Golf World UK - August 2017

EQUIPMENT

HOW THE THREE IRONS COMPARED

Aesthetic

appeal

Forgiveness

and accuracy

Playability

and feel

Player

profiles

Final

verdict

WILSON FG

TOUR V6

The glossy chrome finish

makes this look like a

‘players’ iron. There is

offset here, but it’s

minimal and hardly

affects the look at

If distance was a primar

then the V6s were hard to beat,

but this might come at the cost

of some accuracy. Lower spin

can lessen control.

This set has a little

more offset built in

making it easier to

square up the club

at impact.

at a grand is too

much for seven irons but you

still want a player rated

product that delivers tour

performance.

Doesn’t get the

recognition it deserves.

A top quality tour iron

that felt great and

showed good

numbers for distance

and dispersion.

TAYLORMADE

P770

TM products are

never bland. Flash

logos and go-faster

stripes give this a

feel of technology

backed performance.

marks for feel and

forgiveness. A thicker top line

makes it look easier to hit.

The iron had a distance story

too that we didn’t expect.

The consensus pointed to the

P770 as top dog for versatility

and feel. Working the ball with

fades and draws was easy for

the accomplished player.

Big price for a big ego. Can

you handle it? Perfect for a

hard hitter needing a tad of

forgiveness. Aspirational

club for mid to low

handicappers and pros alike.

This could be a

big moment for

TM. Finally an

iron that delivers

on all counts and

places them back

on the front line

in the iron market.

An at-a-glance comparison of the three better player irons we put to the test at the Belfry.

MIZUNO

JPX900 TOUR

Perhaps the classiest looking

of the three in terms of clean

cut design with bevelled

edges and a slightly darker

satin finish.

Hard to choose between this

and the P770, although the

longer irons needed to be

swept away and you’d have

to say were less forgiving.

Feels just fabulous

out of the middle,

but you do need to

be quite precise.

It’s not a big head

so harder to shape

shots for the less

consistent striker.

It’s the nearest the JPX range

has ever been to a genuine

blade. Consequently, it works

best in the hands of a proper

ball-striker.

Aimed at the purist and

connoisseur. A blade lover who

wants that bit of extra help.

Helps the higher launcher keep

things under control.