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I am looking at getting a new set of irons after 11 years with my trusted Taylor Made Tour Burner irons. After going through a few shops I have been hitting the Callaway X-Prototype irons and they are amazing, so solid and responsive and a fantastic ball flight, for the first time in a long while I had a smile on my face after hitting golf shots. These clubs can be ordered individually and my only concern is the long irons.

I play at a relatively short course and I give it a fair old crack so on maybe 12 of the 14 long holes (par 4 & 5's) I will not be hitting more than a wedge / 9 - iron under normal conditions for my approach shots. With this in mind I carry 4 wedges as that is the true scoring range for me. So this limits what i can carry at the long end. I am in the process of swapping my 5-wood / 3-iron combo for a hybrid leaving me thinking, should I go for the X-Prototype 4 and 5 irons, or get the more forgiving X-forged irons?

I need get back into playing regional tournaments which are played on longer courses where hitting 4 / 5 - irons into greens so I need to be competent with them.

Unfortunately the ranges around here only have 6-irons for demo clubs but i can tell the X-forged irons are that bit more forgiving. I guess if I go down that route the question would be am I going to see any difference in carry between the two, will I have a larger or smaller gap in carry between my 5 and 6 irons?

Thanks.

From the top:

R9 TP Driver Stiff 9.5deg
R9 TP 4-Wood Stiff 17deg
X-Forged Prototype 3-9 Stiff (rifle flighted) 48deg, 52deg, 56deg, 60deg CG12 Wedges Newport Longneck TeI3 One Black

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I am looking at getting a new set of irons after 11 years with my trusted Taylor Made Tour Burner irons. After going through a few shops I have been hitting the Callaway X-Prototype irons and they are amazing, so solid and responsive and a fantastic ball flight, for the first time in a long while I had a smile on my face after hitting golf shots. These clubs can be ordered individually and my only concern is the long irons.

I'm going combo set. 4i-7i X-Forged, 7i-PW X-Proto. Gonna swap between the 7iron based on what I want to look at. I think the X-Proto has a bit of an odd toe. Sits a little high. Anyway, I say mix'em up.

Callaway RazrFit Extreme 9.5 w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XHot Pro 15* 3Wood w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XTour 18* 2h w/S300
Callaway XHot Pro 4/5 irons w/S300
Callaway XForged III 5-PW irons w/S300
Callaway Forged 52*/58* Wedges
Odyssey 7 Versa 90
Callaway Hex Black Tour

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I'm going combo set. 4i-7i X-Forged, 7i-PW X-Proto. Gonna swap between the 7iron based on what I want to look at. I think the X-Proto has a bit of an odd toe. Sits a little high. Anyway, I say mix'em up.

Yeah I think I will go that way. As I said all I was able to hit was the 6-iron in both and I couldn't see any issues with the X-Prototype but I think the 4 and 5-irons may need that bit extra.

Interested with your comment about the toe, was that the style of club or more that where too upright? I guess it is a design feature.

From the top:

R9 TP Driver Stiff 9.5deg
R9 TP 4-Wood Stiff 17deg
X-Forged Prototype 3-9 Stiff (rifle flighted) 48deg, 52deg, 56deg, 60deg CG12 Wedges Newport Longneck TeI3 One Black

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I've been looking at these sticks, too, but I haven't had a chance to hit one yet. I thought they were a lot more expensive than most irons but when I actually checked, the price difference isn't all that much. All I know is they are gorgeous and everywhere I look I see glowing reviews...

One thing I am curious about is the exact offset they have. I know it's minimal, but is there anywhere I could find the exact figures? (It's not listed on Callaway's website.) Other irons I'm considering (Titleist 710 CBs and Mizuno MP 62s) have slightly more offset than I like. That's why right now Bridgestone J38 CBs are my top pick (or the X Protos).
Scott T

G5 9° V2 75 X / 909F2 15.5° V2 85 X / 909H 19° V2 100 X / MP-33 #3-PW X100 / X-Forged Chrome 54.15 60.10 X100 / FGP Black 34" / Penta TP

Handicap is a guess because I haven't established one yet.Best score so far is a 71 on a 6,509 yard 70.3/121 par 72 muni, during a glorious...
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