New Ping Line Up for Ping fans

[inertiamonster]

[quote name='Bob57' date='08 June 2010 - 06:43 PM' timestamp='1276040602' post='2496103']
[size="2"]According to Golf Digest this month the Ansers will cost $1520 for a set of 8. Assuming a tax of 6% that is $1610. The last time I looked you could order them from Japan for $1640 (also for 8) plus $60 for shipping but no tax.... So roughly $90 more to have a set 5 months early for those that really want one.[/size][/quote]

MSRP maybe, actual US retail won't be THAT high.

[Bob57]

[quote name='inertiamonster' date='08 June 2010 - 07:16 PM' timestamp='1276046170' post='2496322']
[quote name='Bob57' date='08 June 2010 - 06:43 PM' timestamp='1276040602' post='2496103']
[size="2"]According to Golf Digest this month the Ansers will cost $1520 for a set of 8. Assuming a tax of 6% that is $1610. The last time I looked you could order them from Japan for $1640 (also for 8) plus $60 for shipping but no tax.... So roughly $90 more to have a set 5 months early for those that really want one.[/size][/quote]

MSRP maybe, actual US retail won't be THAT high.
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All the other clubs they listed were at the U.S. retail price (FT Tour, TM Superdeep, Adams hybrid, Callaway X24 etc. etc.). Makes no sense to show retail for all the others but MSRP for the Pings..

[gslinares05]

Any more news on the new putter line?

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Those Anser irons look great! I just pulled the trigger on i15's. Maybe time for a back up, forged set in the fall!

[Bob57]

[quote name='PixlPutterman ' date='07 June 2010 - 04:08 PM' timestamp='1275948481' post='2493194']
I apologized if this was "ansered", but whats with the K line of drivers, what happened to G and I
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The K line of drivers goes with the rest of the game improvement K series irons and hybrids like Adams. The G and i drivers remain in the line up and probably won't be replaced until next year. Guess is i20 and G20 with hopefully a premium Anser driver (mostly guesswork based on the trademarks they have registered)..

[inertiamonster]

[quote name='Bob57' date='09 June 2010 - 06:53 PM' timestamp='1276127587' post='2499266']
[quote name='inertiamonster' date='08 June 2010 - 07:16 PM' timestamp='1276046170' post='2496322']
[quote name='Bob57' date='08 June 2010 - 06:43 PM' timestamp='1276040602' post='2496103']
[size="2"]According to Golf Digest this month the Ansers will cost $1520 for a set of 8. Assuming a tax of 6% that is $1610. The last time I looked you could order them from Japan for $1640 (also for 8) plus $60 for shipping but no tax.... So roughly $90 more to have a set 5 months early for those that really want one.[/size][/quote]

MSRP maybe, actual US retail won't be THAT high.
[/quote]

All the other clubs they listed were at the U.S. retail price (FT Tour, TM Superdeep, Adams hybrid, Callaway X24 etc. etc.). Makes no sense to show retail for all the others but MSRP for the Pings..



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I'm not guessing here, I'm telling you US retail will not be that high.

[inertiamonster]

[quote name='gslinares05' date='09 June 2010 - 07:27 PM' timestamp='1276129657' post='2499374']
Any more news on the new putter line?
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It's a replacement for i series, so its an insert putter, black finish.

[Bob57]

[quote name='inertiamonster' date='11 June 2010 - 11:24 AM' timestamp='1276277079' post='2503105']
[quote name='Bob57' date='09 June 2010 - 06:53 PM' timestamp='1276127587' post='2499266']
[quote name='inertiamonster' date='08 June 2010 - 07:16 PM' timestamp='1276046170' post='2496322']
[quote name='Bob57' date='08 June 2010 - 06:43 PM' timestamp='1276040602' post='2496103']
[size="2"]According to Golf Digest this month the Ansers will cost $1520 for a set of 8. Assuming a tax of 6% that is $1610. The last time I looked you could order them from Japan for $1640 (also for 8) plus $60 for shipping but no tax.... So roughly $90 more to have a set 5 months early for those that really want one.[/size][/quote]

MSRP maybe, actual US retail won't be THAT high.
[/quote]

All the other clubs they listed were at the U.S. retail price (FT Tour, TM Superdeep, Adams hybrid, Callaway X24 etc. etc.). Makes no sense to show retail for all the others but MSRP for the Pings..


[/quote]

I'm not guessing here, I'm telling you US retail will not be that high.
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I don't know how you can say that since Ping hasn't released those numbers yet and won't until the sales meeting. At best some of the top retailers got an idea of wholesale prices but those weren't firm yet either. We all know who makes the final decision on prices and he doesn't waste his time posting on forums.

[size="2"]I certainly hope they won't be $1520 because at that price Ping won't need a large inventory as very few will buy them. For $1500 you can get a real forged club that looks like a forging and in many cases can be customized to the hilt (scratch). Miura, Epon, etc. etc...The only reason to spend that kind of money on a set of Pings is to have them for a conversation piece. I can attest from personal experience (demoing and playing with a set in Japan and here) they feel awful even compared to their own i15s and S57s let alone a real forging...[/size]

[size="2"]Obviously Ping was going for the complex "forged" iron (with forging 8620, machining the entire iron, tungsten insert, air gap etc. etc) to capture the prestige oriented Asian market. It is kind of a crossover iron in that technically it is a forging but not a forging in the truest sense of the concept. But it has lots of "technology" in it to capture the Asian market.. It has to be high priced or it loses its value to the owner in Japan. At anything over $999.00 here I believe they will struggle to sell these here in any great numbers..
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[inertiamonster]

[quote name='Bob57' date='11 June 2010 - 07:08 PM' timestamp='1276301310' post='2503851']

I don't know how you can say that since Ping hasn't released those numbers yet and won't until the sales meeting. At best some of the top retailers got an idea of wholesale prices but those weren't firm yet either. We all know who makes the final decision on prices and he doesn't waste his time posting on forums.

[/quote]

OK, come back in August and see if I'm right or not, so far I've said higher than $1200 and less than $1500, and I'm not guessing.

[Bob57]

[quote name='inertiamonster' date='12 June 2010 - 02:17 AM' timestamp='1276330666' post='2504426']
[quote name='Bob57' date='11 June 2010 - 07:08 PM' timestamp='1276301310' post='2503851']
I don't know how you can say that since Ping hasn't released those numbers yet and won't until the sales meeting. At best some of the top retailers got an idea of wholesale prices but those weren't firm yet either. We all know who makes the final decision on prices and he doesn't waste his time posting on forums.

[/quote]

OK, come back in August and see if I'm right or not, so far I've said higher than $1200 and less than $1500, and I'm not guessing.
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I think that is a pretty good range. The problem is $1200+ is DOA and $1520 is a fall down laughing number. It is probably a good thing that they won't have any volume here to speak of because at those prices they won't need inventory. It will also serve them well not to send out demo sets, just leave a few pieces with the reps. for fitting van visits.. I can't imagine people other than the most devoted collector paying that money for these after demoing them versus other ping offerings let alone a real forging.

I should have a set next week (friend bringing them from Japan not ordering them on line) and intend to sell them immediately for $1400 (making a small profit). But this guy that is buying them is a ping collector that wanted an early set..

[lionXheart]

Any news on the s56's? pics?

[The Slamming Butcher]

Salivating over the Anser irons...can't wait until fall!!!

[Yossie]

I'm sure it's me...but there is a cheap connotation to anything named "K".

 

My same thoughts exactly. I wish they would use another letter other than "K". "K" just ain't too sexy. Now if only they would use "KY" instead.

[Yossie]

I apologized if this was "ansered", but whats with the K line of drivers, what happened to G and I

 

Nothing, Rapture is gone.

 

The Rapture has Ruptured.

[Yossie]

[quote name='AlexW' date='14 June 2010 - 12:57 AM' timestamp='1276491449' post='2507419']
Any news on the s56's? pics?
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[attachment=610408:S56 1.jpg]

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[Bob57]

Interesting how Lee Westwood is not using much of the current product let alone any new stuff. Everything else is older equipment including the old i10 irons. In the ad about his win they say he won with ping equipment preferring not to mention which equipment.

[size="2"]Lee Westwood[/size][size="2"][i]PGA Tour: St. Jude Classic[/i]
[b]Driver:[/b] Ping G10 (9 degrees; Aldila NV VooDoo shaft)
[b]Fairway Wood:[/b] Ping i15 3-wood (15.5 degrees; UST Mamiya Proforce V2 76X shaft); Ping Rapture V2 5-wood (19 degrees; Aldila NV75 shaft)
[b]Irons (3-PW):[/b] Ping i10
[b]Wedges:[/b] Ping Tour-W (54 and 58 degrees)
[b]Putter:[/b] Ping Redwood Anser[/size]

[gticlay]

I won't play another set of Pings until they stop putting that stupid "W" on the Pitching Wedge. Of course it's a wedge - so is a gap wedge, so is a Sand wedge, so is a lob. But there's no W on those - why not? "It don't make no sense"

[chad186]

The picture of the 56's look great also, can't wait to see those beside the Anser's to make a decision on what I will be playing.

[Bob57]

[quote name='gticlay' date='15 June 2010 - 03:45 PM' timestamp='1276638311' post='2511565']
I won't play another set of Pings until they stop putting that stupid "W" on the Pitching Wedge. Of course it's a wedge - so is a gap wedge, so is a Sand wedge, so is a lob. But there's no W on those - why not? "It don't make no sense"
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That makes perfect sense. Since the Gap wedge has a U on it, it should be eliminated from consideration as well.. And all the S56s have a W on the toe (for Wolfram)---many people won't touch a club that contains Wolfram (74)..

[Asleep]

http://twitpic.com/1wrswf


[attachment=610835:s56.jpg] <--- [b]Click for larger image[/b]

[MB_Viking]

I won't play another set of Pings until they stop putting that stupid "W" on the Pitching Wedge. Of course it's a wedge - so is a gap wedge, so is a Sand wedge, so is a lob. But there's no W on those - why not? "It don't make no sense"

 

Oh yes, that's a great reason not to play one of the best clubs around...

 

[inertiamonster]

[quote name='Bob57' date='12 June 2010 - 05:09 PM' timestamp='1276380598' post='2505215']
The problem is $1200+ is DOA and $1520 is a fall down laughing number. It is probably a good thing that they won't have any volume here to speak of because at those prices they won't need inventory. It will also serve them well not to send out demo sets, just leave a few pieces with the reps. for fitting van visits.. I can't imagine people other than the most devoted collector paying that money for these after demoing them versus other ping offerings let alone a real forging.
[/quote]

Yup, pretty much what my reaction was when I was told the retail price.

BTW, just caught word these have been pushed to November instead of August/September.

[asualum]

Those Anser irons are gorgeous. Any word on how they hit?

[Harry Longshanks]

I won't play another set of Pings until they stop putting that stupid "W" on the Pitching Wedge. Of course it's a wedge - so is a gap wedge, so is a Sand wedge, so is a lob. But there's no W on those - why not? "It don't make no sense"

 

 

"W" is the chemical symbol for Tungsten. The "W" is to signify irons with Tungsten weighting.

[Section ThirtyOne]

I think the poster is saying he'd rather see a P on the pitching wedge rather than a W...

[Harry Longshanks]

[quote name='Section ThirtyOne' date='15 June 2010 - 08:41 PM' timestamp='1276652480' post='2512052']
I think the poster is saying he'd rather see a P on the pitching wedge rather than a W...
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EDIT: Nevermind. I just realized you were talking about the W on the sole of the club, not the W visible in the photo directly above the poster's comment.[b]
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[Bob57]

The problem is $1200+ is DOA and $1520 is a fall down laughing number. It is probably a good thing that they won't have any volume here to speak of because at those prices they won't need inventory. It will also serve them well not to send out demo sets, just leave a few pieces with the reps. for fitting van visits.. I can't imagine people other than the most devoted collector paying that money for these after demoing them versus other ping offerings let alone a real forging.

 

Yup, pretty much what my reaction was when I was told the retail price.

 

BTW, just caught word these have been pushed to November instead of August/September.

 

That makes perfect sense since they seem to be in short supply in Japan right now. I don't know if it is popularity or just low inventory by ping. My friend that brought me a set from Japan last week had to go to several shops before he found a set. I have a buyer for them here, but maybe I will up the price a little if they won't be available here until November

 

 

 

[wehttam13]

I like the W for wedge, it is something different and who actually have has a gap, sand or lob wedge the same as their irons?

The s56's look absolutely unreal!

[Croddad]

Any word on if they're adding any models to the Redwood line? A Redwood Anser 4 would be the shizzzzzzzzzz!!!

[Harry Longshanks]

[quote name='Crosier' date='16 June 2010 - 03:50 PM' timestamp='1276721458' post='2513770']
Any word on if they're adding any models to the Redwood line? A Redwood Anser 4 would be the shizzzzzzzzzz!!!


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Or even an Anser 2. I've been dumbfounded ever since they released the Redwood line that neither an Anser 2 or 4 was included.
But in all fairness, I'm almost always dumbfounded.
Or just dumb.