Ping are really well known for their game improvement irons, but when it comes to tour and better player models, they are not always the first on the radar. That could be about to change with the latest Blueprint line-up. So, how is their new blade? Find out in the Ping Blueprint T irons review.

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NCG SUMMARY

These irons are beautiful. Ping is really refocusing themselves on the player’s iron market, and they have nailed it here.

These irons are impressively long out of the centre, and the strike feels so good. The Ping Blueprint T irons are going to be a major contender for best players iron in 2024

PROS

Great compact-looking golf club
Really workable
Competitive distance numbers

CONS

Do not miss hit!

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Last updated: 2024-04-26 08:40:31

Ping Blueprint S Irons Review: First Impressions

Wow. Just look at them! Ping hasn’t really been on my radar for gameable irons, but these irons bring them right to centre stage. With a thin top line, short heel-to-toe blade length, a now shorter heel face height to improve classic feel and straight in the bag of Ping’s tour players, it is tough to criticise these irons in any way.

NCG Verdict

I fell in love with these irons after my first shot. The Blueprint T irons are forged from 8620 carbon steel and just feel so good from the face. I could have continued to hit them long after the test had finished. They didn’t feel harsh and firm like some blades do; the ball felt controlled and spinny from the face, and I liked that.

Our irons testing starts with the 9 iron and I hit five shots that basically landed on top of each other. With a perfect 20-degree launch with 8500rpm of spin, I would be in danger of hitting shots that stop and spin back with these irons, which is something I rarely do. I was impressed at the ball speed and carry these irons produce, for a blade for me 137 yards is pretty solid.

Control is everything with these irons, and a 75-foot peak height might be a fraction low, but a 47-degree land angle is spot on.

Moving onto the 7 iron and this is where you start to see and get the real blade experience. The head looks more appealing than the original Blueprint iron but it is small and intimidating for the lesser skilled golfer.

Again, my launch conditions are perfect with 17-degree launch and 7500 rpm spin, and the ball speed at 118mph is spot on. I’d have maybe liked to see more distance than 160 yards carry, but this average does include one toe strike with significant carry drop-off. We must remember that these irons are blades, and despite the help from the tungsten toe screw, the sweet spot is small, and you won’t get great performance from non-centred strikes.

I really like the narrow sole for turf interaction, and I think this helps when hitting shots from downhill or scruffy lies. Once again, my decent angle is spot on at 48 degrees, so you will have no issue landing and stopping the ball on firm greens with these irons.

Moving onto a long iron, Ping sent through a 5 iron to test in the half set, and this was a tough enough club to use. I had a number of miss-hit shots where I saw a reasonable drop-off in distance. All blades are like this however so I am not singling this club out for its unforgiveness, I actually think the low strike shots perform really well.

My 5 iron shots carried an average of 185, which is perfect gapping, and again, the Blueprint T irons gave me perfect launch conditions. I really like Ping’s precision milling on the face and grooves, as this really helps me keep the ball up in the air as a natural lowball player.

The new Blueprint T and S irons have matching lofts, so I can see a combo set is the perfect make-up for me, with the Blueprint S irons offering more forgiveness and more launch in the longer irons. This is likely how tour pros will also work them into their bags this year.

Overall, I was really impressed with these irons. I knew they would be good in terms of control and workability, but I didn’t know they would feel so good and put out such impressive launch monitor data for a forged blade. These could go straight into my bag as gamers for 2024.

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Ping Blueprint S Irons Review: The Details

Available: Now

RRP: £200 per iron (steel) £210 per iron (graphite)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 (S300, X100), PING Alta CB Black graphite (SR, R, S)

Optional Stock Shafts: PING AWT (R, S, X), Dynamic Gold (S300, X100), Dynamic Gold 105 (R300, S300), KBS Tour (R, S, X), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus³ 105 (R, S, X), Elevate MPH 95 (R, S), UST Recoil Dart 65 (A), 75 (R, S)

Grip: Golf Pride 360 Tour Velvet in six sizes (Blue -1/16”, Red -1/32”, Aqua -1/64”, White-Std, Gold +1/32”, Orange +1/16”)

Lofts: Standard, Power Spec and Retro Spec

More information: Ping Website

Jack is a PGA Golf Professional who specialises in coaching, teaching golf to beginners and top-level amateurs for 10+ years. He also loves his golf equipment and analysing the data of the latest clubs on the market using launch monitors, specialising in blade irons and low-spinning drivers despite having a chronically low ball flight.

Although Jack has no formal journalism training, He has been reading What's In The Bag articles since he started playing at 12 and studying golf swings since his dad first filmed his swing to reveal one of the worst over-the-top slice swings he reckons has ever been recorded, which set him off on the path to be a coach. His favourite club ever owned was a Ping G10 driver bought from a local top amateur with the hope that some of the quality golf shots would come with it (they didn't), and worst was a Nike SQ driver he only bought because Tiger was using it.

Jack is a member of Sand Moor Golf Club and regularly gets out on the golf course to prepare for tournaments. Jack uses a TaylorMade BRNR Mini driver, a half set of TaylorMade P7MB irons, MG4 wedges and a TaylorMade TP Reserve putter.