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Apex 2014/15 iron vs new Apex cf 16

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I own the apex 14,recoil f3 4-p and it doesn't geT much better. Anybody play both or hit both extensively and give unbiased opinion?
 
Shep said:
I own the apex 14,recoil f3 4-p and it doesn't geT much better. Anybody play both or hit both extensively and give unbiased opinion?
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Yes. The new irons are better in every way in my opinion.

Look better
Feel better
About a half club longer
More forgiving
 
I have owned both and I like the cf 16 better. In the longer irons I am about half club longer.

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Unbiased opinion? Yep. The CF's are better in about every way. Mayyyybe looks would go to the 2014 Apex depending on your tastes, but that's it. The CF's perform a lot better to me.
 
Shep said:
I own the apex 14,recoil f3 4-p and it doesn't geT much better. Anybody play both or hit both extensively and give unbiased opinion?
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2014 Apex is best iron I've ever owned, for me, they are more forgiving than the new ones, which to my eye has a slightly smaller club head size. I hit both and did not see any difference between the two, I actually hit the 2014 higher than the 2016. The 2014 has a carpenter steel face insert, the 2016 it's a stainless steel face insert. I think both are good, but for me, 2014 was as good as it gets. Recently I happened to stumble across a brand new set in shrink wrap of the 2014 in the same specs (2 up, RH, in recoil F3, 5 through SW) that I bought them for $775...so that's how much I like the 2014. I've been a golf maniac since 1998 and I've never bought a backup set of irons, so this move says alot about how much I like these irons...
 
More forgiving is interesting based on construction, but glad you found something that works for you. Most important thing in this game.
 
Another area where I think the new Apex improve on the previous iteration is the shape of the PW and GW. I thought they looked a lot better in the CF16 when I tried them out.
 
I've hit the new Apex, and own the old Apex. While I do think the new ones are a bit more forgiving, and look spectacular, I don't have any plans to upgrade at this time. Just didn't see a big enough difference to justify the price tag.
 
JB said:
More forgiving is interesting based on construction, but glad you found something that works for you. Most important thing in this game.
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I'm an ex Ping G series guy JB, I think I still like things that are a little bigger...it's a bias...I'm sure it's just a mental thing...the 2016 set is amazing looking, this was just a personal thing...hopefully Callaway keeps this series going...i.e., Apex 2016, Apex 2018, Apex 2020...
 
Frank Bullitt said:
I'm an ex Ping G series guy JB, I think I still like things that are a little bigger...it's a bias...I'm sure it's just a mental thing...the 2016 set is amazing looking, this was just a personal thing...hopefully Callaway keeps this series going...i.e., Apex 2016, Apex 2018, Apex 2020...
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I hope so too, because I think they continue to evolve on something that so many THPers have really enjoyed.
 
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