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I forgot to add this in from a few weeks back.  I was lucky to play Laurel Valley Golf Club out of LIgionier, PA for an outing. I had a great shot on the 18th hole from the bunker.  The layup was not much easier so the caddie talked me into just going for it.  
I tried to give a look at what I was facing, but it was about 195 to carry over the water and 205 to pin and I hit the T200 4 iron.  Let me tell you the flight on this thing was just amazing.  In the air, I'm thinking "did I really just pull that off and THAT'S my ball flight?!"  The thing was towering and probably 130 feet in the air out of this bunker (looked like a 9 iron).  It ended up flying through the wind with ease and landed in the back bunker probably a 220 carry.  I was then faced with a downhill bunker shot that I was able to play really well and just landed on the fringe and it rolled to within a tap in for birdie.  Definitely the best I've every played that hole.
PS - Sorry for the terrible illustration.
 

I forgot to add this in from a few weeks back.  I was lucky to play Laurel Valley Golf Club out of LIgionier, PA for an outing. I had a great shot on the 18th hole from the bunker.  The layup was not much easier so the caddie talked me into just going for it.  
I tried to give a look at what I was facing, but it was about 195 to carry over the water and 205 to pin and I hit the T200 4 iron.  Let me tell you the flight on this thing was just amazing.  In the air, I'm thinking "did I really just pull that off and THAT'S my ball flight?!"  The thing was towering and probably 130 feet in the air out of this bunker (looked like a 9 iron).  It ended up flying through the wind with ease and landed in the back bunker probably a 220 carry.  I was then faced with a downhill bunker shot that I was able to play really well and just landed on the fringe and it rolled to within a tap in for birdie.  Definitely the best I've every played that hole.
PS - Sorry for the terrible illustration.
 

The land angle is crazy good - I've had several instances where I'm 200 - 225 coming into a green with a 4, 5 or 6 iron and the ball is only 3 feet from my landing spot.  Usually it's not bad, but more like 10 - 12 feet if not a bit more with my old clubs.  This, I think is the greatest strength of the irons.  Spin is probably a bit down, but more than adequate and paired with the angle of descent, a really nice feeling knowing it will hold the green regardless of distance.

Fun experiment today - I played 9 holes with both sets. I hit 4 irons off of every par 4 in hopes to have a longer club into greens. 


I definitely have grown more accustomed to the feel of the Titleist and the Mizunos felt much lighter.  Also, looking at the Mizuno right before or after the Titleist makes me appreciate how good these look from address.   The Mizuno almost seemed clunky and the lines did not flow.  The next largest takeaway by far was distance.  I was a club or two less nearly all day.  Off the tee, the T200 was also outperforming the Srixon ZX by a large margin.  In the end, my score was the same - even par with both.  More details below on FIR and GIR.
Titleist
Score: 36 (1 birdie and 1 bogey from a 3 putt from 50 feet)
FIR - 5/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 8/9 (Varying distances still, left myself 50 feet twice)
Mizuno
Score: 36 (9 pars)
FIR - 4/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 7/9
Overall Comments - The higher ball flight is great and it's nice to have less club also with the Titleist.  However, I feel like I'm hitting some clubs too far.  For instance I hit a gap wedge from 136.  The lines on these are terrific.  Definitely heavier than Mizunos.  Shafts make a heck of a difference.  I think part of the reason I am hitting a bit further is the change in shafts and the KBS being a bit less tip stiff.  However, I might prefer the others as they feel easier to control.  May look into changing the shafts out as I move forward.  Need to experiment more.

The land angle is crazy good - I've had several instances where I'm 200 - 225 coming into a green with a 4, 5 or 6 iron and the ball is only 3 feet from my landing spot.  Usually it's not bad, but more like 10 - 12 feet if not a bit more with my old clubs.  This, I think is the greatest strength of the irons.  Spin is probably a bit down, but more than adequate and paired with the angle of descent, a really nice feeling knowing it will hold the green regardless of distance.

Fun experiment today - I played 9 holes with both sets. I hit 4 irons off of every par 4 in hopes to have a longer club into greens. 


I definitely have grown more accustomed to the feel of the Titleist and the Mizunos felt much lighter.  Also, looking at the Mizuno right before or after the Titleist makes me appreciate how good these look from address.   The Mizuno almost seemed clunky and the lines did not flow.  The next largest takeaway by far was distance.  I was a club or two less nearly all day.  Off the tee, the T200 was also outperforming the Srixon ZX by a large margin.  In the end, my score was the same - even par with both.  More details below on FIR and GIR.
Titleist
Score: 36 (1 birdie and 1 bogey from a 3 putt from 50 feet)
FIR - 5/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 8/9 (Varying distances still, left myself 50 feet twice)
Mizuno
Score: 36 (9 pars)
FIR - 4/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 7/9
Overall Comments - The higher ball flight is great and it's nice to have less club also with the Titleist.  However, I feel like I'm hitting some clubs too far.  For instance I hit a gap wedge from 136.  The lines on these are terrific.  Definitely heavier than Mizunos.  Shafts make a heck of a difference.  I think part of the reason I am hitting a bit further is the change in shafts and the KBS being a bit less tip stiff.  However, I might prefer the others as they feel easier to control.  May look into changing the shafts out as I move forward.  Need to experiment more.

The land angle is crazy good - I've had several instances where I'm 200 - 225 coming into a green with a 4, 5 or 6 iron and the ball is only 3 feet from my landing spot.  Usually it's not bad, but more like 10 - 12 feet if not a bit more with my old clubs.  This, I think is the greatest strength of the irons.  Spin is probably a bit down, but more than adequate and paired with the angle of descent, a really nice feeling knowing it will hold the green regardless of distance.

The land angle is crazy good - I've had several instances where I'm 200 - 225 coming into a green with a 4, 5 or 6 iron and the ball is only 3 feet from my landing spot.  Usually it's not bad, but more like 10 - 12 feet if not a bit more with my old clubs.  This, I think is the greatest strength of the irons.  Spin is probably a bit down, but more than adequate and paired with the angle of descent, a really nice feeling knowing it will hold the green regardless of distance.

The land angle is crazy good - I've had several instances where I'm 200 - 225 coming into a green with a 4, 5 or 6 iron and the ball is only 3 feet from my landing spot.  Usually it's not bad, but more like 10 - 12 feet if not a bit more with my old clubs.  This, I think is the greatest strength of the irons.  Spin is probably a bit down, but more than adequate and paired with the angle of descent, a really nice feeling knowing it will hold the green regardless of distance.

The land angle is crazy good - I've had several instances where I'm 200 - 225 coming into a green with a 4, 5 or 6 iron and the ball is only 3 feet from my landing spot.  Usually it's not bad, but more like 10 - 12 feet if not a bit more with my old clubs.  This, I think is the greatest strength of the irons.  Spin is probably a bit down, but more than adequate and paired with the angle of descent, a really nice feeling knowing it will hold the green regardless of distance.

Fun experiment today - I played 9 holes with both sets. I hit 4 irons off of every par 4 in hopes to have a longer club into greens. 


I definitely have grown more accustomed to the feel of the Titleist and the Mizunos felt much lighter.  Also, looking at the Mizuno right before or after the Titleist makes me appreciate how good these look from address.   The Mizuno almost seemed clunky and the lines did not flow.  The next largest takeaway by far was distance.  I was a club or two less nearly all day.  Off the tee, the T200 was also outperforming the Srixon ZX by a large margin.  In the end, my score was the same - even par with both.  More details below on FIR and GIR.
Titleist
Score: 36 (1 birdie and 1 bogey from a 3 putt from 50 feet)
FIR - 5/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 8/9 (Varying distances still, left myself 50 feet twice)
Mizuno
Score: 36 (9 pars)
FIR - 4/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 7/9
Overall Comments - The higher ball flight is great and it's nice to have less club also with the Titleist.  However, I feel like I'm hitting some clubs too far.  For instance I hit a gap wedge from 136.  The lines on these are terrific.  Definitely heavier than Mizunos.  Shafts make a heck of a difference.  I think part of the reason I am hitting a bit further is the change in shafts and the KBS being a bit less tip stiff.  However, I might prefer the others as they feel easier to control.  May look into changing the shafts out as I move forward.  Need to experiment more.

Love the side by side strategy!
I feel like we're having a very similar experience with the T100S -- every time I read one of your posts, I just think "yup, same". 

I played in our city mid am this week - scores were not up to my expectations, but can't blame that on the irons (haven't played enough lately and felt very rusty - both rounds were terrible for the first 9-10 holes and tolerable for the remaining holes). Throughout both rounds I made some strategic decisions to make sure the Titleist irons got more action than a typical round (like 3 or 4 iron off the tee to set up an 8 or 9 iron into the green instead of going driver-gap wedge, and taking something off the PW instead of going full GW). 
The T200 3 iron is a monster off the tee. It was very consistent, and mishits were forgiving, at least in terms of direction (noticeable drop in distance though). Nicer to look at and (seemingly) more power than my U85. From the short grass it was also nice, just a little less consistent (it's still a 3 iron). Might pick up the 2 iron to go with it, or the U505 1 iron, possibly even replacing my 3W... (But then what would i do with all those sweet fairway covers? 🤔). Honestly, if I put the driver away and only hit 3i off the tee for the entire tournament, I probably would have saved 3-4 strokes per round (but can't get myself to do that on a par 5 or on gettable par 4s after the wheels were already loose). 
The other irons... They fly high and go far. They look and feel great. I also think they feel heavier than my Mizunos. Distance control with shorter irons is great, especially when trying to hit it a specific number. But there are still those occasional big hits from the long and mid irons that give me pause - for example, on Tuesday on a hole where long is the worst spot to be, I hit 7 iron from 183 thinking there's no way it goes over the back, and... Yikes, had to hit a 30 yd floppa coming back (it rolled out a bit, but still, 210-215 total, probably 195-200 in the air landing on a slope in the back rough) - hit a sick flop though, so I did get it up and down. 

Fun experiment today - I played 9 holes with both sets. I hit 4 irons off of every par 4 in hopes to have a longer club into greens. 


I definitely have grown more accustomed to the feel of the Titleist and the Mizunos felt much lighter.  Also, looking at the Mizuno right before or after the Titleist makes me appreciate how good these look from address.   The Mizuno almost seemed clunky and the lines did not flow.  The next largest takeaway by far was distance.  I was a club or two less nearly all day.  Off the tee, the T200 was also outperforming the Srixon ZX by a large margin.  In the end, my score was the same - even par with both.  More details below on FIR and GIR.
Titleist
Score: 36 (1 birdie and 1 bogey from a 3 putt from 50 feet)
FIR - 5/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 8/9 (Varying distances still, left myself 50 feet twice)
Mizuno
Score: 36 (9 pars)
FIR - 4/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 7/9
Overall Comments - The higher ball flight is great and it's nice to have less club also with the Titleist.  However, I feel like I'm hitting some clubs too far.  For instance I hit a gap wedge from 136.  The lines on these are terrific.  Definitely heavier than Mizunos.  Shafts make a heck of a difference.  I think part of the reason I am hitting a bit further is the change in shafts and the KBS being a bit less tip stiff.  However, I might prefer the others as they feel easier to control.  May look into changing the shafts out as I move forward.  Need to experiment more.

Fun experiment today - I played 9 holes with both sets. I hit 4 irons off of every par 4 in hopes to have a longer club into greens. 


I definitely have grown more accustomed to the feel of the Titleist and the Mizunos felt much lighter.  Also, looking at the Mizuno right before or after the Titleist makes me appreciate how good these look from address.   The Mizuno almost seemed clunky and the lines did not flow.  The next largest takeaway by far was distance.  I was a club or two less nearly all day.  Off the tee, the T200 was also outperforming the Srixon ZX by a large margin.  In the end, my score was the same - even par with both.  More details below on FIR and GIR.
Titleist
Score: 36 (1 birdie and 1 bogey from a 3 putt from 50 feet)
FIR - 5/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 8/9 (Varying distances still, left myself 50 feet twice)
Mizuno
Score: 36 (9 pars)
FIR - 4/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 7/9
Overall Comments - The higher ball flight is great and it's nice to have less club also with the Titleist.  However, I feel like I'm hitting some clubs too far.  For instance I hit a gap wedge from 136.  The lines on these are terrific.  Definitely heavier than Mizunos.  Shafts make a heck of a difference.  I think part of the reason I am hitting a bit further is the change in shafts and the KBS being a bit less tip stiff.  However, I might prefer the others as they feel easier to control.  May look into changing the shafts out as I move forward.  Need to experiment more.

Fun experiment today - I played 9 holes with both sets. I hit 4 irons off of every par 4 in hopes to have a longer club into greens. 


I definitely have grown more accustomed to the feel of the Titleist and the Mizunos felt much lighter.  Also, looking at the Mizuno right before or after the Titleist makes me appreciate how good these look from address.   The Mizuno almost seemed clunky and the lines did not flow.  The next largest takeaway by far was distance.  I was a club or two less nearly all day.  Off the tee, the T200 was also outperforming the Srixon ZX by a large margin.  In the end, my score was the same - even par with both.  More details below on FIR and GIR.
Titleist
Score: 36 (1 birdie and 1 bogey from a 3 putt from 50 feet)
FIR - 5/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 8/9 (Varying distances still, left myself 50 feet twice)
Mizuno
Score: 36 (9 pars)
FIR - 4/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 7/9
Overall Comments - The higher ball flight is great and it's nice to have less club also with the Titleist.  However, I feel like I'm hitting some clubs too far.  For instance I hit a gap wedge from 136.  The lines on these are terrific.  Definitely heavier than Mizunos.  Shafts make a heck of a difference.  I think part of the reason I am hitting a bit further is the change in shafts and the KBS being a bit less tip stiff.  However, I might prefer the others as they feel easier to control.  May look into changing the shafts out as I move forward.  Need to experiment more.

Fun experiment today - I played 9 holes with both sets. I hit 4 irons off of every par 4 in hopes to have a longer club into greens. 


I definitely have grown more accustomed to the feel of the Titleist and the Mizunos felt much lighter.  Also, looking at the Mizuno right before or after the Titleist makes me appreciate how good these look from address.   The Mizuno almost seemed clunky and the lines did not flow.  The next largest takeaway by far was distance.  I was a club or two less nearly all day.  Off the tee, the T200 was also outperforming the Srixon ZX by a large margin.  In the end, my score was the same - even par with both.  More details below on FIR and GIR.
Titleist
Score: 36 (1 birdie and 1 bogey from a 3 putt from 50 feet)
FIR - 5/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 8/9 (Varying distances still, left myself 50 feet twice)
Mizuno
Score: 36 (9 pars)
FIR - 4/5 (Four 4 irons and 1 5 iron)
GIR - 7/9
Overall Comments - The higher ball flight is great and it's nice to have less club also with the Titleist.  However, I feel like I'm hitting some clubs too far.  For instance I hit a gap wedge from 136.  The lines on these are terrific.  Definitely heavier than Mizunos.  Shafts make a heck of a difference.  I think part of the reason I am hitting a bit further is the change in shafts and the KBS being a bit less tip stiff.  However, I might prefer the others as they feel easier to control.  May look into changing the shafts out as I move forward.  Need to experiment more.

Another outing in the books and another good performance from these irons.  Starting to feel more confident in the extra distance and beginning to play that distance and not overswing.  Team ended up -10 and took second place on a fairly difficult course with slick greens.  We had 4 opportunities from 12 feet that we missed for birdie, so could have taken home the Dub.
We used about 85% of my shots, so I think I would have scored well with my own ball.  Shots that I feel that I missed were still finding the green, but might be around 45 feet.  And as I said above I had probably 6/7 iron shots that gave outstanding looks for birdie.  

Another outing in the books and another good performance from these irons.  Starting to feel more confident in the extra distance and beginning to play that distance and not overswing.  Team ended up -10 and took second place on a fairly difficult course with slick greens.  We had 4 opportunities from 12 feet that we missed for birdie, so could have taken home the Dub.
We used about 85% of my shots, so I think I would have scored well with my own ball.  Shots that I feel that I missed were still finding the green, but might be around 45 feet.  And as I said above I had probably 6/7 iron shots that gave outstanding looks for birdie.  

Another outing in the books and another good performance from these irons.  Starting to feel more confident in the extra distance and beginning to play that distance and not overswing.  Team ended up -10 and took second place on a fairly difficult course with slick greens.  We had 4 opportunities from 12 feet that we missed for birdie, so could have taken home the Dub.
We used about 85% of my shots, so I think I would have scored well with my own ball.  Shots that I feel that I missed were still finding the green, but might be around 45 feet.  And as I said above I had probably 6/7 iron shots that gave outstanding looks for birdie.  

Another outing in the books and another good performance from these irons.  Starting to feel more confident in the extra distance and beginning to play that distance and not overswing.  Team ended up -10 and took second place on a fairly difficult course with slick greens.  We had 4 opportunities from 12 feet that we missed for birdie, so could have taken home the Dub.
We used about 85% of my shots, so I think I would have scored well with my own ball.  Shots that I feel that I missed were still finding the green, but might be around 45 feet.  And as I said above I had probably 6/7 iron shots that gave outstanding looks for birdie.  

Another outing in the books and another good performance from these irons.  Starting to feel more confident in the extra distance and beginning to play that distance and not overswing.  Team ended up -10 and took second place on a fairly difficult course with slick greens.  We had 4 opportunities from 12 feet that we missed for birdie, so could have taken home the Dub.
We used about 85% of my shots, so I think I would have scored well with my own ball.  Shots that I feel that I missed were still finding the green, but might be around 45 feet.  And as I said above I had probably 6/7 iron shots that gave outstanding looks for birdie.  

Another outing in the books and another good performance from these irons.  Starting to feel more confident in the extra distance and beginning to play that distance and not overswing.  Team ended up -10 and took second place on a fairly difficult course with slick greens.  We had 4 opportunities from 12 feet that we missed for birdie, so could have taken home the Dub.
We used about 85% of my shots, so I think I would have scored well with my own ball.  Shots that I feel that I missed were still finding the green, but might be around 45 feet.  And as I said above I had probably 6/7 iron shots that gave outstanding looks for birdie.  

Another outing in the books and another good performance from these irons.  Starting to feel more confident in the extra distance and beginning to play that distance and not overswing.  Team ended up -10 and took second place on a fairly difficult course with slick greens.  We had 4 opportunities from 12 feet that we missed for birdie, so could have taken home the Dub.
We used about 85% of my shots, so I think I would have scored well with my own ball.  Shots that I feel that I missed were still finding the green, but might be around 45 feet.  And as I said above I had probably 6/7 iron shots that gave outstanding looks for birdie.  

My buddy said what are you 75 when I told him I switch to graphites ... I let him hit both irons with graphites Mizuno and titliest .. he is now looing into switching .. blew his mind how good they felt ..like a day or two later texted me about them haha 

Good stuff - part of it too is that I did go for a shaft with a bit more feel that is less tip stiff than what I have been used to.  I definitely was swinging smoother last night and I think that made a difference.