2020 Official Member Review: PING G710 Irons

[McaseyM]

that's a nice wide sole on that SW @JonMUSC08

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Hey all, here are my initial impression on these clubs hope you enjoy!

Pre-Arrival/Arrival:

After my virtual fitting with PING, the communication was honestly top notch. Bill, who is a Head-Master Fitter from PING, was always informative and kept me in the loop. Customer service needless to say, was A++. The clubs were received on 5/20 within 10 days after the fitting. During these times to me it was really unprecedented and was expecting a longer lead time.

The clubs came in and again I was really just blown away from the care that was taken in packaging. All the clubs had covers and whoever packaged them and engineered the boxes…well done because there was 0 room to spare. PING really blew me away initially with there professionalism and quick turnaround that’s all I can really say, can’t speak highly enough of that.

But we aren’t here to talk about PING are we (the people anyway just the clubs)? So on to the sticks

Set:

Anyone that did not see my fitting, I went with 4-UW with Project X 6.5 X-stiff shafts with Golf Pride grips with Arccos.

First Impression:

So, first impression was WOW. The black really stands out. The grey on the face really offsets and compliments the black well. The finish on these clubs are silk (and I do not really like black clubs). When they say Hydro-pearl they mean it. The paint looks so smooth (more on that later) compared to your typical silver finish.

I do not currently have a set to compare them to because I sold mine and am waiting on the other set, so will have more on this later. Initial thought though was that they were smaller at address than I anticipated. I was expecting a larger overall look but between the black club and grey face, it’s “slimming” (is that why they call it a little black dress?). Compared to my CBX2 wedges you can see a massive difference. Another thing I noticed was right at the hosel and heel there is a nice groove taken out, assuming to remove some of the weight and place closer to the toe for all that forgiveness. It complements the profile of this club nicely.

The Arccos in the grip was different for me. The grip felt bigger on the palm of my left hand, which they are slightly but was noticeable. Not a bad thing but just a note if you never used Arccos. I think I would prefer the inserts VS it in the actual grip like these. Lastly the Arccos was very easy to setup, took me longer to get the cover of the unit itself than it did to pair.

On to some modeling before we get into the first use of these bad larrys:

Fortunately, I was able to get right out for my 1^st round of the year the day after I received the clubs, got to love that because the itch was real waiting for these bad boys. SO lets get right into it!

First Crack at these Beauties!

My biggest questions going into my first round with the clubs were:

What am I looking at for distances?

How are these going to do in the morning dew grass?

How is the finish overall after just one round? My question for this was because my previous black wedge showed signs of wear right after its first use.

My first shot with the clubs was a 4 iron. Not a great tee shot and had myself in some trouble in thick rough. The 4 iron sliced through the rough with ease, if there was any grab I didn’t notice it!

I was pleasantly surprised with sound. The only time I have ever heard or seen PING was @b.boston driver and was not a fan of the sound, and from what I have read its not for everyone. To me for these G710’s the sound was a good “crack”. It almost was like the sound of a pure wood bat. I loved it.

I had my fare share of good and bad shots today. The sales position for forgiveness is accurate, and that is putting it lightly. I usually have a light fade and bad shots are…bad fades (can you hear me yelling four while reading this?). These mishits and bad shots I found put myself in far less worse situations than I would normally find myself in.

The distance on these clubs after my first round is also REAL! Granted loft is slightly different but to put it into perspective the 4 iron for me was anywhere from 220-230 today, as I like to say...:

 

The ball flight was almost majestic. It was a little different for me just because I am used to a stronger fade but there were several times the ball seemed to just be straight at the flag. One example was on the shot trace PW @b.boston was able to get a great video.

Shot Trace PW

Shot Trace 4 Iron

 

Throughout the round I was keeping an eye on water and how much I was going to need to clean these. The below picture is right after a swing in the dew…there was barely any moisture on the club, very impressive. As many of you are used to I am sure in the morning dew the club has the grass stick as well as substantial water build up. These virtually had 0 moisture on them. Curious how this will hold up after many rounds (and I love morning rounds so they will get wet).

Another thing I will be keeping an eye on is the dirt build up. These were very easy to clean I am assuming it’s the finish because I barely needed my brush just a towel and they were good. The only thing I noticed post round was the buildup in the numbers on the sole, the brush wasn’t quite cutting it so will have to do some investigating on maintaining that. (Picture below on the 4 iron)

Lastly the finish after 1 round showed no blemishes and actually fared better than my wedges which are also brand new. The sole of the wedges were showing swing path swirl marks, the G710’s wiped down perfectly with virtually 0 blemishes.

 

To wrap this bad boy up I am highly impressed so far especially coming in skeptical on the black finish and what I thought they would sound like.. Things I will be looking at is :

-Continuing to gauge distance gains and what my true numbers are with these. I struggled with that today.

-Also creating some dispersion tracking and see if this forgiveness passes the smell test (smelled pretty good today I will say that)

-Will be keeping a keen eye on the finish and if it holds up as well as it did today!

But until then enjoy the modeling:

[GolfSpy BOS]

 

Nice! They looked real nice in your bag today. The black really does hell hide the size of these, felt good on the swing I took with one of them. I was also impressed by the sound. Not at all what I was expecting.

 

Glad to get out there today and knock some rust off!

 

 

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[sirchunksalot]

57 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Hey all, here are my initial impression on these clubs hope you enjoy!

Pre-Arrival/Arrival:

After my virtual fitting with PING, the communication was honestly top notch. Bill, who is a Head-Master Fitter from PING, was always informative and kept me in the loop. Customer service needless to say, was A++. The clubs were received on 5/20 within 10 days after the fitting. During these times to me it was really unprecedented and was expecting a longer lead time.

The clubs came in and again I was really just blown away from the care that was taken in packaging. All the clubs had covers and whoever packaged them and engineered the boxes…well done because there was 0 room to spare. PING really blew me away initially with there professionalism and quick turnaround that’s all I can really say, can’t speak highly enough of that.

But we aren’t here to talk about PING are we (the people anyway just the clubs)? So on to the sticks

Set:

Anyone that did not see my fitting, I went with 4-UW with Project X 6.5 X-stiff shafts with Golf Pride grips with Arccos.

First Impression:

So, first impression was WOW. The black really stands out. The grey on the face really offsets and compliments the black well. The finish on these clubs are silk (and I do not really like black clubs). When they say Hydro-pearl they mean it. The paint looks so smooth (more on that later) compared to your typical silver finish.

I do not currently have a set to compare them to because I sold mine and am waiting on the other set, so will have more on this later. Initial thought though was that they were smaller at address than I anticipated. I was expecting a larger overall look but between the black club and grey face, it’s “slimming” (is that why they call it a little black dress?). Compared to my CBX2 wedges you can see a massive difference. Another thing I noticed was right at the hosel and heel there is a nice groove taken out, assuming to remove some of the weight and place closer to the toe for all that forgiveness. It complements the profile of this club nicely.

The Arccos in the grip was different for me. The grip felt bigger on the palm of my left hand, which they are slightly but was noticeable. Not a bad thing but just a note if you never used Arccos. I think I would prefer the inserts VS it in the actual grip like these. Lastly the Arccos was very easy to setup, took me longer to get the cover of the unit itself than it did to pair.

On to some modeling before we get into the first use of these bad larrys:

Fortunately, I was able to get right out for my 1^st round of the year the day after I received the clubs, got to love that because the itch was real waiting for these bad boys. SO lets get right into it!

First Crack at these Beauties!

My biggest questions going into my first round with the clubs were:

What am I looking at for distances?

How are these going to do in the morning dew grass?

How is the finish overall after just one round? My question for this was because my previous black wedge showed signs of wear right after its first use.

My first shot with the clubs was a 4 iron. Not a great tee shot and had myself in some trouble in thick rough. The 4 iron sliced through the rough with ease, if there was any grab I didn’t notice it!

I was pleasantly surprised with sound. The only time I have ever heard or seen PING was @b.boston driver and was not a fan of the sound, and from what I have read its not for everyone. To me for these G710’s the sound was a good “crack”. It almost was like the sound of a pure wood bat. I loved it.

I had my fare share of good and bad shots today. The sales position for forgiveness is accurate, and that is putting it lightly. I usually have a light fade and bad shots are…bad fades (can you hear me yelling four while reading this?). These mishits and bad shots I found put myself in far less worse situations than I would normally find myself in.

The distance on these clubs after my first round is also REAL! Granted loft is slightly different but to put it into perspective the 4 iron for me was anywhere from 220-230 today, as I like to say...:

 

The ball flight was almost majestic. It was a little different for me just because I am used to a stronger fade but there were several times the ball seemed to just be straight at the flag. One example was on the shot trace PW @b.boston was able to get a great video.

Shot Trace PW

Shot Trace 4 Iron

 

Throughout the round I was keeping an eye on water and how much I was going to need to clean these. The below picture is right after a swing in the dew…there was barely any moisture on the club, very impressive. As many of you are used to I am sure in the morning dew the club has the grass stick as well as substantial water build up. These virtually had 0 moisture on them. Curious how this will hold up after many rounds (and I love morning rounds so they will get wet).

Another thing I will be keeping an eye on is the dirt build up. These were very easy to clean I am assuming it’s the finish because I barely needed my brush just a towel and they were good. The only thing I noticed post round was the buildup in the numbers on the sole, the brush wasn’t quite cutting it so will have to do some investigating on maintaining that. (Picture below on the 4 iron)

Lastly the finish after 1 round showed no blemishes and actually fared better than my wedges which are also brand new. The sole of the wedges were showing swing path swirl marks, the G710’s wiped down perfectly with virtually 0 blemishes.

 

To wrap this bad boy up I am highly impressed so far especially coming in skeptical on the black finish and what I thought they would sound like.. Things I will be looking at is :

-Continuing to gauge distance gains and what my true numbers are with these. I struggled with that today.

-Also creating some dispersion tracking and see if this forgiveness passes the smell test (smelled pretty good today I will say that)

-Will be keeping a keen eye on the finish and if it holds up as well as it did today!

But until then enjoy the modeling:

Great write-up and I love the photos and videos. Those pictures are so slick the water just rolled right off. You picked up the sound of the clubs nicely and all I can say is they sound powerful. How well were you able to feel any mis-hits and tell where the ball contacted the face? Keep up the good work!

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

7 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

Great write-up and I love the photos and videos. Those pictures are so slick the water just rolled right off. You picked up the sound of the clubs nicely and all I can say is they sound powerful. How well were you able to feel any mis-hits and tell where the ball contacted the face? Keep up the good work!

The sound is different for sure and it’s VERY distinct, I’m really impressed by it.

So pure shots (had a few that PW was one of them on the s*** tracer) was blatant. Great compression and was a purée sound. Misfits didn’t “feel” like mishits but you can tell. On the face itself they show up really well on the grey and were easily spotted which was very helpful. Couple heel shots today not to much off the toe.

and shoutout to @B.Boston For getting that work

[GolfSpy BOS]

3 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

The sound is different for sure and it’s VERY distinct, I’m really impressed by it.

So pure shots (had a few that PW was one of them on the s*** tracer) was blatant. Great compression and was a purée sound. Misfits didn’t “feel” like mishits but you can tell. On the face itself they show up really well on the grey and were easily spotted which was very helpful. Couple heel shots today not to much off the toe.

and shoutout to @B.Boston For getting that work

No problem man, I’m happy to be your audio/video guy for this test haha.  I might need to invest in a GoPro though... the iPhone battery cant handle Arccos duty and video duty that well.

[sirchunksalot]

6 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

The sound is different for sure and it’s VERY distinct, I’m really impressed by it.

So pure shots (had a few that PW was one of them on the s*** tracer) was blatant. Great compression and was a purée sound. Misfits didn’t “feel” like mishits but you can tell. On the face itself they show up really well on the grey and were easily spotted which was very helpful. Couple heel shots today not to much off the toe.

and shoutout to @B.Boston For getting that work

Thank you! 

1 minute ago, B.Boston said:

No problem man, I’m happy to be your audio/video guy for this test haha.  I might need to invest in a GoPro though... the iPhone battery cant handle Arccos duty and video duty that well.

You did a great job with it, I've tried videoing myself and don't think I've ever picked up sound as good as that. 

[Golfspy_CG2]

Fantastic start guys.  I love it when our testers make us MODs look smart

[Nunfa0]

7 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Hey all, here are my initial impression on these clubs hope you enjoy!

Pre-Arrival/Arrival:

After my virtual fitting with PING, the communication was honestly top notch. Bill, who is a Head-Master Fitter from PING, was always informative and kept me in the loop. Customer service needless to say, was A++. The clubs were received on 5/20 within 10 days after the fitting. During these times to me it was really unprecedented and was expecting a longer lead time.

The clubs came in and again I was really just blown away from the care that was taken in packaging. All the clubs had covers and whoever packaged them and engineered the boxes…well done because there was 0 room to spare. PING really blew me away initially with there professionalism and quick turnaround that’s all I can really say, can’t speak highly enough of that.

But we aren’t here to talk about PING are we (the people anyway just the clubs)? So on to the sticks

Set:

Anyone that did not see my fitting, I went with 4-UW with Project X 6.5 X-stiff shafts with Golf Pride grips with Arccos.

First Impression:

So, first impression was WOW. The black really stands out. The grey on the face really offsets and compliments the black well. The finish on these clubs are silk (and I do not really like black clubs). When they say Hydro-pearl they mean it. The paint looks so smooth (more on that later) compared to your typical silver finish.

I do not currently have a set to compare them to because I sold mine and am waiting on the other set, so will have more on this later. Initial thought though was that they were smaller at address than I anticipated. I was expecting a larger overall look but between the black club and grey face, it’s “slimming” (is that why they call it a little black dress?). Compared to my CBX2 wedges you can see a massive difference. Another thing I noticed was right at the hosel and heel there is a nice groove taken out, assuming to remove some of the weight and place closer to the toe for all that forgiveness. It complements the profile of this club nicely.

The Arccos in the grip was different for me. The grip felt bigger on the palm of my left hand, which they are slightly but was noticeable. Not a bad thing but just a note if you never used Arccos. I think I would prefer the inserts VS it in the actual grip like these. Lastly the Arccos was very easy to setup, took me longer to get the cover of the unit itself than it did to pair.

On to some modeling before we get into the first use of these bad larrys:

Fortunately, I was able to get right out for my 1^st round of the year the day after I received the clubs, got to love that because the itch was real waiting for these bad boys. SO lets get right into it!

First Crack at these Beauties!

My biggest questions going into my first round with the clubs were:

What am I looking at for distances?

How are these going to do in the morning dew grass?

How is the finish overall after just one round? My question for this was because my previous black wedge showed signs of wear right after its first use.

My first shot with the clubs was a 4 iron. Not a great tee shot and had myself in some trouble in thick rough. The 4 iron sliced through the rough with ease, if there was any grab I didn’t notice it!

I was pleasantly surprised with sound. The only time I have ever heard or seen PING was @b.boston driver and was not a fan of the sound, and from what I have read its not for everyone. To me for these G710’s the sound was a good “crack”. It almost was like the sound of a pure wood bat. I loved it.

I had my fare share of good and bad shots today. The sales position for forgiveness is accurate, and that is putting it lightly. I usually have a light fade and bad shots are…bad fades (can you hear me yelling four while reading this?). These mishits and bad shots I found put myself in far less worse situations than I would normally find myself in.

The distance on these clubs after my first round is also REAL! Granted loft is slightly different but to put it into perspective the 4 iron for me was anywhere from 220-230 today, as I like to say...:

 

The ball flight was almost majestic. It was a little different for me just because I am used to a stronger fade but there were several times the ball seemed to just be straight at the flag. One example was on the shot trace PW @b.boston was able to get a great video.

Shot Trace PW

Shot Trace 4 Iron

 

Throughout the round I was keeping an eye on water and how much I was going to need to clean these. The below picture is right after a swing in the dew…there was barely any moisture on the club, very impressive. As many of you are used to I am sure in the morning dew the club has the grass stick as well as substantial water build up. These virtually had 0 moisture on them. Curious how this will hold up after many rounds (and I love morning rounds so they will get wet).

Another thing I will be keeping an eye on is the dirt build up. These were very easy to clean I am assuming it’s the finish because I barely needed my brush just a towel and they were good. The only thing I noticed post round was the buildup in the numbers on the sole, the brush wasn’t quite cutting it so will have to do some investigating on maintaining that. (Picture below on the 4 iron)

Lastly the finish after 1 round showed no blemishes and actually fared better than my wedges which are also brand new. The sole of the wedges were showing swing path swirl marks, the G710’s wiped down perfectly with virtually 0 blemishes.

 

To wrap this bad boy up I am highly impressed so far especially coming in skeptical on the black finish and what I thought they would sound like.. Things I will be looking at is :

-Continuing to gauge distance gains and what my true numbers are with these. I struggled with that today.

-Also creating some dispersion tracking and see if this forgiveness passes the smell test (smelled pretty good today I will say that)

-Will be keeping a keen eye on the finish and if it holds up as well as it did today!

But until then enjoy the modeling:

Excellent work @Lacassem, I enjoyed the write up and videos

It will be interesting to see how your distances and dispersion numbers go and to see what the others think

[Berg Ryman]

So range session today

Short Irons

The wedges and short irons were exactly what I expected. Go high, good descent angle, maybe like 5 yards longer on range balls. The sole gets through the turf pretty simply and launches the ball right up there.

Mid Irons

Seven and Six iron were pretty solid. Again, similar to what I was expecting on performance, launching high and look like the would be holding a lot of greens

Long Irons

So this is where things are going to take some time. Not having clubs of this length in my bag for some time is tricky because I'm struggling right now finding where my swing is bottoming out so I can catch them fat and chunk them if I'm not bottoming out consistently or paying attention on swing path. These will take some work but when they are struck they are rocketships.

General Thoughts

So a couple of quick things. The finish held up pretty well against range balls. There is a slight scratching on the UW which is in the uploaded photo, but that was the only club on which it happened. Also, @Lacassemis right, those chrome numbers are dirt magnets. It isn't putting me off yet because i like my clubs to show some wear, but it'll be something i keep track of.

Tomorrow is my first full round of the yeqr and we'll let you know how it goes. Sadly no pictures or Arccos yet because I don't have full tags and I'll be on my own.

[Pinger_MV]

Congrats to you lucky MGS members!

Can't wait to see the results!

[Nunfa0]

41 minutes ago, Berg Ryman said:

So range session today

Short Irons

The wedges and short irons were exactly what I expected. Go high, good descent angle, maybe like 5 yards longer on range balls. The sole gets through the turf pretty simply and launches the ball right up there.

Mid Irons

Seven and Six iron were pretty solid. Again, similar to what I was expecting on performance, launching high and look like the would be holding a lot of greens

Long Irons

So this is where things are going to take some time. Not having clubs of this length in my bag for some time is tricky because I'm struggling right now finding where my swing is bottoming out so I can catch them fat and chunk them if I'm not bottoming out consistently or paying attention on swing path. These will take some work but when they are struck they are rocketships.

General Thoughts

So a couple of quick things. The finish held up pretty well against range balls. There is a slight scratching on the UW which is in the uploaded photo, but that was the only club on which it happened. Also, @Lacassemis right, those chrome numbers are dirt magnets. It isn't putting me off yet because i like my clubs to show some wear, but it'll be something i keep track of.

Tomorrow is my first full round of the yeqr and we'll let you know how it goes. Sadly no pictures or Arccos yet because I don't have full tags and I'll be on my own.

Very cool stuff @Berg Ryman , it's going to be fascinating watching you transition from the one lengths back to standard shafts. 

Another thing will be seeing how that finish holds up. I have the Cobra wedges in black and they have held up really well. No wearing, no horrendous marks and still as pretty as ever

[revkev]

The sound is different for sure and it’s VERY distinct, I’m really impressed by it.
So pure shots (had a few that PW was one of them on the s*** tracer) was blatant. Great compression and was a purée sound. Misfits didn’t “feel” like mishits but you can tell. On the face itself they show up really well on the grey and were easily spotted which was very helpful. Couple heel shots today not to much off the toe.
and shoutout to [mention=85402]B.Boston[/mention] For getting that work

I have a buddy that games the 700’s. I play with him a lot. To me they sound like hybrids, which I don’t like. He hits them well though. I’d be curious to know if there were a difference in sound between the 700 and 710.

I love the black - you need some sort of glare mitigation in Florida. I’ve had a couple of sets of irons that I thought I liked but had to scrap once summer hit because of the glare.

Great write up, thanks.


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[GolfSpy_SHARK]

39 minutes ago, revkev said:

 

I have a buddy that games the 700’s. I play with him a lot. To me they sound like hybrids, which I don’t like. He hits them well though. I’d be curious to know if there were a difference in sound between the 700 and 710.

I love the black - you need some sort of glare mitigation in Florida. I’ve had a couple of sets of irons that I thought I liked but had to scrap once summer hit because of the glare.

Great write up, thanks.


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These Re extremely distinct, nothing I have heard in irons before. If I was a betting man(which I am) I would put money on saying they’re probably different. I am picky with sound and I like this one.

[daviddvm]

On 5/21/2020 at 5:52 PM, Lacassem said:

Hey all, here are my initial impression on these clubs hope you enjoy!

Pre-Arrival/Arrival:

After my virtual fitting with PING, the communication was honestly top notch. Bill, who is a Head-Master Fitter from PING, was always informative and kept me in the loop. Customer service needless to say, was A++. The clubs were received on 5/20 within 10 days after the fitting. During these times to me it was really unprecedented and was expecting a longer lead time.

The clubs came in and again I was really just blown away from the care that was taken in packaging. All the clubs had covers and whoever packaged them and engineered the boxes…well done because there was 0 room to spare. PING really blew me away initially with there professionalism and quick turnaround that’s all I can really say, can’t speak highly enough of that.

But we aren’t here to talk about PING are we (the people anyway just the clubs)? So on to the sticks

Set:

Anyone that did not see my fitting, I went with 4-UW with Project X 6.5 X-stiff shafts with Golf Pride grips with Arccos.

First Impression:

So, first impression was WOW. The black really stands out. The grey on the face really offsets and compliments the black well. The finish on these clubs are silk (and I do not really like black clubs). When they say Hydro-pearl they mean it. The paint looks so smooth (more on that later) compared to your typical silver finish.

I do not currently have a set to compare them to because I sold mine and am waiting on the other set, so will have more on this later. Initial thought though was that they were smaller at address than I anticipated. I was expecting a larger overall look but between the black club and grey face, it’s “slimming” (is that why they call it a little black dress?). Compared to my CBX2 wedges you can see a massive difference. Another thing I noticed was right at the hosel and heel there is a nice groove taken out, assuming to remove some of the weight and place closer to the toe for all that forgiveness. It complements the profile of this club nicely.

The Arccos in the grip was different for me. The grip felt bigger on the palm of my left hand, which they are slightly but was noticeable. Not a bad thing but just a note if you never used Arccos. I think I would prefer the inserts VS it in the actual grip like these. Lastly the Arccos was very easy to setup, took me longer to get the cover of the unit itself than it did to pair.

On to some modeling before we get into the first use of these bad larrys:

Fortunately, I was able to get right out for my 1^st round of the year the day after I received the clubs, got to love that because the itch was real waiting for these bad boys. SO lets get right into it!

First Crack at these Beauties!

My biggest questions going into my first round with the clubs were:

What am I looking at for distances?

How are these going to do in the morning dew grass?

How is the finish overall after just one round? My question for this was because my previous black wedge showed signs of wear right after its first use.

My first shot with the clubs was a 4 iron. Not a great tee shot and had myself in some trouble in thick rough. The 4 iron sliced through the rough with ease, if there was any grab I didn’t notice it!

I was pleasantly surprised with sound. The only time I have ever heard or seen PING was @b.boston driver and was not a fan of the sound, and from what I have read its not for everyone. To me for these G710’s the sound was a good “crack”. It almost was like the sound of a pure wood bat. I loved it.

I had my fare share of good and bad shots today. The sales position for forgiveness is accurate, and that is putting it lightly. I usually have a light fade and bad shots are…bad fades (can you hear me yelling four while reading this?). These mishits and bad shots I found put myself in far less worse situations than I would normally find myself in.

The distance on these clubs after my first round is also REAL! Granted loft is slightly different but to put it into perspective the 4 iron for me was anywhere from 220-230 today, as I like to say...:

 

The ball flight was almost majestic. It was a little different for me just because I am used to a stronger fade but there were several times the ball seemed to just be straight at the flag. One example was on the shot trace PW @b.boston was able to get a great video.

Shot Trace PW

Shot Trace 4 Iron

 

Throughout the round I was keeping an eye on water and how much I was going to need to clean these. The below picture is right after a swing in the dew…there was barely any moisture on the club, very impressive. As many of you are used to I am sure in the morning dew the club has the grass stick as well as substantial water build up. These virtually had 0 moisture on them. Curious how this will hold up after many rounds (and I love morning rounds so they will get wet).

Another thing I will be keeping an eye on is the dirt build up. These were very easy to clean I am assuming it’s the finish because I barely needed my brush just a towel and they were good. The only thing I noticed post round was the buildup in the numbers on the sole, the brush wasn’t quite cutting it so will have to do some investigating on maintaining that. (Picture below on the 4 iron)

Lastly the finish after 1 round showed no blemishes and actually fared better than my wedges which are also brand new. The sole of the wedges were showing swing path swirl marks, the G710’s wiped down perfectly with virtually 0 blemishes.

 

To wrap this bad boy up I am highly impressed so far especially coming in skeptical on the black finish and what I thought they would sound like.. Things I will be looking at is :

-Continuing to gauge distance gains and what my true numbers are with these. I struggled with that today.

-Also creating some dispersion tracking and see if this forgiveness passes the smell test (smelled pretty good today I will say that)

-Will be keeping a keen eye on the finish and if it holds up as well as it did today!

But until then enjoy the modeling:

Impressive write up Bro 

But be careful who you hang out with LOL

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

14 minutes ago, daviddvm said:

Impressive write up Bro 

But be careful who you hang out with LOL

Thanks David 

I’ve always made bad choices in friends why stop now!

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Ranges still closed around here (have not looked into Rhode Island so if anyone has info on that I’ll take it). Planning another round for this week and will be irons only + putter. Put these puppies to work 

[GolfSpy BOS]

Ranges still closed around here (have not looked into Rhode Island so if anyone has info on that I’ll take it). Planning another round for this week and will be irons only + putter. Put these puppies to work 

I asked my cousin and he said hopefully June 8th for MA.


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[GolfSpy_SHARK]

7 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

I asked my cousin and he said hopefully June 8th for MA.


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Yessssssss. And why wasn’t this texted to me.....

[GolfSpy BOS]

Yessssssss. And why wasn’t this texted to me.....

I found out via snapchat right before I saw your post.


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[JonMUSC08]

did get out there and play a round on Thursday. We had a good bit of rain the day before so i was a bit nervous playing on soft soil. Didnt get much warm up time too...

I typically shoot abt 90... shot an 84!! had 3-4 legit birdie attempts. My driving wasnt real good as im normally a 50-65% fairway hitter.

Still saving my scoring to a later date in order to give them a fair shot. Lots I do like, a little I do not prefer. Obviously hitting new clubs that you've never hit before is a change so im working on minor adjustments. Im def not a pro or a single digit hdcp'r so my ball striking isnt as pure. Kinda remember what is the fault of the indian and what is of the arrow. Still loving the wedges (PW, SW, UW) as I hit some awesome shots. Im about 75/25 on the 4-iron that i was loving on the range. Hit like 2-3 awesome 4-iron shots abt 205-210 (gamer 4 iron was removed from my bag. Only went 180-190 anyway and rarely hit it well). My putting was very good too; less than 2 putts per hole.

Great solid feel. Many guys mention like a wood bat and I agree; doesnt matter if its dead center or off the toe/heel.

[Berg Ryman]

Ok, so I've played 36 holes over the past 72 hours with these irons and have some opinions, some ok, some that raise a slight red flag. Scoring wise I didn't really keep a running score, only kept notes of good swings, save for starting with a birdie on the first hole of the season for the third straight year.

The Positives

- I love the sound of these irons, as it's been said in this thread so far it has a distinct feel, almost like a crack and that's pretty true to form. They feel solid and sound solid, regardless of where you strike the ball, and that's something I can get behind.

- The finish is holding up pretty damn well, and given where I was hitting some shots that's an impressive feat. The club frames the ball well, especially the famous white line-up line on the bottom of the clubs

- My my Modus, what a nice feeling shaft. It really feels like I can be more aggressive on swings with it and it makes the irons feel wonderfully balanced and swingable.

The Negatives

- Distance so far has been lacking. Part of me wonders if this is because my swing is still in early days, but yesterday shots were coming up 5+ yards short of what I would have expected. I will put some blame of this on me because my swing is a bit of a shambles right now, but I will keep checking these numbers, especially when I get Arccos up an running on these bad boys.

- I know many of you see SGI irons as irons with training wheels, but let's be real, a bad swing = a bad result. I've adjusted to the wedges length and the short irons as well, but the longer irons will decidedly take time. I haven't struck a good 4 iron yet in multiple attempts and 5 iron is a rare beast at this point in time as well.

What Comes Next

Well, what comes next is some range sessions this week/weekend leading to one of the more interesting decisions I've made in a while. I signed up just under the wire to compete in the Local Newspaper Amateur qualifying tournament in 6 days. Yep, you read that right, a guy with a swing that isn't ideal with a bag he's pretty much played only 2 rounds with is gonna try and make the cut in a local amateur tournament after not playing in one for nearly... 8 years? What's the worst that can happen?

[JohnSmalls]

5 hours ago, Berg Ryman said:

I know many of you see SGI irons as irons with training wheels, but let's be real, a bad swing = a bad result. I've adjusted to the wedges length and the short irons as well, but the longer irons will decidedly take time. I haven't struck a good 4 iron yet in multiple attempts and 5 iron is a rare beast at this point in time as well.

I had a very similar experience with the 4 & 5 irons in the D7 review last year.  I just couldn't hit the freaking things at first.   But when they come around, they will be nice cuddly forgiving rocket launchers.

 

Good luck in the AM!  Those irons will treat you well.

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

next round scheduled for Thursday (0630) nice and early the way I like it.

Will be an iron only day so these suckers are gonna get slapped around (especially the 4 iron). 

Plenty of dew will be out there with all the humidity we have had and isn’t letting up. So will be looking at that and going to play 2 balls as well to get some real dispersion results.

 

[JonMUSC08]

@Lacassem How do you like your current P790's? TM rep tried getting me in those last year but i just couldnt hit them well that day on the range. Looking forward to hearing your experience with these G710's as well! Swing'em well!

[GolfSpy BOS]

6 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

next round scheduled for Thursday (0630) nice and early the way I like it.

Will be an iron only day so these suckers are gonna get slapped around (especially the 4 iron). 

Plenty of dew will be out there with all the humidity we have had and isn’t letting up. So will be looking at that and going to play 2 balls as well to get some real dispersion results.

 

Iron only day!?  Sorry I'll be hitting driver. hahaha  should be a good morning for us!

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Just now, B.Boston said:

Iron only day!?  Sorry I'll be hitting driver. hahaha  should be a good morning for us!

If I beat ya then I know what I’m using from now on.....

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

34 minutes ago, JonMUSC08 said:

@Lacassem How do you like your current P790's? TM rep tried getting me in those last year but i just couldnt hit them well that day on the range. Looking forward to hearing your experience with these G710's as well! Swing'em well!

Funny story...true story....I don’t have them yet lol. I ordered them right before shutdown (April 3rd literally 2 days before TM manufacturing shut down). I get them in this week lol.

i sold my irons right after so I have been iron-less for over a month until the pings came in.

i got fitted for them and they were just one of those things when I hit them I just knew. Tried at least  a dozen sets and they were just butter. I’m not a blade guy so these are a nice balance can’t wait to get them and I’ll let you know lol.

[JonMUSC08]

3 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Funny story...true story....I don’t have them yet lol. I ordered them right before shutdown (April 3rd literally 2 days before TM manufacturing shut down). I get them in this week lol.

i sold my irons right after so I have been iron-less for over a month until the pings came in.

i got fitted for them and they were just one of those things when I hit them I just knew. Tried at least  a dozen sets and they were just butter. I’m not a blade guy so these are a nice balance can’t wait to get them and I’ll let you know lol.

haha thats hilarious, we might need a side chat about that.

Yea these Ping G710's came JUST in time. Was always hoping i'd get picked bc i needed irons BAD (playing old TM rocketbladz) and just not hitting the # of greens i've wanted to. They do seem a  little on the Super Game Improvement side of things (slight spoiler alert) as opposed to just Game improvement but at the end of the day i wanna score well. I've got a lesson package and fitting with Golftec whenever they finally open back up so im interested to see how well the G710's compare with my current gamers and my consistency with compared to other competitor offerings too!

[sirchunksalot]

1 hour ago, Lacassem said:

next round scheduled for Thursday (0630) nice and early the way I like it.

Will be an iron only day so these suckers are gonna get slapped around (especially the 4 iron). 

Plenty of dew will be out there with all the humidity we have had and isn’t letting up. So will be looking at that and going to play 2 balls as well to get some real dispersion results.

 

All of you are doing a great job so far! I'm interested in seeing how the iron only round goes for you, they're challenging and fun at the same time. Also, since you'll be sweeping some dew it'll be interesting to hear how the hydropearl finish work for you in terms of both spin and ball flight.