Byrdie Golf Series II irons review

arnoldc22 · December 6, 2020

Alright, first time I've done a review on this site so please be gentle on me. I found this little company out of Coeur D'alene Idaho called Byrdie golf that was selling forged players irons for under $300 bucks (https://byrdiegolf.com/). I will admit, I wish the website had more information on the site about the irons but the owner, Nick Byrd, was more than willing to answer any questions that I had. After asking more than a few questions, I ended up ordering a set of the Byrdie Golf Series II irons with the Apollo Steel shafts (only shaft offering) and a set of just the heads which I ended up shafting with KBS Tour 120s. I didn't get a chance to take them to the course but I did get a chance to hit them at the range today. So here are my thoughts:

Looks:

The heads look amazing and are definitely a players head. Thin top line, short heal to toe, and minimal offset. I mean, what else can you ask for in a players iron. However, I wasn't a fan of the grips that came with the assembled set. They felt good but were undersized.

Feel/Sound:

Going to break this down into two parts since I had two sets I was hitting:

Stock set with Apollo Stiff shafts:

No surprise to me I wasn't a fan of these shafts. I hit them too high and they felt too lite. The heads themselves felt good but I just couldn't get used the shaft and the under sized grip.

Heads with the KBS Tour 120s:

Alright, so this is where I was blown away. For a set of forged heads brand new under 300 bucks, they felt amazing. I've played Mizuno irons most of my adult life and to me, they felt just as good as a Mizuno iron. I had my buddy also hit them as well and he was pleasantly surprised at how well they felt (he wasn't a fan of my shaft selection). I was able to flight the ball as well as I know how, was able to hit draws and fades with ease. I mean, there really wasn't much to complain about. And even though I was hitting range balls, it was still a nice quiet muted sound coming off the face, not clicky at all.

Forgiveness:

I'll have to admit, I was hitting it pretty good today but on the ones I did miss, it wasn't harsh. I could feel where the miss was on the face and because of the size of the head, I did lose some distance on off-center hits. But overall, are they as punishing as my MP-67's, no but you still need to put a good swing on it.

Conclusion:

Not a fan of the stock shaft but at $300 bucks for a forged set of irons, the price is hard to beat. If you are able to take the stock shaft out and put in something that you prefer, I would give these a look. They look great and feel like a forged club should feel.

Once I get a chance to take these to the course, I'll update the review with how they performed out on the course.

Here are some pictures I took comparing them to Mizuno Mp-67s and New Level Golf 902's. Pics are of the 5, 7 and PW.

Series II irons:

Sole comparison (Mizuno, NL, Byrdie):

TopLine Comparison (5 iron) (Byrdie, NL, Mizuno):

Face comparisons:

Offset comparions:

Edited December 6, 2020 by arnoldc22

JGeiman83 · January 31, 2021

Did you get to play them yet?

they look really nice for a cheap forged club.

the bishop · January 31, 2021

That's an interesting website.

arnoldc22 · February 1, 2021

21 hours ago, JGeiman83 said:

Did you get to play them yet?

they look really nice for a cheap forged club.

I did, they felt great. I need stronger lofts so when with something different

Kingcat990 · February 1, 2021

They're not a bad looking set of sticks. Thanks for the review. They don't clarify the alloy used in their irons. Are they carpenter stainless or carbon steel?

theglide · February 1, 2021

Those look purdy! Thank you for the review

lefthack · February 13, 2021

So he said end of March or April he will have a lefty set of these. I am really interested considering the price for how they look. And I could play the hell out of them in 30 days.

<edit> the Series 1 is a copy of the Taylormade P7TW and look it.

Edited February 13, 2021 by lefthack