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apj80 113 August 11, 2018 1 Comment

Question for today is looking at reviews for the Ping I 500 hollow blades Ping is saying that because they didn’t fill their heads with any type of filler they get more ballspeed ,more face flexion at impact because nothing is behind the face just wondering your thoughts and how would that be compared to Hollow filled soft polymer irons like yours the TS 1 or TS 2 irons or even your competitors irons like Pxg and the TaylorMade p790 ?

Popeye commented August 14, 2018

I have had the TS-2 in the simulator vs the P790 and the i500. From what i have seen is nearly identical launch and ball speed numbers but higher spin rates on the TS-2 which on course translates to the ball stopping where you want it. The i500 feels great but the sound was a bit funny. Maltby Tricept F2 was a great performer but had a metallic click, maybe even tinny. Both Hollow. If you go with the TS-2 or wait for the TS-1 the only thing you will miss out on is OEM badges and paying triple the cost. But test for yourself. Build a demo and then go into any high end retailer with a simulator and do some head to head challenges. You will be calling in an order for the rest of the set.

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I have had the TS-2 in the simulator vs the P790 and the i500. From what i have seen is nearly identical launch and ball speed numbers but higher spin rates on the TS-2 which on course translates to the ball stopping where you want it. The i500 feels great but the sound was a bit funny. Maltby Tricept F2 was a great performer but had a metallic click, maybe even tinny. Both Hollow. If you go with the TS-2 or wait for the TS-1 the only thing you will miss out on is OEM badges and paying triple the cost. But test for yourself. Build a demo and then go into any high end retailer with a simulator and do some head to head challenges. You will be calling in an order for the rest of the set.

Answer 1 · 2018-08-13T09:11:30+00:00

Can’t speak for what they claim, but have not seen comparative evidence that indicates non-filled perform a a higher level than filled. Important to understand that the deflection that is talked about on irons is very small and as the loft increases, any effect is reduced. The polymers, at least the ones we are familiar with, are not rigid and do not inhibit any face deflection that occurs. Having done many hollow iron designs, one of the challenges that can occur is the sound. Only speaking for our own design, and others we have tested with polymer, we believe the sound aspect is greatly improved when the cavity is filled on these types of iron designs. We have hit and tested the Pings and found them to perform well, no better and no worse, than other hollow designs with regards to ball speeds, spin, etc. Of course it is difficult to get an apples to apples comparison because of variations in lofts, but generally speaking, they performed as expected. Feedback we have received is that the sound is “different” on the Pings. You would have to hit them to make your own judgement. I prefer the sound of our TS-1 and TS-2, but obviously that is a biased opinion.

Britt Lindsey

Britt, your opinion may be biased, but it is nonetheless an opinion matched with great experience and expertise! We have the highest regard for your so-called biased opinion!