Like any sport, a new golfing equipment purchase is an investment, not only for the sake of your pocket, but for your game too.

With so much at stake, it’s crucial that any decision should include custom-fitting. See comments on this from our own Grant Hepburn alongside this article.

Fortunately, PING’s new G440 range leaves us spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing irons.

PING CEO, John K Solheim, says: ‘The G440 iron offers golfers everything they need to elevate their iron play. It looks amazing and delivers the distance they want, with the control they need to hit shots closer to the hole.

Like any sport, a new golfing equipment purchase is an investment, not only for the sake of your pocket, but for your game too.

With so much at stake, it’s crucial that any decision should include custom-fitting. See comments on this from our own Grant Hepburn alongside this article.

Fortunately, PING’s new G440 range leaves us spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing irons.

PING CEO, John K Solheim, says: ‘The G440 iron offers golfers everything they need to elevate their iron play. It looks amazing and delivers the distance they want, with the control they need to hit shots closer to the hole.

‘In this category, we continue to emphasise the importance of consistency when determining the iron that best fits a golfer. We know they want distance, but distance without control doesn’t lead to lower scores. Through multiple advancements, the G440 represents the most versatile iron in our line and will fit the games of a lot of golfers.’

G440 IRON SPECS

Available
4-9, PW (42°), UW (47°),
52°, 56° in 10 colour
codes (lie angle).

Loft options
Standard, power spec, and retro spec.

Stock shafts
PING AWT 3.0 steel (R, S, X), PING Alta CB Blue graphite (SR, R, S), PING AltaQuick 35/45 (HL build)

Optional stock shafts
Dynamic Gold (S300, X100), Dynamic Gold 105 (R300, S300), Dynamic Gold Mid 115 (S300, X100), Dynamic Gold 120 (S300, X100), KBS Tour (R, S, X), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 105 (R, S, X), Elevate MPH 95 (R, S)

Stock grip
Golf Pride 360 Tour Velvet in six sizes

RRP on the irons per club
R3 599 in steel
R3 899 in graphite

GET FITTED!

‘Getting properly fitted for golf clubs can be a big advantage. Everybody has a unique swing with its own tendencies and we all swing at different speeds with different ball flights. Getting fitted for clubs will allow you to play with equipment that maximises your strengths and helps with your weaknesses.

‘It will also ensure you have the best clubs for your height and reach, which is a vital part of getting the most out of your game.' – Grant Hepburn, leading South African coach

RANDOM REVIEWS

‘The G440 irons offer all the playability and style a mid- to high-handicap golfer could hope for. They feature a more player-focused aesthetic with a slimmer profile and a new PurFlex cavity badge. The thinner face increases ball speed and launch, while the repositioned centre of gravity enhances forgiveness, especially on off-centre hits’ – https://www.todays-golfer.com/

‘Strong performing product from PING that will tick all the boxes for its target demographic. The playing profile has been refined, offering a little more of a ‘better player’ aesthetic than the previous model but the core principles remain and they are still confidence-inspiring at address. Easy to launch and very forgiving.’ – https://www.golfmonthly.com/

‘I’ve tested a lot of irons in the search for something that will help me get to a single-digit handicap, and the G440s are seriously impressive. They’re forgiving without feeling oversized, they launch high without losing control and they offer real improvements in distance and consistency.’ – https://www.golfsidekick.com/

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