Ping i240 irons - reviews

[hackalot]

Noticed the i240 irons are on Ping’s website and fittings have started. They look much better than expected after seeing early bag pics. Will be interested to see what people think once get a chance to hit or after fittings. Surprisingly not many of their players have switched to these which makes me wonder why. Looks like will make good combo with Blueprint S. 

Edited July 9 by hackalot

[Streuner]

YouTube is full of new videos with the i240. Real world reviews are not there at the Moment,  you need to wait or try out for yourself. 

[Nixhex524]

Hit the 7i fitting head the other day with a SF 110 stiff, which is the shaft I have been playing most lately.  Head feels good, looks good from address but does it do anything the i230 doesn't do?  IMO, no.  I think it will be a solid club, and I love Ping, but I don't think there' anything groundbreaking here.

[wfrogge1]

2 hours ago, hackalot said:

Noticed the i240 irons are on Ping’s website and fittings have started. They look much better than expected after seeing early bag pics. Will be interested to see what people think once get a chance to hit or after fittings. Surprisingly not many of their players have switched to these which makes me wonder why. Looks like will make good combo with Blueprint S. 

Because we are at the most critical point of the PGA and DP Tour seasons. 

[GoldenEagle69]

Check out the coolclubs video on them. Essentially, they are better than i230 on thin shots and they're poor on toe shots. 

 

Probably a bad fit if you hit lots of toes and great if you never hit toe but hit it thin alot.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h3dZ2dJ4jIg

Edited July 9 by GoldenEagle69
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[FilthBox]

Feels like a good combination addition to Blueprint S. Probably launch too high to constitute the lower clubs, but as a 4 and 5 in an otherwise Blueprint S or similar set, they seem like they'd be great.

[Nessism]

3 hours ago, GoldenEagle69 said:

Check out the coolclubs video on them. Essentially, they are better than i230 on thin shots and they're poor on toe shots. 

 

Probably a bad fit if you hit lots of toes and great if you never hit toe but hit it thin alot.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h3dZ2dJ4jIg

 

Good video.

 

Summary:  240 has a lower CG, so more height and spin, and a little shorter distance wise as a result.  A longer blade length, more offset, and thinner top line.  Sounds like Ping is pushing these clubs more towards the masses.  They sell Blueprint for the lower cap crowd, so that seems like a reasonable product strategy.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 9 by Nessism

[blt2280]

They already "jumped the shark" with I200 and i210    ---       Expectations need to be realistic!

[gumpy]

3 hours ago, FilthBox said:

Feels like a good combination addition to Blueprint S. Probably launch too high to constitute the lower clubs, but as a 4 and 5 in an otherwise Blueprint S or similar set, they seem like they'd be great.

This seems about right. 
 

the toe looks like a blueprint from the back now and the groves visually look the same too. 
 

they will blend better than the i230s as a result. 
 

as a i230 user nothing has jumped out as a reason to change but that can’t be a surprise to anyone. It was the same situation for i210 users last time round. Simple good high performing irons. 

[Kingcat990]

They look great. I don't imagine that many will fall into pro bags with their baseline ability to increase launch and spin. Minority of pros want more launch and spin throughout the set. I could be wrong. They'll make their way into hundreds of thousands of bags globally though, they have broad appeal. 

[Josh H]

Saw this scrolling YouTube just now, potentially similar kind of findings as cool clubs, it's not a negatively worded post but I can't help but feel it's eluding to some kind of strange behaviour in testing? Could be wrong. 

 

[hackalot]

Lots of reviews out now and most pretty positive. Looks like might be great addition to lineup and worth testing. 

[Drivingrangehero]

21 hours ago, GoldenEagle69 said:

Essentially, they are better than i230 on thin shots and they're poor on toe shots. 

Comparatively it sounds like the i200, no?

[eric61]

21 hours ago, wfrogge1 said:

Because we are at the most critical point of the PGA and DP Tour seasons. 

Yeah as @wfrogge1 points out, I think this is a low point for tour players testing new clubs. Titleist has said the same thing in recent years when they've rolled out their new irons -- that generally players aren't looking to spend a ton of time testing and making changes right now, but they will in the offseason and that's when more will switch. 

 

What I'll be watching is the LPGA Tour bags on Ping's website, since the i230s and the i2XX line generally has been really popular there (though the Blueprint S has knocked the i230s out of some bags). Ping does a better job than other OEMs at displaying the exact specs of their players' bags, and updating them pretty regularly. I checked yesterday and saw a few references to "prototype" irons in some LPGA bags, especially on the long end ... safe to guess those are i240s and will be updated soon. 

[stratgolf]

20 hours ago, eric61 said:

Yeah as @wfrogge1 points out, I think this is a low point for tour players testing new clubs. Titleist has said the same thing in recent years when they've rolled out their new irons -- that generally players aren't looking to spend a ton of time testing and making changes right now, but they will in the offseason and that's when more will switch. 

 

What I'll be watching is the LPGA Tour bags on Ping's website, since the i230s and the i2XX line generally has been really popular there (though the Blueprint S has knocked the i230s out of some bags). Ping does a better job than other OEMs at displaying the exact specs of their players' bags, and updating them pretty regularly. I checked yesterday and saw a few references to "prototype" irons in some LPGA bags, especially on the long end ... safe to guess those are i240s and will be updated soon. 

 

Good shout. Interesting to watch that come through.

[me05501]

On 7/10/2025 at 8:39 AM, hackalot said:

Lots of reviews out now and most pretty positive. Looks like might be great addition to lineup and worth testing. 

 

We have to recognize that the YouTube gear review ecosystem is part of the promotional machine. None of them are going to be overly critical of an OEM club that just launched. 

This is sometimes hard to see in real time but it's revealing to search on a similar club that was launched six months or a year ago. It'll be hard to find any negative reviews.  

Edited July 11 by me05501

[TiScape]

1 hour ago, me05501 said:

 

We have to recognize that the YouTube gear review ecosystem is part of the promotional machine. None of them are going to be overly critical of an OEM club that just launched. 

This is sometimes hard to see in real time but it's revealing to search on a similar club that was launched six months or a year ago. It'll be hard to find any negative reviews.  

Thanks. Was just thinking the same thing. 
I don’t even seek out those YouTube reviews but have noticed so many say something to the effect of “Best… Ever???!”. Lol

Edited July 11 by TiScape

[WesternRacing]

On 7/9/2025 at 8:56 AM, Nessism said:

 

Good video.

 

Summary:  240 has a lower CG, so more height and spin, and a little shorter distance wise as a result.  A longer blade length, more offset, and thinner top line.  Sounds like Ping is pushing these clubs more towards the masses.  

 

 

 

More spin and less distance than the 230?!  

 

Wonderful…

[BlkNGld]

1 hour ago, TiScape said:

Thanks. Was just thinking the same thing. 
I don’t even seek out those YouTube reviews but have noticed so many say something to the effect of “Best… Ever???!”. Lol

 

When I see that in the title, my internal conversion table registers "Skip over"/"Click bait".

[TiScape]

1 minute ago, BlkNGld said:

 

When I see that in the title, my internal conversion table registers "Skip over"/"Click bait".

Fools are easy to fool and it works more often than not. 
Makes me think of the “I get my news from TikTok” crowd. 🤦🏼‍♂️ 

[me05501]

1 hour ago, WesternRacing said:

 

More spin and less distance than the 230?!  

 

Wonderful…

 

At some point there will be no distance gains to be had, and we're pretty close IMO. The marketing will flop back to emphasizing accuracy, consistency or spin control. 

 

I watched a great TPI iron fitting video and the fitter seemed to be going down that road, basically saying that the endless pursuit for distance was passe' and the more important thing was being able to get the ball close to the hole regardless of which club is in hand. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jugrToAiqK0?si=d7BJtWkkXM8DHM6F

 

[golfday]

2 hours ago, me05501 said:

 

At some point there will be no distance gains to be had, and we're pretty close IMO. The marketing will flop back to emphasizing accuracy, consistency or spin control. 

 

I watched a great TPI iron fitting video and the fitter seemed to be going down that road, basically saying that the endless pursuit for distance was passe' and the more important thing was being able to get the ball close to the hole regardless of which club is in hand. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jugrToAiqK0?si=d7BJtWkkXM8DHM6F

 

"Distance gain" marketing will keep coming as long as clubs are ID'ed by a # and not loft. We're not that far from seeing a set with a 40 degree PW. 

[Nessism]

2 hours ago, golfday said:

"Distance gain" marketing will keep coming as long as clubs are ID'ed by a # and not loft. We're not that far from seeing a set with a 40 degree PW. 

 

There are sets with 38 degree PW's now.

[hammergolf]

3 hours ago, Nessism said:

 

There are sets with 38 degree PW's now.

And to think a Ping Eye2 7 iron is 36 degrees…. 

[hammergolf]

8 hours ago, me05501 said:

 

At some point there will be no distance gains to be had, and we're pretty close IMO. The marketing will flop back to emphasizing accuracy, consistency or spin control. 

 

I watched a great TPI iron fitting video and the fitter seemed to be going down that road, basically saying that the endless pursuit for distance was passe' and the more important thing was being able to get the ball close to the hole regardless of which club is in hand. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jugrToAiqK0?si=d7BJtWkkXM8DHM6F

 

I agree that we’re close or already there. The manufacturers are releasing the HL models now because a bag full of 1 irons doesn’t help anyone. 

[FilthBox]

I bought a 4 and 5 to play with my Blueprint S 6-P. Hard to get ahold of i230 individual irons in good shape, and even then they're within shouting distance in price to the new ones. Figured why not. Now I'm anxiously waiting.

[hackalot]

Sounds like a good combo 

[skibmg]

On 7/11/2025 at 6:49 PM, FilthBox said:

I bought a 4 and 5 to play with my Blueprint S 6-P. Hard to get ahold of i230 individual irons in good shape, and even then they're within shouting distance in price to the new ones. Figured why not. Now I'm anxiously waiting.

Just did same except also got the 6 also and can swap out depending on how swing feels. 

[golfday]

On 7/11/2025 at 5:26 PM, Nessism said:

 

There are sets with 38 degree PW's now.

HA - how would you even fill in the bottom of that bag! I guess there could be a set GW at 42 and a set SW at 46? Then you buy a singe GW at 50-52 and a single sand at 54-58? And then maybe a LW too?

 

Imagine how confusing it would be to tell a caddie what club to grab for you with that bag.

 

Edited July 14 by golfday

[blt2280]

Where are the reviews!