Hit the new TM 790 and Ping G700 irons today

[Typhoon92]

Killing some time today and wanted to try these 2 irons.  Since everything seems to be more of the same, I really wanted to see what was up with hollow body and foam filled  offerings.  Both were 7 irons with the DG105 shafts.  I currently play the Ping i-e1 with a Modus 105 so I figured it'd be great hitting the same weight shaft as my own irons.

Yeah...no.  

Taylormade was ok.  Looked good at address, top line and head size reminded me of the TM CB irons.  Ball flight was just what I expected for a 7 iron...not high, not low.  Sound...clicks a bit.  I hate now they say forged on them...because that is not a forged feel when it's not one solid piece.  Didn't care for the shaft...I don't know why.

Ping was worse.  Blade was long looking at address with a bit more offset than the TM but not bad at all.  Ball flight was so high that I didn't see the first 2 I hit.  Not in the "window " I was looking in.  Stupid high. Also a lot of high and rights...really hated the whole package.  Again...really disliked the shaft.

Just for the heck of it I went in and grabbed a TM 770 7 iron with. KBS 120.  Like night and day with what I was just hitting.  Lovely feel, everything either straight or a tiny draw like I wanted.  Effortless...now you would think the SGI irons would be no brainers but  it was the opposite.  I'm thinking maybe head weight is different with the SGI heads because my own Pings with a 105 gram shaft feel fine...then again...it's a Modus3.

I Was hoping the Ping and TM would shine but not for me.

[allenc]

35 minutes ago, Typhoon92 said:

Just for the heck of it I went in and grabbed a TM 770 7 iron with. KBS 120.  Like night and day with what I was just hitting.  Lovely feel, everything either straight or a tiny draw like I wanted.  Effortless

About a year ago I grabbed a demo 770 at Golf Galaxy in a hitting bay.  It’s under the radar but I completely agree, it looked fantastic, felt fantastic, and I hit it fantastic.  I’m pretty sure it’s my favorite iron I’ve demoed in the last year or more.  I did buy a new set of irons a little less than a year ago and for some reason it wasn’t these.  I’m not sure what I was thinking.

[Typhoon92]

Slumming today and was at Golfers Warehouse.  They had the G700 with the AWT 2.0 shaft and although I was only hitting inside without a launch monitor I could tell it felt much better than the Taylormade.  Ball really jumped.  Blade length like I said is long but after initially picking it up, I never noticed it again.

The Taylormade they had still had the dg105 so I didn't bother with it.