Titleist 718 T-MB Irons

[cliffhanger]

As great as these look, I have a feeling it'll be difficult to knock the 712U out of the bag. Thing is something else!

i said the same thing until i hit one... now my son has the old 712u 3 iron and i have a 2, 3 and 4 T-MB.

[EHolm]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

 

ill bite...how?

Wet sanding, I used 280, 400, 800 and 2000 grit. Making sure it stays wet so it wont leave any scratches and masking of what I dont want to sand. Takes around 20 mins per club. The sole is easy but the "bumpers" or whatever you wanna call them on the back takes patience. Wouldnt do a whole set like this though but for my two clubs it was worth it

[AzDesertGolfer]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

 

ill bite...how?

Wet sanding, I used 280, 400, 800 and 2000 grit. Making sure it stays wet so it wont leave any scratches and masking of what I dont want to sand. Takes around 20 mins per club. The sole is easy but the "bumpers" or whatever you wanna call them on the back takes patience. Wouldnt do a whole set like this though but for my two clubs it was worth it

 

By wet sand, do you literally mean water? Never done this and really really like the look. Have any pictures of them in the bag?

[icandy]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

 

ill bite...how?

Wet sanding, I used 280, 400, 800 and 2000 grit. Making sure it stays wet so it wont leave any scratches and masking of what I dont want to sand. Takes around 20 mins per club. The sole is easy but the "bumpers" or whatever you wanna call them on the back takes patience. Wouldnt do a whole set like this though but for my two clubs it was worth it

 

By wet sand, do you literally mean water? Never done this and really really like the look. Have any pictures of them in the bag?

 

Azdesertgolfer goes to the beach and dips the T-MBs into some wet sand.

[AzDesertGolfer]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

 

ill bite...how?

Wet sanding, I used 280, 400, 800 and 2000 grit. Making sure it stays wet so it wont leave any scratches and masking of what I dont want to sand. Takes around 20 mins per club. The sole is easy but the "bumpers" or whatever you wanna call them on the back takes patience. Wouldnt do a whole set like this though but for my two clubs it was worth it

 

By wet sand, do you literally mean water? Never done this and really really like the look. Have any pictures of them in the bag?

 

Azdesertgolfer goes to the beach and dips the T-MBs into some wet sand.

 

I live in the desert, no beach to be found haha :dntknw:

[EHolm]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

 

ill bite...how?

Wet sanding, I used 280, 400, 800 and 2000 grit. Making sure it stays wet so it wont leave any scratches and masking of what I dont want to sand. Takes around 20 mins per club. The sole is easy but the "bumpers" or whatever you wanna call them on the back takes patience. Wouldnt do a whole set like this though but for my two clubs it was worth it

 

By wet sand, do you literally mean water? Never done this and really really like the look. Have any pictures of them in the bag?

Its a special sandpaper that you dip in water to make/keep it wet which reduces the friction. Lower friction means less impact on each pass so its slower but lets you gradually go thorugh the paint so you dont go down to the nickel part of it. If you go without masking you minimize the risk of putting scratches where you dont want them as well. I had to get rid of the masking when I was working the bumpers since i had to replace them every 2 mins because of their location so I just got tired of it and went at it anyways.

 

I'll get some pics tomorrow

[SJP1]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

What lie angle do you play your irons? Couldn't help but notice there's range mat residue a long way up the toe part of the sole on that 3-iron.

[EHolm]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

What lie angle do you play your irons? Couldn't help but notice there's range mat residue a long way up the toe part of the sole on that 3-iron.

I should play at +1 but I play -1 to take the left side away completely since I prefer a fade

[EHolm]

Dubble post but here are the pic of them in the bag, its not great but it's something. Edit: dont know why there are upside down, in my pic viewer its the right way around but i guess you still get it

 

[Hokie2k5]

How do the T-MB heads compare to AP2's weight wise? I've heard that the T-MB heads are very heavy in relation so that if I ordered my same set up I have in AP2's right now they would be a much heavier swing weight than I'm used to. Anyone had this issue, what did you do? Order T-MB at a certain swing weight?

 

I really like the idea and the look of the T-MB's so I'm considering them as my next iron set.

[scrillaman]

If you dont like the color of the sole, just get rid of it yourself. Its quite easy to be honest and looks so much better in the bag

 

 

the 2 iron looks great - the way they should look.

[KrazyTrain18]

As great as these look, I have a feeling it'll be difficult to knock the 712U out of the bag. Thing is something else!

i said the same thing until i hit one... now my son has the old 712u 3 iron and i have a 2, 3 and 4 T-MB.

 

Interesting, when I tested the 716 TMB 2 iron I didn't find much of an improvement off the tee however with the same shaft as the 712U it performed a bit better off the deck.

[noahsparrow]

Those clubs look so nice I can't wait until they come out.

[hurricanes7]

just posted my tmb with steelfiber 110s if anyone is interested in buying them

[DJQwrx]

These are more bendable than most people think. I was able to get mine 2 flat from standard without any problem. If anything heat up the hosel a little bit with a heat gun.

 

This. I play at 3flat and my builder got there with a little effort. Been playing these for almost a year including LOTS of winter range time on mats and zero problems.

[golfpro44]

These look great. I have never really been able to get comfortable with Titleist when testing them out.

[MrShield]

First sets start to appear on eBay now!

[MrShield]

Available to buy at Tour Spec Golf.

 

2-W with x100 AMT TI is $3 380 :-D

[ace036]

Anyone here pick up a set of these yet? Curious to hear a review and some feedback...

[The Mad Bomber]

These are more bendable than most people think. I was able to get mine 2 flat from standard without any problem. If anything heat up the hosel a little bit with a heat gun.

 

This. I play at 3flat and my builder got there with a little effort. Been playing these for almost a year including LOTS of winter range time on mats and zero problems.

People don't realize that Titleist irons are pretty much the most upright irons on the market. The T-MB's are surprisingly easy to bend

[ace036]

Bump. Has anyone demoed these and compared how forgivingbthey are versus the AP2 or current TMB?

[Mr.Bond]

Absolutely love Titleist blades, sexiest clubs ever imo

[cardoustie]

Hit the 4 and 5 and 7 on the weekend on demo day

 

Wow

 

Great feel

 

I loved them w the xp90 shaft, 2 flat and plus 3/4"

 

I hit my irons low so I loved the high flight on these

 

Feel up my alley as I love S55 already

 

Hit a lot of iron vs iron vs iron this weekend

 

S55 beats out my x-proto and j15 mb's. Can't shake these 55's (which I also preferred over my iblades)

[awfidlstx]

They look...... the same? Tungsten moved back?

[awfidlstx]

They look...... the same? Tungsten moved back?

[renaud0182]

Any fresh reviews? Comparaison to the previous model? Thanks.

[trueyoung85]

I just had a Titleist fitting and was fitted into 718 tmb with Modus 105. Rather than spending almost $2000 on a new set of irons, I found the exact set I needed in 716 on eBay and jumped on the opportunity. I have played 3 rounds so far with these and it is impressive (distance, trajectory, feel). I doubt there is any noticeable difference between the 716 and 718 TMBs ( according to Titleist, more tungsten in 718 90g compared to 83g in 716 leading to higher MOI) but others on this board can chime in if there is an upgrade.

[ago33]

I just had a Titleist fitting and was fitted into 718 tmb with Modus 105. Rather than spending almost $2000 on a new set of irons, I found the exact set I needed in 716 on eBay and jumped on the opportunity. I have played 3 rounds so far with these and it is impressive (distance, trajectory, feel). I doubt there is any noticeable difference between the 716 and 718 TMBs ( according to Titleist, more tungsten in 718 90g compared to 83g in 716 leading to higher MOI) but others on this board can chime in if there is an upgrade.

 

If someone can actually notice the difference, they wouldn’t be posting on these boards

[BirdiesnBrews]

I’m a huge titleist fanboy admittedly but imo these maintain the same feel of 716 just seem a touch more forgiving.

[MrShield]

Duel between 718 T-MB and P790 in Swedish golf magazine.

 

 

 

Short summary:

 

Looks

 

T-MB wins by having amazing thin topline and compact head very blade like.

 

Feel and sound

 

T-MB wins by having softer feel and regarding sound P790 are more clicky.

 

Forgivenss

 

P790 wins, especially on thin hits.

 

Acquisitiveness

 

T-MB is stronger, but too expensive so P790 wins.

 

Total score, T-MB wins.