The reason I stopped playing AP2’s is that I had to bend them 1-2 degrees strong to get my spin down, but then the offset was too much and I aimed everything left. High optic yellow will also be an option but only with the play numbers 1-4. Where can I find out more? And, yes, the soles were tweaked as well to keep bounce angles consistent with the T100. Photos of the new 2019 and 2020 Titleist T100 irons. Back in the day, Titleist made some beautiful irons with flowing lines. Nothing really feels like the fully forged irons I play. Search Titleist Players Search. Over the years the highly successful brand has continued to prove its worth on the golf course with game-changing designs favoured by both professional and amateur golfers alike. Engineers seek to find out not just what they like about their current golf ball, but what if anything can be improved upon. But that was because initially I saw a lower ball flight with not enough spin to hold the green. Any dumbass would know that even though the lofts on a golf club are stronger, I can still hit my Adams A7 6 iron as far as my Bio Cell 6 iron. The forged head construction delivers a signature Titleist feel and delivers a balance of performance, unlike anything Titleist has ever built before. Bottom line: It looks the same as T100 – that’s kinda the point – but it plays differently. I would not buy jacked lofts because then it would throw the gaps of my bag out the window. Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300. T100 inspires daring, imaginative play with precise distance, Tour-level shaping and signature Titleist feel. I care whether the club I hit helps me get the ball on the green. Dim. Now he was a True Club Builder, he taught me about lengths, weights of iron & woods [governed] , swing weighting & other important data. You don’t lose any distance by jacking up the lofts in your irons. As a 70 year old I find it interesting that I hit 2 clubs less from 150 yards than I did 30+ years ago. Therefore the T100 and T100s irons represent the smallest irons in the range, and the T300 then the T400 has the largest and thickest head. With two kids that amount of time to dedicate to reducing spin is just not possible. “It takes years of work – we’ve been working on these new packages for almost a decade – but it is that commitment to research that ensures each golf ball is optimized to fly at its longest and most efficient trajectory.” – Mike Madson, Titleist R&D’s Director of Aerodynamics & Research Engineering. Would all players be forced to carry exactly the same equipment? I did got get the set strong lofted by 1 degree throughout and it made a significant difference. The T100 Irons are a true players iron, with tour-inspired sole widths and sightlines to give you the confidence to shape the ball. At least you could inform the people “we have smth in the back log” because I would be really pi**** if i just bought new T100. Preference is 3-PW and c taper shafts but will listen to whatever is available with minimum 4-PW. especially done with 4 or 5 iron for different skill level of golfers? Yet almost no one talks about it. So with no mention of forgiveness I guess Titleist is not concerned about us players distance fans that look for both distance and forgiveness. Ball: Titleist Prov1 With a U wedge at 48 I would have to change my wedges probably to keep gapping good. powered by Microsoft News. Titleist T100 Irons Score With Precision. Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 (10.5 degrees @8.5) If that’s not appealing to you, remember that T100, T200, T300, 620CB, 620MB, and maybe something else will be on the rack next to it. The stock shaft is the Project X LZ, but consider all of Titleist’s no-upcharge offerings at your disposal. With jacked lofts, you have lower (strong) static lofts. To make it easy to remember, the Pro V1 is intended to provide a penetrating trajectory while Pro V1x will fly higher. In the end who cares if you are playing a jacked set or not you still have the same number of irons, the only problem is that the 2.5 degree gapping for long irons and 6 degree gapping for wedges certainty will not be beneficial to many players. No worse lofts than the AP3s except the 4* gap starts at 6i to7i instead of 7i to 8i. As part of our annual Editor’s Choice Awards, we discussed the evolution of the Titleist brand, specifically my assertion that the overhaul of its club lineup has been nothing short of dramatic. A ser of these would start on a 5 or 6 iron and a few hybrids. Like a golf swing, the feel of an iron gets better when there are fewer moving parts. We put the T100 and latest model of the Titleist CB irons against each other on the launch monitor. And now here they are. But wow I would sure love to hear more about that- even if it’s only in its infancy, as you stated. An introduction to me, I'm a 64-year old Geotechnical Engineer, living in the Washington DC suburbs. Bottom line is there are TONS of different loft combinations that are out there. Titleist T400 Irons Review. Thanks Now 8.5 degree drivers have been around for a long time. I prefer the T-100’s because of their traditional shape and they will be easiest for me to adjust to from my Titleist CB’s. Just because something is repeated over and over does not make it true. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, (your email address will not be published), Callaway ERC Soft Golf Ball with Triple Track. Part of the T-Series of irons, the T200 will join the T100 irons and the T300 irons as a trio of options to be introduced later in 2019 once a validation process is completed by Titleist… Back in your day, drivers were made of wood and golf balls were filled with feathers. I see no logical reason why the modern tungsten this and weight distribution that couldn’t be incorporated into a design that looks like something Michelangelo would carve–like the old Staff musclebacks. I worked the last couple years as GM of a country club so I have been able to hit almost every type of iron on the market. With the T-Series it’s clear that as you increase in model number, you also increase in head size. Boy, it sounds like a lot of people here care more about ego than their score. Titleist created their T-Series irons to provide a complete set of options for every type of golfer. They replaced a set of 714 AP2s and a set-id Titleist 681s. The idea behind a club is to produce a god shot. Strong lofts create plenty of distance. They also seem to be hard to shape the ball. The Pro V1 features a new 388 dimple layout, while the Pro V1x has 348. Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 90 TX, Irons: TaylorMade P7MB (4-PW) Fitting & Trial Events. D-Plane and anything related to club delivery is driven by dynamic loft, not static loft. Tony is the Editor of MyGolfSpy where his job is to bring fresh and innovative content to the site. Nearly every manufacturer has a set of irons (if not multiple sets) in the category but Titleist thinks something is missing. Guys, this one is as easy as it gets, so I’m going to move fast. Probably not. Soon we will have a 20* “7” iron and who knows how many wedges. Retail price for the T200 and T100S Black Irons is $200 per club ($1,599 for the eight-club set). Your (W) 50 degree wedge is not your pitching wedge. I’ve been playing T100 and loved them, but were just too high of launch angle. My Wilson Staff Fluid feel from around 1985/6 was at 48. as it’s been all my life. Our R&D and Operations teams have spent years engineering new technology into each and every component of 2021 Pro V1 and Pro V1x. Golfers that are not as good, or don’t care to shot shape as much, and are looking for something more forgiving, can get the benefits of distance AND a decent launch and decent angle to hold more greens with their irons. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. If you’re looking for a complicated technology story, you’ve come to the wrong place. To make room for that extra wedge, you have to take something else out of the bag, which theoretically removes the opportunity to sell you a more expensive club like a fairway wood or hybrid. I would suggest that we look at focusing more on swing mechanics basics and alignment before we look at the lofts on clubs… My current 5 iron is just short of what my 3 iron used to be…and with lofts of 3 and 4 irons into the 19 and 16 degree range, does that make them any easier to hit? Required fields are marked *. I want to copy and paste this reply, to use for those who haven’t actually tried it, like you did. SV…. For more information, visit Titleist.com. The Titleist T100 irons are beautiful – a perfect fit for the eye of the accomplished player. But all that innovation goes in for only one reason - to help Titleist players put lower numbers on their card. They’re the truly stupid. Why must they make these clubs that look like Tony Stark’s tech toys? I love seeing that player is the golfer in mind for these new irons. I PLAY AP2 2014 IRONS – PITCHING WEDGE LOFT STATES 50* Shafts: Oban Revenge Hybrid 85X, Irons: Mizuno MP-18 (4-PW) VCOG MOI RCOG Loft Adjst. Guys, loft is an essential fitting variable for the rest of the bag, too. I’ve been told that I sometimes can be overly technical so I want to make sure I didn’t lose any of you. I wish these online golf “personalities” would stop comparing distance and spin rates in one 8 iron to another and start comparing dispersion and stopping rates at certain distances. However, I also like to play shortened clubs. They have a slim topline, little offset, great looks and they feel just as good as the forged ones and are even reasonably priced. Retail Price for the Titleist T100•S Iron is $175/club ($1,399/8-piece set) with steel shafts and $187.50/$1,499 with graphite. When I do i’ll get 6 iron thru PW & W + Gap, & Sand Wedges They might be too easy to get in the air – I haven’t figured out a surefire way to keep them as low as I’d like to when I need to. Also will have in my bag; Driver, #3 + #5 woods, #4 + #5 hybrids + Putter. They look good. Great feel and surprising levels of performance. First, they look great. Stronger-lofted irons may require a fresh look at gapping, some reconfiguration of the bag and perhaps even an extra wedge. When it comes to the performance and quality of these products, we will continue to go to every length possible to help golfers play their best and shoot their lowest scores.” – Jeremy Stone, Vice President, Titleist Golf Ball Marketing. It’s why you hit your PW more accurately than your 4I. Great!… Now I don’t have to have two of the same numbers in my mixed bag of T100’s and T200’s….??? But they’re easy to get up in the air and move around when I want to, and I love the way they interact with the turf, and I like the traditional lofts. The fundamental design principle behind every set of strong lofted irons is to create more DYNAMIC loft per degree of static loft. The T-100S is just another option that will suit some and just be an overpriced doorstop for others. Maybe the Ben Hogan Company had the right idea after all in putting lofts on irons as opposed to iron numbers. Add an S, and you’ve still got a T100, but you’re sure as hell going to get more distance. I wasn’t looking for new irons and bought them because I got a good deal rather than going through an extensive testing process, but in the past year I’ve hit a bunch of balls with 620MB’s, Z785’s, MP20MMC’s, and i210’s. But in all reality, I would suggest that you test older clubs out and compare. These stronger lofts are still short of most GI irons (and far weaker than Callaway’s latest 21 degree 7-iron or whatever it is). Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. By using the same swing mechanics and the same alignment, the gains you might see in distance will pale in the long run to learning how to hit the ball pure. Only 2* stronger than T100 which are the same specs as my MP59s. New Spherically-tiled Tetrahedral Dimple Designs – Let me start by saying I don’t come up with these names, this is all about engineering. In this article, I’ll explore the T100, which is the smallest and most “blade-like” model in the lineup. Just in case you wonder, my son is 13 years-old with a solid swing and average driver swing speed between 99 to 102 MPH. Both the Pro V1 and Pro V1x will be priced at $49.99 and be available in white with play numbers 1-4 and  5-8 along with the same numbers (00-99) through custom. No. The Idea that we should hamstring technology to appease purist fascism is ludicrous. If I needed a 7 iron with “jacked” loft to get there, wouldn’t I likely need a 6 iron with a more traditional loft – in other words, I might be using a club with the same loft even though one would be called a 7 iron and the other a 6 iron. The S stands for Strong. Once again, I’m back with a review, one of the lucky few selected to review the Titleist T200 irons. Will be curious to see how they do in sales with these, particularly with all the other forged players distances options out there. They are very different to the 755’s – much less offset and much thinner soles and top lines, but they are much easier to hit. It’s no secret that the “player’s distance” category has taken off in recent years. I certainly hit the T-300’s at least a club longer and would just have to adjust my set but reality is whatever I do I need to fill in between a 180 yard hybrid and a 95 yard 54* sand wedge with 6 clubs. Another consideration is that there is a new generation of golfers making their way to the PGA Tour, guys who have never played anything other than jacked lofts. Designed to help the best players score lower. Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1. ago or farther. Great job. I think this is a great idea by them. Listen to what tiger woods said , he know more that we do. Can’t believe I read this whole fussy thread. “Back in my day, son…”. I eas as hope for a bit more distance so I tweaked the clubs 6,7,8 and 9 . Brand Model Year Wt. No more raised pitchfork while I bemoan strong lofts. Availability begins Aug. 28. The real reason I think here that could be considered is I see many reviews on you tube and in general where people feel the T100’s spin quite a bit at traditional loft and traditional type shaft. Not even the pros carry those irons because they would have imposible lofts. Introduction. Both irons have stiff flex KBS Tour shafts, and both sets are 3 iron through to pitching wedge. Let’s address what many of you are probably thinking. Always appreciate the content. People keep on talking about peak height which stays about the same from your wedge to your 7 and 6 and will start dropping depending on club speed around 5 iron of 26 degrees of loft. It’s all marketing, didn’t you know that! When we start legislating lofts, maybe we should go back to wooden shafts, wood heads on woods and balata golf balls. Loft isn’t the SAT; there’s more than one right answer. And no adjustment either, that’s against the rules. Nobody complains about lower-lofted drivers because everyone understands that loft is an essential fitting variable. Irons are for precision, not distance. Second, they are very forgiving, particularly on my most common miss, a groove or two thin. Titleist has grouped it with the 718 T-MB and 718 AP1 as one of their 'Distance' irons because of its forgiveness and unsupported face design. I agree with Jeff here. Not that many years ago the pitching wedge standard was 48 degrees and a little before that the PW was 50 degrees. I don’t know if the T100•S is for you. However, with the 2021 Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls, it actually worked the other way around. Don’t really care what the loft number is, in my current set I just drop the 4 iron and get the set gap wedge. Titleist T200 irons look set to become the leading manufacturer’s premium range after being officially launched. In this review I detail the key technologies incorporated in the Titleist T100, T200 and T300 irons, dive into some launch monitor data, and submit a few observations that will hopefully clarify the similarities and differences between the T-Series and 718 AP series irons. Everybody good? He can be contacted at [email protected] Follow him on Twitter @giannimosquito. Get the ball in the hole. Titleist T100 Custom Irons. ‘Tw7878’ likes the look of the clubs a lot and is considering taking a punt on the irons, and our members have been sharing their thoughts in our forum. “Think of it as a player’s distance iron with all caps on the word PLAYER’S,” says Josh Talge, Titleist’s VP of Golf Club Marketing. Team Titleist. Anymore I am seeing companies like Cobra not as quick to jump on the loft of the Bio Cell irons or even the F6 irons as lofts remain at 45 and 50 degrees for the pitching and gap wedges. The Solid Feel of Forged Steel. ..I’ love to bet the golfer who wants to tell me how far they hit there 7 iron like that a gauged on how good they play. New fully-forged cavity construction; Thinner, more responsive face 50 Words or Less. While I likely would not play these irons, I consider myself a decent iron player. Each iron’s loft was altered to hit a certain distance so that each iron actually may not have the exact same loft difference. Your swing speed is slow compared to a PGA tour pro. in performance, feel, and turf interaction was crisper. The best way to describe the new T100-S irons from Titleist is: More speed, stronger flight, same package. Copyright 2021. Titleist T100 Iron Review. Talge says the idea for T100•S isn’t much different than the intent behind the original AP2. It’s nice when you pure a shot, but when you start thinking that jacking lofts means you’re actually hitting the ball farther than you think, maybe you need to go back to the basics. The T100•S is almost exactly like the T100, except that the lofts are 2° stronger. The surprising new T100S from @Titleist looks to put the PLAYER back in the Players Distance category. A tad bit more forgiveness than blades, but not by much. “When a golfer chooses Pro V1 or Pro V1x, they are choosing absolute performance. and each core has to designed to deliver maximum ball speed and consistency shot after shot. That goes for my 8 iron and pitching wedge. From the Tour's best to the best in your foursome, Titleist irons are designed to help discerning players at every level go lower than ever before. Titleist T100 irons are forged to suit the player’s eye. The Z785’s were probably my pick of the others though they’re a bit stronger than I like. I have this set with KBS $Taper 120 shafts and at traditional loft they do spin more than other set ups I have at same lofts. But a recent sim test session of a strong lofted iron showed huge distance and high launch. Still looking for a set. They replaced a set of 714 AP2s and a set-id Titleist 681s. What I dont like is how Titleist now is doing the same thing again what they did with driver. My club is an over 55 men’s group, on a 160 yard par 3 seen “We have a robust wedge business.”. Guys, this one is as easy as it gets, so I’m going to move fast. In order to give even more players a better fit, they created the T100-S irons. That’s a pretty broad stroke to paint with. Loosely speaking better golfers are looking for more control and shot shaping – to do that you need more spin but will sacrifice on “distance per degree of loft” if you will. Wedges: Vokey SM7 46/50/54/60 with DG s200. The T200 and T300 both offer new Max Impact face technology to increase ball speed and launch, […] Titleist T100 Irons Verdict The Titleist T100 irons offer better players who like the look of blades with more forgiveness and a lot of options. Look for one in your area. 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