5 Biggest Mistakes When Buying Irons

The club under review: Titleist T100 Irons

Their verdict

When buying irons, avoid choosing clubs purely for looks or distance numbers. Prioritize forgiveness, loft gapping across your whole set, custom fitting, and replacing difficult long irons with hybrids or high-lofted fairway woods.

Their scorecard

• Forgiveness: 4/5 — T150 offers perimeter weighting in player profile
• Distance: 4/5 — Slightly boosted lofts add distance

What they rate

• Highlights key pitfalls in loft gapping and set makeup
• Emphasizes proper gapping over vanity club selection
• Practical advice on replacing long irons with hybrids

What they don’t

• No launch monitor numbers shown during shots

• When buying irons, avoid choosing clubs purely for looks or distance numbers. Prioritize forgiveness, loft gapping across your whole set, custom fitting, and replacing difficult long irons with hybrids or high-lofted fairway woods.
• Highlights key pitfalls in loft gapping and set makeup
• Emphasizes proper gapping over vanity club selection