Been playing these for s month and love them. Feel firm but soft if you can relate. I've tried forged wedges from other DTC as well, they feel too soft. These have a nice "click" to them. Recommend these. Great video guys.❤
Been waiting for this. I got the black 60. First round was after 4 days of rain. 635am tee time and wet grass. The wedge spun really well when wet. My callaway jaws raw not so much.
Tried ordering these in the uk and the heads I want aren’t available till July. So I bought sm10’s instead. Seems stupid to me, trying to compete with titleist and then don’t have the stock available.
Ping wedges have been snubbed ever since the Tour-S wedge. The only duds to me were the glide 3.0 which cosmetically aren’t great at address. Glide 2.0 was/is anything but clicky Mikey!
It is really hard to listen these wedge reviews sometimes. With Mike's shaft lean and attack angle he has absolutely no matter what bounce and grind he plays in full shots. Higher bounce will not affect strike location at all (if you hit the ball first and don't chunk it). You would need around 30° of bounce that "bounce would be used" in Mikes (or any good players) full shots. Besides the shape of the divot, the only thing bounce & grind will effect in full shots is the way wedge sits behind the ball, that's it. Any meaningfull wedge review needs no be done outdoors guys. 1. Shot over the bunker from fluffy lie. 2. Bunker shots 3. Wet sand bunker shots 4. Shallow chipper / steep chipper in bermuda. 5. High chip shots from hard turf. And so on.
I hope the Eye wedge gets broken out into its own line in the future. From a product perspective, it’s a different ideal customer profile. You’ll very rarely see someone who is interested in a conventional wedge shape that would also consider high-toe wedges. In that sense, it made more sense offered as mostly a grind option (without the high toe) like in the Glide and Glide 2.0 lines. As its own product, the high-toe Eye wedge would then be able to explore its own set of features. Full-face grooves, bigger club faces, its own multiple bounce options… It’s already a proven product nowadays with options from other OEMs. Would be great to see Ping take that marketshare back for the wedge Karsten invented.
This makes 0 sense. It's own line? If you need or fit into an EYE2 grind, you get that wedge. If a Wide Sole is determined to be a better option for a golfer, then you would get that one. A proper Fitter will immediately identify if a particular player could benefit from that original design that Karsten brought to market. The current one is a 3D scan of the original EYE2, so changing to different bounces and adding full face grooves doesn't make sense if you are trying to keep it "original". The reason why it is successful is the wide sole, low bounce design - tons of heel relief, thin heel for better performance in bunkers and deep rough. If full face grooves actually offered something to the end consumer, PING would build it into the design. Copying what other brands are adding to their own take on the EYE2 for no performance benefit seems silly. Golfers get fit into Standard Sole 54/56 and then do the 58/60 in the EYE2 all the time. Having it part of a larger family is not a negative, but likely a positive, highlighting the variety of options.
@@kevinfletcher6956 First off, what's with the animosity? Anyway, I wish that were case. If looks didn't matter to many golfers, OEMs wouldn't try so hard to achieve a certain look. Reality is, a significant portion of golfers are affected by aesthetics. It either causes a level of comfort/discomfort based on what they've used in the past, or leads to some sort of compensation. Often times based on looks alone, players will select clubs to test and not to test. You see this on this channel as well. Not a single chance you'll see Mikey or Ian with a off-set, hi-toe wedge in their bag. Even if it tests well for them. And that' ok. It's easy to see that the Ping Eye wedge has gotten smaller and smaller to conform to the rest of the line. For no good reason other than aesthetics to attempt to cater to a group of players who don't even like hi-toe wedges. Now, that's a change for the sake of change, that leaves many actual fans of the hi-toe design hanging. Full-face grooves having no performance benefit is a questionable comment. What is that based off of, and for what demographic of golfer? It's fine if you don't like the look of it, but that does not mean it has no benefit for anyone else.
No, Ping is not changing the wedge game, Edison wedges are changing the game for regular golfers who don't have endless hours to practice wedge shots like the pros do. Single grind, cg is higher up. Simple and easy to hit.
@@opus_da_penguinnot only right handed..I'm left handed and was fit into i530s last month by Ian himself..just received them and will be playing them 1st rounds this weekend
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Please do a "head to head" of these vs sm10 vs rtx 6 vs mg4.
Throw in the Edel wedges too
NEED this comparison
@@brettlarsen3893 I like some Eden wedges
Here's a hint, They're all the same
@@kvgolfa why are you even here then
Got fit into these and they’re crazy good imo
I'm always curious about some of your foresight settings
Should do a review of the new wilson staff model wedges
Been playing these for s month and love them. Feel firm but soft if you can relate. I've tried forged wedges from other DTC as well, they feel too soft. These have a nice "click" to them. Recommend these. Great video guys.❤
Been waiting for this. I got the black 60. First round was after 4 days of rain. 635am tee time and wet grass. The wedge spun really well when wet. My callaway jaws raw not so much.
Can we get a video on the freak E grind wedge? The Ping Eye 2 type shape
It'd be great to see the 58* and 60* wedges in a full face set up with these bounces! Has ping ever done a full face wedge?
Nice video! I play the 54S and the 58E. The E is insane out of greenside bunkers.
Can you guys review the new Ping i530 irons? Thanks.
Fit into these in Calgary by Tim, they are awesome!
still am a "from my cold dead hands" vokey guy but these look a lot better than previous ping offerings to my eye
PING has had amazing wedges these past few gens
I would love to try them out!
Really debating putting these in the bag. But my sm9s perform fine.
Do these have the hydrophobic element to keep the spin high in wet conditions like the glide 4.0’s did?
Yes
When are you guys going to do an i530 review?
Without getting on local grass/ sand, can indoor wedge fittings ever be reliable?
I love you Mikey but what is the deal with the pants?
For real. 😳
All blue again Ian. Wonder how long until you wear something green :D
Which grind would be the closes to the first glide forged wedge. 58/60 degree.
Love that grind most wedges are very square
Tried ordering these in the uk and the heads I want aren’t available till July. So I bought sm10’s instead. Seems stupid to me, trying to compete with titleist and then don’t have the stock available.
Wish more companies would offer a comparable to the “tiger” grind
The new 159 wedges! Only $229! 😂
Hopefully the feel as good as the Blueprints because they nailed them.
Ping wedges have been snubbed ever since the Tour-S wedge. The only duds to me were the glide 3.0 which cosmetically aren’t great at address. Glide 2.0 was/is anything but clicky Mikey!
4:12 we all heard it
Mikie the midnight man 😊
Wedges are getting so pricey
It is really hard to listen these wedge reviews sometimes. With Mike's shaft lean and attack angle he has absolutely no matter what bounce and grind he plays in full shots. Higher bounce will not affect strike location at all (if you hit the ball first and don't chunk it). You would need around 30° of bounce that "bounce would be used" in Mikes (or any good players) full shots.
Besides the shape of the divot, the only thing bounce & grind will effect in full shots is the way wedge sits behind the ball, that's it.
Any meaningfull wedge review needs no be done outdoors guys.
1. Shot over the bunker from fluffy lie.
2. Bunker shots
3. Wet sand bunker shots
4. Shallow chipper / steep chipper in bermuda.
5. High chip shots from hard turf.
And so on.
I hope the Eye wedge gets broken out into its own line in the future. From a product perspective, it’s a different ideal customer profile. You’ll very rarely see someone who is interested in a conventional wedge shape that would also consider high-toe wedges. In that sense, it made more sense offered as mostly a grind option (without the high toe) like in the Glide and Glide 2.0 lines.
As its own product, the high-toe Eye wedge would then be able to explore its own set of features. Full-face grooves, bigger club faces, its own multiple bounce options… It’s already a proven product nowadays with options from other OEMs. Would be great to see Ping take that marketshare back for the wedge Karsten invented.
This makes 0 sense. It's own line? If you need or fit into an EYE2 grind, you get that wedge. If a Wide Sole is determined to be a better option for a golfer, then you would get that one.
A proper Fitter will immediately identify if a particular player could benefit from that original design that Karsten brought to market. The current one is a 3D scan of the original EYE2, so changing to different bounces and adding full face grooves doesn't make sense if you are trying to keep it "original". The reason why it is successful is the wide sole, low bounce design - tons of heel relief, thin heel for better performance in bunkers and deep rough.
If full face grooves actually offered something to the end consumer, PING would build it into the design. Copying what other brands are adding to their own take on the EYE2 for no performance benefit seems silly.
Golfers get fit into Standard Sole 54/56 and then do the 58/60 in the EYE2 all the time. Having it part of a larger family is not a negative, but likely a positive, highlighting the variety of options.
@@kevinfletcher6956 First off, what's with the animosity? Anyway, I wish that were case. If looks didn't matter to many golfers, OEMs wouldn't try so hard to achieve a certain look.
Reality is, a significant portion of golfers are affected by aesthetics. It either causes a level of comfort/discomfort based on what they've used in the past, or leads to some sort of compensation.
Often times based on looks alone, players will select clubs to test and not to test. You see this on this channel as well. Not a single chance you'll see Mikey or Ian with a off-set, hi-toe wedge in their bag. Even if it tests well for them. And that' ok.
It's easy to see that the Ping Eye wedge has gotten smaller and smaller to conform to the rest of the line. For no good reason other than aesthetics to attempt to cater to a group of players who don't even like hi-toe wedges. Now, that's a change for the sake of change, that leaves many actual fans of the hi-toe design hanging.
Full-face grooves having no performance benefit is a questionable comment. What is that based off of, and for what demographic of golfer? It's fine if you don't like the look of it, but that does not mean it has no benefit for anyone else.
Which Ping S159 wedge grind would resemble the Vokey M grind the closest? Cheers
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Mike is such a snob, would never play Ping wedges HAHA
Sorry to say this but this should have been made outside..
Wedge review indoors? Cmon guys lets get real. This is so worthless indoors.
No, Ping is not changing the wedge game, Edison wedges are changing the game for regular golfers who don't have endless hours to practice wedge shots like the pros do. Single grind, cg is higher up. Simple and easy to hit.
Totally disagree.. these new s159 are the best wedges in a long long time
Hard to completely change the game when you only have right handed clubs
@@opus_da_penguingoing to get left handed 159s in the next few weeks
@@opus_da_penguinnot only right handed..I'm left handed and was fit into i530s last month by Ian himself..just received them and will be playing them 1st rounds this weekend
I tried a Edison wedge and it was terrible. It’s horses for courses, there’s no one best of anything! Only best for you