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Spotted: Ping iE1 irons

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A new iron from Ping called the iE1 has been added to the USGA’s Conforming Club List in both right-handed and left-handed models.

Ping “i” irons were also spotted on the range at the Greenbrier Classic on Tuesday.

Are these irons the replacement for Ping’s i25 irons, or part of a new line? We’ll continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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  1. Jack Manheimer

    Aug 31, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    Unbelievable playability. Tremendous control in any type of shot I want to hit, extremely solid.
    Love the look, better then my i-25’s! Hitting a little higher percentage of greens and that breeds more confidence. Thank You Ping!

  2. JP

    Jul 10, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    Hit a fitting demo (7)today with the new Modus Pro105 shaft that will be offered as an option. They WILL be my next set. Most buttery cast heads I’ve ever felt and the shaft is wonderful. The pictures do no justice. they have a subtle beauty to them. They are thinner on top than the i25, with a little less and more blended offset. They aren’t 17-4 like the i25, g30… The guy at the LGS said they were 425, which is a carpenter steel. The undercut cavity makes a fast face, as I picked up 10+ on the monitor over both Srixons and Cobra flyZ pro. Could also be the shaft or a combo, but it felt great. Now to sell my Titleist AP2’s and Adams CB1’s…… This will be my first set of Pings ever.

  3. jc

    Jul 7, 2015 at 7:36 pm

    I just got a set of the G30s which look a lot like the I25 and I think these are close to both of them. Straightest clubs I have ever hit. Talked a friend into buying the g30 instead of callcway or tm or titlist….second week out…hold in one, straight into the hole…

  4. Tyler

    Jul 7, 2015 at 9:56 am

    Is that a yes to getting them in September mulliganboy? If so I’m gonna need to start selling crap on Ebay right now:)

  5. Vin

    Jul 4, 2015 at 6:02 pm

    I bought my Ping i10s as soon as they were released. Minimal offset, small head, medium top line and foregiving. I loved them (3 – 7 handicap). I looked at updating them to the i20 and then i25 but just to much offset. Gave up and bought Mizuno JPX850 forged last year. Good clubs but the Ping iE1 look fantastic. I miss my Ping i10s. If you don’t tell my wife I’m in!

    • Fabio Montana

      Oct 28, 2018 at 12:23 pm

      Why is this site loaded with giant pu ssys that are afraid of their wives? Be a man, buy the clubs and then give her a spanking. She will respect you more for not acting like a c uck.

  6. MBglf-lvr13

    Jul 3, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    They look like updated packet cavity versions of PING ZINGs.

  7. T-MAC

    Jul 2, 2015 at 9:28 am

    Decent looking, but I’ll stick with my forged Ansers. Best feeling irons Ping has ever made IMO.

  8. David

    Jul 2, 2015 at 9:23 am

    I was told at my fitting last weekend that these are replacing the I and S series.

  9. Jake Anderson

    Jul 2, 2015 at 7:50 am

    they look amazing! will give it a try!

  10. May be typos

    Jul 1, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    Can’t wait to try some nail drills with these babies, right Adam

  11. NevinW

    Jul 1, 2015 at 4:40 pm

    I loved my i5’s. not sure why I got rid of them. These really look good to me and I have always been happy with Ping quality and service. I’ll definitely give these a try when they come out.

  12. ApproachShot

    Jun 30, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    Apparently naming creativity for golf clubs has gone out the window. We have entered into some kind of weird R2D2 era.

  13. Golfraven

    Jun 30, 2015 at 6:56 am

    Looks interesting and relatively classic but I will keep my i20 irons for now.

  14. Neil

    Jun 29, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    I saw the 7 iron in person and it looks beautiful. Finish like the Glides and a deep cavity with weight port at the bottom of the slot. Topline is a bit thinner than i25 and a bit less offset. I play the i25s currently and can’t wait to get these in the bag. Should have access to a demo soon. Will keep you posted

    • Sean

      Jun 29, 2015 at 11:12 pm

      Also saw them from my ping rep where i work at and they feel great as well

  15. KK

    Jun 29, 2015 at 8:09 pm

    Weird mix of the curve near the sole and angles everywhere else.

  16. Gordon

    Jun 29, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    Looks like Ping is giving in more to the fancy look so many of the OEMs are putting on their irons….Wish they would just update the Eye2 with modern Groves and shafts and be done with it…after all these years Ping Eye2s are still as game improvement as they come.

  17. Teaj

    Jun 29, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    “Crosses Fingers” less offset, less offset

    • Offset lover

      Jun 29, 2015 at 4:53 pm

      Any reason why?

    • Chuck

      Jun 29, 2015 at 10:39 pm

      Yeah, I know a lot of players who simply will not hit a ball with a Ping iron because of the offset. I personally don’t mind a bit of offset, if only in the longer irons, but for me that basically means that the S55 is the only set for me, 5-PW.

      Ping does so many things right with their irons; and they offer so many models. It’s weird how devoted Ping iron designers have been to lots of offset.

  18. gwillis7

    Jun 29, 2015 at 4:01 pm

    the graphics on the back look ‘Speedbladesish’, but I like the colors and like all things Ping…interested to see them when they come out.

  19. eric

    Jun 29, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    Clearly, they are responding to the market pressures for more distance out of their irons, even though they’ve never been about distance in their irons. If these replace the i25’s, looks like users will pick up a little extra ball speed with the forgiveness of a game improvement iron. Spin and lack of distance compared to it’s competitors have been the only knocks on the i25 (see the last golfwrx review). I trust Ping though. Typically, when they release a product it does what it says it’s going to do. This will probably be another quality release for them.

    • Jacob Nelson

      Jul 3, 2015 at 12:54 pm

      ” even though they’ve never been about distance in their irons.” Really the entire G line is about distance. Having a 30.5 degree 7 iron seems a lot like distance to me. Just saying

  20. Sherwin

    Jun 29, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    Looks like an under cut cavity design with a tungsten toe weight. Pretty standard today in the game improvement category. i25 irons fell in between GI and Player Cavity Back. I see this as the same. Comparable to the Nike Pro Combo long irons.

  21. Eric

    Jun 29, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    I think they look pretty nice, but I’m shocked at the lack of tech. An open cavity back? That’s it, or am I missing something. My Covert Forged 2.0’s might be safe.

  22. nolanski

    Jun 29, 2015 at 12:05 pm

    I dont care for Ping metal woods(feel, sound) but I love their G25 irons. I am used to the “clicky” cast iron feel but would love to try a forged cavity back some day. These appear to be cast iron though but I’m not a metalologist(made up word I know).

    • Bernard

      Jun 29, 2015 at 1:13 pm

      Metallurgist.

      • Nolanski

        Jun 29, 2015 at 3:45 pm

        Thank you. I’m an accountant so science isn’t my forte.

    • Scooter McGavin

      Jun 30, 2015 at 11:08 am

      I actually don’t find Ping irons to feel very clicky at all. Sure, maybe the G series have a bit more thump to them, but especially the S55 irons feel really soft. Without knowing what they were hitting, I’d wager that an average golfer couldn’t tell an S55 vs a forged iron.

  23. Christosterone

    Jun 29, 2015 at 11:52 am

    If Ping made an entire set that looked like the glide wedges then I would buy them in a second.

  24. May be typos

    Jun 29, 2015 at 11:50 am

    Can I get em in sept.

  25. chad ryan

    Jun 29, 2015 at 11:28 am

    meh

  26. mulliganboy

    Jun 29, 2015 at 11:26 am

    Seen them in hand. Yes.

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Chesson Hadley WITB 2024 (March)

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Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70 TX

3-wood: Titleist TSR2+ (14.5 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX

Irons: Titleist T200 (3), Titleist 620 CB (4, 5), Titleist 620 MB (6-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball
Grip: Odyssey

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Check out more in-hand photos Chesson Hadley’s clubs here.

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Gary Woodland WITB 2024 (March)

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Driver: Cobra Darkspeed X (8 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ5 70 M5

  • The white circle that appears at the top of the face a removable sticker that’s used for launch monitor tracking, and Woodland removes it for competition!

3-wood: Cobra Darkspeed X (14 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ5 GW100 Prototype

7-wood: Cobra LTDx LS prototype (20 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TZ5 GW100 Prototype

Irons: Wilson Staff (18 degrees), Cobra King MB (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper Limited X

Wedges: Cobra SB (48), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-08F, 56-14F), Cobra King (60)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper Limited X (48 degrees), KBS Tour V-Ten 125

Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5 Proto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 3.0P

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

See more in-hand photos of Gary Woodland’s WITB in the forums.

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Q&A: Martin Trainer on his Bobby Grace “Greg Chalmers” putter, 6.5-degree driver, and “butter knife” 2-iron

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As unbiasedly as I can put it, Martin Trainer has one of the coolest club setups in professional golf. (At some point soon, I’ll put together a top-10 list of “coolest club setups on Tour,” but I know that Trainer will be in the top-10)

What a lineup. He plays a 6.5-degree Wilson prototype driver, a 13-degree Wilson prototype 3-wood, a true blade Wilson Staff Model 2-iron, and a Bobby Grace “Greg Chalmers Commemorative” putter!

 

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I mean, look at this 2-iron from address…

To quote the great author R.L. Stine: “Goosebumps.”

On Wednesday at the 2024 Texas Children’s Houston Open, I caught up with Trainer to learn more about his bag setup.

Here’s what he had to say:

You have the Internet going crazy over your bag setup, and your putter. Where’d you pick the Bobby Grace-Greg Chalmers putter up? How long have you had it?

MT: This was from when Bobby Grace came to my course in California: Cal Club. And for whatever reason, they just started having them in the shop. So then I took my buddy’s, started using it, and made, like, a million putts in a row, which is how every putter story begins, I guess.

And then, I bought a couple of my own, used it for years, got to the Tour with it, won on Tour with it (the 2019 Puerto Rico Open). Then, about a year later, started using another putter, did that for a couple years, but now it’s back in the bag.

When did it come back in the bag?

MT: December of this past year. So a few months ago.

What year would you say was the first time you threw that in the bag, or, like, when you bought it?

MT: God…Probably, 2016, maybe? 2018?

Do you remember how much you paid for it?

MT: I don’t know, actually. Maybe $100-150 bucks or something. I think that’s the only golf club I’ve bought between high school and now. Well, two, since I bought two of them.

The driver is interesting, too. What went into the prototyping process?

MT: That was a version of the current driver, but it was the prototype that they first came out with for Tour guys to try. And for whatever reason, I just never switched out to the new one.

It’s just 6.5 degrees, right?

MT: Yeah. Very low loft, yeah.

What kind of ball speed do you have with that these days?

MT: Like high 170’s.

Yeah, that’ll work. And then a 2-iron blade? We’re seeing fewer and fewer of those out here.

MT: Yeah. The butter knife.

Very cool thing to have in the bag. Have you done any testing with driving irons? 

MT: Yeah, I used to have a thicker one, but it was a little offset, and I never hit it that well. And then finally, I started messing around with the butter knife. And I remember the first time I looked down at it, I was terrified. And then I ended up getting used to it, putting it in play, and it’s been in place since. It’s a pretty good club for me.

How far do you carry that? 

MT: Like 235.

A good little wind club, I’m sure.

MTL Yeah, exactly. I can hit it very low. It’s great.

I love it. You have people shook looking at that. Thanks for the time, man. 

MT: Absolutely.

To see more photos and discussion of Trainer’s bag, click here.

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