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Been searching for quite a while now on what I'm going to replace my ping i10s with. Been looking at Haywood, Byrdie, Ram, Tacomo, New Level, and Louisville Golf. Among others, but those have caught my eye the most so far. I want something aesthetically pleasing as much as something I can hit. And cavity backs sure aren't the prettiest so I've been debating pulling the trigger on an in between or a straight muscle back. We'll see what happens!

Name's Caleb. I'm from Alaska. Most of the playing I get is on a simulator. But I love it and love it even more when I get to play outside. Try to do a week long golf-cation every year and play 36 holes a day. 
 
Currently playing a Taylor Made M4 driver and 3 Wood. Ping i10s for irons, which I'm currently looking to replace. Lots of shopping around. And a set of Cleveland Wedges, which were gifted to me after my amazing set of Pure Spins all took a dump. I miss those wedges still. But the Cleveland's have been great. I am striking a Taylor Made Ghost putter and I love it and don't know that I'll ever swap it. One of those clubs  when you grab it you just know it feels like the right match. 
 
Anyway, that's what's in my bag! Currently made the playoffs in the league I'm in and hoping to take home first place!

Name's Caleb. I'm from Alaska. Most of the playing I get is on a simulator. But I love it and love it even more when I get to play outside. Try to do a week long golf-cation every year and play 36 holes a day. 
 
Currently playing a Taylor Made M4 driver and 3 Wood. Ping i10s for irons, which I'm currently looking to replace. Lots of shopping around. And a set of Cleveland Wedges, which were gifted to me after my amazing set of Pure Spins all took a dump. I miss those wedges still. But the Cleveland's have been great. I am striking a Taylor Made Ghost putter and I love it and don't know that I'll ever swap it. One of those clubs  when you grab it you just know it feels like the right match. 
 
Anyway, that's what's in my bag! Currently made the playoffs in the league I'm in and hoping to take home first place!

Name's Caleb. I'm from Alaska. Most of the playing I get is on a simulator. But I love it and love it even more when I get to play outside. Try to do a week long golf-cation every year and play 36 holes a day. 
 
Currently playing a Taylor Made M4 driver and 3 Wood. Ping i10s for irons, which I'm currently looking to replace. Lots of shopping around. And a set of Cleveland Wedges, which were gifted to me after my amazing set of Pure Spins all took a dump. I miss those wedges still. But the Cleveland's have been great. I am striking a Taylor Made Ghost putter and I love it and don't know that I'll ever swap it. One of those clubs  when you grab it you just know it feels like the right match. 
 
Anyway, that's what's in my bag! Currently made the playoffs in the league I'm in and hoping to take home first place!

Name's Caleb. I'm from Alaska. Most of the playing I get is on a simulator. But I love it and love it even more when I get to play outside. Try to do a week long golf-cation every year and play 36 holes a day. 
 
Currently playing a Taylor Made M4 driver and 3 Wood. Ping i10s for irons, which I'm currently looking to replace. Lots of shopping around. And a set of Cleveland Wedges, which were gifted to me after my amazing set of Pure Spins all took a dump. I miss those wedges still. But the Cleveland's have been great. I am striking a Taylor Made Ghost putter and I love it and don't know that I'll ever swap it. One of those clubs  when you grab it you just know it feels like the right match. 
 
Anyway, that's what's in my bag! Currently made the playoffs in the league I'm in and hoping to take home first place!

Name's Caleb. I'm from Alaska. Most of the playing I get is on a simulator. But I love it and love it even more when I get to play outside. Try to do a week long golf-cation every year and play 36 holes a day. 
 
Currently playing a Taylor Made M4 driver and 3 Wood. Ping i10s for irons, which I'm currently looking to replace. Lots of shopping around. And a set of Cleveland Wedges, which were gifted to me after my amazing set of Pure Spins all took a dump. I miss those wedges still. But the Cleveland's have been great. I am striking a Taylor Made Ghost putter and I love it and don't know that I'll ever swap it. One of those clubs  when you grab it you just know it feels like the right match. 
 
Anyway, that's what's in my bag! Currently made the playoffs in the league I'm in and hoping to take home first place!

Name's Caleb. I'm from Alaska. Most of the playing I get is on a simulator. But I love it and love it even more when I get to play outside. Try to do a week long golf-cation every year and play 36 holes a day. 
 
Currently playing a Taylor Made M4 driver and 3 Wood. Ping i10s for irons, which I'm currently looking to replace. Lots of shopping around. And a set of Cleveland Wedges, which were gifted to me after my amazing set of Pure Spins all took a dump. I miss those wedges still. But the Cleveland's have been great. I am striking a Taylor Made Ghost putter and I love it and don't know that I'll ever swap it. One of those clubs  when you grab it you just know it feels like the right match. 
 
Anyway, that's what's in my bag! Currently made the playoffs in the league I'm in and hoping to take home first place!

Name's Caleb. I'm from Alaska. Most of the playing I get is on a simulator. But I love it and love it even more when I get to play outside. Try to do a week long golf-cation every year and play 36 holes a day. 
 
Currently playing a Taylor Made M4 driver and 3 Wood. Ping i10s for irons, which I'm currently looking to replace. Lots of shopping around. And a set of Cleveland Wedges, which were gifted to me after my amazing set of Pure Spins all took a dump. I miss those wedges still. But the Cleveland's have been great. I am striking a Taylor Made Ghost putter and I love it and don't know that I'll ever swap it. One of those clubs  when you grab it you just know it feels like the right match. 
 
Anyway, that's what's in my bag! Currently made the playoffs in the league I'm in and hoping to take home first place!

Been searching for quite a while now on what I'm going to replace my ping i10s with. Been looking at Haywood, Byrdie, Ram, Tacomo, New Level, and Louisville Golf. Among others, but those have caught my eye the most so far. I want something aesthetically pleasing as much as something I can hit. And cavity backs sure aren't the prettiest so I've been debating pulling the trigger on an in between or a straight muscle back. We'll see what happens!

Hi everyone. This is going to be, hopefully, a summer long review of my recent purchase of the New Level 902-PD irons.
Intro 
TL;DR: Replacing my hand me down Cobra irons from 1994. Documenting the process of picking the irons and using them this summer
I have been golfing since I was a young kid, had a junior membership at the local muni and played a bunch. Was always an average golfer but more sporting commitments belonged to hockey and baseball. Took some lessons and was able to play in the low 90s as a teen. Continued playing sporadically in university, breaking 90 a couple of times.
As an international teacher, I have had the fortune to continue to play in the summers back in Canada as well as in Kuwait and China. Kuwait was once a month rounds and China was a weekly screen golf league with a heavy emphasis on fun and beers. School also had three simulators (Mevo+) so I had time to practice.
Now in Brussels, I am the Head Golf Coach at the school I am at, as well as an academic teacher. Having a lot more time to work on my game and play, supported by a PGA pro at the course we practice out of, I decided it was time to update my irons.
Me as a golfer
Swing Speed with 7-iron: low 80mph - carry 155-160
Current Irons: King Cobra Oversize Tours with DGs 300u shafts from 1994

My game is streaky, can shoot even for the front and then play the back at 10 over. Usually a few big holes will derail a round instead of a slow burn. My iron miss is a pull or too much loft on contact.
Iron Selection
Requirements I was looking for:
·       Player’s Distance or Player’s Category
·       DTC for price reasons
·       Good shaft selection options
Wishes:
·       Forged
·       7 iron loft of 32 deg
FITTING
TL;DR: Got fit for a comparable club to find the best shaft, winner was DG 105 s300
Due to living in Belgium and wanting the irons for playing this summer, the plan was to get fit for irons in Belgium and order them in Canada so they would be waiting for me when I got there.
I reached out to Sub70, Haywood and New Level to see what comparable irons would be to get fit for if I was looking at their CB or PD irons.
At the fitting centre (Golf Centre Wavre) I tried the following heads: T100s, P770, P790, Mizuno 223 and ZX5 mkII, and shafts, DG 105s, PX LZ 5.5/6, KBS Tour S, KBS Tour 120 S, Modus 105S and DG S300. They did not have the DG 120 to test which was a shaft I would have liked to try, however other 115g-120g shafts were not as consistent so the fitter felt it would not have been the best fit.
Quick note about the fitting: it was a great experience, knowledgeable and patient fitter, Trackman 4 tech and multiple brand fitting carts.
Through the fitting it was clear the DG 105 S was the best shaft for me. Consistently better strike, club speed and fitting data regardless of the head. KBS was the worst for me, has always been this way, their shaft profile doesn’t fit me.
The head that was the best turned out to be the Mizuno 223s followed by ZX5s in 1 deg up. If money wasn’t a concern, I would have bought this set up. However, that is currently not the case and would have been hard to justify to the missus.
 
Selecting New Level
TL;DR: Chose New Level 902-PD for cost, quality and turnaround time.
Next I reached out to each of the companies and said I was fit into Mizuno 223s in DG 105 S, what would be the closest combination to this that you offer.
New Level came back with the 902-PDs, Sub70 was 699 pro V2 and Haywood was their CBs. I entered this thinking I would end up in Sub70 but they were out of stock for the shaft and head combo I wanted. Haywood I was interested in as a Canadian and their strong reviews on TXG. At the end of the day picked New Level as I have a friend who likes his, they received good reviews on MGS and TXG, they were cheaper in cost by a considerable bit and turnaround time was much shorter.
Was happy with New Level as it checked all of the requirements I was looking for as well as some of the wishes.
All of the companies had great customer services to deal with.
 
Final Order
New Level 902-PD 5-PW with DG 105 S300s Lamkin Crossline Grip + 2 wraps bottom hand

 
Next Steps
The irons should be delivered early next week. I will do an unboxing and initial impressions post as well as a first thoughts after a range session, comparing against my old clubs.
These irons I am hoping will add forgiveness on mishits and with the lighter shaft a bit more ease in the swing.