JacobMMC Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) For the past two or so years I have been designing, developing and prototyping my own personal set of irons. I took on the project because my grandfather introduced me to golf and got me hooked. I always loved designing things in CAD, from wooden puzzles to keyboards. I originally wanted to make a putter that could replace his old odyssey two-ball but my design ambition only grew from there. I started by inspecting my own Titleist 710 AP1 irons and from there I created hundreds of sketches for iron faces alone. I wanted to be able to compare my Titleist irons with the ones I designed so after a google search I used the spec sheet Titleist provided for the AP1 710 irons on their website. Over the course of these two years I learned how to incorporate loft, lie, offset, camber, sole width, blade length and numerous other variables that make up golf clubs. After finally becoming satisfied with the design I began prototyping, I sent two designs over to a CNC milling factory: a 7 iron and a Pitching Wedge. They looked beautiful although they didn't have a typical muscle cavity. They exceeded my expectations and I achieved more distance with these prototypes and I had people I met on the driving range along with some people at a PGA TOUR Superstore test these irons as well and somewhat to my surprise they loved them. After about 6+ months of learning how to incorporate forgiveness into my cavity I finally had another design that resembled a more traditional blade. It came out beautiful but I was only able to produce a single 7 iron. During that time I continued to work on designs, at the request of some friends. I made a Phantom X style putter but with my design input rather than copy an existing design, a driving iron and a CB Iron set but they haven't been prototyped or produced yet. I want to be able to experiment with more materials and unique construction cavities that use tungsten to move the CG over to the toe, however prototyping alone is pretty expensive and I can’t afford to keep experimenting. So now you’re all caught up, I guess my future plans with this project is to keep developing these irons and hope some people approach me with interest to test these irons themselves or possibly have their own set design. I have also designed a couple wedge sets but I don’t think they are quite ready for prototyping yet because I want them to be able to compete with name brand wedges. Right now I have basically a finalized design, however I still want to remove a couple more grams to get it within my target weight. I have also made a handful of putters but I haven’t decided to prototype them yet simply because these irons take priority. The link attached is a showcase of CAD images, the prototypes and the experimental designs like wedges and putters: Misc golf CAD Designs, Prototypes & 3D Prints Lob Wedge: Lob Wedge Design Edited June 2 by JacobMMC Add photos Rob Person, GaDawg, Albatross Leather and 6 others 7 2 Quote Odyssey DFX 3300 Vokey SM6 52, 56, 60 Titleist AP1 710 5-PW Cobra MAX 4 Hybrid Taylormade Rocketballz 3 Tour Hybrid Cobra F9 Speedzone Big Tour 3 PXG 0211 2021 Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_APH Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Those look pretty incredible! Rob Person and poprocksncoke 2 Quote as of Oct 5, 2024 (Past WITB) Driver: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ - check out the Driver Shootout! Wood: GT2 with Graphite Design AD CQ shaft (still love my Cobra F7's) Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,57 or SM10 45,49,53,57 degree wedges Putter: LINK! Full putter shootout incoming Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Golf Bag: Ghost Anyday 5.0 Golf bag - Maverick colorway with MGS Logo Other: Vortex Anarch Rangefinder, searching for electric cart, Red Rooster The Root Glove and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Person Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 (edited) Wow! Those look amazing! Welcome to MGS ! That is surely quite the undertaking and quite the outcome! Is the screw in the back for weight changes or the face attachment? Edited June 2 by Rob Person Quote WITB- Driver -Titleist 910D, 3w- Titleist 910F, 5hy/7hy- Titleist 910H, 6-PW - Stix , 52⁰, 56⁰, 60⁰ - Stix , Putter- AI-ONE DB / Lombardi Tour 34 custom Just an old newbie golfer, trying to learn and improve 1 club at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobMMC Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 6 hours ago, Rob Person said: Wow! Those look amazing! Welcome to MGS ! That is surely quite the undertaking and quite the outcome! Is the screw in the back for weight changes or the face attachment? Thank you! The weight is a tungsten insert not for the face. Although a separate face part was something I’ve wanted to test using a more malleable material like aluminum and have a carbon steel or stainless steel body. release and Rob Person 2 Quote Odyssey DFX 3300 Vokey SM6 52, 56, 60 Titleist AP1 710 5-PW Cobra MAX 4 Hybrid Taylormade Rocketballz 3 Tour Hybrid Cobra F9 Speedzone Big Tour 3 PXG 0211 2021 Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
release Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 6/1/2024 at 9:05 PM, JacobMMC said: You are very fortunate to have both the time and the resources to enjoy doing this. Might be a good idea to involve a couple of professional golfers for feed back. At least involve someone who are in the industry for awhile for more practical opinions. Rob Person 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobMMC Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 23 minutes ago, release said: I agree however I don’t know how or who to message about feedback. Thanks for the interest in this project! Rob Person 1 Quote Odyssey DFX 3300 Vokey SM6 52, 56, 60 Titleist AP1 710 5-PW Cobra MAX 4 Hybrid Taylormade Rocketballz 3 Tour Hybrid Cobra F9 Speedzone Big Tour 3 PXG 0211 2021 Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatross Leather Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Wow, these are seriously impressive! You can tell how much effort and skill went into the design. It might be worth exploring a kick-starter to see what kind of response there is. A lot of smaller DTC brands are getting popular now which is great. Rob Person 1 Quote IG: @albatrossleather https://www.Albatross-Leather.com Current WITB Putter - Scotty Cameron Newport Champions Choice 58° - Vokey SM9 Raw / 54° - Vokey SM8 Raw / 50° - Vokey SM8 Raw PW-4i - Mizuno JPX 923 Hot Metal Pro ~ KBS Tour 120 Hybrid - Cobra Dark Speed 3H 19° ~ Hazardous Smoke Black S Hybrid - King Cobra 2H 17° ~ Hazardous Smoke Black S Driver - Titleist TSi2 9° ~ Graphite Design Tour AD HD 70g S On deck - (3W - PXG 0341X Gen4 ~ MCA Diamana S+ 70G)(2i Mizuno Fly-Hi ~ Graphite Design Tour AD DI S) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
release Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 (edited) On 6/3/2024 at 6:28 AM, JacobMMC said: I agree however I don’t know how or who to message about feedback. Thanks for the interest in this project! Can't help you in that regard, trust and sphere of influence are earned through time trial. Most the retired professional won't have the time nor interest to get involved unless they have a piece of stake in this. Check with your local regional circle. You might find a mentor. Edited June 10 by release Rob Person 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyoymac Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 @JacobMMC Have you considered trying to find a job with any of the golf equipment manufacturers to further your ambitions? Those two club heads and your design portfolio look like they would help bolster a resume. Shrek74 and Rob Person 2 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...
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