Ping i230 vs s55

[athomp70]

Just curious for those that have played the i230's and s55's. Is the i230 worth the upgrade. I played for 2 months last summer with i210 but didn't care for the soles. 

[realmfg]

I am interested in this as well.

 

Also, Ive been having same site issues where it goes crazy and add tons of spaces when posting or PMs.

 

 

[athomp70]

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this site issue.

[athomp70]

I would also like to add that i have been playing the s55's for 5 years and would like a little forgiveness in the mid irons. Just didn't like the soles on the 210's.

 

 

 

[Nessism]

If you don't like the i210 sole, skip the i230, because it's very similar.

[cg0rd0noo7]

25 minutes ago, Nessism said:

 

If you don't like the i210 sole, skip the i230, because it's very similar

 

+1

 

the soles are very similar if your didn’t like the i210s you will not like the i230s. You may want to look into the i59s. 

Edited February 5, 2023 by cg0rd0noo7

[athomp70]

Thanks nessism and oo7. I may look at the 59's. Probably just stick to my 55's. I thought i read somewhere the 230's were a little smaller than the 210's.

[cg0rd0noo7]

1 minute ago, athomp70 said:

I thought i read somewhere the 230's were a little smaller than the 210's.

they are marginally smaller but having had the i59s and the i210s and the i230s the difference between the i210s and i230s is nil. The i59s definitely have smaller soles. 

[TJ83]

3 hours ago, realmfg said:

I am interested in this as well.

 

Also, Ive been having same site issues where it goes crazy and add tons of spaces when posting or PMs.

 

 

Me too 

[realmfg]

2 minutes ago, TJ83 said:

Me too 

I started a thread hopefully to get fixed here:

 

[RacineBoxer]

13 hours ago, cg0rd0noo7 said:

they are marginally smaller but having had the i59s and the i210s and the i230s the difference between the i210s and i230s is nil. The i59s definitely have smaller soles. 

 

Yeah and I think it's really on the 3-4-5 iron end of the bag that the i230's are a little smaller (shorter blade length). Pretty hard to see any difference on the 8-9-W end of the bag. 

[athomp70]

The club ho in me says get the 230's but i think in short time i would be disappointed. 59's are pricey but not sure they would be better than my near mint s55.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Stonewalled]

Pretty hard to beat the S55's, especially mint ones. I have a set of the i210's I recently ordered just before the 230's came out. I had 210's  previously but sold them for some reason I'm not sure of. I also have the S55's, would love to have a mint set though. Was thinking of ordering 8-pw replacements from Ping before they run out. 

 

I had hit a i59 demo head at a box store, I didn't get along with it, it felt harsh to me. They had a 2018 Apex MB 7 iron in the demo bag, I hit that extremely well for me, couldn't hit a shot with the 59. Had no problem with Honma TR20V 7 iron , not sure why the 59 was a problem for me. 

 

Hopefully Ping comes out with a 2023-24 version of the S55, thinking that would be quite popular. 

Edited February 6, 2023 by Stonewalled

[athomp70]

The 55's are definitely a cult club. Before that i hit the 58's for 12 yrs. Played with alot of different irons but always came back to those 2. Even hit them alot better than the g series irons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TimBuma]

Curious on this comparison as well. I’ve loved the s55’s and not sure if it’s time to upgrade to the i230s or stick with the 55’s.

[Nixhex524]

I loved the S55, one of Pings best but I think the i230 is a definite upgrade in forgiveness and feel.  One round in and I am very happy with them.  Soles are definitely more narrow than the 210 when put side by side to my eye, which I love.  I59 are great irons, I just couldn't deal with the drop off in distance on a mis hit.

[wobgon]

Seems to me these two are pretty hard to compare...Really not similar....I prefer the s55.

[Putter Boy]

I haven't played either the S55 or the i230's but I would lean toward the 55's based on playing the S56's for 12 years. They are the best irons I've ever played .

 

[Kale_m]

Coming from mp20 mb

 

hit the i230 today. Nice feeling club but to big to my eye. Soles make me nervous if it gets firm.

 

Played s55 for a couple years and loved them. 
 

if you like s55 then i230 will be a tough one to get use to 

[athomp70]

Sticking with s55. Just reshafted them with nippon 1150's and built with custom lengths. Awesome feeling now! Can't wait for a summer of fun and my trip back to the St. George area golf trip this fall.

[LowAndLeft32]

On 2/10/2023 at 9:37 AM, Nixhex524 said:

I loved the S55, one of Pings best but I think the i230 is a definite upgrade in forgiveness and feel.  One round in and I am very happy with them.  Soles are definitely more narrow than the 210 when put side by side to my eye, which I love.  I59 are great irons, I just couldn't deal with the drop off in distance on an mis hit.

Can I ask if you still feel the 230s are superior to the s55s? 

[raywutang]

i played the s55 for two seasons in the past and have started out this season with the i230s.  in terms of forgiveness, there's no question that i230 > s55, especially on toe shots.  while the sole on the i230 is bigger, i havent experienced any issues getting through the turf.  in terms of feel and looks, s55 gets the slight edge, but i would easily sacrifice some in those two areas to gain a lot more in forgiveness.  hope that helps!

[Nixhex524]

18 hours ago, LowAndLeft32 said:

Can I ask if you still feel the 230s are superior to the s55s? 

 

I do... not to say the S55 aren't good, they are.  I also have a set of iBlades that I love, but the 230 to me are really good in so many ways.  I think they do everything well and offer plenty of help for anyone who is scratch to a 15-20 cap.  But it IS a different kind of iron of course.

[Mr. Brightside]

I have the S55's (KBS C-taper 130x).  Last month I went to the PGA SS and messed around with a set of i-230's (S300 AMT) for about an hour.  This morning went to the Golf Galaxy and did the same thing.  I can't get myself to like the i-230's due to the contact feel. The 55's aren't super buttery soft but they feel perfect to me.  The 230's had an "artificial" feel; can't explain other than to say it felt "too" multi-material, click etc.  I saw no difference in numbers/performance.  I went out and played 9 in the afternoon and hit the S55's as good as always.

[toastinato]

I have both the i230 and s55's. I love them both. To the point I've sold both on eBay and cancelled the order 2 times lol I think they are very different irons. S55 are pretty small and thin soles. I think they also feel a bit better than the i230. I love the i230 but sometimes during those hot summer days when it's hardpan, I have for sure had issues with soles bouncing off the ground. I could game either of them but I probably would give the slight edge to the s55. But if you want the forgiveness and don't mind a bigger sole, i230 easily. 

[willie991]

Question for those of you who are playing or have played the i230's.  I enjoyed the i25's.  What difference would I notice with the i230's??

[namcneilly]

On 1/7/2024 at 8:08 PM, willie991 said:

Question for those of you who are playing or have played the i230's.  I enjoyed the i25's.  What difference would I notice with the i230's??

I have both sets (5-W,U).  I never thought I could part ways with the i25, it's a great profile head and much more forgiving than you would expect for an iron of that size.

 

However, i230 has faster ball speed, higher peak height and very consistent carry distances, even from light rough or wet conditions. They're roughly 1/2 to 3/4 club longer than i25s (5i-9i are quarter inch longer in shaft length, just saying).

 

i230 is slightly more right-biased and spins about 200-300 rpms less than the i25s on average for me.

 

I never played the i210s and I know the longer irons in the i230s are supposed to be a shorter blade length, but this difference does not apply for i25s, at least for the 5i, which is the same blade length as i230.  The i230 7i does seem slightly bigger than the i25 7i.

 

I still have my i25s in a safe place but they've never come out since i230s arrived in September and I've never looked back.

[nitram]

On 2/6/2023 at 9:54 AM, Stonewalled said:

Pretty hard to beat the S55's, especially mint ones.

 

Hopefully Ping comes out with a 2023-24 version of the S55, thinking that would be quite popular. 

"Ask and ye shall receive . . ."

 

The Blueprint S is gaining A LOT of (well deserved) traction in satisfying S55'ers. Check 'em out when you get the chance.

[willie991]

14 hours ago, namcneilly said:

I have both sets (5-W,U).  I never thought I could part ways with the i25, it's a great profile head and much more forgiving than you would expect for an iron of that size.

 

However, i230 has faster ball speed, higher peak height and very consistent carry distances, even from light rough or wet conditions. They're roughly 1/2 to 3/4 club longer than i25s (5i-9i are quarter inch longer in shaft length, just saying).

 

i230 is slightly more right-biased and spins about 200-300 rpms less than the i25s on average for me.

 

I never played the i210s and I know the longer irons in the i230s are supposed to be a shorter blade length, but this difference does not apply for i25s, at least for the 5i, which is the same blade length as i230.  The i230 7i does seem slightly bigger than the i25 7i.

 

I still have my i25s in a safe place but they've never come out since i230s arrived in September and I've never looked back.

Thanks!  Exactly what  needed.  The i25's lost one of the CTP weights.  Ping sent me a return shipping label and were going to repair under warranty.  Before I could get it sent off, local shop made me a heck of a deal on a pristine set of i230's.  He's a Ping retailer and said he'd handle the CTP weight replacement with Ping.  I enjoyed the i25's and didn't want to have made a mistake moving to the i230's.  You made me feel lots better!!!  The i230's are 5-UW.  

[namcneilly]

On 1/9/2024 at 2:35 PM, willie991 said:

Thanks!  Exactly what  needed.  The i25's lost one of the CTP weights.  Ping sent me a return shipping label and were going to repair under warranty.  Before I could get it sent off, local shop made me a heck of a deal on a pristine set of i230's.  He's a Ping retailer and said he'd handle the CTP weight replacement with Ping.  I enjoyed the i25's and didn't want to have made a mistake moving to the i230's.  You made me feel lots better!!!  The i230's are 5-UW.  

I have lost the CTP on 3 different i25 irons but Ping has repaired them without charge.  Once repaired they appear rock solid.  It did take them a couple weeks to turn around the repairs though.  The ferrule also started receding and they have addressed the problematic ones but those reoccur.

 

i230 appears to be a different construction but I can't yet say how it stands up over time.  The steel used for i230 is different than the i25 so I'm curious to see how they hold up.