Gear: Ping i230 irons
Price: $205 each with True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 shafts and Lamkin Crossline Black grips, $230 each with Ping Alta CB Black graphite shafts
Specs: Cast 431 stainless steel body with tungsten tip and toe weights, internal elastomer insert and multimaterial back badge. 3-iron through gap wedge available
Available: November
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Who it’s For: Golfers who want a better-player’s iron that has extra stability, a softer feel at impact and more consistent spin performance.
The Skinny: Made for tour pros and good club players, the i230 takes the place of the i210 and features an internal elastomer piece to reduce vibrations created at impact, while tungsten weights increase stability and unique grooves help normalize performance in both wet and dry conditions.
The Deep Dive: Most equipment makers bring out new game-improvement and max-game-improvement irons every season, but clubs made for accomplished golfers often stick around for a while. The Ping i210 is, shall we say, venerable, having been released over four years ago. Regardless, it was still used by Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatten and Stewart Cink through most of the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 wraparound season.
Last summer, Ping quietly brought the i210’s replacement to the PGA Tour, the i230, and now the company is making it available to everyone.