Benross htx type r irons

[BrizoH71]

Only hit the demo 7-iron against my own..

First thoughts, it looks very nice with a slightly smaller head and thinner top-line than my current Karsten 7-iron. Lighter also, and I was getting around average 4mph faster swing-speed and an average 9 yards further on carry. Ball didn't launch appreciably lower, and I was getting good height on my shots but spin rate was halved from 6000rpm with my current 7 to around 2900 with the Benross.

That gave me a little concern about holding a ball on a solid summer green or on links setups; tried the stock HTX driver as well, and seemingly I'd be best suited to the stiff shaft (Kuru Kage black) with 12-deg loft which isn't an option on that driver as the 12 only has a regular shaft.

I would need to try the adjustable Type-R driver then to get the loft on a stiff shaft, but not sure how the CG movement would affect me and the difference between the Silver and Black Kuru Kage shafts.

 

[corrupthalo]

Just purchased a set of these irons and just been to the range as of yet with them.

Hitting just about a club longer with a higher flight. Ball soars with a wedge but still travels. Getting about 110 Yards with a wedge.

Build quality is spot on. In fact the clubs look great at address.

Going to be trying them out on the course hopefully soon

 

[corrupthalo]

Ok so played two rounds with the clubs now and have to say I am very impressed.

Extra club length has translated onto the course well, in fact I hit a 5 iron onto a 199 Yard Par 3 yesterday, so very happy.

Green were soft yesterday so cant judge how the ball would stop on a rock hard green but I never really stopped the ball anyway with my old clubs.

Have to say I am very impressed and went on to shoot 39 Pts playing off 17 with a society that I am in. That round managed to get me cut to 15 just before Captains Day

 

[GeeJay]

Thanks for the update. I'm still tyre-kicking on this one. Will probably have some lessons before buying anything else.

 

[hairball_89]

Can't comment on the HTR clubs themselves, but I've got some Benross irons that are approx 2-3 years old, something like that. Love them. Couldn't recommend them highly enough and liked the irons so much I've gone from Taylormade driver and ping fairways to a Benross driver, fairway and hybrids.

At their current prices, with American Golf price matching and doing fitting I really can't see a reason to not buy!

 

[pool888]

Had Benross hybrids and wedges in the past, was happy with them. Quality components and build quality was good so no issues there for me. Never had to contact customer services so can't comment on that side of things. They don't hold their second hand prices that well but they're not expensive in the first place. They do hold their value better than some of the premium branded clubs that discount prices heavily once they're discontinued.