Titleist AP1s?

[adamdaassassin]

Hi. I have a set of Taylormade R7 CGB Max clone irons. Now, I'm not the most consistent golfer, although I can usually strike the ball pretty well, or terribly good either. (Handicap is probably in the 20s.) Anyway, I was wondering if I would be good enough to play the AP1s. I have been reading up on them, and have read that they are "forgiving, but still have a lot of feel." What does the concept of feel mean? That they are workable? I haven't had a chance to try them, because I live in a small town, and we don't have any golf stores here. Might go out just for that. Anyway, thanks in advance.

[kurisu]

"Feel" is what impact feels in your hands/arms and how it sounds.
You cannot really shape a shot like you can with a blade, but they do allow trajectory control to a certain extent. But that also depends a lot on what shaft you get.
They are the most forgiving Titleist irons made. I certainly know I love mine.

[rssgolf]

I just got my AP1's and I love them I went from a super game improvement iron (wilson fat shaft deep reds) to these. I like the balance and it is just a better feel for me when I swing the club. As far as being good enough to play them, I am a 22 handicap and I haven't had any issues with beign good enough to play these irons. The biggest thing is to get clubs that you have confidence with when you stand over the ball.

[tfauss]

  rssgolf said:

I just got my AP1's and I love them I went from a super game improvement iron (wilson fat shaft deep reds) to these. I like the balance and it is just a better feel for me when I swing the club. As far as being good enough to play them, I am a 22 handicap and I haven't had any issues with beign good enough to play these irons. The biggest thing is to get clubs that you have confidence with when you stand over the ball.

I just got my ap1s a week ago and i agree with this completely. I went from a super game improvement iron to these, and they were just perfect.

[1par2win]

I have the '08 version and although I do like them I wouldn't say they have a lot of feel to them. Muted would be the way I would describe the feeling. You can tell when you strike one solid but normally I have to look at the club face to see the impact mark. I have hit the 710 version and in my opinion there was not much of a difference between the two versions. Just my opinion. But it is a solid club so I don't think you can go wrong.

One question I have for those that have the GW is what is your opinion of the GW? I have had this club in the bag for over a year now and it's taking me a while to get comfortable with it. I seem to have some trouble dialing in the distance with this club and I have not had this issue with any of the other clubs in the set. I'm giving it through the rest of the season to see if the light goes off but I may go back to my older Vokey 52* wedge that seemed to give me a more consistant result.

[Crey23]

I can't really compare to other clubs, as I have only tested them in bays, never on the course....with that said, I love my AP1's. I got a great deal from a relative...$200 for a 6mo old set ('08), with the graphite shafts. I have been playing since Jan last year, and when I got started, some of the Pros that I talked to in Golf galaxy told me to sell them that they were too much club for me....I didn't buy the reason, and kept them. I'm glad I did! I think these are great for any "serious" player. By that I mean, being serious about playing and improving. I am currently a 30.5 HC, but I have been as low as 26 last year when I was playing 2 to 3 x a month, now is more like 1 a month if I'm lucky!

These clubs are very forgiving and certainly allow for playability...you may not get the same response as MB but I don't think you will get that from any CB iron. These are great clubs, If you want to play with something that will be with you for a while, as I suspect my AP1's will at least accompany me until I drop to low teens of single digit HC.

[ohiolefty]

Best GI irons in the market. Period.