{"id":21,"date":"2004-09-03T07:30:04","date_gmt":"2004-09-03T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/uncategorized\/wilson_deep_red_irons\/"},"modified":"2004-09-03T07:30:04","modified_gmt":"2004-09-03T12:30:04","slug":"wilson_deep_red_irons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/clubs\/wilson_deep_red_irons","title":{"rendered":"Wilson Deep Red Irons"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"deep-red-irons-set.jpg\"Executive Summary: the Wilson Deep Red Irons<\/a> are an excellet set of irons for a mid to high handicapper.<\/p>\n

About the Purchase<\/strong>
\nUnlike Erik<\/a>, I’m happy to report exactly where I purchased my set of Deep Red irons. I purchased the 2003 Deep Red Irons from rockbottomgolf.com<\/a>, over eBay. They have a direct sales site, and if you feel like gambling, you can try their auctions. I opted for the latter choice, and ended up saving almost $100 in the process. If you’re in the market for a club or set and don’t mind older clubs, give them a shot.<\/p>\n

Look and Feel<\/strong>
\nThese clubs are aggressive, and a great deal of that bold aggressiveness comes from Wilson’s Fat Shafts. Instead of the standard hosel width, the Deep Reds have a nearly half-inch hosel which slams right into the head of the club. Most people don’t know Wilson for their golf clubs, but standing next to a guy with “normal” irons, you definitely get some glances.
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\nThe Deep Reds also benefit from a “fluid feel” insert. It’s basically a urethane-filled section of the cavity that dampens the sting you get on off-center and mishits. For the frequent off-center and mishitter (is that a word?) this translates into a set of irons that feels softer but still transmits enough of the impact feeling to help you learn. More on that later.<\/p>\n

\"deep-red-over-the-club.jpg\"Playing with the Clubs<\/strong>
\nIt took me a few rounds to get used to these clubs – I chalk most of that transistion up to the fact that I switched from steel to graphite shafts. Once I got used to the clubs, though…<\/p>\n

Two things about the marketing hype Wilson sells with these clubs: your mileage may vary, but I suspect that if it does it’s because you’re a much better golfer than I am. Between the Fat Shafts and the oversize heads, I noticed the effect of the Fat Shaft hype immediately.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, my shots were straighter and more consistent than previously possible with my older clubs. On a whim, I borrowed my father-in-laws old DDH irons (also graphite shafted) and took those to the range for comparison. There was no comparison. The Fat Shafts worked as advertised: the clubhead twisted less, and the clubface was more square at impact. If you know much about golf, I think you can guess the result…<\/p>\n

Distance. The most plesant surprise was my increased distance across the entire set of clubs. From 3I to PW, I have added about one to two clubs to my game. Where I would hit a five or six iron, I’m pulling out a seven iron without thinking, and mulling over hitting it long. Just last weekend, I was hitting my seven iron over 150 yards, and flying greens that I would struggle hitting with a seven just three months ago. As I get more comfortable with them, the Deep Red irons are only helping my game more.<\/p>\n

On top of that, the straighter shots and increased distance have done something else for my game: increased my confidence. I won’t go into a long spiel about increased confidence here, but I will say that instead of second-guessing myself and my ability to hit the ball on-target and distance, I’m pulling out my clubs and going for the green more often. The results are better, but more importantly I’m enjoying the game more.<\/p>\n

With straighter, longer shots and increased confidence in just about any long to mid iron situation, what’s the downside?<\/p>\n

Not for the Advanced Golfer<\/strong>
\nHere’s where I start projecting into the future, when my golf game resembles that of some of my office mates – low handicapper who can shape my shot to fit a situation.<\/p>\n

\"deep-red-shaft.jpg\"With the Deep Red irons, I think there is a serious issue for low handicappers. The Fat Shaft does too good a job keeping the clubhead square and the shot straight, and the urethane insert dampens too much of the feel of the shot.<\/p>\n

I’ve let several lower handicap players use my clubs (one guy was a 2, the other a scratch golfer) and both complained about the lack of feel and their inability to shape a shot. When they’d want to hit a fade or a draw, instead of the shot they wanted they’d end up with a shot only slightly off the center. For golfers used to being able to have that level of flexibility, this is apparently very frustrating.<\/p>\n

(If I ever get that good, I’ll let you know what I think, okay?)<\/p>\n

One other sign that the Fat Shaft is too good at doing its job and frustrating for low-handicappers? This year is the first year Wilson has produced a Deep Red iron model without the Fat Shafts – this year’s Deep Red II Tour irons feature your choice of steel or graphite shafts with a standard hosel. Apparently, Padraig Harrington’s been playing with regular-shafted Deep Reds for a couple of years, and Wilson finally listened to their most visible pro.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong>
\nAll in all, I’m extremely pleased with my purchase. For mid- to high-handicappers looking for a set of extremely forgiving irons to help their game, I can’t recommend the Fat Shafts enough. Wilson offers the new Deep Red II’s, as well as the more affordable Fat Shaft-branded clubs. These latter include an iron set with two hybrid clubs, so if that’s your thing, take a look at them.<\/p>\n

Specifically, I would highly recommend the Deep Red irons if you can find them. At $299 for a complete iron set with this much forgiveness, you’d really have a hard time going wrong; they’re a confidence building set, but cheap enough to replace when you finally outpace them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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