? for Ping guys

[jackaaronsdad]

Wanted to get some opinions on the new Ping G10s. I have a set of G2's that I like but I need to get bent to a flatter lie. When I got them several years ago, I was doing a Natural Golf swing. I have abandoned that and gone to more of the Jim Hardy one plane swing. When I got the pings, I was fitted for a blue dot (0.75 upright). I believe I will go to at least 0.75 flat or more. The question I have is is it worth it to spend a little over a $100 to get refitted and pay Ping to bend these, or is the improvement in the G10 enough to sell my G2 and just get fitted for the G10?

[hipcheck4u]

I have never hit G2 irons, but I have a set of G10s and I absolutely love them. I feel like I am nearly unable to hit them badly (although my scores are telling me otherwise ). Great balance, perfect weight, satisfying feel at impact... I can't say enough about them. I think that my happiness has as much to do with the design of the clubs as it does the fact that they are fitted to me, so I would at least get your G2s adjusted. If you are attached to the G2s, have them fitted. If you are willing to spend another 7 bills on sticks, I highly recommend the G10s.

[hawkeye]

if you have the cash - get the G10's - you won't regret it.

Pings are not designed to change the lie angle (hence the colour scheme) - i guess you're only looking to change it 1 colour (0.75) - so maybe it's possible. A clumaker will be able to tell you. A Pro might tell you that they can't (but then he'll try and sell you something!)

The G2's are a nice club - but the G10 are even better.

[mikelz]

  jackaaronsdad said:

Wanted to get some opinions on the new Ping G10s. I have a set of G2's that I like but I need to get bent to a flatter lie. When I got them several years ago, I was doing a Natural Golf swing. I have abandoned that and gone to more of the Jim Hardy one plane swing. When I got the pings, I was fitted for a blue dot (0.75 upright). I believe I will go to at least 0.75 flat or more. The question I have is is it worth it to spend a little over a $100 to get refitted and pay Ping to bend these, or is the improvement in the G10 enough to sell my G2 and just get fitted for the G10?

$100 versus close to $1,000? That's a no-brainer for me. If I have the hots for new clubs, the brain doesn't enter into it.

[sjhwilkes]

No Ping can change the lie angle no problem on all recent clubs, the only exceptions are the older exotic material clubs, BeCu etc. that have lost there malleability with age - and Ping will even bend them, they just get you to sign a disclaimer that if they break in the process they're not liable.
I find the Maltby tables useful to some extent in seeing the progress over generations of clubs. The G2 is an 817, the G10 878, so the G10 is a bit more forgiving but it's not a huge difference by any means.
Go find a place with a Ping fitting cart and figure out what you need, I'd suggest getting your G2's bent and waiting for the G11's or whatever before buying a new set, but then I'm still playing ISI's :)