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The Ping G740 is the 2025 update to Ping's game improvement line, built for golfers who want the ball in the air and forgiveness on the strikes that miss the center. The 7-iron sits at 29.5 degrees, which tells you a lot about how Ping approached this set. It's stronger than a traditional 34-degree 7-iron, so you'll pick up some distance, but Ping stopped short of the jacked-up 27-degree lofts you see in pure distance irons. That's a deliberate choice, and it's the right one for this category.
What you get is a set that runs from a 20-degree 4-iron down through the wedges at 48, 50, and 52 degrees, with gaps that stay tight through the long irons and open up as you get shorter. A game improvement iron lives or dies on how it treats a bad swing, and the G740 is aimed squarely at making the miss playable. Thin strikes still get up. Toe and heel contact loses less than it should.
This is not a players iron pretending to be forgiving. It's a forgiving iron that doesn't apologize for it. If you're a mid to higher handicap and you've been fighting to hold greens with a blade-adjacent set, the G740 is the kind of club that quietly takes strokes off your round without asking you to swing better.
In short
The Ping G740 (2025) is a forgiving game-improvement iron built for consistent distance. The set runs 4-iron to SW with a 29.5° 7-iron. Released in 2025. It carries a $1,099 MSRP.
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Last-gen value buy
The newer G740 (2026) is already out, so the G740 now sells at closeout pricing. If you do not need the very latest tech, this is the smart-money pick.
Based on release timing and this line's typical refresh cycle, not a live price quote.
Modeled from the $1,099 original MSRP and a 1-year-old release (about 55% of MSRP retained used).
Used market value
$515 - $675
Private sale, fair to like-new
Trade-in value
$310 - $470
What a shop typically pays
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The G740 is the 1st of 2 generations Ping has released in this line, from the G740 (2025) to the G740 (2026). It is where the line started. The G740 (2026) replaced it.
| Club | Loft |
|---|---|
| 4i | 20° |
| 5i | 23° |
| 6i | 26° |
| 7i | 29.5° |
| 8i | 33.5° |
| 9i | 38° |
| PW | 43° |
| AW | 48° |
| SW | 54° |
Data covers 4i to SW (9 clubs).
Stock steel shaft. Lofts are approximate and subject to manufacturing tolerances.
Typical carry by swing speed, adjusted for this set's actual lofts. Your numbers will vary with strike, shaft, and conditions.
| Club | Loft | Moderate swing~141y 7-iron | Average swing~156y 7-iron | Faster swing~170y 7-iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 20° | 167 y | 185 y | 202 y |
| 5-iron | 23° | 159 y | 176 y | 192 y |
| 6-iron | 26° | 151 y | 167 y | 182 y |
| 7-iron | 29.5° | 141 y | 156 y | 170 y |
| 8-iron | 33.5° | 131 y | 145 y | 158 y |
| 9-iron | 38° | 120 y | 133 y | 145 y |
| PW | 43° | 110 y | 122 y | 133 y |
Carry distances are modeled from TrackMan-based norms scaled to each club's loft, not measured for this exact model.
The G740 uses the perimeter weighting and cavity-back construction that has defined Ping's G-series for years, pushing mass to the edges of the head to raise the moment of inertia and keep the face steadier through impact. The sole is wide, which helps the club glide instead of dig on fat contact, and the longer irons carry a low center of gravity to get the ball launching high even at slower swing speeds. The 29.5-degree 7-iron loft works with that low CG rather than against it. Strong lofts often kill launch and turn irons into low, running clubs, but Ping paired the stronger lofts with a build that still produces a steep, stopping ball flight. That combination is the whole point here: extra distance from the loft, plus the height and spin you need to actually hold a green when the ball lands.
The Ping G740's 7-iron is lofted at 29.5° - near-traditional - close to the classic 32-34° benchmark. For a golfer with an 85-95 mph swing speed, this projects to a 7-iron carry of approximately 152-162 yards. The 5-iron (23°) to 7-iron gap of 6.5° is well-gapped, which may create overlapping distance windows with similarly lofted fairway woods or hybrids. The pitching wedge at 43° provides a conventional loft window that pairs cleanly with a 50-52° gap wedge.
The 7-iron is 29.5 degrees, with the set running from a 20-degree 4-iron down to a 54-degree wedge. That's stronger than a traditional set but not as aggressive as dedicated distance irons that push the 7-iron toward 27 degrees. You get added distance while keeping enough loft to launch the ball high and hold greens.
It's a game improvement iron, so it fits mid to higher handicaps best, roughly the 12 and up range, though plenty of golfers below that play game improvement irons for the forgiveness. If you value a playable miss over shot shaping, this set is aimed at you.
No. Ping paired the 29.5-degree loft with a low center of gravity and a wide sole, so the ball still launches high and comes down steep enough to stop on the green. The strong loft adds distance, but the build keeps the flight where a game improvement player needs it.
Yes, that's its main job. The perimeter weighting and high MOI keep the face from twisting on toe and heel contact, and the wide sole helps prevent the club from digging on fat shots. Your bad swings lose less distance and stay more on line than they would with a thinner, less forgiving iron.
Ping fits these irons with both steel and graphite options through custom fitting, so you can match the shaft to your swing speed and tempo. Slower swingers often do better with a lighter graphite shaft to add launch and speed, while faster players may prefer steel for control.
Yes. The Ping G740 is a game improvement design built for forgiveness and easy launch. Its category typically suits 12 to 24 handicaps.
Other game improvement iron models from different brands, closest to its model year.
Use as your baseline in the recommendation tool, or compare side-by-side with another set.