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Which of these PING Irons Offers the MOST Forgiiveness??

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Hey all,

I'd like to get your thoughts on some vintage PING irons and which one would be best for a golfer needing a lot of help. I guess it's called FORGIVENESS.

1. EYE 2+
2. ZING
3. ZING 2
4. ISI


If there are other ISI style irons, please include those as well as I don't recall all of the different ISI styled irons. Also would the versions in BeCu make a difference in the forgiveness or is it just the feel that is different in these?

Thanks for the help.

Nalajr
 
From my experience I would rank them in order of most to least forgiving:

1. ZING
2. EYE 2+
3. ZING 2
4. ISI

I own all except the ZING 2 but have heard many say they are very forgiving.
 
I've had Zings and eye 2's and find them both quite forgiving. Eye 2's are still what I recommend to beginners who want an affordable first set. Beauty is that they never drop in value so you can use them for a year or two and sell them for what you bought them for.
 
Nalajr said:
Hey all,

I'd like to get your thoughts on some vintage PING irons and which one would be best for a golfer needing a lot of help. I guess it's called FORGIVENESS.

1. EYE 2+
2. ZING
3. ZING 2
4. ISI


If there are other ISI style irons, please include those as well as I don't recall all of the different ISI styled irons. Also would the versions in BeCu make a difference in the forgiveness or is it just the feel that is different in these?

Thanks for the help.

Nalajr
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Eye 2+
Zing2
Zing
ISI

In that order...

They did the ISI in BECU (copper) and BENI (nickel). They have a softer feel than regular steel irons but forgiveness is the same.
 
I ask because I have a set of either EYE 2 or EYE 2+ back up north in storage that I am trying to find a way to get down to me in Texas. It's been a while since I have seen them, they belonged to my late Father when he played occasionally.

I am trying to get back into golf and thought that the others I listed might offer more help to me than the ones I have. If that is the case I would probably look to trade them for the other set of PING irons.

Thanks for the help.

Nalajr
 
You would think the anser forged because they're a forged iron and not cast, no?


Tapa Slice
 
Just my experience with forged vs cast. For me, forged has been more forgiving


Tapa Slice
 
philvedda said:
Why weird?


Tapa Slice
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Because typically forged irons have the least amount of perimeter weighting, thinnest sole, and highest CG. They are typically players irons. Plus, you're just the first person I recall saying that b
 
blugold said:
Because typically forged irons have the least amount of perimeter weighting, thinnest sole, and highest CG. They are typically players irons. Plus, you're just the first person I recall saying that b
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Well then yea I guess I can see why you would say that's weird lol


Tapa Slice
 
I am a fan of forged irons, but forgiveness has nothing to do with an iron being forged or cast.
 
jag398 said:
I am a fan of forged irons, but forgiveness has nothing to do with an iron being forged or cast.
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Yes. That has been established.
 
The dude just wants advice on irons.
 
I'd get the Eye2s over the rest. Loved those irons.
 
Nalajr said:
Hey all,

I'd like to get your thoughts on some vintage PING irons and which one would be best for a golfer needing a lot of help. I guess it's called FORGIVENESS.

1. EYE 2+
2. ZING
3. ZING 2
4. ISI


If there are other ISI style irons, please include those as well as I don't recall all of the different ISI styled irons. Also would the versions in BeCu make a difference in the forgiveness or is it just the feel that is different in these?

Thanks for the help.

Nalajr
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I hit all these and the Zing to me were the most forgiving, Eye 2's most playable from a variety of lies, Zing 2's looked the coolest but very clunky feeling, and the isi beryllium nickel were by far the softest feeling ping ever. IMHO
 
twoods said:
I hit all these and the Zing to me were the most forgiving, Eye 2's most playable from a variety of lies, Zing 2's looked the coolest but very clunky feeling, and the isi beryllium nickel were by far the softest feeling ping ever. IMHO
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Sorry I left out Ping eyes, set prior to ping eye 2. I still have a set of these and play them from time to time. I shot my lowest round ever at my home course with these. I love the look of these irons and for some reason can chip better with these irons from anywhere. I always felt like I could get up and down from anywhere with these irons.
 
Purely preference but Ping Eye 2 for me as well. Really love those irons.
 
I'm still rocking the Eye2+ after 18 years (picked them up in1995). Just put some new GP Decade grips on them this week.
Though I do have to admit my eyes wonder over to the i20's from time to time...
 
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