Advice on irons...again :(

[Dry Ink]

I purchased a set of Gigagolf GX922 irons last season, my previous set of irons being Tommy Armour 845s that had not aged so well, I expected a great difference in the two sets. I was right about them being different, just didn't anticipate what the differences would be.
First off, the clubs look great and the build quality seems fantastic for the money.
The downside for me has been how wide the sole is on these irons, they just feel too wide for my liking.
I have been researching another set of inexpensive irons, and today I stumbled upon the Acer XK irons.
I know these are not new, and I didn't just discover gold in the hills. I am wondering if anyone has had experience with these irons, or even the GX922 and the XKs.
Any insight would be appreciated.

[tws1098]

I would steer clear from brands like those purely from a re-sale perspective. I bought Pinemeadow irons the first go around and now they are collecting dust. There are good deals to be had on ebay.  I just bought my 09 Burner irons for $229 (they are still $400 in stores). Before that I had a set of Nike Pro Combo Tours I bought for $150. I have bought and sold a couple other sets, but you get the point. I would be patient and just watch ebay auctions that are about to go off and you may get a nice set for the same money you are putting into clubs that you will never get anything for.  Good luck, it sounds like you want to be looking into some old Titleist or Mizuno irons. Some of their older models can be had cheap and are better versions of the old 845s (although they were a solid iron).

[ronaldkuntoro]

I have Acer XK irons.   The heads kinda small for my taste.  Previously I used Snake eyes irons which have bigger heads.   The sole is narrower than most irons I know.  So they are kinda like Cavity Back but with players iron sole.   They perform pretty good on the course.  I improved my accuracy with these irons.   Distance wise, they are about the same with my previous irons.   I don't get any extra distance with Acer XK.

I bought them because they were listed in Golf Digest Hot list 2009.   And for the price, they are really affordable.

I hope it helps.