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I think I am going to go into my local shop and have them let me hit each club on lie board to see where I am coming in.  I've done that with my mizunos to ensure they are correct for me.  
However, I will say that last night was a bit of a breakthrough.  I was putting on a stripe show at the range.  Still missing some right for sure, but a lot more at my target than I have seen so far.  Secondly, the strike was good to excellent on 98% of the shots.  My confidence is definitely on the rise after yesterday's range session.  

Fortunately for all of my team the weather held off today till the 17th hole and I was able to give the T100S and T200 irons a good try.
First off all of these irons felt fantastic, soft but solid.  The launch was in the right window, flight was penetrating and spin was really good. I have to see how the distances but it looks like they will be either just as long as my Cobras or maybe even longer....
I am delighted with the clubs and can't wait to hit them again.
As for my score, it was a solid 79 and I won my game 3 & 1. The team won 7/1 🤩.

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.

They are very solid for sure.  I'll be honest, it hasn't been instant love like I had for the Mizuno's, but there is definitely a lot a upside that I can see.  
For me that would be a couple more yards and the height of the shots.  Also, I think they are a touch more forgiving than the mizunos.  Once I really dial in the weight and feel of the irons - I don't think I'll look back, but it's still hard for me to say at this point.

Played 18 holes this morning and had a fairly good round.  
Ball striking continues to improve as I learn these irons more.  I need more time to really get comfortable with them.  Going from having irons for 4 years to only 3 weeks is a very big change - especially when the grip sizes and shafts are different.  
Had several really well struck shots where the ball did exactly as intended.  There have been a couple shots that  worry me to some extent.  I had 164 to pin and hit easy 8 iron - the ball flew about 176 to the back of the green.  Had 204 to pin on a par three - hit a nice, well-struck 5 iron that landed in the back bunker and must have flew 220 in the air (I was posing like an idiot on that one lol).  
One that was 190 into a stiff breeze and the 6 iron was perfect and gave me 12 feet for birdie. 
It's still hard to judge at this point as there were times my previous 18 that I had around 200 and hit what I thought was a well struck 5 iron and came up just short of the green to a back pin.  For the most part, it seems like they are a half club longer, especially when I get to the lower lofted irons.
Also, had 245 out of the rough to a par 5 so I was going to hit 4 iron to try and get it close.   Turned out much better than expected and went pin high.  Could not believe it went that far.
More to come, but I can say that the big draw miss was not as apparent today.  I had one bad one I can think of, but that was definitely overswinging as the cause.
75 (4 birdies and 2 doubles)
FIR 5  🙄
GIR 12 
Putts 32

More details to come, but I had my best round at an annual outing at Laurel Valley Golf Club that I've participated in for 4 years now.  Still not great, as I had waaayyy too many three putts (4), but a solid 77, with 2 (awful, unforced error) double bogeys and 3 birdies.  

More details to come, but I had my best round at an annual outing at Laurel Valley Golf Club that I've participated in for 4 years now.  Still not great, as I had waaayyy too many three putts (4), but a solid 77, with 2 (awful, unforced error) double bogeys and 3 birdies.  

More details to come, but I had my best round at an annual outing at Laurel Valley Golf Club that I've participated in for 4 years now.  Still not great, as I had waaayyy too many three putts (4), but a solid 77, with 2 (awful, unforced error) double bogeys and 3 birdies.  

More details to come, but I had my best round at an annual outing at Laurel Valley Golf Club that I've participated in for 4 years now.  Still not great, as I had waaayyy too many three putts (4), but a solid 77, with 2 (awful, unforced error) double bogeys and 3 birdies.  

That is exactly what I'm finding.  I haven't figured out the rhyme or reason as to why this has happened a couple times.  The T100-S is a forged club, so it doesn't quite make sense, but they do have a lot of tungsten in them as well.  My guess is that it's most likely spin related and delofting the club a bit more so it really is like I'm hitting a club less.  I will get on the launch monitors and look for the inconsistencies.

That is exactly what I'm finding.  I haven't figured out the rhyme or reason as to why this has happened a couple times.  The T100-S is a forged club, so it doesn't quite make sense, but they do have a lot of tungsten in them as well.  My guess is that it's most likely spin related and delofting the club a bit more so it really is like I'm hitting a club less.  I will get on the launch monitors and look for the inconsistencies.

That is exactly what I'm finding.  I haven't figured out the rhyme or reason as to why this has happened a couple times.  The T100-S is a forged club, so it doesn't quite make sense, but they do have a lot of tungsten in them as well.  My guess is that it's most likely spin related and delofting the club a bit more so it really is like I'm hitting a club less.  I will get on the launch monitors and look for the inconsistencies.

I am traveling for work this week, but playing on Wednesday at a very nice club in Pennsylvania that looks like it will be playing pretty wet from the forecast.  This should help to have longer irons in my hands, as the one drawback from courses around me is that I find myself having GW or less most often in par 4's - or on a par 5 I hit driver, 2 hybrid, and SW/LW.  
Planning on playing irons off the tee my next local round and will add more data from my skytrak here as well.  I wanted to really get on course performance to start with.

Played 18 holes this morning and had a fairly good round.  
Ball striking continues to improve as I learn these irons more.  I need more time to really get comfortable with them.  Going from having irons for 4 years to only 3 weeks is a very big change - especially when the grip sizes and shafts are different.  
Had several really well struck shots where the ball did exactly as intended.  There have been a couple shots that  worry me to some extent.  I had 164 to pin and hit easy 8 iron - the ball flew about 176 to the back of the green.  Had 204 to pin on a par three - hit a nice, well-struck 5 iron that landed in the back bunker and must have flew 220 in the air (I was posing like an idiot on that one lol).  
One that was 190 into a stiff breeze and the 6 iron was perfect and gave me 12 feet for birdie. 
It's still hard to judge at this point as there were times my previous 18 that I had around 200 and hit what I thought was a well struck 5 iron and came up just short of the green to a back pin.  For the most part, it seems like they are a half club longer, especially when I get to the lower lofted irons.
Also, had 245 out of the rough to a par 5 so I was going to hit 4 iron to try and get it close.   Turned out much better than expected and went pin high.  Could not believe it went that far.
More to come, but I can say that the big draw miss was not as apparent today.  I had one bad one I can think of, but that was definitely overswinging as the cause.
75 (4 birdies and 2 doubles)
FIR 5  🙄
GIR 12 
Putts 32

Something similar is happening with me as well. I'm wondering if it's due to weighting in the iron.  I have not been doing that with my Mizunos all season, but I have developed pull/draws with the Titleist much more than I'm used to.  Still need to do much more practice and side by side, but definitely something I've noticed.

I am traveling for work this week, but playing on Wednesday at a very nice club in Pennsylvania that looks like it will be playing pretty wet from the forecast.  This should help to have longer irons in my hands, as the one drawback from courses around me is that I find myself having GW or less most often in par 4's - or on a par 5 I hit driver, 2 hybrid, and SW/LW.  
Planning on playing irons off the tee my next local round and will add more data from my skytrak here as well.  I wanted to really get on course performance to start with.

I am traveling for work this week, but playing on Wednesday at a very nice club in Pennsylvania that looks like it will be playing pretty wet from the forecast.  This should help to have longer irons in my hands, as the one drawback from courses around me is that I find myself having GW or less most often in par 4's - or on a par 5 I hit driver, 2 hybrid, and SW/LW.  
Planning on playing irons off the tee my next local round and will add more data from my skytrak here as well.  I wanted to really get on course performance to start with.

I am traveling for work this week, but playing on Wednesday at a very nice club in Pennsylvania that looks like it will be playing pretty wet from the forecast.  This should help to have longer irons in my hands, as the one drawback from courses around me is that I find myself having GW or less most often in par 4's - or on a par 5 I hit driver, 2 hybrid, and SW/LW.  
Planning on playing irons off the tee my next local round and will add more data from my skytrak here as well.  I wanted to really get on course performance to start with.

I am traveling for work this week, but playing on Wednesday at a very nice club in Pennsylvania that looks like it will be playing pretty wet from the forecast.  This should help to have longer irons in my hands, as the one drawback from courses around me is that I find myself having GW or less most often in par 4's - or on a par 5 I hit driver, 2 hybrid, and SW/LW.  
Planning on playing irons off the tee my next local round and will add more data from my skytrak here as well.  I wanted to really get on course performance to start with.

Alright, here's some additional details on the session after getting rid of some of the outliers (shockingly, only needed to throw shots away for the Utility Iron and PW -- everything else was "good enough"). Distance was no surprise aside from expecting the Titleist to be 2-5 yds further than where things ended up. The surprising part was more in the flight stats, especially with the shorter irons (which are 2* stronger in the Titleist). I don't have stats on swing speed, smash factor, or spin, but I do have quite a few other good stats. Even though I have a T200 in hand, my test is the T100S, so I'm starting with that -- still totally appreciate the T200 long iron opportunity and am considering that part of the test, but it's the minor part of the test for me. 
General: Prior to the side-by-side, it seemed like I was hitting the T100S higher than my typical flight, with similar curve and accuracy. Once I started hitting at the range, the T100S felt slightly heavier at address. When holding them both in my hands at the same time, I didn't notice much difference, but when setting up and swinging, the Titleist had a slightly heavier feel (which I like). It felt more in the head, even though the best explanation could be that the shaft is 6g heavier (same shaft, S in Mizuno and X in Titleist, officially 114g vs. 120g). In terms of size and looks, the T100S looks comparable to the JPX919 Tour at address, and very slightly larger than it from other angles, but slightly smaller than the JPX 919 Forged. Noted previously, I have a combo set now (4-6 Forged, 7-PW Tour), so I'm splitting feedback and reactions based on that.
Long irons: T100S vs. Mizuno JPX919 Forged. Lofts are identical, and shafts are similar. I expected very similar performance, and thought it would be a good comparison in where the two brands put their priorities -- if anything, I expected the Titleist to launch/apex lower because of the flex, but end up with similar distances.  Well, the opposite happened, which I assume can only be attributed to the head (this was consistent across all clubs): the JPX was ~1 yard longer in total distance, but T100S was 3-5 yds longer in terms of carry (meaning it also stopped faster). The T100S went ~10-12 ft higher and had a ~5* steeper landing angle (held true with both average and maximum). Curve was very similar, with Mizuno having more right-left movement. The T100S was more accurate. The JPX had more consistent distances. I'm torn - so many good things happening with the T100S, but consistency could be a big factor on the course (need to be confident how far it's actually going to fly this time).  
Short irons: T100S vs. Mizuno JPX919 Tour. This was the most surprising -- the T100S are 2* stronger, so I went in expecting lower launch, lower apex, lower spin, lower landing angle, and more distance from the T100S. I left the test with only that last expectation holding true (well...I don't have spin numbers, but I think it adds up). The T100S launched higher (slightly), flew ~8-10ft higher, landed at a steeper angle (1-2*), and were 5-10 yds longer (both carry and total - honestly, I expected a few yards longer). This held true for all clubs except the PW, but that was the club I started with, so maybe I just wasn't warmed up. Dispersion was tight with both the JPX and T100S with the shorter irons. I have to give the edge to the T100S here because of both distance and landing angle (and likely spin?). 
And last,T200 3-iron vs. Srixon U85 2-iron: Starting out, I love the Srixon driving iron. I bombed it during my demo, ordered a U65 with a no-upcharge custom shaft (at the time I was matching my irons), and it showed up as a U85 (winning!). I later got an actual fitting for it and swapped in a graphite shaft. Off the turf, it does well, but it's mostly a tee shot club for me that is usually in the 230-240 range but can get up around 260, and it's pretty accurate (more confidence than D and 3W). I was hitting off mats for this session, so I didn't have low tees to compare tee shots, but off the turf, I was shocked that the best shot, by far, came from the T200 3i (25 yds longer than the longest Srixon with less roll), and that the T200 outperformed it overall on well-struck shots (to be fair, I had to throw away more mishits with the T200 than I did the Srixon). The T200 had 2.5mph higher ball speed, 1.5* higher launch (expected), 4* steeper landing angle, and was tighter in terms of accuracy (but again, that's ignoring the blatant mishits, of which the T200 had 2x the Srixon). It was also 10 yds longer on both carry and total distance 🤯. The Srixon was more consistent in terms of distance (both carry and overall). All signs there point to the T200, right? Well...it also had the two worst shots,  by far -- if I can tighten up the consistency (which could be swing-related), this will be going in my bag for the foreseeable future. 
Summary: This actually holds true across all of the categories I noted above: the Titleist irons are mashers. They go a long way and stop quickly compared to my current irons. My current hesitation is consistency across the board -- even though accuracy is on par with (or better than) my JPX and Srixon, the inconsistent distances are a bit concerning. I do want the distance, so I'm planning to keep these in the bag for the remainder of the season, but I'm not ready to cut the JPX out of my life just yet. 

I just added my first impressions and a lot of comparison pictures to my Mizunos and thoughts on the differences in the Review portion - https://forum.mygolfspy.com/tests/19-test-in-progress-titleist-t-series-irons/?do=findReview&review=34.  I will add details on my first 18 holes with them in this section soon.

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.

I think I am going to go into my local shop and have them let me hit each club on lie board to see where I am coming in.  I've done that with my mizunos to ensure they are correct for me.  
However, I will say that last night was a bit of a breakthrough.  I was putting on a stripe show at the range.  Still missing some right for sure, but a lot more at my target than I have seen so far.  Secondly, the strike was good to excellent on 98% of the shots.  My confidence is definitely on the rise after yesterday's range session.  

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.

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.