PING Golf Irons Comparison | G710, G425, i500, i210, iBlade, Blueprint
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- Опубликовано: 22 сен 2024
- PING has built a strong reputation in the golf industry as one of the best golf equipment manufacturers out there, especially when it comes to delivering forgiveness. All of the PING golf irons are designed to cover a certain demographic of players, and they all perform well in fittings.
In this video, 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald and Thomas Campbell test out all of PING's latest iron models with Trackman and identify the differences. The PING golf irons in the test include the G710, G425, i500, i210, iBlade, and Blueprint.
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You guys put together some of the most seemingly un-biased and valuable comparison videos out there. thank you
Thank you for watching and for your support Chris!
I'm a lifelong Ping gamer that goes way back to mid '80's. I've played 4 different generations, all anywhere from 7-10 years on average, and just 3 years ago got my 5th generation of Pings (at least for me, anyway - the Ping iBlades). I'm about a 5 handicap, and they're wonderful clubs. You can work them either way, and just like your test shows, distance control is truly incredible. Over the long haul, distance control is probably the most important factor. Just my opinion :). I figure i'm set for probably about another 7 years; Ping makes very resilient clubs.
I play and love my i210s so I was interested to see how the full range would perform.
G710 is just a great iron for higher handicap players that would work really well for a good ball striker who has lost a bit of speed.
G425 is probably the pick of the Ping range and probably the best iron out there for that particular segment of the game improver market
The i500 is the biggest problem child in the Ping family, lovely to look at but rather out performed by the newer hollow bodied irons. My guess is that the i500 is due for replacement later this year - i521 maybe?
For the next problem child is the iBlade. It is a very good club, very consistent perfect for the good ball striker but the problem is that the i210 is as good if not better in every respect and offers a bit more forgiveness.
The Blueprint is a very specialised club, only for the best and most consistent ball strikers and Ping's foray into the forged market. I am not sure Ping needs to have both the iBlade and Blueprint - maybe they will phase one out when the other comes up for replacement.
I just got a Ping 410 LST driver and love it. I will give Ping irons a hard look when it’s time for new irons. I’ve been noticing how many Ping pros are playing well at the Masters this week, too.
Hello from Manila. Enjoying your vids. Am in the market for new clubs and your evals are helping a lot. Thanks.
Stoked for a refresh of this line, especially the i200s and iblades. Clearly ping hasn't/doesn't think a new design would offer too much of a benefit, which goes to show how underrated these clubs are.
These iron models have been awesome in fittings at 2nd Swing!
Another impressive iron test/comparison with in depth look at all parameters. Thanks for all the data and personal views on looks and feel. I always appreciate the approach you take. New i210 replacement around November!!
Thanks for watching!!
Just starting to watch this (and own the i210) hope they rate well...Who am I kidding, they all are great clubs. Ping has really picked it up over the last 10yrs
Thanks for watching! And we agree, PING's irons are all excellent
Very informative. Just tried out the G425’s at the local shop today. They felt very good and I was able to work them. I want to try the i210’s before I pull the trigger on the G425’s.
Thank you Tim! Both are great options! I would recommend an iron fitting for sure!
Have recently added i210 power specs to the bag as a player sub 10 handicapper it is a fantastic controllable club partially distance control as well laterally control. . The dispersion consistency is true in real life play not just on Trackman. Good vid guys
Big fan guys. Always great content. See big improvements from the initial videos. Love my i500 black dots
Thanks for watching!!
Would be interesting to see how the difference changes by looking at retro and power specs of the irons, especially i210 and i500/g425.
Very good review. Intresting to see the comparison between all the models.
I would love to see the same review with a lower swing speed (as you suggested you may do).
If you do a lower swing speed test on the stronger lofted clubs, please include a test of longer irons (e.g. 5 or 4 iron) to see what ball flight is achieved and what stopping power there is. The longer irons are my concern for strong lofted clubs, that they will not work with a slower swing speed.
Great idea Martin. We will keep this in mind! Thank you for watching!
Great video. Thought on this one: Ping's Eye/i series has been around forever. I'd love to see a comparison of a selection of favorites from the line (maybe Ping Eye Two, i3, i20, i25, i210?)
I love the i210, but this model has been out for 2 years now, l reckon this model will be upgraded this year, so l will wait
Based on this test Thomas should be gaming the i210, incredible grouping, a lot of players would pay good money to group iron shots that tight
True!!
I would pay good money to get paid to test clubs and benefit from the practice involved in that! 😂
Nice H2H comparison Guys, PING certainly have a great Iron lineup at the moment that can fit anyone from a high handicap player looking for distance to an elite Ball striker looking for workability and everyone in between 👍
Thanks for watching!!
Great video. One thing you don't mention is that these clubs come in different shaft lengths too with blueprint being the shortest length 7i and i700 the longest. You use the same shaft in all but the regular punter will see something different. I've got a combo set of iBlades and Blueprints and needed to get them reshafted as the drop in shaft length from 7i in iBlade to 8i in Blueprint was out of synch as a result of them having different standard specifications.
Finally good comparison video well done guys keep going. Would be amazing to do fittings with you.
Love my i210 irons! So easy to hit and very forgiving for sure!
Agreed!!
I changed from stiff shaft TM RBladez , to regular i210s and my game is transformed. Absolutely love them
great review! I would like to see how the G425 retrospec clubs would compare.
Good call. The power spec and the retro spec give fitters some nice options for customers. We'll add that to our idea list!
Be great to see that vid of the g710 vs g425 with the average swing player please
Great job folks.
Great job as usual! Someone mentioned a testing between their power spec and retro spec options. Knowing that these changes will effect bounce and offset, It would be interesting to see if you can actually measure some of those effects with some of the models tested here. ( maybe just G425 / i500 / i210 ) --- Now if Ping can only hire some really good acoustics engineers !!
Great review, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Thomas is like a robot. Love the videos.
Thank you for watching!!
Well done, great information!
Thanks for watching!!
Everything? Well, the i59 was out when you did this test. Would have been interesting to see the data on that one too. 😊
(I think the i525 was out too, right?!) At least here in Europe. (Might be wrong but I bought my I210 in April and think I heard something about them during the fitting - Never tried them, was set on the I210 from the start)
Anyway, nice test guys! 👍😊
Excellent information. Thankyou; looking forward to the slow swing speed version.
When conducting a club fitting and you find a golfer right on the border of a club style, say between the G425 and the i500, (14 handicap) which club do you recommend? (Older golfer who is likely to lose or at least maintain swing speed)
At that point, we leave it up to what the golfer prefers the look of. We always want players to have as much confidence as possible when standing over a shot, and a lot of times the look of the club matters a lot
Drew first of all thank you for great videos
I love second swing golf channel your contents are so interesting. How ever I would like to suggest is the videos too verbal. I would like to change the video look more visual. Since the contents of your videos are so good, you guys need to just wrap that up well.
Thank you for watching and for your feedback!
I'm considering the I500s and I'm hearing there maybe an upgraded model this year. Have you heard anything? TIA
You tuber James Robinson said in one of his video's that there is a club embargo on from Ping. I am hoping it is for i500 and i210 replacements as I change from Ping to P790 and wish I hadn't.
I'm fascinated as a high flight/high spin player how in the world I got fit into i210s based on what I just saw here but I'm certainly not surprised that I've struggled so much to get my flight down and control spin! You should not be able to back up a 5-iron on a reasonably well-maintained green...
What simulator software are you guys using in the video been looking for myself to practice at home?
We use Trackman! We sell some home simulators that come with software on our website. Check them out here! www.2ndswing.com/search.aspx?searchterm=golf%20simulator&sortField=Lowest%20Price&facet=CategoryID:golf-simulator,Condition:0
Currently play the i15. Which model would be a good starting point for a fitting?
Fred Couples switched to the i210… His first iron change in 10 years… There are Ping pros all over the major leader boards…
How can you get 1.48 smash with 7i? :D speaking of i500
This extremely revealing. The i210 and iBlade definitely look the best for somebody used to playing a more traditional head, but who want to take advantage of newer technology.
Am I the only person who thinks it is nuts that he is hitting a 7 iron between 185 and 200 depending on the iron at only 89 swing speed? I am at a 100 swing speed on a g425 with a 24 launch angle (which is too high) and I am carrying 170. How do I get the launch angle lower? Is it because I have a lighter graphite shaft and I need a stiff graphite shaft?
Hi Todd. Great question and thanks for watching. 100 mph swing speed is a lot of speed for a 7iron. More speed equals more spin on the ball, spin causes the ball the rise. Additionally as you mentioned 24 degree launch angle being too high. I would recommend two things to help. 1)Slow the swing down you don't need to swing a 7iron at 100 mph it's leading to you loosing efficiency on distance. 2) If you have access to a launch monitor pay attention to the dynamic loft, you will want this closer to the low-mid 20's. Slower speed and a lower dynamic loft (compression) will lead to a better efficiency. - Thomas
@@2ndswing great advice and I appreciate it. I am not even trying to swing hard, that is what is frustrating. I have noticed in swing fittings using GC Quad that when I slow down my swing it loses momentum and I lose my line sometimes. I am the type of golfer who is better at a consistent take back and follow through, since golf is a release sport I think movement and momentum is best through the ball and trouble comes when we do not release (for me at least). I know it comes down to swing tempo and I need to try and slow it down, I suppose I haven't figured out the best way to do that yet. One thing that worked last night on the course is more of a 3/4 swing as I think I have been taking my irons to far back (parallel). I am hoping that works to slow me down, I am going to fitting again tonight to try it.
Maybe power spec i210 would hit 195 range?
I like look of the i500 but not the stronger lofts. Therefore 210 is my choice
Thomas. You know your game really well. I have a simulator and know that my spin rates seem to be so much lower when hitting on mats. I noticed that your spin rates in this test, even with the blades, was lower than I would think a great player like yourself would have. Do you know what your REAL spin rates, on grass, are compared to spin rates off mats? I can't find any definitive data on the difference, only that there is a difference. Curious because I can't move my simulator outdoors to test myself and I know my spin rates are usually pretty high since I stop the ball on a dime on greens. Just an estimate would be fine.
I never understand this. My spin rates are always significantly lower off a mat than off gras. This obviously has an impact on the distances as well. I always hit my irons shorter on the course than the distance I get on a simulator.
A 200+ yd 7 iron just doesn’t seem right.
Golfing , ; spent times on finding fixes balls, irons, driver's, shoes, tee , gloves, polo , shorts. Pants. And hats, caps...car.cart ....and walking through green 's.by days .evenings. still , need to follow-up.
You have to club down on the i irons to get the same distance
Yes with the loft stronger on the G line the ball will go further - Thomas
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I play iblade black dot. I have been looking to make a combo set and was thinking i200 for my 4.5.6 irons. Where do you think the i200 would have fallen in this test?
FWIW, Ping makes those "crossover" clubs that seem sort of like a hybrid, but aren't quite. I carry the 3 crossover (19*) and the 5 crossover (25*) --- i'm no long-drive world-beater, but for me the 3 travels about 194 in the air, and the 5 travels about 184 --- leaving the 5 iron in my iblades to smoothly travel about 175 and so forth down the line. I'm ignoring the 4 iron in both versions, and I feel like I have great gapping. And i can hit the 3 & 5 crossover just like irons (taking a small divot instead of a "sweeping" action on the swing). I think the hollow heads allow you to swing a little slower with those longer clubs and still get the ball to jump off the face. Just food for thought.
I play the I200's. They are basically exactly the same as the I210'. I think they are a degree stronger in loft than the Iblades so the combo set you are suggesting should work perfectly.
I don't think they're making the i500 anymore.
I was fitted on 4/4/21 and received my new I500’s 2 weeks ago. Love ‘em BTW!
@@remoevans2233 That's great. I had heard you can't order them anymore but obviously I was wrong.
@@hbyrdut I believe they are on back order until mid-May at all retail outlets.
@@remoevans2233 Okay. Thanks.
If your not a hacker just go with the 210’s. If your a hacker stay with 425’s.
@CadPro I’ve got the old i-20’s the 210 predecessors and they work just fine.
No love for g700
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4000 spin rate with a 7 iron ⚠️🤮
Not ideal, but they do have a fairly steep landing angle to make up for that. Very few people getting 6000+RPM from a 7 iron.
@@FBTRodz7 I’m Scottish in most conditions spin rate doesn’t really matter but in the summer when the fairways are baked the ball and spin rate is a must