Testers Announced: Vice Golf Irons

[JFish350]

Congrats folks. Have fun looking forward to reading your reviews. 

[Bobofat]

Congrats to all the testers. Can't wait to read all about your experience with these irons. 

[SDunne]

Congrats testers - look forward to hearing how these turn out for you all!

 

[Leonvdwesthuizen]

Congrats guys!

I am eagerly waiting on how these irons perform, so this will be a daily check-in for me!

Great opportunity you've been given, make us proud.

 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

My intro is up. Looking forward to the next step in the process. 

If someone wants a certain type of test done let me know. As we get further into the process, I will lay out my plans.

[GolfSpy_KFT]

1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My intro is up. Looking forward to the next step in the process. 

If someone wants a certain type of test done let me know. As we get further into the process, I will lay out my plans.

Really looking forward to seeing how these perform against your KING Tours, Tom!

[Patrick Dawes]

Can't wait to hear the results would really love to know how testers like the graphite shafts and which Mitshbushi shafts they compare to.  I also really hope they let you use the style customizing as well to see how that delivers.

[Marty2shanks]

5 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My intro is up. Looking forward to the next step in the process. 

If someone wants a certain type of test done let me know. As we get further into the process, I will lay out my plans.

Ask and you shall receive. Two things - first, would love to see a specs comparison between your gamers and the Vice (e.g. Lofts, lie, lengths, swingweight, total weight, shaft specs, grips, etc.).  I know some of this requires special equipment but if you have access that would be great.  Second, take your favorite club in your gamer set (e.g. 8-iron) and hit a 10 shot comparison against the equivalent Vice iron to a target that you can then go and walk off (or take picture) of your dispersion.  Would prefer this not on a launch monitor - on the course in real conditions if at all possible.  Real turf matters.  

[Josh Parker]

Great intros so far and a great group of golfers!  Looking forward to seeing how these new sticks work out for everyone!

[Tom the Golf Nut]

39 minutes ago, Marty2shanks said:

Ask and you shall receive. Two things - first, would love to see a specs comparison between your gamers and the Vice (e.g. Lofts, lie, lengths, swingweight, total weight, shaft specs, grips, etc.).  I know some of this requires special equipment but if you have access that would be great.  Second, take your favorite club in your gamer set (e.g. 8-iron) and hit a 10 shot comparison against the equivalent Vice iron to a target that you can then go and walk off (or take picture) of your dispersion.  Would prefer this not on a launch monitor - on the course in real conditions if at all possible.  Real turf matters.  

Now that’s funny. Why you say? Because I have most of that in my testing criteria. Some of it word for word so to speak. I have it written but not posted yet. I didn’t want to throw out a lot at once. I have a speck comparison chart against two sets that I have played over the last few seasons. I also have the 10 shot test across a few clubs. I have the technical resources but I am more of a real world on the course guy. Off a mat onto a screen is nice (I have a simulator and a Mevo) but turf interaction means so much more and truthfully all I care about. 
You know what they say “Great minds think a like”

[sirchunksalot]

What were you guys allowed as far as shaft options? I see the graphite shafts are an upcharge on the Vice website and am curious as I know that @Tom the Golf Nutis playing graphite right now. 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

2 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

What were you guys allowed as far as shaft options? I see the graphite shafts are an upcharge on the Vice website and am curious as I know that @Tom the Golf Nutis playing graphite right now. 

As of now we haven’t had our fittings with Vice yet, but we were told that the options on the website are available to us unless we hear otherwise.

[Shrek74]

14 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

As of now we haven’t had our fittings with Vice yet, but we were told that the options on the website are available to us unless we hear otherwise.

Are you going to go to Club Champion for the fitting? My understanding is that they are the only US-based company that will be carrying them.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

3 minutes ago, Shrek74 said:

Are you going to go to Club Champion for the fitting? My understanding is that they are the only US-based company that will be carrying them.

Vice is doing a remote fitting, but I have been fit recently by True Spec and know my specs. We have completed forms today so Vice will be familiar with our game and specs before our interaction with them. You are correct though Club Champion is the only one in the US fitting their clubs. 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

My fitting experience and what my clubs will look like are up in my main post. 

[GolfSpy_APH]

All four virtual fits are done! 

Had a great time listening and helping when needed with them. Looking forward to getting these clubs in the hands of our testers and there are some great combos we will see!

[Josh Parker]

5 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My fitting experience and what my clubs will look like are up in my main post. 

Sounds like the experience was great with Vice on the fitting.  I love the color selection on the clubs and grips!  Looking forward to seeing how they perform!

[Northern Monkey]

23 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My fitting experience and what my clubs will look like are up in my main post. 

Awesome choice of colours. They’re gonna look fantatsic

[gingerbeast87]

On 6/24/2024 at 8:02 PM, gingerbeast87 said:

Introduction:

First of all, I would like to thank both MGS and Vice for selecting me for this test.  I have been drooling over these clubs for a while now and have a feeling I will continue to do so when they arrive.

 

My name is Ryan, I play out of Bristol UK.  My favorite club to play is coincidentally the one I work at on the weekends, Woodlands golf and country club in Bradley Stoke.  I have been playing properly for almost 2 years now and have found that no matter what, no two rounds of golf are the same.  I have managed to get my handicap to 21.4 so far this playing season, and hope to get it lower (down to 18/19 if I can) by the end of the year.  I play as often as I can, I tend to do Sundays most weeks and if I can I tend to get out once or twice a week in the evening after work.  I am one of those fortunate guys whose wife also enjoys playing golf, so I am never alone when I go and can always rely on her to keep me company and caddy for me.

 

●             What are your plans for the review and comparisons?

So I currently use a set of Cobra F8 irons.  They were my second set of clubs after my little Slazenger set that I used to use for knock abouts on the local pitch and putt or down the range.  I have found them to be a really good set of clubs for starting out.  I have 5-GW in the F8’s and use a set of Rife wedges for SW and LW.  I guess the main thing I am looking for out of these clubs is to see how I do with them, will they perform better than my Cobras? The Vice clubs certainly use different tech to the cobras, opting for a 2-piece cast head instead of the hollow back of the Cobras.

●             How do you want to test this product?

For the first week of having the clubs I will be putting some time in at the range to get used to the feel of the clubs.  I will be aiming so see how the do for average distances compared my existing clubs.  I will also be trying so see how they do for distance control. Can I modify my shots with them to get better height/softer drops/lower longer shots? I will hopefully also be able to get some time in the simulator near me to see how they compare on generating spin compared to the Cobra F8’s. 

After the first week I will be heading straight to the course for the real hands-on testing.  Already have dispensation from management (the wife) to go and play golf as much as I can to test them fully, and boy howdy do I intend to!!

●             What will make this product stay with you after testing?

For me it will mostly come down to how they feel on the course.  Vice offers a virtual fitting service so you can tailor the clubs to your individual needs so I look forward to seeing if there are any adjustments that need to be made for my play.  Of course, we all know that looks will come into it as well, and to be fair, they are some sexy looking clubs, largely customizable through the options as well as looking good on their own.

 

●             Why are you excited about testing this product?

I have never had a set of clubs that look half as decent as the Vice VGI02’s.  I love the faux map contour pattern on the back of the club, it has a sleek design, and it just looks so good.  I have seen some reviews on these clubs online already and they are just spanking it! Five-star reviews on so many sites have built up my expectations and hopes so high!

Here is a snap of the green clubs, I like them the most as that little splash of colour gives them an edge.

 

You are able to properly customise the clubs as well, from coloured rubber grips to coloured corded grips for the firmer hand, you can even choose the colour of your ferrule too for that little additional touch.  They offer flexible different coloured carbon shafts, or stiffer steel shafts. You can even modify how may layers of grip tape you need to adjust the width of the grip!

●             What do you know about the product already?

So, I have been trawling the website since I saw the initial call for testers and have found a fair bit out about them, they are a two-piece cast head, weighted slightly more towards the back of the club to keep the fact a little more closed. The website offers different weighted shafts depending on your needs, and a lighter head to help up the speed through the swing.  The website also offers modifications to the loft and lie, so if the basic set up doesn’t quite suit your requirements, you can change it.

As a comparison I grabbed the standard lofts/lies from the website as you can see, they don’t vary massively to the Cobra F8’s but there is more of a difference in the lie.  I look forward to seeing how they compare especially considering my slight proclivity towards a fade (vice on the left cobra on the right):

 

●             What are your expectations?

So here we go folks, looking forward to getting these ordered and shipped.  The website says 4 weeks for estimated delivery times so there may be a little radio silence until then.  We have all yet to order the clubs as we are waiting so see if it is going to be 5-PW or if it will be 5-SW.  Once everything is ordered I’ll let you all know.

If you’ve got any questions or things you would like to see during the test cycle please give me a holler!!

 

Speak soon folks

 

Ryan Gardiner

Good Evening Folks,

 

Was lucky enough to have my virtual fitting this evening.  Was a really nice call with Jamie from the forum, Alex and Wade from Vice.  I have never had a fitting before so it was a new experience.  We went over my state of play, how often i play, what my flaws are, where i tend to send the ball most (off to the right if you were wondering).  You could clearly see how much passion Alex has for the brand and the clubs throughout the call.  

Once we had gone over the questions to determine what would suit my current state of play Alex went through what would likely work best. We started by going over what clubs would be better for my current skill level and state of play.  As i am a higher handicap golfer they leaned to the VGI02 which works well for me as i think they are the prettier of the two styles, and also the ones that have been described as better for someone with a higher handicap or is newer to golf.  They very generously allowed me to go for the lime green backed clubs which will go with my new golf bag perfectly!!!

 

The team advised that the graphite shafts would be the best for my swing speed as it means i might be able to have a bit more control over the swing.  He believes that this might also help me close the face a little and reduce the chances of sending the ball off to the right (advice that i would take any day of the week!!).  I also had to provide my height and the distance from my wrist crase to the ground when my arm hangs loosely down.  This will aid them in deciding the right club length. When it came to choosing my shaft i thought, "definitely got to make these look unique".  So I have followed up with the lime green 95g graphite shaft.

 

 

We then went over what grip would be best by getting me to put my hand up by my head, asking what size glove i tend to use, and what size of grip i currently use.  All of this lead us down the road of a standard grip, and in order to balance out the bright colours i have gone for the black grip.  I think the black along with the bright green will work really well.

And the final customisation is the ferrule, I have gone for a nice dark green one which i hope will fit with the rest of the colour options nicely.

 

So there is a rough idea of what the clubs are going to look like on arrival.  I'm not saying i am super excited but i don't know how i am going to sleep in between now and when the clubs arrive.  Delivery times are probably going to be in between 2-4 weeks so if i have not succumbed to excitement driven sleep deprivation I will be ready to roll then!!

Some great advice from Jamie on the call was to make sure i spend a good amount of time at the range when the clubs turn up in order to get used to them.  Because i am going to be going from the steel shafts of my Cobra King F8's to the graphite shafts on the Vice VGI02's it may take me a little time to get used to the change.  So expect to see some good dispersion patterns adn feedback from the driving range when they arrive.

 

The next step will be the unboxing on arrival, so sleep tight folks and see you then!!

 

 

 

 

[gingerbeast87]

On 6/26/2024 at 9:56 PM, sirchunksalot said:

What were you guys allowed as far as shaft options? I see the graphite shafts are an upcharge on the Vice website and am curious as I know that @Tom the Golf Nutis playing graphite right now. 

Just had my virtual fitting, the options were steel with weighting of 90g-125g, or Whiz graphite of varying colour and weight options.  I have gone for 95g on the advice of the fitters owing to my swing speed and current tendency to send it a bit right.  I have the lime green one on the way

[TSauer]

@Tom the Golf Nut & @gingerbeast87 I cannot wait to see those built! Those are some beautiful looking combos.

Vice always seems to nail it in the looks department!

[jbern]

1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My fitting experience and what my clubs will look like are up in my main post. 

 

1 hour ago, gingerbeast87 said:

Good Evening Folks,

 

Was lucky enough to have my virtual fitting this evening.  Was a really nice call with Jamie from the forum, Alex and Wade from Vice.  I have never had a fitting before so it was a new experience.  We went over my state of play, how often i play, what my flaws are, where i tend to send the ball most (off to the right if you were wondering).  You could clearly see how much passion Alex has for the brand and the clubs throughout the call.  

Once we had gone over the questions to determine what would suit my current state of play Alex went through what would likely work best. We started by going over what clubs would be better for my current skill level and state of play.  As i am a higher handicap golfer they leaned to the VGI02 which works well for me as i think they are the prettier of the two styles, and also the ones that have been described as better for someone with a higher handicap or is newer to golf.  They very generously allowed me to go for the lime green backed clubs which will go with my new golf bag perfectly!!!

 

The team advised that the graphite shafts would be the best for my swing speed as it means i might be able to have a bit more control over the swing.  He believes that this might also help me close the face a little and reduce the chances of sending the ball off to the right (advice that i would take any day of the week!!).  I also had to provide my height and the distance from my wrist crase to the ground when my arm hangs loosely down.  This will aid them in deciding the right club length. When it came to choosing my shaft i thought, "definitely got to make these look unique".  So I have followed up with the lime green 95g graphite shaft.

 

 

We then went over what grip would be best by getting me to put my hand up by my head, asking what size glove i tend to use, and what size of grip i currently use.  All of this lead us down the road of a standard grip, and in order to balance out the bright colours i have gone for the black grip.  I think the black along with the bright green will work really well.

And the final customisation is the ferrule, I have gone for a nice dark green one which i hope will fit with the rest of the colour options nicely.

 

So there is a rough idea of what the clubs are going to look like on arrival.  I'm not saying i am super excited but i don't know how i am going to sleep in between now and when the clubs arrive.  Delivery times are probably going to be in between 2-4 weeks so if i have not succumbed to excitement driven sleep deprivation I will be ready to roll then!!

Some great advice from Jamie on the call was to make sure i spend a good amount of time at the range when the clubs turn up in order to get used to them.  Because i am going to be going from the steel shafts of my Cobra King F8's to the graphite shafts on the Vice VGI02's it may take me a little time to get used to the change.  So expect to see some good dispersion patterns adn feedback from the driving range when they arrive.

 

The next step will be the unboxing on arrival, so sleep tight folks and see you then!!

 

 

 

 

That's awesome that you were able to talk with Vice directly regarding the club fitting! I'm curious if the calls were recorded so we could listen in?

I LOVE both of your color selections and the reactions of your playing partners is going to be epic! 

I am now moseying on over to Vice's website to check them out for myself! 

Have fun testers!

Edited Friday at 05:30 PM by jbern
Added question.

[GolfSpy_APH]

2 minutes ago, jbern said:

 

That's awesome that you were able to talk with Vice directly regarding the club fitting! I'm curious if the calls were recorded so we could listen in?

I LOVE both of your color selections and the reactions of your playing partners is going to be epic! 

I am now moseying on over to Vice's website to check them out for myself! 

Have fun testers!

We didn't record them but ask away to the testers. It wasn't anything drastic for any, but I do believe they are all getting what's best for them.

[jbern]

I see @Tom the Golf Nut gave his specs to Vice for them to match, but I'm curious how did they go about loft/lie customizations for everyone else? Based on height/arm length?

I'm curious if graphite shafts were recommended for everyone? At my last two fittings (one in-person and one online), both recommended graphite iron shafts and that seems to be the general trend. It's just a bummer that "stock" shafts are almost always steel and thus the 2nd hand market is mostly steel shafted irons.

[Northern Monkey]

1 hour ago, gingerbeast87 said:

Good Evening Folks,

 

Was lucky enough to have my virtual fitting this evening.  Was a really nice call with Jamie from the forum, Alex and Wade from Vice.  I have never had a fitting before so it was a new experience.  We went over my state of play, how often i play, what my flaws are, where i tend to send the ball most (off to the right if you were wondering).  You could clearly see how much passion Alex has for the brand and the clubs throughout the call.  

Once we had gone over the questions to determine what would suit my current state of play Alex went through what would likely work best. We started by going over what clubs would be better for my current skill level and state of play.  As i am a higher handicap golfer they leaned to the VGI02 which works well for me as i think they are the prettier of the two styles, and also the ones that have been described as better for someone with a higher handicap or is newer to golf.  They very generously allowed me to go for the lime green backed clubs which will go with my new golf bag perfectly!!!

 

The team advised that the graphite shafts would be the best for my swing speed as it means i might be able to have a bit more control over the swing.  He believes that this might also help me close the face a little and reduce the chances of sending the ball off to the right (advice that i would take any day of the week!!).  I also had to provide my height and the distance from my wrist crase to the ground when my arm hangs loosely down.  This will aid them in deciding the right club length. When it came to choosing my shaft i thought, "definitely got to make these look unique".  So I have followed up with the lime green 95g graphite shaft.

 

 

We then went over what grip would be best by getting me to put my hand up by my head, asking what size glove i tend to use, and what size of grip i currently use.  All of this lead us down the road of a standard grip, and in order to balance out the bright colours i have gone for the black grip.  I think the black along with the bright green will work really well.

And the final customisation is the ferrule, I have gone for a nice dark green one which i hope will fit with the rest of the colour options nicely.

 

So there is a rough idea of what the clubs are going to look like on arrival.  I'm not saying i am super excited but i don't know how i am going to sleep in between now and when the clubs arrive.  Delivery times are probably going to be in between 2-4 weeks so if i have not succumbed to excitement driven sleep deprivation I will be ready to roll then!!

Some great advice from Jamie on the call was to make sure i spend a good amount of time at the range when the clubs turn up in order to get used to them.  Because i am going to be going from the steel shafts of my Cobra King F8's to the graphite shafts on the Vice VGI02's it may take me a little time to get used to the change.  So expect to see some good dispersion patterns adn feedback from the driving range when they arrive.

 

The next step will be the unboxing on arrival, so sleep tight folks and see you then!!

 

 

 

 

Another great choice of colours. They are really going to stand out

[dback]

21 minutes ago, jbern said:

I see @Tom the Golf Nut gave his specs to Vice for them to match, but I'm curious how did they go about loft/lie customizations for everyone else? Based on height/arm length?

I'm curious if graphite shafts were recommended for everyone? At my last two fittings (one in-person and one online), both recommended graphite iron shafts and that seems to be the general trend. It's just a bummer that "stock" shafts are almost always steel and thus the 2nd hand market is mostly steel shafted irons.

I'll post my experience shortly but for me they did use wrist to floor and height measurement but for adjusting the lie angle it was more about my shot shape and miss. I can get snappy with my irons so my set-up will be a couple degrees flatter.

In regards to graphite vs steel, they were open to conversation but we went with steel still because they are a bit heavier. It's also the shaft closest to my current set-up with I have enjoyed.

Edited Friday at 06:01 PM by dback

[dback]

I'll add into my initial post as well but here is how my virtual fitting experience went:

To start I've never had a true fitting. Two years ago I went to a demo day and they gave me some specs but my swing has changed a ton since. I have gone from a very out-to-in path to fairly in-to-out, particularly with my irons. So there was a lot of conversation around getting a good set-up to avoid the big right-to-left/snaphook miss. I am feeling as comfortable with my swing as ever, so it was nice to build the club around the swing rather than the other way. The team was great to talk with, super conversational and you can tell they know, love and have confidence in their product. Through the conversation, going with the VGI01 was confirmed and built from there. My overall aesthetic is far from flashy but I don't mind a bit of color, so after consulting my design expert (my 4 year old daughter), I knew I was going to go with the Lime Green accent. I think its the perfect pop of color.

 

Overall set-up will be 4-pw VGI01's with Steel 105g S flex, black midsize grip, black ferrule and bent a couple degrees flat to limit the big left miss. Pretty standard, clean set-up for me but thats what I want to see at set-up. I think these will look great in the bag and I will feel confident with how they look behind the ball. Alex talked highly about the 4 iron replacing his 3 iron which has me intrigued and thinking through what my overall bag set-up will be while testing them. I mentioned at the top too, but it will be interesting to track my shot shape. During the community call vice did and a decent amount of the messaging is about these clubs promoting a draw shot shape due to the light clubhead. I already tend to play this shot shape, particularly with my irons. How will the adjustments made to my set-up play on the course? I like playing a draw and usually my snaphook comes into play when I'm rushing through a swing or really trying to step on one. I'm hopeful the set-up (flatter lie, midsize grips) will give me the confidence and comfortability to play my shot with a smooth swing. The lofts are a touch stronger and the clubs are 10 years newer, so not too worried about distance and shouldn't feel like I need to force more. 

 

Now the wait begins. It should be the perfect amount of time for me to finish up a couple house projects I have to be able to use my garage hitting set-up again. Between my garmin r10 and shotscope data, I should be able to give a pretty good side-by-side comparison.  The service has been great so far and seems to be something the vice team prides themselves in. There are so many players in the golf equipment game that it's the extras that differentiate brands such as customization options and customer service.

 I have some pretty fun golf lined up in late July/early August.   Hope to have gotten the feel of these irons and see how they handle a variety of golf courses.

[TJ Hall]

Nice intros and updates on the fittings.  Really enjoy seeing the color options in what was selected!

Cant wait to see how these look in person for you all and how they perform!

[Indy_Oz]

Congrats testers! The irons look class. Hope they perform as well as they look. 
 

[Splatt]

Hey everyone.

Intro and remote fitting is now up