2009 GOLF Buyer's Guide: Irons
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CREDIT: Schecter Lee
$599, steel; 699, graphite
nikegolf.com
It's for: Mid- and high-handicappers
Tom Stites, Director of
Product Creation:
"We simply want to help mid- and
high-handicap enthusiasts
get the ball airborne and
hit it farther and straighter."
How it works: A rear "slingback" bar
moves weight farther back to increase
MOI and to help deliver high-launch
(HL) shots. The hybrids (3, 4 and 5) have
a "keel-shape" sole to handle an array
of turf conditions. The mid-irons (6-7)
have a wide sole to further aid higher
launch, while the short irons (8-PW)
have a slightly thinner sole for a more
descending blow. The shaft-length
progression is 0.75" between long
irons (3-hybrid to 6-iron) and 0.50"
in short irons.


