For me the most important thing is control and trajectory with as little dispersion as possible. The distance is a plus. But provided you can control it, if the balls go all over the place then it is of no interest. Besides, going 150 yards with a 9 iron or a 7 or a 5 is of no importance. What matters is to know which iron you must use to be able to cover this distance and have balls that are always more or less in the middle of the fairway and/or green. This is why I chose the retro loft i530.

Would love to see the spin rates with an 8 iron (i530), guessing same spin as the P790 7 iron…same same, would rather hit an eight into the green as opposed to a seven iron

I believe you can get the Pings in retro-spec (more loft).

How much impact to spin and land angle do you get with retro loft?

Genuinely surprised such difference with the distance. I played the i525 and it’s never the longest.

I had the p790.. I liked it, but the gap was quite difficult to adjust… if the Ping are longer… it will be worst!!! I still like my I230… one + club shorter, but more « predictable » trajectory… consistent.

I was fitted last weekend and the i530 and the ZX4 I hit great .. both were absolutely the same for me .. went with the pings but it was a personal preference

@MatthewGalleyGolf

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I went with PXG 0311 P because looks , sound , feel , sensible distance , gerat spin numbers & the front to back dispersion is the best I've ever had, oh & the TT elevate shafts.

Distance only with the driver, te rest must to be focused on controll. The number is only to now what club to choice each time.

Interesting outcome, wasn't expecting the one club difference in distance with the ping. I would still prefer to be hitting the ping 8 iron instead of the P790 7 iron.

@MatthewGalleyGolf

3 ай бұрын

Yes I think this one will split opinions

These comparisons should be done with the same loft. I’d like to see the difference in spin and distance if they both played at 30.5. I think they would play a lot closer. I’m personally not a fan of all these sets with such strong lofts. At 29 degrees that’s a 6 iron not a 7. So that alone changes the numbers. You should see more distance, lower spin numbers, less height. I’m going on Sunday for an iron fitting and I’m looking into the players distance category. But I’ve played a 33 degree 7 iron for so long now, I’m just used to it. I don’t mind a slightly stronger lofted 7, but the 790s 30.5 is sbout as strong as I’d want. Really I’m hoping to go 1 or 2 degrees weak, but I guess we will see how it all plays out on Sunday.

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

How was your fitting?

Cant this all be attributed to the stronger loft in the Ping?

@MatthewGalleyGolf

3 ай бұрын

The lofts play a huge factor for sure

Just curious, Were you using the same shaft for both of these??

hi im a 18 handicapper, could i play with those pings ? or are they to 'difficult' for me? cheers

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

More than likely they’ll be forgiving enough but you need to try them. G430 will offer you more forgiveness in Ping range

Where you are hitting a 7 iron with the P790 you would drop down a club (8 iron?) with the i530, which might bring the spin rate more in line with what you want. Distance withe the i530 8 iron might even be slightly longer if those numbers hold up. Was this the power spec or traditional?

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

These were standard lofts, yes launch and spin would increase with 8 iron and distance would drop, but most likely still a little longer that P790 8 iron

Standard loft of i530 is same as Power Spec of i525…jacked!

your Ping I530 data from the club own reviewed and this comparison is way different. In your Ping I 530 review 7 iron spin rate was average 5600 here is 4400. Wonder why such a big gap in the same iron.

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

A combination of ‘human’ element and nature of the club

Great review!

@MatthewGalleyGolf

3 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful 👍🏻

Both could be said to have won. It all depends on what the expectations are

The retro spec loft for the Ping would have been more of an apples to apples comparison.

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

Indeed!

I would take the i530 with retro lofts. The number on the club is irrelevant. Ping has always produced clubs with consistent yardage gaps between clubs. As a lower handicap player I want to know I have a bag of clubs that cover all the yardages not the irons I can brag about hitting my 7 iron 190 yards.

@MatthewGalleyGolf

Ай бұрын

They are so good and retro lofts would help gap the wedges

The choice is , distance the Ping, controll the Taylor. Easy !! 😂

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

Correct!

“Clear winner” … proceeds to say he likes TM more but it depends lol

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

Better for my game but if you want more distance then Ping is the answer 🔥

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Hi Matt nice review👍 a couple of questions Didn’t hear you mention the lofts are they the same? (& what lofts are they) I think you can get the Ping in std, retro, & power lofts, if this is so you could get the Pings 2deg weaker lofted (just a suggestion), which would increase the spin , great ball striking Matt, can you give us a bit more info on feel and sound and ball control (shot shaping) Thanks Dickey 9hcp 76year senior golfer

@MatthewGalleyGolf

2 ай бұрын

Hi Dickie, The i530’s are 1.5 degrees stronger and yes higher/weaker lofts will increase spin. I prefer the feel and sound of the P790’s, shot shaping easier with P790’s