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Which 4 iron is long and forgiving without looking too clunky?.

Driver: Ping G400 Max 10.5 Stock Alta (need shaft fitting)
Fairway Wood: Ryoma F5
Hybrid: TaylorMade M6 4H & 6H
Irons: OnOff Kuro 2015 6 - PW
Wedge: Cleveland RTX4 50, 54 and 58
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I just got a set of P790's and the 4 iron is a beaut'! Minimal offset and flies! Its pretty forgiving as well without looking chunky

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PING G430 LST 10.5° | DIAMANA GT 60X

COBRA DARKSPEED X 3HF 16.5° | HZRDUS BLACK 70X

PING G425 7W 20.5° | DIAMANA GT 70X

SRIXON ZX5 5-6 | MMT TAPER 105TX

SRIXON ZX7 7-PW | MMT TAPER 105TX

PING GLIDE 4.0 50°/54°/58° | MMT WEDGE 125TX

ODYSSEY TRI-HOT 5K SEVEN DB

SRIXON Z-STAR DIAMOND 

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Srixon 5 series, mp h4, hot metal pro, p790, tmb to name a few. I had an mp h5 a couple of years ago that was fun to hit. A little on the chunky side, but forgiving and long and felt great!

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Mizzy MP18 MMC Fli-Hi or the JPX 919 Forged. Also find the Ping i200 easy to hit. I prefer irons that are a part of the set design over utilities, and I will mix brands. Right now the 919 Forged 4 iron is in the bag regardless of the irons I’m gaming. I also switch to lighter steel shafts or graphite shafts at 4 iron and that helps too.

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Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 10.5 w/Diamana TB 60S

PXG GEN6 5 wood w/Diamana S-plus 70 stiff

Yamaha RMX VD 7 wood w/Diamana S-plus 70 stiff

Callaway Mavrik Pro hybrid (22) w/Aldila Tour Blue 85 stiff hybrid

Wilson Staff Model CB 5-G w/DG s300 shafts

Edel T grind 54 w/Nippon 125 wedge shaft

Fourteen RM-12 58 w/Dynamic Golds400

Axis1 Rose putter, 34 inches

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I picked up a srixon 565 4 iron to tryout vs my mp32 4 iron. Ive played a few rounds with it I think it is staying. An easy 565 4 iron goes as far as a hard(max) mp32 for me which I like. The 565 has a nippon 105 S and the mizuno has X100 which is another thing to consider(shaft choice).

I think the 565(or 45/85) might not be the absolute longest 4 iron available, but depending on how much distance youre looking to pick up it could be a good choice. They are also relatively inexpensive.

 

 

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i will be the first to fly the Cally flag here in this thread, CF16 Apex 4i @ 21* is a rip snorter, paired with the right shaft (for the guy swinging it) is a nice forgiving long iron.

Honorable mention to the old faithful 2015 XR pro 4i for doing almost the same task as Apex but being a little easier on the wallet.

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Can't believe nobody has suggested the Callaway X-Forged Utility. Looks like a real long iron but gives tons of help to hit it high and long. Have played it for 2 years now and can't imagine ANYTHING replacing it in my bag - just superb.

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TaylorMade M5 10.5° /  Project X HZRDUS Smoke 60 S
Cobra King Speedzone 18.5@17° / Project X HZRDUS Smoke 70 S
TaylorMade  M3 3/19° Rescue/ Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 80H S
Callaway X Forged Utility 21°@22° /  TT Elevate 95 S

Honma T//World Rose Proto MB 5-10 / N.S. Pro Modus3 120TX
Edison 51° / DG Tour Issue X100
Mizuno T20 56° / DG Tour Issue X100
Mizuno T22 60° / DG Tour Issue S400
L.A.B. B.2 Brass/ BGT Stability Tour Black
Maxfli Tour X

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Hot Metal Pro all day. 125 bucks, pick your shaft and grip. Awesome as your longest iron. May need to order a 5 iron depending on your lofts

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Ping G425 LST 9* / Fujikura Ventus Blue 6X

Taylormade BRNR Mini Driver 13.5* / Fujikura Atmos Blue TS 7X

Ping iCrossover 18* / Ping Tour 2.0 85X

Ping i230 4-U / Dynamic Gold Tour Issue 120 X100

Titleist SM9 54.10S / Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Titleist SM9 60.04T / Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Ping Vault Oslo

Titleist ProV1

Ping Hoofer

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I have the Srizon Z785 as a 4 rather than the Miura MC501. It's really nice but I may look at the new MP20 HMB to see if I can get just a little more height.

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Titleist TS2 15* - D+ LTD 70X
Titleist TSi2 21* - Tensei White 80X

Srixon Z785 4i, Miura MC-501 5-PW - X100
SM7 50F, 54S, SM8 58M
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> @Norboo said:

> Which 4 iron is long and forgiving without looking too clunky?.

 

Ping G700.

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Cleveland TL310 10.5* driver

Cleveland HB Launcher 15* 3-wood

Srixon H65  19* 3 hybrid and 22* 4 hybrid

Mizuno MP63 5 thru 9-iron

Cleveland RTX 48-52-56-64 wedges

Scotty Cameron Classic III putter

 

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Hogan PTx (1st one, not the new Pro). Was worried it couldn't hang with my old 20* UDI, but it blew it away. Long irons are the stars of that set.

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Srixon Zx5 MKII 9.5* Ventus Blue 6 or LA Golf Trono 7 

Tour Edge Exotics E723 15* Ventus Blue 6

Tour Edge Exotics E722 18* Ventus Blue 6

Cobra King Tec 4 Utility MMT 80
PXG 0311P Gen2 5-PW MMT 80

Ping Glide 4.0 50* SS, 54* WS KBS Tour
Callaway MD PM Grind Raw 58* KBS Tour
Toulon Garage Le Mans 
Titleist AVX/ProVI

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Srixon 5 series and Titleist U500 are great options.

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TaylorMade BRNR Mini 13.5* Kai'li white- tx
Srixon ZX5 (4-6) ZX7 (7-pw) KBS tour 130-x
Mizuno T20 51* TT x-100

Callaway Full Toe 54*, 60* TT x-100
Callaway PM Grind 64*
TaylorMade Soto Long Neck

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I've played the 790, UDI 4, PXG 0311T and 0311X, and Callaway Apex and Apex UT (OG ones). The 0311T and 790 look the cleanest and least offset while keeping good forgiveness but the 0311T is so much better from the turf for me. I've hit the z545 also which is just stupid easy to hit but it wasn't any better than the 790 or 0311T so I didn't get it.

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> @Bonesaw said:

> I picked up a srixon 565 4 iron to tryout vs my mp32 4 iron. Ive played a few rounds with it I think it is staying. An easy 565 4 iron goes as far as a hard(max) mp32 for me which I like. The 565 has a nippon 105 S and the mizuno has X100 which is another thing to consider(shaft choice).

> I think the 565(or 45/85) might not be the absolute longest 4 iron available, but depending on how much distance youre looking to pick up it could be a good choice. They are also relatively inexpensive.

>

>

 

Totally agree. Head is important, but shaft choice is the key. My 4 iron got a lot longer and easier to hit when I went from the Project X 6.0 (in all my other irons) to the Nippon 105 X. The Nippon is a tad softer and launches higher. Love it!

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Anyone have reservations about a 712u?

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Taylormade V-Steel 15* - Aldila NV Proto 75g-X
Adams Idea Pro A12 Proto 20* - UST Mamiya TSPX 85g-X
Srixon Z765 4i-9i - Nippon Modus 3 120x
Vokey 46.08 : 52.08 : 56.10 Spin Milled : 60.04
Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5 - 35.75"[/size]
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