The new Ping G440 irons look and feel very different to what you might expect

Ping G440 Irons: Everything you need to know

After its long-awaited arrival, the Ping G440 iron is finally here. Not only do they look different, but they also have a different feel to them. Here’s everything you need to know about the eagerly anticipated Ping G440 irons.

Is 2025 the year brands deliver game improvement technology in sleeker, more player-friendly designs? Ping certainly believe their G440 will do just that (and, for what it’s worth, so do I). Aiming to be one of this year’s best golf irons – and one of the best mid-high handicap irons of 2025 – the Ping G440 irons offer all the playability and style a mid-to-high handicap golfer could hope for.

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The Ping G440 irons are a game-changing blend of performance and style, designed for golfers seeking game-improvement technology without sacrificing the refined look of a players-style club. Ping say the irons cater for a wide range of players by combining distance, forgiveness, and control in a sleek, confidence-inspiring package.

Increased ball speed is achieved through a thinner, high-strength face and a low/back center of gravity (CG), resulting in higher-launching, longer-carrying shots with impressive stopping power. The shallow face and compact head design deliver a clean and modern look, further enhanced by chrome finishes on the back and within the PurFlex cavity badge, offering a premium, polished appearance.

The cavity-back construction is designed for forgiveness and consistency, making it easier for golfers to find more greens with confidence. In addition to their forgiving design, the Ping G440 irons are created to provide a soft yet solid feel, complemented by the satisfying sound at impact that Ping players have come to expect.

While we’re focusing on the irons, here, the Ping G440 family also includes drivers, fairway woods, and hybrids, which you can read about at the links below.

• Everything you need to know about the G440 drivers
• Everything you need to know about the G440 fairways
• Everything you need to know about the G440 hybrids

To optimize performance throughout the irons set, the longer 4, 5, and 6 clubs are engineered to launch shots higher and provide more consistent distance gaps. Meanwhile, the four-wedge system offers improved gapping and simplifies wedge choices. Whether you’re hitting approach shots into greens or attacking pins with wedges, the Ping G440 irons are built to inspire confidence and elevate your game.

Ping G440 irons: Key technology

Thinner, Shallower Face

The G440 iron head is smaller and shallower than its predecessors, a design choice that has allowed Ping to make the face 9% thinner – the smallest in G-series history.

“We focused on making the face thinner, which not only reduced weight but also allowed us to improve ball speed significantly,” Ryan Stokke, Director of Product Design, explained.

To achieve this 9% thinner face, Ping’s engineers applied a heat treatment to 17-4 hyper stainless steel, resulting in a stronger club face. This thinner design allows for more face flex, which they say translates to increased ball speed across the face.

The Ping G440 irons also offer the option to include four wedges (PW, UW, 52°, 56°), all with a milled face, designed to enhance performance around the greens. “The wedges have machined faces and grooves to deliver perfect friction and better performance, which sets them apart from the cast faces of the irons,” Stokke added.

Low CG System, High MOI

The Ping G440 irons have a redesigned low CG (center of gravity) system, made possible by reducing face height and thickness, which saves around four grams per iron. Like the woods, this saved weight has been strategically repositioned lower and farther back in the head, effectively lowering the CG. “By making the face height shallower, we naturally progressed the CG down, which saved weight and made the face thinner,” Stokke said.

The Ping G430 iron lowered the CG by 0.050 compared to the G425, and the G440 irons have taken it even further, achieving a CG that is 0.037 lower than the G430.

“Lowering the CG also gave us more ball speed and improved trajectory, which was one of the primary goals,” Stokke added. Ping say this work means the G440 irons deliver more forgiveness and increased ball speed over prior generations.

PurFlex Cavity Badge

The Ping G440 irons feature a 4-piece molded ABS PurFlex cavity badge, which has been carefully engineered to complement the thinner face design.

This new badge is more flexible than previous designs, allowing for expansion and contraction to support the face while ensuring consistency on off-center hits.
“The PurFlex badge has function and utility. It helps support the face, providing really good feel aspects, but it’s also designed to maximize the natural flex during impact without impeding it,” Stokke said.

“Our ability to do PurFlex in a four-piece design, chrome-plate it, and make it feel integral to the head while delivering great feel and high ball speed really sets it apart,”

Beyond its technical functionality, the PurFlex badge is designed to enhance the feel, sound, and appearance of the irons.

The badge also plays a role in achieving more ball speed while improving sound and feel. Compared to the G430, the PurFlex badge in the Ping G440 features a more refined and integrated design.

“The 430 was a little more utilitarian with a composite look. The 440 elevates that design with higher integration and a more premium appearance,” Stokke revealed.

Without giving away all of my full review thoughts, I can attest to this – the Ping G440 looks far less like a traditional game-improvement iron and more like a players’ iron, offering a sleek, modern aesthetic while maintaining the forgiveness and playability golfers need.

Premium Cosmetics

The Ping G440 irons have been designed with a premium mindset, but nothing has gone into the clubs if it doesn’t aid the most important part. “Certain elements might look great, but if they don’t reinforce performance, they’re not going to be there,” Stokke said. “The G440 achieves both a premium aesthetic and functional excellence.”

The irons use the Hydropearl 2.0 finish that has drawn wide praise in previous years. This chrome finish, applied to the back of the head and inside the cavity badge, gives the Ping G440 a high-class appearance. Beyond aesthetics, Ping say the finish delivers real performance benefits by repelling water, reducing turf friction, and ensuring cleaner interaction with the ground.

Players-Inspired Look

The Ping G440 irons aim to combine the sleek appearance of a players’ iron with the forgiveness and consistency of a game-improvement design (again, spoiler, but it has worked). The shallower face height, shorter blade length, and thin topline provide a refined look at address while still appealing to golfers who want performance-enhancing features.

This design aims to give the Ping G440 a much broader appeal by catering to those who desire the forgiveness of a game-improvement iron but with a more player-preferred shape.

Improved Set Gapping and New Shaft Options

Ping have created the G440 irons to deliver better long-iron distance while optimizing performance across the set. To help golfers generate more ball speed and achieve higher-launching long irons, Ping added 1/8″ to the length of the 4, 5, and 6 irons. The shorter irons feature slightly weakened lofts, providing more precise gaps at the bottom of the set.

There’s also a new AWT 3.0 Shaft, available in Regular, Stiff, and X-Stiff flexes. It features nonlinear weight progression, with lighter long-iron shafts to enhance speed and launch height, and heavier short-iron shafts for better control and precision.

Reconfigured Wedge Options

The Ping G440 irons include a simplified wedge lineup, reducing the number of wedges from five to four (PW, UW, 52°, 56°). They’ve made the loft adjustments in a bid to ensure proper gapping and make wedge selection easier for golfers.

The standout model is the 56°, inspired by Ping’s iconic EYE2 sand wedge. Its bounce profile, sole design, and 33% smaller hosel are specifically engineered to help golfers of all skill levels escape bunkers with ease.

Ping G440 irons: Details and Specs

Price $170 per iron (steel); $185 (graphite) / £160 (steel); £170 (graphite)

Launched January 14, 2025 | On sale Jan 30, 2025

Availability 4-9, PW (42°), UW (47°), 52°, 56° in 10 color codes (lie angle). Black color code is standard.

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 Alta Quick 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 Modus³ 105 (R, S, X); Elevate MPH 95 (R, S)

Stock grips Golf Pride 360 Tour Velvet in six sizes (Blue -1/16”, Red -1/32”, Aqua -1/64”, White-Std, Gold +1/32”, Orange +1/16”)

Product specs

• Read my full Ping G440 iron review.

About the Author

Will Shreeve-Peacock – Golf Equipment Writer

Will is an expert in golf shoes, GPS watches, rangefinders, and training aids.

He has a degree in journalism from Sheffield Hallam University and four years’ experience working in golf retail with American Golf where he was trained by a host of the big-name manufacturers.

A six-handicapper, Will has played golf for more than a decade and is a member at Burghley Park Golf Club in Stamford, Lincolnshire.