How taylormades marketing slayed callaway and saved. The iconic irons would quickly go on to become the best selling irons in the game. As well as featuring pings revolutionary coreye technology, the new ping g irons also. It is available for virtually all operating systems that have networking capability, including most embedded network administration software. I am probably a ping customer 4lyfe and currently use eye3s with my old eye2 sw and lw retained and restored. In the 1980s 26 of the 40 major championships in golf were won by golfers using ping putters. Ive pretty much determined by comparing the various patent numbers, serial numbers and other marks in the cavity of the iron that these are a set of the 19851990 eye 2s, the ones with the square grooves that have been ascribed magical properties by some. Find great deals on ebay for ping eye 2 iron set and ping eye 2 iron set black dot. In 1959, he started making putters in his garage in redwood city, california. The company had effectively replaced the old guard wilson, mcgregor, spalding and powerbilt as the hot brand.
They were stainless steel, made with the investment cast process, and had the usual cavity in the back which enabled perimeter weighting. From the pioneering anser putter to the eye 2 irons and g2 driver, we list some of our favourite clubs through the years 10 best ping clubs of all time anser putter. The steel version is not as valuable, but still worth buying if you can get it for. I had a set, which i stupidly sold a few years ago. Featured deal of the week digital vouchers staying home supplies gaming lockdown mothers day.
Brand new ping eye 2 square grooved irons set3pw 19841990patent pending models this is a mint condition. Get the best deals on ping 2iron golf clubs and upgrade your home workout gear with the largest online selection at. With a lighter overall weight, the g le2 irons utilize cor eye technology to increase face flexing for more ball speed and higher max height. This aftermarket ferrule was specifically designed for reshafting ping i20 and i25 irons requiring a 516 counter bore. After trying all the major name brand top of the line irons, i noticed one common thing, they all lacked feel and consistancy, which is what i try to get form my clubs.
How the genius behind the legendary eye 2 irons had to battle to make them a part of pro golf. Rare full set of right handed ping zing black dot irons, including very rare 1 iron and 2 iron, with regular steel shafts, standard length, and the heads have usage marks from play. The beryllium copper ones are a little different than the regular eye 2s ops. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for ping graphite saft golf irons. Classiccollectible ping putters subscribe to our newsletter to recieve special offers and discount codes by email. He has a point, but pings history of litigation reduces his credibility. To give the golfer some assistance ping used their coreye technology to increase the face flex by as much as four times for more ball speed. If you dont see your post, its probably because your. All the clubs in this set have vgroves, and the karsten mfg. The dots do not indicate a particular style of club, as any line of irons is available in every color, but instead represent the angle of the club heads to the standard shaft angle. Eye 2 were the original model with the nonconforming grooves.
In 1967, he resigned from his job at general electric to develop the ping company. Popular forums news, views, and gossip beginners questions. Pings chrome hydropearl finish is also a great feature in the g400 irons. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Paint is intact on both ping eye 2 and the numbers. First intoduced in the early 1980s, ping set the quality. With the old ping eye 2 harrison was able to zip the ball up to four feet. Karsten solheim first introduced his ping eye irons in 1979. Shows virtually no traces of wear, may have been hit one or more times in controlled conditions.
All clubs are in original packaging just as they arrived from karsten mfg. The ping eye2 irons were launched just four years later with numerous improvements. I was also able to shape a few cuts on hard dogleg fairways and hit the 4 iron low through the. The use of heat treated 174 stainless steel also allowed the face to be made thinner as the hyper 174 alloy is 40% stronger than traditional stainless steel. Ping g400 irons experience the faster speed of flight with the new ping g400. The ping logo is present on the rear of the iron along with the club make, manufacturer karstens name and serial number. Featuring a stabilizing bar for distance control, a progressive set makeup for ideal combination of distance and precision. I have no comment on whether zings are eye 1, but curiously zing 1 zing 2. Preowned ping golf isi k irons steel 8 iron set very. Cobra f6 irons technical specifications availaibility and pricing. I decided to try the ping eye 2 irons again, and man am i glad. The new g400 irons are arguably the most player friendly gseries irons that ping has ever created, which is lofty praise. This electric blue beast is a delightful shock to the eye, sitting flat on the deck. In the g410 iron, we took gameimprovement technology and reshaped it, giving the model less offset and a shorter blade length.
In the early 1960s solheim had calibrated loft and lie angles for pro golfers, work that now led to the creation of the ping color code fitting system. John solheim should end row over ping eye 2 by banning the club. Amazing ping golf clubs zing irons black dot full set 1,2. The new xforce p42 titanium driver with cup face is the latest ping g clone driver. The xforce p42 iron are ping g clones, deep undercut cavity provides higher peak trajectory and more distance, still providing the added control you need to attack the flag. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Just got back into golf after many years out and my father gave me his old ping eye 2 s to use. Tells the story of how ping golf clubs and putters revolutionized the game of golf. I recently acquired thank you, djc a set of ping eye 2 irons. Pretty highly sought after as the best feel for cast irons. In 1969, ping introduced irons based on the same principle of perimeter.
Eleven pockets, a new back puck for fast singlestrap conversion, added storage, more magnetic pockets, and an apparel pocket with fulllength zipper. Well i did some digging and ended up calling ping to find out when they were made which was may 1988. Get the best deals on ping mens iron set golf clubs. Ping releases deepdive book about its company history golf digest. View this auction and search for other auctions now on the leading online auction platform. These clubs have a unique history and various versions of the eye 2 irons and. The putter was named for the slight pinging sound it makes when the ball was struck. The beryllium copper iron was introduced by ping in the early eighties with the release of the 1982 eye2s. Ping was founded by karsten solheim, following a career as an engineer at the general electric company. The mid to lower lofted clubs would always launch too low and as a result, stopping on the greens would become a real problem, which proved to be no problem at all for pings g400 irons. Brand ping model eye 2 beryllium copper matching serial numbers type irons 39 dexterity right handed player mens length standard 5 iron is 38 loft lie. Norway and the usa, and the history of norwegian immigration to the us. Golfers love the hoofer bag for its versatility, and in this redesign theres more to love.
Ellis, the author of numerous golf books, including the. They arent shiny, but i do get a very slight mirrorish reflection on the soles. Ping eye 2 iron set golf club for sale online ebay. The following is a chronological history of the popular ping eye2 iron produced by karsten manufacturing. Pings eye2 irons became the bestselling iron in the industry and the introduction of investment in casting and perimeter weighting led the way for thinking about designs far advanced of blade irons and persimmon woods. Ping is a computer network administration software utility used to test the reachability of a host on an internet protocol ip network. He moved to phoenix, arizona, several years later and in 1966 his company produced the anser putter, which became one of the most popular putter designs in golf history. I use to own ping eye 2 when i played in high school. Find great deals on ebay for ping eye 2 irons and ping eye 2 iron set. I currently have a set titleist 690mb but decided to buy a second set of ping eye 2 copper irons. Between 1969 and 1976 the company came out with its karsten i, ii, iii, and iv irons, followed by the popular eye series starting in 1979, the ping zing series, and the rest is history. He didnt struggle financially, but he didnt really have money to. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for ping iron golf club sets. Ping eye 2 iron set black dot pat pending karsten mfg address.
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