Battle of the All Time Greatest Irons

[bsuwara]

Titleist 680/690MB

Ping Eye 2

Mizuno MP32/MP33

Taylormade P790/P7TW

Adams MB2

Macgregor VIP

Hogan Apex 99

Miura Tournament Blade

[heathpitts]

Callaway Big Bertha irons. Don’t @ me

 

[Moonlightgrm]

Ping eye2, Ping ISI, Titleist T200 the 2020 edition.

[lefthack]

[Wonder Bread]

Ping Eye 2 is the undisputed king...that can't even be denied.  

 

Im shocked that only 1 person voted for the Lynx Parallax. 

 

For myself...the 3 best I've ever played in order are...

 

1) Ping Eye 2

2)Lynx Parallax

3)845 Silver Scot

 

The Worst...

 

1. Lynx Black Cat O-Size.  Absolutely terrible shovels with zero distance control or feel

2. Tommy Armour Ti-100.  The size of a fairway wood and harder to hit than a Nun during Holy Week 

3. Prince Thundersticks.  Everything was the size of a 6 iron...a terrible 6 iron. 

Edited August 31, 2022 by Wonder Bread

[brucedeuce]

Eye2’s, 845’s, 962b, MP 29’s, 300 Box Toes, Adam’s Atour Black, P760.

[DoughBack18]

Surprised not to see the TA3 form forged mentioned, at least for the best Cleveland irons. Loved the look and found them to be a great tweener set if you weren’t ready for true blades. Had them in the bag for quite a while as did a some high school and college buddies. 
 

[Klip]

Wilson Staff FG-17 blades. Still take them out on occasion.

[adamwittman]

962b

miura cb 57 or blade 57

ping s55

[wildcatden]

Ping Eye2

1999 Hogan Apex/Apex Plus

 

Hard to find a club that performs better than the 99 Apex's.

 

[BoganMask]

MT Tourney

my first irons.  Still miss them.

[BrianMarsh]

Another vote for Mizuno blades. I’ve loved a set of MP 14s for about 20 years despite having used other (newer) sets in between. (I have a set of 221s on order).  Like many other posters here I loved my Ping eye 2s that were stolen when I was in HS. Honorable mention for a great set of 73 Hogan blades my dad used on mini tours that I cut my teeth on in the mid-90a before acquiring a great set of used Haig Ultra Crenshaw Grind irons that forced me to learn to work the ball. The best part of all these sets has been the learning experience of a “new” set with my dad. It’s something we have shared since I picked up the game 30 years ago.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

On 7/25/2022 at 8:13 PM, lefthack said:

Anyone know how soft these feel?  What is the feel on these. I think the softest best feeling irons i ever played are the mp5.

[iNeedMoreGolf]

Mizuno mp5... unbeliveable feel and control. Probably best overall iron ive ever played. They just so happen to be blades.

 

Mizuno mp mmc20... again great feel great control. Just A touch bigger then blades but extra help built in. 

 

Callaway xforged-mb18 

Great feel great controll. 

 

So far rogue st pro and ping i59 have been very nice. 

 

Im talkin looks.. feel.. playability.  These are all amazing to me.

[JKgolfer]

Here's my Mount Rushmore:

 

Ping Eye 2 - this is the godfather iron, customization, etc..

Hogan Apex/Forged - this brought on the forged club revolution, very underrated imo.

Callaway X Forged - took what Hogan did and just made it better, too bad no longer legal.

Finally a Mizuno iron - not sure which one, but there are some iconic. MP-14, MP-33, that's a whole other conversation.

[DevilDog]

My votes would be Mizuno MP-33 and 32 series, Titleist 681 and 680 irons are fantastic, Kyoei KK MB irons.  These are a few of my favorite things

[BCC1898]

Titleist 962B

TaylorMade R9 B

2022 Titleist T100

Tommy Armour 845

Hogan Edge

 

[GooseHook]

I really, really miss the MP-53 and 63. No multi-metal, no underlay, just soft metal with a great sole grind and the best flush sound. 

[Dan Drake]

I've been fortunate that my income/availability/age/cost/etc. equation has worked out pretty well for these types of questions.  I have played the following:

 

845's in high school

Eye2's in my 20's (still have the BeCu's)

962b's in my 30's & 40's

MP32's in my 30's & 40's

 

I have also waivered around with S300s, X100s, PX, and Nippons, so most of these irons have had a fair shake at the title.  For me, and I mean me only, the 32's & 845's have a bit too much offset and the 962b's are a touch less forgiving than what my swing needs.  I'd play the Eye 2's until the cows came home, if they were conforming.  And, to anser 😉 the inevitable question, they do have a ton of offset.  But, for my eye 🤣, something about the sharp point used to transition the top line to the hosel on them makes the offset less impactful to my aim than other clubs.  It just is what it is for me. 

 

If for some reason, I had to go down to only one set of clubs for the rest of my life, it would be my Eye2 BeCu 1, 3-Pw, & LW, with the LW from the Eye2+ set as well. Add in my Rogue TD & BB Mini 1.5 and any number of putters and I'd be just fine. 

 

In fact, the lofts of my current clubs match up pretty well also, just have the "wrong" numbers on the bottom!

 

PS. Yes, I love my Callaway clubs that I have and they are better for me than the Eye2's when it comes to scoring better.  But, the situation where I can only have one set left for my entire life is clearly hypothetical and hyperbolic, so my decision on that set of club is as well.  

[Mitchell]

@Dan Drake,

I might know a loving home for the 962b set 🤔😃

[Dan Drake]

26 minutes ago, Mitchell said:

@Dan Drake,

I might know a loving home for the 962b set 🤔😃

Ok, in the event that the PGA/R&A/Fred Ridley come to my house and say that I'm only allowed to play golf with one set of irons for the rest of my life, I do hereby bequeath my blended set of 962/962b's to Mitchell.

 

But for now, the 3, 5, 7, & 9i are making up my 1/2 set, so they ain't goin' nowhere!

[mister2cool]

in my book this is the one that trumps all..  has to be the smokey version though

[Mitchell]

41 minutes ago, Dan Drake said:

Ok, in the event that the PGA/R&A/Fred Ridley come to my house and say that I'm only allowed to play golf with one set of irons for the rest of my life, I do hereby bequeath my blended set of 962/962b's to Mitchell.

 

But for now, the 3, 5, 7, & 9i are making up my 1/2 set, so they ain't goin' nowhere!

I may have a “few” of that model around- just giving you a full ration, my friend. I also might know someone that influenced your decision to start using those again 😂

[84425]

Hogan Precision (design copied to this day)

Mizuno TN87 

Spalding Tour Edition bird on ball

Maxfli Australian blade / Dunlop DP-30

MacGregor 985, VIP, Muirfield, M85

Wilson Dynapower ‘59 and FG17

Titleist Tour Model 821

[DoughBack18]

2 hours ago, mister2cool said:

in my book this is the one that trumps all..  has to be the smokey version though

They are so sweet looking in both smoke and standard finish. 
 

IMO Taylormade should just keep re-releasing these forever. If these were available right now I’m buying ‘em! 

[NRJyzr]

4 hours ago, Dan Drake said:

I'd play the Eye 2's until the cows came home, if they were conforming.

 

Eye 2 irons are still conforming.  Unless you're playing USGA or Tour events?

 

[Dan Drake]

22 hours ago, NRJyzr said:

 

Eye 2 irons are still conforming.  Unless you're playing USGA or Tour events?

 

I play in PGA Section events.  Not very well, mind you, but I do swing really hard, lol!

[jackmfarrow]

One more vote for Ping Eye 2

[charliebrown]

On 8/31/2022 at 10:41 AM, Wonder Bread said:

Ping Eye 2 is the undisputed king...that can't even be denied.  

 

Im shocked that only 1 person voted for the Lynx Parallax. 

 

For myself...the 3 best I've ever played in order are...

 

1) Ping Eye 2

2)Lynx Parallax

3)845 Silver Scot

 

The Worst...

 

1. Lynx Black Cat O-Size.  Absolutely terrible shovels with zero distance control or feel

2. Tommy Armour Ti-100.  The size of a fairway wood and harder to hit than a Nun during Holy Week 

3. Prince Thundersticks.  Everything was the size of a 6 iron...a terrible 6 iron. 

 

Late entry for the Lynx Parallax. 

Ping Eye 2 + no+

Ram FX ProSet and FX Nickel were very underrated, imho.

 

[mx-20]

Ping Eye 2

Titleist DCI 962

Mizuno MP 14 or 29

Tayloade RAC LT

Callaway X-14

 

from the mid 90’s on…I’m thinking of these sets of most cult like.  Could throw in original King Cobra for pure sales or Japanese Tourstage Z101 for niche market, but the above seemed the most predominant as far as just solid irons IMO.