Ping has always made exceptional golf equipment. They are very well known for their irons and putters. They are mostly considered a forgiving brand. Ping still has those great tour players playing their tour spec clubs but their niche is to the higher handicap player in my mind.
Today we will be discussing the G20 Irons by Ping…
When I first saw the pictures of the G20 Irons I thought to myself that this was the G15 with just a new paint job… however as soon as I swung it I know it was different. Now most club fitters will tell you that forgiveness relates to two things… Feel and sound. Ping has always had great sound but some of their irons didn’t have the best feel. Not this one.
Every swing I took felt like the ball was just jumping off the face. Now they are a little stronger lofts than some irons but they are the same as the G20 set. I hit them on a Flightscope launch monitor and picked up 5 yards on the 7 iron between the two sets. For me that is huge. They still have many of the same features as the G15 club… 17/4 Stainless steel frame, the ID8 grip (which I think is the best stock grip from any company) and a lightweight high performing shafts.
The shafts they put in the G20 are a new shaft that is specific to get the best performance for this head only. The CFS shaft is a little lighter than the AWT shaft they have put in the past. At 99 grams on a regular and 109 on a stiff they are following the mold of lighter is longer that many of the driver companies are adopting.
Now I do not really like the color set for this iron… it doesn’t bother me but I think the great minds at Ping could of done a little better job at making it look like a traditional golf club in my opinion.
Well that’s all I have for you today.
As usual keep em' in the fairway and hit em' straight.
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