How do you think about Ping i15 irons

March 18, 2011 - PRLog -- The larger long irons offer high levels of forgiveness and stability, the mid irons are slightly smaller, blending into the compact short irons that offer a more controlled trajectory. The PING i15 irons should suit golfers who want forgiveness in the long irons and control in the shorter clubs. These clubs will also appeal to those who are looking to set up more birdie chances and are not intimidated by relatively thin top lines.
The i15 irons are a progressive set of irons that the engineers at Ping developed for the better player who wants to be able to shape their shots and control their trajectory. The longer irons in the i15 are actually larger in size for more forgiveness, while the mid and short irons are smaller for workability, which the better player can appreciate.
The mid-sized stainless steel heads have a nice matte finish to them and a dense tungsten toe weight for forgiveness and workability. The cavity design has dual stabilizing bars behind the Ping logo and Custom Tuning Port (made from a soft elastomer) for better feel and sound on your shots. The medium top line on the i15 irons are not too thick for cavity back irons, and set up really nice at address.
Ping irons have enjoyed a great deal of presence and success on professional tours since the birth of the Eye and of course ultimately another game changing iron with the Ping Eye 2, so here we are 25 years into it for Ping and we’ve now got an iron like the Ping i15 to help us shoot better scores. While it is fun to think about it, the i15 does not necessarily continue on from the original “Eye” series irons from the 70’s, Ping has actually been a little bit all over the map with naming irons, we’ve had Zing, Zing 2, ISI, i3, Rapture, i5, all in no particular order of course, but you get the picture clearly I think. Of all these Ping irons available I have actually never really spent much time playing or testing them at all to be quite honest, so to me the Ping i15 was somewhat of an introduction to a historical club making icon.
All the tech that PING poured into these irons didn't just help to make them look good, it went to putting as much forgiveness as possible into a small package. The ball comes off the face hotter than almost everything I've played in the past, but the distances are very consistent. The only irons I've owned that were longer were the titanium-faced XX10s, and those were prone to fliers, dead balls, and all manner of inconsistencies. As I wasn't looking to increase my distance, I went with the heavier KBS Tour shafts as well as my preferred D3 swing weight. This has helped me to slow down my swing a bit and eliminate some of the extraneous movements and inconsistencies, and has greatly improved my distance control as well as dispersion. I'm still a little longer than I was, but not dramatic enough that I need to rework my distances or gaps: 2-3 yards in the short irons to 5 yards in the long.
Ball flight is about what you'd expect it to be--quick elevation to a middling trajectory, but it just wants to go straight or more so than I've had in recent history. I'm not one to work the ball, so that's about dead last on my priorities in a club, but I've found myself trending toward a cut. Not so much here, and whatever movement I have had has been, for the most part, nondescript. I'm good with that. It is Real good.
The long irons in this set are rock solid. Featuring slightly thicker top line, slightly bigger offset and slightly larger club face, these irons really add a lot of forgiveness and confidence to your long iron game. In the past a lot of players using a set of irons like the PING i15 series may have been inclined to replace the 3/4/5 irons with hybrids or the G series equivalent. This shift to make the long irons more forgiving, easier to hit, and higher launching make the decision to replace those clubs with an alternative a little difficult. You will certainly want to spend some time at the range comparing your 3 hybrid or 3 iron from the G series verse the performance of the 3 iron from the i15 series. I would probably stick with the 3 hybrid simply because I am just so in love with mine, but the 4 iron is a toss up at this point, and the 5 iron will definitely remain in the bag.
The only thing that prevents me from completely loving the i15 irons is the cast vs forged feel. That, however, is a personal preference; some people actually prefer the feel of a cast club. Performance wise, these clubs are rock solid and I could certainly see myself playing them They are quite forgiving, are very accurate when it comes to distance control, and I found them to have a very nice feel on chip shots. I had no problem hitting nice high draws or hitting knockdowns under the early fall winds here in the North East. Overall I would say if you are a mid to low handicapper, and are in the market for new clubs, these must be on your list of clubs to demo.
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