Ping G430 vs Ping G440 Fairway Woods
Side-by-side stock loft coverage, head by head. Lofts where the two families offer a different number of heads are highlighted.
Stock lofts compared
| Loft | G430 heads | # | G440 heads | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15° | Max, LST | 2 | Max, LST | 2 |
| 16° | SFT | 1 | SFT | 1 |
| 17° | not offered | — | Max | 1 |
| 18° | Max | 1 | not offered | — |
| 19° | SFT | 1 | Max, LST, SFT | 3 |
| 21° | Max | 1 | Max | 1 |
| 22° | SFT | 1 | SFT | 1 |
| 24° | Max | 1 | Max | 1 |
Each cell lists the heads sold at that stock loft, factory standard. Adjustable hosels extend every head beyond its stamped loft — each model page has the full settings chart.
What the differences mean
Both families are sold in 3 heads — Max, LST, and SFT for the G430, Max, LST, and SFT for the G440.
The G430 is sold from 15° to 24°, the G440 from 15° to 24°. Only the G430 has a stock 18° option. Only the G440 has a stock 17° option.
Adjustability is a wash: both use the same hosel system (Trajectory Tuning 2.0, ±1.5° of loft, 8 settings), so a given head reaches the same effective loft window in either generation.
The G440 arrived 2 years after the G430 as its replacement. Fairway wood generations usually carry over the loft ladder and move the technology — face design, adjustability, head options — so the older family is the value buy on the used market while the newer one holds retail price.
Which should you choose?
The G440 is the newer generation, so it carries the current face technology and full retail availability; the G430 is the value buy used or on closeout. If the head and loft you want is only in one lineup, that decides it — otherwise the newer family is the default at equal prices, and the older one the smarter buy at a real discount.
Both families are charted in full on their own pages: Ping G430 fairway wood specs and Ping G440 fairway wood specs.
Frequently asked questions
What lofts do the Ping G430 and G440 fairway woods come in?
The Ping G430 is sold in stock lofts from 15 to 24 degrees and the G440 from 15 to 24 degrees. They share 6 stock lofts.
Which has more head options, the Ping G430 or the G440?
Both families are sold in 3 heads.
Are the Ping G430 and G440 fairway woods adjustable?
Yes — the Ping G430 uses Trajectory Tuning 2.0, ±1.5° of loft, 8 settings, and the G440 uses Trajectory Tuning 2.0, ±1.5° of loft, 8 settings. Each model page carries the full setting-by-setting adjustment chart.
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