Our annual R&D Day is held when we have access to the new and upcoming models and prototypes for the following season. We invite 20 or so of our our customers with varying handicaps and have them test the new equipment. We test for overall looks, feel, sound and performance to try to better predict upcoming trends. Below we will post some of the results and numbers for your perusal. please feel free to Email us your questions or comments.
Tester - Link H: 18 Hcp.
Callaway Diablo Edge Iron: (5 Iron, Steel Shaft)
Looks: Liked the clean look of the iron
Feel: Fell was great, weight at the bottom of the wider sole made him feel like he was staying down through the ball
Cobra SZ Iron: (6 Iron, Graphite Shaft)
Looks: Liked the look of the iron, looks nice and clean
Feel: Solid, weight distribution was good, club felt balanced
Adams A7 OS Iron: (6 Iron Hybrid, Graphite Shaft)
Looks: Not bad, did not like the bigger look
Feel: Very good feel with good results, overall weight felt lighter
TaylorMade R9 Iron: (6 Iron, Steel Shaft)
Feel: Really nice feel, very solid
Looks: Very clean and sleek, thin top line liked that
Not as consistent, not as forgiving
5. Ping G15 Iron: (7 Iron, Steel Shaft)
Looks: Liked the look a lot, the finish on the iron was real nice
Feel: Great, best of bunch w/ Callaway
Nice high ball flight w/ good distance
Conclusion:
The Callaway iron and the Ping iron were Links personal favorites. From the launch monitor results the Callaway and the Ping were great. Link also got some great results out of the Adams iron which he did not really like the look of but liked the feel.
