Cleveland Ta5

[wolfpack]

My main playing partner has had and plays with a set of Gunmetal Ta5's since they were new.. They look brand new and he won't let anyone touch them. I got to hit em the other day and was really impressed how they framed the ball and the feeling at impact. They were basically point and shoot, even with the 5-4-3. They are shafted with the sensicore stiff shafts and he still has the original grips, not sure how they have lasted but everything feels nice and fresh.

 

These don't get brought up when people are asking about older irons that are "super duper", but I can't imagine why. Do these still have any kind of loyal following? Anyone have fond memories?

[KaBoom21]

Bought the non-gunmetal TA5s in 2001 and played them for 5 seasons. Wide soles, low profile and ample offset allowed me to greatly improve my ballstriking. Moved on to the TA7s with DG shafts, sold my buddy the TA5s and he still plays them.

Really easy to hit is an understatement.

[myurick2]

Fantastic irons. Simple clean and easy to hit. Felt great for a cast club too.

[farfrompar]

Won a set of satin ta5's on Men's night, and went on to break 80 3 times with them. Then decided I needed players irons, played various brands and never broke 80 with any of them.

Years later, I bought another set of ta5's, this time in gunmetal and broke 80 again. Go figger

[kwooten31]

I have the regular ta 5's. They are in my all cleveland bag and get used at the range once and a while, they're really nice clubs, mine have all original grips and sensicore shafts as well with all the labels nice and in tact.

[Nessism]

Cleveland had/has a winning game improvement club formula that started with TA5 & 7, then CG7/Red, and now CG16. Lots of variants in between too. I'd really like to get some CG16's but the stinkin lofts are crazy strong. Just got used to my G20's, which are strong themselves, but the Cleveland's are even stronger. Anyone know how much bounce these clubs have? Maybe I could bend them weaker?

[wolfpack]

I am getting a serious Ho itch to pick up a set of these for the new year.

[guisician]

My best golf buddy's played gun metal TA5s forever and he's Mr. Automatic with them. As for me, I'm thick and never got the hint!

[bjackson]

My first set of 'real' irons. I got a set from my parents for Christmas 2003 (I was in the 7th grade). Real solid set of clubs, though stock lofts were really strong from what I remember (pitching wedge @ 45º). Eventually my game developed past the stock, regular flex shafts, and I moved into the player's cavity family of irons as my game progressed. I did break 100, 90, and 80 for the first time with those clubs though. Good times.

[brew4eagle]

Still gaming gunmetal TA5s with stock sensicore release shafts. Been in and out of the bag since 2001, but mostly 'in'. Here's some pics of mine...

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/750155-my-updated-bag-g15-speedline-lp-a7-ta5-gunmetal-cg14-ody-xg-1/

[KaBoom21]

[quote name='brew4eagle' timestamp='1360111449' post='6369717']
Still gaming gunmetal TA5s with stock sensicore release shafts. Been in and out of the bag since 2001, but mostly 'in'.
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How do those shafts play to flex? Ball flight?

[brew4eagle]

I have them in stiff. They're fairly light and ball flight is high. I'd call them somewhat soft for a "stiff". Love them!

[mantan]

The TA5's were some of the best (and most underratted) game improvement irons ever made. Fairly compact (by today's standard), but extremely forgiving. I think the TA7's sold better, but I think the TA5's were there best GI effort of all time.

A few years ago Cleveland released a gunmetal TA7 discount set. I really wish they would have released the old TA5's instead.

[BMC]

How funny coming upon this thread. I bought a used set of TA5s yesterday at Golfsmith yesterday - $81.
Played today and shot 78 with them, my usual scoring range.

They felt good. My regular sets are S59s and 99 Hogan Apex .

I had sold my Ping Eye 2s...and missed them. I thought the TA5s had a similar design but are more attractive to my eye.

Great purchase. Always nice to have a forgivng set lying around. I'll stick with them for awhile and see if it affects my scoring.

Bill in Raleigh NC

[wolfpack]

[quote name='BMC' timestamp='1360191215' post='6375967']
How funny coming upon this thread. I bought a used set of TA5s yesterday at Golfsmith yesterday - $81.
Played today and shot 78 with them, my usual scoring range.

They felt good. My regular sets are S59s and 99 Hogan Apex .

I had sold my Ping Eye 2s...and missed them. I thought the TA5s had a similar design but are more attractive to my eye.

Great purchase. Always nice to have a forgivng set lying around. I'll stick with them for awhile and see if it affects my scoring.

Bill in Raleigh NC
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I'm an Eye 2 guy as well, and just like you noticed the similarities. I like the TA5 low profile and rounded toe, but the cavity shape is very close to the Ping.

[KaBoom21]

^^ That's funny you mention Eye 2s - I was thinking of picking up a set and the more I looked at them on eBay, the more they reminded me of my old TA5s!

I play a set of TA7 irons w/DGR300 SL that launch too low for my swing. Might pick up the TA5 w/ a higher launching shaft.

[Saintvin41]

I've played a set of gunmetal ta5's for the past 6 seasons since picking them up on eBay. I've tried to replace them each spring with a new or somewhat new iron set but always end up back with the ta 5's by June

[hereisnowhy]

Ta5 Gunmetals with Graphite stock shafts were my first new club purchase back in 2001. I was recovering from a bone graft in my wrist and the Flight Surgeon recommended graphite to begin early play..... I hated the shafts but loved the looks. I switched to TA 7s midway through that summer with Sensicores and gamed them all the way through 2006.

[tyrone3434]

Dumbest thing I every did was thinking I needed "new" irons. I had the newer version of the TA-5s (with the silver medallion). Bought them used in 2005 off Ebay for an awesome price and gamed them all the way until last year (with periods in between of trying to play forged TA-3s). I miss these every time I go play. Distance was great, they were forgiving, you could work the ball just enough if you really wanted to. Hell I played the stock grips on them the entire time I had them! Would clean them with some Comet once in a while, but they never wore out. On top of that, I loved the look from address, the cavity, everything. They were clean and understated and just did what they were supposed to do.

Just sold Taylormade R9s that I bought to replace the TA-5s and looking to pick up some CG7s to hopefully recreate the magic. (BTW - this story of selling a club because I got an itch and regretting it can pretty much apply to every club in my bag)

[Nessism]

I recently picked up some CG7 Black Pearl heads off a guy in BST, and threw in some Rifle 6.0 shafts. The blade profile (offset and length) is about half way between a Ping G and i series club, my normal gamers. Really nice clubs in my opinion. I'd categorize them as players-GI clubs. Lofts are not as crazy strong (like the CG16's), and lengths are conventional as well. It's getting hard to find clubs like this now a days. They offer more feedback than G25's, and aren't as shovely. It's kind of bad timing for these clubs though considering how much money I dumped on the new G's (going to stick with them).

[CheckJV]

Really hard to beat Cleveland's TA series of that vintage. I am still gaming my TA2s, going on 10 years I think!

[kerrlybill]

TA-6's were every bit as good as the TA-5's too. The 6's were my first set of quality irons, a buddy had the 5's, and both were just all around great clubs. I don't think anyone could mishit them. I have moved on since I have improved but they will always have a soft spot with me.

[phil1935]

I bought a set of TA5's about 10 years ago, played them for several years, and then went to Ping G10's. After a couple of years, I went back to my TA5's; [b]I just sold my Ping G10's. [/b]

I even have a back up set of mint TA5's, "just in case." The TA5's are forgiving, look great at address, and feel really solid on good strikes. At 78 years old, I play sensicore release shafts.

[crivas]

Great looking irons. I had the regular stainless one's. The gunmetals are much nicer looking.

[Latt]

TA-5 Gunmetals were the first set of clubs ever hit. They belonged to a friend of mine and they felt soft, good distance and extremely forgiving. When I eventually started playing too and bought my own set, I got TA-7 Tours. Although the TA-7 Tours were great clubs and served me well, they never did feel as soft and as forgiving as the TA-5 Gunmetals... but I attributed this to my inconsistent beginner's swing. Now that I'm starting to get back into golf after a long time away and now that the kids are older, I just picked up a set of Ping G25 as they sorta remind me of the TA-5 with it's dark finish.

[markp]

I played a set with the copper colored inlay in it non sensicore shafts in stiff they played weak to flex but they smoothed me out nice high automatic ball flight I played them for 2 years got my hdcp down to a 3 played a entire Cleveland bag actually had the launcher 330 and fairway and a launcher iron rescue 21 degree Cleveland form forged wedges and a designed by form forged putter. I still have the launcher launch iron in the garage lol. now got me thinking maybe find a set of T.A. 5's for back ups great irons

[bstring]

I had a set of these for a moment years ago when I had some health issues. I loved these irons! After I healed up the
regular shaft was too soft for me so I sold them. Fantastic point and shoot irons if the flex works for you.

[gettingworse]

Had a set of the normal ones around the turn of the century and loved them. Mine were the old type with the orange insert. Great sticks, were forgiving even by todays standards, short irons were really strong and went miles. Had to buy a 588 49 degree to use as a 2nd gap wedge!

My brother had the TA7 after that and i thought the TA 5 were marginally the better of the 2. Seemed more compact and more forgiving.

[Helm Caminiti]

Had a lefty set back in 2000 and loved them. When I switched to righty in 2002 I got a set of TA3 gun metals. Played those until just last year when I switched to AP1's. I missed the TA3's so they are back in the bag now. TA gunmetals from Cleveland are still great clubs, I hope to play mine as long as possible.

[Joe85]

I know this is an old thread but I might as well ask the question here.

 

 

What shafts would be good options to put in these iron heads? I got a set with stock regular steel, and I am looking to get some STIFF steel shafts in them.

 

 

Are S300s preferred? I see a lot of people talking about Sensicore.

 

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.