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Hey flux, That is a weird coincidence with both our grandfathers sharing similar golf club preferences! Yeah, I never realized how popular the Eye2's were until my friend was researching Callaway X-16's and found the PGA.com site for used club trade in values. It listed the top used club search as Ping Eye 2's...that's when I started looking into them. To answer your question, I think the Eye 2's were viewed as the first game improvement style iron. I hit them as well as I've hit any other club. My friend (he's a solid, but not great golfer...shoots low 90's) hits my Ping's as well if not better than his Callaway X-16's, which are a very good game improvement club for the high handicapper. Thus, I think you might be surprised at how well you can hit Ping's even though they are almost 25 years old. Work on the old man and see if he'll let you take them out. They were meant to be played with, and short of you throwing them around or hitting off a tree root, I can't imagine you'd do too much damage to them. The only way I could understand your dad not using them is if he hopes to resell them one day. If not...why would you want to have clubs sit around unused? -John

I had never owned a pair of golf shoes until a few weeks ago simply because I was always happy playing in my tennis shoes. But I recently picked up a pair of Callaway X-Series Chev shoes off of Ebay (at a pretty good price, btw) and absolutely love them. They look and feel great, and are moderately priced. Unfortunately, I've found with many other things that the cheaper you buy it for, the cheaper the quality. While I don't think getting a very expensive pair of golf shoes matters that much, I recommend getting something in the $70-$100 range for quality, comfort, and performance. It's all a matter of personal preference, though, so try them on (I tried mine on at Dick's Sporting Goods, then ordered them online) and go with what suits you and your game. Here is a link to the shoes I got... http://cgi.ebay.com/Callaway-Chev-X-...QQcmdZViewItem As you can see, they normally retail for around $100 and I got them for around $75-$80 with shipping. If you can find dependable sellers and the right size, ebay can be a great place to find shoes at a reasonably good deal. -John

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Hey everyone, I'm a brand new user and can't start a thread yet, but wanted to introduce myself. My name is John and I'm an avid golfer ever since I played my first round the day Tiger Woods won his first Masters. I'm 23 and about to start working at an accounting firm in DC. The reason I am posting under this thread is because I, too, have a set of Ping Eye 2's. They were left to me by my grandfather after he passed away (he introduced me to the game). I recently did a little research on them in an attempt to figure out about reshafting them and I was amazed to see how popular the club is and how well it has retained its value. I was wondering if anyone could tell me about my set, because it is a little unusual. I have a 1-PW blue dot set. They appear standard length next to my friend's clubs and the shafts look to be original steel (with some really old PING shaft bands on them...very tattered). The weird thing about these clubs is that on the back they have a "Pat. Pending" and "Karsten Manufacturing" logo is upside down relative to the rest of the type face. I knew it was weird when I saw a great company like PING with a Pat. Pending on the back of its club. I did more research and noticed how these clubs have retained their value remarkably well, but I also saw a lot of other things like "Square grooves", the dangers of reshafting, etc. So...does anyone care to give me a brief primer on the Ping Eye 2's? I would love to get them reshafted (I'm 6'4" and think I need longer shafts) and regripped, but will this be as gauche as putting a CD player in a classic car? The clubs are in remarkably good condition and still hit great...I just want to maintain them in honor of the game, the "classic" element of the Ping Eye 2's, and the memory of the man who introduced me to this great game of golf. Any insight is greatly appreciated, John