GB13 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I only see the most expensive irons ever sold but I would love to have them After the break: PXG VS TITLEIST Who will come out on top? Find out next on PRICING WARS. JohnSmalls 1 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeForeLyfe Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I like the look myself. I'm a minimalist, clean, thin top line, minimal offset guy. Be interesting to see if these are an MB or a hollow body. I'm sure the CNCPT will go away if they become a production iron, even so I don't mind it. To each their own but always amazes me how people gripe about script or look of the back of a club when the only time they even see it is in a picture or in their bag. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Golfspy_CG2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyoymac Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Looks a lot like my AP3s with a slightly different badge and some additional shaping on the hosel. Quote Cobra LTDx LS 9.0 TPT Power Range 18 LO Cobra LTDx 3W lofted to 16.5 TPT 17 HI Tour Edge E723 21 degree Diamana Thump f85 S Cobra LTDx 24 degree 5 hybrid TPT 17 LO Corey Paul - 5 & 6 CB with KBS $-Taper 120 Stiff Black Corey Paul 7 - PW Japan Forged Minimalist Blades KBS $-Taper 120 Stiff Chrome Corey Paul Functional Art 52, 56 & 60 all with BGT ZNE shafts Odyssey O Works Black #7 with BGT Stability Tour Shaft, SuperStroke Traxion 3.0 & 75g CounterCore Bridgestone Tour BRX or MaxFli Tour Tracked by Arccos, Bushnell V4, Vessel Lux XV 2.0 bag, Bag Boy quad XL cart with Alphard V2 wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchester33 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Looks to me like an i500 competitor. Wonder if they're hollow or loaded with a new speed foam competitor. Could also see this being an extension of the TS moniker into irons. Quote Driver: Callaway Rogue - Project X HZRDUS Yellow, 6.0, 63g Fairway: Callaway Epic 3 wood, Rogue MAX stiff, 75g 4-6 Iron: Mizuno JPX-850 - Project X 5.5 7-PW: Mizuno JPX-850 Forged - Project X 5.5 Wedges: Mizuno MP-T5 (50, 54), Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth 60 ES Putter: Odyssey Marxman, Currently tested and kept Golf Pride Tour SNSR Contour Pro 140cc grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guests Guest Tom Duckworth Posted September 14, 2018 Guests Share Posted September 14, 2018 I think it's a beautiful iron. I doubt that's it's final name however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinkerGolfMan Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 Maybe I ask what you don't like about them Tinkerman? I feel like there wasn't much thought in the design, look very chunky in the back and they just slapped a CNCPT logo on it. NO cavity or separating elements. Quote FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM + TWITTER + YOUTUBE 2017 M1 9.5°, Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei CK Blue, Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 2017 M2 3 Wood Fairway 15°, Aldila Rogue 125 Tour Edition, Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 Vapor Speed 5 Wood Fairway 19°, Fujikura 73 Tour Spec, Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 JPX 919 Forged #4-6 Iron, JPX 919 Tour #7-PW Irons, KBS C-Taper, Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 Artisan Golf custom 50°, 54°, 54°, Nippon Modus 120 Wedge, Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 Tour Issue Circle T - Tour Rat I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemclub Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I'm thinking the CNCPT might not stand for CONCEPT but might imply CNC PT. As in CNC milled ProtoType. PMookie and tommc23 2 Quote Bag: Bennington Quiet Organizer 9-Lite (link) Cart: 3.5+ Driver: F9 speedback, Accra iWood Woods: Sonartec GS Tour 14*, Fujikura Six S DI: T-MB 2 iron, KBS Tour-V 120 X, Irons: PP-9003SN 4-GW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Wedges: 1957 K-grind SW, LW, Nippon 1150GH Stiff Putter: EXO Indianapolis (link) Ball: MTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiftyNiblick Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 If those Cncpts offer custom stamping and I were looking for new irons, I'd be interested. If they stamp "9" on a seven-iron like everybody else, forget it. I'm sure that jlukes is right there with me. chemclub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunga Galunga Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Just hit the CNCPT 01 and 02 along with every other possible club head and shaft combo. Ended up buying the CNCPT 01. More of a players distance iron. The ball exploded off the face. I loved them. Can't wait to have them in my bag in about a week. Kwoodfield, Shankster, PMookie and 2 others 5 Quote SEAN LEARY "Trying to keep it between the mayo and mustard" - Icarito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiabloBlanco Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I have to say that I have been intrigued about the CNCPT irons since reading about one late night in bed. Also, I would admit that I'm a bit of a product maniac. I used to change irons every year until TMBs came out in a full set and then have been playing with TMBs since they first came out (3yrs). I love my TMBs and after getting fit at Club Champion with the shaft that fit my game (KBS C Tater light, stiff) I have never hit my irons better (this includes having several lessons to hone these puppies in). That begin said, I love technology but at $4000 a set, I didn't think that I could justify spending that much money (though I was probably saying the same thing about the TMBs after spending $250 per iron). Anyway, I would admit that online photos of the CNCPT 01 irons did not appeal to me but the CNCPT 02s did. When my wife/kids told me that they'd pay for the irons for Father's Day, I was like -"What dream am I in?" and "Better take advantage of this as lightning doesn't strike twice. So I set up a fitting at my local club champion. Still doubting whether or not I should spend this much money on irons, I went in with the mindset of comparing these irons to the TMBs. I wanted so badly to hit the CNCPT 02 irons well but the numbers were comparable to my TMBs. The fitter suggested that I must have been a little tired since I hit warm up balls, then swung a lot for data with my TMBs, followed by CNCPT 01s and then the 02s. In any case, I concluded that the 02s were not for me. OK, so back to the 01s. I actually appreciated them more in person. The sole of the club was larger than the TMBs but the view from the top seemed comparable to my TMB irons. What the data showed (going from memory as I didn't have a printout of the comparison, unfortunately)....ok, I thought this was interesting. I insisted on hitting 20 shots or so, each (note, they only had the 6 iron head). With each club, we deleted the worst 5 shots but would say that for each iron, the bad shots weren't that bad. It seemed I was getting 10+ yards longer on the pure shots. Smash factor was certainly higher, coming in around 1.43 on the good/great shots. So I believe that Titleist's assertion of higher ball speeds is true. 1.43 smash factor is pretty good and I can say that my SwingCaddie device has me in the mid to upper 1.30s (I work really hard on matching tour averages for smash factor even though my swing speed doesn't match the pros). However, with strong lofts, there is probably some combination of this and the higher ball speeds contributing to the distance. OK, so does this really justify spending the cash (in my case, it's actually ~$3000 b/c I am only looking at 5 - PW vs 4 - GW, 2 fewer clubs). To be honest, I pulled the trigger and it came down to exclusivity and feel (call it 75%/25%). TMBs had a wow factor and I believe these will have a better wow factor. Some may be critical, some may call it materialistic but the bottom line for me is my golf obsession and the smile on my face when I have a nice set of irons in my hand. From a feel perspective, I felt that I could actually feel more of the head of the 01s vs TMBs. I felt that I didn't have to swing hard. Interesting data showed that for the shots that I was 3 MPH lower in swing speed, my ball speeds matched or exceeded that of the TMBs. I felt like I was coming through the ball much easier. To boot, my shot dispersion by much tighter as well. When you pulled up all 20 shots, I was within 10 yards or so and the pattern was identical throughout (push draw right of target). My 20 TMB shots showed wider dispersion left to right of the center target (though distance was consistent). A note on lofts. You all can go to the Titleist site and view the lofts. For me, the 01s were about 2 degrees stronger in the lower irons and about 3 degrees stronger in the higher irons. This fixed one issue I was having in the long game but created another problem in my short game. Right now, I play my 5 iron about 180 total carry. I have a 5 hybrid (I use is as a 4 iron replacement) that goes about 200 - 210 yrds. I expect the 5 iron in the 01 to go 190-195, closing the gap on my hybrid. The issue now, is that I have a 7 degree difference from my GW (50 degrees, 110 yrd club) and the 01 PW (43 degrees). To close that gap, I'm having my PW and 9 irons bent to match my TMB lofts and my 8 and 6 weaker by 1 degree (which is still stronger than my TMBs). Hope you found this helpful. I'm looking forward to playing some rounds with these soon. Won't be available for my member/guest this weekend but will have them for my next GCAT tournament in a couple of weeks. If you are interested in feedback after I've played, say, 10 rounds I'll check back to see if there are any comments on to this post. PMookie and Rtracymog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, DiabloBlanco said: What the data showed (going from memory as I didn't have a printout of the comparison, unfortunately)....ok, I thought this was interesting. I insisted on hitting 20 shots or so, each (note, they only had the 6 iron head). With each club, we deleted the worst 5 shots but would say that for each iron, the bad shots weren't that bad. It seemed I was getting 10+ yards longer on the pure shots. Smash factor was certainly higher, coming in around 1.43 on the good/great shots. So I believe that Titleist's assertion of higher ball speeds is true. 1.43 smash factor is pretty good and I can say that my SwingCaddie device has me in the mid to upper 1.30s (I work really hard on matching tour averages for smash factor even though my swing speed doesn't match the pros). However, with strong lofts, there is probably some combination of this and the higher ball speeds contributing to the distance. Iirc the swing caddie is programmed for 1.3. As for the 1.43 that better than good that’s elite. Pga tour avg is 1.38 and lpga 1.41 curious with a smash factor like that what’s your weakness that has your hdcp at 15? Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiabloBlanco Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) Admittedly, I played to a lower handicap in past years. 2 of my previous strengths (driver and putter) became weaknesses this past year driving my index up by 4 pts. Both parts are slowly coming around so I expect to be back, hopefully, around 10 or better in the coming months. Think of it this way. I have been hitting 4 to 5 shots consistently out of bounds or in s***** places. That's 4 or 5 shots (or more if I take penalties). Add a ton of 3 putts, say 3 to 4 in a round (my club's greens can be pretty ridiculously fast). My game is a tale of 2 halves....Tend to shoot 50 - 54 on one front 9 and the 40 - 44 on the other 9. I suppose that is why folks get mad when I play in scrambled as I tend to hit some great shots. Edited June 4, 2019 by DiabloBlanco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiabloBlanco Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) So far I have had two rounds with these irons. Here’s how I am playing them. 5 iron: 190 to 200 6 iron: 180 7 iron: 170 8 iron: 160 9 iron: 145 Pw: 130 FYI on the shafts. KBS C-Taper lite (brushed steel) -1/4” and standard lie angle. They feel like butter. Very easy to hit and easily 10-15 yards longer? Is it worth the price? Depends on the person. I like the exclusivity and they are outperforming my TMBs. Not likely I will be buying new irons for a long time (unless they make something that connects to my arms and swings for me =)). Not sure why but they seem easier to hit. Could be the wider sole and better feel of the club head. I would like to get these under a track man again to see how they compare to my testing. My simple Swingcaddie has verified my distances (above) but my smash factor seems more normal. Love love love these irons. Edited July 16, 2019 by DiabloBlanco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiabloBlanco Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Ok last post on this. After 3 practice rounds to get used to the new distances, I won my first GCAT tournament. Irons performed beautifully. To boot my lower scores help to move my index down by almost 3 point too! So happy I got them! Edited August 8, 2019 by DiabloBlanco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamachi Style Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I feel like the people bashing these irons (who haven't even hit them) are put off by the price but don't want to say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I feel like the people bashing these irons (who haven't even hit them) are put off by the price but don't want to say that.Indeed. They look nice, especially the 2’s. But dang... have to sell a kidney to get a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Hamachi Style said: I feel like the people bashing these irons (who haven't even hit them) are put off by the price but don't want to say that. Yup. It was the same way with pxg. Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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