Titleist 718 CB and MB irons: Shot at the 2017 Quicken Loans National

[drbonesvt]

Pass the butter on the mb's

 

3-pw w/ dg x7

[vanla01]

The Mb's have my attention!!

[Jonesy]

I honestly didn't think I'd be amazed by these irons but damn those MB's look perfect from address...

[BurnleyShank]

So happy they kept the CBs :D

[braincramp52]

This thread needs a NSFW flair after seeing those MBs......the temptation to game blades for no apparent reason has never higher

 

There's no reason you shouldn't have those blades. :)

[Craigstands17]

Oh boy here I go spending money again

[bladehunter]

looks good, I thought 716 mb had a little too much offset but I still really liked them. Looks like these have less offset. These new pictures look better than previous of ap2 etc

 

 

Agree that turned me off the 716mb. But looks like they got rid of it on the new ones. Look great from what I can see.

[Pomps]

This makes me sad. Although not definitely in every case, the lower cap better player miss is the hook. This doesn't help things. I can actually see them scaring away a lot of their target market with the reference to draw bias. They've scared me away.

 

"The 718 CB, however, is a much different club. In its previous iteration, the tungsten in the 3- through 7-irons was covered by a stainless-steel cap. Now the tungsten extends out to the edge of the club. This provides more weight and allows for the CG to be moved slightly toward the heel for a little more draw bias on the long and mid irons."

[Tony_Ireland]

Looka like im about to have a set of iblades and 718 cb again ?

[mizunoMP14]

I wonder if the MBs are fixed offset like the 681s? The pictures make it look like the 3 iron has as little offset as the PW.

[Cosmo Kramer]

This makes me sad. Although not definitely in every case, the lower cap better player miss is the hook. This doesn't help things. I can actually see them scaring away a lot of their target market with the reference to draw bias. They've scared me away. "The 718 CB, however, is a much different club. In its previous iteration, the tungsten in the 3- through 7-irons was covered by a stainless-steel cap. Now the tungsten extends out to the edge of the club. This provides more weight and allows for the CG to be moved slightly toward the heel for a little more draw bias on the long and mid irons."

 

Where did you see this info? I haven't been able to find any technical specs.

[Brescia1016]

Will Titleist discount the 716 line before the release of the 718?

[Conrad283]

They all look good. Does anyone know where the AP3 sits in the line? It is a cross between the AP2 and CB?

 

I'll stick with my 716 T-MBs though :)

[PKennedy13]

I think that the cbs are the most underrated titleist iron. Looks are amazing and they are perfect for scratch golfers and even up to like a 5 hcp. They bridge the gap perfectly

[kekoa]

Can someone in the know please tell me what they did (new) with the 718 MB's?

[kg92lefty]

Can someone in the know please tell me what they did (new) with the 718 MB's?

 

Changed the 6 to an 8.

[BearQ]

I think this is the most complete iron lineup ever released by a single OEM, at once.

 

The possibilities on bag setup...

 

These kinds of options were a dream only 10-15 years ago

 

Tell my 16 year old self that I can choose between 4 premium irons (AP2, AP3, CB, T-MB) just for a long iron choice, I'd lose my mind

 

I've been hearing about how golf is struggling, ratings, yadda yadda

 

However, equipment selection is incredible right now

[Weston003]

Pretty easy set up decision

 

2-pw MB's

[DatSliceDoe]

I would totally play a full setup of these if I had the spare $$$

 

3i - TMB or AP3

4i-5i - AP2

6i-7i - CB

8i-PW - MB

 

Or a full CB/MB combo 4-PW if the CBs have a little more forgiveness than the older models.

[Luke7]

Can someone in the know please tell me what they did (new) with the 718 MB's?

 

Changed the 6 to an 8.

 

All that was done was the muscle went from being higher to lower and more straight across compared to rounded. Basically it's the 714's with 716's finish and leading edge.

[Albatross71]

Them sexy irons there!!

[jetmech879]

Is there any info out about these yet like lofts and set make ups? They are pretty irons but I think I'm liking the muscle positioning better in the 716s. I'm wanting to get a combo set 2-pw so if the 718 line doesn't includ a CB 2 iron I need to hurry up and order a 716cb 2!

[drbonesvt]

Can someone in the know please tell me what they did (new) with the 718 MB's?

 

Changed the 6 to an 8.

 

All that was done was the muscle went from being higher to lower and more straight across compared to rounded. Basically it's the 714's with 716's finish and leading edge.

 

Nice summary; do you feel the 714s had a sharper leading edge?

[bogeypro]

I think I like the looks of the 716 CB better.... I think it's because they remind me of the 990 from years ago. The 990 was a great iron..the double curved lines in the cavity remind me. I just don't know about the frosted look in the cavity of the 718. I haven't seen them in person, but I generally don't care for frosted look on irons.

[jetmech879]

Cosmetically I don't see the difference between the 716 and 718 series but I think that's a good thing. The 716 CB and MB is imho the best looking iron I've ever seen. However the CG looks like it is drastically lowered in the 718 line. I'm not sure that is a good thing since I recall reading that the one big complaint of the 716 CB was that it launched to high. I would love to see these side by side to compare. I'm going to make the switch at some point before next season to a CB MB combo set 2-pw. I may just go with the 716s because I have no patience! Ha!

[Peanut191]

Cosmetically I don't see the difference between the 716 and 718 series but I think that's a good thing. The 716 CB and MB is imho the best looking iron I've ever seen. However the CG looks like it is drastically lowered in the 718 line. I'm not sure that is a good thing since I recall reading that the one big complaint of the 716 CB was that it launched to high. I would love to see these side by side to compare. I'm going to make the switch at some point before next season to a CB MB combo set 2-pw. I may just go with the 716s because I have no patients! Ha!

 

Well, that could be a problem if you're a doctor.

[jetmech879]

Cosmetically I don't see the difference between the 716 and 718 series but I think that's a good thing. The 716 CB and MB is imho the best looking iron I've ever seen. However the CG looks like it is drastically lowered in the 718 line. I'm not sure that is a good thing since I recall reading that the one big complaint of the 716 CB was that it launched to high. I would love to see these side by side to compare. I'm going to make the switch at some point before next season to a CB MB combo set 2-pw. I may just go with the 716s because I have no patients! Ha!

 

Well, that could be a problem if you're a doctor.

 

Lol, good thing I'm a mechanic not a English major. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Tag56]

I can't tell from these pictures, do the 718 MB have the same pre-worn leading edge like the 716?

[jetmech879]

Really??? No new news on these 718s???

[Pigems]

someone will want a combo set with all 6.........

 

2 iron TM-B

3 iron AP1

4 iron AP3

5/6 iron AP2

7/8 iron CB

9/W MB

S/L vokey raw

 

How about this fanboy order:

 

818 2 Hybrid

3 iron - TM-B

4 iron - AP1

5 iron - AP3

6 iron - AP2

8 iron - CB

9 iron - MB

PW/GW/SW/LW - Vokey

 

The Ultimate Combo set!! That would be a really cool set to have :)