Previous models used an elliptical PING logo-ed badge in the cavity. The biggest visual change from previous i-series irons is the “toaster” style tuning port in the cavity. The i20 irons pack in a lot of new design tweaks from previous i-series models. The Sand Trap was able to get some of the finer technology details from that most golfers don’t know about.
Marty not only knows how to design great performing clubs but he can also play himself, qualifying for the Justin Timberlake PGA Tour event twice and qualifying for last year’s PGA Championship. It was great for The Sand Trap to meet up with PING Senior Design Engineer Marty Jertson to learn more about these irons at the PGA Show in Orlando this year. Following in the tradition of previous models the i20 is a cast golf club with a progressive set design that delivers for a lot of forgiveness with a ton of playability. The i20 is for players as good as Mark Wilson all the way to your average mid-handicapper. Not a bad introduction for PING’s latest i-series offering. PGA Tour player Mark Wilson won the 2012 Bob Hope Humana Classic the first week he had the new PING i20 irons in the bag. The i20 irons attempts to satisfy that audience by utilizing a series of designs that make the long irons forgiving and high-launching while blending in more-penetrating mid and short irons offering control for precise shot making.
PING’s successful line of G-series irons has focused on maximum forgiveness for all players, but it’s i-series has been geared specifically to players who are looking for a middle ground between the G-series and the blade-like S-series.