Looking for a 🦄 players Iron that will improve scores

[T_Golf_23]

17 hours ago, LowAndLeft32 said:

9 hcp 

irons are the worst part of game 

short irons are better than long

low ball hitter

miss is thin or short 

played recently:

  Nike Vr Pro 2 blades blades s300 lowest scores everyone made fun of me for playing older Nike blades  because im Not good 

Mizzy MP4 with kbs 120. I like these but long irons were tough and convinced myself not good enough for blades.

 

Srixon 785 modus 105 hit to low and couldn’t hold greens

ping i500 faces caved in 

2019 t100 with modus 105 very inconsistent maybe shaft was too ilght? But in an 120 x100 shaft in the 7 iron as trial and hit it better. But fitter said I didn’t have swing soles for x100s 

 

Proto concept C03 Oban 115 soft x spent too much to hit them not very good 

 

Some I’m all over the place. 

I have a custom set of nike forged combo from 2010…. Great irons. I have tried out 20 different sets of irons this spring…. Have lots of personal experience here. 
 

seems like you hit stable shafts best, but need more height. Check out the Nippon Modus 130 Stiff shafts. Just trust me on this one… can go into more detail, but I think you will love them. Have gamed the S300, X100 and KBS….. these should work well. give you that stability, but more height while keeping spin under control. 

 

I think the project X IO 110 Stiff will work too..

 

I believe you know if an iron works for you in the first few swings…. No break in required. 
 

if you did  not get along with the 2019 T100, the 2021 are not going to change that.  Skip these. 
 

srixion V sole is terrible for a thin miss. Skip the ZX7 or any other V sole Srixion. My miss is thin and I have a shallow AoA. Had the same problem with the ZX7 as you did with the 785.

 

Dont try the NL PF1/2 irons. The higher COG brings ball flight down. The 623CB has a lower COG and wider soles. Will help more with a higher ball flight. You can get a custom sample from NL. They can do it with the PX IO shaft too if you want to try it.

 

I think you may really like the Mizzuno 225 setup. The long irons are hollow, and I hate Hollow irons, but these are the best looking and feeling players distance set ever made. Even retain a lot of that traditional Mizuno feel… The way they flow the long irons and short irons is amazing. They won best player distance iron with my golf spy. If long irons are a struggle, but you can handle short irons …. This is a great setup. The top line of the short irons was as thin as my MP221….. thinner than my MP223. Still have the 225, but sold the 223 and 221. Very easy to game clubs. the project X IO stock shaft in 110S May work for you too. A custom order would take months…if the shaft doesn’t work… get some 130 pulls off here and swap. Try the 110 first. 
 

seems like you maybe able to game blades more than you think….

I would try the Miura MC- 501. Made specifically for thin strikers. Most forgiving blades I have ever hit. They call them a muscle cavity. I actually play these in the modus 130 stiff set up. it is so easy to get the long irons in the air…. I even game the 3 iron. Miura’s feel unreal. Unlike anything else out there. You can try the TC-201 as well,  but there has been some criticism towards feel and I notice lots or WRX’s selling 201 to keep their 501. 
 

X-Forged CB ‘21 should be on your list too. Again, the PX IO shaft is stock and may work. Really forgiving irons and get the ball in the air. The only thing is the very pronounced offset in the short irons…. It is the single biggest negative feedback from users … but insane soft feel. they make great XF utility irons for the 4-3-2 iron to help the long…. Easy blend. 
 

Although I don’t get along with TM, check out the 770. The 790 a known to be very hot and notorious for fliers. 
 

Poke around SUB70 too. No personal experience, but good feedback on the new 659 CB-TC-MB line…. Supposedly you can create the ultimate flow set with these. They custom build you set too, like New Level. 

These should be a great stating point for you….lots of variety here. 

 

 

 

Edited July 4, 2022 by T_Golf_23

[iNeedMoreGolf]

Rogue st pro irons... ping i59. Feel great look great accurate forgiving. I know because i play them.

[bryanwmilburn]

ZX5/ZX7 combo and call it a day. I go ZX5 in 4/5 iron and 6-PW in ZX7. Best irons I've ever owned. 

[LowAndLeft32]

8 hours ago, T_Golf_23 said:

I have a custom set of nine forged combo from 2010…. Great irons. I have tried out 20 different sets of irons this spring…. Have lots of personal experience here. 
 

seems like you hit stable shafts best, but need more height. Check out the Nippon Modus 130 Stiff shafts. Just trust me on this one… can go into more detail, but I think you will love them. Have gamed the S300, X100 and KBS….. these should work well. give you that stability, but more height while keeping spin under control. 

 

I think the project X IO 110 Stiff will work too..

 

I believe you know if an iron works for you in the first few swings…. No break in required. 
 

if you did  not get along with the 2019 T100, the 2021 are not going to change that.  Skip these. 
 

srixion V sole is terrible for a thin miss. Skip the ZX7 or any other V sole Srixion. My miss is thin and I have a shallow AoA. Had the same problem with the ZX7 as you did with the 785.

 

Dont try the NL PF1/2 irons. The higher COG brings ball flight down. The 623CB has a lower COG and wider soles. Will help more with a higher ball flight. You can get a custom sample from NL. They can do it with the PX IO shaft too if you want to try it.

 

I think you may really like the Mizzuno 225 setup. The long irons are hollow, and I hate Hollow irons, but these are the best looking and feeling players distance set ever made. Even retain a lot of that traditional Mizuno feel… The way they flow the long irons and short irons is amazing. They won best player distance iron with my golf spy. If long irons are a struggle, but you can handle short irons …. This is a great setup. The top line of the short irons was as thin as my MP221….. thinner than my MP223. Still have the 225, but sold the 223 and 221. Very easy to game clubs. the project X IO stock shaft in 110S May work for you too. A custom order would take months…if the shaft doesn’t work… get some 130 pulls off here and swap. Try the 110 first. 
 

seems like you maybe able to game blades more than you think….

I would try the Miura MC- 501. Made specifically for thin strikers. Most forgiving blades I have ever hit. They call them a muscle cavity. I actually play these in the modus 130 stiff set up. it is so easy to get the long irons in the air…. I even game the 3 iron. Miura’s feel unreal. Unlike anything else out there. You can try the TC-201 as well,  but there has been some criticism towards feel and I notice lots or WRX’s selling 201 to keep their 501. 
 

X-Forged CB ‘21 should be on your list too. Again, the PX IO shaft is stock and may work. Really forgiving irons and get the ball in the air. The only thing is the very pronounced offset in the short irons…. It is the single biggest negative feedback from users … but insane soft feel. they make great XF utility irons for the 4-3-2 iron to help the long…. Easy blend. 
 

Although I don’t get along with TM, check out the 770. The 790 a known to be very hot and notorious for fliers. 
 

Poke around SUB70 too. No personal experience, but good feedback on the new 659 CB-TC-MB line…. Supposedly you can create the ultimate flow set with these. They custom build you set too, like New Level. 

These should be a great stating point for you….lots of variety here. 

 

 

 

Wow. Thanks for the fantastic detail. These types of responses make this forum great. Looks like I have some sets to check out. TY

[CUBuffaloes]

My Frankenstein set (see signature below) has a lot of these clubs in it. I agree with the majority here that are recommending the T-100. The combination of feel and forgiveness is unbeatable IMO. 

[LowAndLeft32]

13 hours ago, T_Golf_23 said:

I have a custom set of nike forged combo from 2010…. Great irons. I have tried out 20 different sets of irons this spring…. Have lots of personal experience here. 
 

seems like you hit stable shafts best, but need more height. Check out the Nippon Modus 130 Stiff shafts. Just trust me on this one… can go into more detail, but I think you will love them. Have gamed the S300, X100 and KBS….. these should work well. give you that stability, but more height while keeping spin under control. 

 

I think the project X IO 110 Stiff will work too..

 

I believe you know if an iron works for you in the first few swings…. No break in required. 
 

if you did  not get along with the 2019 T100, the 2021 are not going to change that.  Skip these. 
 

srixion V sole is terrible for a thin miss. Skip the ZX7 or any other V sole Srixion. My miss is thin and I have a shallow AoA. Had the same problem with the ZX7 as you did with the 785.

 

Dont try the NL PF1/2 irons. The higher COG brings ball flight down. The 623CB has a lower COG and wider soles. Will help more with a higher ball flight. You can get a custom sample from NL. They can do it with the PX IO shaft too if you want to try it.

 

I think you may really like the Mizzuno 225 setup. The long irons are hollow, and I hate Hollow irons, but these are the best looking and feeling players distance set ever made. Even retain a lot of that traditional Mizuno feel… The way they flow the long irons and short irons is amazing. They won best player distance iron with my golf spy. If long irons are a struggle, but you can handle short irons …. This is a great setup. The top line of the short irons was as thin as my MP221….. thinner than my MP223. Still have the 225, but sold the 223 and 221. Very easy to game clubs. the project X IO stock shaft in 110S May work for you too. A custom order would take months…if the shaft doesn’t work… get some 130 pulls off here and swap. Try the 110 first. 
 

seems like you maybe able to game blades more than you think….

I would try the Miura MC- 501. Made specifically for thin strikers. Most forgiving blades I have ever hit. They call them a muscle cavity. I actually play these in the modus 130 stiff set up. it is so easy to get the long irons in the air…. I even game the 3 iron. Miura’s feel unreal. Unlike anything else out there. You can try the TC-201 as well,  but there has been some criticism towards feel and I notice lots or WRX’s selling 201 to keep their 501. 
 

X-Forged CB ‘21 should be on your list too. Again, the PX IO shaft is stock and may work. Really forgiving irons and get the ball in the air. The only thing is the very pronounced offset in the short irons…. It is the single biggest negative feedback from users … but insane soft feel. they make great XF utility irons for the 4-3-2 iron to help the long…. Easy blend. 
 

Although I don’t get along with TM, check out the 770. The 790 a known to be very hot and notorious for fliers. 
 

Poke around SUB70 too. No personal experience, but good feedback on the new 659 CB-TC-MB line…. Supposedly you can create the ultimate flow set with these. They custom build you set too, like New Level. 

These should be a great stating point for you….lots of variety here. 

 

 

 

Is there a reason why you don’t game the 225s? Thx 

[naj959]

Miura Giken CB 1008 or TC 201. Everything any serious golfer could ever want and then some. Close thread. 

[chisag]

... There are quite a few and already mentioned in this thread and all good choices. I played the T100S irons for about 6 months and thought they would be in my bag for years but made the "mistake" of hitting some Cobra MIM irons. The feel is every bit or better than any MB I have hit. Softest feeling irons I have played and that includes Z101's and MP33's. They can pull off any shot I can play. Trajectory control is excellent. And for a Players Iron, they are amazingly forgiving.                       

[flubberlange]

Proto Concept. I am still shocked at how good they are.

[brutus27]

9 hc, irons worst part of game;

 

ummm then not T100’s and the irons played by tour players shouldn’t even be considered except to avoid.

 

Mizuno 921HMPro’s is something to demo.

 

[ezpz]

T100 or t100s are definitely not that easy to hit. ZX7 would be a very close contender and is high performing with good looks, that being said it is a low spinning iron. 

[T_Golf_23]

52 minutes ago, LowAndLeft32 said:

Is there a reason why you don’t game the 225s? Thx 

I keep an emergency bag at my club…. The 225 are in that bag. Sometimes things break and I need a reliable set ready to go. These also get played from time to time when I don’t have my regular bag on me. I do play them as my primary set in colder weather as well when I need more help with distance. This is saying a lot considering I have something like 15 sets of irons in my possession.  
 

I game the PF2 set because that shaft and head combination is just a very accurate set for my swing and how I look to play my irons. The PF2 are a much more demanding club across the set than the 225 though. I would have no problem gaming the 225 in competition though. 

[Brooks_Cupcake]

On 7/3/2022 at 8:51 AM, GHIN n Juice said:

P770.  These are the most “blade” looking of the players distance irons with acceptable forgiveness.  The T100 has that gawd awful line on the back that makes them look cheap.

Except the ‘20 P770 feel like absolute crap, and extremely clicky.

they do perform well

[BombinJim]

On 7/3/2022 at 10:21 AM, LowAndLeft32 said:

Looking that that unicorn set of irons. I want all the benefits of a blades: looks, feel, consistency, but also forgiveness and distance found in the game improvement. What iron am I looking for? 

But why distance?

[Leftyjoe89]

Love the 921 sel so easy to work and pretty forgiving …I did hit the rogue st pro and really liked those too but only used them in a simulator 

[Tar_Heel_93]

On 7/3/2022 at 2:07 PM, LowAndLeft32 said:

9 hcp 

irons are the worst part of game 

short irons are better than long

low ball hitter

miss is thin or short 

played recently:

  Nike Vr Pro 2 blades blades s300 lowest scores everyone made fun of me for playing older Nike blades  because im Not good 

Mizzy MP4 with kbs 120. I like these but long irons were tough and convinced myself not good enough for blades.

 

Srixon 785 modus 105 hit to low and couldn’t hold greens

ping i500 faces caved in 

2019 t100 with modus 105 very inconsistent maybe shaft was too ilght? But in an 120 x100 shaft in the 7 iron as trial and hit it better. But fitter said I didn’t have swing soles for x100s 

 

Proto concept C03 Oban 115 soft x spent too much to hit them not very good 

 

Some I’m all over the place. 

As you said you are all over the place. I would recommend figuring out what shaft works best for you and than decide on the iron head. Time in the simulator is a good place to start but time on the course to understand how each shaft performs in the real world is very important.
 

There are lots of great options out there right now for irons that look like blades/players irons but offer different levels of forgiveness. 

[Guest]

On 7/3/2022 at 10:21 AM, LowAndLeft32 said:

Looking that that unicorn set of irons. I want all the benefits of a blades: looks, feel, consistency, but also forgiveness and distance found in the game improvement. What iron am I looking for? 

If distance isn't a requirement, J40DPC's, if the bounce angles allowed me to bend strong, i would still have them.

[GHIN n Juice]

On 7/4/2022 at 4:13 PM, Brooks_Cupcake said:

Except the ‘20 P770 feel like absolute crap, and extremely clicky.

they do perform well

You have to find the middle of the club face and then they feel just awesome, lol.

[Brooks_Cupcake]

1 hour ago, GHIN n Juice said:

You have to find the middle of the club face and then they feel just awesome, lol.

Yup. 3 cap and can’t find it.

But they do when you hit other irons in the same category. Even the 790 feel better 

[sociojeje]

Km700? Only saw the pics but Miura says they are forgiving 😁

[GHIN n Juice]

21 minutes ago, Brooks_Cupcake said:

Yup. 3 cap and can’t find it.

But they do when you hit other irons in the same category. Even the 790 feel better 

[Nixhex524]

No love for the Ping Blueprints in here?  Great looking, blade like club, with surprising forgiveness.... another one on the radar now.

[T_Golf_23]

9 hours ago, spring7 said:

If distance isn't a requirement, J40DPC's, if the bounce angles allowed me to bend strong, i would still have them.

Have a set of these. I believe these are the unicorn the OP is looking for.
 

But just to hard to come by in good condition now. 
 

 Never letting mine go. I have a few vintage sets like this. 

[Tar_Heel_93]

1 hour ago, T_Golf_23 said:

Have a set of these. I believe these are the unicorn the OP is looking for.
 

But just to hard to come by in good condition now. 
 

 Never letting mine go. I have a few vintage sets like this. 

I recently bought a set and sold them to a friend. I’m still kicking myself as I love Bridgestone irons.

Edited July 6, 2022 by Tar_Heel_93

[coops]

A forged cavity back of your choice will do for all requirements except 'distance' - if anyone asks, just lie and say you're hitting an 8 when you've got a 7 in your hand.

 

so Epon AF-302 4-Pw with Stiff NS Modus 3 shafts?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185486861740?hash=item2b2fe0e5ac:g:KosAAOSwfh5inOZy

 

or many sets of OnOff Kuro 2015 irons

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154934933071?hash=item2412d7764f:g:T74AAOSw3j9fKkrm

 

 

[T_Golf_23]

2 hours ago, Tar_Heel_93 said:

I recently bought a set and sold them to a friend. I’m still kicking myself as I love Bridgestone irons.

Recently had a chance to get my hands on some mint j15 CB as well…. But had to move on and start putter ho’n 

[artica]

T100 would not be for you, it’s a rather small head so contact is premium. The ZX5 at 9 and iron play being the worst is probably more with what you’re looking for. The P770 isn’t too far off from that. 

[Is Golf Fun or Work]

Apex Pros 2022 work well

[cflo2382]

Another vote for the Blueprints here if we're keeping this to recent offerings. They are very forgiving for their size and look incredible, too.

Also, if you're willing to go back almost 10 years, then I'd also suggest the S55s. Fairly compact, extremely consistent, and uber forgiving. Oh and they do feel great. There's a reason why a lot of pros still bag these (even non-Ping staffers). Heck, they were used to win the US Open last month!

Edited July 6, 2022 by cflo2382

[LowAndLeft32]

17 hours ago, Nixhex524 said:

No love for the Ping Blueprints in here?  Great looking, blade like club, with surprising forgiveness.... another one on the radar now.

Interesting idea on blueprints.