![]() ![]() On the G30 irons, it ranges from just noticeable on the wedges, to fairly significant on the long irons. PING did round out the top in an attempt to reduce the thick look, but if you are the type of golfer who does not like thick toplines, it still sticks out like a sore thumb. The large appearance is due to the thickness of the top and the length of the blade. The insert has a metallic looking finish to it, but if you tap on it, you can clearly tell it is some kind of polymer.įrom address, they look exactly as you’d expect from a game improvement club. There is only a minor design element within the cavity, which is the PING logo and the G30 logo, and the elastomer insert. You can actually feel how thin the face is by squeezing it between two fingers. These clubs have more bounce than your typical iron, too, which is plainly visible.Īs you would expect, the cavity is pretty deep on these clubs, and a lot of that has to do with the width of the sole. The leading edge is rounded out and there is a little bit of relief ground out of the back of the sole. I typically find wedges from an iron set to be more like high lofted irons, but the wedges on the G30s look like real wedges (except for the cavity, which we will get into later). The other aspect of the G30 irons that I noticed immediately is how wide the sole is. It is good alternative to the traditional chrome finish that is offered in most other iron sets. Like its predecessor, the G25, the G30 has a dark gunmetal or charcoal finish, which I like quite a bit. The first thing you’ll notice is the finish. PING has never been afraid to cross the boundaries with its club design, and the G30 irons are no exception. Overall, PING has incorporated some technological changes to the G30 irons, but did so with the needs of the golfer in mind. The new sole design will help keep the club head from digging into the ground on a slightly fat hit. By rounding out the leading edge and increasing the bounce of the clubs, PING has actually made the G30 more forgiving in terms of turf contact. One last difference between the G30 irons and previous models has to do with the sole of the club. The face of the short irons are actually slightly thicker so that the clubs have a softer feel. ![]() While the long irons are designed for maximum distance and forgiveness, the short irons focus more on consistency. The G30 short irons, however, are actually designed to launch the ball a little bit lower and spin more. The face of the long irons is slightly thinner to generate faster ball speeds. The lofts of the long irons are slightly stronger than their G25 counterparts, but the lofts of the short irons and wedges remain the same. The 4 through 7 irons have slightly longer blade lengths, which help to further increase MOI in these clubs. One of the newest features of the G30 irons that differentiate them from their predecessors is that they are progressively engineered. A soft elastomer badge is inserted in the cavity to improve sound and feel. As with the case with all cavity-backed irons, the weight is redistributed around the perimeter of the club to increase MOI, which increases forgiveness. These two elements help to shift the club’s center of gravity low and back to facilitate a higher launch. The G30 irons are cast from 17-4 stainless steel and features an undercut cavity and PING’s patented custom tuning port. How do they perform in my hands? Read on, to find out. This means they are designed to promote a higher launch angle, increase distance, and maximize forgiveness everything I’m looking for in an iron. Like its predecessors, the G30 irons are game improvement clubs. They are the latest offering in the G line of clubs. I don’t get to spend as much time on the golf course as I’d like, so it’s nice to know that my inconsistent contact won’t hurt my score too much.Ĭue the G30 irons. I also like to know that when I miss the center of the clubface, I’ll still be able to get the ball somewhere near the vicinity of my target. I like to hit high iron shots that land softly on the greens. Either way, I have never given them a fair shake, so when the opportunity arrived for me to review a set of PING G30 irons, I jumped at it.Īs a high handicap player, I made a switch to a set of game improvement clubs last year and I haven’t looked back since. It may be because some other companies shove their marketing in your face all the time, or PING’s pros don’t have the star power (Bubba excluded) of some of its competitors. It’s not that I have anything against the company, but there are so many choices out in the market that I’ve just never really given them proper consideration. ![]()
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