Grand Stranded Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) The one thing I never liked about the G series irons was that I always thought other clubs in their category went further, especially from 7 iron down. I love everything else about them though, the high ball flight, forgiving wide sole, the offset.. the entire look basically. I’m in my mid 60’s, and play a light weight regular flex graphite shaft in my irons. I just came upon a post talking about the power spec option in Ping irons. If I had known about this before, I might never have played any iron other than a Ping, lol. My questions for those who have this option in G series irons are... 1. Has it lowered your ball flight significantly? ( not sure I want that) 2. How much do you think it’s helped with distance in each club? (I’m looking for a little more in the G’s, but I don’t expect them to be Rogue X long) 3. Do you feel like it’s altered the basic idea behind the club? For example, less forgiveness and not as straight a ball flight? Thanks for your time guys, and I appreciate any replys I get. I’m especially interested in what the guys who hit their normal 7 about 130-155 range think. You animals who hit your 7 irons 170 and up play a different game than I do. Edited April 8, 2020 by Grand Stranded Quote Driver: G425 Max 10.5* Fairway: Stealth 3HL & 7W Hybrids: Stealth 22* & 25* Irons: JPX 923 HM 6-AW Wedges: Tour Issue Glide 4.0 54-12 Tour Issue Glide 4.0 58-10 Putter: ER7 34” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. 82 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I had been playing the PING G series irons for the past few years, but recently swapped them out for a used set of Callaway Forged Razr X irons. I can't speak to whether mine were a power spec option, as I honestly don't even know what that is. I can say that the entire time I played my G irons I was never really satisfied with them, but kept them because of the cost associated with me purchasing them. It was totally an accident that I swapped to the Callaway Razr irons, as a buddy of mine let me hit the 7 iron, and I was very enamored with them instantly. The G irons just really never seemed to work for me, mostly from a feel perspective. I consider myself a total feel player, and on misshits the G irons were just horribly off. I will say that PING bent over backwards for me with the G irons, having my shafts swapped out from stiff flex to regular flex, but ultimately for me it doesn't solve the feel issue of these irons for me. And honestly, I'm about a 5 handicap, and the G irons are game improvement irons. I really need something I can shape better, and that has a better feel. I've found that in the Callaway Razrs. I'd post pics of the size difference between the G and the Razr, but I'll simply say that the Razrs are half the size and width. But man, when you connect on them, it's such a sweet feeling. I don't know if any of this helps you, and I hope I haven't jacked your thread. Hopefully something I wrote is worth something to you. Grand Stranded 1 Quote G400 Driver XR 4 Fairway 16.5° Fli-Hi Utility Iron - 21° G Series 5-9 irons SM7 46°, 50°, 54° & 58° Ghost Spider S putter Nexus Laser Rangefinder Garmin Approach S20 GPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dthrog00 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I used G15 irons not too far back, but those are more of an old school thick faced iron these days before they had power lofts so I can't help. My expectations are that bending strong will increase distance lowering launch and spin. I don't think the difference would be dramatic. The G410s for example power spec lofts in 6 iron, 7 iron, etc.. is 1.5*. I'd expect to get just shy of 1/2 a club, but this is speculation. Hopefully some people will weigh in who have the power spec lofts. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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