Ping Blade?

[mikelaw]

I wish Ping made a REAL blade iron set. I love their clubs. Maybe someone can enlighten me on this. I know the S59 tour is nice but it still looks offset and its not forged.

Bummer. Id love to try their smallest iron for a round....

[i-Guy]

I wish Ping made a REAL blade iron set. I love their clubs. Maybe someone can enlighten me on this. I know the S59 tour is nice but it still looks offset and its not forged.

If you look at the specs (seeting aside that they are not forged and do have a very small cavity back) the S57's are basically a blade...their offsets are less then the Titelist ZB blended iron set...I hit an S57 while trying to decide which irons I wanted to go to and though I choose the

ZM 's I actually like the S57 very much as they were very forgiving for a blade type iron but I just set up better to the Titleist. I personally do not see PING ever mass producing a forged iron...but hey you never know???

[Pat007]

the i3 blades weren't bad...but I can't see them making a forged blade either..

Ping has always made cast irons and done a pretty good job doing so, so I don't see why they'd want to change what works for them.

[i-Guy]

the i3 blades weren't bad...but I can't see them making a forged blade either..

Oh yeah how did I forget about the i3 blades...there are quite a few Pro's still playing those...I guess I was thinking about what is available currently to the public off the shelf...

[misty_mountainhop]

I don't think they'll do a "real blade" in the sense that they'll not produce forged irons. I have played the S59 Tours for the last ~4 years and I can really vouch for them. The offset is really minimal all the way through the set. They set up very nicely, topline is pretty thin, traditional size etc. Decent feel but I have to admit, I do prefer the 1025Ms I've reverted to for feel, spin and trajectory - they hit slightly higher than the S59s.

[mattymz1]

Pings major market is irons for the average player just like titleist is targeted towards low handicappers. They probably will never make a true muscleback.

[rebby]

the i3 blades weren't bad...but I can't see them making a forged blade either..

I just switched from the

i3 Blade to the ZM. I loved the i3 Blades and it took a great muscleback iron to get them out of my bag. I did keep them though so I always have the option of playing them again. They are a great iron, a true "player's cavity back". I agree though, I don't see straying from their base. They will continue to focus on cast GI irons as they always have. There is nothing wrong with that either. Just like and don't spend much (if any) time targeting the 20 handicapper, doesn't spend much (if any) time targeting the +4 handicapper.

[obsessedgolfer]

They might make a forged iron, you can tell they are sraying away from casting everything because the new redwood putters are milled.