New (to me) original Ping Eye irons, 2-SW

[tucsonsean]

I was browsing the local Play-It-Again-Sports yesterday, and, out on the sidewalk with all the beat-up King Snakes, Spauldings, and faux-Big Berthas, I found a near-new set of Ping Eye irons, 2-SW, with what looks like the original grips and the original ZZ-Lite shafts for $39.  (I'll try to post pics.)  The serial #s all match. I was really amazed when I took them out to the range later that day.  They are way easier to hit than my Ping I-10s or my Nike Slingshots.  The head looks impossibly small compared to today's irons, but that makes the ball look impossibly large and impossible to miss.

In 1981, when these were new, they cost $1250!  Even today, they rate an 821 (super game improvement) on Maltby's Playability list.  The 1981 lofts are much weaker (PW=50.5*) than today's lofts, but, in the end, it's just a number on the bottom of the club.

Anyone have experience with these clubs or opinions?

[WUTiger]

Every golf season, I see players here or there who still play Eye2 irons. And, some of them are under 30 years of age.

[Pretzel]

Every golf season, I see players here or there who still play Eye2 irons. And, some of them are under 30 years of age.

Up until last year I played Eye 2 irons, from when I was 12 to when I was 16. Then the grooves wore off the 8-iron and I got my s55's.

To the OP, that's interesting that you find them easier to hit than your i10's. I found that when I switched to the s55's they were much easier to hit than my old Eye 2's.