Titleist T-series Irons from £129 per club
Titleist has updated four models within its impressive T-series of irons - T100, T100s, T200 and T300 - with new features that will enhance their appeal to golfers of varying abilities.
The new T100 continues as the brand’s modern tour iron, targeting better players seeking feel, precision and workability. A key design change comes via the use of denser tungsten weights in the heel and toe of the 3- to 7-irons (80g on average per club), aided by a new brazing process that eliminates weld points for even more precise CG placement. This optimises launch and increases forgiveness.
Titleist has also worked with the Vokey wedge team to refine the sole shape, developing a variable-bounce design that features less bounce in the heel and more in the toe. This gets the club exiting the ground quicker for a better ball-striking experience.
Like the previous model, the T100s continues to provide feel and precision but with extra distance, thanks to lofts that are 2˚ stronger, heavier tungsten weights and a Muscle Channel in the longer irons that increases ball speed and launch while preserving control.
The T200 represents the biggest shift within the T-series family, with ten different patents utilised – testament to the technology that lies within. The next-generation Max Impact 2.0 technology now includes a core-support design and an enhanced high-resilience polymer core, which improves both off-centre speed and mass efficiency at impact across a forged, high-cor SUP-10 L-face insert.
The cavity of the iron is now enclosed within a muscle plate that’s said to contribute to tuning the sound and feel of the club, while also saving weight in its new streamlined chassis.
The T200 also comes in lower lofts (17˚, 20˚ and 22˚) with the same technology to double as a compact utility iron for the better player.
Finally, the new T300 boasts a variable face thickness that is thinner in the heel to maximise speed. Use of 40 per cent more tungsten optimises launch, spin and high MOI. There’s also a new chrome-plated finish for a more premium look.
Titleist is also launching a new U505 utility iron, its fastest to date, with a shorter blade length than the U510 for more of an iron-like look. It comes in four lofts: 16˚, 18˚, 20˚ and 22˚.
The Titleist T-series irons go on sale on August 26. RRPS: T100, T100s and T200 – £164 per club; T300 – £129; U505 – £239.
1. Which model are you most excited about and why?
I’m personally excited to see the response to the new T200. Players can expect to see higher launch, with steeper landing angles providing greater accuracy. We’ve packed all the performance and tech we could into a more sleek, compact profile with tour-validated feel. And because of this, we expect to see quite a few of these long-irons on tour – it already has a tour win.
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How does the continuous face construction on T100 improve turf interaction?
This makes for a more consistent sole from head to head by eliminating welds along the leading edge, which would have to be polished to shape. The new sole design is the key to better turf interaction, and if you have access to PGA Tour players to tell you if something works, when it does, you’re done!
3. Do you expect to see a lot more blended sets?
I do. I expect to see more T200s in bags where we saw U500s, and with the simultaneous launch, we are already seeing more consideration of T100s long-irons with the T100 than before. Every iron is individually engineered to help the golfer deliver a strike where they can see and feel pure performance. Even though a player may play T100s in their regular set, they want the confidence and forgiveness the T200s provide when they set them down.
“IT SEEMS TITLEIST HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD. THE T100 LOOKS INCREDIBLE – IT’S NO SURPRISE TO SEE IT GOING STRAIGHT INTO TOUR PLAYERS’ BAGS”
Joel Tadman, GM technical editor