Surprized

[Bosock]

When i bought my clubs last year towards the end of the season I basically took my time and hit every club before settling on the Clevelands. It was close between them and the Mizuno's, both felt good, if anything Clevelands had a tad more distance, nothing really noticeable, but it was the promotions Cleveland had going and the deal the store gave me that had me settle on the Clevelands. Shortly after that I hit the Ping G10 Hybrids and loved them...driver hit very sweet as well. The pings were one club I did not try and I started regretting not hitting them after hitting the hybrids and driver...could not find anything but old beatup G10 hybrids or I would have owned them. Yesterday was at a golf course getting ready to hit a bucket of balls checking out a set of Ping G15s when the club manager asked me if i wanted to hit them. I said sure and off i went with my bucket of balls and the G15 ping irons.

They are nice hitting clubs with decent feel and good distance. I hit them as far as the Clevelands; however, what surprised me was that the Clevelands, to me, had a far better feel to them. When i make good contact on the Clevelands it just felt so buttery smooth and did not get quite the same feel from the Pings. I remember getting something similar to the Clevelands from the Mizuno 200. I do not know if now I am just used to the feel of the Clevelands and therefore more comfortable, or if my expections of the Pings were just to high, but I actually like how the Clevelands hit more so than the Pings. I cant wait now to see the next set of clubs from Cleveland as those will probably be the ones I get my free trade in for. You have to have loved that promotion from Cleveland.

[Harmonious]

You don't say what the promotion was. And are you thinking of getting new clubs again, after just buying a set last year? Why?

[Bosock]

The promotion was you buy a set of Cleveland golf clubs during a set period last year...believe it was Oct-Dec (cant actually remember the dates)... and you can trade them in for a new set of the latest Clevelands clubs within the next two years...this includes there latest models. I thought this was a pretty sweet deal. No, I am not thinking about getting a different set other than my Clevelands; however, you like putting certain speculations to rest. For instance in this case, did i sell myself short by not trying the Pings like I had the TM, Calloways, Mizunos, Cobras, etc.. The hitting of the Ping hybrids and driver really brought this to question for me as those clubs, I thought, really hit well. Then again, if I had preferred the Pings, who is to say I would have used the promotion, turned in my Clevelands for the new set, then sell them and buy the Pings. This is mute now as mentioned in my first post, as i actually like the feel of the Clevelands better. I was just surprised by my findings yesterday and wanted to share the experience. Guess it comes down to individual preference and the fact most sets are actually pretty good and you getting used to a particular club likely has a lot to do with which club you view as the better. Both clubs did hit pretty darn good though...then again my swing has seen some significant improvement and right now I just love hitting the golf ball

[Harmonious]

Ah, that sounds like a really good deal. But hopefully, you will continue to like your current set and will keep them. I'm not a great fan of constantly changing clubs just because something new comes out. I feel it could lead to a potential loss of confidence in existing equipment.

Guess I'm not the guy that the major manufacturers are targeting. My driver is two generations old now - Titleist 905. Still hits just fine, no reason to change to the latest and greatest, IMO.

[O.B. Right]

I was looking to replace some 25 year old no-name clubs and tried the G15's. I didn't like the feel, either - instead of a crisp "Whack" on a pure shot, everything felt like a "Bonk" off some wierd part of the face. It was odd to feel a bad shot but see a good one. I ended up with a used set of I5's which have, in my opinion, a much better feel to them. Glad you're liking the Cleveland's, though. I've never hit them . .will have to try them out one day.