VOTE NOW: What are the best players irons of 2018?

[atursky]

You, the GolfWRX members, have spoken regarding the best blade irons of 2018: http://www.golfwrx.com/518238/golfwrx-members-choice-the-best-blade-irons-of-2018/

 

Now, we want to hear what you think are the best players irons, and why.

 

Please select the top THREE from the list of players irons (which exclude blade offerings) and tell us why you picked those three in the comment thread below.

 

Thanks!!

[Bomber_11]

Ping iBlade - easily the most aesthetically pleasing of the irons listed. Feels great, hydro-pearl finish (along with being a cast iron) keeps bag chatter to a minimum. If I didn't play Apex MB's I'd be playing iBlade's.

 

Titleist 718AP2 - the perennial favorite among Titleist staffers for good reason. All of the technology of a CB in a thin, pleasing package. Looks sharp, feels crisp.

 

Titleist 718CB - The lost middle child between AP2 and MB. Probably the most underrated offering in Titleist's line year in and year out. I think if more people who were leaning toward AP2's or T-MB's gave the CB a chance, they'd end up playing them.

 

Kinda wish JPX900 Tour's came out in '18 so they could dominate this post. Best players iron I've hit.

[Sef]

The FG Tour V6 is #1 for me. I have played them for 2 seasons and they are everything you could want in a players iron.

 

The King Forged Tour are second, very playable, accurate, and more forgiveness than i expected from them.

 

The 718 CB is 3rd, just solid clubs.

[Sef]

Ping iBlade - easily the most aesthetically pleasing of the irons listed. Feels great, hydro-pearl finish (along with being a cast iron) keeps bag chatter to a minimum. If I didn't play Apex MB's I'd be playing iBlade's.

 

Titleist 718AP2 - the perennial favorite among Titleist staffers for good reason. All of the technology of a CB in a thin, pleasing package. Looks sharp, feels crisp.

 

Titleist 718CB - The lost middle child between AP2 and MB. Probably the most underrated offering in Titleist's line year in and year out. I think if more people who were leaning toward AP2's or T-MB's gave the CB a chance, they'd end up playing them.

 

Kinda wish JPX900 Tour's came out in '18 so they could dominate this post. Best players iron I've hit.

 

Odd that the JPX 900 Tour isn’t on the list, the V6 and King Forged Tour both released in 2017 and are present.

[joeplus2]

It would take a heck of a complete iron to remove AP2's from my bag. What more could one want?

[jonn443]

It would take a heck of a complete iron to remove AP2's from my bag. What more could one want?

 

Something soft...J15CBs. ?

[dlarocca1]

I have

Titleist AP2: great consistent club year after year

Mizuno MP18SC: one of the best feeling irons I have ever hit

PXG 0311T: Went to a fitting and this club gave me above and beyond the best numbers on issue is price but buy them if you got it.

 

[bladehunter]

It’s Vega VDC-01 and there isn’t a close second. if you haven’t hit them you havent hit the best. From sole design to the low low offset to the large amount of forgiveness in the softest forging in golf ( literally softest made ) .

[oz dee cee]

I’d love to know what irons are actually in the bag, being played. By this pole and the blade pole, Mizuno are dominating the market. But I wouldn’t of thought they actually have the sales to match these stats.

[klbcec]

The FG Tour V6 is #1 for me. I have played them for 2 seasons and they are everything you could want in a players iron.

 

The King Forged Tour are second, very playable, accurate, and more forgiveness than i expected from them.

 

The 718 CB is 3rd, just solid clubs.

 

I am sure this is true. I have the FG Tour V4's after playing MP 33's for at least a dozen years followed by the Ping S55's for a year and the MP 4's for a couple years.

 

I found the FG V4's to be great clubs - won two club championships with them. I believe the latest Wilsons are vastly under appreciated.

[jefftomahawk]

While not good enough to play them, love the looks of the PXG 0311T irons , intriguing and costly.

[BForrester]

I'd love to know what irons are actually in the bag, being played. By this pole and the blade pole, Mizuno are dominating the market. But I wouldn't of thought they actually have the sales to match these stats.

 

Bear in mind that of the golfing public, a very small subset participates in the various online forums. WRX is hardly a representative sample of the population.

 

Put another way, no statistician worth his salt would base a study on responses from the golf forums.

[Drewmiller07]

Ap2’s all the way. I’ve had them for about 6 months ago and if titleist stays consistent with how they make them, I’ll never switch. It like cutting through butter with a hot knife. They also allow for excellent shot shaping

 

The iblades were my second just because of the soft feeling to the ball. I only used them during a fitting but they were a close second to the ap2’s

[jonn443]

Ap2’s all the way. I’ve had them for about 6 months ago and if titleist stays consistent with how they make them, I’ll never switch. It like cutting through butter with a hot knife. They also allow for excellent shot shaping

 

The iblades were my second just because of the soft feeling to the ball. I only used them during a fitting but they were a close second to the ap2’s

 

 

Titleist cannot compete with the softness of Mizuno and Endo Forging... period.

 

They are crisp but clicky... always have been and I don't see that changing. That said, they do perform well, as seen and proven on Tour weekly. You do need to be a rather good ball striker to get full performance from AP2s...there are at least 4 sets of Player CBs that are more forgiving; 750s, J15CB, X-Forged, and 745s to name a few.

 

Ironically, those same four sets are also softer. ?

[MK7Golf21]

Ping iBlade - easily the most aesthetically pleasing of the irons listed. Feels great, hydro-pearl finish (along with being a cast iron) keeps bag chatter to a minimum. If I didn't play Apex MB's I'd be playing iBlade's.

 

Titleist 718AP2 - the perennial favorite among Titleist staffers for good reason. All of the technology of a CB in a thin, pleasing package. Looks sharp, feels crisp.

 

Titleist 718CB - The lost middle child between AP2 and MB. Probably the most underrated offering in Titleist's line year in and year out. I think if more people who were leaning toward AP2's or T-MB's gave the CB a chance, they'd end up playing them.

 

Kinda wish JPX900 Tour's came out in '18 so they could dominate this post. Best players iron I've hit.

 

Odd that the JPX 900 Tour isn’t on the list, the V6 and King Forged Tour both released in 2017 and are present.

 

Jon 900 tour won this contest last year and is about to be replaced towards end of this year

[Stumpnav]

My irons are split between the Callaway XForged and MBs. I would not shed a tear if you told me I could only use the XForged through the bag. They have an awesome feel and performance.

[AThompson_3]

iblades aren't soft, they have a unique feeling into the ball but it's not soft. Yes, mizuno do feel softer than a titleist but I've found, most shots you can't much. Titleist has the edge in the looks department compared to mizzy though esp short irons. P750 is def not more forgiving than ap2, ap2 are very forgiving for a players iron, probably one of the most on this list but turf interaction can be a bit clunky

Saying iBlades aren’t soft is essentially labeling yourself as someone who will never give a cast iron a chance. iBlades are soft. Are they are soft as a Mizuno? No. But nothing really is. Are they as soft as my AP2’s? Yes. iBlades are incredible clubs and I would game them in a heartbeat.

[MK7Golf21]

iblades aren't soft, they have a unique feeling into the ball but it's not soft. Yes, mizuno do feel softer than a titleist but I've found, most shots you can't much. Titleist has the edge in the looks department compared to mizzy though esp short irons. P750 is def not more forgiving than ap2, ap2 are very forgiving for a players iron, probably one of the most on this list but turf interaction can be a bit clunky

Saying iBlades aren’t soft is essentially labeling yourself as someone who will never give a cast iron a chance. iBlades are soft. Are they are soft as a Mizuno? No. But nothing really is. Are they as soft as my AP2’s? Yes. iBlades are incredible clubs and I would game them in a heartbeat.

 

I’ve had iblades in the bag for 2 years now, lol. They aren’t soft, they have a unique feeling at impact, it’s not bad but it’s certainly not soft. Btw and I have played cast irons that felt soft

[joekelli]

The FG Tour V6 is #1 for me. I have played them for 2 seasons and they are everything you could want in a players iron.

 

The King Forged Tour are second, very playable, accurate, and more forgiveness than i expected from them.

 

The 718 CB is 3rd, just solid clubs.

 

I am sure this is true. I have the FG Tour V4's after playing MP 33's for at least a dozen years followed by the Ping S55's for a year and the MP 4's for a couple years.

 

I found the FG V4's to be great clubs - won two club championships with them. I believe the latest Wilsons are vastly under appreciated.

 

I voted the V6 as well but after hitting the C300 forged I would place it even higher than the V6!!!!

[ipfkusme]

Mizuno MP18 SC are some of the best irons I've hit in a while.

 

Ping iBlade are my second choice. If Mizuno didn't bring out the MP18 line I would have got the Ping iBlades.

[Drewmiller07]

Ap2’s all the way. I’ve had them for about 6 months ago and if titleist stays consistent with how they make them, I’ll never switch. It like cutting through butter with a hot knife. They also allow for excellent shot shaping

 

The iblades were my second just because of the soft feeling to the ball. I only used them during a fitting but they were a close second to the ap2’s

 

 

Titleist cannot compete with the softness of Mizuno and Endo Forging... period.

 

They are crisp but clicky... always have been and I don't see that changing. That said, they do perform well, as seen and proven on Tour weekly. You do need to be a rather good ball striker to get full performance from AP2s...there are at least 4 sets of Player CBs that are more forgiving; 750s, J15CB, X-Forged, and 745s to name a few.

 

Ironically, those same four sets are also softer. ?

 

I think the Ap2’s fit my general misses pretty well. I usually miss toe, and that’s where they have forgiveness.

 

Now for heel shots, there’s almost no forgiveness. She’s going right, and hard.

 

I personally like the clock though.

[wrmiller]

The iBlades get my vote. Easy to hit, and very workable.

 

The fact that I'm playing them has nothing to do with my vote of course. ;)

[f18sumday]

PXG 0311Ts get my vote. Long time Titleist CB/MB combo player and did a PXG fitting at my club and they were amazing. With the new Heros program, I may be able to afford them.

[dmarabella13]

Idk what it is, but i hit the P770 irons so well. I'm a Titleist guy, and love the AP2s especially the 718, but i just can't justify switching from my P770 right now. I do need stiffer shafts however so maybeeeeee lol

[Jack Pearsall]

AP2s are not a blade or a player’s club. 770 also. GI.

[rxk9fan]

AP2s are not a blade or a player’s club. 770 also. GI.

 

OK

Very authoritative answer BUT, Golf Digest calls both of them players irons. The number six player on the PGA tour plays one of them. I guess you can call them what you want but they are still categorized by major publications as players irons and I consider Spieth a player and he uses one SO...they are players irons :-))

[mtnbiker5]

Mizuno mp 18 sc. feels better than ap2 with forgiveness. The look is classic and pure. Steel is softer. Ap2 although looks better than old it played the same.

[tigerfan23]

AP2 718 are the best Ap2 of all time and are flipping awesome.

 

Ive owned the SC18, Xforged, 770s and Overall the AP2 blow them away.

[dmarabella13]

Idk what it is, but i hit the P770 irons so well. I'm a Titleist guy, and love the AP2s especially the 718, but i just can't justify switching from my P770 right now. I do need stiffer shafts however so maybeeeeee lol

 

Ended up making the switch to AP2s since i wanted stiffer shafts. Unreal feeling and look to these irons. Tested all the Mizuno stuff as well, kept coming back around to AP2s

[mbbrewer]

Ping