Head to head

PING G430 vs G730 irons

Choose the G730 if thin and heavy strikes are your main miss.

Choose the G430 if you make decent contact and want a slimmer head.

G430 $949G730 $1,189.99, each with its shop and checked date

Two earlier PING irons a step apart: the G430 is PING's game improvement head, the G730 its super game improvement head, and the G730 forgives more, 5 of 5 here against 3.5. It has the wider sole and more offset (5.1 mm at the 7-iron against 4.6 mm), and a 28° 7-iron against 29°. PING now builds both only as fill-in or replacement clubs, so most sets are bought used.

Forgiveness 3.5 out of 5

PING G430

$949 at 2nd Swing Golf7 irons (5-PW, GW) · checked 11 Oct

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Used from $562.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct
Forgiveness 5.0 out of 5

PING G730

$1,189.99 at 2nd Swing Golf7 irons (5-PW, UW) · checked 31 Oct

Check price at 2nd Swing Golf See it at PING

Used from $731.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

PING G430

7-iron loft 29°; offset 4.6 mm; sole width not published.

PING G730

7-iron loft 28°; offset 5.1 mm; sole wide.

Drawn to the same scale from each maker's loft, offset and sole: drawings, not photos. A dashed line marks a dimension the maker does not publish.

Side view to scale: 4.6 mm offset

Forgiveness 3.5 out of 5

PING G430

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.

$949 at 2nd Swing Golf7 irons (5-PW, GW) · checked 11 Oct

Check price at 2nd Swing Golf See it at PING

Used from $562.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Offset
4.6 mm
Sole
Not published
7-iron loft
29°
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Senior to extra stiff

Fits golfers who make decent contact and want help on the misses with a slimmer head.

Choose the G740 instead if thin and heavy strikes are your main miss: it is PING's bigger, wider-soled head.
Side view to scale: 5.1 mm offset

Forgiveness 5.0 out of 5

PING G730

PING's most forgiving iron before the G740: a larger head, a wider sole, 5.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 28° 7-iron, the same loft as the G740's.

$1,189.99 at 2nd Swing Golf7 irons (5-PW, UW) · checked 31 Oct

Check price at 2nd Swing Golf See it at PING

Used from $731.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (6-PW), steel, regular flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

Offset
5.1 mm
Sole
Wide
7-iron loft
28°
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Senior to extra stiff

Fits golfers who often catch it thin or heavy and want the most help an iron gives.

Choose the G740 instead if you want a whole set built to order in your lie, shaft and flex.

Side by side

PING G430 vs G730 irons
Detail	G430	G730
Forgiveness score	3.5 of 5	5.0 of 5
Class	Game improvement	Super game improvement
7-iron loft	29°	28°
Offset, 7-iron	4.6 mm	5.1 mm
Sole	not published	Wider
Flexes	A · R · S · X	A · R · S · X
Hands	RH · LH	RH · LH

Loft, club by club

As each maker publishes it. A stronger loft flies lower and longer; it is not more forgiveness.

Lofts by club
Club	G430	G730
4-iron	19°	–
5-iron	22°	21.5°
6-iron	25.5°	24.5°
7-iron	29°	28°
8-iron	33°	32°
9-iron	37°	36°
PW	41°	40°
Wedges	45.5° 50° 54° 58°	UW 45° 50° 56°

See every specification side by side, and add a third club if you like.

PING G430: the full page
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 G730: the full page
PING's most forgiving iron before the G740: a larger head, a wider sole, 5.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 28° 7-iron, the same loft as the G740's.
PING G430 vs G440 irons
The G440 replaced the G430, and the two share the figures our score reads: the same 4.6 mm of offset at the 7-iron, the same 29° 7-iron and the same lofts from the 4-iron to the 9-iron, so both score 3.5 of 5.
PING G425 vs G430 irons
The G430 replaced the G425, and both score 3.5 of 5: the same game improvement head class and the same 4.6 mm of offset at the 7-iron.
PING G430 vs Titleist T350 (2023) irons
Both are game improvement irons launched in the same season, with a 29° 7-iron, sold by the club in either hand.
PING G730 vs G740 irons
The G740 replaced the G730 as PING's most forgiving iron, and both score 5 of 5: each has a wider sole, a 28° 7-iron and close to the same offset at the 7-iron (5.1 mm on the G730, 4.8 mm on the G740).
PING G410 vs G430 irons
PING's tables give the G410 and the G430 the same offsets (4.6 mm at the 7-iron), lies and lengths, club for club; the G425 came between them.
PING G430 vs TaylorMade Qi irons
Both are game improvement irons a year apart, the G430 the older, and the G430 scores a little higher here, 3.5 of 5 against 3.
PING G430 vs TaylorMade Stealth irons
Both are game improvement irons, the Stealth a year older than the G430, and the G430 scores a little higher here, 3.5 of 5 against 3.
PING G440 vs G730 irons
The G730 is the more forgiving, 5 of 5 here against the G440's 3.5: it is PING's previous super game improvement iron, with a larger head and a wider sole, where the G440 is its current game improvement iron.
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PING G430 vs G730 irons

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Loft, club by club

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