Top Ping design for many years - easy, accurate
The Ping G25 iron series was the culmination of decades of mid-sized game improvement irons. Ping pushes them as consistent, and they are the most consistent in terms of azimuth, trajectory, and distance of any of their products. Over and over you will read other people's reviews of different iron sets, and they often reference their clubs to how they perform against the G25's. They are just that good!
The W wedge in the G25 arsenal has a pleasing address position. Not too big, not too small. Not too flashy. An instrument, not a gimmick. It is easy to get aligned and concentrate on making the ball go where and like you want it. Ping builds a lot of bounce into their wedges - more than 10 degrees, plus relieves the heel so the club can be laid open. Even though this is a pitching wedge, it can be used from bunkers easily. In fact, I often carry the 50 degree U wedge (U for Utility) as a sand club for firm bunker conditions.
The grooves put plenty of spin on the ball. The Ping grips are high quality. You do not have to go out and buy separate wedge sets to go with Ping G25 lower numbered irons.
Orange dot means the club is 2.25 degrees flat lie. I normally use the purple dot lie angles; purple is 1.5 degrees flat, and red dot is .75 degrees flat. The club is made of 17-4 stainless steel, but can be adjusted for lie and loft. The graphite shaft this club came with is a heavier graphite designed for faster tempo swings.
I walk and carry my clubs, so weight is an issue. I carry the G25 3, 5, 7, 9, and W and S wedges. I have bent the W wedge a couple degrees more loft, and lessened the loft on the S wedge a bit. The result is my "carry set" of irons are 20, 26, 33, 40, 47, and 53 degrees loft with about 2 degrees flat lie. I have become adept at taking something like the 5 iron, choking down an inch, and hitting it full for a 6 iron distance. Marry them with a driver, fairway metal, and a putter, and you have a 9-club "carry set" that covers all the distance gaps pretty well.
When I carry the full set of Ping G25 irons, I use the regular W, U, and S wedges with the 3-9 irons. This is my "go to" set when I am swinging badly. It is hard to get poor results with the G25's. They do NOT have the marketing hype of flexible faces. You won't get 150 yds on a flush swing, but only 110 on a toe strike. Instead, with the G25's the best hits will go 140, and the bad strikes will go 120. As I wrote earlier, they are scoring instruments, not distance flash inconsistent trampoline irons.
I have tried many of the new thin-faced irons (I am a club junky). I own Wilson Staff Di11, D100 and D200, Cobra Amp Cell, Callaway X Hot and X2 Hot, and Dynacraft Prophet CB. I have tested the TayloMade offerings, the new Ben Hogans, and the Titleist AP1's. I do not like the huge distance dispersion of the flexible faces. If I am not using the Pings, then the Di11's, D200's, and X2 Hot's are the best alternatives.
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