Our Ping i500 v G700 irons comparison has taken place following testing at Leeds Golf Centre and Rudding Park near Harrogate.
We initially reviewed the G700 irons earlier this year and have recently tested and reviewed the new i500.
Ping i500 v G700 irons: The methodology
This is not a natural head-to-head test.
The i500 are not replacing the G700 and are quite different in terms of their look and style.
But please hear me out.
Ping told me that the i500 were very similar to the G700 from a technology point of view and that the i500 offer all the excellent performance benefits of the G700 but in a ‘players’ package.
What does that even mean?
Well, the i500 are smaller and sleeker with minimal offset and a thinner topline. Visually they look like a ‘better player’ golf club whereas the G700 look more like a traditional ‘game-improvement’ iron.
But they both have a hollow construction with a thin flexible face aimed at producing fast ball speeds.
So I wanted to test these two out side by side to see what sacrifices, if any, are being made by opting for the ‘sexier’ i500 iron.
