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After 2 months of testing, a lot of fun and several thousand dollars

Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:04 pm
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9150 posts
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:04 pm
I have gone back to mostly Ping clubs. ( new G425 irons with SteelFiber I95 shafts)

My rationale is the fact that I am just comfortable with the way that Pings feel and the distances that I get with them.

In the past few months I have owned Cally Apex 21, TM 790 and Srixon X5 irons and they are very nice clubs and out of the 3, I like the Srixon's best, but I will have to relinquish the membership card.

I also tested Cally Epic and Sim2 Max fairway woods, nice clubs, but the G425 fairway woods with the Tensi Orange shaft is point and shoot for me. And the Ping 425 3 wood is a rocket.

One club that did stick is the Cally Epic LS driver with the MMT shaft. So far it has been a beast and it is more forgiving that I expected.

One surprise, is that for me the TaylorMade Spider SR Flow Neck putter fit me far better than the Odyssey OG 7 and the Ping Tyne.

So for now, I have no 2nd bag, but I really look forward to testing the new Ping I59's when they arrive in September.

It was fun trying new stuff for sure, but in the end you have to play with what you are comfortable with to hit the shot.
Posted by reauxl tigers
Tiger Woods Fan
Member since Aug 2014
7973 posts
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:17 pm to
Have you tried one of the g425 drivers?
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9150 posts
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:39 pm to
Yes, I have a G425 driver with a Tensi Blue shaft.

Super forgiving driver.
Posted by Cleathecat
Houston
Member since Feb 2021
676 posts
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:45 pm to
You always go back to Ping old man!
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9150 posts
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:59 pm to
Yep, I love the Ping story and how the Company has evolved while still being a family owned business.
Posted by htcthc321
Member since Oct 2010
1658 posts
Posted on 6/15/21 at 10:47 pm to
I'll just take your cult card since I'm joining for the first time.

ZX7s will be here tomorrow
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32562 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 6:16 am to
Those G425 irons are sweet.

What did you do with the X5’s?
Posted by Toula
504
Member since Dec 2006
35399 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 7:00 am to
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SteelFiber I95 shafts


I play these shafts. Love em
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
24658 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 7:24 am to
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Those G425 irons are sweet.



You better log out of your ebay account...
Posted by reauxl tigers
Tiger Woods Fan
Member since Aug 2014
7973 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 8:54 am to
I just became part of the Ping cult. At least with the driver. I just can’t stand the sound of the thing.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
38378 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 9:54 am to
The sound they make when you blister one lets everyone you’re playing with know you just blistered one.
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9150 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 11:01 am to
quote:

I'll just take your cult card since I'm joining for the first time.

ZX7s will be here tomorrow


They are good clubs, enjoy them.
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9150 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 11:03 am to
quote:

I just became part of the Ping cult. At least with the driver. I just can’t stand the sound of the thing.


IMO, the Cally LS is way louder than my Ping G425, but I never pay attention to the sound anyway.
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9150 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 11:04 am to
Turned them back in, nice to have a buddy in the business.
Posted by Blutarsky
112th Congress
Member since Jan 2004
9674 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 11:45 am to
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I just can’t stand the sound of the thing.


Hated the way my 410+ sounded so I sold it amd went back to my old Callaway.

Stroked some drives with it on Sunday. I’ll just have to remember the one swing thought every time I’m on the tee box or it’ll go to shite!
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32562 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 8:46 pm to
quote:

You better log out of your ebay account...


nah, I’m firmly on team Srixon. Im back to drilling with them.

Posted by Front9Bandit
Member since Dec 2013
15432 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 8:47 pm to
G425’s are shovels compared to Srixon baw, make a hard pass
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9150 posts
Posted on 6/16/21 at 9:07 pm to
quote:

G425’s are shovels compared to Srixon baw, make a hard pass



My first set of clubs were Pings, it's what I am use to.
Posted by double d
Amarillo by morning
Member since Jun 2004
16434 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 6:13 am to
Just got my G425 LST Driver in Monday and used it yesterday for the first time. Very easy to hit straight and gave me a much needed yardage boost. M1 relegated to the closet!
Posted by SamtheSham
In a greenside bunker
Member since Nov 2018
492 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 12:07 pm to
If you ever went through their factory you wouldn't think of playing another club. The attention to detail is incredible (every grip in a set weighs exactly the same). 2 things I like most about Ping are that the irons are heat treated so that the grain of the metal is uniform , which means no hot spots or dead spots, and, because there are no shareholders to satisfy, no product is brought to market without being engineered to perform better.

This means nothing to the golfer but their business model is a model - no debt and no dead inventory ( no club is made til they have an order).
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