Equipment

Help me decide what Ping irons to buy – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

2 months ago

Apr 20, 2026

In our forums, our members have been discussing a variety of Ping iron options. WRXer ‘TheGolfingRealtor’ is eyeing up three Ping irons, saying:

“After taking the last two years off to pursue a different sport I have the itch to start playing again! When I left the game I was a 3 handicap. Swing speed with the 7 iron was 80-82 mph. i checked it recently and it is 70 mph.

I am 100% a PING guy so not looking at anything else. I have an i230 fitting cart 7 iron with AWT 2.0 that I would take to the range once in a while to stay connected to the game.

i230 – $1000 for 4-P with DG 105 S300. A combo I am used to in the past though no need for a 4 iron.

i240 – $1200 for 5-P with AWT 3.0 stiff. A combo I would like a little better. I have experience with the AWT 2.0 and have hit the 3.0.

Blueprint S – $1329 for 5-P with AWT 3.0 stiff. My preferred combo based on feel but worried about forgiveness. I found the head and shaft on ebay so I’m thinking of buying that and making it a range club while I work on my swing and building my swing speed back up via The Stack System.

Last weekend I bought a G440K and a Scottsdale 2D so I need everything in between!”

And our members have been sharing their advice in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

T Creer: “I’ve owned and played all 3 models but keep going back to the Blueprint S. They are slightly more compact and have a noticeably narrower sole. I play courses with tight lies, plus I’m a sweeper, so the BP-S suit me better. If you play softer conditions, the i230 or i240 are great. I really liked both off fitting matts but they never translated to the “real grass”. I didn’t notice enough difference between the two. If cost is an issue, i230 would do just fine.”
wam78: “I think the bps is the ‘sleeper’ between those three if you can call it that. It has a lot of tour adoption. It feels the best out of all three. From my testing I was getting better ball speed and smash out of the bps. 230 might be the easiest to hit but still feels really good. I think you will really start to notice the bps is more difficult to hit at the 5i, maybe the 6i depending on your ball striking.”
stratgolf: “I’d be looking at the I230/240 or even a 540 with the slightly slower swing speed to keep pace with the young bucks. Blueprint S probably a bridge too far.”

Entire Thread: “Help me decide what Ping irons to buy – GolfWRXers discuss”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

18 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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18 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

18 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”