2018 Official Forum Review Bridgestone Tour B HF2 Irons

[Golfspy_CG2]

So Rob,

 

Which of the many irons you've hit in the last year or 2 do you like best?

The Srixon 565/765 and these are very close.

Although the 718 AP2 were very very sweet as well

 

 

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[Golfspy_CG2]

So im curious, why didn't anyone choose the HF1's?

All yall's caps are in the same ballpark and it would have been nice to see if maybe the HF1's could have provided a better fit for that hdcp range. Maybe some more distance?

I mean straight and long seems like a nice offering, or as they say, more of a “game enjoyment” iron. That sounds nice to me.

The reviews are wonderful as always, but seems a little redundant?

I wonder, could you get a mixed set?

5,6,7 in HF1

8,9,P in HF2

?

Fair question. Like the others I considered them.

 

A couple things. I don't think we could hand donea combo set. They are so different in build. I can't see Bridgestone offering them this way. If you read Johns Blog piece the HF1 are really super duper GI clubs.

 

I also had the benefit of talking to the local rep who is also a good friend. He had both sets. He wouldn't let me see them as he was under strict orders not to have them in the field until the embargo date.

 

But he knew enough about me to say I definitely was more suited to the HF2.

 

All that said. From reading Johns piece. I thought. Damn those things sound fun.

 

 

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[Sluggo42]

Do you know if the distances between the two are similar, or do you suppose the HF1 is longer?

[MaxEntropy]

Do you know if the distances between the two are similar, or do you suppose the HF1 is longer?

Everything I've read suggests the HF1's are longer, but I don't really know for sure.

 

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[MGoBlue100]

To offset the loft and design differences you could go with a H1: 5 (plays like a 4),6 (plays like a 5), and 7 (plays like a 6) and a H2 7,8,9. Then you have the right gapping along with the forgiveness in the longer irons. I don't really care about the number on the sole as long as the gapping works.

 

P.S. Great reviews guys, I enjoyed reading them.

I hadn't thought about something like that, but I would TOTALLY do it. I'm torn between two worlds: I still play well enough to break 80 every other year or so, some times 2-3 times in a season; yet I stand over a 5 or 6 iron sometimes and hyperventilate. I love this game...

 

 

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[GB13]

I hadn't thought about something like that, but I would TOTALLY do it. I'm torn between two worlds: I still play well enough to break 80 every other year or so, some times 2-3 times in a season; yet I stand over a 5 or 6 iron sometimes and hyperventilate. I love this game...

 

 

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Ha! I do the same with my driver. Sometimes I just leave it in the bag but I know I can't do that and be the best golfer I can be.

 

How big are the irons? G700 blade length or shorter?

[MGoBlue100]

Ha! I do the same with my driver. Sometimes I just leave it in the bag but I know I can't do that and be the best golfer I can be.

 

How big are the irons? G700 blade length or shorter?

I don't have a frame of reference for the G700's. I would say they are VERY comparable to Mizuno JPX, Wilson C300 etc.

 

 

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[goaliewales14]

The Srixon 565/765 and these are very close.

Although the 718 AP2 were very very sweet as well

 

 

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Rob - what about the Srixon irons compared so closely to these?  Is it because they are both forged, but in the game improvement category?

[Golfspy_CG2]

Ha! I do the same with my driver. Sometimes I just leave it in the bag but I know I can't do that and be the best golfer I can be.

 

How big are the irons? G700 blade length or shorter?

Oh much shorter than G700.

 

 

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[Golfspy_CG2]

Rob - what about the Srixon irons compared so closely to these? Is it because they are both forged, but in the game improvement category?

Yes...exactly. And they both have a players style look to them but offer a good amount of forgiveness

 

And also from my short time with them very similar in turf interaction which was the advantage the Srixons offered me that others didn't.

 

 

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[MattF]

IF we could have had a combo set I would have gone for it for sure because of the great results the guys using the Launcher HB's are having.

 

But, with the very very limited info we had (finding it ourselves online) I just didn't think I could stand the look of a full set...it's got a huge arse and 2 PW's.

[MGoBlue100]

IF we could have had a combo set I would have gone for it for sure because of the great results the guys using the Launcher HB's are having.

 

But, with the very very limited info we had (finding it ourselves online) I just didn't think I could stand the look of a full set...it's got a huge arse and 2 PW's.

“Huge Arse”... 🤣🤣

 

 

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[tommc23]

IF we could have had a combo set I would have gone for it for sure because of the great results the guys using the Launcher HB's are having.

 

But, with the very very limited info we had (finding it ourselves online) I just didn't think I could stand the look of a full set...it's got a huge arse and 2 PW's.

Hey some like em big lol

 

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[Sluggo42]

So you're saying...

 

They've got “junk in the trunk”?

[goaliewales14]

IF we could have had a combo set I would have gone for it for sure because of the great results the guys using the Launcher HB's are having.

 

But, with the very very limited info we had (finding it ourselves online) I just didn't think I could stand the look of a full set...it's got a huge arse and 2 PW's.

 

Sir Mix-a-Lot would be proud of the HF1's!

 

After hitting the prior generation of the HF1, I talked with the guys in the pro shop about what type of market group was buying these clubs.  They said that they have had huge success with people getting older, but want to hit the ball as far as they did 30 years ago.  To Rob's point, it is one of the first forged clubs in the SGI category.  Most of the guys that bought these clubs can play the blades and want the feel of blades, but their swings have slowed down due to age.  Hence the lack in distance.  Looking at the pictures, I don't think that market changed with the HF1s, but I think they just made them look better.

[MaxEntropy]

Sir Mix-a-Lot would be proud of the HF1's!

 

After hitting the prior generation of the HF1, I talked with the guys in the pro shop about what type of market group was buying these clubs.  They said that they have had huge success with people getting older, but want to hit the ball as far as they did 30 years ago.  To Rob's point, it is one of the first forged clubs in the SGI category.  Most of the guys that bought these clubs can play the blades and want the feel of blades, but their swings have slowed down due to age.  Hence the lack in distance.  Looking at the pictures, I don't think that market changed with the HF1s, but I think they just made them look better.

 

I'm not super concerned about lost distance just yet. Sure I have lost a fair amount, but I still have some decent swing speed for an out-of-shape, overweight, 50 year old. When I make decent contact with the HF2's, the ball flies high and about 1-2 clubs longer that my current irons. I don't feel like I need that much help at this point.

 

The thought of a combo set is pretty intriguing, though.

[Nunfa0]

Personally I don't really like the look of the H1 but forged irons in the SGI section appeals to me 😁

[Peaksy68]

Great reading here everyone.

 

I hope Bridgestone sent Matt a new hat, I don't think they'd want these shiny new things seen with his old one

[Mr_Theoo]

Good times playing with these guys today. Got to see the bridgestones in action. These clubs are pretty legit

 

[Rickp]

Good times playing with these guys today. Got to see the bridgestones in action. These clubs are pretty legit

 

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Looking good guys Rob all decked out in his Bridgestone finest

 

 

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[MaxEntropy]

Great reading here everyone.

 

I hope Bridgestone sent Matt a new hat, I don't think they'd want these shiny new things seen with his old one

See a couple posts above this one. The hat survives.

 

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[Peaksy68]

See a couple posts above this one. The hat survives.

 

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I should have ignored this, morbid curiosity made me look. Shudderrrrrrr

 

Looks like you all had a fun day

 

 

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[PMookie]

If the HG-2 irons feel ANYTHING like the CBs, then they are NICE! Good looking, and the choice of shafts is pretty insane!

 

 

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[Golfspy_CG2]

Really enjoyed the round with these guys and Mr. Theoo.

 

I'll be on the road home most of today. And I'll post more thoughts later

 

But each of us had multiple shots during the round that Elicited "great shot" from the others.

 

 

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[MattF]

@Peaksy 

 

We all hit some great shots and some poor ones. The irons are a big surprise for me, but Ill expand on that in my stage 2.

[MaxEntropy]

Matt posted a few shots in the JGR wood thread, which makes sense - he was pretty much smoking the driver and 3w. I still have some sorting to do with those two clubs and the 3H, but the 4H is great for me. I also hit the irons pretty well. There were a few bad shots, as happens to someone of my skill level, but I think all of us were a bit shocked at some of the distance we were getting. I am grabbing 1-2 clubs less than I would, depending on the circumstances.

 

150 yards would normally be a stock 7 iron with my old clubs.

 

Two very good shots for me on this hole. 241 with a 3H? 176 with a 6 iron out of some fairly juicy rough? Both very out of the ordinary for me. Apparently I should have grabbed a 7 iron.

 

4H 220 yards and a 127 yard GW? With my old clubs, that would be a 3H and a PW, maybe 9i.

 

Another 150-ish 9 iron.

 

All in all, I am very happy with the performance of these clubs. We'll have to see if my handicap starts trending in a good direction. Once I really have a handle on the distance, I have no reason to believe the clubs won't help me.

 

 

 

[Mr_Theoo]

I hit Blake's 6i and Matt's 4i on the range and they looked and felt really good. Flew nice and high. I was really liking the nippon shafts in Blake's irons. For being a lighter weight shaft than I'm used to they left really stable.

[Joyzee10]

HI guys! I was told that this was a must follow thread... so i am here! It's gonna take me a little bit of time to catch up but i look forward to learning about the clubs, the testers and of course, getting REAL feedback from REAL people! 

[Golfspy_CG2]

HI guys! I was told that this was a must follow thread... so i am here! It's gonna take me a little bit of time to catch up but i look forward to learning about the clubs, the testers and of course, getting REAL feedback from REAL people! 

You'll find out there is life other than Cobra Connect..ha

 

Yeah, it's been some good stuff over the last month for all three of us, of course we couldn't talk about it until last week.  You can imagine how hard it was for me to keep quiet about new irons...ha

[oaks]

I hope they come back to glory. I loved my J33s, J36s.

 

These look great - maybe closer to my old TS-201's or are they bigger?