Titleist T100S review - 18 holes

[jgpl]

My quick review of the new Titleist T100S irons

Just some background:

Hcp 7.8

Driver swing speed 106-110mph and 7 iron 170 yards

Ball flight is high, generally with a lot of spin and this has always been a problem for me

C-Tapers work brilliant for me in irons, but I hate the look and feel of them

Strengths - Iron play and putting

Weakness - Poor driving and getting the ball into play consistently

Normal miss is a big, high pull

Previous Irons: Taylormade p750's with PX 6.0

New Irons: Titleist T100S with Nippon Modus 130 S-flex

I previously gamed several blades (and loved them) and in recent years the 714 and 716 AP2's. While the AP2's performed ok I hated the sole grind and I found they always "bounced" on firm/hard lie and the 8-PW were a little chunky

Visually the T100S is not far removed from the AP2, but down by the ball it appears a little smaller and they frame the ball very well. The stronger lofts are very noticeable, it you put the 8 iron being the ball it looks strong with very little offset, and not at all like an 8 irons if you are used to traditional lofts

They are long, I gained 8-10 yards per club with no loss in spin or stopping power, and the distances took a bit of getting used to

They did not feel hot or springy, the ball just flew off the club face

They were very consistent and distances reproducible.

Feel was good, exactly as expected, soft, but muted. They did not, however, feel as solid as a blade or my old TM P750's. You can definitely feel its a multi-material construction

The sole grind is good, and the biggest improvement over the AP2. I dropped a few balls onto hard lies and the head flew through them, absolutely no bounce.

I also dropped several balls in heavy lies, rough and a fairway divot - all came out excellent, the Titleist talk on the sole and pre-leading edge is accurateOverall Summary

Positives - Good solid irons, good distance gains, sole works well

Negatives - still very similar to the AP2 (this may be a positive for some though). Feel is a little disappointing and for me this was the biggest disappointment

Would I recommend them - Yes, but try the CB also, I am a little disappointed I did not go for them or a CB/MB mix

 

[DNice26]

Funny, I own these and have pretty differing thoughts on them.

Distance - I have not noticed the type of gains you have, so perhaps your previous sticks were ill fit? I find them to go as far as any other modern players club I've tested in recent years. Feel - I think they feel pretty solid. They let you know when you miss hit them and when you flush them, they feel fantastic. I agree, you can notice the lofts are stronger. I have C-Taper S+ in mine and decided to weaken the lofts one degree, as I wasn't spinning them quite as much as I'd like.