


Ping i15 vs i20 irons
#1
Posted 16 March 2012 - 10:01 PM

#2
Posted 16 March 2012 - 10:05 PM
MikeG, on 16 March 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:
+1....I am in same boat....Going to local Ping fitter next week just 4 S&G, figure I'll try that nflight fitting....
#3
Posted 16 March 2012 - 10:07 PM
MikeG, on 16 March 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:
I think the most improved area between the two is FEEL. The feel of the i20's, IMO, is considerably better. I gamed the i15's and currently have the 20's, and the 20's have a much more crisp and smooth feel off the face. The other area I think is considerably improved is turf interaction. The clubs through the turf on the i20's is quite impressive. Forgiveness and playability are pretty comparable, maybe with a slight edge to the i20's. Trajectory I can't really comment on because I have two different shafts in them so it wouldn't be an apple to apple comparison.
3 wood/5 wood: PING G SF Tec 16 degree/19 degree, Alta 65-X
Hybrid: PING G15, 23 degree, DGS300.
Irons: PING i200, 5-W, Project X LZ 6.0
Wedges: PING Glide 2.0 Stealth, 50/54/58 SS, Project X LZ 6.0
Putter: Axis 1 Joey.
#4
Posted 16 March 2012 - 10:31 PM
sTmGolfer, on 16 March 2012 - 10:07 PM, said:
MikeG, on 16 March 2012 - 10:01 PM, said:
I think the most improved area between the two is FEEL. The feel of the i20's, IMO, is considerably better. I gamed the i15's and currently have the 20's, and the 20's have a much more crisp and smooth feel off the face. The other area I think is considerably improved is turf interaction. The clubs through the turf on the i20's is quite impressive. Forgiveness and playability are pretty comparable, maybe with a slight edge to the i20's. Trajectory I can't really comment on because I have two different shafts in them so it wouldn't be an apple to apple comparison.
#5
Posted 16 March 2012 - 10:41 PM

#6
Posted 21 March 2012 - 05:24 PM
#7
Posted 21 March 2012 - 06:48 PM
eldog-in-the-hizouse, on 21 March 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:
I have no idea what you are talking about.
TEE XCG6 3 & 5 fairway woods & E8 hybrid
Mizuno Hot Metal irons w/Recoil 95's
Glide 50/55/60 wedges w/Recoil 110's
Ping Anser putter - the "real deal!"
#8
Posted 21 March 2012 - 06:55 PM
Nessism, on 21 March 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:
eldog-in-the-hizouse, on 21 March 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:
I have no idea what you are talking about.
It was pretty easy to understand. He is just saying I20s longer irons have too much offset...
Driver- M2 9.5° Aldila Rogue Black 60S
Mini Driver- X2hot Pro 12.5° Aldila Tour Green 70S
3 Wood- 915 F 15° Diamana S+ 70S
Hybrid- XR 19°
Irons- Nike Covert Forged 2.0 4-PW
Wedges- Cleveland CG12 50°, 58°
Putter- Oddy#7 White Hot 34"
#9
Posted 21 March 2012 - 07:01 PM
Ping_Ho, on 21 March 2012 - 06:55 PM, said:
Nessism, on 21 March 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:
eldog-in-the-hizouse, on 21 March 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:
I have no idea what you are talking about.
It was pretty easy to understand. He is just saying I20s longer irons have too much offset...
The long irons in the i20 set have less offset than those in the i15's. And even though the i20 long irons are not diminutive, they look that way next to something like a G-series Ping.
Edited by Nessism, 21 March 2012 - 07:04 PM.
TEE XCG6 3 & 5 fairway woods & E8 hybrid
Mizuno Hot Metal irons w/Recoil 95's
Glide 50/55/60 wedges w/Recoil 110's
Ping Anser putter - the "real deal!"
#10
Posted 21 March 2012 - 07:09 PM

xcg7 13° fuel ts 70 s
G20 16.5° nvs 85 s tipped 1.75"
G20 3,4,5 & 6 hybrids nv 105 s
G25 7-u irons s300 ssx1 +1"
EYE XG s & l wedges 8 iron x100
G2 ally c ss fatso 5.0
#11
Posted 21 March 2012 - 07:11 PM
I'm going to a Ping fitting day on Friday of this week, I should know more after that.... the 20's are pretty, but if I can't keep 'em any lower than I have so far, well, I'm not gonna jump to new 'tech' for its own sake....
#12
Posted 21 March 2012 - 08:45 PM
Nessism, on 21 March 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:
eldog-in-the-hizouse, on 21 March 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:
I have no idea what you are talking about.
Yeah, I meant to reply to his post earlier, but got busy. He can't be more incorrect. The long iron offset is .02" less in the i20 and more so in the short ones. I played i15's for two years and now have i20's. The long irons are practically identical at address. Both are great irons but I like the i20's better, especially with KBS shafts.
Callaway BBA 816 16* Diamana S+ 70
Callaway Alpha 815 20* Speeder 865
Ping i200 4-P PX LZ 5.5
Titleist SM6 F 50* & S 54*, Callaway Mack Daddy PM 58*
or Callaway MDF2 52* & 58*
Byron DH89/Bettinardi QB8/SC Studio Select Midslant NP2/Ping Ketsch
#13
Posted 21 March 2012 - 10:04 PM
Ping G25 4W w/ TFC
Ping G15 20* Hybrid w/ GD YSQ
Ping i e1 4-U w/ CFS
Ping Glide 54*ws / 58*ws
Ping Nome 35.5”
#14
Posted 22 March 2012 - 10:43 AM
#15
Posted 22 March 2012 - 11:11 AM

Ping driver
Callaway fairways
Ping irons
TM ball
SeeMore mFPG
#16
Posted 22 March 2012 - 01:56 PM
Ping_Ho, on 21 March 2012 - 06:55 PM, said:
Nessism, on 21 March 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:
eldog-in-the-hizouse, on 21 March 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:
I have no idea what you are talking about.
It was pretty easy to understand. He is just saying I20s longer irons have too much offset...
Its a strange spec as the i20 short irons have less offset than the ansers and the long irons more
#17
Posted 23 March 2012 - 08:37 AM
I20 Anser
3 .24 .23
4 .20 .20
5 .17 .17
6 .13 .14
7 .10 .12
8 .08 .10
9 .06 .08
P .05 .07
I was also wondering about this as I play 4-P I20 and would like a little less offset in the longer ones, but you absolutely cannot argue with the performance. For me, these are 10x better than the Ansers or i15s. Not just fanboy love either, these are very special wrenches.
Edited by Tmintx, 23 March 2012 - 08:56 AM.
#18
Posted 23 March 2012 - 11:12 AM
The i20 was better ENOUGH in terms of feel, looks, etc, I had to get them.
I think they're more forgiving than the i15, which was slightly better than the i10, which quite simply were not very forgiving for GI clubs.
Ping G10 17* 4 wood
Ping G10 21* 7 wood
Cobra Baffler XL 4H
Cobra King F7 irons 5-PW, GW
Titleist Vokey SM6 Raw 54.14F 58.12K DG S200
Scotty Cameron Futura 6M 34"
Scotty Cameron Gambler Stand Bag
#19
Posted 23 March 2012 - 08:34 PM
plus8, on 21 March 2012 - 07:11 PM, said:
I'm going to a Ping fitting day on Friday of this week, I should know more after that.... the 20's are pretty, but if I can't keep 'em any lower than I have so far, well, I'm not gonna jump to new 'tech' for its own sake....
Okay.
I get it now.
Went to the Ping fitting day near my home today. I compared my I15 7=iron with the 7-iron, similar specs, of the I-20. I currently play yellow dot, awt s shaft, plus 1/2" clubs, so I tested a green dot, plus 1/2 CFS stiff and a black dot CFS reg plus 1/2. I also tested the G20 set up like the green dot.
The I's picked up about 8 yards over my I15's immediately. The I20's had less dispersion. The I20's were more forgiving than my I15's. The I20's were friendlier on mis-hits. After about 12-14 swings, I actually started HITTING the 4-inch pole that was the 150-160 range marker sometimes. That's how good these things were today. Similar forgiveness results with the G20's but the I20's seemed more - I don't know - maybe 'dialed in to me' if that's possible.
I even asked the Ping guy - "I thought the G20's were supposed to be more forgiving?" He simply replied that since I hit center or just off center, the G20's offered no real improvement. But for somebody who had a much larger impact pattern on the clubface, though, the G20's are really helpful.
BTW he also fixed me up with a G20 driver over my current G10 - got my spin down to under 2600 along with a lower launch - a lot more roll and total distance.
Like I said -- I get it now. Will be ordering 20's as soon as i sell my closet clubs - the betti putter, the three vokey SM wedges, the TM driver and 3W, and my beloved I-5's.
(I'm still keeping the I15's though....Maybe I'll throw some CFS shafts in 'em).
#20
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:10 PM

#21
Posted 05 July 2012 - 04:13 PM
It might be the geek in me, but I loved the color scheme / mesh of the i15. G15 was a little loud (but still attractive), but something about the i15 meshy look just fits my style.
#22
Posted 05 July 2012 - 10:15 PM
#23
Posted 06 July 2012 - 10:48 AM
#24
Posted 06 July 2012 - 11:13 AM
#25
Posted 22 April 2015 - 02:40 PM

#26
Posted 22 April 2015 - 03:54 PM
PBrowne3, on 22 April 2015 - 02:40 PM, said:
I had the i10s and now have the i25s.
i25s more forgiving than the i10s, but i10s were great. I think the i15s are very like the i1os from what I have read.
Just be careful on the bounce with the i25s in the long irons. I had the bounce grind to minimise turf drag on 4-7i.
Adams Speed Line Fast 12 Fairway 17 degrees stock Prolaunch Blue Speedcoat reg spine aligned FLOed 220y
Wilson19.5 Fybrid FY(fairway bridge) stock reg Prolaunch V2 spine aligned FLOed 200y
Adams Super Pro 23 Hybrid Stock Prolaunch Platinium reg spine aligned FLOed 190y
i25 Black Dot 4i-9i Z-Z65 1/2" Long(4-7i with bounce grind) 180-130y
i25 Black Dot UW weakened to 48 Z-Z65 1/2" Long 115y
TM TP 52-9(bent to 53) DG SL300(close match to Z-Z65) 1/2" long 100y
TM TP 58-10(bent to 59 bounce ground to 6) DG SL300(close match to Z-Z65) 1/4" long 85y
Evnroll ER5 370g Hatchback 34" No 30g counterweight 69 degrees Lie 4 Loft Winn Jumbo Lite Pistol 59g Grip Black Tone
All 13 grips GP MCC+4 Grey Logo hidden/down midsize +1 tape layer
Callaway Chrome Soft Ball White
Mizuno Skintite Glove
#27
Posted 17 February 2016 - 06:14 PM
Tommy56, on 05 July 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:
I, too, like the Ping i15 irons. Has anyone compared them to the new ie -1"s?
I'd rather not invest in something new if it's no better than what I have.
#28
Posted 17 February 2016 - 06:47 PM
Edited by Tommy56, 17 February 2016 - 06:48 PM.
#29
Posted 17 February 2016 - 07:44 PM
Additionally, love the original AWT shaft.
#30
Posted 18 February 2016 - 11:17 AM

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