After 10 rounds at an easier municipal course (I prefer to play for practice, not bang balls on the range); Friday I shot 12 over par at the local country club course. More from Ping. It seems a lot of irons on the market these days attempt to grab your attention with bright or bold colours, materials and branding, but the S55s' simple looks give you the impression they've come straight from the factory floor and have been designed specifically for better players and golf purists.The modern, clean, soft-edged, steel look of the S55s sit very impressively in your bag and will definitely have your playing partners reaching for a waggle and a gander.Put the club behind the ball and you are again reminded that these are irons for players looking to break par, i.e. Whilst the Ping logo on the back of the clubhead may look like simple branding, it is actually part of a tungsten toe weight. Ping also offer the irons in their TFC 189i graphite shaft.The RRP for the S55 irons is £118 per club in steel, and £140 in graphite. The stainless steel clubhead has a brushed chrome finish, thin topline and compact profile to offer that look that better players prefer. I repeat, The look at address is again very clean and smooth, with Ping choosing to add less offset in the S55s than the i25, Anser or previous S56 irons. And last year (I'm 70 years old) I shot par for the first round in my life and got my second hole-in-one. Having received feedback from Tour players, they set about making changes to the head to make it feel and sound softer. Using Trackman my dispersement is only slightly better with the Callaway's, and the distance is about 5 yards more with the mid irons (with the PING's).My advice is to not worry about whether you should be playing these or not, try them. These are the greatest Ping irons of all time. With more mass being taken up by the CTP, Ping were able to take and move more of the weight in the clubhead to toe, heel and perimeter of the head and that means more forgiveness. I tried the S57's and the S56's and hated them. i500 Irons . Ping i3 (Blade & O-Size) – Released 2000. A progressive vertical stabilizing bar is positioned in the centre of the cavity and weighted to improve distance control and feel. I have also played the Titleist AP2 but fell in love with the looks of the S55. It looks great and performs even better.”Beneath the looks of the S55, Ping have made key improvements.
Thank you Ping for giving me many more years of fun golf. However, with minimal offset and an understated finish I am confident that most low handicap players would have nothing but admiration for the looks. Share: Gallery. Talking to PING, they confirmed that what I felt is exactly the case - the S55's are a whole different breed.I put these in my bag with the UST Recoil shafts, replacing the Callaway Apex forged, also with UST Recoil shafts, and the difference (to me) is night and day. In the longer irons, this bar is narrow to get the ball launching faster and higher whilst the shorter irons feature a bar that is wide to lower the ball flight and offer the flight and spin control needed closer to the green.A keen eye will note that the lofts in the S55s are slightly stronger than the S56s and are now in line with The S55 iron will be in shops in November, but can be ordered from today. Your PING iron static fitting recommendations for lie angle and length are determined using the PING Color Code Chart (below) using a combination of your height and wrist-to-floor measurement (first wrist crease).
I'm a 70-year-old 8-handicap who probably shouldn't be playing these clubs, even if I used to be almost scratch. With previous success on the Tour with the S range, my guess is Ping had their Tour players in mind with the S55 design.
I've been playing golf for over 70 years, carry a single digit handy and ping has designed a club that is what a club should look and feel like. “It’s a beautiful piece of engineering. Having made various changes to improve launch and forgiveness, Ping chose to alter the lofts in the S55 set to ensure effective distance gapping. “I love the control, the trajectory and the forgiveness.