NEW MACGREGOR IRON AND WEDGES

[teezoid]

Guys... thanks for the extra photos! I think this stuff looks fabulous! I cannot wait to see what they have for a new DRIVER and fairways.

Keep the photos coming! I am drooling! :good:

[Konklifer]

Forged wedges!!!! Weeeeee!

[mr_divots]

The original post looks like the cavities are a smoother finish in the CB. I can't say I appreciate the milling on these. Makes them look unfinished. Personal tastes I guess, but "mill marks" in the cavity don't do a thing for me. If, however, it means the head weights are more consistent because the heads are fully CNC milled, then I am all for it!

[mat562]

277 posts and the thick end of 18000 views...

 

I think MacGregor are on the right track with a return to more traditional lines.

[MWL]

milled cavities look awesome as do the blades. I think I will get both..!!

[golfer_junior]

Why didn't they do this sooner?

[MT-PRO]

It would be great if MacGregor would come out with an 8802 style putter something simple and classic just like the new blades.

 

Blasphemy! Ironmaster Style. :cheesy:

 

I think this would fit right in.

 

Nice one Harry, but I'd love if they just redid this one again. :good:

 

 

Great idea guys! Thanks for the feedback, we'll get to work on it!

 

Reid.

[MT-PRO]

The original post looks like the cavities are a smoother finish in the CB. I can't say I appreciate the milling on these. Makes them look unfinished. Personal tastes I guess, but "mill marks" in the cavity don't do a thing for me. If, however, it means the head weights are more consistent because the heads are fully CNC milled, then I am all for it!

 

 

Mr. Divots,

 

The pictures that have been posted here are of very early prototypes. The milling on the finished product will be extremely precise and very attractive. In fact, in addition to the back cavity...the faces and square grooves of each iron are also precision CNC milled so the tolerances are minimal from club to club. We are using the same milling process on the MT Pro-M and MT "DW" wedges.

 

Thanks, Reid.

[teezoid]

Reid,

 

The irons look awesome! I think the milled faces really make the irons look great and is like icing on the cake for me. I am already sold on the CB's and I cannot wait until they are available for sale.

 

As soon as you have something to share on a new driver ( assuming one is coming ) please share it with us.

My plan is to become a full MacGregor bag for this upcoming year.

 

Mike

Pittsburgh, PA

[Oaks]

I can see it now...

 

 

Irons: Gunmetal Cavity with Project X

Wedges Gunmetal DW Wedges

Putter: Bobby Grace Fat Lady

 

The woods are still up for grabs, but if they are low spin low launch... count me in!

[mr_divots]

The original post looks like the cavities are a smoother finish in the CB. I can't say I appreciate the milling on these. Makes them look unfinished. Personal tastes I guess, but "mill marks" in the cavity don't do a thing for me. If, however, it means the head weights are more consistent because the heads are fully CNC milled, then I am all for it!

 

 

Mr. Divots,

 

The pictures that have been posted here are of very early prototypes. The milling on the finished product will be extremely precise and very attractive. In fact, in addition to the back cavity...the faces and square grooves of each iron are also precision CNC milled so the tolerances are minimal from club to club. We are using the same milling process on the MT Pro-M and MT "DW" wedges.

 

Thanks, Reid.

Reid,

 

Thanks for the response. I know many folks are excited about the look of these irons (myself included) and hope that the attention to detail on the production side is done in a way to make these sets something special. Hopefully with tight specs as far as head weights, and perhaps making these heads available to reputable clubmakers for assembly, there would be reason for people to choose these over other brands. Golf consumers, thanks to boards like these, are becoming very educated and aware of the importance of a well-built set of clubs. While not everyone will necessarily desire a set of fully "blueprinted" irons, the availability of such an option would be much-appreciated.

 

Perhaps it has already come up in this thread, (too many pages to go through at this point) but will MacGregor have any sort of program in place to sell to clubfitters for custom assembly? I know as a Golf OEM, many companies "cringe" at the idea of being viewed as a "component" brand. But it would be a way to differentiate the MacGregor brand in an otherwise very homogeneous golf retail landscape. Everyone offers "Dynamic Gold" shafts, 1025 Carbon steel forgings, etc. The end products, often times, are all over the map for specs and overall consistency of playability. More and more, people are buying and immediately tearing apart the clubs to have a clubfitter make them fit and perform optimally. It would be great to have the option to have the set built to spec for consumers that are inclined to do so without having to "scrap" the shafts.

[dave1710]

So when these avaible to Uk?

[Spin Doctor]

10/16/07

Yannerson

 

Can heads be available to a select group of custom club fitters?

 

Yes, we are planning on this. If you have some suggestions on shops that you would like us to contact, please let me know via e-mail ([email protected])

[mr_divots]

10/16/07

Yannerson

 

Can heads be available to a select group of custom club fitters?

 

Yes, we are planning on this. If you have some suggestions on shops that you would like us to contact, please let me know via e-mail ([email protected])

Thanks. 10 pages is a lot to wade through...

[Spin Doctor]

This topic is going to wind up having as many pages as Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" before it's done.

[redbird59]

This is very exciting to see a company finally going back to a retro/traditional base. It is also so cool that the Prez is keeping us updated. First class. Reid is also talking about how these are early prototypes. I think that the finished cleaned up product with slightly different stampings and satin chrome finish is going to look unreal. What a winner.

[Big Ben]

Now if Reid offers us a one time ordering discount opportunity (specific time frame maybe) for a little pre-market WRX love I'm in for a set of combo's (special number stamps or something super cool)! Paypal is loaded and ready to go baby; I'm sure all fifty would be represented as well. Good idea right Reid???

[MDHacker]

ocgolfpro:

Any ideas if these will come out in a lefty version ? ? I had purchased a set of M685's earlier this year but received them with several of the irons having nicks in them. Went through a entire fiasco to try and get them replaced but ended up just returning them because of MacGregor's lack of customer service. They were a very great feeling iron, but wasn't so crazy about the support from MacGregor at the time. I like the look of these new irons so I may "forgive and forget" if they have the same smooth feel.

 

MDHacker

[CGB]

ocgolfpro:

Any ideas if these will come out in a lefty version ? ? I had purchased a set of M685's earlier this year but received them with several of the irons having nicks in them. Went through a entire fiasco to try and get them replaced but ended up just returning them because of MacGregor's lack of customer service. They were a very great feeling iron, but wasn't so crazy about the support from MacGregor at the time. I like the look of these new irons so I may "forgive and forget" if they have the same smooth feel.

 

MDHacker

 

Interesting. Were you dealing with Mac directly or were you dealing with the shop you got them through?

 

I've always had great experiences with Mac customer service, and I work in the business.

[uncleboo6]

WOW!!!!! need to call my rep to get these back into my shop. it's nice to see classic styled irons making a come back.... hopefully this influence will continue into the fairways and drivers.

[MDHacker]

CGB:

It was a demo day at the local range and the irons were ordered directly from the factory adjusted with my specs. A Mac rep was there doing fittings and fitted me with the irons and shaft. I was actually torn between going with Rifle Precision 6.0 or 5.5 or sticking with the Project X 6.0's in the current set I had (X-20 Tours). Long and short was that he told me the irons would arrive in a week, only to get them 3 weeks later (I was ok with that only because part of the week fell on a holiday). What I wasn't ok with was the nicks in the irons themselves! I was a bit confused as each iron head was wrapped in bubble wrap. I did not swing them and immediately contacted the range where I got them from. I even talked to the rep who fitted me (I sent him photos of damage to the set and sent copies to his inside rep) who said he would ship replacement clubs (with upgraded shafts) asap along with a towel for my inconvenience.... a few hours later I get a call from an "experienced rep" saying that the first rep over stepped his authority and that I would need to ship my irons back to Macgregor so that they can inspect them and replace them at their whim without the offered upgrades. Quite honestly, I said if I ship them back, then it would be for a full refund (it was now going into almost two months without even hitting the clubs). If it were only maybe one or two clubs with nicks I possibly would of kept the set, but out of 3-PW set I purchased, only 2 clubs didn't have a visible mark on them. My guess is they were damaged at the factory when they were put in the loft and lie machine. Still, doesn't speak well for the QC aspect. In the end, I ended up RMA'ing the irons. The M685's came closest to the MP-32's in terms of feel but I was really put off by the lack of organization on the back end.

 

MDHacker

[t680blades]

Great looking Irons and wedges, although the wedges and the cbs do look alittle like Titleist.

[muscleback]

I just joined GolfWRX because of this thread. The customer service at MacGregor pointed me to this site after I inquired about the possibility of a reissue of the 1025m's, but I am glad to see an incredible looking lineup for 2008. I almost bought some MP-67's two days ago, and I'm glad I waited. These clubs WILL be in my bag if MacG can get quality control on shaft flexes and swing weights. The clubs look great, PLEASE keep the graphics small and classy.

 

Thanks Reid for getting involved in the discussion. If MacGregor were a public company I'd buy stock right now.

 

John

[CGB]

CGB:

It was a demo day at the local range and the irons were ordered directly from the factory adjusted with my specs. A Mac rep was there doing fittings and fitted me with the irons and shaft. I was actually torn between going with Rifle Precision 6.0 or 5.5 or sticking with the Project X 6.0's in the current set I had (X-20 Tours). Long and short was that he told me the irons would arrive in a week, only to get them 3 weeks later (I was ok with that only because part of the week fell on a holiday). What I wasn't ok with was the nicks in the irons themselves! I was a bit confused as each iron head was wrapped in bubble wrap. I did not swing them and immediately contacted the range where I got them from. I even talked to the rep who fitted me (I sent him photos of damage to the set and sent copies to his inside rep) who said he would ship replacement clubs (with upgraded shafts) asap along with a towel for my inconvenience.... a few hours later I get a call from an "experienced rep" saying that the first rep over stepped his authority and that I would need to ship my irons back to Macgregor so that they can inspect them and replace them at their whim without the offered upgrades. Quite honestly, I said if I ship them back, then it would be for a full refund (it was now going into almost two months without even hitting the clubs). If it were only maybe one or two clubs with nicks I possibly would of kept the set, but out of 3-PW set I purchased, only 2 clubs didn't have a visible mark on them. My guess is they were damaged at the factory when they were put in the loft and lie machine. Still, doesn't speak well for the QC aspect. In the end, I ended up RMA'ing the irons. The M685's came closest to the MP-32's in terms of feel but I was really put off by the lack of organization on the back end.

 

MDHacker

 

Interesting. Thats a bad experience to be sure. Well with stuff like this, I usually say it's like meeting a celebrity. For everybody that meets someone and says they're really nice, there's another that says they're a jerk. Everybody has a bad day once in awhile, and I've had good and bad experiences with all companies. Some more than others, but Macgregor has been among the easiest to deal with. I'd give them another shot, especially looking at this new line.

[Croddad]

MDHacker-

 

This thread is for info on the new MacGregor irons...not to vent about an anomaly when you had a bad customer service experience with them. The PRESIDENT of the company has been gracious enough to give us his time and listen to our feedback/ideas. I think the ulterior motive you have shown is RUDE and out of context.

[Jameson]

Isnt it great that not only the boss from MacGregor is posting here, but he has ALERTED his staff to defer phone in calls to this site for updates.

 

AWESOME. EAT your heart out BSG and your $1k shafts

 

JC

[MT-PRO]

MDHacker,

 

I'm sorry that you had a poor experience with our Customer Service department. I just sent you a PM with my phone # so we can talk about this further. The only way to get better is to learn from past mistakes.

 

Again, my apologies...please give me a call when you get a chance.

 

Thanks, Reid.

[Pars Win!]

I just want to say that I have had an email string going with Reid the past few days and this is amazing attentiveness to customer need.

 

If this is an indication of where MacGregor is going as a company it is time to turn the Western suburbs of Chicago MacGregor red!

[MDHacker]

Crosier:

"This thread is for info on the new MacGregor irons...not to vent about an anomaly when you had a bad customer service experience with them. The PRESIDENT of the company has been gracious enough to give us his time and listen to our feedback/ideas. I think the ulterior motive you have shown is RUDE and out of context."

 

Please re-read post #292. I stated plainly that I liked the M685's and even worked with them to try and fix the issue. I even like the new 08 line enough so that I would "forgive and forget" the past issue I had with MacGregor. CGB asked a bit more detail as to my dealings with Macgregor and I posted it (I don't believe that was rude or out of context). There was nothing in there bashing MacGregor, only a recollection of the facts. I would think that the President of ANY company would want to hear not only the good but bad experiences with their company in order to improve customer service and the interactions with customers.

 

MDHacker

[MDHacker]

CGB:

I will definitely give Macgregor another try after looking at the 08 products.

 

MDHacker