PING G740 Irons Review: PING's most forgiving irons yet
If you don't mind the chunky profile, PING's new super game improvement irons will prove some of the longest and most forgiving irons money can buy.
- Easy-launching
- Super forgiving
- Slightly hollow feel at impact
- Expensive for a super game improvement iron
The super game improvement iron category is rapidly growing year on year, expanding well beyond the remit of affordable club manufacturers and into a space where even top-tier iron manufacturers are getting involved.
PING have long been at the forefront of this charge, having released the G730 game improvement irons a couple of years ago to much acclaim. Now, their update has arrived in the G740, designed to challenge models like the TaylorMade Qi Max and Srixon ZXiR in the realm of the most forgiving premium irons money can buy.
So how do they stack up? We tested them rigorously to find out.
Check out our video review below and scroll on to read our detailed thoughts. Let us know what you think of the new range in the comments below.
| Brand | PING |
| Release date | March 2026 |
| RRP | £1,109 (5-PW) |
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Looks and features
Substantially larger and easier launching than the already very forgiving G440 irons, it's 22% wider and 3% longer than its sibling, while PING have also engineered the 5 and 6-irons with a ¾" length progression to help less experienced players launch shots higher and farther.
PING have embarked on the route of cutting weight across the club, enabling it to put more weight towards the rear of the club head where it'll have the maximum effect on launch and MOI.
As such, the G740s have shallower faces, shorter, lighter hozels and a wider, dual-camber sole that shifts the club's CG down and back where it's needed. A PurFlex cavity badge makes the package more luxurious and premium to hit, dampening vibrations to improve the impact experience.
While the G740s cut a pretty sleek look in terms of the finish and carbon-look insert they use, there's no getting away from the fact that these are super game improvement irons through and through. They look big in the hand and at address, particularly in the longer clubs where that wider sole profile creates much more of a bulge.
Of course, this can often be confidence inspiring for beginner players, but those who want a more traditionally-shaped iron might find the G740s a bit much to look at.
Performance
The key job of an iron of this type is that they get the ball up in the air easily and travelling as straight and far as possible. The G740s accomplish this task with aplomb, delivering some of the best ball speeds and launch conditions we've seen in a super game improvement iron straight out of the box.
The G740s are long and exceptionally forgiving, and produced excellent dispersion numbers in the hands of a better player while delivering all the forgiveness developing players will need to really start hitting greens and fairways with more regularity.
The most natural trade-off with super game improvement irons is that they deliver distance and forgiveness at the expense of feel and finesse, and the G740s are no exception. They don't feel unpleasant to hit by any stretch, but there's a definite hollowness to the impact sensation that's pretty par for the course in this category. Even so, they're among the better feeling super game improvement clubs we've hit, and definitely deliver a slightly more premium sensation than their more affordable rivals.
Should you buy the PING G740 irons?
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PING have made some of the most forgiving irons on the market in the G740 range, with bags of forgiveness and launch that'll prove an absolute tonic for players who really need that extra help getting the ball up in the air. They're pretty good-looking despite the larger profile, feel nice at impact for a club of this category, and deliver straight distance in spades.
The key drawback for us, however, is the price. At more than £1100 RRP, these are nearly as expensive as many higher-end forged irons out there, which is a sizeable investment for clubs that by their very nature are only really designed for beginners and slower swingers.
By comparison, similar irons from the likes of Srixon and Cobra are both readily available for well under £900, and similar models from Wilson or even Cleveland will get slower swingers a long way towards the performance of these irons for far less.
As such, if you're new to the game and considering a set of these as your first proper set of irons, we'd probably recommend a set from the game improvement category that are slightly more compact and offer more feedback and workability as you get better.
For players who really need the forgiveness and launch a club like the G740s will provide, however, these are as good as any ultra-forgiving irons we've tried.
Georgina was appointed GolfMagic Equipment Editor in November 2025.
