My Ping G430 Iron Fitting Experience & my Review after a number of rounds with New G430's

[ZipinZ]

March 29th .... played my 2nd round yesterday with my new G430's at PGA West - Stadium course in La Quinta, the one the PGA Tour play during the American Express tourney in mid-January.

 

I had an amazing fun round, broke 80 from the Blue's, lost 1 ball in water, Eagle'd #8 Par 5, Birdie'd #7 and missed 2-3 other Birdie opportunities.  I ended up buying the 45* & 50* only used them once or twice today, could of gripped down on the 41* P/W so they may not be really all that necessary, time will tell.

 

The G430's are the best set of irons I ever owned, nice high trajectory and the ball hits & holds the greens.

 

Ping also sent me a new G430 hat at N/C for a customer service issue they had to correct.

 

A few pic's .... enjoy.

 

Cheers

 

David

 

 

 

 

Stadium - Hole 17 - Alcatraz

 

 

 

 

 

Playing 149 yds into slight breeze, hit 9i.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro-V1 hits & holds the green, my 718 AP2's didn't do this, missed my Birdie putt.

 

 

 

 

My best round this winter playing in the Palm Springs area.

 

 

 

[cardoustie]

14 fairways is nice

[ZipinZ]

48 minutes ago, cardoustie said:

14 fairways is nice

 

My 425 Max driver was hot yesterday, it made less work for my irons, it was a dream round. Golf can be frustrating, yesterday was fun & there's always room for improvement.

 

D.

[OWENS]

Great review of the 430’s and continued follow ups with launch monitor info. Nice place to hit the ball around to!  Question on the Recoil 780’s Stiff you were fitted with as I’m starting to think a quality graphite might be for me and these are affordable. Would you say you have a more deliberate swing or a more aggressive transition/downswing? Much Thanks!

B.

 

[ZipinZ]

1 hour ago, OWENS said:

Great review of the 430’s and continued follow ups with launch monitor info. Nice place to hit the ball around to!  Question on the Recoil 780’s Stiff you were fitted with as I’m starting to think a quality graphite might be for me and these are affordable. Would you say you have a more deliberate swing or a more aggressive transition/downswing? Much Thanks!

B.

 

 

Hi ... during my Ping fitting, I found the ES 780 Recoils performed much better than the other graphite shafts I tried including my Steelfiber i95's, these shafts are a bit lighter, load easily with a solid kick/release at impact.  They may even be a bit easier on my hands/wrists as I do have a more aggressive swing & take a divot. If you have the opportunity, give them a try. Trust this was helpful.

 

Cheers

 

D.

 

 

[ZipinZ]

My last round today in Palm Springs, very happy with the G430 irons, came home with the same ball, broke 80, honeymoon's over ..... back to the great white north. My home course won't be open until early/mid-May.

 

Happy Easter ... cheers

 

D.

 

 

[OWENS]

Much thanks for the reply and info and I do plan on taking a good look at them. I also have a bit of an aggressive swing. Let’s say my swing has never been compared to Fred Couples. ;<  

 

Tough to leave a place as nice as where you were. 

 

B.

[ZipinZ]

May 01 .... first round on my home course back in Canada, lost 1 ball made 2 birdies, missed a few more opportunities & shot 80 today. I definitely noticed my new G430's irons are much longer and easier to launch than my old Titleist 718 AP2's. The elevation here is 3100 feet while Palm Springs it's about 475 ft, that also makes a bit of a difference that I have to readjust too.

 

I used the 45 & 50 more than normal, they produced good solid shots. The 45 is great bump & run stick, it helped save my Par a couple of times. It was my new P/W (41*) that let me down, was playing a layup to about 145 yds & it went much further than anticipated & into the pond on #18, a Par 5 which ended up a double. The 3 Recoil 95's I installed in my 45, 50 & 56 wedges sure feel great a bit higher ball flight than my Steelfiber i110's but hold the greens & easy on the hands.

 

Need to dial them in a bit, it feels great to hit solid shots or even miss hits off center towards the toe and still land on the green in reg.

 

My buddies were impressed with the new sticks, they even commented that they sound good ..... really!

 

Cheers

 

D.

 

Edited May 2, 2023 by ZipinZ

[Carolina Golfer 2]

Thanks for this thread.  It’s great to see someone continually post 6 weeks post purchase.  So we get past the new club honeymoon phase 

 

As someone who has a set of G430 supposed to ship out this week, I’ve enjoyed reading your experiences with them.    Thanks for the pics as well. 
 

Also being 64 this month and living in Maryland, I envy your swing speed snd the ability to spend 3.5 months in Palm Springs. 

 

[ZipinZ]

 

13 hours ago, Carolina Golfer 2 said:

Thanks for this thread.  It’s great to see someone continually post 6 weeks post purchase.  So we get past the new club honeymoon phase 

 

As someone who has a set of G430 supposed to ship out this week, I’ve enjoyed reading your experiences with them.    Thanks for the pics as well. 
 

Also being 64 this month and living in Maryland, I envy your swing speed snd the ability to spend 3.5 months in Palm Springs. 

 

 

 

Yup .. getting old but still flexible helps & with the new tech with jacked up lofts increases ball speed = more distance, I'm sure you'll enjoy your G430's too. 

 

It's the -35C winter temps that sends us south to enjoy the golden years in P.S. ..... I plan to die broke. 

 

If your thinking of taking a golf vacation trip to P.S. ..... have a look at my thread below, lots of good info with pic's on thinks to see & do there.

 

 

D.

Edited May 2, 2023 by ZipinZ

[ZipinZ]

May 15th .... came home with the same ball & shot the lowest score this season on my home course with my new G430 irons.

 

If my putter cooperated it should of been 2-3 strokes lower. Had 1 blow up hole #6, didn't get out of a deep green side bunker.  My long irons specifically the 5i & 4i are a big improvement over my old Titleist 718 AP2's, I'm hitting the longer (190 & 205 yd) Par 3 greens in reg again. The 45* wedge I bought as an after thought has been amazing, it's produced some excellent 1/2 & full shots, not to mention bump & runs. My only concern was I'm hitting my mid-irons a bit too far, need to dial in those yardages. 

 

For those thinking about new irons the G430's are worth taking a look at, don't worry about the jacked up lofts nor the sound, these will definitely help your game, possibly save you a few strokes as they are very forgiving on off center hits and make the game more fun again.

 

Cheers

 

David

 

 

 

Edited May 17, 2023 by ZipinZ

[ZipinZ]

July 19th update, had an amazing round this morning with my new irons & finally achieved my goal to break (72) par.

 

My putter helped with four birdies, shot 70 my P/B round ever, buddies were impressed & for me it felt like a big accomplishment, I flirted with it over the past number of years but finally got it done today.

 

After my Ping fitting while in Palm Springs, got my new G430 irons on March 11th my cap was around 10, this was my 34th round, broke 80 now 17 times, today was a milestone, my cap is down to 6.1.

 

Don't miss my old Titleist 718 AP2's & S/F i95's whatsoever. The new G430's with the jacked lofts & bold sound have been a game changer, they're the best set of irons I ever owned, nice high trajectory, very forgiving on miss hits and the ball hits & holds the greens.

 

I'll be 68 next week, that number is my new target milestone ....

 

D.

 

 

Edited July 20, 2023 by ZipinZ

[chuangyee]

I just got these clubs. Hope they are still working well for you sir

[ZipinZ]

4 hours ago, chuangyee said:

I just got these clubs. Hope they are still working well for you sir

 

I love them, got 72 rounds in since I got them, my cap went down from 10 to now a 7.

 

Hope you enjoy them.

 

[DE-ILLINI]

I see you have gone with a 56 as your most lofted club, was this the case with your prior clubs.  I currently have a 54 and 58.  I am considering the G430 irons and I am considering going only with a 56.  I played for years with only a 56, so I don’t think it will be a huge adjustment.  The other option is dropping the 6i (my longest iron).  It appears the 7i has similar specs to my current G25 6i.  I am considering going to graphite shafts, otherwise I would stick with the G25s for a few more seasons.

[ZipinZ]

21 hours ago, DE-ILLINI said:

I see you have gone with a 56 as your most lofted club, was this the case with your prior clubs. 

 

I also have a Vokey SM6 60* with Steelfibre i110 in the garage, rarely take it out on course, my 56* is more versatile. You won't be disappointed with moving into graphite as long as you get fit into the right mfg/shaft.

 

Cheers

 

D.