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For those of you who have access to lots of clubs to try (I live in BFE) what are your thoughts on full on GI irons that manage to look decent at address and sound/feel decent?

 

Really thinking of going to something more point and shoot that’s forgiving of thin and toe misses with some leading edge relief as well.

SS about 87 with 6i

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Try out a demo club from Sub70? I love the look of the 639s and have been enjoying the one I have (set will be ordered eventually)... The 699s are also good if you want some more distance. For $20, they will send you a demo club to try them out. They will fit you over the phone and are much more engaged than the larger companies... might be a perfect fit for you (Assuming you like the look of them).

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As of  10/11/2021

9 Callaway Mavrk Sub Zero with Ventus Black 7X

13 Degree Srixon 3 wood Project X Black 6.5

19 Degree Sub70 939 Pro with Proforce V2

4 Utility Sub70 699u 22 degree Proforce V2

5-GW Srixon Zx5 with Project X 6.5

Sub70 286 54

Sub70 JB Low Bounce 58

SeeMore milled Tri-Mallet fit and built at SeeMore 

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Don't know where BFE is but I assume you have pretty much ZERO chance at trying clubs, yes ?

Given that, how good would any of our advice be given you're asking about totally subjective things ? Look ? Feel ? Sound ? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Callaway Epic Flash SZ 9.0 Ventus Blue 6S

Ping G425 14.5 Fairway Tour AD TP 6X

Ping G425 MAX 20.5 7 wood Diamana Blue 70 S

Titleist 716 AP-1  5-PW, DGS300

Ping Glide Forged, 48, DGS300

Taylormade MG3 52*, 56*, TW 60* DGS200

LAB Mezz Max 34*, RED, BGT Stability

Titleist Pro V1X

 

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I like the feel of my Mavrik irons. But if money wasn’t tight would love the PXG XF.

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Driver: Callaway Paradym 9 set to 10 Draw

3W Callaway  Epic Flash

5w Callaway Epic Flash
Hybrids: 4-5 Epic Flash    
               6-7 Big Bertha 

               7 Ping G430 played as an 8 

Irons: PXG Gen4 XP 9-GW

Wedges: PXG 0311 52 56 degree Forged

Putter: Odyssey Rossie Pro 2.0 

 

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I'd vote for G410. Really enjoying the feel of the past 5 years of Ping irons. Solid feel, meaningful forgiveness. Just a bit too much offset for my eye, but well within spec for a GI iron.

Ping G430 MAX 10K 9*, Ventus Black 6X
Ping G430 MAX 3W 15*, Ventus TR Red 7X
Ping G430 Hybrid 19*, Ventus Blue HB 9X

Ping Blueprint S, 4-PW DG 120 S300

Titleist Vokey SM9 50F, 54S, 58M

Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini CH /or/ Tri Hot 5K Seven CH

 


 

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JPX919 Hot Metal Pro. Excellent and great pricing on them now w/ plenty of custom shaft options. With a SS of 87mph w/ a 6i you are in the stiff shaft category. Possibly even X-Stiff depending on other factors.

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If you’re looking for more of a GI iron try the 739s from Sub 70. Those are their GI iron.. They are more forgiving than the 639 or 699. I bought a set last summer and have been very happy with them. This was also the best club buying experiences I’ve ever had. Jason the owner was fantastic to work with. I have some physical issues and Jason did a really did a great lob fitting me. I can’t wait until the budget allows for another purchase from them.

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Driver- Tour Edge EXS 220

4W- Sub 70 949X

4H- Sub 70 949X

Utility- Sub 70 699U 21 degree

Irons- Sub 70 749 5-PW

Wedges - Sub 70 286 50+54 degree

                 Tour Edge 1 out 58 degree

Putter- Cleveland Huntington Beach #11

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If you want a full size GI iron that both looks good and sounds/feels good then I'd check out the Mizuno Hot Metal. They are a little smaller than Ping G410's but they sound and feel better. They are low bounce so not the best if you dig trenches but otherwise they are fantastic clubs that can be played by a wide range of handicappers.

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Ping G400 Max driver w/Aldila Rogue 125 Silver
Ping G425 5 wood & hybrid
Ping G30 irons w/Recoil 95

Ping G425 irons w/Accra ICWT 2.0 95
Ping Glide wedges w/Recoil 110
Ping Redwood Anser - the "real deal!"

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I play the HMB and find them plenty friendly but I previously used blades so I'm probably not a good reference. Try the 919 Forged and Hot Metal. Otherwise the P790, T300.

If you want to sacrifice your ego, I've played twice with Big Bertha irons as rentals & they're absurdly, hilariously fogriving. Literally anywhere on the face and it goes almost the same, but you can still turn them if you need to. Made me rethink a lifetime of club choices. If you get them in black they're not quite as ugly.

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plain and simple.. the top 2 best game improvemnt irons ive ever felt... mizuno hot metal pro 919 and callaway steelhead xr pro... both feel outstanding and are very forgiving without looking bad or being bulky or too much offset. The mizuno hotmetal pro are probably more easy to get as they are from last year where the steelhead pro are from a few years ago. Dont let the pro in the names fool you these are game improvment irons i mentioned.

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If you dont mind straying from the big name OEM's, get yourself a set of Maltby TE or DBM. They will feel/look better than anything mentioned above. Very easy to hit, very forgiving, and very straight. Also you can get an entire set for the price of 2-3 irons from any of the big names. Its a cheap experiment if you end up not liking them.

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Driver:  Cobra Darkspeed LS 9* Tour 2.0 Black 65X

Fairway:  Ping G430 Max 14* Tour 2.0 Black 75X

Fairway:  Ping G430 Max 19.5* Tour 2.0 Black 75X

Irons:  PXG 0317 CB 5-GW KBS Tour 130X

Wedge: Ping Glide 4.0 54S Modus 125W

Wedge: Ping Glide 4.0 58S Modus 125W

Putter: LAB Link.1

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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Driver:  Cobra Darkspeed LS 9* Tour 2.0 Black 65X

Fairway:  Ping G430 Max 14* Tour 2.0 Black 75X

Fairway:  Ping G430 Max 19.5* Tour 2.0 Black 75X

Irons:  PXG 0317 CB 5-GW KBS Tour 130X

Wedge: Ping Glide 4.0 54S Modus 125W

Wedge: Ping Glide 4.0 58S Modus 125W

Putter: LAB Link.1

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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I picked up a set of the Bridgestone Tour B JGR HF2 irons earlier this year and love them. I have about the same swing speed as you. Got mine with Nippon NS PRO 950GH shafts in stiff flex, perfect feel and trajectory. And the cost was well below most major brands, $600 for 5-AW. Even the pro at the store said he couldn't understand why more people don't consider these........great looking and soft feel for a great price.

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If you want to try a super game improvement iron I would throw in the Ping G710 lots of reviews online.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOErHWvPmRQ

Driver Ping G430 SFT Alta quick 45 

3w Ping G400 Alta senior

5w Ping G400 Alta senior

7w Ping G400 Alta senior

9w Ping G400 Alta senior

5 - u wedge Ping G710 Irons Alta senior

Ping 54 Glide lob

Calloway 58 easy out sand wedge

Bettenardi studio stock #3 putter

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Not gonna lie. I had to look up BFE... guess that’s slang for middle of nowhere.

If your budget allows, I’d try PXG. I used to be a PXG hater, because I felt they were over-hyped and no way justified at their price point. But with their special pricing right now & used clubs going at decent prices, I was able to get a used 4-6 iron mini set of Gen 1 0311’s & a new 4-PW set of 0211’s. Haven’t yet hit the 0211’s but the 0311’s flat out perform!

 

Epic Speed 9* (VeloCore Blue 6S))

SIM2 Ti 15* (Tour AD BB 6SR)

Apex UW 17* (stock HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 5.5)

0311XP Gen3 4-PW (Accra 90i S)

RTX ZipCore 52* Mid (DG Tour Issue)

SM9 58-10S (DG)

HiToe 64* (HiRev 2.0)
Eleven CS

Any urethane “X” ball

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I've been testing around and playing different GI clubs over the past few years and decided "best looking" really is two different questions: which looks least like a GI club but performs like one vs. which looks most confidence inspiring in a good package.

On the first question, I think it's pretty impossible to beat the look and performance of the Srixon z585. Really sleek top line, forged, clean looks. And all the help you'd need, provided your delivery works well with the v sole. The Mizuno JPX Hot Metal Pros are also great looking at address. And depending on your swing, you might get full GI performance from the JPX 919 Forged, which would be the best looking of the bunch, I think.

On the second question, i'd say the Ping G410 and JPX 919 Hot Metal both are good options. Good luck.

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Titleist U505 2 Iron Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 85S
Titleist T200/T150 4-PW, GW Project X LZ 5.5
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I would say feel wise it would be Mizuno Hot Metal. Looks wise I have always thought the Titleist AP1's looked good

TaylorMade Sim Max 9* @ 7* Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 5 Reg
Ping G425 3wd @ Flat setting Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 5 Reg 
Ping G425 7wd @ -1 Flat setting Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6 Reg
Ping G425 22 hybrid @ Flat setting Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 6 reg
PXG Gen 4 0311XP 6-GW Fujikura Axiom 75 R2 

Cleveland CBX Zipcore 50*, 56*, 60* DG Spinner Stiff stepped soft
Evnroll ER7  33” Rosemark grip

 

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I play Srixon z355. thinner topline than sgi clubs, good feel, long, and great sole design for turf interaction. In case you want something more forgiving than the other Srixon mentioned here by others. Few years old now so sharp price.

srixon-z355-irons-0373-7e2.jpg

Bag 1: 2h: Srixon ZX4h: TM M1 ('17) ; Irons: MD Golf 7i & 9i, Wedges: RTX full face 52o & 58o; Putter: Spalding Pro Flite

 

Bag 2: 3h: Nickent 3dx; 3i: Cobra One-Length utility; 7i: TM M4; 8/9i: Inesis 500; Wedges: AW: TM RSi (50o); Cleveland RTX full face 54o; RTX 588 60o; Putter: Ping

 

 

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How do the Mavrik compare to the original Epic sole wise?

Would it be worth it to try the 4 and 5 iron into my set?

TAY; 7.5* SIM  SPEEDER 57  S.  (44 3/4")

TTL; 13.5* TSI 2 DIA BLU 70 S.  (42 7/8")

SRZ; 18* 85 U STEELFIBER 95I S. ( 39 3/4")

Cal; 4/5i EPIC, 6i-7i MVRK PR, 8i-PW MB  

Cal; 52* X FRG STK W. 
Cal;  ODYSSEY W B/W 

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Never compared them , sorry.

Driver: Callaway Paradym 9 set to 10 Draw

3W Callaway  Epic Flash

5w Callaway Epic Flash
Hybrids: 4-5 Epic Flash    
               6-7 Big Bertha 

               7 Ping G430 played as an 8 

Irons: PXG Gen4 XP 9-GW

Wedges: PXG 0311 52 56 degree Forged

Putter: Odyssey Rossie Pro 2.0 

 

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While I LOVE the PP-9003, and actually just bought a set, they are NOT GI irons in any traditional sense.

Ping G400 Max driver w/Aldila Rogue 125 Silver
Ping G425 5 wood & hybrid
Ping G30 irons w/Recoil 95

Ping G425 irons w/Accra ICWT 2.0 95
Ping Glide wedges w/Recoil 110
Ping Redwood Anser - the "real deal!"

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