I go one way and then another when it comes to my golf equipment. I have spells when I seek all the help on offer and embrace anything technology can promise. Then at other times, I am all for finesse and aesthetics. I have just transitioned from Ping i525s to Ping Blueprint S irons. I’ll leave you to work out which way I am leaning currently.
As a sky-high ball hitter (I’m working on it, I really am), I was naturally drawn to the i500 series of irons several years ago. I knew they were powerful spin killers that would help me to drive the ball forwards rather than upwards.
And they did. There was also a trade-off in terms of finesse – I knew they didn’t feel quite the same off the face and that the shorter irons were a little less svelte than I would like. You notice these things when playing half shots and – especially – when chipping from tight lies.
Over time, I became less convinced that I was benefitting much from the additional forgiveness on my bad shots. I also thought my dispersion could be tighter. Both from front to back and also laterally.
All told, I thought it was time – with the strong encouragement of my traditionalist coach – to go back to something sleeker.
Ping Blueprint S Irons Review
I knew as soon as I hit the Blueprint S irons in my fitting at Ping’s European headquarters at Gainsborough that I had been missing out on something ethereal. Namely, the sheer joy of a well-struck iron shot from a compact head like these.
