Ping Golf Clubs
Ping i-Series Irons Compared: i240, i530 and i540
Three players' irons that look similar at address but are built on different priorities.
One band, three personalities
The i-Series sits between Blueprint and G, and all three models — i240, i530 and i540 — occupy compact, players’-looking heads. The differences are in construction and in what each is built to prioritise.
i240: closest to Blueprint
A players’ cavity back with a profile close to Blueprint S. Suits accomplished strikers who want a compact look with a small safety margin, rather than the near-zero forgiveness of a true muscleback.
i530: hollow-body speed
Hollow-body construction adds ball speed and launch without inflating the head size. This is the model for a golfer who strikes the ball well but wants more from the long irons specifically, without moving into the wider soles and stronger visual bulk of G-series.
i540: the newest, built for pace and stop
The most recent i-series iron, built to add pace through impact while still stopping the ball on the green rather than releasing hard. Golfers moving up from i530 typically notice this most in the long irons.
How to tell them apart on a launch monitor
- Ball speed. i530 and i540 should read faster than i240 at the same swing speed.
- Landing behaviour. i540 is built to hold its stopping distance even as speed increases — worth checking specifically in the 6- and 7-iron.
- Feel and sound. i240 leans closer to Blueprint’s forged feedback; i530 and i540 trade a little of that for speed.
Which one fits which golfer
Choose i240 if you strike the ball consistently and want the most traditional feel in the i-Series band.
Choose i530 if your strike is good but you want more help specifically in the longer irons.
Choose i540 if you’re already considering i530 but want the newest construction and the tightest stopping distances available in the band.
Building a combo set within i-Series
It’s entirely reasonable to run i530 or i540 in the 4- through 7-iron for extra launch, then drop into i240 or Blueprint S for the 8-iron through pitching wedge, where control matters more than raw speed. Match the shaft across the whole set regardless of which model heads you blend.
Coach’s tip: Don’t choose between these three on looks alone — they’re close enough at address that the real decision should come from a launch monitor session, not a display rack.
Model names current as of September 2026.