Equipment
Spotted: Ping iE1 irons
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.
.@PingTour‘s “i” iron spotted at @GbrClassic. Details on the company’s latest creation. http://t.co/VU9xJdroEs pic.twitter.com/FQOSIYjDKq
— Jonathan Wall (@jonathanrwall) June 30, 2015
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.
Photo is from Instagram
Photo is from LPGA player Azahara Munoz instagram azagolf
Click here to see what GolfWRX Members are saying about the iE1 irons in our forums.
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- Max Homa what’s in the bag accurate as of the Masters.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TSR2+ (14.5 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Red 80 TX
5-wood: Titleist TSR2 (21 degrees @19.25, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 9 TX
Irons: Titleist T100S (4), Titleist T100 (5), Titleist 620 (6-9)
Shafts: KBS $ Taper 130 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60)
Shafts: KBS $ Taper 130 (46) KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X (50, 56), KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125 X (60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5.5 Proto
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
More photos of Max Homa’s WITB in the forums.
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Driver: Krank Formula Fire Pro (6 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75g 6.5
Mini driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver (11.5 degrees @10)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75g 6.5
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5-wood: Krank Formula Fire
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Irons: Avoda Prototype (5-PW)
Shafts: LA Golf Prototype
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (46-12S @45, 50-12S, 56, 60)
Shafts: LA Golf Prototype
Putter: SIK Pro C-Series Armlock/LA Golf Proto
Shaft: LA Golf C2L-180
Grip: JumboMax JumboFlat 17
Grips: JumboMax UltraLight XL
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash
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Accra Golf shafts have long been synonymous with fitting, and the new GX line of driver, fairway, and hybrid shafts continues that legacy.
Since 2004, Accra has been making high-end performance golf shafts that use the latest in materials and design philosophy. Their group of around 350 fitters are some of the best and most highly ranked in the world. While you might see other brands on professional tours more often, there are plenty of touring pros using Accra products and winning.
Accra’s new GX line of shafts is designed to offer a consistent and accurate shaft to a wide range of players. The GX line consists of 3 different shafts in driver, fairway, and hybrid designs.
The Accra GX shafts are designed for fitters to dial in golfers to the perfect shaft for their swing. Accra included a ton of technology into the GX line including their S3 profiling, DyMatch, and Constant Flex technology. DyMatch has been Accra’s quest to ensure that all shafts in a family feel and perform similar from driver to hybrid or iron shaft. Typically shafts get stiffer as they go up in weight, but Accra’s Constant Flex keeps the flex of the shafts consistent so fitters and golfers can dial in the weight that the golfer need without have to work around a stiffer or softer flex. Accra worked with Cool Clubs to build out its S3 Shaft Profiling system that not only allows a quick and easy EI profile of any shaft, it helps with quality control to ensure shafts come out of production exactly as they were designed.
Accra GX Red 300 Series
GX Red is lowest launching and spinning option in the GX line. Driver shafts have fewer options with just the 360 and 370 models that come in at 63 and 71 grams. The GX Red is made for faster swinging, or stronger, players who require a stiff (M4) or x-stiff (M5) shaft for their swing. Fairway and hybrid models are also on the higher weight side with the fairway clocking in at 80g and 90g for the hybrid. Accra designed this series with one of the stiffest tip sections of any Accra shaft in the current line, and while it is built to control launch and spin, the Red 300 Series will still offer that smooth feel.
Accra GX Green 100 Series
If your swing usually works best with mid-launch and spin, then the GX Green 200 series might be the right shaft for you. Offered in more weight and flex options, you can get a GX Green in 52 grams and all the way up to 70 grams in regular, stiff, and x-stiff flexes. GX Green will give the player a smooth feel and transition from the handle down to the tip section while still providing great stability and consistency. Accra also focused on the energy transfer of this shaft, and golfers can see some increased ball speed compared to other shafts.
Accra GX Blue 200 Series
While the GX Blue 100 Series is the highest launching and spinning option in the GX lineup, it will still give golfers the control and consistency they need. Starting off at 40g, the GX Blue series puts an emphasis on lighter weight to allow players to swing the club faster, promoting more distance. Accra touts the stability of the GX 140 Blue driver shaft by stating that some long driver competitors have put it in play to try and gain every MPH they can. Matching fairway and hybrid shafts are both on the lighter side at around 60g for the fairway and 65g for the hybrid depending on the flex.
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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!
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.
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…
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:)
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.
MBglf-lvr13
Jul 3, 2015 at 12:57 pm
They look like updated packet cavity versions of PING ZINGs.
Scooter McGavin
Jul 3, 2015 at 7:21 pm
…. wut?
May be typos
Jul 5, 2015 at 2:05 pm
He sawi
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.
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.
Jake Anderson
Jul 2, 2015 at 7:50 am
they look amazing! will give it a try!
May be typos
Jul 1, 2015 at 6:51 pm
Can’t wait to try some nail drills with these babies, right Adam
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.
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.
Offset lover
Jul 1, 2015 at 11:39 am
Better than big Bertha or rocketbladez
gwillis7
Jul 1, 2015 at 12:27 pm
+1
Golfraven
Jun 30, 2015 at 6:56 am
Looks interesting and relatively classic but I will keep my i20 irons for now.
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
KK
Jun 29, 2015 at 8:09 pm
Weird mix of the curve near the sole and angles everywhere else.
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.
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?
KK
Jun 29, 2015 at 8:07 pm
LOL
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
May be typos
Jun 29, 2015 at 11:50 am
Can I get em in sept.
chad ryan
Jun 29, 2015 at 11:28 am
meh
mulliganboy
Jun 29, 2015 at 11:26 am
Seen them in hand. Yes.