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RIGHT NOW, six lucky GolfWRX Members are at TaylorMade HQ in Carlsbad, California, for the TaylorMade Forged Experience. The all-inclusive trip has them testing TaylorMade’s new P-700 series irons, including the yet-to-be-released P-790 irons that debut a new construction from the company.
These P-790 irons are ready for GolfWRX Testing.
What do our members think of the experience? The Kingdom? Which irons are their favorite? Which shafts are working best? Click through to see all their thoughts and all the discussion.
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I’m a 31 year-old male and I turned my apartment living room into a driving range stall – GolfWRXers react
In our forums, our members have been reacting to a post from ‘GolferTodd’ who has turned their apartment living room into a driving range stall. ‘GolferTodd’ produced the following photo in our forums with the caption:
“To the exclusion of furniture. Bachelor life.”
And our members have been reacting to the post in our forums.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- MtlJeff: “This is amazing……When i was 28 i lived in an apartment that had my winter tires in the kitchen, i only had one plate and 1 set of knives and forks, and i cooked pasta in a witches cauldron from 1835. And i still convinced a woman to marry me. So i am all for this. In fact this is way better than what i had to offer.”
- TiScape: “Love it Todd. Go Dodgers!!”
- imkirby34: “Based on the view out the window, it looks like you’re on the first floor, which is probably a good thing because I’d hate to live below you, even if you have an extremely shallow AoA. Haha.”
In our forums, our members have been discussing classic irons. WRXer ‘DonaldDunes’ has caught the vintage club bug, and wants to know other members’ favorite iron models that “have stood the test of time or were the top performers for their day.”
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Maine Golfer: “I love a lot of clubs but ’69 Wilson Staff’s are an all time favorite. Easy to hit in relative terms and they look amazing.”
- Wilsonian: “No surprise from me, but the Wilson K-28 irons, specifically blades with the glide thru sole. I grew up playing Ram clubs, but got away from them as I got older. My return to vintage was with the Wilsons, and my first set of hickories were the Wilson Plus Success irons. You’ll try a lot of sets, but I think it’s a matter of what feels best in your hands, specifically your 7 iron which is the best indicator imo.”
- Hawkeye777: “Hogan Redlines. Macgregor Nicklaus Muirfield 20th. Wilson Staff Tour Blade. Those are mine, don’t play any of them these days (no real reason to) and didn’t really “collect” them. The Wilsons I played with for years.”
In our forums, our members have been discussing how much wear is too much wear when purchasing used irons. WRXer ‘con_mon2’ is interested in a used set of iron and kicks off the thread, asking:
“Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this! How much wear are you comfortable with?
I found a set of irons on eBay that I am very interested in buying, but they have a bit more wear than I’m comfortable with. I have attached a few pictures showing especially the wear on the sweet spot on the PW and 9 iron. Maybe you can convince me that I’m being too picky and I should just buy them? Or maybe I should be concerned about the wear? I’m not really sure. They are Ping i230s which came out in 2022 so they aren’t that old. And the seller had this to say about the condition: ‘Good: Normal wear for their age. Excellent playing condition but they have cosmetic wear on faces and soles. Sweetspot wear is visible.’
Beyond the cosmetic, I’d really like to know this: At what point do you start to worry about the grooves being so worn that they have a substantial effect on the shots you’re hitting?”
And our members have been sharing their thoughts in response.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- rsballer10: “The term you are looking for is “browning” and these irons have some of that going on. They are completely playable, but I’d say they’ve reached their half-life.”
- Nessism: “Those heads are stainless steel. The “browning” that some people reference, is really the yellow shade of the nickel layer under the chrome. When forged carbon steel heads wear through the chrome, the “brown” is RUST. These heads will never rust. People applaud the old Ping irons as being “indestructible”. Those heads had no chrome. These heads, even if the chrome is beginning to wear through, on one head, are miles more durable than the older unplated “indestructible” Ping’s. And even further ahead of any forged club.”
- phizzy30: “Hard pass for me. I would rather get a new set of DTC irons and would be glad to spend the extra couple to few hundred.”
Entire Thread: “When buying used irons: How much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Old Tom Morris
Sep 29, 2017 at 11:50 am
I’ve been playing golf for 140 years and in my opinion you can’t beat a good hickory shaft, a rusty clubhead and a nice gutta percha ball. All this new-fangled stuff is just smoke and mirrors.
Roger McIntosh
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:28 pm
LOL… looks like we have a case of bait and switch by OEMs claiming their clubs are ‘forged’ when only a small part is forged, if that.
I remember an OEM claiming their irons were “cold forged” which turned out to be finished steel casting getting mildly stamped to create a slightly ‘forged’ surface only. Sneaky, eh?
Dat
Aug 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm
Forged? Where is the 730, that is forged, the rest are “co-forged” as in face only welded to a cast body and internals, not exactly the same thing.
Allan A
Aug 30, 2017 at 5:04 pm
Yes, the 730 may be a solid forging, but the 790 is falsely presented as fully “forged” on the hosel. Perhaps TM should have “co-forged” or “face-forged” stamped on the hosel, not “forged”. That’s outright deception and you know it.
And then there’s the “TUNGSTEN” label floating on the back of the 790 clubhead. Hmmm..
AV
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:16 am
TM call it “forged construction” on their website here:
http://taylormadegolf.ca/p790-irons-p-series.html
So how much of the clubhead ‘construction’ is ‘forged’?
Sounds ambiguous to me.
Oppai
Aug 31, 2017 at 3:01 am
Titleist’s AP2 is co-forged and also has 17-4 stainless on the face but it only says forged. So what’s the big deal? Also the Apex CF, which is the same, with forged body and stainless face but also only says forged.
AV
Aug 31, 2017 at 11:10 am
If it says “forged” and is not 100% forged then it is a forgery.
There is no such thing as “co-forged”; that’s just scamming the consumer.
Plain and simple.
chipin
Aug 31, 2017 at 5:45 pm
no it’s not!
chipout
Aug 31, 2017 at 7:31 pm
you convinced me. it’s a co-forgery for suckers like you
chipnrun
Aug 31, 2017 at 9:45 pm
Face it silly boy. If any part of the club is forged they can call it “forged” Now get some rest, you sound tired.
chipout
Sep 1, 2017 at 12:09 am
That’s deception in package labeling for suckers like you who swallow it blindly and pay for cheap cast steel.
Chipnrun
Sep 1, 2017 at 3:26 pm
No it’s not. Wow, you are having a real problem understanding this.
chipout
Sep 1, 2017 at 4:04 pm
It’s not? But the word ‘forged’ appears on a non-forged clubhead. What’s to understand? It’s a forgery, plain and simple.
Chipoverdale
Sep 2, 2017 at 6:29 am
That’s not true!
Chipolte
Sep 3, 2017 at 1:20 am
But it is true ….lol
Chipowahhhh
Sep 4, 2017 at 6:26 am
Nuh-Uh
EngineerBob
Aug 30, 2017 at 3:33 pm
P-790 is fake forged even though they stamp ‘forged’ on the hosel. Only the thin faceplate is forged and the rest of the club head is a steel casting. So it’s like maybe 15% forged and 85% cast steel with a tungsten plug inside.
If they stamped ‘forged’ on the faceplate that would be legit, but not on the cast hosel. It’s a marketing scam, so why doesn’t GolfWRX expose the scam, particularly for the boys on the main forum.
ElaineB
Sep 7, 2017 at 3:28 pm
fake fake fake fake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x1mB0ykFu8
KING oof
Aug 30, 2017 at 3:28 pm
Anyone like party sucking videos
LoBlo
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:09 pm
No, but I like sucking party videos though
Roger McIntosh
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Gearheads love their clubheads, and maybe the shaft if it’s pretty.
chipin
Aug 31, 2017 at 5:46 pm
Yes, Yes we do. knucklehead!
chipout
Aug 31, 2017 at 7:32 pm
was it as good for you as it was for me
chipnrun
Aug 31, 2017 at 9:46 pm
What kind of a comment is that. I hope you can get the help you need.
chipout
Sep 1, 2017 at 4:05 pm
you need help, a lot of help because you reject the obvious truth.
Chipoverdale
Sep 2, 2017 at 6:32 am
Chipmunk is wrong. Besides the only idiot here are the people that call other people names. Looking right at you silly little chipmunk.
Chipolte
Sep 3, 2017 at 1:21 am
LOL… and idiot calling somebody an idiot … it’s idiotic !!!