Ping iDi Utility Iron Review

Ping have stepped up their game in recent years with their Crossover lineup, and in 2025 they have introduced a brand new utility iron.

The brand claim that they have worked hard on their new Ping iDi driving iron to make it sound more pleasing and feel great at impact. So it will be interesting to know how it fares during our testing.

Who Are They Aimed At?

Ping claim that these have been designed with better players in mind, offering three different loft options. They’ve smartly branded each loft option to suit golfers’ preferred ball flights.

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The lower lofts promote low flight and spin, while higher lofts help launch the ball much higher. These options make this a flexible all-round club for someone hoping to improve their long game.

In this review, I will be testing the 3-iron model, which is the middle ground in the lineup.

The Tech

This year’s iteration of Ping’s utility iron range is supposed to offer more than just a wood or long iron.

With three loft offerings there’s no better way to explain than to dive into each one.

The 17 degree 2-iron delivers low launch and spin, ideal for tee shots in firm or windy conditions. The 3-iron is designed as a driving iron or long-iron replacement offering a mid launch and mid spin. The 4-iron launches higher with more spin, ideal for holding greens and replacing traditional long irons.

All three lofts offer impressive ball speeds thanks to the thin, maraging steel face and lower CG position. This has been positioned closer to the impact location to help maximise ball speed. The face has been welded onto a 17-4 stainless steel body with a lower-hinged bend point to provide higher launch. This has been designed to help golfers land the ball much quicker on the greens.

The 17-4 stainless steel head has been designed to be deeper front to back and shallower. Alongside this Ping have made the iDi shorter heel-to-toe to make it easier to turn over.

All three lofts are ¼” shorter and 1° flatter than before for better shot making. The fixed hosel also lets Ping adjust lie and loft to match each golfer’s colour code.

The iDi has purposely been designed with inR-Air Technology. Ping claims that it’s main job is to improve the overall feel and sound at impact. As the name suggests, this air pocket behind the face helps dampen unwanted impact sounds.

The i-Beam structure in the 17-4 stainless steel body adds strength and improves sound and feel. Weight savings from the covered cavity help optimise the CG position and increase the MOI, especially on high/low impacts.

Ping iDi Driving Iron Review

Looks

Over the years, I’ve tested many Ping driving irons and have always been a big fan. For me when choosing a driving iron I look out for a few things: is it easy to hit off the tee, and does it go a long way?

First of all the Ping iDi instantly reminded me of the Ping Rapture 2-iron from way back in 2013, which was probably one of my favourites over the years. So it’s definitely off to a good start.

It features a nice bright stainless steel look, with a few really interesting design features. The back of the club’s features notches outlining its technology, giving it a modern look versus the Rapture.

This design kind of reminds me of a supercar air vent and skirt to help mark their new inR-Air technology. You can really see how much the manufacturing processes have improved over the years. The satin finish really glows in comparison to the Rapture.

The sole of the club seems to be quite wide compared to the previous iCrossover, making me think that this might be a little difficult to shape shots, especially when hitting stingers.

Last year’s iCrossover was quite bulky and deep in the head whereas the iDi is quite low profile. It’s definitely a much more desirable design to look at in comparison.

Down at address the club sits very flush to the floor and does feature a bit of offset. However, I understand that they have made the heel narrower to allow the club to turn over easily.

The actual cavity design is noticeable at address but blends in well with the top line. Overall the club is quite chunky but isn’t off-putting at all. In fact it filled me with confidence at address.

Feel

The feel of the club on the first few shots were quite different to previous generations of the crossover . There was definitely more of a solid sound to it, rather than it being clanky as I’ve experienced in the past. The response off the face was really satisfying too, feeling really easy to hit and offering a nice low flight.

Even though I was put off at first, the low profile head and wide sole definitely make me think that this is really easy to hit off some tight turf. Making links courses look a lot more favourable. Ping claim that this year’s Open Championship at Portrush will mark their most played driving iron ever with Tour Pros already falling in love with it.

Performance

To test the Ping iDi driving iron out properly we headed down to Stockport Golf Club with the Foresight GC Quad to get some numbers, and test them out on the golf course.

To start off I actually decided to hit a few shots on the course to see how the golf club flies and how easy it was to hit off the turf. Straight away the ball was really easy to pick up off the turf and the flight was quite low and penetrating, with very low spin.

The GCQuad data showed that the ball was launching pretty low, at around 14 degrees. It also displayed an average spin rate of over 3000rpm, which I expected to be slightly lower, but on the course this didn’t seem to be an issue.

I loved the trajectory, with a really strong flight that looked to be carrying a long way.

The data showed that I was carrying the ball on average 212 yards. A couple of my better shots did get up to and over 220 yards, and I even had a couple that went a little further on the course.

Even though it may be difficult to do sometimes, I would definitely suggest trying this club out on the course, or at a minimum hit out onto a range to see the ball flight first before purchasing.

Ping iDi Utility Iron Verdict

Overall, I thought the Ping iDi driving iron was fantastic! I’ve always wondered why Ping ever stepped away from the design of the old Rapture driving iron and this thing was the closest to how I felt back in 2013.

The iDi was really welcoming to hit off the ground. Its low profile and wide sole filled me with a lot of confidence at address, and to see the ball flight remain relatively low was very satisfying. Usually with low profile clubs I expect it to be that kind of design to help golfers launch the ball much higher, this club gave me the benefits of both.

There was a really friendly look at address, whilst delivering a penetrating ball flight that you’d expect with a true driving iron.

The Ping iDi utility comes in at RRP £295 which I think is a little bit expensive but it does pack a lot of cool features.

Would I Use It?

Absolutely, I think it could be making an appearance in the bag in the next coming weeks. I might venture into the 2-iron version though for a bit more distance.