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mrgilmore Well Established Member

mrgilmore

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I've been looking for a new iron set for a while now and i've narrowed it down to 3 sets that i would like to buy but im struggling to decide which ones so i thought id see what you guys thought.

1. Taylormade r7 CGB Max Steel 3-Pw
2. Titliest AP1 4-PW
3. Titliest AP2 4-PW

Does anyone use these sets? And what do u think of them?

Whats in my bag:

Burner HT 13* Reax Regular Shaft
R7 19* Reax Regular Shaft
AP1's 4-PW Project X 5.5 Shafts Vokey Spin Milled 60.08 56.10 Rossa Siena 4 Pro V1"Gold jacket, green jacket, who gives a s**t"


Akers Well Established Member

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I've been looking for a new iron set for a while now and i've narrowed it down to 3 sets that i would like to buy but im struggling to decide which ones so i thought id see what you guys thought.

For your handicap the AP2's would be best.


mjgraniero Established Member

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MR- I've had the AP2's for a week now and have been thoroughly impressed. AP1's are nice and I haven't demo'd the TM so can't comment on its feel or playability. One thing I can say is the AP2 are a different iron from the AP1 and TM. It's more of a players iron (smaller head and sweetspot, less offset, forged, etc). Given your handicap index you should have no problems with the AP2 and will probably like the playability you'll get with them. The TM is more of a max game improvement iron. Keep in mind while they are easier to hit the feeling is muffled and you'll have less workability. Good luck in your search.

In my BagBoy Clip-Lok bag:

Driver: Titleist 909 D2
3 Wood: Callaway X tour (alternates with 2H hybrid depending on the course)
Hybrid: Titleist 909H 21 degreeIrons: Titleist AP2 4-PW, PX 5.5 flighted shaftWedges: Titleist Spin Milled 52 degree, Taylor Made Rac Black TP 56 and 60 deg.Putter:...


michaeljames92 Great Member

michaeljames92

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The cgb max are super game improvement aren't they?

Driver: Taylormade R11 set to 8*
3 Wood: R9 15* Motore Stiff
Hybrid: 19° 909 H Voodoo
Irons: 4-PW AP2 Project X 5.5
52*, 60* Vokey SM Chrome

Putter: Odyssey XG #7

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


Laxplayer201092 Great Member

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Check out the r7 tp's..

Great irons, they give you enough feedback totell you where you hit it, but they can still bail you out on mishits, if your just off, your still on the green, maybe not hwere you want to be, but on the green.

|Callaway FT-9 Tour Neutral 9.5 Diamana BlueBoard| TaylorMade TourLaunch 14.5 Matrix Ozik F7M2 X| Adams Idea Pro 20 Matrix Ozik Altus X| Mizuno MP-32 4-PW TTDG S300|Titleist Vokey 50| Tour Issue Titleist Black Ni Vokey SM 54|Callaway X Forged 62 || Kirk Currie Brazos| Callaway Tour IX/...


polodinks Dedicated Member

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i use the titleist ap1's and absolutely love them...... for your handicap look at the ap2's....... they are awesome and you wont be disappointed

In My: Black Titleist sc75 Bag
Driver:  G20 10*

Irons: Soon To Be Titleist 712 CB/MB Combos 
Wedge: 60* Spin Milled Oilcan

Putter: Circa 62 Model 1Putter #2 Vintage Pal

Ball:  E6


Dub Great Member

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Being away from golf for the last few years has left me in the dark about the new stuff out there. It's been a fun education as to what has developed with golf clubs, shafts and grips.

I've mainly been focused on drivers...woods....hybrids as that's what I'm wanting to replace. In and out of various golf shops....looking a woods...hitting woods....demo hitting drivers at the ranges....etc, etc, etc.

I've had blinders on as it comes to irons....due to the fact that the golfing budget is limited and my irons are working fine for me right now. Let me emphasize....I've purposely avoid even glancing at irons or wedges....purposely. Got it?

Now I say all that to say this....my son and I were rained out of a tee time last week and spent the time in a golf shop playing around with different stuff. I made the ultimate.....prime mistake of looking at irons......what a stupid mistake on my part!!!!!!!

Going down the racks....looking at this set.....looking at that set....ho....hum.....neat.....ugly.....too radical......not forgiving......too much offset.....etc, etc. And so it went. I walked up to the Titleist section and almost passed because at first glance they looked like nothing short of players clubs. They appeared to be the nice shiny versions of "clubs my chump game will never aspire to".

Out of nowhere this divine little blonde haired young beauty of woman appeared. She was smiling at my young son and laughing at his normal nine year old antics. She said, "Are we looking at clubs for him or you?". I told her that neither was the case, I was just admiring clubs that I'd never be able to hit well. She said to look hard at the AP1's....that they were what her boyfriend was playing...then she whispered in a conspiritorial tone, "And he's not that good" as she walked off laughing.

I see now that this angelic creature was sent down at that exact moment to put me on the right path. I reached up and grasped the plastic wrapped grip of and AP1 six iron and pulled it off the display. I believe I heard a low rumble as if the earth shifted beneath the store. Holding the club at address and my confidence was growing....every waggle sounded like Luke Skywalker's light saber being waved. I wanted nothing more than to drop a ball and hit it flush down the aisle and over the sales counter. It'd be a high draw.....and the shape of it started to etch into my minds eye.....I could see the shot.


I was pulled our of my blissful state by my son's persistant urging to move on. He was tugging at my sleeve and pointing over to the oversized wacky driver head covers that he wanted to show me. I reluctantly put the club back and made myself a promise.......I will be giving these a go at some point in the future.


The AP1s are top on my list for irons to try when my gofing budget allows. If I were a single digit or showing signs of getting there....then I'd look a bit harder at the AP2s as well.

Good luck.....if I had your game.....AP2s would be really calling me!!!

909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
Studio Select Newport 2 Mid SlantGrips: PING cords & Golf Pride New Decade Multi-Coumpound Bag: C-130...

Ping Guy Newbie

Ping Guy

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Don't sell PING G10's or i10's short. May as well try everything before you fork over a lot of cash.

G10 irons 4-SW

Rapture 5 wood

Rapture 21° hybrid Marxman


bruce Dedicated Member

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Go for the ap's,the cgb's wouldn't benefit you at your handicap bar you want to hit straight high shots all the time!

aeroburner tp 10.5 stiff
superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter


mrgilmore Well Established Member

mrgilmore

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yeah im strongly leaning towards the ap1's because in the reviews i've been reading there more forgiving than ap2's and there sorta out of my budget anyways!

Im gonna look around on ebay now and with a bit of luck hopefully ill be able to find a good set of ap1's that can be shipped to australia.

Whats in my bag:

Burner HT 13* Reax Regular Shaft
R7 19* Reax Regular Shaft
AP1's 4-PW Project X 5.5 Shafts Vokey Spin Milled 60.08 56.10 Rossa Siena 4 Pro V1"Gold jacket, green jacket, who gives a s**t"


mrgilmore Well Established Member

mrgilmore

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Just bought the ap1's on ebay. Be here in 6-10 days. Cant wait!

Whats in my bag:

Burner HT 13* Reax Regular Shaft
R7 19* Reax Regular Shaft
AP1's 4-PW Project X 5.5 Shafts Vokey Spin Milled 60.08 56.10 Rossa Siena 4 Pro V1"Gold jacket, green jacket, who gives a s**t"


m11 Well Established Member

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Check out the r7 tp's..

I love my Taylormade r7 TP's. You dont need to be an amazing ball striker to hit them either. Certainly forgiving, but they still have the feel of players irons with the minimal offset and thin top line.

TMX Carry Bag
Tour Burner 9.5*
Burner 3W 15*
Burner Rescue Hybrid 19*
r7 TP 4i-SW Dynamic Gold S300s 60* CG-14 Circa 62 #2 & Studio Stainless Newport 2 Pro V1x


polodinks Dedicated Member

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Just bought the ap1's on ebay. Be here in 6-10 days. Cant wait!

congrats what shafts did you get?...... you wont be dissapointed

In My: Black Titleist sc75 Bag
Driver:  G20 10*

Irons: Soon To Be Titleist 712 CB/MB Combos 
Wedge: 60* Spin Milled Oilcan

Putter: Circa 62 Model 1Putter #2 Vintage Pal

Ball:  E6


Dent Great Member

Dent

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I reccomend the ping S58's
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16

mrgilmore Well Established Member

mrgilmore

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congrats what shafts did you get?...... you wont be dissapointed

Project X 5.5

how much are the ap1/ap2?

I live in australia so there getting shipped over from new york somewhere, I got mine for $700 Australian, which was $650 american and it was $70 postage to get them over here.

Considering i went to drummond golf which is a golf store in Australia and saw them on display for 150 per iron which worked out to be over $1000 i thought i got a pretty good deal AP2's are like $1100 and thereabouts

Whats in my bag:

Burner HT 13* Reax Regular Shaft
R7 19* Reax Regular Shaft
AP1's 4-PW Project X 5.5 Shafts Vokey Spin Milled 60.08 56.10 Rossa Siena 4 Pro V1"Gold jacket, green jacket, who gives a s**t"


polodinks Dedicated Member

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you paid ok for them i paid $599 without tax at edwin watts with dynamic gold stiff shafts....... the project x's would have came out more......you paid good man enjoy them and let us know how you like them

In My: Black Titleist sc75 Bag
Driver:  G20 10*

Irons: Soon To Be Titleist 712 CB/MB Combos 
Wedge: 60* Spin Milled Oilcan

Putter: Circa 62 Model 1Putter #2 Vintage Pal

Ball:  E6


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