Current closest to Titleist 735.cm?

[hobbstc]

So I've played 735cm for almost 15 years now. They're about worn out and I was wondering what might be the closest current sets to them? I got a set of PXG 0311T and I like them a lot but I dont know if I love them yet. Would it be something like the Mizuno MMC into MP20?

[ProjectX]

I used to play the 735s too. Nobody really makes a dedicated split set like the 735s anymore. You'd have to combo them yourself(see my signature). MP 20 MMC into MP 20 is one method, Titleist 620 CB(tungsten in the 3 & 4 irons) into 620 MB is another, you could probably get there with Srixon as well.

Otherwise some of the dedicated sets have carried on a simlar idea where they have tungsten or hollow heads in the long/mid irons to help launch and forgiveness and just a regular forged iron in the short irons. This would be stuff like Titleist T100, Taylormade P760, Wilson FG Tour V6, Callaway Apex Pro 19, etc. Your PXG 0311Ts compete in this category as well but nothing really progressive about them compared to the other irons in this category. They pretty much carry a singular concept throughout the set.

[ProjectX]

Also forgot to add Ben Hogan is selling split sets of the PTX Pro and Icon irons currently.

For future Bridgestone is coming out with a line of 200MB, 201CB and 202CBP that looks like it can be comboed like the J33 and J36 line ups of yesteryear. I personally have my eye on these as probably the closest to the 735s in a long time.https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1841167/new-bridgestone-irons-200mb-201cb-202cbp

[gsrjc]

Maybe check out 2nd swing online and see if they have any 735 sets. That was a great iron as I played it back in high school.

[Tar_Heel_93]

You could also try the Cobra MB/CB flow set. It is the same concept as the 735 irons. It hit my friends 735 irons at the range this weekend and really liked the feel of the 8 iron and the 3 iron. Both felt great with x100 shafts.

[MattyO1984]

The 735 were a great set of irons, massively underrated. I would say give the T100 a go. Superb iron popped into a brilliant looking package from address.

[Juice1121]

I used to play those in high school. Fantastic set. I would recommend the Srixon z785/z985 combo set. That seems like the closest possible.

[hobbstc]

Awesome, thanks for the recommendations!

[V-Blade]

I just started playing a set of stainless 735s last year. I change off between them and my longtime MacGregor MT Pro CM gunmetals. The MacGregors have a narrower sole and a bit less offset at appearance. The 7 iron is where the blades begin. I really like both sets and wouldn’t pick one over the other.

The black Cobra CB set Fowler was using and that’s mentioned in an earlier post is very similar looking to the MacGregors. Really nice. I have never hit them, but just based on the design, I bet they are solid. That would be the first set I would look at if I was in the market.

[seis]

Agree on this. Due to age and arthritis I left the 735’s 5 years ago and bought a set of 710 AP 1’s. They are nice irons but I still miss the 735’s. The 8 thru Wedge were money.

[shart6]

As soon as Golfworks is accepting regroove orders I'll complete a rebuild of a set of stainless 735s. I have already weight sorted the heads, shafts, ferrules and grips. They beat out everything from Titleist in a long-term test earlier this year. I'd find a low mileage set and rechrome the heads and put them on your shafts.

[hobbstc]

Went and hit a bunch of stuff this week. At the moment Srixon 585/785 with Modus105 Stiff was the winner. I’m gonna go out next week and give the PXGs one more chance at the range but if not I think I’ll be a Srixon combo guy.

[oldpalchamp]

I think the Srixon Z785/Z-Forged would be closer the the 735CM. I played the 735CMs back in the day and they were really solid. The Z-Forged short irons would give you a similar feel to the 735 blade 8-PW. The Srixons feel softer, to me, as I have always thought that Titleist forgings were a bit on the "clicky" side.

[hobbstc]

Agreed however after some injuries and age I’m thinking a bit more forgiveness is what I need. I tried the Titleist blades and the Mizuno MP20s but they just feel different than the 735 blade. Also tried T100, T100s, HMB, JPX Tour and none felt as good as the Srixon at contact for me.

[ProjectX]

Might want to hold off for a couple months for a price drop. The replacements for the 85 series will be out soon(usually fall) and the 85s will go on clearance.https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1836048/srixon-2020-irons-zx7-zx5-zx-utility/p1

[hobbstc]

Let me ask this. I took the 735 6i out with me along with the PXGs and instantly was straighter again. They have the Rifle Flighted 5.5 FCM shafts in them. What's a modern day equivalent of that? It just feels different than the Elevate Tour Stiff, but I'm not smart enough to tell you how it feels different.

[TourSpoon]

So I retired my 2006 735s 4 months ago and went through a similar ordeal trying to find the right set. IMO, the 735s could only have been better if they included the 7 iron in the blades. So I did the dance looked at MB/CBs, tried to do the Srixon math, and even looked at the guy on Ebay that puts the black nitrade finish on them (those do look tight). In the end I found some closeout 718 AP2s and called it a day. I am glad I found the AP2s as they are a tad more forgiving, came with my DGs, and just ended the search that made me crazy trying to replace them. The struggle is real. Good luck!

[hobbstc]

The struggle is real! Glad I'm not alone. I may just regrip them and keep gaming them, but man you'd think I could find something better with 15 years of improvements lol.

[Whit1969]

 

Nike VR Pro Combo or Cobra S3 Pros and the new Cobra King Pro CB/MB are probably your best bet for a true blended set. The S3 Pros were money!

[Sparty4202]

I have to agree...I still have my set of 735 CMs just can’t part with them even though I haven’t played them in a long time. These were one of the most under rated set of irons Titliest has ever made! If I were to replace them now I’d go with a combo set of Titliest CB & 620 MB.

[ProjectX]

Not a lot of flighted shafts out there anymore. The True Temper AMT Tour White is flighted but also has lower mass as you move up the bag which is a step further than just being flighted. That in an S300 might be a good fit and is a stock option for most companies. A more expensive flighted option if you are interested in graphite would be the Steelfiber i115FC. FC standing for flight control basically being the flighted approach of old.

[hobbstc]

So I gave up. Hit everything I could think of. The only thing I liked well enough was the T100 but when you match loft for loft (735 6i to T100 7i) I was only getting a couple more yards. Not enough for me to give up. So I regripped with some Tour Velvet and put back in the bag.

Also got my RMA to return the PXGs. Just couldn’t replace the 735 feel.

At least I bought a couple new SM7s to play with since my old ones were about 10 years old.

[Rickhern]

I have been playing 735CM for about 12 years and love them. Ended up finding a clean set with cp2 midsize grips and rifle shafts on ebay last year.  Love them. But with all of the talk about tungsten weights etc, I was wondering what I was missing with the new technology.  Well a set of barely used T100s popped up at a super low price so I grabbed them. I love the looks and really want to love the club but the fact is, I hit the 735s much better. I am wondering if its the standard grips but I really struggle to make solid contact and even well hit balls sound awful. Not sure if I should sell them or change the grips and try again.

[Rickhern]

I have been playing 735CM for about 12 years and love them. Ended up finding a clean set with cp2 midsize grips and rifle shafts on ebay last year.  Love them. But with all of the talk about tungsten weights etc, I was wondering what I was missing with the new technology.  Well a set of barely used T100s popped up at a super low price so I grabbed them. I love the looks and really want to love the club but the fact is, I hit the 735s much better. I am wondering if its the standard grips but I really struggle to make solid contact and even well hit balls sound awful. Not sure if I should sell them or change the grips and try again.

[DaveGoodrich]

Damn, I was just looking at my 735.cm's in the shop and thinking I should take them out for a spin.  Coolest looking set I own, and I own a few...

 

Edit: took 'em to the range today, and of course, hit them great. I forgot how good they feel. The long irons are really easy to hit high, and the 8 - PW are basically all wedges, easy to flight up/down.  Good luck finding a modern replacement.

Edited April 10, 2021 by DaveGoodrich

[Paul Thomas]

Funny how an old set of irons can just feel so much better.

 

My 735s had to leave my bag about 2 or so years ago as I had given up on the game for about a decade +.  My Wife wanted to learn the game and it was her interest that helped me get the golf bug once again.  After 10 or so years of maybe one round a year my old set of 735's was beyond my abilities to say the least.  I was fitted for JPX 919 Forged and the world was good again, but now 2+ years later my scores started to get worse.  I thought it was just a normal golf slump but it's continued for 3 times longer than any slump I had ever had before and the scores just kept getting worse.  

 

As off as it sounds my old set of 735's kicked my new 919's out of the bag as the fix that I finally found,  now with my swing coming out of hibernation I needed irons with full control again.  The 919's are awesome clubs but they hit it the same to consistently if that makes sense, every shot seem to always go X many yards and have the same apex height.   This forgiveness was what I needed with off center shots 2yrs ago but today I want to flight the ball as I see it in my head so my old 735's are home again in my bag.  My scores have continued to drop and the game has become alive for me again, the beautiful mistress of golf and I are dancing once more.  

 

What an odd game we play.