Ping S56 Review: A Top Range of Irons for Advanced Golfers

Product Overview

If you are looking for a Ping S56 review, you are probably interested in iron clubs for advanced golfers, which offer the opportunity for precise shot control.

The Ping S56 is engineered to offer just that, and it has several interesting design features.

First of all, the basics: it has a steel body with an ID8 grip, and two shaft options – the KBS Tour and the True Temper Dynamic Gold. It also has a customizable shot control feature – variable tungsten toe weighting. The golfer can vary this according to his own playing style and requirements.

Essentially, this weight alters the center of gravity. A shallower adjustment allows higher launches in the long irons, and a deeper adjustment in the short irons allows for more controlled and flatter trajectories.

Its Stabilizing Bar Technology also has a similar effect on the flight path of the ball. There are narrower bars in the cavities of the long irons for higher trajectories and wider ones in short irons for exactly the opposite effect. Additionally, the Ping S56 comes with a machined face and grooves. These too allow for consistent shot making and better control.

Ping S56 Irons Review

The look of the Ping S56 is noticeably different from other Ping irons, and this may leave you with some doubts. However, the club itself lives up to the company’s reputation of producing top performing golf equipment.

Since the entire idea behind this club is shot control, this has to be the most important point to judge in this Ping S56 review. The golfers who reviewed it found that the club serves its purpose of allowing them to control and maneuver their shots precisely. It also offers great control on knockdown shots. The shot distance it achieves is comparable to other clubs in the same range.

As far as forgiveness is concerned, the club offers some help in controlling both direction and shot speed on mis-hits. There also tends to be less sidespin with this iron, which is a useful plus point on off-center shots. However, since this is not a game improvement club for beginner amateurs, enhancing forgiveness is not its major feature.

It is worth noting that a couple of golfers who did their Ping S56 iron review felt that since these clubs have extremely light heads, it could take a while for new users to adjust and make their transition. A few reviewers even felt that using this club produced more thin shots than normal. Undoubtedly, that is something you would be able to compensate for, once you have adjusted to this club.

On the whole, the club has a great feel and combines it with solid performance. This is just the kind of combination that inspires confidence in good shot makers.