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The Ping i525 is the long-awaited next generation of the i500 and uses what Ping call the metal-wood face design. The iron is hollow and allows the face to flex at impact which helps increase ball speed at impact. But, what can happen especially in an iron where you want more feedback at impact is that you lose that feel and that solid sound. To compensate, Ping injected polymer behind the face and state that this results in a significant improvement in distance, sound and feel.
The face itself is a variable-thickness maraging steel that allows for a thinner design. This helps increase flexing at impact for more ball speed and shots that launch faster and higher.
Ping have also improved the dispersion and increased forgiveness of the i525, starting by increasing the perimeter weighting using tungsten toe and shaft tip weights combined with their tiered dynamic face structure and the cavity has increased the club’s MOI.
As in the i59 irons, the i525 has precision machined MicroMax Grooves which have a tighter spacing allowing on average four extra grooves in each club, which helps reduce fliers in the short irons and helps maintain spin on the longer irons, giving you more control and consistency.
Conclusion:
I took these clubs to Tunisia with me and played with them over seven rounds of golf and was really impressed by their forgiveness. I could see the benefit of the perimeter weighting while I was warming up on the practice ground each day and how tight the dispersion was, especially on shots that I didn’t strike well.
To me the sound and feel of an iron is always important and the polymer that is used behind the face certainly does its job as I was getting a solid sound and feel at impact. It looks great at address and I certainly liked the thinner top line and the larger hitting area that the new design offers. And to top it off, the hydropearl finish stopped any sudden glares of sun bouncing up from the club into my eyes.
So if you are in the market for a new set of irons that not only look good but offer distance, consistency, control and forgiveness, then I would certainly recommend that you put the Ping i525s on your testing list before you make your final decision.
