Cleveland CG 16 irons, first impression

[Willie Malay]

Coming out of KZG ZO forged irons I've had for about 10-12 years. I'm a ~5 handicap. So why the "game improvement" irons? Ah, why not?
I got the Black Pearl color. Very easy on the eyes.
- 4 iron is virtually impossible to mishit. I can't tell you the last time I hit my 4 iron in my other set because it was so hard to hit. Order a 3 iron?
- around the greens the extra material on the bottom of clubs is going to take some getting used to.
- they are light in weight. Going to play them and see if I can get used to it. If not I'll weight them some.
- good bite on approach shots especially on a fade.
- they are very workable much to my surprise.
- good feel for a cast cavity back for fairway shots. A little clunky around the green. Lack of weight right now is unnerving.
- clubs are marked one club strong. Basically I just hit the next club "down" for the yardage. Maybe a bit strong yet.

I have a very honest shop owner. He told me they'd be around $500(list price like $699). When they came in he said they had a price drop and charged me just $399(4-PW). He very easily could have pocketed the rest but did not. THIS is why I deal with local shops! Get to know your local guy and he might just work with you.

So far I am pleased with the clubs. The rest will work itself out as I get used to them. Hoping my short bump and runs come around quickly as that is where I make up a lot of strokes.

[DavidC]

I now play the Cleveland CG4 Tours and have been seriously looking at the CG 16s or CG 16 Tours.My last two sets of irons have been custom fitted so I hesitate to buy off the rack because I need additional length shafts.I was fitted earlier in 2012 for a set of CG Blacks at a Demo Day but I was very hesitant to drop the $800 or so dollars for a set of 7 clubs and then also have to buy additional wedges.I am still looking around and also looking at the Mizuno JPX 800 but I have never hit the Mizunos.

Cleveland has been my favorite clubs the last few years but I will not buy until I can hit the clubs I am interested in.Being a lefty it is hard to find demo clubs in stock and available to hit unless you run up on a demo day somewhere.

Thanks for your comments on the CG 16s as that is one of the sets I am interested in.

[aangel]

I have a CG16 3 iron I purchased earlier this summer from Edwin Watts Golf. I used it for one round.....I would like to sell it....let me know if you're interested..

[Willie Malay]

What shaft?

[aangel]

Traction 85 regular flex

[Pblock45]

man i do really like the cg 16 tours i hit them before buying them and loved them the only problem was a error on my part i got them in stiff when i should have gotten regular now i gotta swing outta my shoes to get it in the air i really wanna switch back to regular but dont know have any of you guys with the cg tours had the same problem or reccomend

[Willie Malay]

Update:

Liking them more and more every time out. Can play a low draw or controlled fade easily. Was under a tree branch yesterday and played a low punch draw into the green with a 7 iron. Dropped a slight fade from the PW to 3 inches on a 130 yard par 3. Who said GI irons aren't workable? :) . Really really like them.

[Pablo68]

I have the CG 14 Black Pearl SW & LW and love them.

At $400 for the full set, that seems fantastic.

[Pblock45]

yea i gotta say after taking a lesson with them and getting my swing worked on i can say these irons are cannons they feel incredibly solid when you hit the ball its almost effortless i swear with my old clubs i felt i had to put alot more into my swing again these are CANNONS! FORGET my previous post i had to relize it was some swing errors and WOW !

[Willie Malay]

Very surprised by them. Long(although that is relative and creates other problems). But the feel and workability was what sold me.