TESTER: TYLER BOATWRIGHT

HANDICAP: 6

MODEL AND SHAFT PLAYED

Callaway Razr Forged 3-iron to pitching wedge fitted with Project X shafts.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

I’m a blade fan, and these are interesting. The topline on the club is thicker than usual for a blade. The short irons also have a slight degree of offset. In the hand, the head feels heavy – at least too heavy for me.

VERDICT

At impact, I would get really good feedback from the Razr irons. You’d know when you’d hit a shot off-centre, yet at the same time, there would be no jarring. The overall feel was really good, and the heaviness I felt in the head didn’t affect the swing at all.

Ball flight-wise, the shots that were well-struck would just keep going on their line. On poor strikes, you wouldn’t lose too much at all. In terms of workability – always an important test fro a blade – it was easy to shape and control shots both ways.

I got a good idea for what these irons can do when hit a 5-iron into a par-3 during the test. It had a great flight and sat absolutely soft when it landed, and went about half a club longer than my usual 5-iron distance.

By the end of the round, I felt perfectly comfortable with the irons – I’ll give Callaway’s forged sets a look along with the others in the future.

FACTS AND FIGURES

SUITABILITY: Low to mid-handicaps.

SHAFTS: Tour is True Temper Dynamic Gold; Forged is Project X Flighted.

LOFTS: Tour 6-iron 29º, pitching wedge 45º; Forged 6-iron 31º, pitching wedge 47º. A-wedge also available in both.

LEFT-HANDED MODELS?: Yes.

HOW MUCH?: $125 per iron (steel), $165 (graphite); Tour $145 (steel); Forged $150.

CALLAWAY SAYS: “The new Razr X Tour Irons are designed for low-to-mid handicap players looking for a next-generation combination of playability and workability.

“While other irons chase one specific performance attribute, Razr Technology provides the optimal balance of distance, accuracy and feel, with Tour-inspired styling. Razr Technology shifts the centre of gravity 23 percent lower and 18 percent deeper for enhanced playability, while also retaining the turf interaction advantages and workability of a thin-sole iron.

“The Razr X Forged is an uncompromised iron for elite golfers, designed by Roger Cleveland. What sets these irons apart is the unique Triple Net Forging process. This three-step forging yields superior feel and enables grooves to be precision forged into each club face.”

Contact Callaway Golf on 1800 217 777 or www.callawaygolf.com