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Nice review, Ryan.
My first impression was, "Whoa -- the sole is huge!" But, I agree that at address the iron does not look ginormous. Very interesting to read that these clubs had a soft feel to them.
I know that the wider sole is partially there to prevent digging. Does it lead to the club "bouncing" off the turf? It seems like it would be harder to take a divot with these.
Great review Ryan. I love the simple, easy to hit look of these clubs. The hybrids especially fit my eye. I could've used the wider sole this weekend playing on grass for the first time of the year. I find the shaft weights of the steel option fascinating. For some reason, I'd almost expect them to be lighter. Not saying this is a bad thing though.
Great write up Hawk! One thing I hadn't noticed before on this set, while the irons seem to have a substantial amount of offset, the hybrids seem to have very little.
Great review Ryan. I remember when you took the initial pics I thought the soles on these were going to be nauseating. Then I went and tried them out and the whole setup didnt look bad at all. The proof is in the pudding with the success and improvements you have seen thus far.
My thoughts on this are:
1) More people could benefit from a set like this that will admit it.
2) If they took a minute to just try them, they'd probably find exactly what you said and I said.
3) They obviously won't fit or be the best/longest for everybody, but see number 1.
You know, I've had that same thought quite a bit. The shafts are interesting in a couple ways and I was going to expand on them in the review, but I was already a bit long winded.
Not only are they fairly heavy for a set like this, they are advertised as lower launching than the normal CFS in the G25's. Pretty good feeling shaft and I didn't get that overly spinny thing that I seemed to out of the G25's.
Do you think the shafts are designed as lower launching because if you put the standard CFS in there, they'd just launch to the moon? I've got a set of G15s with the CFS in them, and they launch plenty high - given the size of the sole on these, I'd imagine the heads are probably designed to launch a bit higher than the G15 heads.
As someone who prefers a heavier iron shaft, but likes to play a GI iron, I like that companies like Mizuno and Ping are still putting heavier shafts in their GI offerings.
Thanks for the great review. I'm very interested in these. As a high handicapper, I am concerned as to whether I might "outgrow" these clubs, as opposed to the G25's. Once I start getting better, I envision my next set of clubs will last me a good 10 years or more (that is my intention at any rate). I am a fan of offset, so at address I like the look of these clubs, and I struggle to get height on my HiBore's so this is something else I'd benefit from with the Karsten's. And lastly, I like a larger club. One thing I noticed when I was testing the G25's along with the W/S D100's and TM SpeedBladez was that it felt like I was swinging an anvil with the D100's when compared to the other two. Will the Karsten give me a similar feel? Now my experience might be due to the extremely light weight of the SpeedBladez, but it is something that goes through my mind now when I swing a new club.My thoughts on this are:
1) More people could benefit from a set like this that will admit it.
2) If they took a minute to just try them, they'd probably find exactly what you said and I said.
3) They obviously won't fit or be the best/longest for everybody, but see number 1.
Thanks for the great review. I'm very interested in these. As a high handicapper, I am concerned as to whether I might "outgrow" these clubs, as opposed to the G25's. Once I start getting better, I envision my next set of clubs will last me a good 10 years or more (that is my intention at any rate). I am a fan of offset, so at address I like the look of these clubs, and I struggle to get height on my HiBore's so this is something else I'd benefit from with the Karsten's. And lastly, I like a larger club. One thing I noticed when I was testing the G25's along with the W/S D100's and TM SpeedBladez was that it felt like I was swinging an anvil with the D100's when compared to the other two. Will the Karsten give me a similar feel? Now my experience might be due to the extremely light weight of the SpeedBladez, but it is something that goes through my mind now when I swing a new club.