PING · Iron set · 2023 · Previous model
PING G430 irons
Game improvement, 3.5 of 5 for forgiveness
PING's game improvement iron before the G440, with the same 4.6 mm of offset and the same 29° 7-iron; PING added a 41° pitching wedge to fill the gap its stronger lofts left. PING now builds the G430 only as fill-in or replacement clubs, and the G440 replaced it.
3.5 of 5 forgiveness score
$949 at 2nd Swing Golf
Used from $562.99 at 2nd Swing Golf
New instead: PING G440, $999 at Golf Discount, 7 irons (4-PW), checked 2 Nov
Choose it if
- You make decent contact and want help on the misses from a slimmer head.
- Your iron shots start right or fly low: 4.6 mm of offset gives the face more time to square.
- You need a left-handed club or a senior flex: both are stock.
- You want to spend less: $949 is in the cheapest third of the 43 we price.
Choose something else if
- Choose the G740 instead if thin and heavy strikes are your main miss: it is PING's bigger, wider-soled head.
- Class
- Game improvement
- 7-iron loft
- 29°Every club's loft, lie and length
- Offset (7-iron)
- 4.6 mm
- Stock flexes
- Senior to extra stiff
- Hands
- Left or right
- Price
- $949 at 2nd Swing Golf, 7 irons (5-PW, GW), checked 11 Oct
What changed in the G440
The G440 keeps what decides forgiveness: the 4-iron to 9-iron lofts (19° to 37°, with a 29° 7-iron), the offset (4.6 mm at the 7-iron), the lies and the bounce are the same as the G430's. By PING's tables, the G440's 4-, 5- and 6-irons are longer (by 3/8, 1/4 and 1/8 inch), its pitching wedge is 42° against 41°, and its matching wedges are a UW, 52° and 56° in place of 45°, 50°, 54° and 58°. PING also gives the G440 a shallower face and a shorter blade, and moves the stock steel shaft from the AWT 2.0 to the AWT 3.0.
So a G430 set bought used gives the same help on our score as a new G440 for less; the table has both prices. Choose the G440 for a full set new, the longer long irons or the new wedge lofts.
| Detail | G430 (previous) | G440 (current) |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Game improvement | Game improvement |
| Forgiveness score | 3.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| 7-iron loft | 29° | 29° |
| Offset at the 7-iron | 4.6 mm | 4.6 mm |
| Stock flexes | Senior to extra stiff | Senior to extra stiff |
| Hands | Left or right | Left or right |
| Price new | $949 at 2nd Swing Golf, 7 irons (5-PW, GW), checked 11 Oct | $999 at Golf Discount, 7 irons (4-PW), checked 2 Nov |
| Price used | From $562.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition), checked 31 Oct | From $574.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (6 clubs (6-GW), steel, stiff flex, average condition), checked 31 Oct |
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Loft, lie and length, club by club
| Club | Loft | Lie | Length | Offset | Bounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 19° | 60.5° | 38.875 in | 0.27 in | 6° |
| 5-iron | 22° | 61° | 38.25 in | 0.24 in | 7° |
| 6-iron | 25.5° | 61.5° | 37.625 in | 0.21 in | 8° |
| 7-iron | 29° | 62° | 37 in | 0.18 in | 9° |
| 8-iron | 33° | 62.8° | 36.5 in | 0.15 in | 10° |
| 9-iron | 37° | 63.5° | 36 in | 0.13 in | 11.5° |
| PW | 41° | 64.1° | 35.5 in | 0.11 in | 13° |
| 45° wedge | 45.5° | 64.1° | 35.5 in | 0.11 in | 13° |
| 50° wedge | 50° | 64.1° | 35.5 in | 0.11 in | 13° |
| 54° wedge | 54° | 64.4° | 35.25 in | 0.09 in | 14° |
| 58° wedge | 58° | 64.6° | 35 in | 0.08 in | 14° |
Build a whole bag around it, or check the lofts in the bag you carry.
Use the iron finder to compare sets for your usual miss, and check the set makeup and loft gaps before ordering. Between a game improvement and a super game improvement head, this is how to tell which one your strike needs.
The PING G430 is sold in a senior (A) flex as well as regular (R): what the senior flex changes, and who it suits.
G430: the questions buyers ask
- Is the PING G430 forgiving?
- Moderately. It is PING's game improvement iron, with 4.6 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 29° 7-iron. It scores 3.5 of 5 on our reading of what PING publishes about it; the most forgiving iron sets we cover score 5.0.
- Who is the G430 for?
- It suits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.
- Does the G430 come in senior or ladies flex?
- Senior, yes; ladies, no. PING lists senior (A), regular (R), stiff (S) and extra stiff (X).
- Is the G430 sold left-handed?
- Yes: PING sells it left- and right-handed.
- What are the G430 lofts?
- 4-iron 19°, 5-iron 22°, 6-iron 25.5°, 7-iron 29°, 8-iron 33°, 9-iron 37°, PW 41°, 45° wedge, 50° wedge, 54° wedge, 58° wedge, as PING publishes them. The full table with lie, length and offset is above.
- Which clubs come in a G430 set?
- Sold by the club: 4-iron to PW, and 45°, 50°, 54° and 58° wedges.
- How much does the G430 cost?
- $949 at 2nd Swing Golf, 7 irons (5-PW, GW), checked 11 Oct. Used from $562.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct. Prices change; the seller's page has today's.
How the 3.5 adds up
The forgiveness score is our reading of what PING publishes about the head, from 1 to 5. It is not a test result. How every score works.
| Part | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Head class | 3 | Game improvement: a forgiving head, slimmer than super game improvement. |
| Offset | +0.5 | 4.6 mm at the 7-iron, at or above our 4.5 mm mark. |
| Sole | +0 | PING doesn't publish a sole width, so the sole earns no point. |
| Forgiveness score | 3.5 | of 5 |
The score rates the head only. Hand, flex and price decide which version you buy, not how forgiving it is. PING does not publish a sole width.
Specification sheet
| Maker | PING |
|---|---|
| Model | G430 |
| Model year | 2023 |
| Type | Iron set |
| Class | Game improvement |
| Handicap range the maker states | – |
| Offset | 0.18" at the 7-iron (progressive: 0.27" in the 4-iron down to 0.11" in the PW; 0.08" in the 58) |
| Sole | – |
| Moment of inertia (MOI) | – |
| Face technology | Thinner Hyper 17-4 stainless steel face (proprietary heat-treating) with PurFlex cavity badge (seven flex zones) |
| Construction | A thinner, heat-treated face behind a PurFlex cavity badge, tungsten in the toe and the shaft tip, and a shorter hosel for a lower centre of gravity. |
| Set makeup | Sold by the club: 4-iron to PW, and 45°, 50°, 54° and 58° wedges. |
| Clubs in the set | – |
| Stock steel shafts | PING AWT 2.0, True Temper Dynamic Gold, True Temper Dynamic Gold 120, KBS Tour, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 105, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 115, True Temper Elevate MPH 95 |
| Stock graphite shafts | PING ALTA CB Black, PING ALTA Quick |
| Stock flexes | A (senior), R (regular), S (stiff), X (extra stiff) |
| 7-iron loft | 29° |
| Hands | RH, LH |
| Men's or women's | – |
| List price (MSRP) | not published |
| Price at 2nd Swing Golf | $949 · checked 11 Oct |
| What the price buys | 5-iron to PW and GW (7 clubs), AWT 2.0 steel shafts, stiff flex, Right Handed, STD Length, new |
| Price for 7 clubs | $949 · at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 11 Oct |
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| Sole | Hand | Where to buy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | Game improvement | 29° | 5.0 mm | Slightly wider | A · R · S | RH · LH | $599.99 at Tour Edge 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at Tour Edge Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | not published | Wider | L · A · R · S | RH · LH | $559.99 at Tour Edge 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at Tour Edge Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | 4.6 mm | not published | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $999 at Golf Discount 7 irons (4-PW) · checked 2 Nov | Check price at Golf Discount Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ See it at PING | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 31° | 4.3 mm | Wider | L · A · R · S | RH · LH | $1,099.99 at TaylorMade 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at TaylorMade Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29.5° | 4.6 mm | not published | PING's own lightweight flexes: Ultra Lite or Lite | RH · LH | $1,299.99 at PGA TOUR Superstore 7 irons (6-9, PW, UW, SW) · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29.5° | 3.3 mm | Wider: 0.90 inches | R · S · X | RH · LH | $699 at Haywood 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 28° | 4.8 mm | 22.9 mm at the 7-iron | R · S | RH · LH | $962.50 at Mizuno 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | See it at Mizuno Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.5 | Game improvement | 29° | 4.6 mm | not published | not published | RH · LH | $1,099 at Golf Discount 7 irons at $157 each · checked 2 Nov |
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Sources
The specification comes from these pages; open the maker's page before buying, because prices and shaft options change. Check the exact shaft and hand at the shop before ordering.
- PING's specifications
- PING's specifications, archived copy of 7 Dec 2025
- PING's page on availability (checked 11 Oct)
- 2nd Swing Golf's listing (checked 11 Oct)
- 2nd Swing Golf's used listings (checked 31 Oct)
- Pre-owned: seen at 2nd Swing Golf from $562.99 (checked 31 Oct)