Yes, the 2021 Titleist T-Series irons are coming, and they are stunning.
Consistent with their traditional release timeframes, Titleist recently brought their newest irons and utilities to Tour, and the world got a sneak peak through social media. But now, it is time to unwrap the whole thing and unpack it layer by layer.
Are you ready? Then let’s get to it.
2021 Titleist T-Series
Before we break down all the entities within this T-Series release, it makes sense to dive back into the design goals. The T-Series debut came in 2019 and sent shockwaves through the golf industry as it marked the official end of the companies AP lineups, and a move into something much more aggressive and forward than we had seen to that point from the company.
T-Series was about iron engineering from the absolute ground up, not something piggy-backed off of previous releases, but its own specific existence and identity. Within that came technological jumps like Max Impact while intently focusing on what Titleist refers to as the “three dimensions” that an iron must be judged on: Distance, Dispersion, and Angle of Descent.
For all intents and purposes, the 2019 T-Series irons hit the mark that the company had set for them, but they also recognized that there was still work to be done, be it in feel, appearance, and overall performance. So, with that, the 2021 T-Series is coming in hot with what I personally believe is the most “Titleist” looking iron lineup in a very long time, and perhaps even the best looking that they have ever done in these specific iron classifications. Gone are many of the badging distractions, particularly in the T100 and T200 who’s players typically prefer a more classic look, and finally Titleist has brought a sleek and durable satin finish to the table that screams class.
Without further delay, let’s jump in to the all-new T100, T100S, T200, and T300.
Titleist T100
How excited is Titleist about the new T100? Well, they debuted on Tour not that long ago and the company has already seen some of their fastest adoption rates ever. You see, the T100’s are what Titleist believes to be the “Modern Tour Iron”, and it is the iron played by more Tour members than any other in the world, still, the move to the newest iteration was so seamless and immediate that even Titleist was amazed.
The T100 is the best of all worlds for the golfer with the discerning eye and demand for versatility but wanting to add game-improvement like performance. The key here, is that historically one couldn’t get all of those things in an iron, you had to choose footprint and versatility or forgiveness. That said, Titleist believes they have cracked the code and designed and iron which looks like an MB or Player’s CB at address with a super thin topline, minimal offset, and traditional loft. Oh, and have I mentioned an ultra-sleek Tour preferred satin (brushed chrome) finish? Frankly, I don’t think that can be brought up enough, and it might just prove to be a masterstroke move in the eyes of many consumers.
The larger part of the story here is the fully forged dual cavity, which at its root has allowed the T100 to move back to a single piece design and continuous face construction once again, meaning no more face inserts here. Why is that a big deal? Well, feel is a big factor, but there is more to that puzzle as well. Additionally, the 3-7 irons feature 80g of Tungsten, which for those unfamiliar is an amazing amount in an iron of this size profile. This is done thanks to that dual cavity and by using a denser (D18) type of tungsten which is also being positioned in the heel and toe. Not only will this impact feel, but it will increase the stability of the heads in those longer clubs as well. One cool aspect to this lost on people is that Titleist has actually been using tungsten applications for over 50 years, and they are also the only manufacturer who can put this much weight in the heel and toe while others are having to place it more centered in the clubhead.
Like the tungsten and the fully forged design, the placement of the thicker bar on the back has also impacted the feel, according to Titleist. Where the feedback on their T100 irons last year was on the sharper and firmer end of the spectrum, the whole company is emphatic that this is a different beast and brings a sound/feel at impact much more on the dense and full side of things. Another very interesting trait is that R&D wanted to improve the sole interaction, so they used their greatest asset, the Vokey Team. What resulted is a Tour designed sole with variable bounce, less in the heel, and more in the toe.
The T100’s will feature the full array of True Temper AMT shafts as the company truly believes in what ascending mass technology can do for fitting. Also, there is a Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei White AM2 option for graphite. Of course, Titleist has a massive assortment of shaft options available through custom fitting as well. These will come in at $186 (steel) per club and hit retail officially on 8/26/2021.
T100S
The T100S are a bit of an enigma for people. Upon its debut last go around it was met with a lot of the flack you sometimes see from the anti-loft strengthening crowd out there in the golf world. This time, there is much more clarity on these irons and just what their role is within the T-Series lineup. Titleist is calling this one “The Faster Tour Iron” for a reason, through the strengthening of lofts from the standard T100 by 2° they will absolutely generate more ball speed than their siblings. But wait, there is much more to that story.
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First off, to get the rumors out of the way, dimensionally at address and in terms of blade length, topline, and offset, the T100S are identical to the T100. No, your eyes aren’t perceiving a slight difference in the pictures you see floating around the internet. Where the difference does lie is in a “muscle channel” on and into the rear bar of the clubheads. Titleist found that through their exhaustive research when this material was removed and filled in with a polymer (that they worked with their golf ball segment to develop), it actually brought the center of gravity in the heads down to counteract the strengthened loft almost entirely when it comes to flight. Not to mention the same placement of tungsten in the 3-7 irons, but 90g here versus the 80g in the T100.
What exactly does it all mean? It means that the T100S provide all of the precision, versatility, and feel of the T100, but faster, while still providing an angle of descent that is pretty ideal. It is because of this that Titleist is anticipating very big things for the T100S beyond the already impressive Tour adoption in long irons, but also into overall use of Tour and amateurs alike.
Like the T100, the T100S will offer the full array of Titleist custom fit shafts, but they will feature the Project X LZ as their primary option as well as the Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei White AM2 for graphite. These irons will also come in at $186 (steel) per club and hit retail officially on 8/26/2021.
T200
Perhaps no iron in the new T-Series underwent as dramatic of a visual change as the T200, and I believe that most would agree that it was desperately needed. Where the decision last time was to really showcase the Max Impact technology, it necessitated a lot of badging that also brought the overall curb appeal of the irons down for the more discerning golfers. Now, that isn’t to say they didn’t perform, because our testing showed that they very much did, but it simply wasn’t the most Titleist looking release. That has now been rectified.
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Titleist is touting the T200 as “The Tour’s Distance Iron”, and based on its early use, especially in the long irons the past few weeks, that is dead on accurate as the 2 and 3 irons are already dominating bag counts in the utilities segment. A big reason for this is the careful thought and consideration which the T200 was given to not just make it visually look like a Titleist players iron, but to also let it blend more into the profiles of the T100. Yes, there is a shorter heel to toe length than last time, along with a narrower topline, and thinner sole, but the company also decided to match the offset in the T100’s here which gives a continuity not seen before.
The irons themselves have an almost hollow body look to them which was intentionally done to give that façade of a MB while offering all of the playability and forgiveness of the tech under the hood. Speaking of Max Impact, it is alive and well with 2.0, it simply isn’t smacking you in the face now when you have the club in hand. The chassis itself have been improved since last time with a new support around a high resilience polymer core all sitting between the engineered muscle plate and a forged high COR SUP-10 face. Add into all of that a whopping 100+ grams of D18 tungsten in the same heel/toe placement of the T100’s, the most tungsten of any iron on the market in this class.
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Take all of those things and what do you have? The most advanced iron that Titlest has ever created, in any size or classification with 10 different patents in play. You also have a club built to flat-out perform with massive power and distance potential while still maintaining the “three dimensions” that Titleist holds so critical in any design.
The T200 will come stock with the True Temper AMT Black and offer the Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei AM2 as a graphite option as well, with ample custom options available. Pricing on the T200 is $186 (steel) per club and will begin retail on 8/26/2021.
T300
Rounding out the T-Series iron sets is the T300, and it stands alone from the other options in that this one intends to be a full-on game improvement club that is focused on going high, far, and being as forgiving as possible. As you will notice, the T300 looks much more in line with what we saw from the whole lineup in the 2019 T-Series. What I mean by that is it is all about visual tech and badging, and make no mistake, that was very intentional. No, it wasn’t done to differentiate it from its siblings in the T-Series, but rather, it was a savvy decision in that traditionally the golfers who gravitate to the more mid-to-larger sized forgiving irons love to see all the tech that is under the hood. In fact, they thrive on it.
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With that, the T300 is a mid-sized cavity back with badging that accentuates and shows off the Max Impact 2.0 in the 4-7 irons and keeps a cohesive look in 8-P. The updated design features a cantilevered support structure accenting a high resilience polymer core and high COR face to maximize ball speed production and retention across the face while also offering easy launch. Additionally, the T300 does have 40% more tungsten than the last version which helps maximize the stability even more while keeping that center of gravity low.
Yes, these are also stronger lofted and offer two additional wedge options for gapping purposes, but Titleist is adamant for those who like to get hung up on lofts, go hit them and see. Even in the T300, massive emphasis has been placed upon angle of descent and maximizing it in that 45° realm that makes the loft and spin inconsequential when it comes to holding greens while still making the game as fun as possible for golfers.
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The featured shaft in the T300 is the True Temper AMT Red as well as the Mitsubish Chemical Tensei AM2. As is the case with the other irons in the lineup, there are also extensive custom fitting shaft options. The T300 will release on 8/26/2021 alongside the rest of the T-Series and be priced at $143 (steel) per club.
A Realm of Possibilities
As you can see, the 2021 T-Series is one that Titleist is not just excited about, but one which they have swung for the fences with a swagger reminiscent to that of the massively successful TSi metalwoods the past year. When you have a Titleist that is on top of their game and with maybe the most cohesive branding vision we have seen from them yet in terms of what a Titleist iron is supposed to look and feel like, then I’m not sure how that excitement doesn’t bleed over to everyone educating themselves on these clubs.
The T-Series will be in fitting carts everyone starting today, with the official release hitting on 8/26/2021. Not only are the individuality of the irons in play here, but so to is the potential for any set makeup one might desire. Titleist has streamlined the designs and is fully welcoming the notion of combination sets, it’s common for Tour players, so why not us mortals as well?
The 2021 T-Series release is clearly a massive one for Titleist, but what do you think? Do you plan on hitting them or getting fit? Please jump into the conversation both below on this article as well as the THP community and have your voice heard!
Well crap.
So, who’s visiting who then?
T200 presentation just about nails that segment in the looks category. Their decision to go full fill instead of pretty much anything else I think gets them in the hands of golfers chasing that hollow body presentation. It’s smart as hell.
T300 is going to be polarizing, but I have to give credit where it’s due. Regardless of whether people like the sound (i thought it was fine, elevated but fine), when you hit one dead nuts with the 7 iron, it feels like the ball melts away. SUPER addictive.
I had a bit of a weird weekend. Came with a high spin move, worked myself out of it by the final day (thankfully)… but yes, the high flight is still very much there.
What I think is interesting and worth discussing, is that T100s are actually one degree weaker than where I play my typical gamer iron due to the loft adjustment I make at impact. I think it’d be all about the launch profile variances and I am about 99% sure I’d lean more toward the S model personally.
Thanks. I’m fairly confident in the target audience for T 300. Forgiveness and launch are exactly what I need.
They’re really good at what they do.
I can’t wait to see what we shot on those because I feel like it came out pretty strong. Your thoughts pretty much echo mine, mines the ball melting away. Perhaps I just didn’t nut one haha
I don’t think I hit it as well with the T300 from a contact perspective, but when I did, it was like unlocking a totally different experience.
Where did I go?
I’d say that was fair, but it really gives a good perspective on what that iron can do.
I was struggling between 100/100s. my apex blades are the same loft as t100 and I appreciate the distance consistency. However, I think I welcome an extra 5-10 yard so I do not have to hit as hard. I’d have to hit hard on a 7iron to go 175-180 and that can make things a bit inconsistent in my swing. t100s gives me more flexibility to be more versatile in my distance opportunities.
Looking forward to trying them in more detail this afternoon. I really hope these work out because I like the look of them a lot.
I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts too. The speed and distance is obviously a little different, but the launch and initial look of the flight with the S is more similar to my Apex MB’s than with the 100. Ultimately they fly a little higher and further than the MB’s, but as a blade player I think there’s a lot to like from a ‘I did that right, and damn, I crushed it’ kind of way. It’s satisfying and just.. easier. The 100 more similarity mimic the blades in distance end result for me obviously, but look different in the air doing it. They’re not blades. From what you say you’re looking for you might really like the S out on the grass as you hit then more. And it can open up ball options and all kinds of stuff. Taking the S offset just a little weak makes them look pretty dang slicey in the short irons too. It’s pretty cool for someone who plays blades but might not want to have to put as much effort in on every swing to get some juice out of them. I pondered HARD between them.
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Absolutely. The order said 6 weeks when I made it and come to find out, the order shipped on Friday, the last business day within the 6 week period. The irons arrive tomorrow. Kudos to Titleist on this one.
And then when the T100 do things like 236 4i to 10′ and an eagle, couple way out of position shaped recoveries to 10′, wedge to 5′ a couple times like they’re an extension of your arm, 178y 8i to 7′ and another eagle, survive a 7i mishit to 20′, 9i to 3′ to finish, etc, etc, etc, it’s like
You play a game I just don’t understand. [emoji13]
Whatever DSG had was just throwing everything off. When I was there I couldn’t experience the feel everyone was describing.
Im so glad I didn’t give up on these. First shot with the 100, I was expecting that concrete ball feel I experienced at DSG.
Nope! These feel phenomenal and are a joy to hit.
Very effortless distance, with fantastic ball flight and workability. T100 and 100s felt very similar. 100 went a bit higher than I’d like and 100s was just perfect with a flatter trajectory for me carrying 175-185 (7i). Stepping hard on it and I’m approaching 200y range.
I never played Titleist irons before and I very much enjoyed hitting them. It was addicting and I could just not stop hitting them.
No marshmallow soft feel. It’s a soft feel that that is solid in a unique way where you can actually feel the golf ball at impact. it’s a different, but enjoyable feel for me and an inspiring feel as well.
Coming from blades, I was surprised how forgiving the 100/s were. Mis-hits didn’t feel as punishing like a blade and I welcome that new forgiveness.
t200 is like a cheat code. Seriously, so damn easy to hit and get up in the air. I’m considering a 4 iron in t200 as I can easily picture hitting this into par 5s and landing softly from 230-245 out. Back of the club did not bother me at all and the chrome doesn’t bother me as well.
I hit the apex pro, zx7, i59 to compare. All were great clubs, but the t100/s was just different and fits my game so well for what I’m looking for in an iron. I think I might have found my new set for next season, which will be a long wait as winter is around the corner, ugh!
How you describe the feeling hitting the ball is exactly what I felt. It just felt great like I could feel the club compressing the ball in a powerful way. It was great and was exciting to me and I didn’t want to stop. The 200s were incredible to me and I can’t wait to get them and start playing.
Nailed it. That was pretty much the exact experience I saw/felt/described. That S flight looks so good to a blade guy’s eyes, and just easy to make happen. AWESOME that you had a better session with them man. Good stuff.
They go.
Replaced my MP52s–no huge adjustment.
Just a solid iron.
Passed on the 46º PW to get the T100S 48º GW for even 6º gaps at the bottom.
Which heads are you thinking it’ll be?
Giving this a bit of a nudge… From a ‘stock’ condition I’ve always enjoyed AMT. Obviously some more than others, but they make a lot of sense.
— and Titleist obviously agrees, that lineup has carried over for a long time.
After my irons arrive today, I am going to go out and hit them. Then I am going to give a review that will cause @McLovin to jump off a cliff. I am going to say that they give that little bit of launch and spin a low launcher needs and wants. I am going to describe how the dispersion is the best I have ever seen. I am going to explain in excruciating detail how incredible they look behind the ball and in the bag. What else should I say?
You just slapped me down perfectly. I am whimpering.
The set GW has become a favorite for me. I think once you hit it you will love it.
I accept pictures and swing videos as well.
I am kind of thinking it will be T200 or a combo set. I am going to try and go in with a completely open mind.
Best way to go!
Now that I’ve hit a couple in the lineup, I can’t wait to see what people flock toward!
I went in thinking combo set, but the T200 I just couldn’t beat them. They look so good down at the ball for the amount of help they give.
While I am a better than average golfer I am not that long. A little distance would be good for me. Stopping power/descent angle on the 5 and 6 iron would help me. I have looked at the T100 and T200 at the local golf shops and while they are about the same length the T100 looks a bit small to me. I am coming from Ping i200s which are a bit longer.
Overall I have been unhappy with my iron play this year so I am looking to improve on that.
I do need distance also.
We’re neighbors, more of less, but you’re a three and I’m a nine.
You say that you’d like more distance, but that means that you can GET more distance from the stronger lofts
If I’m hitting line drives because of insufficient elevation with the strong lofts, I would lose distance, or at least carry.
Flattish swingers like me tend to need a touch more loft, I’m guessing.
Can’t wait to hit the irons that we chose, but those 200’s are just so powerful and easy to hit. Not second guessing at all as both the fitter and my thoughts were in line, but they are sure fun.
Excited also to hit the T100s AMT white in the progression’s and see what happens in the other irons I didn’t hit. For sure will need some range time to get an idea of distance.
I’ve never had a GW in a set before. The set I chose did however, 4-GW. I asked to hit the one he had at the fitting just to see if the number I had in mind was close. It was a bit further but can work with it. Should flow right in line with the set and not too worried about it. He didn’t have a GW with AMT W so it will work out I’m thinking.
Maybe the T200s are still higher flying.
A lot of what happens takes place in my head more than anyplace else.
If I see a little more loft, I’m happier.
And at this stage, I know that I’ll never be a three. Sadly, I’m going in the opposite direction as a senior.
I’m no shining example of effort put into such things before posting, obviously, but this thread, with these clubs, it would be a LOT easier if people would take that very small step.
I think the number of posts in here where I’m looking for an apostrophe or something numbers in the hundreds..
I actually found it with decent trajectory in the Apex 19s with Nippon 950s I had but I tended to miss consistently left with them. Enough that I took them out of my bag, gave up the 5-7 yards and went back to my i200s with Steelfiber 95S. I am hoping to find something that gives me that distance back without losing them left as much.
I went in thinking t-200 throughout and ended up with a combo set. I really did like the t-200’s and curious how the 8-pw will play
? ? What could be in the box?
Why is it just SITTING THERE?!?
That’s not natural. They’re basically dying inside. You need to crack that thing open IMMEDIATELY. Do it for the clubs!
So, we have a huge park and sports field complexes right across the street from my office. About an hour after the irons were delivered, I couldn’t take it anymore. I unwrapped the pw, and headed over to the fields to take a swing, even though I am trying to get a contract completed on a $12 million real estate transaction. We have to have our priorities correct, don’t we?
I pulled a TaylorMade TP5 X out of my shag bag. No warmup. I had not hit a ball for a week and a half. One practice swing. I took a cut at the ball and watched a beautiful little draw, right through the flight window that I want to see. It felt incredible. I looked at the club face. Perfect contact. I walked out and picked up the ball, measuring back with my rangefinder. It hit my exact number for pw.
@McLovin – Maybe I should just send the irons on to you, because it can never get better than this first swing for me.
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Played first 18 with the new T300’s and noticed pretty much the same thing. Also playing the e12 Contact and while it seems these clubs are a little shorter (distance wise) than the prior version, I think it’s got more to do with the height of the shots.
I’m playing the 48 and 54 degree Callaway Jaws MD5 and just stuck a 52 degree Ben Hogan Equalizer II in the bag for the same reason you noted. I’m not a long hitter (at 73 years old), and I had 65 yards to the pin and hit the 54* and came up just about a 1/2 club short. The 48 would have been too much and something in 50* – 52* would have been perfect.