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In this review, let’s take a look at the PING G740 irons.
As the successor to the G730, the G740 serves the super game-improvement market, maximizing forgiveness, distance, and launch in a thick, confidence-inspiring profile.
It makes a number of refinements over its predecessor including a wider dual-camber sole, redesigned PurFlex badge, and lower center of gravity (CG).
How do the G740 irons actually perform when put to the test? How does the performance compare to the G730? Who are they best suited for? Are they worth putting in the bag?
Here’s what will be covered in the review:
Read on to learn what you need to know to make an informed purchase.
Note: Unless otherwise stated, stock shafts and stock grips are used when evaluating this club. In most cases, the golf clubs reviewed on Golfstead are acquired temporarily for testing purposes and are not purchased. The review that follows is based on the personal experience and research of the author. Because everyone’s swing and body are different, results with a particular club may differ from person to person.
What are the reviews like?
The PING G740 irons won a gold medal on the Golf Digest 2026 Hot List. They enjoy a 5/5 customer rating on the PING website and at Global Golf and PGA TOUR Superstore, and they’ve been rated highly by critics.
What People Like
- high launch
- loads of carry
- more forgiving than the G730
- responsive off the face
- high-quality construction
- easy to swing
What People Don’t Like
- rather pricey
- chunky look at address
- very strong lofts aren’t for everyone
The Features
Key features of the G740 irons include:
- Dual-Camber Sole: this unique sole design not only makes turf interaction smoother and more effortless, but also helps shift the CG down and back for higher launch and MOI.
- PurFlex: this special cavity badge consists of three “flex zones” which expand and contract to deliver more flexion, ball speeds and distance. The badge design also improves feel and sound.
- Hyper 17-4 Face: a stainless steel face with variable thickness leads to higher launch, added forgiveness, and increased ball speeds.
- a shorter hosel that concentrates more mass into the cavity for better performance
- high-density toe and tip weights
Stock Info
The G740 irons are available in the 5 iron through the 56° wedge.
Also available for a limited time is a Midnight Finish option. This finish reduces glare, enhances the contrast of visual cues, and makes the iron look slimmer at address.
PING offers an array of steel and graphite stock shaft options including the PING Alta CB Blue, True Temper Dynamic Gold, and Nippon N.S. PRO MODUS 3 Tour. The stock grips are the Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360, Tour Velvet Cord, Lamkin Crossline Black, and Lamkin UTx Lite.
If you’re interested, full information on shafts, grips and other customizations can be found here.
Below are the specs of the G740 irons. Click or zoom to enlarge.
The Performance
In the sections that follow, I’ll talk about my experience with the G740 irons. Let’s jump right in.
Distance
There’s no question that the G740 irons are long. Smash factors are high, and combined with strong lofts, you can get some really impressive reach with the long irons.
Having said this, I didn’t see a clear gain in ball speeds over the G730 in my testing. Carry distances are pretty similar for both.
Forgiveness
The forgiveness of the G740 is about as “extreme” as you can get, in a good way.
The iron is exceptionally stable through the impact zone. Based on my field test, mis-hits appear to only lose about 2-3% ball speed, on average, compared to center strikes.
Dispersions are also extremely tight, but I wouldn’t say the dispersion radius is significantly smaller than the G730. Where I’m particularly impressed is in toe and low-face performance.
Flight & Playability
The results in this category aren’t very different from the G730.
Despite the strong lofts of the G740, launch angles are high. I was surprised at how easy it is to get a nice trajectory with the long irons.
Spin, on the other hand, is quite low. While this contributes to exceptional carry, it also means that your ability to control your ball once it lands on the green is limited. That’s not to say stopping power is poor — it’s actually really solid — but you’ll mostly have to rely on trajectory on your approach.
I found the G740 during my test to produce a slight draw as its natural shot shape. As expected, workability is poor, though there is a little bit of leeway to shape shots.
The Look
The G740 iron is similar to the G730 in that it has the kind of thick visual that you would expect from a super game-improvement iron: thick top line, long blade length, large face, and wide sole.
Compared to the G730, though, the G740’s sole is 22% wider, part of a redesigned dual camber. The top line is slightly lower, making the face look shallower from the address perspective.
The PurFlex badge also has a new three-piece design with a prominent black dissecting bar. The cavity back is significant, speaking to the fact that the iron is built for forgiveness.
The Hydropearl 2.0 finish seen in past models makes a return on the G740, with the attractive satin chrome aesthetic holding up very well to wear and tear.
One interesting change PING made is moving the PING logo onto the back of the iron and putting the G740 logo on the hosel. While you see this in many PXG irons as an example, it’s quite an unusual layout in the modern iron landscape.
The Sound & Feel
I really do love the feel of the G740 iron — it’s a very responsive, trampoline-like sensation at impact with a nice balance of solidness and softness.
It’s better than a lot of other super-GI irons I’ve tested, and you wouldn’t know that the iron has such a large cavity back just from the feel alone. The feel also holds up very well as you move away from the sweet spot into mis-hit regions, though it’s obviously not as responsive as center strikes.
The sound at impact is crisp and is quite muted for an iron in this category. There is no distinct clickiness to the sound, which is great.
This is, overall, an improved sound and feel experience over the G730. Moreover, the G740 has some of the best fat-shot turf interaction in the iron market, even for a game-improvement iron.
Where To Buy These Irons Online
Online availability of PING golf clubs is more limited than other manufacturers.
One of the best places to customize and order a set of G740 irons is Global Golf. They are one of the largest online golf stores, offering a club trade-in program, rewards program, 90-day Satisfaction Guarantee, and other benefits.
You can also check PGA TOUR Superstore, which offers similar benefits and guarantees.
Another place to check out G740 irons (new or used) is eBay. You can typically find deals here that you can’t find anywhere else.
Final Thoughts
PING’s G740 iron enjoys a noticeable improvement in feel, turf interaction, and ball speed retention over the previous-generation G730, but otherwise, its performance is largely the same as its predecessor.
While there are no revolutionary changes to speak of here, the G740 is nevertheless a terrific super game-improvement offering that delivers the high launch, distance and forgiveness that many high handicappers are looking for.
Are you interested in the G740 irons? Have you played them? What’s your experience? Tell us about it in the comments below.
