New irons

[Bobirdie]

Had my first round with my new irons today.

I had a fitting done a few weeks ago and i was fitted for projext x 5.5. I was playing the 6.0 and hitting them fine but i was just curious of what my ss was etc. I need to be playing twice a week to get the most out the 6.0s. i liked the dispertion and how they were in the wind but if i missed a week or 2 of golf i felt it with the irons.

Anyway went to American golf to see what they had and ended up coming out with a set of Benross rip speed tour irons.They are fitted with R300s and ive always get on well with that shaft so decided to take the plunge on them after finding a cheap decent set of irons with 5.5s failed.

Saw these at the start of last year and loved the look of them.They were on sale at £229 fitted with R300s as standard i thought it was a bargain.

Had a few hits with the 6 iron and really liked it.

I was looking for something a bit forgiving as i wont be playing as much this year so these were perfect as they dont look chunky looking down on them.

Only problem i have is all the lofts are 3 degree stonger than my R9tp's were so effectivley i have 3-9 iron. Once i figure out my distances il probably get a 48 to fill the gap.

4 iron

6 iron

Happy days

 

[Pin-seeker]

Nice looking clubs & at £229 a bargain. Good luck with em .

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

They look nice, those fairways look really tight tho' :rofl:

 

[Bobirdie]

Haha good practice for the links fairways

 

[One Planer]

Nice bats.

I also like the feel and performance of R300 shafts. Have them in my 63's :thup:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nice looking club and quite a thin top line given the size of the cavity back.

 

[Bobirdie]

i had looked at pre owned jpx 800s but the top line was huge :s

yeah the r300 feels very stable and gives you a decent bit of feel for the shorter shots aswell.

 

[Lump]

Very odd you went for the R300 over the s300 after being a PX 6.0 user. Project X 6.0 is a good deal firmer than S300 and R300 should feel like rubber compared to PX 6.0.
What sort of SS where you at?

 

[Bobirdie]

for some reason i dont get on with s300 at all kbs stiff aswell and that was proven at the fitting.

my 6 iron clubhead speed was 83mph, 124mph ball speed.I was never fitted for 6.0s i just tried them and liked them

r300 feels great tbh i had a go at them a few times and they felt fine.

 

[Lump]

for some reason i dont get on with s300 at all kbs stiff aswell and that was proven at the fitting.

my 6 iron clubhead speed was 83mph, 124mph ball speed.I was never fitted for 6.0s i just tried them and liked them

r300 feels great tbh i had a go at them a few times and they felt fine.

I get you now, you had a swing with the 6.0 but wasn't fitted for them. Makes sense. (its nearly 2.0 FCM stiffer)
83mph fits nicely into the R300 range.
Our pro sells benross gear, I'm always picking up the tour model and having a swing with them. Nice little club. Congrats on the new buy.

 

[Bobirdie]

cheers mate.the 6.0s felt nice never lost any distance with them and compared to the kbs the dispersion was alot better. i mainly wante them for the high launch low spin as the kbs kept ballooning on me with the wind

 

[Siren]

Really tight lie's you have there.....

Have fun with the bats mate

 

[John]

These look nice, have a Benross 56* wedge I bought on a whim when I started getting back into it which I like a lot, good clubs for a decent price.

 

[Alex1975]

Surprising how thin the top line is compared to the sole, a smart more from Benross!

Enjoy the new shinys!!