CHRIS JACKSON
HANDICAP: 17
WHAT OUR TESTER SAID: I found that I was hitting a few greens from 120 to 160 metres where I’d normally have little chance of getting it on the putting surface.

MODEL & SHAFT PLAYED: Ping Gi10 (4-iron to sand wedge) fitted with regular steel Ascending Weight Technology shafts.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: The large heads of the G10 irons looked incredibly easy to hit. My current irons have much smaller heads, so these looked huge sitting behind the ball at address, and slightly different than what I’m used to. The irons have a thickish topline and large cavity back designed for game improvement, but at address they were quite attractive looking.

VERDICT: The first thing that comes to mind when describing this set is ‘comfortable’. Despite having never picked up a Ping club before, I feel I didn’t have to adjust much when I put them in play. The balance of these clubs felt terrific. At address, they felt light and responsive, and during the swing they felt powerful and strong. The feeling at impact was pure and smooth, and the majority of shots felt pretty good and free of vibration.

The shots that I hit sweetly out of the middle of the club were very straight, and on the second shot of the day, I nearly holed out from a greenside bunker. Delicate chip shots around the green were made easy by the wide sole of the shorter irons, which seemed to skid across the short grass easily. Shots hit not quite right were also rewarded with a reasonable result.

One thing I did notice was the distance I achieved with the mid- to shorter irons wasn’t quite as long as my current set, although I could probably put this down to the G10’s higher trajectory. Shots with
the short irons flew quite high, so once I’d adjusted to the difference I started hitting some good approach shots.

The oversize heads on the shorter irons were a bit too big for my liking, and I had a few problems hitting out of longer rough as the head tended to get caught up in the longer grass.

The mid- and long irons were terrific and I hit some great shots with these clubs. I found that I was hitting a few greens from 120 to 160 metres where I’d normally have little chance of getting it on the putting surface, so I was impressed with the accuracy of these clubs.

The G10s were really fun to play with. For anyone wanting an easy-to-hit, accurate and great-feeling set of golf clubs, you may
want to consider these.

FACTS & FIGURES
SUITABILITY: i10 for low to midhandicappers, G10 for all players.
SHAFTS: Ping AWT and Z-Z65 steel and TFC graphite.
GRIPS: Golf Pride.
LEFT-HANDED MODELS?: Yes.
HOW MUCH?: $155 per iron (steel), $195 (graphite).
PING SAYS: “The i10 irons are designed to appeal to golfers who prefer the
look of a smaller, blade-style club but still rely on the forgiveness of a cavity back. Its compact head features reduced offset and a thin top rail to give it a players’ iron look.

“The rib structure of the Custom Tuning Port stabilises the face and improves feel. Weight savings from the new cavity and face structure are positioned on the low toe to provide a high moment of inertia for its blade length. Its centre of gravity location creates a penetrating ball flight. “The 17-4 stainless steel G10 irons are engineered with extreme low toe weighting to increase the moment of inertia for added forgiveness and consistency.

The large, perimeter weighted head features a new cavity shape and wider sole. “The centre of gravity is positioned away from the face and low in the
club head to promote higher launching, lower spinning shots. By creating
a new shape for the CTP, Ping engineers stabilised the hitting area to
produce consistent ball velocity across the entire club face. An elastomer
CTP insert helps control vibration.”

For more information please purchase a copy of the February issue of Golf Australia or Contact American Golf Supplies on 02 9524 8233 or visit www.pinggolf.com

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