Tour New Ping i240 irons - 2025 Memorial

[379]

13 hours ago, goin'low said:

that orange vent though! yikes

This oddly explains the whole thread.

[TiScape]

15 hours ago, goin'low said:

that orange vent though! yikes

 

2 hours ago, 379 said:

This oddly explains the whole thread.

I’m actually less visually offended by the orange vent than the irons. 
 

 

 

JK! 🍻 

*ppl definitely overreacting to the irons (IMO of course). But I’m definitely not offended or surprised by the “faux outrage” over the “faux carbon” and design. At the end of the day this is just a silly/fun internet golf site and it’s just a golf club.
 

[PingGuy68]

8 hours ago, Rearviewmirror said:

Any idea when we'll start to see reviews drop? If these are slated for late June I'm guessing the next couple of weeks?

Will a good review alter the carbon opinions?

[jblough99]

2 hours ago, PingGuy68 said:

Will a good review alter the carbon opinions?

This is GolfWRX looks and bag appeal always override performance.

[hammergolf]

47 minutes ago, jblough99 said:

This is GolfWRX looks and bag appeal always override performance.

💯

[PeterJP]

Actually, what will happen is this: 

1. First, Rick Shiels reviews them in a video entitled 'Are *these* the best overall irons of 2025?' 

2. Then, Rick and a range of other reviewers will conclude that the Ping i240s offer excellent forgiveness, surprisingly good distance, and lower spin-but-higher launch

3. Next, a consensus will form: if you're a low to mid handicapper in the market for new irons, you definitely should consider and test out the i240s, along with the Srixon Zx5s and the Titleist 250s and the TM P790s etc etc 

4. Later this year, one thread after another will pop up on golfwrx with a near endless variation of the same question being asked, ie 'For those who have tried both, how does the Ping i240 compare with the.....Zx5s / Titleist 250s / TM P790s / Blueprint Ss / Ping i210s / Ping s55s / Maltby TS4 / Tacoma 101T / Ping iblade 

5. And, by the end of the year, the conclusion here at golfwtx will be: the i240s are some of the best irons Ping has produced in recent years, comparable to anything out there from the other OEM, and 'if you can get past the looks' they provide excellent forgiveness, surprisingly good distance, and lower spin-but- higher launch

6. And finally, some of us will say that they got past the looks and others will say that they couldn't get past the looks 

 

Does that sound about right? 

 

Edited June 1 by PeterJP

[602PingMan]

1 minute ago, PeterJP said:

Actually, what will happen is this: 

1. First, Rick Shiels reviews them in a video entitled 'Are *these* the best overall irons of 2025?' 

2. Then, Rick and a range of other reviewers will conclude that the Ping i240s offer excellent forgiveness, surprisingly good distance, and lower spin-but-higher launch

3. Next, a consensus will soon form: if you're a low to mid handicapper in the market for new irons,you definitely should consider and test out the i240s, along with the Srixon Zx5s and the Titleist 250s and the TM P790s etc etc 

4. Later this year, one thread after another will pop up on golfwrx with a near endless variation of the same question being asked, ie 'For those who have tried both, how does the Ping i240 compare with the.....Zx5s / Titleist 250s / TM P790s / Blueprint Ss / Ping i210s / Ping s55s / Maltby TS4 / Tacoma 101T / Ping iblade 

5. And, by the end of the year, the comclusion here at golfwtx will be: the i240s are some of the best irons Ping has produced in recent years, comparable to anything out there from the other OEM - and 'if you can get past the looks' they provide excellent forgiveness, surprisingly good distance, and lowe spin-but- higher launch

6. And finally, some of us will say that they got past the looks and others will say that they couldn't get past the looks 

 

Does that sound about right? 

We can go ahead lock this thread up. It’s over. We can go home. 

[mogc60]

I’m jumping out there but these look much better to me than the i230 irons. This of course is looking at the address profile that I see when I hit shots. No ….. given about the back 

[is1ander]

56 minutes ago, PeterJP said:

Actually, what will happen is this: 

1. First, Rick Shiels reviews them in a video entitled 'Are *these* the best overall irons of 2025?' 

2. Then, Rick and a range of other reviewers will conclude that the Ping i240s offer excellent forgiveness, surprisingly good distance, and lower spin-but-higher launch

3. Next, a consensus will form: if you're a low to mid handicapper in the market for new irons, you definitely should consider and test out the i240s, along with the Srixon Zx5s and the Titleist 250s and the TM P790s etc etc 

4. Later this year, one thread after another will pop up on golfwrx with a near endless variation of the same question being asked, ie 'For those who have tried both, how does the Ping i240 compare with the.....Zx5s / Titleist 250s / TM P790s / Blueprint Ss / Ping i210s / Ping s55s / Maltby TS4 / Tacoma 101T / Ping iblade 

5. And, by the end of the year, the conclusion here at golfwtx will be: the i240s are some of the best irons Ping has produced in recent years, comparable to anything out there from the other OEM, and 'if you can get past the looks' they provide excellent forgiveness, surprisingly good distance, and lower spin-but- higher launch

6. And finally, some of us will say that they got past the looks and others will say that they couldn't get past the looks 

 

Does that sound about right? 

 

 

I'm going to start a new thread: "TherapyWRX - Please share the one (or dozen) iron that was so visually offensive in the bag that you could not play them and put them on the BST before removing the plastic wrap off the 9 iron."

[WesternRacing]

On 5/30/2025 at 5:48 AM, Puttersaurus Rex said:

What vehicle do you drive by the way?  The 240s are looking more like a Porsche.  Not everyone's cup of tea, yet people like them and they perform (plus carbon fiber).

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, no.  As an owner of a GT4, I can say from experience these horrible fauxbon golf clubs don’t look anything like a Porsche.

 

[itsgoingright]

I was immediately repulsed by the looks of the i240. I admit they are growing on me the more I see them. If they are even marginally better than the i240 than it’s a winner. I already fell for good looks and bought the p7cb. They are good but not as good as the current i230. I know they are slightly in a different category but I think real players can play both. 

[beluga99]

Here's a video which shows the shape of the iron.  To me the carbon looks more subtle, and a little reflective.  Love the shape of the iron.  Angular and less rounded.

 

I suspect the performance will be excellent, and the Nippon 115 as a stock shaft will be a great fit for the many aspiring tour pros frequenting the forum.

 

 

[javierruis]

4 iron 

[Rearviewmirror]

5 hours ago, beluga99 said:

Here's a video which shows the shape of the iron.  To me the carbon looks more subtle, and a little reflective.  Love the shape of the iron.  Angular and less rounded.

 

I suspect the performance will be excellent, and the Nippon 115 as a stock shaft will be a great fit for the many aspiring tour pros frequenting the forum.

 

 

Great image to see the differences in blade length/sole design on i230 vs i240 from the video beluga posted:

 

[Puttersaurus Rex]

9 hours ago, WesternRacing said:

 

Yeah, no.  As an owner of a GT4, I can say from experience these horrible fauxbon golf clubs don’t look anything like a Porsche.

 

So the Porsche owners are upset and crying that Ping didn't design/market the aesthetics towards their elevated sense of style?  This is making more sense now.

 

 

Porsche and their customers have also made questionable aesthetic choices before.  Why stop with golf clubs?

 

 

 

 

Edited June 1 by Puttersaurus Rex

[CTG77]

On 5/26/2025 at 11:04 AM, DTorres said:

Love the profile of the head! 

Hate the carbon and offset…..

Yeah, those look like shovels compared to the Pro S-3 irons I'm gaming.  No thanks.

[glm]

I don't care

JMO  🤣

[Puttersaurus Rex]

3 minutes ago, CTG77 said:

Yeah, those look like shovels compared to the Pro S-3 irons I'm gaming.  No thanks.

 

Do a lot of distinguished GolfWRXers cross-shop game improvement, multi-material Pings, and compact, forged Pro S-3s?  Seems like a different market segment and target audience to me 🤔.

[ryanmn4]

Honestly, I dig the look at address.  The toe is sharper, the offset is less pronounced.  I will give them a chance. 

[is1ander]

3 hours ago, Rearviewmirror said:

Great image to see the differences in blade length/sole design on i230 vs i240 from the video beluga posted:

 

 

i240 looks shorter heel to toe and thinner soled than i230. Very nice.

[Pnwpingi210]

1 hour ago, Puttersaurus Rex said:

 

Do a lot of distinguished GolfWRXers cross-shop game improvement, multi-material Pings, and compact, forged Pro S-3s?  Seems like a different market segment and target audience to me 🤔.

Agree.

 

these should be/will be crossed shopped more with t150, king tour, p770 as they all similar in construction (multi material) and lofts, acknowledging the pings will likely have the largest footprint

[is1ander]

1 hour ago, Puttersaurus Rex said:

 

Do a lot of distinguished GolfWRXers cross-shop game improvement, multi-material Pings, and compact, forged Pro S-3s?  Seems like a different market segment and target audience to me 🤔.

i240 is not a game improvement iron. No, sir. It looks smaller than i230 which is popular with pros.

[TiScape]

I’m liking this better as a Porsche thread! Reminds me…
Saw this one down in Carmel a while back. A lil “busy” for my taste. Not the next $400k car I’m buying. But no doubt a phenomenal automobile for the right person! 😊

[eaglechip]

Don't mind the carbon, but somehow the red "i" is something I don't like visually. Not sure about the profile yet.

 

 

[TiScape]

9 minutes ago, eaglechip said:

Don't mind the carbon, but somehow the red "i" is something I don't like visually. Not sure about the profile yet.

 

 

Since we goin there.

I don’t particularly care for the font they chose for the serial number. 

[hammergolf]

On 5/26/2025 at 11:02 AM, GolfWRX_Spotted said:

Great pics! Would it be possible next week to get a side by side pics and of the of the i230 and i240 to compare top line, offset, blade length, sole width, and bounce?

[WesternRacing]

2 hours ago, TiScape said:

I’m liking this better as a Porsche thread! Reminds me…
Saw this one down in Carmel a while back. A lil “busy” for my taste. Not the next $400k car I’m buying. But no doubt a phenomenal automobile for the right person! 😊

 

RS with the Weissach package.  That’s how you do carbon fiber.

 

Not my taste though, and too much car for most buyers to really drive well in anger.

[TiScape]

8 minutes ago, WesternRacing said:

 

RS with the Weissach package.  That’s how you do carbon fiber.

 

Not my taste though, and too much car for most buyers to really drive well in anger.

In my mind when buying a “super car”, “too much car for most buyers” is a prerequisite! 
Haha

[Puttersaurus Rex]

Driving a Porsche with traction-control on, and hitting multi-material constructed Pings is basically the same right?

[WesternRacing]

2 hours ago, TiScape said:

In my mind when buying a “super car”, “too much car for most buyers” is a prerequisite! 
Haha

 

For sure, though there is a small community of hard core Porsche owners that capably track their cars.  But for every one car that winds up in those hands, nine more get driven (poorly) on the street.  Funny thing is that, for a very pretty additional penny, the Weissach package gets you the weight savings and bling of the carbon fiber roof and bonnet, and those magnesium wheels, yet most of those cars will be street driven where the performance benefits are zero.  It’s just bling blang.

 

Edited June 1 by WesternRacing