As a long time (30+ yrs) Ping player I have owned at least 5 sets of Pings.
Ping eye 2 (sq groove), Zing 2, (2 sets) ISI-S (steel), and i5 and these are still my favorite sticks...they look good at address...
cut thru the turf easily are easy the work both ways. They are also great from the rough.
I have not tried the BeCu copper version but the Nickel have a very soft feel and are just as forgiving as any set I have owned.
I have tried other shafts (JZ, DGS, Rifle Proj-X) but keep coming back to the Z-Z65, a lite weight shaft on the stiff side with a nice trajectory for me.
I have tried/owned many of the other so called "new" technology irons such as Callaway, Mizuno, Titleist and Cobra and TaylorMade but still like the simple look and feel. Demo all the clubs/shafts you can then make your choice.

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I love these clubs. I got them as a gift when my brother in law told my wife someone had just returned a great set of clubs to the pro shop and she should pick them up for me for an X-mas present.

Even though I do not play a ton of golf and really am still pretty inconsistent, I feel like these clubs just have a great feel to them, besides looking pretty cool.

When I do slow down and concentrate I hit these clubs pretty straight and suprisingly long.

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My one question is whether playing with the blue dot clubs (which is what I have) makes that much of a difference if I should be actually playing white dot (based on static fitting I did on the Ping Site). I love these clubs what to make sure I should continue playing with them now that I have time to put some real time into my game...

Any thoughts?

15 years ago or so, I drooled over the Ping becu ISI's but as a college student could not swing the price tag so I settled for "Z-Model" ping knock offs instead. I loved those clubs, but still secretly longed for the real thing. Last year I bought Ping G 10's and... meh... okay they were fine but still, I missed the old clubs. Well, nostalgia set in last month as I was on this very forum reading about the copper ISI's. My money scenario has drastically improved since college. Reading what you folks wrote about what I already knew of these clubs encouraged me to look on Ebay to, you know... just see if there were perhaps some green dot becu ISI's for sale. I nabbed them for $300!

I just got back from playing Blackhorse here in Seaside, CA and I easily broke 90 with these clubs! (87 actually.. and it could have been 85 if I hadn't choked in the sand).

I am telling you there is a huge difference in feel, feedback, accuracy with these. I marveled about why in the world Ping would have strayed so far away from this design. It's perfect. The clubs are perfect. Feel, so soft. The ball just jumps up and goes where you hit it. I was even able to work a couple of shots left to right with them.

I am so glad I read the posts here about these irons. So glad I picked these up... I am definitely selling my G 10's.

Thanks for reading!

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Had not swung a golf club for two years, but my profession necessitated I get into the game again. Picked up a used 3-SW set for $225 and hit the driving range. Three words described the majority of my shots on the range: Long, High, Straight.

A great set of clubs indeed, and a great value!

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I can't say enough good things about these irons. They are LONG, forgiving and very workable. Also the softy feel of the becu is outstanding. I hit my 7 iron 180 with these and 168 with my eye2's. I will be very sad when I wear these clubs out. If I could find a NOS set in the right lie, I would snatch them up and save for when the set I now have is used up.

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This is one of the greatest irons that I have ever played. Extremely accurate and workable, and good feedback with mis-hits..and there is MUCH more forgiveness with Mis-hits!!!. These also hit much longer than my other irons (Zing 2's)and I am a Ping guy. Thus far these are the best Ping iron (VERY closely followed by Zing 2)that I have hit....especially when you pure it...The ISI has taken a few strokes off my game as well...Give them a try!!!

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Best in the business. Excellent in my dealings with them!!!!

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I recently picked up a set of ISI-S in Red Dot with JZ-regular cushin shafts, and sent my Callaway GBB Tung Ti irons home with my father in law to sell. Have never played a round with ISI's but I have played a SW for a while now and have always liked the way Pings hit. 9 years ago, I sold off my DCI Gold for something with more distance and found that in the Great Big Bertha Tungsten Ti's. Distance was good, but they lacked the feel and after a couple years away from the game, I came back ready to ditch the spongy trampolining Callaways and get back to something that I probably should have bought to begin with. While it may seem odd to trade off one set of 10 year old clubs for another set of 10 year old clubs, I've never been one to be lured in by the seasonal new equipment bug. New irons show up every year along with new high prices, and for me, that just means you can get older irons that are probably just as good at a bargain. I can understand the advantages of some new technology, but in the end Tiger set his Masters records with MP14's and MP29's and an old Cobra bore thru prototype. Newer technology hasn't yet caused those records to fall.

So I've got one round in since getting these clubs in. Definitely an improvement over the Callaways. At address, there is no more of that thick topline of the GBB's. The Cushin inserts provide for a great feel through the shaft. I prefer Cushin or Sensicore steel over graphite all day after having hit both enough. Ball flight is right at what I wanted with a lower trajectory than the Callaways, but still not too low. They are easy to hit straight, and feel solid when hit on the money. The distance control was consistent as well, which was one of my problems with the GBB's. Distance itself was probably a bit shorter than the Callaways, but at least it was close to the same on each shot. GBB's tended to fall 10-15yds further/shorter on successive shots.

For $170, I got a set that was in great condition other than shaft bands peeling, and thats not exactly a travesty. Excellent bargain in my mind, thank god for Ebay. Just regripped these with a set of I3 Lamkin full cords that I found for less than $3 each, and I imagine I'll be playing these for quite a few years to come.

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What little I've dealt with them in the past was good.

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Just before I sell my ISIs, I have to say that I owe it to these clubs for keeping me in the game. I struggled to consistently break 100 for soooooo long...Then I bought these for $200 and instantly (and permanently) shave 10-12 strokes off my game. With practice and these remarkable irons I'm knocking on the 70s door.
If you want to enjoy the game, improve through consistent results, get these now!
The reason I'd sell these if you're wondering is that I'm purchasing KZG blades.

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Been using Ping irons for quite a while but these ISI-S are the best I've played with by far. I purchased these used irons just last month and fell in love with them. Great feel and workability. This is my 5th Ping iron set and by far the best of the lot.

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This is the second set of ISI irons I have owned. Even though they are over 10 years old. This is an inspiring set of irons. They offer a minimal, yet still visible, offset coupled with a slightly smaller club head. They are also slightly strong lofted, not as much as todays irons. I picked mine up used for less than $200. They still look and swing as new. It will be a long while before I switch irons. I don't see anything on the current market that matches. (For me.)

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Ping is known for their customer service. With my previous set I had to order a matching pw. Cost was less than $100 and it was perfect to spec.

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