Back in late 2016, Wilson released their Tour V6 irons and they have been the mainstay for their players on the PGA Tour since that time. While the company has come out with numerous options since then, their stable of players including Paddy Harrington and Kevin Streelman have opted to continue to use this set. Today, they are announcing the Wilson Staff Model CB irons, which is inspired by the Tour V6.
Nearly 4 years in golf equipment release time is an eternity. Wilson is hopeful that the Staff Model lineage becomes more defined with the extension of a cavity back player’s iron to match the muscle back that has been out for a couple of years and used by Gary Woodland. That brings us to the new Wilson Staff Model CB irons and the evolution of the Tour V6.
“Wilson continues to strive to the make the best, most respected irons in the world,” said Jon Pergande Manager of Golf Club Innovation. “The Staff Model CB Irons are aesthetically pleasing to the elite player and with the new Tri-Brace stabilizer providing a structural connection between the topline and the central impact mass we have stabilized the topline enhancing the energy transfer to the ball while also providing improved sound and feel .”
The club head is 8620 carbon steel and the face is backed by what Wilson calls Impact Mass Area. Sound familiar? It was featured in the Tour V6 as well. This provides muscle back like feel with the cavity back design to give you a little added forgiveness and consistency without the loss of impact feel that is cherished in an iron this size.
The Tour V6 featured 20 grams of tungsten split heel in and toe in the long irons and centered in the mid irons to lower the center of gravity. The Staff Model CB changes that up a bit. Moving all 20 grams of tungsten to the toe of the long and mid irons to enhance stability.
Mentioned above from Jon Pergande, the Staff Model CB has something that immediately catches the eye in the cavity. It is what they call Tri-Brace stabilizer and we have seen that in a few different irons as of late in various forms. Having a more structurally sound club head is a good thing in an iron this size. The connection from ideal impact location to the top line will definitely alter sound and feel in a positive way.
For the loft peepers traditionalists out there, you will be happy to note that Wilson has kept the lofts that you are seeking. One interesting point is that the set is 7 pieces, meaning 4-PW only, but a 2, 3 and GW are available in custom orders.
This is a pretty early look however, with the Wilson Staff Model CB irons not slated to hit stores until January 15th of 2021. When they do, you will be able to pick them up at Budget Golf and use the THP Coupon on the right hand side of the screen for 15% off your order.
The Details
In Stores: January 15th, 2021
Cost: $999 for 7 pieces
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
I read on another site that Wilson stated the lack of polish in some areas of the club are due to limitations presented by the cavity back shape.
Im sure it doesn’t mean much, but with how Wilson has been going as of late, any change like that makes me take notice and wonder what caused that change.
Good spin…
I think the Wilson Staff shield needs to have color fill… white and red. I think that’s missing. And I’m happy to see lefty is offered in all clubs.
But 4 years between releases? That’s a long time. I hope they sell well
If memory serves that it definitely thicker than the V6 topline.
hard to tell, but maybe..
from pictures the CB looks a hair thicker from where the topline roll starts
Not trying to discount your view in any way shape or form. But, in some sense, an iron is an iron and doesn’t need a ton of technology thrown in to give the desired effect. There are a lot of options out there that have really tried to push the envelope on technology. But, I think there is still room for a club that is just trying to be a classic, solid feeling iron, more traditional take.
The Taylormade MC irons are not packed with tech, and those are basically a 3 month wait if you want a set. So, yeah. There is a market for a classic iron.
My Wilson V4’s had that same rough finish look on the back too. I thought that was a beautiful looking iron. Maybe these will look better in person. I wish I kept my set.
Wilson V4 stock shaft was True Temper Dynamic Gold DG Pro.
Anyways, the CB lofts look to be 1 degree stronger than the V4 and V6 lofts.
I agree 100%. I probably should have stated my opinion a little better because it was more about improvement than technology. With a four year time gap between models I guess I was just looking for something a little more drastic than we moved some tungsten and created our own version of something all the other iron makers already have on market. If Wilson wants to increase market share, I feel like they need to show how they are different and just as good if not better.
oh ya you’re right. I forgot they did the DG pro in that set and I believe their blades have always been s300 as well.
I can appreciate that. I don’t mind seeing minor progressive changes personally even if it took 4 years. Especially in the players CB lineup. If I look at models like the P7MC or Mizuno 921 Tours, I don’t see anything drastically different than what they’ve been doing in the past.
They are not available for 3 months. Will they have good messaging and remain in the spotlight or fade away?
There has to be an assumption that players will have these out on tour in the bag already, otherwise what would be the reason to launch 3 months early with no pre-order.
Maybe trying to remind the world that they’re still around while all of these other OEM’s are launching product? I don’t know. I guess I didn’t realize it was a 3 month window from announcement to availability. Must have glanced over that part. Seems really early to try and make your splash. Maybe some people are excited enough to wait. Maybe some people that are excited get sick of waiting and move on to new launches that are already available. Either way, it feels to me that they’re poised to miss out on all of the positive buzz the announcement created. And, it would seem to me, that they’re not exactly in the position to afford to do that.
Similar to the boat Srixon is in, though they’ve chosen to not even show them in the states (as though google doesn’t work globally). Curious which strategy works better. I guess there’s some merit to building anticipation, but if anything else is released in the next three months these may fall off the radar.
Srixon and Ping were a bit different as they launched overseas first.
In this instance, Wilson global launched the irons on the global scale, with no pre-order and nothing outside of the original materials.
Seems so odd outside of tour players putting it in the bag.
Saw that Video – He just hammered those Irons. So Straight with spin.
It was impressive.
They were not originally slated to be in stores until Jan 15. I only recently got a promotional email from Wilson about them. Hopefully someone around here picks them up and provides some feedback. The price and looks are great but prices goes up quickly if you deviate from the small group of no-upcharge options.
I noticed the massive up charge on options. They look great but surely some one on here would have taken a chance on them by now.
They’ll have to beat out the Srixon ZX7’s which I have been dreaming of for what feels like forever now!
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Thats fun and welcome to THP.
If you fit into them, let us know how they work for you.
Finally did a fitting. Bought the Wilson CB’s, should have them in a few weeks, so I will report back on them once they arrive and I get some time with them. In the end it came down to the Wilson CB’s, P770’s and Cobra Tour MIM. All three had the profile I prefer to my eye, but the combo of feel, looks behind the ball & availability won out for the Wilson’s. I really liked the P770’s as well, but there was a 8-10 week wait time for them, which just wasn’t going to work.
Interesting read on these.
They should not be overlooked when it comes to testing irons. Very solid feel and compact look at address. Powerful flight as well. Especially for having traditional lofts.
Have you seen them in hand yet? ???
I am pretty critical of Wilson. But, this iron does look pretty amazing.
They’ve always made pretty fantastic players irons. The V6 remain modern classics, it’s the rest of the arsenal where they tend to end up in some strange places.