Toura Golf Irons Build Test: 2024 Forum Review

[JRDuck40]

2 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Okay!!

I finally got to put some swings on the MB's. It was a matt day today so no actual turf interaction which is a bummer. 

I can gladly say that these pretty easily fit any "stereotype" that high-end Japanese forged blades might fall under. Just a disclaimer that everything today is based off of limited flight range balls that are probably a month away from being retired so I can only imagine that everything I felt today is only going to be amplified once I get a nice quality urethane ball between the club and the sky. 

Feel is an easy 10 out of 10! I'm definitely no stranger to a nice forged blade and these would rank right up there with the top of the nicest feeling clubs that I have played.. And I might even go so far as to put them in the same category as mizuno's of old. Yep.. I just did that!

@ctg44 I see what you're saying now about the flight of these. I thought that maybe the muscle backs might have some different characteristics but man these things go high! Even down to the four five and six irons, I'm noticing quite a bit of launch that I don't think I even have with my Maltby TS3s. Not too much of a concern though, as these are very easily flighted and if needed it doesn't take much effort to keep the shot down low. These could possibly have some lower CG qualities to help get the ball up in the air? 

As for the shafts, I really like they way they feel. They're nothing remotely close to rebar. They load nicely but are crazy controllable. I definitely have a great pairing in these shafts + heads that will allow me to test these clubs without that "what if" question lurking in the back of my mind. 

As for the heads themselves, they're blades. There's no 2 ways about it. You don't mind your business and you'll be taking a nap at the bottom of the pond (well.. your ball will. They're golf clubs, not Mafia hit men lol.). That said, once I started swinging, it didn't take long to start finding the middle of the face consistently. My shot with these seemed to be a nice baby draw. I'm more accustomed to a straight to baby fade shot. I'm guessing that it's due to the slight difference in grips (no taper current vs standard taper Toura Velvets. Also, the Maltbys have a perimeter toe weighting that might also promote more right biased movement. 

The biggest surprise was that my distances weren't all that different between my Maltby CB's and the Touras.. even with the 2° difference in loft per club. I'd say at absolute most, I'm 1/2° shorter with these. 

More to come! 

Wow…. I mean WOW!!! Stu you knocked this out of the park. That is just straight up fire my man! Great job. 
 

as for the paint fill, did you hit the heads with a little heat to cure the paint? I know if I don’t do that, it wears off pretty quickly. Had this happen to my FliHi DI. The 18 on the sole was wearing thin and I did a paint fill. Hit it about 5/6 times in a round and paint was completely off the head. Sucks, but it’s typically a necessary step. 

Edited May 20 by JRDuck40
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[azstu324]

17 minutes ago, JRDuck40 said:

Wow…. I mean WOW!!! Stu you knocked this out of the park. That is just straight up fire my man! Great job. 
 

as for the paint fill, did you hit the heads with a little heat to cure the paint? I know if I don’t do that, it wears off pretty quickly. Had this happen to my FliHi DI. The 18 on the sole was wearing thin and I did a paint fill. Hit it about 5/6 times in a round and paint was completely off the head. Sucks, but it’s typically a necessary step. 

Hey thanks man I really appreciate the compliment .

As for the paint fill, I did actually run over it with my heat gun for about 10 minutes And then I let the club sit in my garage for at least 48 hours. I'm using testers enamel paint and I know sometimes that stuff can take up to a week to fully cure. I may have to switch to some acrylic or nail polish just because it dries a lot faster.

 

 

 

[Shrek74]

The finish on the soles seemed ok. I need to check the faces when I get back home. 
What didn't hold up though is the silver paint fill on the sole . I think I needed to let it cure a few more days. Maybe I'll just remove it and have the club #'s be bare. I'll try 1 more time

Did you use the paint fill clear coat? I’ve heard it’s very helpful for the fill lasting.


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[fixyurdivot]

On 5/13/2024 at 8:39 PM, ctg44 said:

I turned the ferrules tonight...and I guess having finally played with them on a real course instead of a simulator has led to an amazing revelation...they REALLY are pure raw irons!!! 

 

Check out the video here:

 

Check out my Google Photos build folder here to see the raw Toura CB irons in their early stages of glory (with a teaser photo below...yes, that's rust, not dirt or anything else, I promise!):

https://photos.app.goo.gl/f2LnqsSqQd2hZABYA

 

 

Ah yes, the single life where a guy can gut a fish, an elk, or assemble clubs on the kitchen counter .  My wife would have a conniption fit if I did that. 

Great progress and write-up's from all the testers!

[TSauer]

5 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Okay!!

I finally got to put some swings on the MB's. It was a matt day today so no actual turf interaction which is a bummer. 

I can gladly say that these pretty easily fit any "stereotype" that high-end Japanese forged blades might fall under. Just a disclaimer that everything today is based off of limited flight range balls that are probably a month away from being retired so I can only imagine that everything I felt today is only going to be amplified once I get a nice quality urethane ball between the club and the sky. 

Feel is an easy 10 out of 10! I'm definitely no stranger to a nice forged blade and these would rank right up there with the top of the nicest feeling clubs that I have played.. And I might even go so far as to put them in the same category as mizuno's of old. Yep.. I just did that!

@ctg44 I see what you're saying now about the flight of these. I thought that maybe the muscle backs might have some different characteristics but man these things go high! Even down to the four five and six irons, I'm noticing quite a bit of launch that I don't think I even have with my Maltby TS3s. Not too much of a concern though, as these are very easily flighted and if needed it doesn't take much effort to keep the shot down low. These could possibly have some lower CG qualities to help get the ball up in the air? 

As for the shafts, I really like they way they feel. They're nothing remotely close to rebar. They load nicely but are crazy controllable. I definitely have a great pairing in these shafts + heads that will allow me to test these clubs without that "what if" question lurking in the back of my mind. 

As for the heads themselves, they're blades. There's no 2 ways about it. You don't mind your business and you'll be taking a nap at the bottom of the pond (well.. your ball will. They're golf clubs, not Mafia hit men lol.). That said, once I started swinging, it didn't take long to start finding the middle of the face consistently. My shot with these seemed to be a nice baby draw. I'm more accustomed to a straight to baby fade shot. I'm guessing that it's due to the slight difference in grips (no taper current vs standard taper Toura Velvets. Also, the Maltbys have a perimeter toe weighting that might also promote more right biased movement. 

The biggest surprise was that my distances weren't all that different between my Maltby CB's and the Touras.. even with the 2° difference in loft per club. I'd say at absolute most, I'm 1/2° shorter with these. 

More to come! 

These turned out amazing. I think the black on black look was definitely the right call! I'm anxious to see how well the finish holds up over time.

[Rob Person]

7 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Okay!!

I finally got to put some swings on the MB's. It was a matt day today so no actual turf interaction which is a bummer. 

I can gladly say that these pretty easily fit any "stereotype" that high-end Japanese forged blades might fall under. Just a disclaimer that everything today is based off of limited flight range balls that are probably a month away from being retired so I can only imagine that everything I felt today is only going to be amplified once I get a nice quality urethane ball between the club and the sky. 

Feel is an easy 10 out of 10! I'm definitely no stranger to a nice forged blade and these would rank right up there with the top of the nicest feeling clubs that I have played.. And I might even go so far as to put them in the same category as mizuno's of old. Yep.. I just did that!

@ctg44 I see what you're saying now about the flight of these. I thought that maybe the muscle backs might have some different characteristics but man these things go high! Even down to the four five and six irons, I'm noticing quite a bit of launch that I don't think I even have with my Maltby TS3s. Not too much of a concern though, as these are very easily flighted and if needed it doesn't take much effort to keep the shot down low. These could possibly have some lower CG qualities to help get the ball up in the air? 

As for the shafts, I really like they way they feel. They're nothing remotely close to rebar. They load nicely but are crazy controllable. I definitely have a great pairing in these shafts + heads that will allow me to test these clubs without that "what if" question lurking in the back of my mind. 

As for the heads themselves, they're blades. There's no 2 ways about it. You don't mind your business and you'll be taking a nap at the bottom of the pond (well.. your ball will. They're golf clubs, not Mafia hit men lol.). That said, once I started swinging, it didn't take long to start finding the middle of the face consistently. My shot with these seemed to be a nice baby draw. I'm more accustomed to a straight to baby fade shot. I'm guessing that it's due to the slight difference in grips (no taper current vs standard taper Toura Velvets. Also, the Maltbys have a perimeter toe weighting that might also promote more right biased movement. 

The biggest surprise was that my distances weren't all that different between my Maltby CB's and the Touras.. even with the 2° difference in loft per club. I'd say at absolute most, I'm 1/2° shorter with these. 

More to come! 

These look amazing!!!

[ctg44]

2 hours ago, fixyurdivot said:

Ah yes, the single life where a guy can gut a fish, an elk, or assemble clubs on the kitchen counter .  My wife would have a conniption fit if I did that. 

Great progress and write-up's from all the testers!

Oh, I am very much married, and to an amazing woman at that...as evidenced by the amount of golf club pictures I've taken in her kitchen! Fortunately, she tolerates my crap and I make sure she knows how much I appreciate it. 

[Northern Monkey]

13 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Okay!!

I finally got to put some swings on the MB's. It was a matt day today so no actual turf interaction which is a bummer. 

I can gladly say that these pretty easily fit any "stereotype" that high-end Japanese forged blades might fall under. Just a disclaimer that everything today is based off of limited flight range balls that are probably a month away from being retired so I can only imagine that everything I felt today is only going to be amplified once I get a nice quality urethane ball between the club and the sky. 

Feel is an easy 10 out of 10! I'm definitely no stranger to a nice forged blade and these would rank right up there with the top of the nicest feeling clubs that I have played.. And I might even go so far as to put them in the same category as mizuno's of old. Yep.. I just did that!

@ctg44 I see what you're saying now about the flight of these. I thought that maybe the muscle backs might have some different characteristics but man these things go high! Even down to the four five and six irons, I'm noticing quite a bit of launch that I don't think I even have with my Maltby TS3s. Not too much of a concern though, as these are very easily flighted and if needed it doesn't take much effort to keep the shot down low. These could possibly have some lower CG qualities to help get the ball up in the air? 

As for the shafts, I really like they way they feel. They're nothing remotely close to rebar. They load nicely but are crazy controllable. I definitely have a great pairing in these shafts + heads that will allow me to test these clubs without that "what if" question lurking in the back of my mind. 

As for the heads themselves, they're blades. There's no 2 ways about it. You don't mind your business and you'll be taking a nap at the bottom of the pond (well.. your ball will. They're golf clubs, not Mafia hit men lol.). That said, once I started swinging, it didn't take long to start finding the middle of the face consistently. My shot with these seemed to be a nice baby draw. I'm more accustomed to a straight to baby fade shot. I'm guessing that it's due to the slight difference in grips (no taper current vs standard taper Toura Velvets. Also, the Maltbys have a perimeter toe weighting that might also promote more right biased movement. 

The biggest surprise was that my distances weren't all that different between my Maltby CB's and the Touras.. even with the 2° difference in loft per club. I'd say at absolute most, I'm 1/2° shorter with these. 

More to come! 

These look fantastic. You e done an awesome job with these!  

[JRDuck40]

17 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Hey thanks man I really appreciate the compliment .

As for the paint fill, I did actually run over it with my heat gun for about 10 minutes And then I let the club sit in my garage for at least 48 hours. I'm using testers enamel paint and I know sometimes that stuff can take up to a week to fully cure. I may have to switch to some acrylic or nail polish just because it dries a lot faster.

 

 

 

Acrylic is best I found. Nail polish does have staying power, but can crack / fade quickly. Also, always be sure to clean the areas that will be painted with acetone beforehand. Insures a clean surface to allow paint to adhere.  

[azstu324]

8 minutes ago, JRDuck40 said:

Acrylic is best I found. Nail polish does have staying power, but can crack / fade quickly. Also, always be sure to clean the areas that will be painted with acetone beforehand. Insures a clean surface to allow paint to adhere.  

Yeah I think I'll go acrylic next. I've done this plenty of times and think that I always used acrylic so not sure why I decided to go enamel. And yes I always clean with either acetone or rubbing alcohol before. I just think that the paint was a ways off from fully curing. 

[jbern]

22 hours ago, azstu324 said:

Okay!!

I finally got to put some swings on the MB's. It was a matt day today so no actual turf interaction which is a bummer. 

I can gladly say that these pretty easily fit any "stereotype" that high-end Japanese forged blades might fall under. Just a disclaimer that everything today is based off of limited flight range balls that are probably a month away from being retired so I can only imagine that everything I felt today is only going to be amplified once I get a nice quality urethane ball between the club and the sky. 

Feel is an easy 10 out of 10! I'm definitely no stranger to a nice forged blade and these would rank right up there with the top of the nicest feeling clubs that I have played.. And I might even go so far as to put them in the same category as mizuno's of old. Yep.. I just did that!

@ctg44 I see what you're saying now about the flight of these. I thought that maybe the muscle backs might have some different characteristics but man these things go high! Even down to the four five and six irons, I'm noticing quite a bit of launch that I don't think I even have with my Maltby TS3s. Not too much of a concern though, as these are very easily flighted and if needed it doesn't take much effort to keep the shot down low. These could possibly have some lower CG qualities to help get the ball up in the air? 

As for the shafts, I really like they way they feel. They're nothing remotely close to rebar. They load nicely but are crazy controllable. I definitely have a great pairing in these shafts + heads that will allow me to test these clubs without that "what if" question lurking in the back of my mind. 

As for the heads themselves, they're blades. There's no 2 ways about it. You don't mind your business and you'll be taking a nap at the bottom of the pond (well.. your ball will. They're golf clubs, not Mafia hit men lol.). That said, once I started swinging, it didn't take long to start finding the middle of the face consistently. My shot with these seemed to be a nice baby draw. I'm more accustomed to a straight to baby fade shot. I'm guessing that it's due to the slight difference in grips (no taper current vs standard taper Toura Velvets. Also, the Maltbys have a perimeter toe weighting that might also promote more right biased movement. 

The biggest surprise was that my distances weren't all that different between my Maltby CB's and the Touras.. even with the 2° difference in loft per club. I'd say at absolute most, I'm 1/2° shorter with these. 

More to come! 

Looks like all the tinkering and hard work has paid off! They look incredible! I can't get over how nice the Spy logo looks with the faded black color! I also like the number fill so they're easy to see in the bag! Great stuff! 

[David Leighton Reid]

Update May 21, 2024

I have completed 2 more rounds with the Toura CB irons; one at Highland Springs Country Club and the other at my home course.  The round at Highland Springs was the first time the Toura CB irons got to interact with zoysia fairways and boy was it enjoyable.  The irons performed flawlessly, with the only exceptions being generated by operator error.  Today at my home course, the wind was blowing 20 mph, so shots into the wind had to be flighted down.  The CB irons performed well, both flighted down or launched high to carry with the wind.  

Edited May 26 by David Leighton Reid

[ctg44]

I couldn't play yesterday because 1 of our 2 courses was still closed from aerification on Monday not being all the way done until Tuesday...and at the same time, they closed the entire 2nd course so the retired golfers association could play a shotgun start scramble...at 2:30 PM...yes, 5 hours of daylight wasted for an entire 18 holes because of 40 golfers taking the entire course up on an unscheduled event (at least an unpublished event...which is why they went ahead with the aerification on the 2nd course).

 

Ugh...well, at least I could practice right?  Yeah, even though the closest storm was 15 miles away, at the first sign of rain, they sounded the horns and made everyone clear the course and range.  Fortunately, after 30 minutes of literally standing there holding my weather app up to show them, "Hello...the storm isn't NEAR here." the pros finally relented and started putting the balls back out onto the range.  I decided not to get the launch monitor out and to really focus on ball flight and impact locations, and had a pretty good range session.  I'm still not convinced I'm getting nearly the distance I was with the P7MCs, and it does take more concentration to strike the Toura irons properly, but man, when you do, it's an amazing feeling.  The ball flies high, straight, and lands like a dream with the short irons, and I was getting a better penetrating ball flight with the longer irons yesterday too.  At one point, I dropped like 6 PW shots in a row in the same little dusty area and it was kind of satisfying to see the puffs of dirt from the ball impacting and sitting there.  The only real negative is that with the lie angles adjusted to the right angles for me to not dig the toes into the ground, I can hit these left (not too bad, but enough to notice and maybe miss a green enough to get into trouble with 4-6 iron shots) now if I'm not careful, so I do have to concentrate.  However, anything that's hit relatively in the middle of the clubface, and relatively below the middle of the grooves and down just flies straight where you pointed it.

Right now, the plan is to get on the course Friday morning first thing.  I should be the first one off, and as long as it's not cart-path only, I'll probably go ahead and ride instead of walking so I can practice a few different shots.  I'll probably play both a 3W and driver off of par 4s and par 5s to give myself 2 iron shots into each green.  I normally play so fast I can finish 18 on a cart in under 2 1/2 hours on my own anyway, so I am not worried about slowing anyone down.  It's doubtful there will be a chance the groups behind me will even notice the 2nd ball in play...

Edited May 22 by ctg44

[JRDuck40]

BIG update coming tonight.

I'll have video updated for the build. Also, with NO RAIN in the forecast, I am planning on finishing up shafts and will FINALLY have the CBs on the course this upcoming weekend. 
Also, will be VERY much putting them to the test with range time, rounds scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Friday-Sunday May 31st thru June 2nd. 
Get ready for an inundation content. It' is going to be a fun test. 

Not going to lie though, I have been striking my Takomo T101's very well as of late. Toura has a hill to climb but excited to put the work in. 

 

@ctg44 @azstu324 @David Leighton Reid have been all getting in a ton of testing and I'm starting to get quite jealous! Thankfully no more work trips to get in the way of some serious golf coming up. 

 

Onward. 

Edited May 22 by JRDuck40
Forgot to include all testers!

[Josh Parker]

2 minutes ago, JRDuck40 said:

BIG update coming tonight.

I'll have video updated for the build. Also, with NO RAIN in the forecast, I am planning on finishing up shafts and will FINALLY have the CBs on the course this upcoming weekend. 
Also, will be VERY much putting them to the test with range time, rounds scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Friday-Sunday May 31st thru June 2nd. 
Get ready for an inundation content. It' is going to be a fun test. 

Not going to lie though, I have been striking my Takomo T101's very well as of late. Toura has a hill to climb but excited to put the work in. 

 

@azstu324 @David Leighton Reid have been all getting in a ton of testing and I'm starting to get quite jealous! Thankfully no more work trips to get in the way of some serious golf coming up. 

 

Onward. 

Can't wait to see the performance. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

 I love this thread, but all it makes me want to do is buy more clubs to build...

[Josh Parker]

6 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

 I love this thread, but all it makes me want to do is buy more clubs to build...

Haha. I'm already working towards it. Have a t350 I'm changing shafts in for a DI and on the list to get fitted for foreward irons.  

I need @Toura Golf to make some lefty CB's 

[azstu324]

6 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

I need @Toura Golf to make some lefty CB's

Or perhaps @Toura Golf just needs for you to learn to play righty..  

[Josh Parker]

5 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

Or perhaps @Toura Golf just needs for you to learn to play righty..  

Haha!  NEVER!  I  already play on the right side of the ball. 

[ctg44]

I have tee times set for Friday morning, Saturday morning, and Monday morning. We have family coming Sunday, so I will probably just get in a PGA Superstore simulator session early Sunday morning because it's supposed to rain Saturday afternoon and the range will undoubtedly be closed (because who would think about actually planting grass on our driving range to absorb rain instead of letting it turn into mud everytime it rains, which is ALL the time this spring?)...

I just need to remember to ACTUALLY use the SwingU app and track my shots this weekend so I get accurate distance numbers.

[Willie T]

18 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

 I love this thread, but all it makes me want to do is buy more clubs to build...

Hey Jamie - this thread was the trigger that inspired me to build a “scoring iron”’trio of the Maltby TS-1 irons (8,9,PW),  posted about it on the “Show Us Your Maltby!!!” thread.

Edited May 23 by Willie T

[JRDuck40]

22 hours ago, Willie T said:

Hey Jamie - this thread was the trigger that inspired me to build a “scoring iron”’trio of the Maltby TS-1 irons (8,9,PW),  posted about it on the “Show Us Your Maltby!!!” thread.

They look great! Hit em' long and straight! 

[Josh Parker]

22 hours ago, Willie T said:

Hey Jamie - this thread was the trigger that inspired me to build a “scoring iron”’trio of the Maltby TS-1 irons (8,9,PW),  posted about it on the “Show Us Your Maltby!!!” thread.

Well done!  They turned out great!  

[azstu324]

Have a tee time on Monday at a course (The Duke) that will allow for every club in the set to get some game time. It'll be a great test for the Touras for sure!

Also I hope to get some comparison data this weekend against my super playable and forgiving Maltby TS4's that fall roughly under the same category. If they can hang with the TS4's, that's a major win for the design aspects and playability of these clubs. 

We shall see! 

 

Edited May 24 by azstu324

[ctg44]

A tough round in heavy wind yesterday (same weather they played in at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial) resulted in an 85, but it was mostly terrible wedge play and a couple of OB drivers that added to my score (85). I did a conference call for work the entire back 9, so that didn't help either.

It is stupid hot and humid here in the DFW area and I then worked 2 adult hockey games last night before getting back up for the 1st tee time of the day today. Needless to say, I was tired and the ground was really damp, so that led to some inconsistent iron play today.

However, I chipped better today and my Paradym AiSmoke Triple Diamond 3 wood was money, so I ended up with an 81. I always play this course from the back tees, which are in the range of 6,700 yards. With a south wind and damp ground, it probably played at the equivalent of 7,000 yards of a very tight course with numerous tee shots that come out of extremely tight windows. Fairways are a premium and not easy to hit. Even with fairway lies, getting balls to stop on the greens can be tough as some are very small and most are very thin. When you drop a shot with the PW at about a 60° landing angle onto the green and it bounces (despite all the rain), runs just 3' left of the green, and disappears into 4" wet bermuda rough, chipping that now very wet ball onto slick greens gets rather challenging.

Now what you're all here for...how did the Toura CB Irons perform? Overall, I am not hitting them quite as well consistently as I was with the P7MCs I had going before this test started. I hit some really good shots and some mediocre shots. I stuffed a couple of balls in tight with the 9 iron and PW, and hit a gorgeous 8 iron to 4' from 165 yards out of the rough (unfortunately the only place I could drop) on #4 to salvage a par on the #1 handicap hole on the course when my tee shot got pushed into the penalty area by the wind.

I'm going to play again Monday morning. I will hopefully be able to do more shot tracking then. Being the 1st out on the course the last 2 days, we had people behind us and wanted to keep our pace up to ensure we didn't slow anyone down. Monday will be a little slower, so I will probably have time to hit a few extra practice shots and track my actual scoring shots better.

I will note however, even my 19 year old very strong, hockey player who uses 130 Nippon Modus (steel rebar) shafts in his Apex TCB irons, said he thought the Toura irons felt heavy at the bottom of the swing. That's the sensation I'm getting too, which is making control at the end of the downswing a touch inconsistent..leading my contact to be a touch inconsistent...

[bens197]

On 5/23/2024 at 11:17 AM, Willie T said:

Hey Jamie - this thread was the trigger that inspired me to build a “scoring iron”’trio of the Maltby TS-1 irons (8,9,PW),  posted about it on the “Show Us Your Maltby!!!” thread.

You’re going to love these…

[ctg44]

Oh, and for fans of the rusty patina look, these are coming along beautifully...

[Shrek74]

A tough round in heavy wind yesterday (same weather they played in at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial) resulted in an 85, but it was mostly terrible wedge play and a couple of OB drivers that added to my score (85). I did a conference call for work the entire back 9, so that didn't help either.

It is stupid hot and humid here in the DFW area and I then worked 2 adult hockey games last night before getting back up for the 1st tee time of the day today. Needless to say, I was tired and the ground was really damp, so that led to some inconsistent iron play today.

However, I chipped better today and my Paradym AiSmoke Triple Diamond 3 wood was money, so I ended up with an 81. I always play this course from the back tees, which are in the range of 6,700 yards. With a south wind and damp ground, it probably played at the equivalent of 7,000 yards of a very tight course with numerous tee shots that come out of extremely tight windows. Fairways are a premium and not easy to hit. Even with fairway lies, getting balls to stop on the greens can be tough as some are very small and most are very thin. When you drop a shot with the PW at about a 60° landing angle onto the green and it bounces (despite all the rain), runs just 3' left of the green, and disappears into 4" wet bermuda rough, chipping that now very wet ball onto slick greens gets rather challenging.

Now what you're all here for...how did the Toura CB Irons perform? Overall, I am not hitting them quite as well consistently as I was with the P7MCs I had going before this test started. I hit some really good shots and some mediocre shots. I stuffed a couple of balls in tight with the 9 iron and PW, and hit a gorgeous 8 iron to 4' from 165 yards out of the rough (unfortunately the only place I could drop) on #4 to salvage a par on the #1 handicap hole on the course when my tee shot got pushed into the penalty area by the wind.

I'm going to play again Monday morning. I will hopefully be able to do more shot tracking then. Being the 1st out on the course the last 2 days, we had people behind us and wanted to keep our pace up to ensure we didn't slow anyone down. Monday will be a little slower, so I will probably have time to hit a few extra practice shots and track my actual scoring shots better.

I will note however, even my 19 year old very strong, hockey player who uses 130 Nippon Modus (steel rebar) shafts in his Apex TCB irons, said he thought the Toura irons felt heavy at the bottom of the swing. That's the sensation I'm getting too, which is making control at the end of the downswing a touch inconsistent..leading my contact to be a touch inconsistent...

Higher swing weight than you planned, perhaps?

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[ctg44]

Higher swing weight than you planned, perhaps?

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These are lmost undoubtedly too heavy for Swingweight, which means I might need to investigate ways to feel those effects so much...

I haven't had time to take the P7MCs out of the Toura box in the garage and weigh them yet to get a comparison. I will also guarantee that anyone who ever tries to tell me that there's no point paying the premium for Tour Issue DG X100 shafts over the regular DG X100 shafts will get shouted down into a puddle of tears.

There is zero doubt in my mind that AT LEAST the 5 iron shaft is very much not right compared to the Tour Issue shaft in the P7MC 5 iron I have. For sure, if these are to remain in my bag long-term, I will need to pull these all back apart back down to raw metal, resize everything, and rebuild the heads on Tour Issue X100 shafts.

I haven't made a decision on that yet and really won't until I have played with them for another month at least. Playing only 5-6 rounds outdoors, none of which had completely decent conditions, are not enough for the subjective feel part of iron ownership...

The Toura CB irons undoubtedly look beautiful, feel amazing, and generally perform well, but in the end do they perform better than my P7MC irons and help me shoot lower, more consistent scores?

That my friends is still VERY much to be determined...

[Willie T]

On 5/24/2024 at 9:56 AM, Josh Parker said:

Well done!  They turned out great!  

 

2 hours ago, bens197 said:

You’re going to love these…

Thanks guys - so far they have exceeded my expectations…but I’ve high jacked this testing thread long enough….looking forward to some more reading on how these these marvelous fully custom Toura iron sets do in the field…