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Ping G740
Ping says the G740 is “a great choice for golfers who best fit into a super-game-improvement iron.”
Evidence: Research-based

The short version
An iron set built for forgiveness.
$1,299 new, from $934.99 used.
Buy it if
- You hit it all over the facePing calls it a “Super game improvement” iron.
- You want forgiveness on mis-hitsPing calls it a “Super game improvement” iron.
- Your budget is up to $1,400$1,299 new at TGW.
Skip it if
- You want a compact, players lookPing calls it a “Super game improvement” iron, not a players design. Look at the Ping i540.
Look at instead
- This one, used$934.99The lowest used price we found, at Global Golf.
- Cobra 3DP X Irons$1,979Fits the same golfer, for $680 more.
Specifications
6 of the 6 fields we checked are published by Ping.
| Specification | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maker’s category | Super game improvementPing: “a great choice for golfers who best fit into a super-game-improvement iron.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Set makeup | 5–9, PW, UW, 50°, 56° availablePing: “Available 5-9, PW, UW, 50°, 56°.” | Evidence: Verified |
| 7-iron loft | 28°Standard loft; Ping also lists Power Spec (26.5°) and Retro Spec (30.0°) fitting options. | Evidence: Verified |
| Loft by club | 5: 21°, 6: 24.5°, 7: 28°, 8: 32°, 9: 36°, PW: 40°, UW: 45°Standard lofts from Ping’s specification table. Ping also lists Power Spec and Retro Spec lofts as fitting options (7-iron 26.5° and 30.0°). The table also lists 50 and 56 wedges (50.0° and 56.0°), which Ping names by loft, so they are not entries here. Ping makes the iron in left- and right-handed models and publishes one loft table. | Evidence: Verified |
| Offset | 0.19 in at the 7-ironPing lists offset club by club, from 0.25 in (5-iron) to 0.13 in (PW). | Evidence: Verified |
| Stock shafts | PING AWT 3.0, Ping ALTA CB Blue, True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 100, True Temper Dynamic Gold, True Temper Dynamic Gold 120, KBS Tour, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 105, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 115, True Temper Elevate MPH 95, PING ALTA Quick, UST Recoil DartShafts listed on Ping’s product page; Ping does not mark one as stock there. | Evidence: Verified |
Used prices
The lowest-priced used listing we found at each retailer, with the condition grade the retailer gives it. At our last checks, the lowest used price was $364.01 less than the lowest new price. Configurations can differ, so check the listing matches what you want.
- Global Golf$934.99Very Good right-handed 6-PW, AW set (as Global Golf lists it), UST Mamiya Recoil Dart 65 graphite shafts, Senior flexSee used at Global Golf: Ping G740Affiliate link
- 2nd Swing Golf$1,154.99Above Average · 9.0 right-handed 5-PW GW set (as 2nd Swing lists it), AWT 3.0 steel shafts, Regular flex
Used listings sell quickly and each one is a single club or set, so the listing we saw may be gone. Each retailer defines its condition grades in its own way. What the grades mean and more used listings.
What Ping claims
Ping’s own statements about the G740, each with its source.
Forgiveness
Ping says the G740’s wider sole, longer blade length and thicker topline lower the center of gravity and increase MOI “for more forgiveness.”
Evidence: Verified
Alternatives
First, the irons whose makers describe them for the same golfer. Then the other irons we have researched, placed by the price we last saw: the five nearest in price in each group.
Forgiveness on mis-hits
- Cobra 3DP X Irons$1,979
All over the face
- Cobra 3DP X Irons$1,979
Spend less
- Cobra KING MAX Irons$999
- Callaway Quantum Max Irons$999.99
- Cobra KING Tour Irons$1,099
- TaylorMade Qi Max Irons$1,099.99
- Srixon ZXiR$1,099.99
Similar price
- TaylorMade P·790 (2025)$1,199.98
- Ping Blueprint S$1,329.99
- Ping i240$1,399.99
- Srixon ZXi4$1,399.99
Spend more
- Ping i540$1,499
- Titleist T100$1,499
- Titleist T250$1,499
- Titleist T350$1,499
- Srixon ZXi5+$1,499.99
Also researched, without a current price to compare: Tour Edge Hot Launch Max Irons, Wilson DYNAPWR Forged (2026), Wilson Staff Model Blade, Wilson Staff Model CB (2026).
Price checks
What it has cost, store by store
10 checks · 3 stores
- Lowest new now
- $1,299
- At TGW
- Maker’s list price
- —
- Ping does not publish one
- Lowest used
- $934.99
- Very Good · Global Golf
- Deal check
- Day 33 of 60
- Deal calls start after 60 days of its own prices
Latest at each store
TGW
$1,299New
Same as our first check
Lowest new
Global Golf
$934.99Used · Very Good
Down $20 since our first check
2nd Swing Golf
$1,154.99Used · Above Average
Same as our first check
Every check (10)
| Checked | Store | Condition | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Above Average | In stock | $1,154.99 |
| Nov 9 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,299 |
| Nov 9 | Global Golf | Used · Very Good | Limited stock | $934.99 |
| Nov 2 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,299 |
| Oct 19 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Above Average | In stock | $1,154.99 |
| Oct 19 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,299 |
| Oct 12 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,299 |
| Oct 9 | Global Golf | Used · Very Good | In stock | $954.99 |
| Oct 9 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Above Average | In stock | $1,154.99 |
| Oct 9 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,299 |
Evidence ledger
Where the information on this page came from, when it was read, and how firmly it is established.
- Evidence: Verified
Ping publishes the G740 club-by-club lofts and offsets, the available clubs and the shaft options, and describes it as a great choice for golfers who best fit into a super-game-improvement iron.
Values were matched against the downloaded text of the page when we checked.