Individual Golf club irons reviews

Although the Ben Hogan name is normally associated with forged, carbon-steel blades, the company has made a strong move toward becoming a player in the game-improvement arena with the new BH-5. The first fully cast, stainless-steel iron in the Ben Hogan line, the BH-5 features extreme perimeter weighting and a sizable back-cavity for maximum forgiveness and playability. A relatively wide sole with plenty of bounce adds versatility and further enhances forgiveness for those with steeper swings.

Aimed at players who need extra help with their ball striking and control. TaylorMade lexicon, the letters TP stand for Tour Preferred, which is definitely an appropriate name for the latest rac irons. Featuring the look and size of a traditional forged blade, the rac TPs are anything but old-fashioned, as they feature the company's rac technology, which effectively redirects impact vibration to strategic areas of the club-head to create a unique, enhanced feel. Other features of the rac TP include a perimeter-weighted cavity for increased MDI and a muscular cavity pad for increased workability. The coin-forging process used to make the rac not only with great looks, but makes the irons significantly more consistent than traditional forgings.

Callaway Irons - forgiveness and performance is never an easy task, but Callaway succeeded with the new X-18 irons. Sporting a more rounded and thinner topline than its predecessor (the X-17), the X-18 has amplified the company's Notch Weighting for accentuated perimeter weighting and a larger sweet spot. Combining the Notch Weighting with a 360-degree undercut channel also gives the X-18 a low CG for a progressively higher ball flight in the long irons and a more controlled ball flight in the mid- and short irons. Callaway also offers the X-18 Pro Series, which features a smaller head, less offset and a thinner sole for golfers who prefer a higher CG. There's a total of seven new combinations in the innovative new Inertia iron series. The 3100 I/H set features an undercut design that pushes weight low and back for a deep, low CG and a high MOI. The result is a super-sized Sweet Zone and high launch for improved distance and forgiveness. The 3400 I/XH Series features a transition design, which morphs from a hollow-back (3-to 7-irons) to a cavity-back design (8-iron to UW).

There are senior and women's options as well, with an assortment of shafts and launch angles for the ultimate in fine-tuning. Last, the Inertia 2300 I/M Series is available for better players who prefer a sleeker, more muscular club head design.

Dunlop's product line has expanded from putters into the iron market in 2005. The Redneck irons are made of 304 steel, plated with a firm chrome layer for a soft feel, but with the spin and consistency garnered from a harder metal. The 5-PW each features a large undercut cavity, which moves weight to the perimeter of the face as well as away from it. When this is done, the CG dips lower and deeper, resulting in a higher trajectory and a larger sweet spot. It also stabilizes the club on strikes near the heel and toe. The 3- and 4-irons actually are hybrid clubs, designed with an even lower and rearward CG for enhanced distance, forgiveness and trajectory.