When i went in to a golf town i tried out the taylormade r7 and the taylormade r7 forged irons. A forged iron is a hell of a lot harder to hit. I am not the best player in the world so i had to work harder to get crisp, clean contact with the ball all the time. I did not hit the ball as far with the forged clubs. A cast club is a lot easier to hit than a forged club. In the August 2007 issue of Golf Digest they did a what's in my bag segment with Paul Casey and he said, "I like the classic look of these Nike Forged Blades. You can't beat the feedback of a blade, but if i didn't play so much i wouldn't use them."