In our forums, our members have been discussing a variety of Ping iron options. WRXer ‘TheGolfingRealtor’ is eyeing up three Ping irons, saying:

“After taking the last two years off to pursue a different sport I have the itch to start playing again! When I left the game I was a 3 handicap. Swing speed with the 7 iron was 80-82 mph. i checked it recently and it is 70 mph. 

I am 100% a PING guy so not looking at anything else. I have an i230 fitting cart 7 iron with AWT 2.0 that I would take to the range once in a while to stay connected to the game.

i230 – $1000 for 4-P with DG 105 S300. A combo I am used to in the past though no need for a 4 iron. 

i240 – $1200 for 5-P with AWT 3.0 stiff. A combo I would like a little better. I have experience with the AWT 2.0 and have hit the 3.0.

Blueprint S – $1329 for 5-P with AWT 3.0 stiff. My preferred combo based on feel but worried about forgiveness. I found the head and shaft on ebay so I’m thinking of buying that and making it a range club while I work on my swing and building my swing speed back up via The Stack System. 

Last weekend I bought a G440K and a Scottsdale 2D so I need everything in between!”

And our members have been sharing their advice in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

• T Creer: “I’ve owned and played all 3 models but keep going back to the Blueprint S. They are slightly more compact and have a noticeably narrower sole. I play courses with tight lies, plus I’m a sweeper, so the BP-S suit me better. If you play softer conditions, the i230 or i240 are great. I really liked both off fitting matts but they never translated to the “real grass”. I didn’t notice enough difference between the two. If cost is an issue, i230 would do just fine.”
• wam78: “I think the bps is the ‘sleeper’ between those three if you can call it that.  It has a lot of tour adoption.  It feels the best out of all three.  From my testing I was getting better ball speed and smash out of the bps.  230 might be the easiest to hit but still feels really good.  I think you will really start to notice the bps is more difficult to hit at the 5i, maybe the 6i depending on your ball striking.”
• stratgolf: “I’d be looking at the I230/240 or even a 540 with the slightly slower swing speed to keep pace with the young bucks. Blueprint S probably a bridge too far.”

Entire Thread: “Help me decide what Ping irons to buy – GolfWRXers discuss”