PING G15 Irons - review

[JWL1957]

I finally retired my old 1983 Macgregor ColoKrom Tourney blades a few weeks ago and went with a set of Ping I15's. I enjoyed the I15's alot but tried a few shots out on the course with a friends G15's. I ended up with me playing out of his bag for the next 2 rounds.

These clubs are alot more versatile than advertised by Ping. They are sold as a "helper" club for middle to high handicappers, but really should advertised for all skill levels. Yeah.....they are silly easy to hit, but you can work the ball just as well as the I15's and many blade irons. The trajectory is a little higher than the I15's, but the ball is very controllable into the wind. You dont need to overemphasize your swing to hits fades and draws either. The heads did look a little clunky at first, but a I gave up noticing after a few shots. The wide sole is only noticable from the 6-thru-4 irons, and they do not have a huge "back porch". The ball feels pretty good of the face and they sound great. I dont know what more to add about these clubs other than they will probably be in my bag for years to come.

Hope this helps.

[WUTiger]

I finally retired my old 1983 Macgregor ColoKrom Tourney blades a few weeks ago ...

Hopefully you keep the KC Tourneys in a place of honor in your home. We've share comments on MacG's Tourney/MT line before.

The trajectory

I think you've captured the primary difference between SGI and "player's" clubs. Trajectory is higher - harder to hit knockdowns - and head is larger. You can, however, draw and fade them - as long as you know how a golf swing works.