PING Custom Iron Orders

[GenglerJ]

I ordered 4-PW in i210s and three Glide 3.0 wedges in 50SS, 54SS, and 58SS.  All of them custom.  All green dot, KBS Tour 120 S and mid-size Golf Pride Tour-wrap 2G, shaft and grip logos down.  Standard length except all wedges in the same length as the PW.  Told me 8-12 and the all came at the same time in 9 weeks.  

[Tincuptim]

Ordered a set of the i210's, par spec loft with alta stiff graphite and it took about 11 weeks. A little disappointing but they quoted 12 when ordering. 

[Modge]

On 5/1/2021 at 5:18 PM, mikeanthony said:

That was very helpful, thank you. Here’s to hoping the reps under promise and over deliver on those wait times. 

 

[Modge]

Ordered my G425 irons end of May was told 4-6 weeks - at 7 weeks was told first week of August - now informed November - apparently Ping can’t get heads made as factory closed due to COVID

[null]

2 hours ago, Modge said:

Ordered my G425 irons end of May was told 4-6 weeks - at 7 weeks was told first week of August - now informed November - apparently Ping can’t get heads made as factory closed due to COVID

That is correct. Ping has had to temporarily closed their factory in Vietnam due to the Covid lockdown 

[fixyurdivot]

Dang, that is bad news for PING and their customers. Meanwhile, things appear to be opening up for their competition.  For instance, I now see that Srixon has re-opened ordering ZX series irons through their website. They have stopped allowing this twice this year; most recently since May.

For sale.  A set of G410's (4-UW) in excellent condition, $2500.  

[Jasper279]

Other brands aren't doing better than Ping. I ordered a set of TaylorMade irons (P790 4i, P770 5-AW) and Cleveland wedges (RTX 56/60) through my fitter on April 9th. The 4i arrived last week. The rest is now scheduled to be delivered begin September. So 5 months of waiting... If they really arrive begin September...

Edited August 16, 2021 by Jasper279

[Hook DeLoft]

This is a bad time to buy golf equipment. 

[Gary Player]

Ordered my custom fit 425's in July, was told 10 weeks. Then received a call saying 12 weeks, another call saying November now, just in time for the crap weather.

[Golfspy_CG2]

8 hours ago, Gary Player said:

Ordered my custom fit 425's in July, was told 10 weeks. Then received a call saying 12 weeks, another call saying November now, just in time for the crap weather.

Same story here.  We placed an order on June 15 for G425 irons.   PX 5.5 shaft.   Originally quoted 8/16.   Called 9/1 and was told it would ship 9/7.   Looked on our account didn’t see it shipped.  Called to check.  Now being told late October.   That will be 5 months.   Nobody knows the current situation on delays as well as I do.  Dealing with every company daily.   But that is just crazy. 
 

I told our customer he should switch to T3”” and offered mine as a demo if he wants to try them. 

[Shankster]

Does this delay apply to the new irons that just came out?

[NM01]

12 minutes ago, Shankster said:

Does this delay apply to the new irons that just came out?

My understanding is the i59 is susceptible to the shaft or grip delays like the rest of the clubs. No different than other brands with recent releases

[fixyurdivot]

16 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

My understanding is the i59 is susceptible to the shaft or grip delays like the rest of the clubs. No different than other brands with recent releases

I'm hearing rumblings that a considerable number of PING's customer base and perspective new customers are choosing more reliable options. They seem to be having the worst supply chain problems and extra bad luck with operations (facility shutdowns) of the major OEM's.

I was told by several custom build shops that their current year products get priority on factory build clubs.

[NM01]

9 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

I'm hearing rumblings that a considerable number of PING's customer base and perspective new customers are choosing more reliable options. They seem to be having the worst supply chain problems and extra bad luck with operations (facility shutdowns) of the major OEM's.

I was told by several custom build shops that their current year products get priority on factory build clubs.

I wouldn’t be surprised if people are looking elsewhere and at least what I’ve heard outside of trying to get staff to work the builds but from a supply perspective they were hard hit by the container sinking.

Priority for new year releases is great but if they can’t get a shaft that priority doesn’t mean much.

Nippon shafts are backordered til early next year

[NM01]

12 hours ago, fixyurdivot said:

I'm hearing rumblings that a considerable number of PING's customer base and perspective new customers are choosing more reliable options. They seem to be having the worst supply chain problems and extra bad luck with operations (facility shutdowns) of the major OEM's.

I was told by several custom build shops that their current year products get priority on factory build clubs.

Saw on another forum someone was quoted January for their i59 purchase with pretty standard order of shaft and grip. 
 

New equipment or not delays are there for all brands.

I was looking at stock setup on titleist yesterday and there’s an additional 3 week delay for the advertised stock shaft

[fixyurdivot]

You heard it here first... keep close tabs on your golf bag around the clubhouse and make sure they are locked in the car if heading to the bar!  I've just submitted for a patent and copyright on my soon to hit the market "Club-Jack" anti-theft system.  MGS forum members, naturally, get a discount 

[PMookie]

13 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

You heard it here first... keep close tabs on your golf bag around the clubhouse and make sure they are locked in the car if heading to the bar!  I've just submitted for a patent and copyright on my soon to hit the market "Club-Jack" anti-theft system.  MGS forum members, naturally, get a discount 

Wait! You did this wrong! Your very first post EVER on MGS is supposed to be advertising for a product you own/make/sell!!!!

[fixyurdivot]

19 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

Nobody knows the current situation on delays as well as I do.  Dealing with every company daily.

Rob, you could make this a whole lot easier for us by preparing the very short list of what can be obtained in the current calendar year .  What a mess.

[fixyurdivot]

I was just on Fairway Jockey's website and looking at their custom clubs section.  17 pages of offerings but not a single PING .  No special announcement/notes, just flat not shown.  It suggests they are simply not offering to build PING clubs until the production woes get under control.

[txgolfjunkie]

Ha! Ping Customer Service hours only takes calls from 7am MST - 11am MST. Four hours/day Monday - Friday. 

Even they've had enough of the 'where's my stuff?!' phone calls. 

[NM01]

37 minutes ago, txgolfjunkie said:

Ha! Ping Customer Service hours only takes calls from 7am MST - 11am MST. Four hours/day Monday - Friday. 

Even they've had enough of the 'where's my stuff?!' phone calls. 

They are probably working on builds or repairs to help fill the gaps in the workforce and meet demands. Their execs have been working the build line for awhile 

[Profet]

I actually just received and order from Ping that I made July 17.  G710 5-U with Alta CB shafts. Originally I had specified the GP MCC+4 in orange but after a call to them last week I switched to the grey. My order was sitting at the end of the line waiting for grips for weeks. If you  are flexible, give them a call and see if there are any options that you are open to. After the fact I am quite glad that I changed the color on the grips. The orange would have clashed with the red script on the shafts and bothered me. 
 

This all being said, I am still waiting on my hybrids and fairway wood. Hopefully they come in today. 

[DblDwn]

I ordered a new set of custom Mizuno JPX 921 Forged in June and I am still waiting for them to arrive.  8 weeks ... I wish!  Haha.

[Paul Kopp]

On 4/30/2021 at 5:57 PM, mikeanthony said:

For any of you Spies that have ordered custom irons from PING in the past 6 months ... how long did it take till you rcvd your order? 

Got fitted and ordered G425’s on May 17th.  Received them Sept 4.  Was told there was a problem getting the shafts. Really pleased with them but damn, it sure took a long time to get them.  By the way ordered Titleist TSI2 driver & 3 wood and 2 Cleveland wedges. Got those 4 clubs in 6 weeks.

[mikeanthony]

It’s clear that all major golf OEMs are suffering from supply chain issues, but for whatever reason, PING seems to be affected more severely. And I somewhat wish I had been more patient before canceling my order at/around the 8 week mark. Kudos to y’all for sticking it out with the wait times.

Heck, the Cobra Connect Challenge still hasn’t started for some of the competitors have yet to rcv their full set of clubs. 

 

[Golfspy_CG2]

12 hours ago, DblDwn said:

I ordered a new set of custom Mizuno JPX 921 Forged in June and I am still waiting for them to arrive.  8 weeks ... I wish!  Haha.

Chris Voshall mentioned yesterday in a zoom call that is the reason they pushed the release of the new Mizuno Pro line from this fall until February 2022.   They didn’t want people ordering the new line when they couldn’t get the current line.  
 

Br pretty much assured that the Mizuno Pro line will be ready to ship when it’s available. We shall see. 

[mikeanthony]

11 hours ago, Paul Kopp said:

Got fitted and ordered G425’s on May 17th.  Received them Sept 4.  Was told there was a problem getting the shafts. Really pleased with them but damn, it sure took a long time to get them.  By the way ordered Titleist TSI2 driver & 3 wood and 2 Cleveland wedges. Got those 4 clubs in 6 weeks.

Paul, this will be all your fault, you've reignited my itch for these irons, Lol ... my PING specs are Green Dot at 3/4" over standard length, and have used the Pro Modus 105S in my previous two iron sets. 

Went to 2ndswing this morning and they somehow have, IN STOCK, NEW green dot G425 that are a 1/2" over standard, but in their AWT 2.0 shafts. When I went to Dick's back in April, both the AWTs and 105s had very similar numbers from the 7iron, and I went with comfort in the 105s when I ordered them. Additionally, Nippon manufactures PING's AWT line of shafts ... so, we'll see! 

Did next day overnight shipping. 

[fixyurdivot]

3 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

They didn’t want people ordering the new line when they couldn’t get the current line.  

Smart, customer oriented, decision .

[Riz]

I  ordered ping G425 irons early July and should have received them today 21/09/2021. Only to be told they didn’t arrive and now they haven’t got a new date due to issues in Taiwan.

[rblagg]

After an 8 year layoff from golf due to business obligations, I re-joined my country club and decided to upgrade my old sticks. On 9/1/21, my PGA pro fitted me and I ordered 5-U G425 irons, G425 MAX Driver & 3 wood and a PING Hoofer bag.

I was told 8 weeks for delivery by the Pro and the last 3 weeks have seemed like 3 months. I guess I just want to ****** a little, but If delivery is anywhere near 8 weeks, I'll consider myself lucky. Meanwhile I'm still hitting Taylor Made irons, a Cobra driver, TM tour burner 3 wood, hybrids and wedges and a PING putter that I will be sticking with. All of my current equipment is between 10 and 15 years old. 

Bottom line is that I don't have much confidence that I'll get what I ordered in 8 week, COVID still sucks!