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Very cool. Lessons obviously help too haha
2024 Cobra King Tec, King Tec-X, and King Tec-X One Length Irons
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OL 5 -Wedges to me is the way to go. Then get a 4 iron or hybrid you like that is more of a standard length.
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So I now have two complete sets of the KTX OL irons.
I purchased a fitted set, 4-GW, with my normal Modus3 105 shaft that I get fit into every time I purchase a set of clubs with Jumbo Max grips (Medium) which I have used for the past several years due to hand and wrist issues. I was able to hit a handful of times in a simulator before the begging of December when I had surgery on both of my hands.
Now that I am post surgery, I made the move to graphite shafts in the irons and it looks like I am never going back, so now I have KTX OL 5-GW with the PGI 85 S shafts on order.
I know I could have reshafted, but mistakes were made LOL
I plan on selling my others in the market place thread
I purchased a fitted set, 4-GW, with my normal Modus3 105 shaft that I get fit into every time I purchase a set of clubs with Jumbo Max grips (Medium) which I have used for the past several years due to hand and wrist issues. I was able to hit a handful of times in a simulator before the begging of December when I had surgery on both of my hands.
Now that I am post surgery, I made the move to graphite shafts in the irons and it looks like I am never going back, so now I have KTX OL 5-GW with the PGI 85 S shafts on order.
I know I could have reshafted, but mistakes were made LOL
I plan on selling my others in the market place thread
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I’ll echo that thought. Two generations back the Forged Tec was/is really good on thin shots, noting those were from before Cobra split the line into a more players type and more improvement type irons
For the ones that were toe side but carried onto the green, how much into the clacky sound did you get?
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Quite a bit. I wouldn’t call it a pleasant sound, but I also don’t really expect it to be. They are very responsive for a game improvement’ish iron. All things considered (and having played examples across the spectrum) I’ll take the responsiveness.
I won’t argue with letting you know you had a bad swing but still finding a green or avoiding a bunker
Dropped off my King Tecs at my local club builder. Talking about my DS-ADAPT driver order, I casually mentioned that I wish I got the King Tecs with Dynamic Gold 105 shafts. He said he had a set of them as fresh pulls, and that he would be happy to do the swap at no charge to me because I am such a tremendous pain in the ass I am such a good customer.
Should be ready by Monday. And I added a little ferrule swag, because why not.
Should be ready by Monday. And I added a little ferrule swag, because why not.
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So my 2nd set of KTX OL has the PGI 85 S shafts and I just hit them on the simulator. I. Love. Them.
I am going to sell my KTX OL with my Nippon 105 S shafts. I only hit them in the sim before I had hand surgery.
The hand and wrist issues have now forced me to go 100% graphite from now on.
I’m a full MMT convert for the past 3 years. Have built/played 5 sets at least and they are awesome every time. Prior success in modus 120S for anyone who’s has had good results with those (I know they were polarizing). The only other steel I’ve dabbled with were Oban CT but at 51 years old, the MMT give me great feel and performance in every head I’ve built them in.
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My Cobra Performance Center fitting - Data from the fitting was not sent to me yet. If it comes I will do another post.
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Irons were the first thing I got fitted for at the Performance Center so now time to dive into this fitting. I came in with King CB's standard loft/lie and Modus 105 stiff shafts. When I was fit for these I hit the Tours and MB's and the CB's were what I hit the best. I was shocked but in the end I went with what the data showed. I have had these in the bag for about a year and a half and have played some of my best golf with them. I have gotten down to my lowest handicap with them (5.3) and have won some events with them in the bag. That being said when things are not right.....they are not right. I have seen now that I am playing in 40 degree weather to start off winter rounds my strike isn't all that great. I am missing a lot of shots heavy and I am losing a lot of distance. I need a little more forgiveness so that I can play my best year round instead of just in the summer months. I still flush the CB's enough that I am not throwing them in the trash right now but I know I need to get better. Part of it is skill and well quite frankly part of it is I need to get out of my own way and play something a little better for me.
So I start talking about setup with the fitter and he looks at my bag and then back at me dumbfounded. He is like why are you wanting to get fit for irons if you already have current offerings. I told him I am pretty much only looking at King Tecs for the New Tech mantra. This is one of those things that I appreciate about the Morgan Cup. If the New Tech mantra wasn't put in place I could have easily gotten the black King Tours and moved on with my day. I don't think I would of even batted an eye about it. I was in Forged Tecs before the CB's so there was never a thought in my mind that I was "too good" to go into the King Tecs. I am actually glad that we are in New Tech so that I can get out of my way and actually play something that I am sure will make me better. Ok enough with my side quest.
So I had sent him my data earlier and we talked about my short left miss. I also told him about my desire to play consistently year round. I told him about my desire to test graphite because of my forearm soreness that is starting to creep in. So we of course get data with my irons then switch right into the King Tec head with the same Modus shaft. No surprise the ball goes a little bit further and the spin is a little less but not anything to really get worked up over.
<<This is what I remember, if you don't agree with any of it I am not gonna fight you over it
>> We then had a little discussion because he was talking about the loft difference of the clubs. I am not a loft jack believer but we still talked a bit about my numbers and what they meant. He showed my that yes the launch off the King Tec was lower but I still got the same max height as the CB's, it just happened further down range. The next thing he showed was that my descent angle was better, steeper, with the King Tec. So while I lost a little spin I gained stopping power from descent angle. This is of course for the swings I had that day and it is not meant for everyone to get into players distance irons. While I may have good speed I am nowhere near a fast swing speed. If I had more speed then the data would be different, the same as if I had less speed. That is why a fitting is important and why you shouldn't go in "knowing" what you are going to get fit into.
So we then switched to the MMT 105 shafts and holy cannoli these were a world of difference. The distance and spin and all that were similar but the feel and the dispersion were much better. I was sold at this point but I knew we had more to discuss with lie angles and stuff. I guess I should also point out that when I went from my CB's to hitting the King Tec I noticed really no difference in the shape or offset between the clubs. If I had to tell you which was which just by appearance I could probably tell you after really staring at them but in the time between getting setup and hitting the ball they looked very similar to me. Very nice.
So I think at this point my fitter really wanted to try a different head because he probably felt the King Tours were a good fit as well. He asked if I wanted to hit the Limit3d. I of course wanted to hit the Limit3d. So we put the same MMT shaft into the Limit3ds and wow what a difference. These were even better than the King Tecs. The loft for the Limit3d was stronger than the CB's but about a degree weaker than the King Tec. We saw the same behavior that I was still getting the same peak height just further down range. I told him I had to stop hitting the Limit3d because I didn't want to buy a set. This is where we started to talk a little about the Morgan Cup and why I was there.
So we went back to the King Tec and this time he gave me a +2 flat head and it did what we expected it to do, it kept things more right. We looked through the numbers a bit more and I did take some swings with a Recoil shaft as well. I was getting similar results with the Recoils but it felt like more work to swing the club if that makes any sense to anyone. So we were done with irons after a little talk about stopping at GW or PW. I still think I may purchase a specialty gap wedge to see which way is the best way for me to go moving forward but I would get the set GW at this point in time.
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Irons were the first thing I got fitted for at the Performance Center so now time to dive into this fitting. I came in with King CB's standard loft/lie and Modus 105 stiff shafts. When I was fit for these I hit the Tours and MB's and the CB's were what I hit the best. I was shocked but in the end I went with what the data showed. I have had these in the bag for about a year and a half and have played some of my best golf with them. I have gotten down to my lowest handicap with them (5.3) and have won some events with them in the bag. That being said when things are not right.....they are not right. I have seen now that I am playing in 40 degree weather to start off winter rounds my strike isn't all that great. I am missing a lot of shots heavy and I am losing a lot of distance. I need a little more forgiveness so that I can play my best year round instead of just in the summer months. I still flush the CB's enough that I am not throwing them in the trash right now but I know I need to get better. Part of it is skill and well quite frankly part of it is I need to get out of my own way and play something a little better for me.
So I start talking about setup with the fitter and he looks at my bag and then back at me dumbfounded. He is like why are you wanting to get fit for irons if you already have current offerings. I told him I am pretty much only looking at King Tecs for the New Tech mantra. This is one of those things that I appreciate about the Morgan Cup. If the New Tech mantra wasn't put in place I could have easily gotten the black King Tours and moved on with my day. I don't think I would of even batted an eye about it. I was in Forged Tecs before the CB's so there was never a thought in my mind that I was "too good" to go into the King Tecs. I am actually glad that we are in New Tech so that I can get out of my way and actually play something that I am sure will make me better. Ok enough with my side quest.
So I had sent him my data earlier and we talked about my short left miss. I also told him about my desire to play consistently year round. I told him about my desire to test graphite because of my forearm soreness that is starting to creep in. So we of course get data with my irons then switch right into the King Tec head with the same Modus shaft. No surprise the ball goes a little bit further and the spin is a little less but not anything to really get worked up over.
<<This is what I remember, if you don't agree with any of it I am not gonna fight you over it
>> We then had a little discussion because he was talking about the loft difference of the clubs. I am not a loft jack believer but we still talked a bit about my numbers and what they meant. He showed my that yes the launch off the King Tec was lower but I still got the same max height as the CB's, it just happened further down range. The next thing he showed was that my descent angle was better, steeper, with the King Tec. So while I lost a little spin I gained stopping power from descent angle. This is of course for the swings I had that day and it is not meant for everyone to get into players distance irons. While I may have good speed I am nowhere near a fast swing speed. If I had more speed then the data would be different, the same as if I had less speed. That is why a fitting is important and why you shouldn't go in "knowing" what you are going to get fit into.So we then switched to the MMT 105 shafts and holy cannoli these were a world of difference. The distance and spin and all that were similar but the feel and the dispersion were much better. I was sold at this point but I knew we had more to discuss with lie angles and stuff. I guess I should also point out that when I went from my CB's to hitting the King Tec I noticed really no difference in the shape or offset between the clubs. If I had to tell you which was which just by appearance I could probably tell you after really staring at them but in the time between getting setup and hitting the ball they looked very similar to me. Very nice.
So I think at this point my fitter really wanted to try a different head because he probably felt the King Tours were a good fit as well. He asked if I wanted to hit the Limit3d. I of course wanted to hit the Limit3d. So we put the same MMT shaft into the Limit3ds and wow what a difference. These were even better than the King Tecs. The loft for the Limit3d was stronger than the CB's but about a degree weaker than the King Tec. We saw the same behavior that I was still getting the same peak height just further down range. I told him I had to stop hitting the Limit3d because I didn't want to buy a set. This is where we started to talk a little about the Morgan Cup and why I was there.
So we went back to the King Tec and this time he gave me a +2 flat head and it did what we expected it to do, it kept things more right. We looked through the numbers a bit more and I did take some swings with a Recoil shaft as well. I was getting similar results with the Recoils but it felt like more work to swing the club if that makes any sense to anyone. So we were done with irons after a little talk about stopping at GW or PW. I still think I may purchase a specialty gap wedge to see which way is the best way for me to go moving forward but I would get the set GW at this point in time.
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That’s why I went OL with the king tec X. My swing is a mess but they’re nice when I hit it well
I went with graphite, but starting to think I might have gone too light went from 120g steel to 85g graphite and it’s taking longer than I thought to get used to them. The graphite has been a lot friendlier on my joints though so maybe I’ll try a heavier shaft.
I like this. I got to swing another iron with an MMT in it, albeit at 80 grams, and liked what I felt. If allowed, that would be the leader in the clubhouse for me.
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Nice write up. Just curious: Are the Limit3d not going to be available to you for the Morgan Cup? I understand that the price could be prohibitive for Cobra to make them available to participants. I'm just wondering if any of you have been told that those clubs won't be available for the Morgan cup.My Cobra Performance Center fitting - Data from the fitting was not sent to me yet. If it comes I will do another post.
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Irons were the first thing I got fitted for at the Performance Center so now time to dive into this fitting. I came in with King CB's standard loft/lie and Modus 105 stiff shafts. When I was fit for these I hit the Tours and MB's and the CB's were what I hit the best. I was shocked but in the end I went with what the data showed. I have had these in the bag for about a year and a half and have played some of my best golf with them. I have gotten down to my lowest handicap with them (5.3) and have won some events with them in the bag. That being said when things are not right.....they are not right. I have seen now that I am playing in 40 degree weather to start off winter rounds my strike isn't all that great. I am missing a lot of shots heavy and I am losing a lot of distance. I need a little more forgiveness so that I can play my best year round instead of just in the summer months. I still flush the CB's enough that I am not throwing them in the trash right now but I know I need to get better. Part of it is skill and well quite frankly part of it is I need to get out of my own way and play something a little better for me.
So I start talking about setup with the fitter and he looks at my bag and then back at me dumbfounded. He is like why are you wanting to get fit for irons if you already have current offerings. I told him I am pretty much only looking at King Tecs for the New Tech mantra. This is one of those things that I appreciate about the Morgan Cup. If the New Tech mantra wasn't put in place I could have easily gotten the black King Tours and moved on with my day. I don't think I would of even batted an eye about it. I was in Forged Tecs before the CB's so there was never a thought in my mind that I was "too good" to go into the King Tecs. I am actually glad that we are in New Tech so that I can get out of my way and actually play something that I am sure will make me better. Ok enough with my side quest.
So I had sent him my data earlier and we talked about my short left miss. I also told him about my desire to play consistently year round. I told him about my desire to test graphite because of my forearm soreness that is starting to creep in. So we of course get data with my irons then switch right into the King Tec head with the same Modus shaft. No surprise the ball goes a little bit further and the spin is a little less but not anything to really get worked up over.
<<This is what I remember, if you don't agree with any of it I am not gonna fight you over it
So we then switched to the MMT 105 shafts and holy cannoli these were a world of difference. The distance and spin and all that were similar but the feel and the dispersion were much better. I was sold at this point but I knew we had more to discuss with lie angles and stuff. I guess I should also point out that when I went from my CB's to hitting the King Tec I noticed really no difference in the shape or offset between the clubs. If I had to tell you which was which just by appearance I could probably tell you after really staring at them but in the time between getting setup and hitting the ball they looked very similar to me. Very nice.
So I think at this point my fitter really wanted to try a different head because he probably felt the King Tours were a good fit as well. He asked if I wanted to hit the Limit3d. I of course wanted to hit the Limit3d. So we put the same MMT shaft into the Limit3ds and wow what a difference. These were even better than the King Tecs. The loft for the Limit3d was stronger than the CB's but about a degree weaker than the King Tec. We saw the same behavior that I was still getting the same peak height just further down range. I told him I had to stop hitting the Limit3d because I didn't want to buy a set. This is where we started to talk a little about the Morgan Cup and why I was there.
So we went back to the King Tec and this time he gave me a +2 flat head and it did what we expected it to do, it kept things more right. We looked through the numbers a bit more and I did take some swings with a Recoil shaft as well. I was getting similar results with the Recoils but it felt like more work to swing the club if that makes any sense to anyone. So we were done with irons after a little talk about stopping at GW or PW. I still think I may purchase a specialty gap wedge to see which way is the best way for me to go moving forward but I would get the set GW at this point in time.
Limit3d is old tech. I will also be honest and say that we have not gotten any word on when or what we can select. Part of me going this early to Cobra was that my work counterpart is off for the next 4 weeks so I needed to make sure I was able to get the fitting done before things really got busy at work (when he gets back there is some stuff going on as well). I knew I was taking a risk by not testing out anything else that may or may not materialize.
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Limited edition options are never allowed at the Morgan Cup.
Great info and likely very close to where I'd be in an iron set as well. For me, and my delivery, the only thing I'm concerned about is the sole width on the King Tec. My previous 3 sets have been T100S, ZX7, and current PXG 0317T. My biggest issue in scoring over the past 2 years has been GIR. I'm constantly coming up short. I've tried a few options to get more distance but the thicker soles have created problems with contact that far outweighed the forgiveness in a larger head. Looking forward to seeing the King Tec in person and hitting a bunch of balls with them to make sure. I also gamed the combo CB/MB set a few years back with some successMy Cobra Performance Center fitting - Data from the fitting was not sent to me yet. If it comes I will do another post.
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View attachment 9319888
Irons were the first thing I got fitted for at the Performance Center so now time to dive into this fitting. I came in with King CB's standard loft/lie and Modus 105 stiff shafts. When I was fit for these I hit the Tours and MB's and the CB's were what I hit the best. I was shocked but in the end I went with what the data showed. I have had these in the bag for about a year and a half and have played some of my best golf with them. I have gotten down to my lowest handicap with them (5.3) and have won some events with them in the bag. That being said when things are not right.....they are not right. I have seen now that I am playing in 40 degree weather to start off winter rounds my strike isn't all that great. I am missing a lot of shots heavy and I am losing a lot of distance. I need a little more forgiveness so that I can play my best year round instead of just in the summer months. I still flush the CB's enough that I am not throwing them in the trash right now but I know I need to get better. Part of it is skill and well quite frankly part of it is I need to get out of my own way and play something a little better for me.
So I start talking about setup with the fitter and he looks at my bag and then back at me dumbfounded. He is like why are you wanting to get fit for irons if you already have current offerings. I told him I am pretty much only looking at King Tecs for the New Tech mantra. This is one of those things that I appreciate about the Morgan Cup. If the New Tech mantra wasn't put in place I could have easily gotten the black King Tours and moved on with my day. I don't think I would of even batted an eye about it. I was in Forged Tecs before the CB's so there was never a thought in my mind that I was "too good" to go into the King Tecs. I am actually glad that we are in New Tech so that I can get out of my way and actually play something that I am sure will make me better. Ok enough with my side quest.
So I had sent him my data earlier and we talked about my short left miss. I also told him about my desire to play consistently year round. I told him about my desire to test graphite because of my forearm soreness that is starting to creep in. So we of course get data with my irons then switch right into the King Tec head with the same Modus shaft. No surprise the ball goes a little bit further and the spin is a little less but not anything to really get worked up over.
<<This is what I remember, if you don't agree with any of it I am not gonna fight you over it
So we then switched to the MMT 105 shafts and holy cannoli these were a world of difference. The distance and spin and all that were similar but the feel and the dispersion were much better. I was sold at this point but I knew we had more to discuss with lie angles and stuff. I guess I should also point out that when I went from my CB's to hitting the King Tec I noticed really no difference in the shape or offset between the clubs. If I had to tell you which was which just by appearance I could probably tell you after really staring at them but in the time between getting setup and hitting the ball they looked very similar to me. Very nice.
So I think at this point my fitter really wanted to try a different head because he probably felt the King Tours were a good fit as well. He asked if I wanted to hit the Limit3d. I of course wanted to hit the Limit3d. So we put the same MMT shaft into the Limit3ds and wow what a difference. These were even better than the King Tecs. The loft for the Limit3d was stronger than the CB's but about a degree weaker than the King Tec. We saw the same behavior that I was still getting the same peak height just further down range. I told him I had to stop hitting the Limit3d because I didn't want to buy a set. This is where we started to talk a little about the Morgan Cup and why I was there.
So we went back to the King Tec and this time he gave me a +2 flat head and it did what we expected it to do, it kept things more right. We looked through the numbers a bit more and I did take some swings with a Recoil shaft as well. I was getting similar results with the Recoils but it felt like more work to swing the club if that makes any sense to anyone. So we were done with irons after a little talk about stopping at GW or PW. I still think I may purchase a specialty gap wedge to see which way is the best way for me to go moving forward but I would get the set GW at this point in time.
Thanks for the writeup! I still need to get my hands on hitting some King Tec /x vs my King Tours. I have a driver fiting coming up, so I'll try to sneak some swings with the Tec in there for warm up.My Cobra Performance Center fitting - Data from the fitting was not sent to me yet. If it comes I will do another post.
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View attachment 9319888
Irons were the first thing I got fitted for at the Performance Center so now time to dive into this fitting. I came in with King CB's standard loft/lie and Modus 105 stiff shafts. When I was fit for these I hit the Tours and MB's and the CB's were what I hit the best. I was shocked but in the end I went with what the data showed. I have had these in the bag for about a year and a half and have played some of my best golf with them. I have gotten down to my lowest handicap with them (5.3) and have won some events with them in the bag. That being said when things are not right.....they are not right. I have seen now that I am playing in 40 degree weather to start off winter rounds my strike isn't all that great. I am missing a lot of shots heavy and I am losing a lot of distance. I need a little more forgiveness so that I can play my best year round instead of just in the summer months. I still flush the CB's enough that I am not throwing them in the trash right now but I know I need to get better. Part of it is skill and well quite frankly part of it is I need to get out of my own way and play something a little better for me.
So I start talking about setup with the fitter and he looks at my bag and then back at me dumbfounded. He is like why are you wanting to get fit for irons if you already have current offerings. I told him I am pretty much only looking at King Tecs for the New Tech mantra. This is one of those things that I appreciate about the Morgan Cup. If the New Tech mantra wasn't put in place I could have easily gotten the black King Tours and moved on with my day. I don't think I would of even batted an eye about it. I was in Forged Tecs before the CB's so there was never a thought in my mind that I was "too good" to go into the King Tecs. I am actually glad that we are in New Tech so that I can get out of my way and actually play something that I am sure will make me better. Ok enough with my side quest.
So I had sent him my data earlier and we talked about my short left miss. I also told him about my desire to play consistently year round. I told him about my desire to test graphite because of my forearm soreness that is starting to creep in. So we of course get data with my irons then switch right into the King Tec head with the same Modus shaft. No surprise the ball goes a little bit further and the spin is a little less but not anything to really get worked up over.
<<This is what I remember, if you don't agree with any of it I am not gonna fight you over it
So we then switched to the MMT 105 shafts and holy cannoli these were a world of difference. The distance and spin and all that were similar but the feel and the dispersion were much better. I was sold at this point but I knew we had more to discuss with lie angles and stuff. I guess I should also point out that when I went from my CB's to hitting the King Tec I noticed really no difference in the shape or offset between the clubs. If I had to tell you which was which just by appearance I could probably tell you after really staring at them but in the time between getting setup and hitting the ball they looked very similar to me. Very nice.
So I think at this point my fitter really wanted to try a different head because he probably felt the King Tours were a good fit as well. He asked if I wanted to hit the Limit3d. I of course wanted to hit the Limit3d. So we put the same MMT shaft into the Limit3ds and wow what a difference. These were even better than the King Tecs. The loft for the Limit3d was stronger than the CB's but about a degree weaker than the King Tec. We saw the same behavior that I was still getting the same peak height just further down range. I told him I had to stop hitting the Limit3d because I didn't want to buy a set. This is where we started to talk a little about the Morgan Cup and why I was there.
So we went back to the King Tec and this time he gave me a +2 flat head and it did what we expected it to do, it kept things more right. We looked through the numbers a bit more and I did take some swings with a Recoil shaft as well. I was getting similar results with the Recoils but it felt like more work to swing the club if that makes any sense to anyone. So we were done with irons after a little talk about stopping at GW or PW. I still think I may purchase a specialty gap wedge to see which way is the best way for me to go moving forward but I would get the set GW at this point in time.
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That's really low ball flight. Is that typical?
My Cobra Performance Center fitting - Data from the fitting was not sent to me yet. If it comes I will do another post.
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View attachment 9319888
Irons were the first thing I got fitted for at the Performance Center so now time to dive into this fitting. I came in with King CB's standard loft/lie and Modus 105 stiff shafts. When I was fit for these I hit the Tours and MB's and the CB's were what I hit the best. I was shocked but in the end I went with what the data showed. I have had these in the bag for about a year and a half and have played some of my best golf with them. I have gotten down to my lowest handicap with them (5.3) and have won some events with them in the bag. That being said when things are not right.....they are not right. I have seen now that I am playing in 40 degree weather to start off winter rounds my strike isn't all that great. I am missing a lot of shots heavy and I am losing a lot of distance. I need a little more forgiveness so that I can play my best year round instead of just in the summer months. I still flush the CB's enough that I am not throwing them in the trash right now but I know I need to get better. Part of it is skill and well quite frankly part of it is I need to get out of my own way and play something a little better for me.
So I start talking about setup with the fitter and he looks at my bag and then back at me dumbfounded. He is like why are you wanting to get fit for irons if you already have current offerings. I told him I am pretty much only looking at King Tecs for the New Tech mantra. This is one of those things that I appreciate about the Morgan Cup. If the New Tech mantra wasn't put in place I could have easily gotten the black King Tours and moved on with my day. I don't think I would of even batted an eye about it. I was in Forged Tecs before the CB's so there was never a thought in my mind that I was "too good" to go into the King Tecs. I am actually glad that we are in New Tech so that I can get out of my way and actually play something that I am sure will make me better. Ok enough with my side quest.
So I had sent him my data earlier and we talked about my short left miss. I also told him about my desire to play consistently year round. I told him about my desire to test graphite because of my forearm soreness that is starting to creep in. So we of course get data with my irons then switch right into the King Tec head with the same Modus shaft. No surprise the ball goes a little bit further and the spin is a little less but not anything to really get worked up over.
<<This is what I remember, if you don't agree with any of it I am not gonna fight you over it
So we then switched to the MMT 105 shafts and holy cannoli these were a world of difference. The distance and spin and all that were similar but the feel and the dispersion were much better. I was sold at this point but I knew we had more to discuss with lie angles and stuff. I guess I should also point out that when I went from my CB's to hitting the King Tec I noticed really no difference in the shape or offset between the clubs. If I had to tell you which was which just by appearance I could probably tell you after really staring at them but in the time between getting setup and hitting the ball they looked very similar to me. Very nice.
So I think at this point my fitter really wanted to try a different head because he probably felt the King Tours were a good fit as well. He asked if I wanted to hit the Limit3d. I of course wanted to hit the Limit3d. So we put the same MMT shaft into the Limit3ds and wow what a difference. These were even better than the King Tecs. The loft for the Limit3d was stronger than the CB's but about a degree weaker than the King Tec. We saw the same behavior that I was still getting the same peak height just further down range. I told him I had to stop hitting the Limit3d because I didn't want to buy a set. This is where we started to talk a little about the Morgan Cup and why I was there.
So we went back to the King Tec and this time he gave me a +2 flat head and it did what we expected it to do, it kept things more right. We looked through the numbers a bit more and I did take some swings with a Recoil shaft as well. I was getting similar results with the Recoils but it felt like more work to swing the club if that makes any sense to anyone. So we were done with irons after a little talk about stopping at GW or PW. I still think I may purchase a specialty gap wedge to see which way is the best way for me to go moving forward but I would get the set GW at this point in time.
Great write up. I am looking at the King tecs and really need to get out and test them. i am currently in the previous generation of the Forged tec
It's a pretty typical reading for me on the sky trak. I'm hit the ball decently low on the course as well.