PING Zing Irons illegal??

aktelmiele

Hey,

Was out playing golf the other day and one of the guys I was playing with made a comment that my PING Zing 1 irons could be illegal.

He didnt sond entirely confident that they were.

Had a scout around on google but there are not a lot of results.

Have you heard of them being illegal?

ShriekingSheet

I highly doubt it. I haven't heard anything either way but I'd imagine if such a renowned make/model like the Zings were banned it'd be much commented on. There's a list of banned equipment on the R&A site. Mostly populated by supa-happy-mega-fun clubs from Japan etc. But there's also the Callaway ERC etc and the more commonly known-to-be-banned stuff.

ShriekingSheet

Here's the link http://www.randa.org/index.cfm?action=rules.equipment.home

It actually seems that no irons are specifically banned. The rules of golf have design stipulations anyway (which the Zings conform to) but unlike with drivers, there's no list of makes & models of irons that are ruled out.

Obviously the 2010 thing will include wedges and irons but I can't see this affecting anything other than a select number of very modern stuff.

neckedit

Hey man, I think your golfing pal might of been getting confused with the Ping Eye models that where deeemed illegal by the governing bodies due to the grooves being to wide, if I recall they where known box groove that exceeded the regulations laid down by the R&A in relation to the amount of spin they inparted on the ball(simular to the recent talk of banning wedges) due to the grooves being sharper at the edges. most of the sets where either taken back by Ping and regrooved or a very generous trade in was given by them in order for the player to change to a conforming model. Again going by memory, I think it was the Ping Eye 2 + model that had the writing on the back of the top edge upside down. Ping ings came along later and were not subject to any ban.

MisterAnarchy

I do know that certain Ping Eye 2 irons were illegal due to the style of square grooves employed.
"The USGA settled with Solheim as follows: As of April 1, 1991 all Ping grooves would be made to conform with the Rules of Golf, as shown by a distinguishing mark on the club hosels; all clubs made prior to that date would be grandfathered by the USGA; no money changed hands."
The easy way to tell is to look by the patent number. If there is no bump or plus they SHOULD be the once illegal grooves.

aktelmiele

Sound

Thanks guys.

I'd hate to get rid of them.

I love them to bits

jampotjim

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I do know that certain Ping Eye 2 irons were illegal due to the style of square grooves employed.
"The USGA settled with Solheim as follows: As of April 1, 1991 all Ping grooves would be made to conform with the Rules of Golf, as shown by a distinguishing mark on the club hosels; all clubs made prior to that date would be grandfathered by the USGA; no money changed hands."
The easy way to tell is to look by the patent number. If there is no bump or plus they SHOULD be the once illegal grooves.

It was only a certain range of Ping Eye 2. It was the ones without the little + on them...