Cleveland 588 CB Forged Irons
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Not necessarily unforgiveness but more how they would react to my swing and distance loss. Being used to stronger lifted irons had lulled me into believing I couldn't hit the 588 6 iron as far or as consistent as I could the burners. Several 10 swing averages later the numbers didn't lie, very similar numbers to what I play now.
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I kind of expected that to be honest SW. Having played with you a few times, you are far more consistent than you give yourself credit for. I swear to you that I am seeing comparible, if not more distance, from iron to iron now with the i20's than I did with anything I had previously. There's a lot of pop behind that sweet spot on these irons I reckon. Have you thought about maybe a 6-PW set, then maybe rocking some hybo's at the top of the bag?
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That's exactly what I'm thinking. Very seldom need a 5 iron.
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TC, I actually thought about that, because I hit a Mashie 5-hybrid at the Demo Day last week. They only had it in an R-flex and I hit it so freaking high, so I'm not sure that would be the best choice for me, but it's an interesting ponder because their hybrids go up to 26 degrees.
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How sweet that you have those Hybo options huh? I mean, I'm not trying to sell either of you these irons, but I know that both of you could very easily be successful with them. Of course, I haven't hit them, but based on everything I've read out there in cyber space, these things are surprisingly forgiving and powerful. I want to hit them now.
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So true SW. The head is a little smaller, but they aren't much harder to hit than a GI iron, and distance loss for me so far has been minimal (nearly nothing PW and 9, and 5-10 yards for the 4 iron).
I think most of us think this way, then you hit irons like the 588 CB's and it opens your eyes a bit.
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Tomahawk, think you could take like a 4i and say 9i sole measurement.
It's hard to judge by the photos, but the soles don't look all that much smaller than my Deep Reds, besides being shorter in the face maybe.
It's hard to judge by the photos, but the soles don't look all that much smaller than my Deep Reds, besides being shorter in the face maybe.
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Sure. It will have to be tonight. Heel to toe and sole thickness measurements?
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That would be great Tomahawk, thanks. I'm in no hurry, just really curious to how the compare in dimensions to what I'm currently hitting.
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Please?!?! They look delicious!
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So, I stopped by my local golf shop today and got to finally put my hands on these irons. Sweet Mother of Texas! I can't believe how much better they look in hand than they do in pictures. If we're being honest, they look pretty amazing in pictures, so that tells you how truly remarkable they are in person. They just ooze craftsmanship. Unfortunately, they were right handed, but that didn't stop me from fondling them, lol
I did compare them side by side with quite a few other irons and to me, at address, they really resemble the AP 2's. They aren't as petite as I thought they would be to be honest. In fact, I think they look a little larger from heel to toe than my i20's. I had the manager request a left handed demo so hopefully they can pull one in within a week or so. I want to hit these in a ridiculously bad way.
I did compare them side by side with quite a few other irons and to me, at address, they really resemble the AP 2's. They aren't as petite as I thought they would be to be honest. In fact, I think they look a little larger from heel to toe than my i20's. I had the manager request a left handed demo so hopefully they can pull one in within a week or so. I want to hit these in a ridiculously bad way.
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Sweet man, you're going destroy with these man. I slipped back over to shop today and put a few more swings on them. Goodness I've got a tough decision to make!
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I had the pleasure to swing a demo set of these the other day. boy do they feel nice. the head seams to just cut through the rough.
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Yeah, but you're on the shovel train these days. I think these might be the best looking irons I've ever laid eyes on. They are super sexy.
Wow, interesting stuff TC. I really thought from the photos that these were more the size of the VR Pro Combo's but that is good to hear that they are actually bigger than that. That little bit of feedback just immediately changed my thoughts of these of being a more "players" iron to speak if labels had to be used.
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Shovels are irons too!
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Cool - easy comparison for me! I would have sworn they were substantially smaller just based on the photos. Cool to hear.
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I thought the same exact thing dude, that they would be much smaller but they just aren't. In fact, I bet your Nike's look a bit smaller. I was surprised at how wicked they look. Wow! If the "precision forged" wasn't on the cavity they'd look even better to me. I also kind of dug the throw back Lamkin grips.
Yeah Hawk, the V2's were significantly smaller IMO.
CHunky, we have a Mashie iron thread you can talk in.