Ping eye 2 black dot, square grooves golf wedge club. When manufacturing their sets of irons, ping stamps the irons with colored dots, which has left many golfers confused about the dots significance. Find great deals on ebay for ping eye 2 woods and ping eye 2 driver. The values are not separate for each type of ball eye, eye2, promo at this time. Place your order with the ping retailer who invested their time to custom fit you. Around 35 years ago ping introduced the revolutionary eye 2 range of woods. The ping eye 2 driver is a smaller, lighter version of todays driver with a steel framed handle shaft and wood head to make hitting the ball for distance an. Nice deal on ping eye 2s blue dot clubs, grips, shafts. I hit the ping eye 2 straighter when i want to and can work the ball much easier. Ping has built golf clubs since karsten solheim developed a putter in 1959, and irons since 1961. The company pays close attention to counterfeit versions of its products, and its website has a section dedicated to the issue, tips for avoiding counterfeit scams.
Taylor made had just started putting gold shafts in the tour burners that year. How to identify ping square groove clubs sportsrec. The range on some of the golf ball values is large, and one must consider the following factors when determining value. I recently acquired thank you, djc a set of ping eye 2 irons. In 1967, he resigned from his job at general electric to develop the ping company.
All told, ping golf clubs have been in the bag for more than 2,000 pga tour wins, and the company has one of if not the most loyal followings in golf among recreational players. Wildly popular since their mid 80s inception, the ping eye2 irons are the original, and still one of the best cast, perimeter weighted cavity back irons on the market. The original eye 2 driver came out in the early 80s and has achieved legendary status. Ive pretty much determined by comparing the various patent numbers, serial numbers and other marks in the cavity of the iron that these are a set of the 19851990 eye 2s, the ones with the square grooves that have been ascribed magical properties by some.
Ping also introduced some of the most iconic clubs of alltime to the golf world, including anser putters and ping eye 2 irons. Literally woods with the beautiful varnish finish and engraved grooves into the face plate they were way ahead of. The ping logo is present on the rear of the iron along with the club make, manufacturer karstens name and serial number. These are going up in value faster than the tonight show with conan obrian coffee mugs. They are numbered and recorded at the ping factory i was able to replace the pitching wedge when i lost mine on a golf course many years ago. I purchased them with a putter, vintage titleist leather bag, cougar gag bag, ball retreiver, 3 taylormade drivers, and golf bag cart. The way pings retain their value, you might even be able to ebay the pings for more than a practical set of ladys clubs would cost. The company recommends purchasing ping products only from authorized retailers, and includes a retailer.
I have been the sole owner since 1980 they are actually older then my children. I have heard lots of good things about the becus im just not sure if this is a good deal or not. All clubs have newer pro wrap grips and are in really good condition. What is the value of ping eye woods driver 3 wood 4 wood 5 wood great shape. I know i got my moneys worth but i still need to know the sale value. I have a complete set of ping eye orange clubs, irons. Literally woods with the beautiful varnish finish and engraved. How to find the manufacturing dates for ping golf clubs. I couldnt miss them so i guess i will have to take the tongue lashing. I hit them as far as my new mizuno or nike drivers.
A ping iron set produces the performance you expect from a top manufacturer. Old school vs modern technology 35 year old ping eye 2 driver. Us patents d4512577 and d276644 stamped in the cavity of a ping eye 2 club denotes the clubs that were manufactured between 1985 and 1990 and have been grandfathered allowed through old rules onto the pga tour. In 1959, he started making putters in his garage in redwood city, california. Ping g sf tec 10 driver stiff graphite black dot value.
These are irons i keep coming back to, they just seem to preform well. Just alittle update on my ping eye 2s i have decided to sell them, after comparing on the range with my launcher irons vs ping eye 2s my distance i lose is just stupid and the offset of the ping eyes with my draw dont help much i put really good swings on both clubs and my launcher 7 iron is almost 20 yards further if not more. Like other club manufacturers, ping always is trying to build a better driver, iron, hybrid or putter, so it has launched many lines over the years. From the pioneering anser putter to the eye 2 irons and g2 driver, we list some of our favourite clubs through the years 10 best ping clubs of all time anser putter. Old school vs modern technology 35 year old ping eye 2 driver vs 2018 ping g400 max duration.
Find golf club tradein and resales values for over 4,000 models of used golf clubs at the pga value guide, from leading manufacturers such as callaway, taylormade, taylor made, titleist, ping, odyssey, nike, cleveland, mizuno, cobra, adams, wilson. Deciphering early ping eye 2 serial numbers golfwrx. Ping golf clubs low prices, money back guarantee shop. I have seen pictures and the clubs are about an 810 as far as condition. Ping was founded by karsten solheim, following a career as an engineer at the general electric company. Ping is an american manufacturer of golf equipment, based in phoenix, arizona. Ping eye 2 golf set irons 3pw black dot eye2 superb condition. They had very torquey early versions of aldila graphite shafts when hardly any companies were putting stock graphite in the iron shafts. Mine have the zzlite shafts and i really like how they work, stiff but not harsh feeling with the eye 2. Box 82000 phoenix, arizona 850712000 18004746434 mf. Ping eye2 iron specifications describe loft angle, lie angle, length, bounce angle, offset and swing weight for each club.
Hi after buying my zing 2 irons i promised my wife my hoing was over. What is the value of ping eye woods driver 3 wood 4 wood 5. The beryllium copper iron was introduced by ping in the early eighties with the release of the 1982 eye2s. The ping eye 2 driver is a smallby modern standards wooden driver that has a metal soleplate is screwed onto the bottom of the club. I currently own tm p790s and have had cally x14 i think, titleist ap1, ap2, tm m2, and several other older iron sets. The dots do not indicate a particular style of club, as any line of irons is available in every color, but instead represent the angle of. Whats the deal with ping eye 2 worth more than similar. Buy new and used ping eye 2 driver from the best golf shop. Buy new and used ping eye 2 single iron from the best golf shop. Club heads are designed to optimize ball flight and impart ideal spin on the golf ball. If youre trying to buy a used set from an acquaintance or over the internet, you can get specific. The heavy soleplate lowers the center of gravity to help launch the ball higher.
Fitting messagehaving a driver fit to your game can give you longer, more accurate tee shots. I bought a set of ping eye 2s when they just came out. You see, some of the boys on the pga tour figured out a loophole to the new rule as of january 2010 that forbids the use of square grooves. The color code dot system for the ping eye 2, as well as other ping products, is a method of customfitting clubs to a golfer based on two measurements. Once your old clubs have been received by 2nd swing, youll get. As a leading manufacturer of golf clubs, ping is highly protective of its reputation for producing quality equipment. Possibly give me the price of ping eye 2 blue dot true square grooves others pending model. Every once in a while i take pout the ping eye ii and run them though their paces.
Mark calcavecchia won in montreal, june 24, 2012, using eye 2s. Ping eye 2 irons may be the best irons ping or anyone else ever made. Ping clubs usually hold their value very well but they are quite. You get to try it when, where, and how you want for two weeks before deciding if you want to buy it or not. I am going to putt these on craigslist soon, and would appreciate any input on what a. Ping eye 2 karsten driver vintage usa steel persimmon rh 1 wood golf club eye2. Ping eye 2 driver one of the greatest drivers ever manufactured wood, metal or composite. Check tradein values via the 2nd swing value guide and complete the easy process. Does the fact that they are white dot decrease their value. Vintage ping eye 2 golf club mens rh 3wood heeltoe balance karsten mfg corp. Karsten solheim, the founder of ping and former engineer at general electric, invented game improvement irons.
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