Cult Classics - Irons

[BCULAW]

Mizuno MP14

Mizuno MP32

Mizuno MP32

Ping Eye 2.

If I had to play any of these sets for life, I could get by just fine.

 

 

[hagimihale]

Another vote for the MP-32s. These are my backup set. I'll never sell them.

[rwl]

C'mon y'all can't be this far into the topic w/o mentioning Bridgestone J15 CB's!

All time classic...

[DMartini]

possibly a little bit new however they are aging very well, the Callaway Apex line, probably the 2016 CF16 model will take G.O.A.T classic status, even though some say the 2014 is the softest of them all thus far.

[driveandputtmachine]

I think it depends on how far you want to go back, and what type of clubs you are talking about. If it is just about all irons

Ping Eye 2

845

MP-14

TA3/TA1

i3

Coin RAC

745

J40 CB

 

these are all of the top of my head, and I am sure if I read some comments I will say, Why didn't I remember those?

[bodhi555]

Nike VR Pro - Blade perfection

Nike OG Blade - oooh purdy

Nike Vapor Fly Pro - long irons

Hogan Apex 99 - buttery goodness

TM 300 Forged

[Liambo]

Ping i3 (blade in my case) I still use them.

Ping Zing 2 was a underrated club that I think is a classic.

Callaway original Hawkeye for higher handicap

Callaway Big Bertha

Callaway Steelhead

[Fellaheen51]

Ping BeNi ISI. More so than the BeCu's IMO.

Yeah, '99 Hogan Apex. MB irons for those that think hitting blades is beyond the realm of possibility.

Wilson FG-17. Don't think I'd label them as a "joy to play" though.

Snake Eyes 600 C & M. A very good forged component head. With a lineage to the '99 Apex.

[simon1988]

Ping G25 and Callaway Steelhead X-14 as mentioned above. Titleist AP2 (?712/714 which ever were Speith's clubs), P790s I think deserve a mention.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

FG-17s

MP-4s

Mizuno TP-9s

Ping EYE2s

Mac Muirfield 20ths

Lynx Parallax

 

 

[JTA10wt]

Mizuno MP-14, 29 & 33's, TN-87's, Taylormade 300 Forged, Rac LT's & Japan CB's, Tourstage MR-23's & Z101's, Bridgestone J33 CB & MB's, Titleist 681, 670, 680 & 690.MB/CB's

[NRJyzr]

Not a lot of "cult classics" being mentioned. Just "classics"

[Bgreene18]

Srixon Z745, but the ultimate cult classic in my book with the Mizuno MP-29. They were the Holy Grail when I was in college. The MP-14s were great as well, but the 29’s were hard to come by and they were $1000+ back in the early 90’s. That’s a $1000 set of irons 30 years ago!!!

[zachtruitt]

Maxfli A10's are the best feeling irons I have hit in a long while. The PW is fantastic every single time.

[Guest]

MP lines bringing the heat!

[Birddog2]

Ping Eye2

Ping G25

Bridgestone J40 DPC

[TINGRAM]

845's and ping eye 2

[Mitchell]

In that case, Founders Club 200 series blades?

nobody specified how big the cult needed to be...?

[easylittle5wood]

Titleist 681

 

MP-14

PING Blueprint

Wilson Staff Fg59

Callaway Tour Authentic X-Prototype (quad dot)

Nike VR Pro

Cleveland CG1 Black Pearl (with Apollo Hump shafts)

[hanfrac]

Tourstage Z-101's!!

Agree on the Armour 845s. Gamed a set of Cleveland TA-3's for a bunch of years and it has never occurred to me to really miss them, so surprised they have come up on this thread.

[rxk9fan]

J15 CB

If you have not hit them find a set! If you have you know why they are on the list.

[Drewhill44]

Tourstage Z101’s

[hd.softail]

MIZUNO MX-23, still play a set.

[V-Blade]

I think you may be referring to the Maxfli MCT-97 blades by Maltby. Really nice looking cast club that I would have liked to try.

Another one I never tried but definitely should be mentioned are the Maxfli Revolutions. Lots of players liked them.

[Philflop1]

Tourstage Z101

[kevin1826]

You my friend have great taste! Of these I still have two sets of MP29s, TM 300 Forged Tour Grinds, Retail TM 300 Forged, Tourstage Z101, Titleist 670 and a set of 690.CBs. All of these are classics and I currently play JPX919 Tours which will be classics soon!

[Myherobobhope]

Adams CMB. So good they are still in my bag...

[hammergolf]

No doubt, some of the best ever. And the Founder’s Tour CB were great also.

[Jack Pearsall]

casual musings on some club brands over fifty years...

modern club origin story=hogan precision. theres no mp14 without it. whom did hogan steal it from? probably macgregor? hdk. later..

hogan apex models...they made so many excellent models until they didnt. faves: redlines, pc, apex II. wished tk had no v grind.

any number of macgregors, seriously a monster company back when. dominant. silver scot, tourney. vip.

wilson staff. JP never liked wilsons but they were sort of right there. bullet back? did weiskopf play those?

titleist 680 anyone? admittedly, JP was biased against 690. for titleist it was a big yawn till..last two 716/718 ap2 models and their 700 series mb and cb irons. always loved their cb irons even the very ugly looking dci.

played 2 years w mp32s. a little overrated as a performer. not even the best mp model, they just looked so very very cool. best mp to date? 4 or 68, possibly 20.

bridgestone? is the feels so long ago J series its last iron gasp? senior clubs and a ball company now in US

srixon, z785 was maybe its best iron evah. never hit the 985 but imagines it....yow.

ping eye2. game changer. give it to that karsten guy. when released thought they werent as overtly awful looking as the ist. eye2 were manageable ugliness. always felt too upright.

also mention tommy armour 845 patent pending cb for the guys shopping clubs at Sears or Sams. they were great.

callaway apex forged mb is one of the loveliest recent beauties. like mp68 but maybe more svelte? some of their apex pro series and x forged irons are butter.

 

 

 

[bcc69]

Ping Eye 2 Becu

Mizuno MP 29