Head to head

PING G430 vs TaylorMade Stealth irons

Choose the G430 if you want a little more help on a mishit.

Choose the Stealth if you want a draw bias in the long irons and a slightly stronger set.

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. It has a little more offset at the 7-iron (4.6 mm against 4.1 mm), tungsten in the toe and shaft tip, and a thin face behind a cavity badge that lets it flex. The Stealth moves weight from the toe into the sole for launch and has a little draw bias in its long irons. Their lofts are close: the Stealth is half a degree to a degree and a half stronger from the 4- to the 8-iron (a 28° 7-iron against 29°), both have a 37° 9-iron, and the G430's PW is two degrees stronger, at 41° against 43°. Both come in senior flex; the G430 also in extra stiff.

  1. Forgiveness 3.5 out of 5

    PING G430

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

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

  2. Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Stealth

    Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

    Used from $418.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

PING G430

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

TaylorMade Stealth

7-iron loft 28°; offset 4.1 mm; sole width not published.

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.
  1. 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

    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.

  2. Side view to scale: 4.1 mm offset

    Forgiveness 3.0 out of 5

    TaylorMade Stealth

    TaylorMade's game improvement iron of 2022: a Cap Back head that moves weight from the toe into the sole for launch, 4.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 28° 7-iron, with a little more draw bias in the long irons.

    Listed new by TaylorMade in Oct 2026; not priced here

    Used from $418.99 at 2nd Swing Golf5 clubs (7-PW, AW), steel, stiff flex, average condition · checked 31 Oct

    Offset
    4.1 mm
    Sole
    Not published
    7-iron loft
    28°
    Hand
    Left or right
    Flex
    Regular or stiff in steel; senior, regular or stiff in graphite

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

    Choose the Qi Max HL instead if your swing is slow and the ball stays low: a 31° 7-iron, light shafts and a wider sole.

Side by side

PING G430 vs TaylorMade Stealth irons
DetailG430Stealth
Forgiveness score3.5 of 53.0 of 5
ClassGame improvementGame improvement
7-iron loft29°28°
Offset, 7-iron4.6 mm4.1 mm
Solenot publishednot published
FlexesA · R · S · XA · R · S
HandsRH · LHRH · 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
ClubG430Stealth
4-iron19°18.5°
5-iron22°21°
6-iron25.5°24°
7-iron29°28°
8-iron33°32°
9-iron37°37°
PW41°43°
Wedges45.5°
50°
54°
58°
AW 49°
SW 54°
LW 59°

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