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I finally received my new Irons from Golf Galaxy, after having them fitted and then shipped. I also have not seen much discussion of these irons here, and figured I would give my say on them after a few hours out on the range - looking forward to many of these with my new bag.

Just to give you a background of my golf game:
I have been playing Golf since I was 7, I am now 22. I took a long break at age 14 - other sports in High School and College were more important to me, I should have stuck with golf though, I was better when I was 14 than I am now. I started up again in June after graduating. My old clubs were handed down by my dad, Tommy Armour 847s, Titleist J903 (I think) driver, Big Bertha 3W (from like 94).
When I was looking at other clubs, I enjoyed hitting the Ping G10s, Callaway X22s (man these were awesome too), and Taylor Made Burners.
Back the the Nike Victory Red Full Cavities:
These clubs were the softest feeling club I hit off the turf at Golf Galaxy. Everything feels like I hit it on the sweet spot, and the height and distance appeared as such. I was not hitting these far as the X22s, but my slice appeared less with these. After waiting what seemed like forever, I finally got them today and went straight to the range. My first impression, after hitting the 7 Iron was, "crap, these things pop em straight up." So I shifted my feet/stance around a couple of inches and felt more comfortable. Because they were new, I could tell where I hit each ball on the head. One thing I noticed was that even when I missed the sweet spot, the shot was not as affected as much as with my old clubs. I am sure this obvious as my old ones were technologically out of date, but I am still happy with the result. The two clubs that I enjoyed hitting the most were by far the 4i and PW. On some of the 4i shots I just sat there in awe, thinking - "wow, I just did that." The PW was also easy to control - I feel very comfortable with my shots 120-100 with these. The Nike VR Full Cavity look and feel great at the approach, and the contact, as mentioned; they also feel and sound phenomenal.
For someone looking at new clubs and might have liked some of the others I mentioned, I would highly recommend these. For $509 I got a 4-PW at Golf Galaxy (there is a coupon for $100 off until August 31), so not too pricy I guess. I am very happy with these irons and am looking forward to the ups and downs we all experience with our clubs on the course.
I am sorry if this is not very informative, but I am sure I will learn more as I become more comfortable with them.
Driver - Sumo 5900 (9.5°) S
3W - 909 F2 (15.5°) X
Hybrid - 4DX Ironwood 3 (20°) S
Irons: 4-PW - Victory Reds Full Cavity S
Wedge - CG14 (56°)Putter - Red X5 35"Ball - e6+Scores with New Bag:95, 83, 86

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Congrats on the new sticks!!!!!

In my Nike SasQuatch Staff Bag:
Driver: Callaway FT-IQ 9.5 Stiff
Irons: Ping G5 4-P
Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 56*, Cleveland bent to 49*
Putter: Scotty Cameron California Monterey
Ball: Srizon Z-Star Yellow
Range: SkyCaddie 2.5


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