PING · Iron set
PING G440 HL irons
Game improvement, 3.5 of 5 for forgiveness
The G440 head in a lighter build, with 38 to 41 gram graphite shafts and lighter swingweights for a slower swing. More help than a players iron, less than PING's G740 (5.0 of 5): choose the G740 if thin and heavy strikes are your main miss.
3.5 of 5 forgiveness score
$1,099 at Golf Discount
Used from $849.99 at 2nd Swing Golf
Also sold new at GlobalGolfRock Bottom Golf (searches for PING G440 HL)
Choose it if
- Your swing is slow and a standard set feels heavy: it is the G440 head on 38 or 41 g graphite shafts.
- Your iron shots start right or fly low: 4.6 mm of offset gives the face more time to square.
- You play left-handed: it is sold left-handed.
Choose something else if
- You want the same score for less: Tour Edge Hot Launch C524, $559.99, 3.5 of 5.
- Class
- Game improvement
- 7-iron loft
- 29°Every club's loft, lie and length
- Offset (7-iron)
- 4.6 mm
- Stock flexes
- PING's own lightweight flexes: ALTA Quick 35 (38 g) or 45 (41 g)
- Hands
- Left or right
- Price
- $1,099 at Golf Discount, 7 irons at $157 each, checked 2 Nov
PING G440 HL, G740 or G440?
| Detail | G440 HL this page | G740 | G440 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgiveness score | 3.5 of 5 | 5.0 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| Class | Game improvement | Super game improvement | Game improvement |
| 7-iron loft | 29° | 28° | 29° |
| Offset, 7-iron | 4.6 mm | 4.8 mm | 4.6 mm |
| Sole | not published | Wider | not published |
| Flexes | PING's own lightweight flexes: ALTA Quick 35 (38 g) or 45 (41 g) | A · R · S · X | A · R · S · X |
| Hands | RH · LH | RH · LH | RH · LH |
| Price | $1,099 at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov | $1,299.99 at PGA TOUR Superstore, checked 2 Nov | $999 at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov |
What changed from the G430 HL
Both are PING's game improvement head in its lighter HL build, on the same ALTA Quick 35 and 45 graphite shafts (38 and 41 g) with a Lamkin UTx Lite grip. The 4-iron to 9-iron lofts (19° to 37°, with a 29° 7-iron), the lies and the offset (about 0.18" at the 7-iron) are the same. By PING's tables, the G440 HL'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°. The head is the G440's, which PING describes with a more flexible face and a low, rearward centre of gravity.
Carl's Golfland still sells the G430 HL new, but on 16 Oct only left-handed: a 4-PW set in the 45 shaft and a 6-PW with three wedges in the 35. It suits a left-handed golfer with a slower swing who wants PING's lighter build from stock; choose the G440 HL for a right-handed set, a set built to order, the longer long irons or the new wedge lofts.
| Detail | G430 HL (previous) | G440 HL (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 | PING's own lightweight flexes: ALTA Quick 35 (38 g) or 45 (41 g) | PING's own lightweight flexes: ALTA Quick 35 (38 g) or 45 (41 g) |
| Hands | Left or right | Left or right |
| Price new | $1,049 at Carl's Golfland, left-handed, 7 irons, checked 31 Oct | $1,099 at Golf Discount, 7 irons at $157 each, checked 2 Nov |
| Price used | From $716.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (left-handed, 7 clubs (6-PW, AW, GW), graphite, senior flex, below average condition), checked 31 Oct | From $849.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (6 clubs (6-PW, GW), graphite, senior flex, above average condition), checked 31 Oct |
Loft, lie and length, club by club
| Club | Loft | Lie | Length | Offset | Bounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 19° | 60.5° | 39.25 in | 0.265 in | 6° |
| 5-iron | 22° | 61° | 38.5 in | 0.235 in | 7° |
| 6-iron | 25.5° | 61.5° | 37.75 in | 0.205 in | 8° |
| 7-iron | 29° | 62° | 37 in | 0.175 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 | 42° | 64.1° | 35.5 in | 0.105 in | 13° |
| UW | 47° | 64.1° | 35.5 in | 0.105 in | 13° |
| 52° wedge | 52° | 64.1° | 35.5 in | 0.105 in | 13° |
| 56° wedge | 56° | 64.4° | 35.25 in | 0.083 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.
G440 HL: the questions buyers ask
- Is the PING G440 HL 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 G440 HL for?
- It suits a slower swing that wants the G440 head in a lighter build.
- G440 HL or a more forgiving PING head?
- More help than a players iron, less than PING's G740 (5.0 of 5): choose the G740 if thin and heavy strikes are your main miss.
- Is the G440 HL sold left-handed?
- Yes: PING sells it left- and right-handed.
- What are the G440 HL lofts?
- 4-iron 19°, 5-iron 22°, 6-iron 25.5°, 7-iron 29°, 8-iron 33°, 9-iron 37°, PW 42°, UW 47°, 52° wedge, 56° wedge, as PING publishes them. The full table with lie, length and offset is above.
- Which clubs come in a G440 HL set?
- Sold by the club: 4-iron to 9-iron, PW, UW, and 52° and 56° wedges.
- How much does the G440 HL cost?
- $1,099 at Golf Discount, 7 irons at $157 each, checked 2 Nov. Used from $849.99 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 | G440 HL |
| Model year | – |
| Type | Iron set |
| Class | Game improvement |
| Handicap range the maker states | – |
| Offset | 0.18" at the 7-iron (0.265" in the 4-iron down to 0.105" in the PW): the same head as the G440. |
| Sole | – |
| Moment of inertia (MOI) | – |
| Face technology | more-flexible face with PurFlex badge |
| Construction | The G440 head (a more flexible face, the PurFlex badge and a low, rearward centre of gravity) built lighter, with only PING's 38- to 41-gram ALTA Quick graphite shaft and lighter swingweights. |
| Set makeup | Sold by the club: 4-iron to 9-iron, PW, UW, and 52° and 56° wedges. |
| Clubs in the set | – |
| Stock steel shafts | – |
| Stock graphite shafts | PING ALTA Quick |
| Stock flexes | PING's own lightweight flexes: ALTA Quick 35 (38 g) or 45 (41 g) |
| 7-iron loft | 29° |
| Hands | RH, LH |
| Men's or women's | – |
| List price (MSRP) | not published |
| Price at Golf Discount | $157 · checked 2 Nov per club |
| What the price buys | Custom order, priced per club |
| Price for 7 clubs | $1,099 · at Golf Discount, checked 2 Nov (7 × $157 per club) |
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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 | |
| 3.0 | Game improvement | 28.5° | 3.5 mm | Tour V.T. Sole | A · R · S | RH · LH | $1,099.98 at Srixon 7 irons at $157.14 each · checked 2 Nov | See it at Srixon Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ | |
| 3.0 | Game improvement | 28° | 3.9 mm | not published | 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 | |
| 3.0 | Game improvement | 29° | 3.4 mm | not published | R · S · X | RH · LH | $579 at Takomo 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
Callaway Quantum Max (2026) | 3.0 | Game improvement | 29° | 3.7 mm | Tri-Sole | R · S | RH · LH | $1,099.99 at Golf Discount 7 irons (4-PW) · checked 2 Nov | |
| 3.0 | Game improvement | 29° | not published | Width not published | R · S | RH · LH | $1,499 at Golf Discount left-handed, 7 irons (5-PW, AW) · checked 2 Nov | Check price at Golf Discount Check price on Amazon Amazon's price may differ See it at Titleist |
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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 (price checked 8 Oct)
- 2nd Swing Golf's used listings (checked 31 Oct)
- Golf Discount's listing (checked 2 Nov)
- Pre-owned: seen at 2nd Swing Golf from $849.99 (checked 31 Oct)