1992 Ping Zing Irons – The Vintage Golfer Episode 15 — Transcript

Hello and welcome, everybody. Today we have the Ping Xing, the original Xing of Ping, right here, 6-iron. These were sold and manufactured from 1992 to 1994. Now, that's an interesting era. It's post-Cold War, so everybody was just like hungover and just, "Oh, my head," and so the engineers could like cut loose and just be like, "We're gonna design whatever we want."

and just oh my head and so the engineers could like cut loose and just be like we're gonna design whatever we want so basically they wanted to control people swing so they said we're gonna take an anvil just the biggest hunk of metal we

So basically, they wanted to control people's swing, so they said, "We're gonna take an anvil, just the biggest hunk of metal we can put on a stiff shaft so it's just almost unsweet spot-able," and then let's sell it to the public. And the public were just like, "Whatever, just give us something," and it's super awesome. You look at like the little winglet right here, it's like a little winglet. Can you see that right here? It's like on the toe. It just comes out right here on the top of the toe. Why? Because ears were just like, "We unleashed."

here it's like a little winglet can you see that right here it's like on the toe it just comes out right here on the top of the toe why because ears were just like we unleashed rained it has this goofy

It has this goofy sole where it's like wide on the sides, narrow in the middle. Really interesting. We definitely need to have a closer look, and here we go. It's true, an anvil on a stick. So real quick, some identifying features. Obviously, you know, you can see here Ping, Xing. This happens to be the blacktop version. That just is the lie, and you can look that up. There's charts online for that. You can see the patent number right here. Carsten, obviously the engineer, Arizona, USA.

here Phoenix ping Xing this happens to be the blacktop version that just is the lie and you can look that up there's a charts online for that you can see the patent number right here carsten obviously the engineer Arizona USA

Lovely. Like it's almost like layered, right? There's like a tiny little pseudo cavity right here, cosmetic cavity as I call it. There's a cavity right here, then there's a cavity right here in the sole. It's a really interesting looking club. So you can see that number right here, six iron, easy to distinguish. Six iron up here, just absolutely amazing on the face.

club so you can see that number right here six iron easy to distinguish six iron up here just absolutely amazing on the face - are you kidding me there's no confusing what's going on here before we go any further I don't talk

Are you kidding me? There's no confusing what's going on here. Before we go any further, I don't talk about the steel. Does this steel look familiar? It's kind of like imperfect steel. Looks like there are little floaties kicking around in there. Does that remind you of something else that you've seen on this channel? I don't know.

maybe the ping zing sorry the pink answer to putter look at the steel does that look kind of similar to you it's kind of interesting I don't know I don't know if it's the same but it looks awfully similar so oh and

Maybe the Ping Zing, sorry, the Ping answer to putter. Look at the steel. Does that look kind of similar to you? It's kind of interesting. I don't know if it's the same, but it looks awfully similar. So, oh, and another thing of reference while we're up close having a look at this lovely club, the Ping Xing putter, still my favorite part. I actually just went golfing and I used this putter. This putter came out in the, what was it, late 60s, 68 I want to say. Don't quote me on that.

60s 68 I want to say don't quote me on that in the comments if I'm incorrect leave a comment ping zing 68 ping zing irons 1992 through 1994 kind of interesting they've just decided hey we should make a new set of iron's what

In the comments, if I'm incorrect, leave a comment. Ping Zing 68, Ping Zing irons 1992 through 1994. Kind of interesting. They've just decided, "Hey, we should make a new set of irons. What are we gonna call them? I don't know, how about the Ping Zhi?"

to copy this look I love the look at address here I'll probably roll in a better picture at some point but big thick top line with you don't want those huge air vortices behind your airplane when you're taking off that's why they

Alright, so you can see the steel here, you can see the shape, here's the little winglet right here. It's just absolutely wonderful. It's very recognizable, iconic. Lots of places tried to copy this look. I love the look at address here. I'll probably roll in a better picture at some point, but big thick topline.

this screams ping it's like this is an engineer's iron period stepped shaft I forget what the standard is this one doesn't have a label on it so I don't know if this is original or not and we have looks like a very non original golf

You don't want those huge air vortices behind your airplane when you're taking off. That's why they put the winglets there, right? Does that winglet sport? And you can look at the hosel here. You can see the serial number right here. This is a no-ferrule design, which is very iconic Ping, classic Ping. Everything about this screams Ping.

let's go out there and have a look for me this club is the early 90s it's like this was the era when Selena Gomez was born Daisy Ridley was born the best actress ever the opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker only

It's like this is an engineer's iron, period. Stepped shaft, I forget what the standard is. This one doesn't have a label on it, so I don't know if this is original or not. And we have, looks like a very non-original Golf Pride Tour wrap grip right here. And again, these are found in all sorts of conditions in states on eBay, so this is a playable iron.

engineers just were like go bonkers we have a reliable well engineered ping I ping I - let's just go crazy push the envelope they did it winglets what it's like Cadillacs with big wings golf clubs winglets right here this

I have actually gone out to the range and hit a few balls with it. Let's go out there and have a look. For me, this club is the early 90s. It's like this was the era when Selena Gomez was born, Daisy Ridley was born, the best actress ever. The opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker only.

it's big enough - its massive there's another thing about the pain team that's nostalgic for me and I should just disclose this this iron not this one the nine iron was the first iron I ever connected with solidly in the 90s when I

And on a sadder note, John Candy passed away in that era when these clubs were made, 1992 to 94. So how do I feel about these clubs? These are a must-own for me. This captures the era very well when the engineers just were like, "Go bonkers." We have a reliable, well-engineered Ping, I Ping I 2. Let's just go crazy, push the envelope. They did it. Winglets.

amazing this set the ping Xing said is what got me into golf so for me nothing beats it let me know your thoughts about the ping Xing and John Candy and Selena Gomez and Daisy Ridley I'm excited to

What? It's like Cadillacs with big wings, golf clubs winglets right here. This thing could fly, whereas some of the competitors' clubs are just kind of big bricks, right? And for me, this is like something that you build the Great Wall of China out of, whereas this is like a jet fighter. You could fly in this thing, and it's big enough. It's massive.

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