Description Wildly Popular since their mid 80's inception, the Ping Eye2 Irons are the original, and still one of the best cast, perimeter weighted cavity back irons on the market.
Summary: I'm a senior (67) and I've played my BeCu's for about 10 years, then parked them to give the Ping G5's a go. I've played the G5's now since they came out.
However, I just recently decided to bring out my 'coppers', reshaft them with Grafalloy ProLogic's (stiff), and (like before) I'm hitting the living baJesus out of them - high and straight away (I don't shape a lot of shots)!
There is just no better feel than a sweet shot of the Eye2 BeCu - 'period'!
Customer Service: Ping wanted $62.50/club (plus shipping)to reshaft my BeCu's but I searched all over heck and found the ProLogics and got Golf Galaxy to reshaft my shafts ($15ea) for $9ea. A huge savings when you multiply times all 12 clubs.
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Summary: When I was a teenager, I borrowed my Dad's set of Ping Eye 2 red dot irons and immediate fell in love with the feel and playability of them. Needless to say, he never got them back. I have always been fairly long hitter and pretty good ball striker. My irons have always been my best clubs and no doubt the Ping Eye 2's are a large reason for that. They give you the feedback of a forged muscle back and are easy to work. I like to play a little draw and these clubs are easy to control. Since I recently got back into golf after a few years off, I bought a set of BeCu Eye 2+s online and I absolutely love them to pieces. The Beryllium Copper (BeCu) feel significantly different from the standard steel ones I had previously used. They are slightly heavier, though not much, and feel quite a bit softer on all hits, especially off center hits. The BeCus are much softer and give you fantastic feedback which helps you shape your shots. Both the steel and BeCu models sound great, although the BeCus have a slightly sweeter sound and tend to sound much more pure than the steels on all hits. The + model is slightly different from the originals aswell, with more perimeter and toe weighting, slightly stronger lofts and adjusted bounce. I have hit alot of clubs through the years, including all the new high tech and exotic ones and nothing has been able to match the set of Ping Eye 2+ Beryllium Coppers that I have in terms of feel, and playability. Not to mention they are about the most stylish clubs around ;)
Love em'
Customer Service: Excellent for info. No service has been needed.
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Summary: I am just coming back to golf after 17+ years. My father taught me when I was little (maybe we started when I was 8 or 10 years old) and I played through high school and a little recreational in college. I grew up on an old set of Titleist blades which where probably from the 1960's. Somehow they got lost over the years. My best game ever was in high school on a public course (so it was pretty easy with wide fairways) but I shot a 77. Back then I shot regularly in the 80's. Last weekend I played my first round and I shot an embarassing 140, but the best thing that came out of that day was that I was able to buy the set of irons I was borrowing from a friend. Ping Eye2+ irons 3-SW with new true temper S300 shafts and new grips for 10,000yen ($100).
I know I should be writing a review after playing with these for the summer but I feel very compelled to write.
Last night I went to the practice range with my 5,7,9 irons. The range is short (being in Tokyo) maybe only 100 or 120 yards to the back wall. It took me awhile to get a feel for the clubs, but by the end of hiting the 9 iron high on the wall and it was still going up. My 7 was perfect and the 5 was driving hard and fast and maybe getting close to the 180yard mark. I have no fear that I will be able to hit my 3 iron again with only a few practice sessions.
These clubs are amazing. When I was looking around for irons, I was really hoping pick up some Mizunos (since I am living in Japan now and I grew up on blades). But I am so impressed with these ping eye2+. I am happy with how quickly I am remembering my game and how quickly I am getting these clubs to behave. All my shots where straight and with almost consistent distance by the end of practice. wow.
The best that I can describe the eye2+ is that it has all the control and feedback of a great blade but does not punish too bad when I made a mistake. I had tried several irons at shops or renting at the range that had very little feedback. The Eye2+ provides such wonderful feedback that I was able to quickly find my game again.
These may be the best clubs ever designed. They behave like a "game improver" when you makes mistakes, but as one's game and control improves they start to behave like blades. Amazing. I have no doubt that by the end of this season I will be able to shoot in the 90's or 80's again.
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Review Date June 20, 2008
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: greg c(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 70s
Model Reviewed: ping eye 2
Summary: 1992 set of ping eye 2 , i was a hacker so i didnt know what i had , onthrough the years i spent more on clubs than anyone, always chasing it. I moved to NC worked as a Ranger on a nice course , shooting in the low 70's hitting forged wishon blades , callawayx20( hated those from the 1st time i hit them) taylor made, titleist 804, ok clubs, so i just today traded my mizuno mx 20 in on some ing eye 2, who cares what color dot, man these things hit a high , huge shot, i was drawing the ball, cutting the ball, i hit 150 yd 8 irons so these clubs arent as short with the 2 degree more loft as you think. I hit more yardage signs at the range in one day than in 1 year. Soft feel, yes, consistant ball flight throughout the set, yes the 5 ironlooks like youhit an 8 iron, just huge. I cant say that about any iron set i have hit in the last 20 years. I am playing in pinehurst this weekend and feeling very confident after the 69 i shot at the range this morning.I cant advise anyone more highly to get your hands on a set of these asap. I was leaving the most pure divots , i couldnt believe it , bacon strips pointing at the target. The owner of the range came out and commented on how these clubs were just crushing the ball. He thought it was my hands or somthing,i didnt say anything. I grabbed the 3 iron , yes i hit 5 pure 3 irons , spot on down the middle and way up high. I could never hit any iron past a 6 very high. Every set of clubs i have hit i had a bit of trouble with anything below a 6 and that has been the story until today, just killed these things,so go trade in your game improvement irons, blades what ever, get these
Customer Service: wont need it , tough casting, i hear they are great though.
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