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I love the TM r7 TP irons, but I never pulled the trigger to buy them. They are now getting harder and harder to find new, I am debating on getting them. Does anyone have them and if so, what do you think of them? I hit midsize Taylor Made 320 series now. I looked at the Tour Burners, but those were actually a little bigger than mine now.

At being around a 7 right now, I am not too sure I am good enough to start looking at blades, so thats why I m thinking the TPs.

In my r7 bag:

Driver:r7 460
3 wood:r7
hybrid:burnerirons:320 serieswedges:TP Rac Z 56*, 60*putter:Circa 62 #3balls:prov1x


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I bought these after a three months of playing and I do not know my handicap exactly, but I shoot High 70's or low 80's depending on the course. I have been playing for a year now and I love these clubs. They feel perfect on contact, I just changed the grips to golf pride and I have great consistency with them. They look and feel amazing. They are the best part of my game. I know this wasn't that great of a review, but i would recommend them to other fellow golfers.
Driver Taylormade r9 supertri *9.5
Hybrid Taylormade rescue burner 19 degree
Irons 2008 taylormade TP
Wedges Taylormade rac TP 52, 56, 60
Putter Scotty Cameron Newport 2.0 Studio StyleBall Bridgestone e6

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I switched to the TM r7 TP irons (3-PW) replacing Mizuno MP-60 (5-PW plus 2 Cleveland hybrids) last spring and these are BY FAR the best irons I have ever played. While my set far from retail (Kenny Perry prototype TP with increased offset - and, yes, he is still playing the r7, not the r7 TP - THAT'S why I could get them!), these are extremely forgiving and have a very tight dispersion both laterally and in distance.

IMHO, as for "looking at blades" - virtually NO ONE on any tour plays blades, so why should you??? Even the tour blades are disguised cavity backs. There is no shame in hitting more greens and lowering your score by using players type non-blades. If you plan to use blades, then go back to wound balata balls too! Both are yesterday's technology.

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