![]() ![]() They’re like no other iron I’ve ever hit. “I love the feedback I get and how smoothly they go through the turf from any lie. “The feel is amazing,” reports PING pro Louis Oosthuizen, who was the first player to put the new i8620 carbon steel irons in his bag last year and the first to win with them at the South African Open in December. The look at address is also perfect and the size and shape really fit my eye.” Four-step forging processĪ four-step, multi-stage process for the one-piece forging provides very tight dimensional tolerance control within the compact design: The high-strength, 8620 carbon steel, increases the iron’s durability, ensuring long-lasting performance and quality, with more than 50 steps in the manufacturing process, including machining the face and grooves. “There isn’t a single shot I can’t hit with them, which gives me a lot of confidence in pressure situations. “I put them in play immediately once they arrived,” said PING pro Tony Finau, the 15th-ranked player in the world. A machined tungsten toe-screw increases the MOI for additional forgiveness, and combines with an internal heel weight to provide precise swing-weight tuning. Shorter blade lengths, less offset and narrow sole widths give elite players an iron to attack any pin with confidence. To paraphrase the warning sign next to the first tee at Bethpage Black that we saw so often last week during the PGA Championship, ‘The BLUEPRINT is an extremely difficult iron to play, which we recommend only for highly skilled golfers.’ ” said John K. We encourage golfers interested in the BLUEPRINT to get fitted, and compare it to other PING iron designs to find the best solution for their game. The BLUEPRINT is smaller than the current iBlade but is more compact and designed for players who want to work the ball and favour gapping over distance – so, basically, a Tour players’ forged blade! “We know the BLUEPRINT iron isn’t for everyone. ![]() The BLUEPRINT is, in many ways, PING’s first true blade and it has been well worth the wait. Quite simply, it fills the void in their range for their Tour players and seriously low handicap players who want a true blade. So why, part way through the 2019 year, has PING released their latest forged BLUEPRINT iron? By Alex Gallemore The Anser iron was their first real mass market attempt at a forged iron but it wasn’t a huge success, due to it being a forgiveness club that delivered on feel but not on distance. BLUEPRINT – PING’S first Tour-inspired blade PING has been the driving force behind cast iron technology for decades but they have never ventured deep into the forged market. ![]()
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