Ping clubs without a fitting

[MrC]

Hi
in non-COVID times I would happily and enjoyably arrange a proper fitting.

However with this not possible any tips for getting the right Ping iron set ups?

For those that have seen my other post I am torn between the launchpad and ping g400

C

 

[Lord Tyrion]

If you Google Ping dot guide you should get a table from Ping giving you an idea of what will suit. After that, get what you want and see how they go.

I bought some second hand G25 irons a while ago. I asked a similar question and then someone asked 'how are you hitting them?'. Nice trajectory, direction, distance was the reply. 'They are right for you then'. It doesn't need to be overly complicated all of the time.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

I bought my G400s without fitting I had hit them and like them. But then I fit black dot regular length and flex bang on.

 

[Imurg]

There's a static fit section on their website.
Plug in measurements and it pops out recommendations
Not a guarantee that the dynamic fit will be the same but its a good starting point.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I bought my Ping I series off the peg from Golfbidder - blue dot. I have been fitted previously but assuming you aren't overly tall or short then the standard fit (some confusion over whether that is still black dot or now blue dot) should suffice

 

[KenL]

I am looking to buy news irons. I will wait for a proper fitting.

 

[Imurg]

Lie angles quoted on the website are Blue dot standard length.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I should add, if you buy Pings and you are not hitting them cleanly then a pro somewhere should be able to offer a loft and lie check. If that shows it isn't right for you then either they can alter them or you can send them to Ping and they will adjust them for a fee.

 

[KenL]

Lie angles quoted on the website are Blue dot standard length.

Black dot is standard I thought?

 

[SammmeBee]

Hi
in non-COVID times I would happily and enjoyably arrange a proper fitting.

However with this not possible any tips for getting the right Ping iron set ups?

For those that have seen my other post I am torn between the launchpad and ping g400

C

Why can’t you go and get a fitting?

 

[MrC]

Why can’t you go and get a fitting?

I need to put my family first and the reduce risk of COVID. I am sure that fittings are very well managed and we are being over cautious but that is the approach

 

[MrC]

I should add, if you buy Pings and you are not hitting them cleanly then a pro somewhere should be able to offer a loft and lie check. If that shows it isn't right for you then either they can alter them or you can send them to Ping and they will adjust them for a fee.

Interesting - that helps

 

[MrC]

I bought my Ping I series off the peg from Golfbidder - blue dot. I have been fitted previously but assuming you aren't overly tall or short then the standard fit (some confusion over whether that is still black dot or now blue dot) should suffice

I am just under 5’9”

 

[Imurg]

Black dot is standard I thought?

Black dot is "standard" but Ping quote Blue dot because it's the most requested.

 

[Smiffy]

I should add, if you buy Pings and you are not hitting them cleanly then a pro somewhere should be able to offer a loft and lie check. If that shows it isn't right for you then either they can alter them or you can send them to Ping and they will adjust them for a fee.

Is the correct answer.
A good few years ago now I bought a set of Ping irons from the pro at Highwoods when I was a member there. They were on display in the pro shop, "standard" black dot, so after a bit of negotiation I went for them.
He said to try them out to see how I got on with them, if I wasn't 100% happy he'd take a look at them and alter them FOC to suit. He didn't need to do anything, they were fine.
I don't know if you are looking to buy them online, but Ping are the one make of club I'd suggest buying from your local pro, even if it costs a "little" extra, as it will save a lot of faffing about in the future if adjustments were needed.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I am just under 5’9”

I'm the same height. Mine have a yellow dot which technically shouldn't be quite right but are fine and don't need changing. It may be how I swing of course, your swing may require a different lie angle.

I do wonder if we over think this at times. I doubt my swing is accurately repetitive enough to definitively need one dot version. I could probably hit one of 3 dot colours and not notice any difference. This all depends on the quality of each golfer of course.

 

[jim8flog]

Black dot is standard I thought?

Ping changed the colour charts a few year ago so it depends on what age of irons you are buying. My spec went from red dot to orange dot.

 

[jim8flog]

I am just under 5’9”

As already said by Imurg use the static fit system on the on the Ping website. It is not just about height but also wrist to floor measurement. I am between 5'9" and 5'10" but still have a flatter lie with Pings and a recommendation of a shorter shaft. If you are buying from a proshop that should be able to change the lie but they would not change the colour code.

A full fit from Ping would get also get you the right shaft length and flex and grip thickness.

 

[jim8flog]

I'm the same height. Mine have a yellow dot which technically shouldn't be quite right but are fine and don't need changing. It may be how I swing of course, your swing may require a different lie angle.

I do wonder if we over think this at times. I doubt my swing is accurately repetitive enough to definitively need one dot version. I could probably hit one of 3 dot colours and not notice any difference. This all depends on the quality of each golfer of course.

When I was fitted for my last set of Mizuno one of the comments made by the fitter was "how often do you get a truly flat lie and will one or 2 degrees really make that much difference" I know where I play about the only time you get a flat lie is on some but not all tees and even on the par 3s I am often hitting wood or rescue.

 

[clubchamp98]

I went to Ping in Gainsborough and the fitting is ver good.
If your buying new I would get fitted.
How much golf are you going to play in the next few months?
COVID and the weather will be limited.
The static fit is good but there’s a lot that goes on in your swing that it cant see.
We’re all different and one size does not fit all .