The irons, which appear to possibly be replacements for the company’s AP1 and AP3 (The T100’s look closer to the AP2 model) are being shown to tour staff as part of the company’s tour seeding and validating process.
To boost distance, the company again uses its hallmark “power holes” in the sole, with two rows of the urethane-filled openings in the sole up through the 8-iron.
The new Ping i210 (the compact, cavity back players iron) and i500 (a fast-faced players distance iron) reveal that iron technology for today’s better players adroitly balances two pressing characteristics: precision and power.
The key to distance, even in an iron, is to make the ball go fast. Thin faces bend or flex at impact so the ball flies faster, higher and with less spin. However, the kind of distance you want is consistent distance, not just the isolated shot that goes farther. Here are five new models that might give you both.
COBRA Golf released its first set of Oversized irons in 1994 and they quickly became the game’s best-selling irons from 1995-1996. Now, the new and improved KING Oversized irons are once again poised to be game-changers.
World-renowned golf instructor Hank Haney has a few simple swing tips that will have you hitting your irons longer and more consistently, courtesy of Callaway Golf: