MattF

Negative. Had to chip on and 2 putt.

Congratulations @Peaksy68! And no mate, they don't have Loudmouth gear.

Yes mate. Hit the ball off the tee, it went pin high left 151 yards and the head went about 50 yards centre right.

Just random. The ball went 151 yards pin high left and the head went about 50 yards centre right.

Shot a stinky 91, but there's a good reason. I had too many shots I needed a 9 iron for and this happened on the 2nd tee.

I know there's bigger problems than this...but. This happened on #2 off the tee today. I'm going to call Bridgestone in the morning and see what they'll do.

Could be worse...could be blue.

Firstly and secondly, thank you MGS for allowing me to take part in this test and Wilson for providing the weapons. And now, a little about me and my game. Obviously I'm originally from Australia but have been living in the cold NE Ohio area for the last 15 years. I'm fast approaching 50 and through a lot of trial and error feel that I'm in the best shape (c'mon, round is a shape!) of my life and not so coincidently have started playing a lot better the last two years. I currently play to a 15 handicap, so I'm pretty much at the top end of the spectrum for these clubs. In 2018 I was fortunate enough to be chosen to test the Bridgestone Tour B JGR irons, which are players forged irons, and currently have them in the bag. I play Pure DTX grips on all the clubs and they're shafted with Recoil 680 F4 graphite. Here's the specs for the Bridgestones: And here's the specs for the Wilson D7 forged: As you can see, the loft on both sets are almost identical, so for me, it'll be a real head to head comparison. I chose to go with the Project X Catalyst Black 80 6.0 shafts for a specific reason. I play Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 in my driver, 3 wood and hybrid and absolutely love them. From what I can find, the Catalysts are the iron version of the Even Flow, so I had to have them. I'll also be re-gripping the clubs with Pure DTX grips to take another variable out of the testing. I'm hoping that these clubs will work for me, but the proof is in the pudding, so for now, hooroo.

Congratulations!

The Review 10/19/2020 Wilson D7 Forged – Official MGS Forum Review by MattF Intro: Good afternoon viewers. Another MGS test is done and dusted, or is it? For those of you who are new here (and some of you that just ignore me ) my name is Matt (or Matthew if I'm in trouble with my old Mum) and I'm the resident ratbag and birthday wisher here. Quick run down, I was born and raised in Sydney and moved to Ohio in 2005 to marry the bane of my existence...so far so good. I took up playing golf when I moved here to get in good with my FIL and haven't stopped getting frustrated since. I'm 49, have 3 kids (2 daughters 21 and 19 who live with their Mum in Sydney and a 13 year old son here who doesn't listen). I play to about a 15 handicap, which is about the absolute outer limit of who should think about playing players distance irons. I current swing a driver right around 100mph and irons have topped out between 89 and 92mph. I can hit some very nice shots and some that'll leave you scratching your head. The Wilsons will be going up against my beloved Bridgestones that I've been gaming for the last 2 years. First Impressions: When a box arrives on your doorstep for testing, you turn into a 6 years old girl at Christmas, I don't care how old you are, it just happens. The packaging was good, the clubs were secure. There was a packing list with the specs (maybe they should have double checked...more on that a bit later) and the grips were loose in the box as requested. The Results: Looks: 10 out of 10 These irons just look sharp. Nice chrome finish paired with the Project X Catalyst 80 shafts, absolutely stunning. They don't have a knife blade top line but they're certainly not fat either, I'd say they're just right. I honestly don't have much to say about the power holes look, because I don't know about you, but I can't see them when I'm hitting them, so it makes no difference to me. They don't have a too much junk in the trunk as you can see by the 6 and 9 irons in comparison to my Maltby DBM's and the Bridgestones, they have a slightly larger sole, but it's not huge. Feel: 8 out of 10 8 out of 10 you say, why not 10...because. These feel very solid when struck, even off the toe. In fact, they don't have that hand stinging wrist killing feel like the Bridgestones do when you hit a bad one. However, they also don't have that "no feeling" when you hit a ball perfectly. I can feel that with the Bridgies, like you didn't hit the ball at all, I didn't have that with the Wilsons. I knew every time I hit the ball. Yes, I could feel if it was a good one or a bad one but not that "did it miss the ball or what" feeling. Basic Characteristics: 18 out of 20 When the clubs arrived I checked them over (not carefully enough I came to find out) and looked at the specs vs the Bridgestones. Here's the Tour B's. Here's the D7's. As you can see from the 4-8 iron they're either .5° weaker or stronger than the Bridgestones, 9 and PW are the same and the GW is 1° stronger. Lies are about .5° either way. The Wilsons also play a bit heavier than the Bridgestones. The Project X Catalyst shafts are a heavier shaft than the Recoils I usually play, but I'm in love with my EvenFlow shafts and they should fit in nicely. On Course Performance: 27 out of 30 All things being equal, they should be longer, right? They're not. Here are my P averages from ShotScope. Black are Bridgestone and yellow are Wilson. With the exception of the 8 iron, I'm either even distance or 5 to 15 yards shorter. However, they have to be about the best irons I've ever used for when you stuff up a shot. Hit it on the toe, the ball is more or less going in the direction you want it with only a small loss of distance. My other clubs just can't compete with that, ever. Miscellaneous: 5 out of 10 (Edited to 8 out of 10) This is a big one and a lesson learned. When you get your new clubs, after the initial 6 year old girl reaction, do yourself a HUGE favour and check each and every club thoroughly. I didn't. You saw above that the 8 iron is longer than my gamers despite every other club either even or 15 yards shorter. Well yes it was longer, but it just pushed right almost each and every time. I didn't have that problem with the other clubs other than when I just hit a bad shot. I tried out the 7 and 8 iron yesterday on a par 3, the 7 when straight as a string, the 8...a push off to the right. I spec'd mine with 6.0 (stiff) shafts, as you can see with the spec sheet that I posted and that's what I got except for the 8 iron which came with a 5.5 (regular). Here's the 7 (top), 8 (middle) and 9 (bottom)...what's wrong with this picture? The Mods have contacted Wilson and we'll see what happens. Edit: Wilson sent me a new 8 iron, with the right shaft, so I've increased the score. Play or Trade?: 17 out of 20 Time will tell. I do like them, a lot, but the distance loss is a hang up. I'm going to continue working with them over the winter and see if they truly earn to oust the Bridgestones. Final Score and Conclusion: 85 out of 100 (Edited to 88 out of 100) 85? Yeah, the distance loss and the wrong shaft were issues for sure. Being the highest handicapper for this test may be good or bad. My inconsistency right now won't do any clubs any favours, however, I feel like someone like me can game these clubs without fear. They're easy to hit, go relatively straight and besides, they just look so good.

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Congratulations on the new house! I think I can safely say I've got everyone beaten for longest move, 12,000 miles. I managed to condense my life down to 2 suitcases, a PVC tube (fishing rods), lawn equipment (my Dad's), a hand held tool box and I think it was 6 boxes. You should see the crap in our basement from our move here to Tallmadge 13 years ago.

Absolutely!

My FIL went backwards over a chair while I was there this afternoon working on their verandah...a bit of blood, but my MIL is keeping an eagle eye on him. I told her that if he says he's feeling funny just grab the pillow and as she's putting it over his face say "you're time has come old man".

That reminds me of a story about the young bull and the old bull, young fella. But this is a family forum and I can only tell it in person...

I really really like this post mate, well said. I'm a bit of a Sub 70 homer, but I don't wear rose coloured glasses either and I'm disappointed for you.

Ow, hope you're feeling better soon.

I've got a 16 cubic foot fridge in the basement that usually contains 2.5 to 4 cases of home brew in it, so I'm good there.

Too much Grange while posting?

If you saw my post in Got Problems you'll know our fridge is slowly killing itself, so this arvo after work I went and ordered a new one. It's an LG, which is what our current one is albeit with Kenmore labelling. If you're interested, this is the one:

No it's not. This one is a Kenmore Elite (in reality it's an LG) and it's 14 years old...we've been in the house 13 years. We're getting an LG from the Lowes that I used to work at, but it'll be about a week to get from what I can tell. Unfortunately, we need it now so we have to get a "stainless steel" one. If we really wanted a white one like the rest of the appliances, we'd be waiting until the beginning of October.

I shot a 45/43 88 and I'm not mad about it. First time in the 80's for a while. Best hole was the par 6 16th. Hit a small 230 yard drive right down the middle, chunked a 6 iron a whopping 70.5 yards then hit a perfect 3 hybrid 195 yards onto the green and 2 putted for par. The new swing is starting to come together.

Found out last night that our fridge is on it's way out...we're now looking at around $2500 for a replacement.

Yes, yes you should've.