For years, game improvement irons were the same—heavy offset to help the golfer square the face matched with big chunky clubheads that were meant to help get the ball in the air. Let’s be clear—that’s not what PING’s G440 game improvement irons offer. Instead, they are a classy game improvement design with tons of tech but not obscured by the form. “This the most welcoming and inviting G iron we’ve ever created,” says PING’s Ryan Stokke, who heads up the company’s Club Development. The result? A game improvement iron that will have broad appeal, even to some lower handicap golfers.
The iron offers increased ball speed from a thinner face and low and back center of gravity, which offers a high-flying launch for shots that carry further and stop quickly. The shallow face and the smaller head size offer a design that will have broad appeal, finished with the PurFlex cavity badge that adds to its premium appearance. This isn’t to say the G440 doesn’t have the tech that makes it easy to hit. PING is known for that and you’ll find it here, especially in the longer irons.
Key Technology
Thinner and shallower face
9% thinner than the G430 irons, offers more ball speed throughout the face, as well as improving the aesthetics.
Low center of gravity, high forgiveness
By saving 4-grams of discretionary weight in each clubhead, PING’s engineers were able to lower the center of gravity for more speed and increased forgiveness.
PurFlex Cavity Badge
Sound is feel when it comes to irons, and PING addressed this through its PurFlex badge on the back of the irons that contributes to speed gains, but also makes strikes sound pleasing to the ear. A chrome finish on the back of the head and inside the cavity badge provide an eye-catching, high-quality premium appearance.
Are they for me?
Increasingly there’s a third iron category—game improvement irons aimed at mid-handicapper, or the golfer who senses their game is improving. That’s really what PING has created with the G440 line, and it is sure to resonate with a large constituency of golfers.