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

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T

Published

2 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @Putt4Dough is selling some prototype wedges from Vokey Wedgeworks. These include a 54 degree wedge with the M grind and a 60 degree wedge with a T grind.

From the listing:

(1) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 54M with a Tour Issue DGS400 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet (logo down). Standard length, lie, and loft. BB&F ferrule. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

(2) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 60T with a KBS Tour 130X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet. Standard length, lie, and loft. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules.

Whats in the Bag

Ryan Palmer WITB 2026 (June)

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2 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 70 6.5

5-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: Srixon ZXiU (23 degrees), Srixon Z785 MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5 (4), KBS Tour 130 X

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (50-08F, 54-10S, 58-04T @59)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Check out more in-hand photos of Ryan Palmer’s clubs here.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

23 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.