These clubs rock like everyone say. I was fitted for the I5's and was told that i couldn't work th e shot. So i said I wanted the s58. They said I 'll never hit them. Well the first day I played with them I shot an 86, and boy can you work your shot.

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Second to none

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This is the best looking iron Ping has ever made. The look is like that of a German precision tool, very pleasing and confidence instilling if you like a no nonsense player look. For cast they play soft and since they're cast stainless they should last a long time without noticeable dinging, scratching, and rusting like soft carbon forged irons. Ping engineering has closed the feel gap between forged and cast.

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I received my first set of Ping Irons when I was 15 years old (17 years ago; Eye 2+ Black Dot w/KT Stiff +1 inch). My playing frequency has varied over the years, but at 1 time shot 2 under par and even par at one of my local courses in Ventura, CA.
Being a huge Ping fan I decided to stick with the Ping philosophy and finally get fitted to my clubs. Finding out that I should be a Silver Dot supprised me, but also finalized my decision to purchase a new set.
I went with the S58 (AWT Stiff Shaft +1/2 inch) because I am at a point in my game where I know how to shape my shots and am a good ball striker looking for accuracy. I also perferred the softer feel, reduced offset, and thin topline of this club compared to the I10 (I also scored them for the same price as the I10). I have only played 2 rounds so far, but am in love with these irons. Very accurate and somewhat forgiving - very similar to my Eye 2+ irons. I would recommend these irons to anybody with a 12 or lower handicap.

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Excellent - recieved my fitted irons in 3 days. Also had a S58 decal fall off of one of my irons and Ping responed to online inquiry within a few hours and will replace for free - ship replacement decal to my house.

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Eye 2+, Cleveland CG2 / CG Red (liked them but not enough to sway from Ping, Mizuno MP-60 (loved but didn't want forged); I like to keep my irons looking new. My last set still looks reasonably new after 17 years (I use headcovers), I hope my new set will do the same.

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A SET OF PING S58 IRONS. I HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH A NEW SET OF TAYLORMADE BURNER XD IRONS FOR 5 MONTHS & COULD NOT HIT THEM STRAIGHT EVEN AFTER MANY PRACTICE HOURS ON THE DRIVING RANGE!! SO I SOLD THE TAYLORMADE BURNER XD'S!!

I LIVE IN HAWAII & WENT TO THE PACIFIC GOLF ACADEMY TO GET FITTED FOR MY PING S58 CLUBS. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF GETTING FITTED, MEASURED, AND HITTING BALLS WITH A SWING CAMERA THAT SHOWED MY BALL FLIGHT & SWING SPEED. I WAS FITTED WITH A SET OF 3 THRU PW S58'S WITH A YELLOW DOT AND CUSTOM GRIPS!

THE CLUBS WERE CUSTOMIZED AT PING IN ARIZONA & ARRIVED ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER!

THESE CLUBS ARE VERY EASY TO HIT STRAIGHT & VERY WORKABLE. I WAS AMAZED HOW GREAT A CUSTOM SET OF FITTED CLUBS MAKES THE SETUP AT ADDRESS & LIE ANGLE SO EASY TO HIT!

MOST PEOPLE GO TO A GOLF STORE & HIT A SET OF CLUBS WITH A "STANDARD LIE" INTO A NET & BUY THEM!!

I'VE HAD THESE CLUBS FOR ABOUT A FEW WEEKS & HAVE SHOT AN 80!

I'M A 9 HANDICAP & HAVE A BEST SCORE OF 75 THAT I MADE TWICE!

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ANY PLAYER THAT SHOOTS IN THE 80'S LOOK INTO THESE CLUBS.

GETTING FITTED & GOING TO DEMO DAYS WILL GUARENTEE YOU GET THE RIGHT CLUBS!

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PING CUSTOMIZED MY CLUBS & SENT THEM IN 5 DAYS!

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3 degrees flat, 2 degrees strong lofted from PW to 5 iron, 1.5 degree strong on the 4 iron. Stiff flex

Ball speed off the driver is 159-162 mph.

Bit of a club junky. Have tried most and owned many. Still love my MacGregor blades.

These S58's "feel" true to Ping. Whether that is good or bad depends on the eye of the beholder.

They are more forgiving than most player's clubs that I have played. Easy to shape shots, and more importantly pin point accurate.

Distance is no more and no less than anything else out there.

The distance is quite fine. Blaa flight since the adjustment by Ping is excellent, medium trajectory, no ballooning.

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Went back to Ping as I was ballooning shots down to the 5 iron. Very helpful, very quick process, painless and professional.

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Mizuno Mp30, X14 Pro series, Titleist 681 limited editions, MacGregor blades (big fan) etc..... Ther is a garage full of irons that should go up on eBay. (Did I mention the club junkie factor?)

The Ping's are staying though.

I recently bought a set of used S58s for a very good price. I generally play smaller sized forged cavity backs, but wanted to try something different. I played the famous square grooved Eye2s many years ago but haven't played ping irons since. The S58s have been a pleasant surprise. The iron sets up well, with a compact head size and thin topline. There is some offset to these, but I haven't yet found it to be a problem or distracting. The offset is certainly far less than what is found in most Ping irons. These irons produce a soft feel and soft sound. Distance is normal by modern club standards and the trajectory for me is what I would call medium. The sole is relatively thin, which is very important for me. It cuts through the turf smoothly and doesn't have that clunky feel that many wide-soled irons have.

In terms of performance, the clubs are accurate and controllable. You can hit cuts and draws and can control trajectory. Don't expect them to work like a true small-headed blade, but they can easily outperform my swing ability. I have found these irons to be more forgiving than say Miura 201s, Taylormade X300 FCI, Titleist 735s and similar clubs. For me at least, these irons have been easier to hit than one would think just looking down at them, so don't judge these things on looks alone.

Ping's website says something about the long irons launching higher and the short irons lower - I would agree that the long irons do launch higher than many player's irons I have used. For me, the short irons launch about like they do with any other set of player's club, medium, but I have not yet had them balloon on me when hitting into a wind, which is good.

To sum up, these irons play like a typical player's iron. The one thing that stands out for me, and differentiates these clubs a little, is that they seem to be more forgiving than the many player's irons currently out there. For that reason, they are worth a try. In terms of forged versus cast, don't get overly hung up on that. These irons are pretty soft feeling for cast.

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These clubs are a great feeling cast set. I have only played forged sets for the last 20 years. However I had trouble with consistent pull hooks with only a few irons in the set. Sure enough the lie on four of the irons were not consistent with the rest of the set. My pro bent the lies to match and now i am in business. So if you think there is something wrong there may be. Ping Quality Control was off on the day these irons were put together.

I played a set of cobras for years and just but always carried a Ping I3 blade 2 iron. I was looking for a new set of irons this year and was just about set to get the Titleist 695 MB when I decided to take these to the range. I knew immediately that these were the clubs I wanted. Unlike the blades I wanted, mis-hits with these only resulted in a loss of distance instead of a loss of distance and accuracy. I am very consistent with my ball striking, but knowing that the occasional bad swing will only leave a chip and a putt rather than going god knows where is a confidence builder. Great set of players irons that is a good alternative to a true blade.

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Just picked up a set of briefly used ping s58 irons to replace some game improvement cleveland TA-6s. My previous cavity backs were tough in shaping shots with any consistancy and even though I usually shoot in the low 80s at our local courses I thought I might be ready for a step up. Man was that a good decision. Got a set of black dot, neutral lie angle S58s. Played a few rounds with them so far and haven't lost a beat. These clubs are as forgiving as my Clevelands but with much more feedback, slowly training better ball stiking by forcing one to focus a bit more on each shot. Bending balls aroud trees is a snap, just have to dial in the setup of these shots, but very workable versus the deep cavity backs which always seemed to resist a draw or power fade swing. As a result I'm now way to strong in my approach to these shots but already improving. A well struck ball feels beutiful and my little 8 iron chips and the like have been impeccible. I can only guess because the smaller head again causes for more focus on these shots. I'm glad I bucked the recommendations that these were "players" clubs, mid-high handicaps beware. I think a lot more golfers can hit this stuff, improve their games and enjoy the sport more with this sort of equipment. I will note that on my fourth round of the weekend, as I was fatigued and my swing started to break down, I did start to hit fat a bit more than usual. The blade-like design definately will dig a bit more on fat strikes, but hell, by then I should've been home with the kids, I was tired and sloppy and deserved the fatness I achieved. Try these clubs and clubs like them. Don't let the hadicap snobs keep you in the dark.

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I have played with Mizuno MP32 blades for years. I recently decided to try something different so I bought a nice set of used Ping s58's off eBay based upon reviews here. The clubs were a little light in total weight and swingweight for me which is not unusal when buying stock Ping irons. After getting my swingweight to D3.5 and changing the stock ZZ65 Ping shafts (109g) to the Royal Precision Project X 6.0 flighted shafts (130g) I went out to test drive my new irons. These are player's irons, but feel like game improvement irons in their forgiveness. The trajectories were ideal throughout the set (3-PW) and are very workable. I thought my old Mizuno MP32 blades with the DG S300 shafts were good sticks, but Ping has made on heck of an iron with the s58's. These have to be one of the best irons Ping has made since the Eye 2's. For players with average rounds of 85-90 I would recommend Ping's i5's or G5's. For the single digit or near single digit these are the sticks for you.

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Ping, if not the best, one of the best customer service departments in the business.

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