Hollow Body Irons
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PING i500 – £149 (s) £159 (g)
A players’ distance iron, with a hollow compact head and similar levels of hosel o set to Ping’s iBlade. Hands-down this is an iron that’s been designed for speed. Strong lofts, combined with the right shafts, deliver a towering ball flight, extra ball speed and plenty of carry. This is a brilliant hollow design that sits nicely on the fence between player and game improver models.
PXG 0311 XF GeN 2 – From £400 per club
Forged irons used to be the reserve of decent players, as great forged models very rarely ltered down into the game improver category. PXG has changed all that, and we applaud them for doing so. Just because you’re not a great player doesn’t mean you don’t want the same feel and sound as the best. The XF is oversized, but it looks great behind the ball, without too much o set or a chunky top line. A brilliant forged game improver iron, which isn’t something we’ve often said before.
TAYLORMADE P790 – £1049 (S) £1299 (G)
We’ve tested P790 plenty over the last two years and they’ve always been strong performers. TaylorMade says it’s their best-selling forged iron ever (forged face, but cast body) – and we can see why. The hollow body construction undoubtedly plays a role in making P790 our longest players’ iron of 2019. Hollow irons are a growing trend, and P790 sits right on the fence between player and game improver.
The Shortlist
TaylorMade P790
PXG 0311P Gen2
Ping i500
PXG 0311 XF Gen 2
Ping G700
