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$500.00 0 Bids or $799.00 Buy It Now Unsold, FREE Shipping, Seller: (327) 100%, Location: Odessa, Texas, Ships to: US, Item: 23 Left Handed! Ping eye 2 beryllium copper iron set 1-lw with really low serial number (073). Shafts are ZZ lite stiff. I got new shaft bands for them but they didn't set well so most have come off. Grips are multi compound. The clubs have set in my garage for about 5 years now. I played them once, and had originally bought them here from Perfect Pings.
I called Ping to confirm their authenticity. I have since lost the information on the set but I believe they were manufactured in 84? Ping is open to sharing these records I just haven't gotten around to calling them back.
Some rainbow coloration has appeared on parts of the club. Not sure what that is from. It is seen most on the face of the LW.
If you have any questions or offers let me know. Thanks Condition: Used, Head Material: Beryllium Copper, Brand: Ping, Model: Eye2, Club Type: Iron Set, Dexterity: Left-Handed See More.
I've got a question for Ping Eye 2 fans. I understand that there are things to like about these venerable, all time best seller clubs. For one, I like the weaker lofts a lot. I think the grooves are a good idea as well. Screw the USGA and their prissy groove rules. While I personally couldn't understand those one size fits all ZZ Lite shafts, apparently, some people liked / like them.
The color coded lie angles should be mandatory on EVERY set of irons from every manufacturer. But those incredible short iron / wedge offsets!!!
I couldn't believe them back in the 1980s. They were more extreme that any other GI irons I've ever seen. The wedges had a 1-iron offset. How, Eye 2 fans, does one get used to that? I'm a believer in wood-type Face Progression on sand wedges, not offset! I've got a question for Ping Eye 2 fans.
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I understand that there are things to like about these venerable, all time best seller clubs. For one, I like the weaker lofts a lot. I think the grooves are a good idea as well. Screw the USGA and their prissy groove rules. While I personally couldn't understand those one size fits all ZZ Lite shafts, apparently, some people liked / like them. The color coded lie angles should be mandatory on EVERY set of irons from every manufacturer. But those incredible short iron / wedge offsets!!!
I couldn't believe them back in the 1980s. They were more extreme that any other GI irons I've ever seen. The wedges had a 1-iron offset. How, Eye 2 fans, does one get used to that?
I'm a believer in wood-type Face Progression on sand wedges, not offset! If you try a set make sure they are the square groove model with ZZ-Lite shafts and make sure you put soft grips on them, ping grips of course. I have found that offset makes very little difference in the shape of the shot and is necessary for most players who shoot above 75.
You get used to the offset fairly quickly after you see how playable the irons are. I've never played better long irons in my life and the sand wedge is the best ever invented. The Ping Eye 2 XG (in stores now) doesn't have the square grooves.
I've never played better long irons in my life.If we're talking long irons, many people who don't even like Pings say that the Ping Eye Two long irons are the most playable ever made. I knew a guy-pretty close friend, actually, who played Ping Eye Two 1-6 irons and Jerry Barber Golden Touch 7-SW. Younger players need to understand the significance of this. Jerry barber's irons were a shankless ONSET, not offset, model like the F2 irons today.
Going from 6-iron to 7-iron was a much bigger transiition than going from woods to irons, just to pick an exmple out of the air. But the guy could play-a four or five, as I recall. If we're talking long irons, many people who don't even like Pings say that the Ping Eye Two long irons are the most playable ever made. I knew a guy-pretty close friend, actually, who played Ping Eye Two 1-6 irons and Jerry Barber Golden Touch 7-SW.
Younger players need to understand the significance of this. Jerry barber's irons were a shankless ONSET, not offset, model like the F2 irons today. Going from 6-iron to 7-iron was a much bigger transiition than going from woods to irons, just to pick an exmple out of the air. But the guy could play-a four or five, as I recall.Other than the Ping Eye 2 the only other Ping iron sets that have the FD stamp of approval are the Ping i5 and the Ping S59. However, neither of these sets are as good as the Ping Eye 2. The best set, in my mind, is the Ping Eye 2 Plus (no+) with ZZ-Lite. This distinguished set was produced for a very short period in 1989 and they are hard to come.
Naturally, I have a set myself that I recently regripped and they are wonderful. The best set, in my mind, is the Ping Eye 2 Plus (no+) with ZZ-Lite. This distinguished set was produced for a very short period in 1989 and they are hard to come.
Naturally, I have a set myself that I recently regripped and they are wonderful. I think those are the ones that still have the naughty grooves but now feature the more modern lofts. If so, the stronger lofts make them a little less desirable for me.
(For me, I'm saying.) True lofts are my favorite things about vintage clubs. As for the ZZ-Lite, shafts, I can understand how a given player might truly love them, but I'll never understand how Ping thought that they were a one-size fits all. For example, I think that the Aldila NV Pro 105 R-flex is the most perfect iron shaft ever invented-for me. But I can't understand how one would recommend any shaft to everyone.
Even Ping backed off on that concept. The other side of this coin is that I very much understand how frustrating it can be when a former model that one loves is now unabvailable. My example are. The original TaylorMade USA fairway woods. They had the flatter lies and open faces of real woodies and the lofts were 17, 20, and 23°. That wasn't for 4, 7, and 9-woods. That was for 3, 4, and 5-woods.
Also, the Cleveland 691 line 58° wedge. For me personally, there's never been a finesse wedge since as good as the 691 58. Last edited by NiftyNiblick; at 09:16 AM. I think those are the ones that still have the naughty grooves but now feature the more modern lofts. If so, the stronger lofts make them a little less desirable for me.
(For me, I'm saying.) True lofts are my favorite things about vintage clubs. As for the ZZ-Lite, shafts, I can understand how a given player might truly love them, but I'll never understand how Ping thought that they were a one-size fits all. For example, I think that the Aldila NV Pro 105 R-flex is the most perfect iron shaft ever invented-for me.
But I can't understand how one would recommend any shaft to everyone. Even Ping backed off on that concept. The other side of this coin is that I very much understand how frustrating it can be when a former model that one loves is now unabvailable. My example are. The original TaylorMade USA fairway woods.
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They had the flatter lies and open faces of real woodies and the lofts were 17, 20, and 23°. That wasn't for 4, 7, and 9-woods.
That was for 3, 4, and 5-woods. Also, the Cleveland 691 line 58° wedge. For me personally, there's never been a finesse wedge since as good as the 691 58.The only way to explain why the ZZ Lite fit just about every player is that it did. There is no explanation for it.
I find that the shaft is absolutely perfect for me and I'm a 5 handicap. I've seen 20 handicappers play them and they had not problem using them. Karsten's belief was that it is better to have a stiff, lightweight shaft that is a little longer with a soft tip. He created the ZZ Lite.
I'm in no position to argue with either of you. That Colonel Sanders looking guy sure sold enough of the mothers, didn't he?It's funny but on a whim I picked up a set of used Wilson Staff Ultra 45 irons in like new condition for $19.99 last week. I took them to the course on Sunday and shot a two-under 70, one of the few rounds in my life that has been under par. They feel great, look great (a little offset but not too bad) and I was hitting darts all day. I really don't think technology has done much for irons.
In fact, like you've stated previously, I think the modern lofts have hurt the average player because it's created the necessity for one or more gap wedges. I have 50 degree and 56 degree wedges but don't really need the 50 degree with the Ultra 45 irons. The PW is 48 degrees; not much different than 50.
Believe me, I've tried more irons than you can imagine and these Wilsons I paid $19.99 for are just as good as anything out there. They may not feel as soft or mushy as a Mizuno MP but I've never liked that super soft feeling anyway. I like an iron to feel crisp, like a ritz cracker. Mizuno GFF is more like a fig newton.