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FTF: What Are The Best Players Irons of 2017?

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9 years ago

Apr 21, 2017

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GolfWRX Members: We Need Your Input!

Just like we did with the best drivers of the year, we want to know what you consider to be the best players irons on the market.

We want you to vote based on your personal experience with the irons. Things to consider include distance, forgiveness, workability, trajectory control, looks and feel. After you’ve voted in the threads, you can explain why you voted the way you did (and see how other readers voted and why?

We’ve broken the selections down into players irons and exotic players irons.

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15 Comments

setter02

Apr 23, 2017 at 3:04 pm

Why aren’t gold plated Honma’s being mentioned. I mean they are worth more than PXG could ever dream of, so they have to be better, right? My vote goes for MP-33’s!

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- setter02
  
  Apr 25, 2017 at 12:11 am
  
  Next gen with the scratch and sniff face plates will be when I break the bank and finally buy a set. I just hope they don’t settle for synthetic eau du embarassment over the real deal!
  
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Tom

Apr 23, 2017 at 1:16 am

decrepit 60’s ? … 60’s are the new 70’s . ya miserable millennial

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Golfmaddness

Apr 22, 2017 at 10:15 am

PXG irons don’t go any farther than any other iron and there dissperstion isn’t better than any other major brand and they certainly don’t feel better than mp5 or for that matter any of the blades out

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Brent H

Apr 22, 2017 at 8:49 am

PXG……lol. Pardon my candor , i am a mid, single digit ,handicap with a pretty decent game. I could absolutely afford a set of those over priced sticks. But why???? Lets not forget we still have to put the club face on the ball. Sure there is probably a mental stigma that hey im forking out all this cake , it has to help…. Well it might for a while but rest assured it will wear off and that terrible slice or hook will show its face again. Your either a player or not. Sure game improvement clubs help high index golfers , but to what extent. Work on your swing and practice, practice, practice. You cant buy a golf game. # srixon z65

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Scott Schwarting

Apr 21, 2017 at 11:34 am

Uh, because they all look almost exactly the same from the front, largely per USGA/R&A rules. And if you think the design of the back of the club, (weight dispersal, inserts etc) doesn’t make a difference in how the club plays/feels/hits etc., then, well, I’m not sure what to say. Do you think all clubs feel, hit, sound, perform the same? If not, is it differences in the face or in the overall design of the club? And is the overall design of the club best reflected by a photo of the back or the face???

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- Norm
  
  Apr 22, 2017 at 12:14 am
  
  Today’s club head designs effectively mask and compensate for off-center hits. Without such design improvements people would just not golf because it would be no fun.
  I like the looks and design of the PING I-blade because it looks functional and a players club.
  
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Tom

Apr 21, 2017 at 11:22 am

outstanding post

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ooffa

Apr 21, 2017 at 8:05 am

PXG’s are best players club available today. Every other company is just playing catch up.

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- Travis
  
  Apr 21, 2017 at 8:59 am
  
  He is right! I would say it is the elastomer material inside the irons. They feel like a corked bat! All the haters need to go hit them before making troll comments. They feel buttery soft like a Mizuno blade and are as forgiving as the Ping G series! Are they going to lower your handicap without more lessons and/or practice? No! Are they worth 3-5 times as much as other clubs? Depends, if you have to finance them the answer is another no. If you are the type of person that doesn’t even notice when their bank account drops by $3-5K then you should enjoy the best irons ever made!
  
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  - Norm
    
    Apr 22, 2017 at 12:17 am
    
    Enjoyment is the name of the game and if I could afford a full set of PGXs I would gladly pay for them. Perhaps a partial set of 3-5-7-9 irons and a wedge would suffice for me.
    
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  - Dennis
    
    Apr 22, 2017 at 2:15 pm
    
    One reply from you is enough. You spew BS out of our mouth with your slanted, immature opinions on more than one post. Grow up!
    
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    - ooffa
      
      Apr 24, 2017 at 12:33 pm
      
      The first sign of someone needing help is that they feel that those trying to help them are attacking them.
      
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  - Nocklaus
    
    May 7, 2017 at 9:02 pm
    
    Oh, give it up ! You are just complaining at everything being said here.
    
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- Gerald B.
  
  Apr 21, 2017 at 10:35 am
  
  Well played.
  
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And our members have been sharing their reactions in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

Mikey_HACKilroy: “That length cut costs you a fair amount in swing points. I’d posit the length mattered more than the weight because a 115g shaft isn’t going to actually add enough back after cutting an inch off. Does it mean 115 would ultimately work? Hard to say. Maybe try a 1/2″ cut and add 2g to the head to compensate assuming the 7i is 37″ long. Maybe that will feel better. It translates to the same ~D2 you’re swinging at with the 95g shafts (estimated based on common weight, but you can weigh your parts on your own obviously).”
Stuart_G: “Your process is good – keep at it and trust it.”

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