Ping G430 Irons V Titleist T350 Irons - Head to head 

For my 70th birthday I bought a full set of Ping G430 driver , fairway wood, 4 hybrid 6 - 54º wedge with a chipper. I couldn't be happier!

I like this style of video. reminiscent of the old days of this channel. Hope to see more like it once again

I got fitted for new irons last weekend. I tried Calaway Paradym, PING G430, and Titleist T-350. My current irons are PING G400. The Calaway Paradym was spinning too much, the G430 felt clunky, and the T-350 felt magical (yes magical). As soon as I hit my first seven iron with the T-350 I was like "OH YEAH!" I get my new set in about a week or two. I cannot wait to see how they end up affecting my score. Currently, I'm a fifteen handicap.

Looks perspective I instantly loved the t350. I tried both when getting fitted, I wanted the pings sooooo bad but the guy pushed me to try the t350s and for every 20 hits with the t350 we would get rid of maybe 3 shots and with the g430s we’d have to get ride of 8 shots to get a good average. I get less spin with the t350s but hit it close to the same distance. I’ve had my t350s now for like 2 weeks and have absolutely fallen in love with the sound and forgiveness! 1,000/10 recommend them!

Ive received my 350s. 6- Gw. Tensei red A shafts. Also got a tsr1 26 degree hybrid as my 4/5 replacement. One round under my belt and Im very happy. High launch and very forgiving

Hi Andy, I had a set of the 430 and I would have to agree with you I found them to feel hard and I didn’t like the sound at all. I changed the Ping for the Titleist 350, I found the 350’s to be a world of difference in both sound and feel. Now I normally stop at a 6 iron but the 350 6 iron is so easy to get into the air that I went and ordered the 5 iron and that has not disappointed, again it’s so easy to get into the air. Titleist 350 iron’s are a great set of irons.

T350 vs new Srixon zx4. Would be great comparison

Fitted for both of them, the t350 won by far (sound, feel, distance, dispersion and consistency). That was a big surprise to me because I’ve been playing ping irons since 1989. Then they made me try the T200 and omg these are the one I took. Amazing clubs.

This was a very helpful take. Thank you

Nice video Andy! Can you compare them to a Mizuno Hot Metal HL someday?

I shelved my g6 Pings, and bought a new set of G430's 4 mos ago. Not sure if they're the best, but I don't care. I love them. Get asked about em all the time. Driver pops! Irons are smooth, fairways 3 or 4 woods are easy to hit. Plus I live in Phoenix. Ping factory replaced my broken 3 wood shaft quickly. Kinda nice being close to the source.

These are the two irons I'm considering to buy right now so thank you for the comparison video. Good job. I subscribed

As a senior now, I have discovered that the G430 HL with the 35gm Alta Quick shaft is outstanding. Miles better than the regular G430. My 8 iron used to be 130 yards, now 150 and sweet to play. I'm delighted....

The looks of the Titleist are excellent. The Pings are in my bag. More forgiving of the two for me.

I had the opposite experience with those at my fitting. The ping flew higher, spun more and carried further than the T350. We had similar shafts too. I really liked the t350 but even with a 7i I couldn’t get above a 40* descent angle. G430 was right at 40*

To dive deeper into the Ping G430 you will find there are two stock option shafts the AWT and the DG S300 (105?). If you are at a local shop here in the USA you will rarely find any AWT’s in stock. You almost always have to order them, and there are plenty of S300’s. This club is a fantastic iron in the AWT as far as feel, sound and over all performance. You didn’t mention exactly what shaft you were testing here? I’ve played the G430 in both shafts and the AWT shaft has made the G430 irons for the best set of irons I’ve ever played. The S300 felt hard and dull and I’m surprised any one would use them. It is 100% fact that shaft characteristics matter. Like I said there’s a reason why the AWT shafts in the G430’s don’t stay on the shelves very long at the shops. Hey Andy how about a test with the AWT shafts to see if I’m right? Luv the channel!!

Fitted for a set of T350, couldn't be happier with the performance of them.

Switched to the G430's and the are an improvement over the previous models in terms of feel, forgiveness and turf interaction. The Teitleist look great but the performance is close between the two and they cost around £220 more for a six iron set You pays your money etc...

Went to a fitting maybe 2yes ago at this point. Both ping and titleist had the offerings at the time and I did hit them both. Titleist I couldn’t hit to save my life the ping were okish. Played kings a few years later as rentals. I am a much better player than I was then. The fitting was true. I still couldn’t strike them as good as the ones I was fitted for. So it was at least consistent eh. Played a course the next week with a full set of callaway. Felt better but ended up realizing those would have been my #2 choice at my fitting at the time. Forward another 6mo and I’m not sure my results would hold true. I’ve learned my swing even better than before. Point being to this drivel. If it feels good when you hit it, odds are the course results will match. To a point. My fitted set are super game improvement. I can still hit abysmal shots with them. I’ve also finished over 9 almost shooting even par, and have broken 90 twice this year for the first time ever. Tldr: hit something you feel comfortable with. Then go play.. a LOT. Edit 2. Im playing a STRONG lofted set.. seriously my 8i is my 150yd club… like my people I have a sub 80mph swing speed on irons. The clubs launch it high and it sound enough. I have 0 issue holding greens.

Andy, being old and hard of hearing makes the sound issue mute. In this video I couldn't hear a difference between the two. Both were tinny sounding. Either set works well, With Titleist and Ping you are getting a fantastic club and it all comes down to your decision on looks. From the pocket book, both are outrageously too expensive. Great video and testing as always.

Titleist t350 all the way. I play the t 100s irons and love them.

Watching this 8 months later. After this season I might be buying new irons. The G430 is under consideration along with the i530’s. Ping are half hour drive away!

Shelf appeal - goes to Titleist 350. I’d like it even more if Titleist had gone w/ the brushed satin appearance (similar to the Titleist 100 and 150) 👍⛳️

For me it's the 350-hands down. I play with them and can zero in on a distance very easily and that's what you want with an iron.

T350 wins by a mile. I play a Ping driver but when I was young and strong, my irons were titelist CB690 (not currently, though). At age 74 I need a powerful iron, and the T350 takes me back years!

Id certainly choose the pings on looks however i went for a fitting a few weeks ago and the club that was clearly the best for me was the Callaway Paradym X's not a club that seems to be widely used in comparisons, my new 7 iron travels the same distance as my old 6 iron but with the peak height and decent angle of my old 8 iron

Titleist T350 all the way. The Ping G425 looked better than the G430.

I have the 430’s but like the looks of the Titleist better! But I can’t afford to buy new clubs all the time so I go with cast clubs for durability. Plus I got the 5, 6 hybrids!

The ping looks better than the Titleist for my taste but I still don't like the rubbish cover plates in the back of both heads. Compare either of them to an Eyes 2 or an 845s, particularly the beryllium coppers heads, and the classic looks still outshine the modern bling of the new offerings.

From a looks perspective when I look at them honestly when I look down at my 7 iron. The less bulky looking from the top wins.

Can you do the same comparison but include the Mizuno JPX 923 HM/Pro/HL? Thnx.

I saw a review of yours hitting Callaway Big Bertha 2023....how would those irons compare to these....cheers from AUS

As someone that still has the 2016 G's and is considering upgrading, have there been any noteworthy tech improvements in the GI club space that I'd benefit from? Or would I be splitting hairs between my G's vs today's offerings? Thanks!

I wonder if you get good compression the click goes away as it sounds a little thin in your testing.

I have the G430s, all I can say is they are much better golf clubs than I am a golfer. When I connect the ball goes a long long way.

Did you mention Ping offer three loft options, standard, power and retro. ?

Are they priced similarly? I honestly havent been paying attention, but the new Titleist lineup has been getting a ton of love!

Is this data from 3 or 4 shots with each? A couple of your swings were visibly better with the Titleist IMO. You did acknowledge the shaft differences which was fair.

Any chance you can do a T350 v. Gen6 XP?

Titleist for me. I can understand with the loss of voice. My mate is a Villa fan, and I beat him on Sunday morning. The afternoon events at anfield didn't get any better for him..🤣🤣

Why is your average carry distance with the Titleist 350 showing 154? The carry distances for the three swings you took were only 140, 148, and 149.

Just go with PXG and be a happy camper!! You can go to clearance and get great deals 🤷‍♂️

430 are just ugly looking at them from the back, 425’s we’re much more appealing. Titleist are beautiful, currently gaming T300’s 2021 version and probably staying with them due to prices.

What brand is that sweatshirt?

I’d choose the Titleist from the looks point of view

You compared apples and oranges since the specs are different. Not a fair comparison

Shelf appeal Titleist all day. YNWA 😀

The sound is better on the ping

Can you wear a jumper with a bigger crocodile 🐊 next time 😊

Do you struggle with Darwin Nunes’ goals? 😯 They were brilliant 😂🫶

350 for looks all day!

Titleist 350 is my vote

I absolutely hate shiny chrome, it looks good for a couple weeks, then they get all marked up and look like hell.

Looks on the shelf, T350s win. Looks at address G430s win. But when you look at performance, T350s are a clear winner. Like Andy I am a little bit surprised that G430s were so obviously outclassed. The difference is that with the T350s 7i there is a decent chance when the ball lands on the green it will stop more quickly than same shot with the G430s

Titleist 350 all day long

Is this an alligator, crocodile, a caima or an influgator ?

Titleist definitely. Pings battle ship grey is getting old

T350 looks nicer.

ping all the way hate the sound of the titleist never been a fan of chrome had the callaway paradym all though lovely to hit just hated the sound all clubs are good now adays just down to personal prefferance

350

Look perspective! Your Aligator is too Big :)

Hate the offset!

Go Liverpool :)

430’s are just old man irons…. 350’s are in a different league all together

4 degree difference which is massive in the two 7 irons. 30deg Ping and Titleist at 26.5???? That's insane

PING

Us lefties aren't spoiled for choice.

Bye Andy. Sorry, You should have left the footy out of this. Toon Army. 😢

Titleist every time for me ping still sound and feel crap and looks have never been good

T350 at address is awful. Sorry. Not an iron to look at for pleasure or confidence. The back plate is disgusting from this angle.

looks go to Titleist all day

Hi Andy Great Video 👍, Titleist T350 looks like clear winner 😊 I have a set of T300 7,8,9,pW,GW, Thinking of getting the new T3507&8Irons & T200 9,PW, AW, any thoughts (don’t like the 25% price increase on the T350) Thanks Dickey 9hcp 76year senior golfer