What you need to know: The G440 irons add ... from its inception, Ping has been known as a company that favored function over form—a mind-set valued by company founder Karsten Solheim.

Indeed, Ping does things a bit differently when it comes to iron design. When your founder (Karsten Solheim) is the father of perimeter-weighted irons, you need to be sure that every facet of the ...

But with the G440, Ping took a new approach, ensuring that, in addition to added distance, these irons also are easier ... the forgiveness my grandfather, Karsten Solheim, pioneered more than ...

“Since my grandfather, Karsten Solheim, pioneered forgiveness 65 years ago with the invention of perimeter weighting, golfers have come to expect the highest levels of performance from PING iron ...