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Conference 7.286::golf

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Created:Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
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1716.0. "Info on Callaway S2H2 Irons" by POWDML::PLX70::KOZIK (when you sail, you are the wind) Wed Jun 16 1993 13:31

	A close friend of mine has decided to purchase a new set of irons.  
He plays regularly and has a 10 handicap.  He was thinking of ordering a new 
set of Ping Zing irons but he came across a used 1993 set of Callaway S2H2 
irons at a great price.  His dilemma: although he knows a lot about Callaway 
Big Bertha metal drivers, he has been unable to locate general info on the 
new S2H2 irons.

	Any information on the Callaway S2H2 irons would be very much 
appreciated, especially by anyone who owns a set or can point to some golf 
magazine issue that may describe them.

Thanks, Ken
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1716.1There selling and people like em!FLYSQD::MONTVILLEWed Jun 16 1993 16:2334
    
    
       I do not have a great deal of knowledge in regards to these clubs
    other than the fact that I have hit them into a net at the store I
    work at.  They feel GREAT and appear to be somewhat forgiving if
    you miss the "sweet spot".  However, as with hitting into a net they
    may feel great but who knows where there ending-up.
    
    I can state that I have sold two sets of these irons to customers who
    were hitting PINGS and 845's and decided to take the Callaways.
    
    Callaway is a very reputable company and produced in my mind a very
    good product.  We sell a tremendous amount of their woods and for the
    most part can't keep them in the store.  You do pay a fair price for
    these babies, but if they help......is to much a price to pay?
    
    Their design has been updated since last year as they made the hosel
    more rugged on their graphite shafts. It appears on last year (and
    previous years) design there was a problem with the shaft splintering
    at the hosel.  They have added some composites to this area and
    increased the club strength at the hosel.
    
    My .02 cents worth.  If I had the money I'd own a complete set of these
    babies.  I have only had one customer come back with a 3 wood
    (graphite) shaft that was not happy with it.  On the other hand I have
    had several customers who have purchased the (let's day) 3 wood who
    have come back tp purchase the driver, 5 and "heaven wood" to complete
    their set of woods.  In closing, I have hit just about every decent
    set of clubs (Pings, 845's, Wilsons, DCI's, Hogan's, etc...) that
    we have to offer and I really like the feel of the Callaways.
    Again, the only thing stopping me is $$$.$$
    
    
    Bob Montville
1716.2More on S2H2 IRONSPOWDML::PLX70::KOZIKwhen you sail, you are the windThu Jun 17 1993 11:4824
	In today's market, the big three improvement irons seem to be the 
Ping Zing's, the Tommy Armour 845's, and maybe the new Taylor Made Burner 
Midsize's.  Most of these so called "improvement irons" feature a progressive 
offset and the same face thickness throughout the hitting area.  Of course, 
what this means is that balls hit slightly off center are still ok.

	Callaway S2H2 irons advertise (much like the Big Bertha metal woods) 
a lightweight neck (or hosel) coupled to a bored-through hosel.  Their claim 
is that one is less likely to deflect the ball even when hit off center.  
Thus, the Callaway claim is much like the claims of the Zing's, 845's, and 
Burner Midsize's, although Callaway seems to have implemented their claim 
much differently then the others.

	Would you consider the Callaway S2H2 irons to have a large sweet 
spot?  Can they be considered an "improvement iron?"  Or would they benefit a 
better golfer more than an average or poor golfer?

	As far as prices, I see the Ping Zing 3-PW list for around $545;  
they usually can be picked up new for $470 (e.g., The Golf Haus in Lansing, 
MI).  A new set of Callaway S2H2 irons (3-PW) can be purchased for around 
$465.  (Of course, these prices all reflect steel shafts.)  Can one get new 
S2H2 irons for less?

Ken
1716.3I have S2H2 CopiesQETOO::TELIANThu Jun 17 1993 16:3815
    
    
    I own a set of Callaway S2H2 copies and I love them.  I'm not sure they 
    feel the same.  The feel of the club is great when swinging them, very
    even throughout the swing and when making contact with the ball.
    
    I looked at the 845's, the ping's (not the zing), the Powerbilt's and
    the only club that I liked more than the S2H2 were the Founder's Club,
    which I saw at Neveda Bob's.  They cost a bit more than the Callaway's
    but boy they were nice.  Other than the Founder's, I thought the S2H2's
    were the best deal I found.
    
    Hope this helps...
    
    Alan