Ping i540 Irons vs Ping i240 Irons vs Ping G440 Irons Review

The new Ping i540 irons just released so I did some head-to-head comparative testing of the i540 vs the i240 vs the G440 irons at Club Champion.

Here are the performance similarities and differences in a nutshell review (85 mph swing speed, 6 iron, all irons same NS Pro Modus Tour shafts).

Ball Speed (Highest to Lowest)

i540 - 119.8 mph

G440 - 116.6 mph

I240 - 114.9 mph

 

Launch (Highest to Lowest)

i240 - 18.3°

G440 - 16.1°

i540 - 16.0°

 

Spin (Highest to Lowest)

i240 - 5328 rpm

i540 - 4523 rpm

G440 - 4145 rpm

 

Peak Height (Highest to Lowest)

G440 - 94 feet

i240 - 93 feet

i540 - 91 feet

 

Landing Angle (Highest to Lowest)

i240 - 48.2°

i540 - 45.7°

G440 - 45.1°

 

Carry Yards (Highest to Lowest)

i540 - 185.5 yards

G440 - 184.5 yards

i240 - 169.2 yards

 

Total Yards (Highest to Lowest)

G440 - 193.1 yards

i540 - 190.3 yards

i240 - 173.1 yards

 

Vertical (downrange) Dispersion (Tightest to Widest)

i240 - 11.4 yards

i540 - 13.7 yards

G440 - 16.2 yards

 

Horizontal (side-to-side) Dispersion (Tightest to Widest)

i240 -  5 yards right, 12 yards left

i540 - 10 yards equally left and right

G440 - 10 yards right, 15 yards left

General Conclusions

Ping does a great job distinguishing the i240, i540, and G540 irons to give players different and unique performance strengths based on what you want or need most from your iron game.

 

The i240 delivered the tightest dispersion as well as the highest spin.  And that's going to appeal to most better players as well as any players who put a premium on precision or higher spin.

The i540 will likely have the most carry distance of all irons for a majority of players like it did for me.  But i540 is more than a distance iron.  Ping increased the spin and launch with i540 so it delivers more control and precision than i530 did.  In fact, spin, launch, and dispersion between i240 and i540 are much closer than they were between i230 and i530.

And G440 is going to probably be the longest overall distance irons for many players and the easiest to launch of all models.  G440 is also going to be the most consistent if you tend to miss all over the face as the most forgiving iron of all models.