In our forums, our members have been discussing progression from game improvement irons. WRXer ‘AndyPing’ is interested in hearing when one should optimally move on from GI irons and what to, and kicks off the thread saying
“After 15 years away from the game, I picked up last August and have played roughly 70 rounds. Some of the 9 holes and par 3’s. I replaced some old Ping Zings with a full bag of Ping g410’s, 4 – LW. My 7i distance is 179. Power spec. Per Arccos, after 50 rounds, I am a 14.8 hc. I like the irons ok and appreciate the margin of error.
However, I am feeling like the fat sole is clunky on the wedges and the distances are not dependable. A pure strike might add 15 yards carry to any given iron. Or more. I am wondering when to consider a less GI model and what to look for in the Ping range? i210’s? i500? Thoughts? Should I replace the wedges with real wedges and not the 410?”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Nessism: “I’ve been playing 410’s for more than a year and find their distance consistency just fine. Change your irons if you want, but I doubt your distance consistency will improve any.”
- vman: “There’s never a “time” to move on from GI irons, but you may prefer the i210, in power spec, if you want a narrower sole and more predictable spin numbers.”
- kthomas: “I currently play Ping Rapture irons. They are great, and I wouldn’t be tempted to replace them with any other GI/SGI set. However, I’m really intrigued with sets of irons with thinner soles and the turf interaction that would come along with that. I really like the idea of the Ping i210’s, amongst some other sets.”
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