Titleist Mens AP1 Irons vs Ping i15 irons

[scozzy23]

i am looking at the Titleist Mens AP1 Irons and the ping i15 irons hit them both at the rang i really like them both i can pick between one or the other any one have any suggestions?

[The Tin Man]

Wait on the AP1's - once the latest greatest 10% better then ever version hit's the shelf's the old stock will be discounted.

[scozzy23]

i am looking more for preformance i am trading in my old clubs so i can get them at a good price.

[The Tin Man]

They are both good clubs, designed for the same ability of golfer.  I'm not going to tell you to buy AP1's because I own them. I could just as easily bought Pings.

Are the Ping's the latest?

How adjustable are they?

The AP1's while a cast club can be adjusted for lie and loft.  Can the Pings, which are most likely also cast?  If your swing changes or improves this is important.  Some cast clubs can only be bent once, or not at all. This is a question for the service/repair dept. Mechanics have a different perspective then the salesman. My mechanic rates Titlist, Ping, and Mizzy much higher then some other brands for quality control. (One heavily advertised brand has lofts and lies all over the place.)

However, the new AP1 has been announced, so stock on hand is soon to be the last model and will be worth less in case you decide they are not for you and want to change. With manufacturers constantly changing models, mostly cosmetically, I am now forced to treat golf club buying the same as car buying.

[colnago1331]

I tried both and ended up with the AP1s because that's what worked best for me .  That said, if both had worked equally well for me, I probably would've gone with the PINGs.  PING irons are incredibly durable - they'd survive a nuclear blast, I think.  PINGs also tend to hold their value better, though Titleists also hold their value.  One nice thing about PINGs are that they are sold as individual irons so if you were so inclined you could get a mixed set (e.g. 3i - 5i in the i15 and 6i - PW in the S56 or 3i - 5i in the G15 and 6i - PW in the i15).  And the i15s can be bent to the proper lie angle for you.  i15s (and G15s) are bendable up to 5 color codes (http://ping.com/about/clubrepair.aspx).

[The Tin Man]

Titlists are also sold individually. It's not uncommon to see AP1 long irons paired with AP2 shorts.

[mymizunosrock]

Spanner in the works...do yourself a favour and try JPX800 Pros. Blow both out of the water...And they are forged. Ping use very hard stainless steel. How that can feel nice, I have no idea...

[bobby14HC]

You can get any mix of Titleist AP1's, Ap2's in any shaft combinations from Golfsmith custom order tab on their web-site.

I just ordered 8-9 Ap1's with regular graphite, and a PW in steel regular, bent to my personal choice of Lie Angle.

[xmanhockey7]

  bobby14HC said:

Originally Posted by bobby14HC

You can get any mix of Titleist AP1's, Ap2's in any shaft combinations from Golfsmith custom order tab on their web-site.

I just ordered 8-9 Ap1's with regular graphite, and a PW in steel regular, bent to my personal choice of Lie Angle.

You can get it that way if you order it through any place that will put in the order.