Ping s colour code system is designed to match a golfer to the right setup of iron. Recently 2 years ago ping changed the color chart by adding another choice purple which resulted in a slight change to the lie angles. Ping eye 2 irons may be the best irons ping or anyone else ever made. Here, we are going to look at some of the alltime bests offered by ping from all club categories. G410 driver the ping g410 driver is the brands first driver to feature a moveable weight for custom shot shaping. The beauty of todays modern drivers is that you can usually adjust your driver loft up or down by 1 to 2 degrees. Any of the more modern models, i3 and newer can be bent about as much as you want to. Mine was a red dot driver then and the one i have now is a. High launch angle the final two shafts both have a high launch angle and have regular shaft stiffness ratings. Ping eye 2 driver one of the greatest drivers ever manufactured wood, metal or composite.
What are the loft angles of callaway epic forged irons. Using the ping color code chart would be the first step in finding the correct colour code. It allows for it to add more distance while maintaining forgiveness. I used to be pure out of the sand with that club, but have switched to more classic sand wedges to get the improved play from the fairway and for chipping, but my sand game has really. For accuracy, have someone else take the measurement while you are standing on a flat surface. They will then plot your measurements into the chart below to find a suggested length and lie angle. Generally, golfers with slower swing speeds require morelofted drivers and moreflexible shafts to achieve the proper launch conditions. Discussion in golf equipment talk started by west coast duffer, mar 7. This g400 7iron has turned into my 6iron but in an 8iron window. Title charlie rymer demonstrates what happens when you change your loft on an adjustable driver.
Around 35 years ago ping introduced the revolutionary eye 2 range of woods. Old school vs modern technology 35 year old ping eye 2. Lighter overall club weights in the g le2 irons and hybrids allow women to swing faster with more feel and control. Lady ping eye 2 clubs blonde woods set driver 3 5 7 new pink tour velvet grips. To get the most distance from your driver, you must optimize the launch angle and spin rate of the ball by selecting the proper loft and shaft flex for your swing speed. How to determine which loft you should get on your driver. But before i convince you that your driver doesnt have enough loft, lets go through the 4 signs that you need more loft on your driver, which ill explain in more detail below. G le2 irons utilize cor eye technology with a deep toprail undercut to increase face flexing for more ball speed and higher max height. The default swingweight with the ping distanza shaft is 1 point lower than standard.
What is the value of ping eye woods driver 3 wood 4 wood 5. I surprised there us not a machine for adjusting loft and lie angles. Will be switching brands for sure to callaway and replacing my old ping g2 driver with a callaway x2 hot. As they are so worshiped here, i thought id get some info on them. G le2 irons with a lighter overall weight, the g le2 irons utilize cor eye technology to increase face flexing for more ball speed and higher max height. The anser putter began a long and proud history of truly innovative equipment design throughout ping s entire product line ultimately resulting in over 400 patents that has set ping at the top of the list of golf design and manufacturing companies. Can anyone get me the specs on the eye 2 sandwedge. They sold a lot of those where the 2 1 2 had a 3 wood loft and a 2 wood length, and so on for the 3 1 2 and the 4 1 2. Featured how many degrees can a p ing iron be bent. Once an initial angle has been established, well test your swing using a. Ping s proprietary ult240 lite and ultra lite premium graphite shafts help bring down overall club weight while helping you generate more clubhead speed and ball. It was an extreme version of what spalding used to do with their half woods.
Ping color dots indicate the different angles of the club head. Titleist drivers, ping drivers, taylormade drivers, callaway drivers, srixon drivers, mizuno drivers, yonex drivers. When manufacturing their sets of irons, ping stamps the irons with colored dots, which has left many golfers confused about the dots significance. The lie angle or colour code of your used ping irons can be changed by your local golf professional or ping fitting centre to. Gonna take him to look at the adams a12 set, i think it would be. A difference of only 2 degrees may not seem like a lot, it can make a world of difference out on the course. Mark calcavecchia won in montreal, june 24, 2012, using eye 2 s. I remember a piece in a 1970s era golf digest where they did a witb with al geiberger and he carried a driver, 3 1 2 wood and three wedges. A golf town master fitter will measure your height and wrist to floor length. Ping eye 2 driver loft clubs, grips, shafts, fitting. The first eye 2 was introduced more than two decades ago.
Your ping iron static fitting recommendations for lie angle and length are determined using the ping color code chart below using a combination of your height and wristtofloor measurement. It apoears that ping staff are manually bending clubs. What modern irons are similar to the ping eye 2 irons. Understanding the ping colour chart and colour code system used by ping will enable you to select a set that best suits your game.
Pretty beat up, but nothing a good buffingcleaning could bring back to life. Eye 2 irons are considered one of the classic golf clubs across all brands. Loft is the angle of the face of the club relative to the ground. The dots do not indicate a particular style of club, as any line of irons is available in every color, but instead represent the angle. If there is one wedge design that has stood the test of time its the ping eye2. Club bounce angles will vary slightly if ordered with nonstandard loft specs. Literally woods with the beautiful varnish finish and engraved grooves into the face plate they were way ahead of.
Golfers with clubhead speeds below 85 mph should use a loft angle between 14 and 20 degrees. So when you are getting fit for your next driver, you need to know the actual loft of your driver, your club speed, launch angle and attack angle. The multimaterial g400 iron flexes like a catapult as cor eye technology and a top rail undercut launch shots extremely high and far with tighter dispersion. Besides putters, drivers have the smallest loft angle of any club in your bag.
Ping eye 2 karsten orange dot 2 iron flex aldila graphite. At the driving range i noticed the lie angle was very much impacting the toe and it wasnt recommended that i adjust them so i looked for a cheap set of pings on ebay and ended up with some ping eye 2. The question is since the g irons are almost exactly one club stronger i. Most of the early eye 2 s, ping is reluctant to bend due to the age of the metal. Shorter players are more suited to the flatter colour codes.
I am looking for the plus series that came out in 1990. Taller golfers are more suited to the upright colour codes or lie angles. I now have the same woods not the exact same and i seem to remember that the loft on the driver was given by a colour code. Multiple bounce angle offerings allow golfers to select the perfect.
Optimize driver loft for more distance true fit clubs. My first suggestion was to have them cleaned and regripped. The 10% higher moi irons utilize cor eye technology with a deep toprail undercut to increase face flexing for more distance and higher max height. For shaft sizes, ping uses a static wristtofloor measurement to determine your ideal length. The next generation ping womens driver maximizes forgiveness and distance through a higher moi, faster face and lighter overall club weight. Lie angle is an average of the five adjustable loft positions indicated on the hosel. Standard shaft options include ping jz series steel and ping 350 series graphite with additional shafts available through the ping wrx program. Buy new and used ping eye 2 driver from the best golf shop. Power spec loft retro spec loft lie angle offset bounce. The 1 iron in the ping zing 2 series has a loft of 16 degrees and a lie angle of 59 degrees. Ping s unique colour code refers to lie angle, which is the angle between the clubs shaft and the sole of the club, in relation to its length. What are the loft angles of taylormade p790 udi steel irons. Ping s color codes refer to lie angle, which is the angle between the clubs shaft and the sole in relation to its length, according to ping. Compare the feel of drivers within the loft range that fits your club head speed at the practice facility at your local golf.
However, over the course of more than 50 years, it has also designed some of the best drivers and irons. Details about ping eye 2 karsten orange dot 2 iron flex aldila graphite 0744320 right handed. So classic in fact that we have seen other oems take eye 2 design. This classic golf club design from ping features the same sole profile, hosel transition, and high toe shpe as the origianl eye2 sand wedge for the utlimate in bunker performance. I hit them as far as my new mizuno or nike drivers. I hit the ping eye 2 straighter when i want to and can work the ball much easier. He asked me to show him something that would help his game.