Vice Golf Irons - 2024 Forum Review

[Josh Parker]

5 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

This weather is killing me. Our range has been closed for weeks now. Every time they are ready to open it up it pours. I went today and the sign was up that the range was closed. I talked to the Pro and he said they just mowed it and we can open it up. With clubs in hand, Mevo in my pocket and ready to collect some outside data I hear thunder. A quick look at the radar and a sound of the air horn and then I was done. The skies opened up again. I just checked and rain is in the forecast for the next 8 days.

Well, I guess indoor data collection will be the norm for a while. 

Brutal!  Send some rain this way.  The lake needs filling!

[Tom the Golf Nut]

Another “Range Closed” day. But the course was open so I played. Every once in a while I got to laugh. The course superintendent was out doing some daily chores on the course. I got to see him several times and the last time he pulled up to me and said “ You must get bored playing golf. I’ve been watching you and everything is down the middle of the fairway and you’ve been sticking the pin.” 
I have been called a boring golfer quite a few times. If it was only that easy. 

But let’s get to it. I was hitting well off the tee so there were a lot of short irons into the greens today.  I was either hitting the Vice Pro or the Vice Pro Air ball. Trying to figure out which I liked better. I’m leaning toward the Pro Air. I’m getting a little more height. 
Good ball spin into the greens. Everything was a one hop and stop.

This was a 145 yard 8 iron.  Followed up with the birdie putt. I wish my putting was a little better today because I had a lot of looks at birdie. I only made four of them.  I also had two bogies.  That’s golf. 
 I’m getting used to the irons and it’s kind of a different game lately. I definitely am more confident going at tight pin locations instead of center of the green with these clubs. My proximity to the pin is closer than normal. It’s my perception though, I haven’t measured anything. But I know my putts have been shorter. I’m sure it’s due to confidence going for a pin. 
So far I’m liking the irons. I’ll need to work on hitting some of the longer irons. My normal set up stops at the 6 iron then I go to 5 hybrid, 7, 5, 3 woods and Driver.

[Lefty11]

17 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Another “Range Closed” day. But the course was open so I played. Every once in a while I got to laugh. The course superintendent was out doing some daily chores on the course. I got to see him several times and the last time he pulled up to me and said “ You must get bored playing golf. I’ve been watching you and everything is down the middle of the fairway and you’ve been sticking the pin.” 
I have been called a boring golfer quite a few times. If it was only that easy. 

But let’s get to it. I was hitting well off the tee so there were a lot of short irons into the greens today.  I was either hitting the Vice Pro or the Vice Pro Air ball. Trying to figure out which I liked better. I’m leaning toward the Pro Air. I’m getting a little more height. 
Good ball spin into the greens. Everything was a one hop and stop.

This was a 145 yard 8 iron.  Followed up with the birdie putt. I wish my putting was a little better today because I had a lot of looks at birdie. I only made four of them.  I also had two bogies.  That’s golf. 
 I’m getting used to the irons and it’s kind of a different game lately. I definitely am more confident going at tight pin locations instead of center of the green with these clubs. My proximity to the pin is closer than normal. It’s my perception though, I haven’t measured anything. But I know my putts have been shorter. I’m sure it’s due to confidence going for a pin. 
So far I’m liking the irons. I’ll need to work on hitting some of the longer irons. My normal set up stops at the 6 iron then I go to 5 hybrid, 7, 5, 3 woods and Driver.

Nice shooting @Tom the Golf Nut! I’m glad you’re enjoying the irons. 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

The range is still closed so I played another round with the VGI 01’s today. That's three days in a row playing golf (SHMBO is out of town). The comfort level is setting in with them. When you are getting ready for your approach shot and you say to yourself ”watch this” and you execute, it’s one of the best feelings. This was 138 yard 9 iron into a par 5.

I should have taken the photo from further back so you could see the four traps surrounding that green. Easy birdie. I did finish at two under today. I seem to be stuck there. No fault of the irons.

Im sitting at two under going into 15. I thought a blow up was staring me in the face. The 15th hole is a par 5. I hit a tree branch off the drive and it dropped straight down. I tried to nuke a 3 wood but I topped it and it went into a wire grass mound. Took a drop. Hitting 4, I went for the 3 wood again. Then actually nuked it to within 5 yards of the green. By some miracle I chipped it in for par. Then it was play safe to get to the end of the round. 

Now for a word of caution. I am not an iron cover fan. I use them for protection during airline travel and thats it. Upon cleaning my clubs I noticed bag chatter marks on one of the irons. These forged irons must be on the softer side. Of course the marks are on the smooth side just forward of the Vice logo. I will be one of those guys going forward. 
 

[tdc1]

20 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Now for a word of caution. I am not an iron cover fan. I use them for protection during airline travel and thats it. Upon cleaning my clubs I noticed bag chatter marks on one of the irons. These forged irons must be on the softer side. Of course the marks are on the smooth side just forward of the Vice logo. I will be one of those guys going forward. 
 

@Tom the Golf Nut Man those irons are working so well for you!  And, welcome to the greater community of head cover users.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

I just checked on the 50* wedge I ordered from Vice. It is stateside and actually in the right state now. Should see it in a couple of days.  You know why it will be here in a couple days. Yup traveling for work. I’m in a viscous cycle. Presents arrive while I’m away. I didn’t know one could have so many birthdays in the same year.

[gingerbeast87]

Please welcome the latest member of the family....

 

Will unbox tonight and post tonight or tomorrow. Here we go folks VGI02'S at the ready!!

[Lefty11]

9 minutes ago, gingerbeast87 said:

Please welcome the latest member of the family....

 

Will unbox tonight and post tonight or tomorrow. Here we go folks VGI02'S at the ready!!

I’m excited for you! 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

The golf gods are shining today even though it’s supposed to rain. A customer cancelled so I don’t have to travel until tomorrow. 
I got a text a little while ago from Fed Ex and my wedge is out for delivery.

Bonus, SWMBO is going into the club for work today so she won’t see another golf delivery.

[dback]

18 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

The range is still closed so I played another round with the VGI 01’s today. That's three days in a row playing golf (SHMBO is out of town). The comfort level is setting in with them. When you are getting ready for your approach shot and you say to yourself ”watch this” and you execute, it’s one of the best feelings. This was 138 yard 9 iron into a par 5.

I should have taken the photo from further back so you could see the four traps surrounding that green. Easy birdie. I did finish at two under today. I seem to be stuck there. No fault of the irons.

Im sitting at two under going into 15. I thought a blow up was staring me in the face. The 15th hole is a par 5. I hit a tree branch off the drive and it dropped straight down. I tried to nuke a 3 wood but I topped it and it went into a wire grass mound. Took a drop. Hitting 4, I went for the 3 wood again. Then actually nuked it to within 5 yards of the green. By some miracle I chipped it in for par. Then it was play safe to get to the end of the round. 

Now for a word of caution. I am not an iron cover fan. I use them for protection during airline travel and thats it. Upon cleaning my clubs I noticed bag chatter marks on one of the irons. These forged irons must be on the softer side. Of course the marks are on the smooth side just forward of the Vice logo. I will be one of those guys going forward. 
 

I've noticed a big of bag chatter as well - planning a how do they look after a month of heavy use update. Not sure I'm ready for iron head covers but its a situation to monitor

[gingerbeast87]

1 hour ago, dback said:

I've noticed a big of bag chatter as well - planning a how do they look after a month of heavy use update. Not sure I'm ready for iron head covers but its a situation to monitor

I use head covers so they don't clank together or risk getting damaged. Missus got me some nice 'My Neighbour Totoro' head covers.

[gingerbeast87]

Unboxing Review

 

The Packaging

First impressions of the packaging are good.  The box build is very sturdy, it has a clever design pattern built of contour lines to create a pattern of hills with the “Wunderkind” front and center.  The graphics inside the box are also nice, and tie in well to the multitude of adverts for the clubs that have been popping up on my YouTube feed over the past few weeks :D. The packaging around the clubs is minimal but robust and very fit for purpose.  Each of the clubs are secured with a frame of cardboard, and the heads are protected by a sheath of bubble wrap. One thing that I like is that apart from the bubble wrap cover, all of the packaging is recyclable so nothing is needlessly thrown away!

 

Club Aesthetics

As I opened the box the bright color of the shafts pop out at the eye, lime green was definitely the way to go.  I chose the dark green ferrule to add a little contrast to the bright green of the shafts and club backs.  Once the protective covers come off of the heads the backs show their colors wonderfully.  The design on the back is really clever as well, mirroring the box’s use of contour lines to create a really unique look.

 

The overall shape of the club head is one that is nicely rounded and of soft edges.  One thing I noticed is that the hosel is slightly shorter on the wedges but longer on the irons than the ones on my existing clubs (I used my sand wedges to give an idea below):

  

 

I also noticed that the sand wedge doesn’t seem to have the same rounded backing on the foot as my Rife wedges. The design seems slightly more squared off.  It will be interesting to see how this will work in the sand traps.

 

The shafts of the club are also longer than my existing ones.  As I have never been fitted for clubs before, I am excited to see how the change affects my game.

Weight-wise I found the approach wedge was a total of 16g lighter than my existing Cobra King F8’s.  I am hoping that the lighter shaft combined with the weight of the head helps keep the head down on the swing.

 

I put the two approach wedges next to each other and could see at rest that the Vice wedge was slightly more open than the Cobra.  It’s a bit more noticeable to the eye than in the picture.  I look forward to seeing if that will help get the ball up and get it stopping any quicker than when I use the Cobras.

The Flaws

I had to look really hard to find any problems with the clubs but I spotted a couple of minor flaws on a couple of the club heads.  On the approach wedge I spotted a small chunk missing from the back along one of the edges, and on another club there looked like some discoloration in one of the contour lines on the design section of the back.  But these are two minute blemishes on an otherwise beautiful set of clubs:

How does the overall look come together?

Overall, the look is one that is bound to turn some heads at the course and get people asking about the clubs. The bright design, the unique heads, and the overall sleek design is going to cause a flare up of the old green-eyed monster in a few golfers.

I am heading to the driving range tomorrow (have been very restrained and have not rushed out this evening to start hitting balls).  Will give you all the first impressions tomorrow evening or Wednesday evening depending on how long I end up staying up there :D.

 

Have a great evening everyone, speak soon.

[Shrek74]

29 minutes ago, gingerbeast87 said:

Unboxing Review

The Packaging

First impressions of the packaging are good.  The box build is very sturdy, it has a clever design pattern built of contour lines to create a pattern of hills with the “Wunderkind” front and center.  The graphics inside the box are also nice, and tie in well to the multitude of adverts for the clubs that have been popping up on my YouTube feed over the past few weeks :D. The packaging around the clubs is minimal but robust and very fit for purpose.  Each of the clubs are secured with a frame of cardboard, and the heads are protected by a sheath of bubble wrap. One thing that I like is that apart from the bubble wrap cover, all of the packaging is recyclable so nothing is needlessly thrown away!

Club Aesthetics

As I opened the box the bright color of the shafts pop out at the eye, lime green was definitely the way to go.  I chose the dark green ferrule to add a little contrast to the bright green of the shafts and club backs.  Once the protective covers come off of the heads the backs show their colors wonderfully.  The design on the back is really clever as well, mirroring the box’s use of contour lines to create a really unique look.

The overall shape of the club head is one that is nicely rounded and of soft edges.  One thing I noticed is that the hosel is slightly shorter on the wedges but longer on the irons than the ones on my existing clubs (I used my sand wedges to give an idea below):

  

I also noticed that the sand wedge doesn’t seem to have the same rounded backing on the foot as my Rife wedges. The design seems slightly more squared off.  It will be interesting to see how this will work in the sand traps.

The shafts of the club are also longer than my existing ones.  As I have never been fitted for clubs before, I am excited to see how the change affects my game.

Weight-wise I found the approach wedge was a total of 16g lighter than my existing Cobra King F8’s.  I am hoping that the lighter shaft combined with the weight of the head helps keep the head down on the swing.

I put the two approach wedges next to each other and could see at rest that the Vice wedge was slightly more open than the Cobra.  It’s a bit more noticeable to the eye than in the picture.  I look forward to seeing if that will help get the ball up and get it stopping any quicker than when I use the Cobras.

The Flaws

I had to look really hard to find any problems with the clubs but I spotted a couple of minor flaws on a couple of the club heads.  On the approach wedge I spotted a small chunk missing from the back along one of the edges, and on another club there looked like some discoloration in one of the contour lines on the design section of the back.  But these are two minute blemishes on an otherwise beautiful set of clubs:

How does the overall look come together?

Overall, the look is one that is bound to turn some heads at the course and get people asking about the clubs. The bright design, the unique heads, and the overall sleek design is going to cause a flare up of the old green-eyed monster in a few golfers.

I am heading to the driving range tomorrow (have been very restrained and have not rushed out this evening to start hitting balls).  Will give you all the first impressions tomorrow evening or Wednesday evening depending on how long I end up staying up there :D.

Have a great evening everyone, speak soon.

Great looking clubs! I'm really going to be curious to hear your experiences with those colorful shafts and if you find them distracting at all, especially in the bright sunshine.

[gingerbeast87]

28 minutes ago, Shrek74 said:

Great looking clubs! I'm really going to be curious to hear your experiences with those colorful shafts and if you find them distracting at all, especially in the bright sunshine.

I'm ginger mate, if my bright white noodle arms don't distract me then nothing will

[sirchunksalot]

2 hours ago, gingerbeast87 said:

Unboxing Review

 

The Packaging

First impressions of the packaging are good.  The box build is very sturdy, it has a clever design pattern built of contour lines to create a pattern of hills with the “Wunderkind” front and center.  The graphics inside the box are also nice, and tie in well to the multitude of adverts for the clubs that have been popping up on my YouTube feed over the past few weeks :D. The packaging around the clubs is minimal but robust and very fit for purpose.  Each of the clubs are secured with a frame of cardboard, and the heads are protected by a sheath of bubble wrap. One thing that I like is that apart from the bubble wrap cover, all of the packaging is recyclable so nothing is needlessly thrown away!

 

 

 

 

Club Aesthetics

As I opened the box the bright color of the shafts pop out at the eye, lime green was definitely the way to go.  I chose the dark green ferrule to add a little contrast to the bright green of the shafts and club backs.  Once the protective covers come off of the heads the backs show their colors wonderfully.  The design on the back is really clever as well, mirroring the box’s use of contour lines to create a really unique look.

 

 

 

The overall shape of the club head is one that is nicely rounded and of soft edges.  One thing I noticed is that the hosel is slightly shorter on the wedges but longer on the irons than the ones on my existing clubs (I used my sand wedges to give an idea below):

  

 

I also noticed that the sand wedge doesn’t seem to have the same rounded backing on the foot as my Rife wedges. The design seems slightly more squared off.  It will be interesting to see how this will work in the sand traps.

 

 

The shafts of the club are also longer than my existing ones.  As I have never been fitted for clubs before, I am excited to see how the change affects my game.

 

Weight-wise I found the approach wedge was a total of 16g lighter than my existing Cobra King F8’s.  I am hoping that the lighter shaft combined with the weight of the head helps keep the head down on the swing.

 

I put the two approach wedges next to each other and could see at rest that the Vice wedge was slightly more open than the Cobra.  It’s a bit more noticeable to the eye than in the picture.  I look forward to seeing if that will help get the ball up and get it stopping any quicker than when I use the Cobras.

 

The Flaws

I had to look really hard to find any problems with the clubs but I spotted a couple of minor flaws on a couple of the club heads.  On the approach wedge I spotted a small chunk missing from the back along one of the edges, and on another club there looked like some discoloration in one of the contour lines on the design section of the back.  But these are two minute blemishes on an otherwise beautiful set of clubs:

 

How does the overall look come together?

Overall, the look is one that is bound to turn some heads at the course and get people asking about the clubs. The bright design, the unique heads, and the overall sleek design is going to cause a flare up of the old green-eyed monster in a few golfers.

 

I am heading to the driving range tomorrow (have been very restrained and have not rushed out this evening to start hitting balls).  Will give you all the first impressions tomorrow evening or Wednesday evening depending on how long I end up staying up there :D.

 

Have a great evening everyone, speak soon.

First off, I'm glad to see they arrived and can't wait to hear how they perform on the range and the course. 

I honestly didn't know if I would like the  bright green shafts but after seeing your photos, they're sweet!

[TJ Hall]

2 hours ago, gingerbeast87 said:

Unboxing Review

 

The Packaging

First impressions of the packaging are good.  The box build is very sturdy, it has a clever design pattern built of contour lines to create a pattern of hills with the “Wunderkind” front and center.  The graphics inside the box are also nice, and tie in well to the multitude of adverts for the clubs that have been popping up on my YouTube feed over the past few weeks :D. The packaging around the clubs is minimal but robust and very fit for purpose.  Each of the clubs are secured with a frame of cardboard, and the heads are protected by a sheath of bubble wrap. One thing that I like is that apart from the bubble wrap cover, all of the packaging is recyclable so nothing is needlessly thrown away!

 

 

 

 

Club Aesthetics

As I opened the box the bright color of the shafts pop out at the eye, lime green was definitely the way to go.  I chose the dark green ferrule to add a little contrast to the bright green of the shafts and club backs.  Once the protective covers come off of the heads the backs show their colors wonderfully.  The design on the back is really clever as well, mirroring the box’s use of contour lines to create a really unique look.

 

 

 

The overall shape of the club head is one that is nicely rounded and of soft edges.  One thing I noticed is that the hosel is slightly shorter on the wedges but longer on the irons than the ones on my existing clubs (I used my sand wedges to give an idea below):

  

 

I also noticed that the sand wedge doesn’t seem to have the same rounded backing on the foot as my Rife wedges. The design seems slightly more squared off.  It will be interesting to see how this will work in the sand traps.

 

 

The shafts of the club are also longer than my existing ones.  As I have never been fitted for clubs before, I am excited to see how the change affects my game.

 

Weight-wise I found the approach wedge was a total of 16g lighter than my existing Cobra King F8’s.  I am hoping that the lighter shaft combined with the weight of the head helps keep the head down on the swing.

 

I put the two approach wedges next to each other and could see at rest that the Vice wedge was slightly more open than the Cobra.  It’s a bit more noticeable to the eye than in the picture.  I look forward to seeing if that will help get the ball up and get it stopping any quicker than when I use the Cobras.

 

The Flaws

I had to look really hard to find any problems with the clubs but I spotted a couple of minor flaws on a couple of the club heads.  On the approach wedge I spotted a small chunk missing from the back along one of the edges, and on another club there looked like some discoloration in one of the contour lines on the design section of the back.  But these are two minute blemishes on an otherwise beautiful set of clubs:

 

How does the overall look come together?

Overall, the look is one that is bound to turn some heads at the course and get people asking about the clubs. The bright design, the unique heads, and the overall sleek design is going to cause a flare up of the old green-eyed monster in a few golfers.

 

I am heading to the driving range tomorrow (have been very restrained and have not rushed out this evening to start hitting balls).  Will give you all the first impressions tomorrow evening or Wednesday evening depending on how long I end up staying up there :D.

 

Have a great evening everyone, speak soon.

Glad to see the Vice irons arrived…looking forward to your on-course feedback with them!

[Lefty11]

3 hours ago, gingerbeast87 said:

Unboxing Review

 

The Packaging

First impressions of the packaging are good.  The box build is very sturdy, it has a clever design pattern built of contour lines to create a pattern of hills with the “Wunderkind” front and center.  The graphics inside the box are also nice, and tie in well to the multitude of adverts for the clubs that have been popping up on my YouTube feed over the past few weeks :D. The packaging around the clubs is minimal but robust and very fit for purpose.  Each of the clubs are secured with a frame of cardboard, and the heads are protected by a sheath of bubble wrap. One thing that I like is that apart from the bubble wrap cover, all of the packaging is recyclable so nothing is needlessly thrown away!

 

 

 

 

Club Aesthetics

As I opened the box the bright color of the shafts pop out at the eye, lime green was definitely the way to go.  I chose the dark green ferrule to add a little contrast to the bright green of the shafts and club backs.  Once the protective covers come off of the heads the backs show their colors wonderfully.  The design on the back is really clever as well, mirroring the box’s use of contour lines to create a really unique look.

 

 

 

The overall shape of the club head is one that is nicely rounded and of soft edges.  One thing I noticed is that the hosel is slightly shorter on the wedges but longer on the irons than the ones on my existing clubs (I used my sand wedges to give an idea below):

  

 

I also noticed that the sand wedge doesn’t seem to have the same rounded backing on the foot as my Rife wedges. The design seems slightly more squared off.  It will be interesting to see how this will work in the sand traps.

 

 

The shafts of the club are also longer than my existing ones.  As I have never been fitted for clubs before, I am excited to see how the change affects my game.

 

Weight-wise I found the approach wedge was a total of 16g lighter than my existing Cobra King F8’s.  I am hoping that the lighter shaft combined with the weight of the head helps keep the head down on the swing.

 

I put the two approach wedges next to each other and could see at rest that the Vice wedge was slightly more open than the Cobra.  It’s a bit more noticeable to the eye than in the picture.  I look forward to seeing if that will help get the ball up and get it stopping any quicker than when I use the Cobras.

 

The Flaws

I had to look really hard to find any problems with the clubs but I spotted a couple of minor flaws on a couple of the club heads.  On the approach wedge I spotted a small chunk missing from the back along one of the edges, and on another club there looked like some discoloration in one of the contour lines on the design section of the back.  But these are two minute blemishes on an otherwise beautiful set of clubs:

 

How does the overall look come together?

Overall, the look is one that is bound to turn some heads at the course and get people asking about the clubs. The bright design, the unique heads, and the overall sleek design is going to cause a flare up of the old green-eyed monster in a few golfers.

 

I am heading to the driving range tomorrow (have been very restrained and have not rushed out this evening to start hitting balls).  Will give you all the first impressions tomorrow evening or Wednesday evening depending on how long I end up staying up there :D.

 

Have a great evening everyone, speak soon.

The irons look great!  I hope they work out for you.  

[Splatt]

Hey everyone.

Unboxing, initial impressions, and the first round with the clubs is now up.

 

[gingerbeast87]

First range session

Do this evening I went to the range to get a feel for the clubs.  I took all of them with me because I wanted to just have an easy breezy session.  No real pressures, just a chance to get a feel for the clubs.  Having only ever used steel shafted clubs I knew there was going to be a difference in the feel of the swing.

 

That being said……holy cow was I impressed!!

 

Thought I would start with how the club sounds.  7 iron is the best one to start with, mid-range iron that is the one I use the most. It has been my 150-yard club for a while now.  The sound of the ball coming off the face was amazing! It sounds so clean, so crisp that it made me smile like I’d hit my first ever great shot!  Have a listen (angle of the camera makes the ball placement look off but rest assured it was ok  

 

 

So off to a good start.  The range I use has tracking on each of the bays so I am able to get a good general feel of how the clubs are playing.  It also means I can see how far I am hitting the ball, the speed of the ball, and some other analytics which is very helpful.  First thing I spotted from my 160 yard average 6-iron was that I had managed to hit it 220 yards with a carry of 201 yards on my second shot.  In the immortal words of Oscar Wilde “what the hell?!?!?!?!”:

Felt pretty cocky here so I thought I would grab my 5 iron next.  Now long irons are something I have long struggled with.  My 5 iron was always a last ditch club that always gave me a case of the thinnies! Average for the 5 iron was always less than the 6 because I could just never hit it well enough.  Confidence inflated from the success of the 6 iron I gave the 5 a few hits and managed an amazing shot of 261 yards with a carry of 235 yards!  130 mph ball speed and a good launch angle of 14 degrees.  Still a fairly wide movement from left to right, but one amazing issue at a time:

So I put the 5 iron away.  I felt that the club moved so nicely, the lighter shaft coupled with the weight of the head seemed to help me swing faster and with greater accuracy than with my steel shafted cobras.  So I thought I would do some tracked shots with my 7 iron, the old 150 yard faithful.  Here’s the best shot of the lot:

This is the premium ball conversion so it inflates the yardage a bit but I luckily have access to the raw data through the inRange app.  The best shot of the day was a carry distance of 173 yards, and total of 191 yards.  Average carry for the 7 was 150 yards and the average total distance was 168.  I am going to be going back tomorrow to work on the averages but this gives me an idea that the Vice clubs have added about 20 yards to the 7-iron.

 

Swinging these clubs is a sheer pleasure.  The weight distribution makes the club feel like I don’t need to swing hard or fast, the sound of the ball off the face is like music to my ears.  And the forgiveness when you make a bad shot is helpful!! 

Standing over the ball looks so good, the molded rounding of the face from above looks brilliant!

Sand wedge from the front with the injection site just looks so good to me!  Thought I would practice a couple of unnecessary high chip shots because come on, who doesn’t love a fancy looking shot that is almost never needed! 

I thought that the more squared off bottom would make it harder for this sort of shot, but as you can see from the video it doesn’t!  I railed off about 10 shots for fun to see if I could do it and the club made it feel easy.

 

 

So overall first impressions of the clubs in the driving range environment were absolutely brilliant.  I am heading back there tomorrow to do my average distances as from what I have felt so far, they are going to be a bit further than my current ones.

 

 

BTW it also felt really good showing the clubs to the guys in the store on my way out.  They seemed to be drooling a little over them when they had a little fondle (of the clubs).

[Tom the Golf Nut]

Welcome to the party my fellow testers. I’ve been waiting for you all. Now let’s crank up the music (the sweet sound of ball contact). 

By the way I did get my 50* wedge. I should be home by tomorrow afternoon and I’ll post some pictures. I didn’t get a chance Monday before I had to leave. 

[dback]

I’ve been able to get a decent amount of golf in but finally got a chance to get out to the course for a twilight 9 and had the course to myself, perfect time for some on course testing. It rained quite a bit that morning so not much rollout and soft greens. With how variable rollout can be, it worked out nicely for testing

First test was taking long irons off the tee. Distance were tracked using my shotscope v3 watch 

Shorter par 5, tightens up around 240. Went 5 iron to stay comfortably short. Hit three shots:

1. Great contact, middle of the face - ended up left fairway, baby draw, 215 yards total

2. Toe strike (partially of the grooves ) - lower ball flight and pushed straight right, 196 total yards in the right rough

3. Another solid strike. A groove or two high on the face but center club - another slight draw that ended up middle fairway 205 yards out

Left me with around 140-145 to the flag. A touch longer than my average PW but below the hole is the target for this green. Hit 4 PWs in - 3/4 greens ain’t bad and caught the fringe with the other. Pictures below show where they ended up and the ball strike for each respective shot. All felt good, though you can see 2, 3, 4 were all towards the toe and 2,4 were a bit thin. Pretty solid dispersion for some varying strikes. 

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One other test from the round. 135 yard par 3 and hit the PW again. I have started playing around with the workability of this club and starting to get the feel. Hit two shots - one full and one flighted. Picture shows below both pitch marks were fairly close to each other. Flighted shot skipped forward and released about 10 yards past pitch mark. Full shot hit and spun back a yard or two (apparently missed it in the picture, rolled just out of frame). Flag is just outside the right edge of the picture

 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

Just rolled in from my business trip and took a couple quick photos of the Vice Wedge VGW01. 
I ordered the 50* to my specs. 

[sirchunksalot]

17 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Just rolled in from my business trip and took a couple quick photos of the Vice Wedge VGW01. 
I ordered the 50* to my specs. 

That's just pretty! 

[gingerbeast87]

Second Driving Range session

 

Went to the driving range last night to get my average carry/yardage so that I am ready for my round Sunday.  Got to say the clubs felt amazing! Basically did ten shots per club from LW to driver and took an average of the carry and the overall distance. Luckily all the information from the session can be downloaded from the inRange app.

Here's the little card I made to take to the course:

 

Overall I have seen an increase in the numbers.  There are a couple of the wedges that have dropped slightly in the total yardage but I found that the shots were more grouped together and on target than in previous sessions.

 

Next step will be heading to the course and seeing how the clubs do. I am booked in to play Sunday so will let you all know how it goes

 

Have good days everyone!

[M-in2Golf]

On 8/5/2024 at 5:27 AM, Tom the Golf Nut said:

The range is still closed so I played another round with the VGI 01’s today. That's three days in a row playing golf (SHMBO is out of town). The comfort level is setting in with them. When you are getting ready for your approach shot and you say to yourself ”watch this” and you execute, it’s one of the best feelings. This was 138 yard 9 iron into a par 5.

I should have taken the photo from further back so you could see the four traps surrounding that green. Easy birdie. I did finish at two under today. I seem to be stuck there. No fault of the irons.

Im sitting at two under going into 15. I thought a blow up was staring me in the face. The 15th hole is a par 5. I hit a tree branch off the drive and it dropped straight down. I tried to nuke a 3 wood but I topped it and it went into a wire grass mound. Took a drop. Hitting 4, I went for the 3 wood again. Then actually nuked it to within 5 yards of the green. By some miracle I chipped it in for par. Then it was play safe to get to the end of the round. 

Now for a word of caution. I am not an iron cover fan. I use them for protection during airline travel and thats it. Upon cleaning my clubs I noticed bag chatter marks on one of the irons. These forged irons must be on the softer side. Of course the marks are on the smooth side just forward of the Vice logo. I will be one of those guys going forward. 
 

What a golf shot!  ...  interesting about the chatter marks, great to know and consider. 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

A question was raised on the community call today about what I thought about the top line thickness, or should I say thinness.

I took out a 6 iron from the Sub 70 699 Pro, a King Tour, and the Vice VGI01.

699 Pro’s measured at a .328 top line thickness. However is looks thinner due to the rounding.

King Tours measured .242

VGI01 measured .195

Looking down at the Vice club it does look thin but the weight savings is moved low. But the numbers don’t lie. The face thickness at the top line is thinner.

[dback]

1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

A question was raised on the community call today about what I thought about the top line thickness, or should I say thinness.

I took out a 6 iron from the Sub 70 699 Pro, a King Tour, and the Vice VGI01.

699 Pro’s measured at a .328 top line thickness. However is looks thinner due to the rounding.

King Tours measured .242

VGI01 measured .195

Looking down at the Vice club it does look thin but the weight savings is moved low. But the numbers don’t lie. The face thickness at the top line is thinner.

Definitely is thin and gives that blade look, combined with the minimal offset it has taken some adjusting too. The two things that have given me confidence are the longer face length (visible at address) and the chunky center of the cavity (not visible on most of the clubs).  The top line is thin, but the clubhead doesnt look small behind the ball in my experience with them.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

2 minutes ago, dback said:

Definitely is thin and gives that blade look, combined with the minimal offset it has taken some adjusting too. The two things that have given me confidence are the longer face length (visible at address) and the chunky center of the cavity (not visible on most of the clubs).  The top line is thin, but the clubhead doesnt look small behind the ball in my experience with them.

I agree with you. I was used to minimal offset though from my King Tours. I'll take a picture of the Tours and the VGI's at address. The tours look tiny. 

[dback]

Here they are compared to my Adams xtds, which are obviously game improvement. The Adams is clearly larger, more rounded and considerable offset but the hitting surface of both is pretty comparable.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

I put an alignment stick so the club heads would touch to show they were to the heal. I put the ball in the center of each club face. Then took a photo with a yard stick in place.