Today’s golf irons run the gamut from forged blades and multi-material game-improvement designs to entire sets of hollow-body hybrids.
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Today’s irons run the gamut from forged blades and multi-material game-improvement designs to entire sets of hollow-body hybrids
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By Staff
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 Iron design has been evolving since the earliest days of golf. Though
crude and often unwieldy, the first primitive tools quickly proved to
be indispensable in situations where accuracy was the primary goal. In
the modern era, the iron has become the staple of the set, and
accordingly, iron designs are now better than ever. Of course,
muscleback blades are still around for the most accomplished players,
with some that actually incorporate advanced technologies to make them
more player-friendly than your father’s VIPs or Goosenecks.
Game-improvement designs, which now dominate the iron market, feature
multi-material, perimeter-weighted designs that allow all types of
players to hit towering approach shots from all types of lies. And
what’s left in between? Combo sets, which meld the best of shotmaking
in short irons, and extreme forgiveness in the shape of a hybrid as a
long-iron replacement. So you ask, have we come a long way since the
early days of raw iron and hickory shafts? You bet we have. |
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If you’ve been delaying your purchase of new irons, we have but five words: "What are you waiting for?"
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By Staff
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We here at Golf Tips like drivers and, of course, spend hours in the
office rolling balls down the hall with the industry’s newest putters.
But nothing beats the thrill of poring over the latest pool of irons on
our annual pilgrimage to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. To us,
irons are mind-boggling. They’re easily the most sophisticated items in
sport (auto racing aside). Just getting our heads around the technology
to hopefully explain what they’re meant to do in the pages of this
magazine is sometimes a daunting task. But that’s half the fun.
Realizing the extent of a thickness variable in the toe region of the
face and its effect on center of gravity and moment of inertia is about
as mentally rewarding as solving the New York Times Sunday crossword in
a single cup of coffee. In other words, we like it.
Over the next several pages, you’re going to learn some amazing things
about iron design and the new products that have taken shape via this
ingenuity. With that knowledge, you’ll be better prepared to make more
informed purchasing decisions and find the exact set of irons that will
both augment and stimulate your game. And now’s the time—irons have
never, ever been as good as our top picks for 2006.
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