Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
So Rory is going to be playing TM P7CB's now.
How will that go down with the purists/blade lovers?
How will that go down with the purists/blade lovers?
Rory's new clubs
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Neilds
Assistant Pro
Bet he doesn't give a monkey's 
Just goes to show, play what suits you best, not what some outdated theory says you should play.
Just goes to show, play what suits you best, not what some outdated theory says you should play.
The Squirrel
Well-known member
Cavity backs have been the majority choice on tour for many a year now.
Unpopular view but true:
At the shop retail level they must outsell blades by 20 to 1 or something. They're where research/investment is going to go so the rate of improvement will be higher. Blades are on a one way path to the same antiquated status as wooden woods; just a lot more slowly.
Unpopular view but true:
At the shop retail level they must outsell blades by 20 to 1 or something. They're where research/investment is going to go so the rate of improvement will be higher. Blades are on a one way path to the same antiquated status as wooden woods; just a lot more slowly.
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
The quality of cavity back irons nowadays it’s evident why more and more top level players are moving away from them. In a game of marginal gains why would they worry about purist sentiment.
I’d like to think people are let so set into their ways they wouldn’t careless but then we’re talking about golfers here.
I’d like to think people are let so set into their ways they wouldn’t careless but then we’re talking about golfers here.
By next year he will be using Cleveland Halo XL irons like my good self. They are the future as you get older 
Orikoru
Tour Winner
They seem to be working for him, 7 birdies so far today. 
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Tommy's new clothes not doing him any favours thoughThey seem to be working for him, 7 birdies so far today.
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
Looks out of sorts doesn’t he!Tommy's new clothes not doing him any favours though
Talking of his clothes though seems to be modern teen to go back to the baggy trousers and relaxed fits. I kind of like the style but don’t think I have the stature to pull it off
kp17
Newbie
The way these forged cavity irons are made nowadays speaks volumes as to why how many pros are moving over to them from MB models.
Titleist T100’s are the same most titleist players on the tours have them in the bag rather than their blades.
Titleist T100’s are the same most titleist players on the tours have them in the bag rather than their blades.
Depreston
Club Champion
Surely it’s a blended set can’t imagine him using CBs in his shorter irons
Orikoru
Tour Winner
"Spotted using the P7CB in 4-iron to 6-iron at the Crown Australian Open in December, McIlroy then teased that he could be using a full P7CB set-up at the beginning of January, with the news confirmed at TGL as he was spotted using a full bag of the irons.
At the Dubai Invitational, McIlroy was using TaylorMade P7CBs from 5-iron to 9-iron, with his TaylorMade P760 4-iron remaining in the bag. We believe McIlroy's P7CBs feature a touch less offset and are ground down slightly more than the retail versions."
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IanM
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Just seen his interview... he's not adverse to any help going! Fair enough
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
He said that a couple of 5 iron strikes lost 1p to 15 yards whereas he's only losing 5 to 7 with the new ones..
No trainer really, even for someone like Rory..
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Interesting comment that .
I looked at T100s a few years back and the 7 iron downwards were still blades.
I cannot find anything online about the construction of the latest T100s with reference to the shorter clubs.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
T series clubs have always been a CB iron or the hollow iron
They replaced the AP series
Blades for Titleist have always been the MB series
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Spieth won all his majors with AP2’s in rhe bag
ManinBlack
Tour Winner
Or these https://www.eleven-golf.com/product-page/eleven-hybrid-set-4-pwBy next year he will be using Cleveland Halo XL irons like my good self. They are the future as you get older
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
They get some good reviews. I’m intrigued by the 7° & 9° FW woods as a low spin off the tee option.
kp17
Newbie
Combo set possibly with the 620MB?
I have the 2019 model of T100 and shorter irons definitely all cavity, pretty sure every model since has been the same
kp17
Newbie
Yeah that’s true, think he was a bit of an exception playing those.
Think he’s actually moved the other way to T100 nowadays
