James H. Colin Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 How do you rate the variety of irons available on the market today? Quote James H. Colin Link to comment
silver & black Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 All of them are good. It depends on what you like and what you hit the best. I know that's a pretty generic answer, but it's the truth. GolfSpy_SHARK, fixyurdivot, Rtracymog and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment
James H. Colin Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 Thanks. Looking at Tommy Armour irons at Golf Galaxy. Quote James H. Colin Link to comment
GolfSpy_APH Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 36 minutes ago, James H. Colin said: How do you rate the variety of irons available on the market today? What do you mean by rate? Performance, looks, feel, quality for price? Or just overall? Everyone is different and could value different aspects with more or less weight. Lots here will reference MGS most wanted as a General guide or basic starting point, but in the end getting out and hitting the variety of options is hands down the best not to mention the most fun way to compare the variety of heads available. russtopherb, bens197, GolfSpy_SHARK and 3 others 6 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Anything out there is good. What matters is how do they fit your swing. Rating best to worst is impossible because what’s best for one person isn’t best for someone else. Rating on forgiveness is similar because spin and launch will vary per golfer and if they are off they won’t be forgiving for that golfer cnosil, GolfSpy_SHARK, fixyurdivot and 1 other 4 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
bens197 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Brand agnostic is a great approach. I loved watching players during a fitting and their reaction when a club they never expected / heard of would end up being top dog. It happened...a LOT. Kansas King, fixyurdivot, Rtracymog and 2 others 5 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment
cnosil Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 As a most wanted tester I have the opportunity to hit a large percentage of clubs in the market. We are asked for subjective feedback on the clubs and i continually say every club in the market is top notch. Some may not work well for your swing but or you may not like the looks but you can get decent performance out of pretty much everything. russtopherb, bens197, Larryd3 and 5 others 8 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: XCG7 Beta 15* w/Fujikura Fuel Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
pakman92 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 16 hours ago, James H. Colin said: How do you rate the variety of irons available on the market today? IMO, the biggest change in the iron market today vs 10 years ago is the introduction of follow-body design. Now the technology of creating weight savings and putting in strategic places with tungsten weights, hotter faces, etc are all hidden away from external view. This makes the current set of irons in this category, dam good looking. Biggest change in iron design that's present today vs the past. fixyurdivot 1 Quote Epic Max LS 11.5° (10.5°+1) w/ Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 6 stiff Epic Flash 3 Wood 17° (15°+2) w/ Project X Even Flow Green 60 stiff Super Hybrid 21° (20°+1) w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 80 stiff Rogue Hybrid 5 (24°) w/ Aldila Synergy 60 HYB Graphite stiff 2021 P790 Irons 5-AW (1° flat, weakened lofts) w/ Aerotech Steelfiber i95 cw regular CBX2 Wedges 54°, 58° w/ True Temper DG 115 Wedge flex Odyssey White Hot OG #1 Stroke Lab, 33 in Pro V1 Bushnell Launch Pro Link to comment
GeeISuppose Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 It seems like there's an embarrassment of riches these days. I've been in the market for new irons recently, and the sheep number of options is overwhelming. At the same time, I know most of the places I could go nearby for a fitting would push certain brands, and I don't like the idea of being limited by someone's sales agenda. Kansas King and fixyurdivot 2 Quote Driver: TaylorMade M1 8.5° Matrix Ozik MFS X5 Stiff RH Hybrids: TaylorMade Rescue 11 3-18° & 4-21° Aldila Rip 65 Stiff RH Irons: PING G25 4-PW Black Dot CFS Stiff RH Wedges: PING G25 GW & SW Black Dot TFC 189 Stiff RH, PING Gorge 60° Black Dot TFC 189 Stiff RH Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG #7 RH Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X Link to comment
revkev Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 7:18 AM, cnosil said: As a most wanted tester I have the opportunity to hit a large percentage of clubs in the market. We are asked for subjective feedback on the clubs and i continually say every club in the market is top notch. Some may not work well for your swing but or you may not like the looks but you can get decent performance out of pretty much everything. Would you say the same for putters? You seem to have lots of options in the closet. fixyurdivot 1 Quote Driver: Taylor Made Xi10 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 R flex - 44.25 Fairways: Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta CB red 65 R flex Hybrid: Ping G410 26 degree Alta CB Red 70 R flex Irons: Ping G430 7-PW, 45, 50 Alta CB black 65 soft R flex Wedges: Ping 195 S54, E58 Wedges and irons are - 1/2” and one degree flat Putter: Sacks Parente Duke 32.5” Ball: Titleist Pro VI or Callaway Chrome Soft X ls While not at the same time I was fit for every club in my bag as well as the Pro VI ball. I use the chrome soft x ls on my league course. It has much softer softer greens than the club that I belong to. I’m on a mission to shoot my age - lifetime lowest round is 66 and I’m currently 67. Link to comment
Thin2win Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I would agree that finding a bad club is a hard challenge these days. I'm 99% confident that if needed I could game an entire bag of a single brand, or a different brand in every spot and still score the same. lots of great options. fixyurdivot 1 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment
chisag Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 6:05 PM, bens197 said: Brand agnostic is a great approach. I loved watching players during a fitting and their reaction when a club they never expected / heard of would end up being top dog. It happened...a LOT. ... So very true! Something I experienced at the pga show demo day. When I first started going the pre-release information would have me very interested in some clubs, usually the big name OEMs. But when I hit everything available I was always surprised by something either completely off my radar or something I had discounted as not for me. Amp Forged irons are a good example. Demo day for Cobra meant Rap music played loudly and a party atmosphere that just didn't appeal to me as I was there on serious business and it takes all day with focus and concentration. Many loved the Cobra booth so I am probably in the minority. I was very interested in the new Players Irons so these bright orange cavity backed irons with a rep that had virtually no information about loft/lie/shafts/materials but handed me a coupon for a free drink and offered me a flat brimmed hat seemed the exact opposite of what I was looking for. But setting them down at address got my full attention as they looked almost perfect to me eye and believe in my review said they looked like I designed them. Then I hit them and they were the sweetest feeling multi material irons I had hit. Flipped 'em back over and that bright gaudy orange badge was still there and that might have been the first time I fully realized I did not care what the cavity looked like as long as they looked good at address and gave me the performance I needed/wanted. To this day it is one of the most enlightening experiences I have had with a golf club and I played the Amp Forged for 2 seasons. ... I get it but I will never understand serious players that say things like "I will only play Mizuno irons ... Ping wedges and nothing else ... If it isn't a Scotty Cameron I am not even gonna try it". If you are open to everything, something will most definitely surprise you. MattWillGolf, ParFore74x, fixyurdivot and 3 others 5 1 Quote Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... AutoFlex Dream 7 SF405 Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: G430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r Irons: '23 T200 4-9i ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: MG3 46*/50*/54* MG4 58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: '24 TP5x Link to comment
bens197 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, chisag said: ... So very true! Something I experienced at the pga show demo day. When I first started going the pre-release information would have me very interested in some clubs, usually the big name OEMs. But when I hit everything available I was always surprised by something either completely off my radar or something I had discounted as not for me. Amp Forged irons are a good example. Demo day for Cobra meant Rap music played loudly and a party atmosphere that just didn't appeal to me as I was there on serious business and it takes all day with focus and concentration. Many loved the Cobra booth so I am probably in the minority. I was very interested in the new Players Irons so these bright orange cavity backed irons with a rep that had virtually no information about loft/lie/shafts/materials but handed me a coupon for a free drink and offered me a flat brimmed hat seemed the exact opposite of what I was looking for. But setting them down at address got my full attention as they looked almost perfect to me eye and believe in my review said they looked like I designed them. Then I hit them and they were the sweetest feeling multi material irons I had hit. Flipped 'em back over and that bright gaudy orange badge was still there and that might have been the first time I fully realized I did not care what the cavity looked like as long as they looked good at address and gave me the performance I needed/wanted. To this day it is one of the most enlightening experiences I have had with a golf club and I played the Amp Forged for 2 seasons. ... I get it but I will never understand serious players that say things like "I will only play Mizuno irons ... Ping wedges and nothing else ... If it isn't a Scotty Cameron I am not even gonna try it". If you are open to everything, something will most definitely surprise you. The cobra scene…I’d imagined it had a desired effect despite some folks discounting them just in music alone. Sad. This resonates with me because even though I walked in to the shop to buy MP irons a few months ago. I ALMOST** went Callaway because they surprised the living bejesus out of me. They were unreal. Save some data points it could have been a different story. fixyurdivot, ParFore74x and chisag 2 1 Quote Titleist TSi3 Fujikura Speeder NX Blue 60X TaylorMade SIM2 3 wood Fujilkura Ventus Blue 7-X Titleist U505 2 Tensei 1K Black 85 X Titleist T100 4-P Nippon Modus 3 120X PING S159 50-S 55-H 59-T DG X100 L.A.B. MEZZ Max Broom Accra 47" 79.5* Srixon Z-Star XV Currently testing the 2024 PING S159 wedges… https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63483-testers-announced-ping-s159-wedges/ Was testing, still loving the 2023 Titleist T100 Irons 4-P https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/60456-titleist-t-series-irons-2023-forum-review/ Link to comment
ParFore74x Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 When I was fitted for irons last year, I walked into the fitting with the mindset that brand means nothing. I was playing Callaway X2 Hot irons at the time and the Callaway Mavriks felt familiar to me right out of the gate. The fitter had me try everything available to me and I was pleasantly surprised at how good most of the irons felt to me. By the time we arrived at the end of the fitting, my decision was down to aesthetics because my final three selections (Mavriks, G425, JPX 921HM) were giving me similar numbers and feel. I can only speak for the clubs that I hit that day but, I can say that all of the OEMs make quality equipment. Quite honestly, I wouldn’t mind having a second set of clubs just so I could have some of my other finalists from my fitting at my disposal. chisag, fixyurdivot, bens197 and 1 other 4 Quote TSi3 10° w/ Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65g TS2 15° 3W w/ Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 70g 818 H1 21° Hybrid w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70g MP-18 MMC 2 iron w/ KBS Tour C-Taper S 120g JPX 921 HM 5-GW w/ Project X LZ 5.5 115g JB Forged 54° & 58° w/ Project X LZ 6.0 120g EV5.3 Black Link to comment
cnosil Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 4 hours ago, revkev said: Would you say the same for putters? You seem to have lots of options in the closet. I’d say the same for putters. While I may not like the looks or sound/feel they all roll the ball well. When testing the putters I am able to putt pretty well with all of them. Some have a little better distance control based on how hot the face is some look a little better to my eye. I have a lot of putters becuase I like putters. GaDawg, ParFore74x and revkev 2 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: XCG7 Beta 15* w/Fujikura Fuel Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
revkev Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 13 hours ago, cnosil said: I’d say the same for putters. While I may not like the looks or sound/feel they all roll the ball well. When testing the putters I am able to putt pretty well with all of them. Some have a little better distance control based on how hot the face is some look a little better to my eye. I have a lot of putters becuase I like putters. My problem would be that if I had a lot I might be tempted to put a different one in during one of those struggling periods - Currently I have four sets of irons, 20 or so wedges of various types, four drivers, three 3 woods, 2 5 woods, 7 wood, 9 wood, several different lofted hybrids (I don't even game one of them) but only 2 putters. cnosil 1 Quote Driver: Taylor Made Xi10 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 R flex - 44.25 Fairways: Ping G410 5, 7, 9 wood Alta CB red 65 R flex Hybrid: Ping G410 26 degree Alta CB Red 70 R flex Irons: Ping G430 7-PW, 45, 50 Alta CB black 65 soft R flex Wedges: Ping 195 S54, E58 Wedges and irons are - 1/2” and one degree flat Putter: Sacks Parente Duke 32.5” Ball: Titleist Pro VI or Callaway Chrome Soft X ls While not at the same time I was fit for every club in my bag as well as the Pro VI ball. I use the chrome soft x ls on my league course. It has much softer softer greens than the club that I belong to. I’m on a mission to shoot my age - lifetime lowest round is 66 and I’m currently 67. Link to comment
fixyurdivot Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 2:38 PM, James H. Colin said: How do you rate the variety of irons available on the market today? You rate them based on how they perform. If you haven't done so and have the means to do so, do yourself a BIG favor and get fitted - by someone that is competent and brand agnostic. I can tell you from my two iron fitting experiences over the past 4 years that some irons and shafts will love your swing and some won't. A couple I really wanted to work (loved their look) didn't and a couple I wouldn't have expected did. Also, while most say the choice in iron had is more than 50% of the equation, don't underestimate shaft choice... this was what surprised me the most. Good luck and have fun. Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment
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