Any Thoughts/Experience Re: Tour Edge C522 Irons

[ScouseJohnny]

I'm currently playing with a set of old Tour Edge XCG3 irons (dating back to 2011). I'd probably hang on to them, but I bought them cheap with stiff steel shafts at the time.

Yeah, well, now I'm knocking on the door of 50 and all that goes along with that.

Price is a factor in all of this after a series of air conditioning disasters and some unpleasant business with failing GM brake calipers. Cheap is good.

These are on sale for $459, delivered, 4-PW with regular flex graphite shafts, and I was thinking about having a punt:

Tour Edge Hot Launch C522 Iron - Best Value

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The Competition Spec 522 irons are maximum distance and forgiveness irons in a traditional cavity back design. The Hot Launch C522 Irons are made...

Remember, I'm a modest 16 handicap! - but I do play to it. I guess I'm looking for something easier to hit, without going to true GI shovels.

I like the idea of still having a proper 4 iron, not a hybrid. For whatever reason, I still hit a 4 iron pretty well. My one concession to vanity.

Thanks for any advice, especially from those who may have hit one of these irons.

 

[ChetlovesMer]

I'm not sure what everyone here thinks, but I'm a fan of the Tour Edge C522's. Any of the Tour Edge C500's (the last two digits are just the year they came out) are great clubs. 

My golf league teammate bought two sets of the C522's last year for his sons, to get them into the game and I think they great clubs. I've owned a set myself in the past and been happy with them. My dad also used to have a set. 

They are basically one trick ponies. They hit it high and straight. But, honestly, they couldn't be any easier to hit. 

If you are looking to do shot shaping, these probably aren't for you. But if you want forgiveness, these are your clubs. 

BTW - I think if you look around you can beat that price. 
Try here for starters:
 

Tour Edge Golf Hot Launch C522 Iron (6 Iron Set) Graphite | RockBottomGolf.com

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Shop Tour Edge Golf Hot Launch C522 Iron (6 Iron Set) Graphite at Rock Bottom Golf for the guaranteed lowest prices on all golf iron sets from Tour Edge Golf.

 

[ScouseJohnny]

Thank you, @ChetlovesMer, for the useful and practical advice.

Right. I'll settle for high and straight and easy to hit.

Done deal. Thanks for the recommendation to Rock Bottom Golf (where my original XCG3s came from a dozen years ago!), but I specifically wanted 4 -PW. Turns out that in exchange for my Gmail address, Tour Edge gave me 15% off, so I got out the door for a hair over $400 including Virginia's usurious sales tax. I'll take that.

Looking forward to the big box arriving from UPS.

Thanks, Johnny.

Edited July 4, 2023 by ScouseJohnny

[GolfLug]

One of our cc members use these that I know of. He is a Tour Edge geek and have heard nothing but good things. He is in the 11-12 HCP range.

I have been using TE driver (C721) for last year and a half and recommend it highly. 

I think TE products are as good as any. Underated with a great price point. Have fun! 

[onthehunt526]

On 7/3/2023 at 10:08 PM, ScouseJohnny said:

Thank you, @ChetlovesMer, for the useful and practical advice.

Right. I'll settle for high and straight and easy to hit.

Done deal. Thanks for the recommendation to Rock Bottom Golf (where my original XCG3s came from a dozen years ago!), but I specifically wanted 4 -PW. Turns out that in exchange for my Gmail address, Tour Edge gave me 15% off, so I got out the door for a hair over $400 including Virginia's usurious sales tax. I'll take that.

Looking forward to the big box arriving from UPS.

Thanks, Johnny.

I was in the same boat. I was an Exotics geek. I played Tour Edge Exclusively from 2013-2020 when I switched to Srixon. After some dilutions of grandeur and going through both varieties of the 2019 and 2021 models of Srixon irons. I took inventory. Golf is Hard (R) why in the hell am I making it harder. So on a whim, I took a trip to Golf Galaxy. Looking for more forgiving irons. I ended up getting the E722 irons on Clearance. I traded in all my Srixon clubs. Sold my Z785 irons to a fellow member at the course.

 

Let me tell you something. The E722 irons are the most forgiving clubs I have ever played period. They might actually be too forgiving for me. I should probably be playing the C line. (I actually have worked friggin’ hard this year to improve). 
 

The only drawback I find is there is no 4 and 5 iron. I can’t even order them. So me who hates hybrids has to suck it up and play hybrids. Though I play the C722 model for my hybrids.

I have not tried the Hot Launch versions of the irons. (i.e. the C500 and E500 models), I’ve been toying with it. Especially if I can find a C521 or C522 set relatively cheap.

Good luck with them and let us know how it goes.