I like that hat, but I'm going with this one
for this opportunity and I hope to do the clubs justice in my review. To start here are some unboxing photos and pic in my bag right after the first range session.
Alright, I would like to start by saying thank you again to THP and
Looks:
These irons are better looking in person than the photos can do justice. The cavity backs cannot be seen GW-6 iron and can be seen in the 5 and 4 but in a good way, very confidence inspiring. I thought going into this that the fat shafts would look odd at address for a while but after noticing them when giving them the once over at unboxing I never noticed them again. The cavities look very good and the top line is much thinner than I would have ever thought, almost looks like a GE iron at address until you get into the 4 and 5 irons.
Specs:
I got these irons 2* upright with a half inch added to the length and the stock midsize grips.
At the Range:
After a couple of meetings that could not end soon enough I drove to the nearest range I could find to hit the irons even though it was cold today 37* and raining and a little windy. Warmed up a little with my SW and then right to the GW. First shot flushed, just felt pure, ball flew high without balloning and carried 125 yards right at the flag I was aiming at. OK, I pull my favorite iron 8 iron, aim at the 150 flag and hit 5 balls, all carried the flag by about 5 yards in a really tight dispersion but when I looked at the club face, 3 were right in the center, one off to the toe a little bit, on a little towards the heel. I could feel that I didn't hit those two in the center of the face but I lost little to no distance. I hit every iron surprisingly well except for the 4 iron which is me, not the 4 iron. When you hit the ball in the center of the club face it is a pure almost buttery feeling, with a great sound. I want to hit them on the course before I try and describe the sound but I really enjoyed it. When you don't hit the ball on the center of the club you can tell if it was thin or towards the toe, or heel, but with the fat shaft and the tech in the club head it did not feel bad or hurt your hands, and the ball still gets excellent distance.
Shafts:
I had no trouble at all adjusting to the shaft length as my previous irons had longer than average shaft length, but I do remember the adjustment period I had with those and I do think that if you are coming from a standard length set you will have an adjustment period as these shafts are long. The uniflex shaft for felt perfect. I have been fit for iron shafts three times and each time I have been recommended a different shaft and flex. While I have a decent swing speed that on its own would say stiff, I have a slow transition at the top which has had some pros fit me to regular flex shafts. The mizuno shaft optimizer in the three times I have done it has fit me to both regular, and stiff flex shafts so I have been confused for the most part as to which shaft to play. The uniflex in these might have been the answer all along although it is much too early to tell for sure.
The stock midsize grips were a good fit for my hands but got a little slick when the wind blew the rain into the range. Overall they are serviceable and I will give them a chance but I expect to change the stock grips on any clubs I buy and I don't see this being any different.
I will be going to the range again tomorrow for a much more in depth and longer session but my initial impression of these irons are that they are scary easy to hit, they launch the ball high and far, and are very forgiving.
