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Top 20 Worst Looking Irons EVER?


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Was wanting to put together a quick article for the blog with a look back at the ugliest irons ever made.

 

So...what do you think...what in your opinion are the ugliest irons ever made?

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These I am sure will be near the top of the list:

 

CG%20Vas%20irons.jpg

 

Those are some of the worst designs ever, who would put that on an iron?

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3 that come to mind:

TMag Firesole

Armour Ti100

Ironwood (forgot manufacturer)

In The Bag
Driver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x 
Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x
3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"
4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"
4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400

SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner
LW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner
XW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger stepped
Putter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"

Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo.

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These I am sure will be near the top of the list:

 

CG%20Vas%20irons.jpg

 

 

If I'm not mistaken, the VAS were the irons Corey Pavin used when he won US Open.

Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond 10.5 Ventus Black 6S tipped 1"

Callaway Epic Flash Subzero 15* (Testing new shafts)

Callaway Rogue Sub Zero 20* Ventus Black 8x

Epon AF302 4-PW Modus 105X

Fourteen RM-4 51, 55, 59* Modus 125 Wedge 

Bettinardi BB8 DASS RJB8158

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A few more:

Spalding Executives

Anything that Pat Simmons designed

Fila Latitude

MacGregor DoctorX

Anything Henry Griffits

Ray Cook Titanics

King Cobra II's

Wilson Fatshafts

Nicklaus The Bear

Lil' David Slingers

Callaway Great Big Bertha

Nickent 3dx Hybrid (I hit them well, but they were ugly)

Jack Hamm's XFactor irons

Hogan Magnums

Plop Slotz

Dynacraft anything

HiBore Iron/Hybrids

In The Bag
Driver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x 
Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x
3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"
4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"
4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400

SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner
LW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner
XW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger stepped
Putter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"

Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo.

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The Cleveland VAS irons were definitely the worst looking irons produced in my lifetime. Funny thing is, most people that played them thought they were decent performers.

But that huge offset, the unfinished looking pewter/lead like finish, the tacky and plastic look graphics on the back of the club head. A club only a mother could love.

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Yep, Corey won the US Open with them. I actually have a set of the VAS+ that came right after those. I let my friends borrow them when they want to start up golf. Those ugly suckers are responsible for turning at least 5 of my friends into new golfers.

I also take them out every once in awhile.

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For me personally, the new 2011 Callaway RAZR X Forged is right up there. Previous iterations weren't exactly classical beauties, but they were ok lookswise. Now they just really massacred a classic CB appearance !

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rookie blue i forgot about the macgregor doctor rx.I agree it was ugly,I had a 5 iron I got for free from a magazine in the early 90's.I could never hit it good anyway.I also agree that the earlier nike irons were pretty ugly[slingshot]

Callaway razr x tour 5-pw

titleist 585h 24 &21 hybrid

Heavy wedge 52 gap wedge

Nike sv sand and lob wedge

Callaway Diablo Octane tour Driver

Adams F 11 3 wood

Seemore ci2 or Bettinardi studio stock 2

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rookie blue i forgot about the macgregor doctor rx.I agree it was ugly,I had a 5 iron I got for free from a magazine in the early 90's.I could never hit it good anyway.I also agree that the earlier nike irons were pretty ugly[slingshot]

 

I agree with everything RB said, sans the Dynacraft... at least, their most current stuff. The slot-blades and CNC milled look really good, in my opinion.

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My favorite things about this thread:

 

One of my best friends plays those ugly SUMOs (with stock graphite shafts no less).

 

Last year I played quite a few times with a guy (yes a guy) who bagged the VAS. The pictures don't come close to representing both the unbridled hideousness of these clubs, or the EPIC amount of offset. I don't think the clubface actually impacts the ball until the shaft has finished the follow through.

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the VAS irons were the first ones that popped into my mind.

 

Many years ago I had a set of those Spalding Executive irons that all looked like hybrids, they were shockers

 

Same here. VAS irons are the ugliest EVER. If I had to pick second place, anything Nike prior to 2008.

Callaway FT-9 Driver 10.5* Grafalloy Prolaunch Axis Blue

Callaway FT-9 Driver 9.0* Grafalloy Prolaunch Platinum

Cobra Baffler Rail F Fairway 15.5* Fujikura Motore

Wilson FYbrid 19* UST Proforce AXIV Core

Cobra Baffler Rail H Hybrid 22* Fujikura Motore

Ping I15 Irons 5-UW AWT

Ping Tour-W 56*,60* DG Spinner

Ping Redwood ZB Putter, WRX Starshot, 35"

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I actually think the Forged Pro Combos are maybe their nicest irons ever.

 

OK, let me amend my comment... any Nike shovels prior to 2008.

Callaway FT-9 Driver 10.5* Grafalloy Prolaunch Axis Blue

Callaway FT-9 Driver 9.0* Grafalloy Prolaunch Platinum

Cobra Baffler Rail F Fairway 15.5* Fujikura Motore

Wilson FYbrid 19* UST Proforce AXIV Core

Cobra Baffler Rail H Hybrid 22* Fujikura Motore

Ping I15 Irons 5-UW AWT

Ping Tour-W 56*,60* DG Spinner

Ping Redwood ZB Putter, WRX Starshot, 35"

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I think that Unique irons should be added to the list.

Driver-Wishon 715CLC- AXE5 A shaft tipeed 1/2"
Fairway -Sonartec SS-02 17*-SS Series Penley Regular shaft
Hybrid-21 & 25 degree Trident DSW Hybrid-UST Irod regular shaft
(2009 version)
Irons- 5-PW-Wilson Staff Progressive Forged-TT Release sensicore R(5&6 soft stepped,-7,8 and 9 normal and PW hard stepped)
Wedges-52-Wilson Staff JP II BeCu(Bent from 54*) TT Release R   hard stepped

               56-Wilson Sandy Andy BeCu-TT Release R tipped same as 8 iron

                60-Wilson Harmonized BeCu-(shaft same as 56*)
Putter-Nickent Tour Prototype Milled #1-35.5"-5* loft-74*Lie

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i think the x24s and the machspeeds are probably up in the top 10.

Taylormade RBZ2 TP 9.5 Fuel 60

Ping i20 3 wood Aldila Nv

Adams Dhy 18*

Mizuno Mp59 4-p KBS Tour S

Vokey 50* 55* 60*

Scotty Cameron Select Newport 1.5

Ball - Z star XV

Oakley Stand Bag

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