood by a lot of golfers as they combine the feeling in their hands from the strike of the ball AND the auditory response at contact. What I don’t like when people discuss feel is where the audio feedback trumps the impact of the club. A club could have fantastic feel in regards to impact on the club face but if the strike is too tinny, too loud, too muted, etc, it will taint the view of “feel” for a club. I tried my best to break it down during this round of testing.

Sound: These irons have a muted click at impact. When you catch a ball flush, it sounds like something you’d hear on a golf channel infomercial. Not so much a fake sound effect, but a sound that reflects a solid iron cast from a single block of steel. The sound falls somewhere between a beautifully forged and muted Bridgestone or Miura and a firmer click from a Cobra Forged Tec or the older Cleveland CG Red irons.  

Here's my 9 iron with a Titleist NXT range ball. Not too loud, not too clangy, etc. Just a solid iron strike. 

 

Feel: Ping isn’t known for their ‘buttery smooth’ impact and frankly, I’d like to know when the ball is hitting the face. Though I haven’t hit a wide variety of irons over the years, these aren’t nearly as harsh as my old Adams Forged CB2s, which might’ve been forged from a cast-iron skillet, but not nearly as soft as a Miura, Bridgestone or Mizuno. Solid hits felt great, almost like a coke can filled with marshmallows, and shots out on the toe and low on the face were felt in the hands with a bit more firmness to let you know you mis-hit the shot. Personally, I’m not a fan of soft, milled putters or super soft forged irons but these Pings fall right where I like my irons and my women…a bit firm.

3.       Range Performance (18 out of 20 points)

So with this section of the review, I want to look solely at launch monitor statistics. Going out to the range and hitting golf balls with little to no consequences of a bad shot doesn’t really qualify an opinion unless you have data to back it up. Over the course of three launch monitor sessions, I hit 15 shots with each club and took the best 12 shots. I used the TaylorMade TP5X in every test session. Here’s a summary of the sessions:

If you recall, I’m looking for consistency and proper yardage gaps between clubs. Look at the carry yardage gaps between clubs in the i210s. They’re right around 13-16 yards between clubs. That checks the box. My Bridgestones had gaps as small as 8 yards in the long irons and 21 yards in the short irons. Consistency, or dispersion was another huge marker in this test session. Let’s take a look at the dispersion via standard deviations from the launch monitor sessions with the i210s versus previous sessions with the J15CBs.

I attempted to provide an illustrative chart to show the difference in dispersion for the test but my Photoshop skills are non-existent. As you can see, the Ping i210s weren’t necessarily straighter than the Bridgestone J15CBs, but they were a lot more consistent with the shot area. I don’t mind the ball fading on me, but I want that fade to be consistent and I sure as heck don’t want the ball to fly right when I’m expecting a butter cut to fall off to the left. The carry distance standard deviation wasn’t that substantial between the two clubs. Both carry the ball a consistent yardage with each club.

4.       On-Course Performance (37 out of 40 points)

My main focus of on-course performance was to see if these Pings were really substantially better than my current gamers. How would I go about doing that? Well, I’ve noticed when my scores start to creep higher, it’s a domino effect of missing fairways off the tee followed by a missed green and failing to get up-and-down. If I could find a set irons that help on days where I’m struggling off the tee, then they would find a spot in the bag. Of all the metrics and performance measures I could’ve utilized for on-course performance, I decided to come up with a scoring system to determine which set of irons would best fit the bag going forward:

Hit the green with i210/J15CB from fairway/tee: 1 point

Hit the green with i210/J15CB from rough: 2 points

Miss the green with i210/J15CB from fairway/tee: -1 point

Miss the green with i210/J15CB from rough: 0 points

I utilize SkyCaddie 360 (paired with my SkyCaddie Lynx GT) which is great for tracking stats but the visual data afterwards is hot garbage. If you take the five rounds of golf with the i210s and compare them to my previous four rounds with the Bridgestones and then picked one really great round to see what the J15CBs could do on days where I was on fire, it was really eye opening. 

Avg Score for Ping i210s: 7.6 points.

Best Score: 9 points

Averaged 9.3 hit greens from fairway/tee, 3.7 missed greens from fairway and 1 hit green from rough. Majority of misses were left and short of my target. Less than 15% of my misses were long or right. 

Avg Score for Bridgestone J15CBs: 6.2 points

Best Score: 8 points

Averaged 7.6 hit greens from fairway/tee, 4.8 missed greens from fairway and 1.4 hit greens from rough. Misses favored short and left but almost 30% of my misses were long or right. 

On a side note, my averages don’t total 18 and that’s because I eliminated any approach shot into the green that wasn’t an i210 or J15CB. Most of the par 5s were a 3 wood or hybrid from the fairway to either a layup distance for my Callaway 52* or a simple chip from off the green. Also, there’s the occasional par 3 that required a hybrid off the tee.

 

5.       Play it or Trade It? (20 out of 20 points)

Well, I sold my Bridgestones back in early October so…that would be a ‘play it’ for me. This combination of low spinning head with a low launch/low-mid spin has really done wonders in the ball flight. The increase bounce and sole design on these irons really work well in the wet conditions we’re starting to see here in the Houston area. These irons have really worked out great for me and the benefits far outweigh the negatives.

 

6.       Final Score (91 out of 100)

Final Performance Comments

Did I expect the i210s to be substantially better than the J15CBs? No, and I was proven wrong. I’ve never truly given Ping a second thought in the iron department. My premonition towards their irons was that they favored a mid to higher handicapper who needed a lot of forgiveness and offset. Turns out this low handicapper really struck gold with this setup. The higher bounce on the i210s (6*- 13* vs 3*-7* on the J15CBs) really helps in the soft conditions. I didn’t find these clubs to really dig in wet conditions with my steep swing. It was quite refreshing to know that I can really go after the ball with a hard swing and not find a huge divot in the fairway afterwards. Mishits weren’t so punishing that you found yourself well off target. The mishit for me is a little out on the toe. Distance loss out on the toe was around 7-9%, but the ball stayed relatively online to the target. I’ve got a lot of confidence in this setup to know if I really need to hammer down on a shot, I’m not going to lose it right and the solid shots will result in a 3-6 yard fade. From the scratch to the 15-handicapper, I would strongly suggest you give these a look when you’re in the market for a new set.

 

Here’s the new setup:

WITB:

2017 TM M1 w/ Oban Black 65 05 tipped 1/2"

Cobra F7 3 wood w/ HZRDUS Black 75 6.5

Cobra F9 19* hybrid w/ Hzrdus Black 85 6.5

PING i210 4-UW w/ Dynamic Gold X100

Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth 54* w/ AWT 2.0

Callaway MD3 58* C Grind w/ Dynamic Gold S400

Odyssey O-Works Versa Tank 38"

 

This test, though not filled with all the visual references I would like (I need GolfSpyMBP to follow me around with these tests and do some visual editing for the review), was one of the most fun I've had simply because it was rather eye-opening when you take what you see visually and have the stats to back it up. Thanks again to MGS and please feel free to ask questions/poke holes in my data/enjoy my constant rotation of clubs in my bag...however these i210s aren't going anywhere. 

[perseveringgolfer]

Salivating to read the reviews- been on my radar since they came out

[B81Smith]

I entered to test both the i200 and i210. Love them. I just saw the i210’s for the first time and they’re amazing looking. They look great.


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[GolfSpy_APH]

Stage one is up! Hope you all enjoy the read!

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[PING Apologist #9]

54 minutes ago, Danbrook said:

Stage one is up! Hope you all enjoy the read!

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Love all the vids & pics! Great start! Looking forward to stage-2! What ball will you use during testing?

[Golfspy_CG2]

1 hour ago, Danbrook said:

Stage one is up! Hope you all enjoy the read!

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Nice job Jaime...I said it in the PM thread, but that is the smoothest 9 handicap swing I've ever seen.  Lefty's always have such a nice looking swing. 

[Jon Brittan]

Nice stage 1.

It'd be awesome if any of you guys were close enough to any of the people testing the i500s to hook up and do a side-by-side.
 

Looking forward to what else you guys have to say,

[GolfSpy_APH]

Love all the vids & pics! Great start! Looking forward to stage-2! What ball will you use during testing?

I used the srixon Z star for all testing other then the range Both on the course and on the launch monitor.

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[Kanoito]

Nice Stage 1! I thought he was aiming at the cars... then realized he was left handed

[Golfspy_CG2]

2 hours ago, Jon Brittan said:

Nice stage 1.

It'd be awesome if any of you guys were close enough to any of the people testing the i500s to hook up and do a side-by-side.
 

Looking forward to what else you guys have to say,

GolfSpy_Enrique (500)  and Ricky Bobby (210) could probably arrange that if they wanted.   

[B81Smith]

Stage one is up! Hope you all enjoy the read!

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Nice stage one. That is a smooth swing and congrats on making it down to single digits. That’s a real accomplishment


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[Har in the Hat]

good stage 1 guys.

enjoyed reading them

[txgolfjunkie]

Stage 1 just posted. Now heading back to the launch monitor to get some additional data for Stage 2! 

[null]

Loved your Stage 1 @txgolfjunkie

Curious to see how the 210s perform for you in the Texas winds

[GolfSpy_APH]

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[perseveringgolfer]

Cracking stage 1's fellas 

Haven't seen a review that even had the fedex delivery guy/gal in the pic- one excited puppy right there...and rightly so.

[GB13]

Great stage 1's guys. I have to admit, I am a *little* jealous. 

Did any of y'all see blotting or scratching upon arrival of the finish like @Har in the Hat in the I500 review. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

I didnt have any on mine. They were perfect and still in good shape after several more rounds.

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[NM01]

My stage 1 has been updated.

[NM01]

6 hours ago, GB13 said:

Great stage 1's guys. I have to admit, I am a *little* jealous. 

Did any of y'all see blotting or scratching upon arrival of the finish like @Har in the Hat in the I500 review. 

I didn’t see that on mine.

[txgolfjunkie]

Great stage 1's guys. I have to admit, I am a *little* jealous. 
Did any of y'all see blotting or scratching upon arrival of the finish like [mention=59841]Har in the Hat[/mention] in the I500 review. 

I had a few scratches on the back of the 8 and 6 iron but I figured since I can't see it at address, it's fine. If I shelled out retail for the irons, you bet your butt they'd go right back to ping for replacement.


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[Har in the Hat]

Good Point TX but since it was on the face I was not to worried about it and I also don't baby my clubs. I think of the marks as battle wounds