Ping Isoforce Darby F2

Advantages: Custom fit,
Disadvantages: none

...all this done at your local Ping stockist, or on the Ping UK website, however I would not recommend that as I was advised on the 'gold dot' online but at my ping fitting I was told green dot was the correct one for me. Right after all that I had better tell you about the irons. In the last year i have had 2 sets of irons, in the past 3 years I have had around 4 sets, each on off the shelf. I have had Callaway X14, Lynx blackcat, Nike slingshot, Wilson 1200, but always felt that the clubs where not right for me. I rand up my local Ping specialist and booked a fitting, and received my irons around 2 weeks later. i had not played golf in around 3 weeks, and was very impressed with the feel. Being a 18 handicapper i'm proned to making mistakes, and my main mistake in not being able to play consistant. My irons did lay flush on the ground... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to strike, good ball control, flexible
Disadvantages: Cost

...for a slightly off-centre strike that you ended-up having to be as accurate as a professional to master them. So the club pro suggested I forget the X-20's (which I didn't like anyway) and replaced my 3 and 4 irons with a hybrid. In the end I tried 3 different hybrid clubs, all of which are equivalent to a standard 4 iron, a Callaway steel shaft, a Cobra standard graphite shaft and the Ping G5 graphite shaft. All these clubs had a loft of 23/24 degrees. I was instantly impressed as my first few shots with each club sailed well past the 185 yard mark with little effort, but whats important with this type of club is that you can hit them high enough to be able to get them to land on the green and stop quickly, not hit the green and bounce right off. I've found that I can hit the Ping 24 degree loft hybrid as high as a 7 iron. The reason I went... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonably priced. Long.
Disadvantages: None

...with alignment. Various lofts are available (7.5°, 9°, 10.5°, 12° and 13.5° which is virtually a 2 wood), I opted for the 9 which gives a good flight, high enough to clear trees etc but still some penetration. The weights in the head are distributed to increase stability, forgivness and control and given the loft on mine I would agree, of course a bad swing is always going to give a bad result but the head is forgiving. The are also many options in terms of shafts and shaft flex. As standard the G5 comes with Pings own shaft however mine has a stiff Aldila NV65 shaft. The club is well balanced when swung but the head does tend to feel a little heavier just before impact on the downswing, this is very common with large headed drivers and does take a little getting used to. When struck the club makes a solid, realitely deep and muffled noise... Read review

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