Best Golf Irons of 2023

Best Golf Irons for 2023

Did you know that there are approximately 24,300,000 golfers worldwide?

The game is one of the most popular sports by far, spreading worldwide in massive events and local golf courses alike. If you’re one of the many golfers globally, you might be looking to improve your midgame with some game improvement irons.

If you’re looking for a new set of irons to get yourself down to the green, we’re here to help. Read on for the ten best golf irons for 2022 and what they can bring to your game.

With this write-up, my plan is to share with you what I feel are the absolute 10 BEST Golf irons for 2023, so dig in and PLEASE let me know if you have any questions!” />

Why Listen To Me About The Best Golf Irons?

My name is Linda Parker, my mom was a LPGA pro before my parents met, and I’ve been around golf since before I could walk.

I’ve spent 2 or more weeks with EACH of these sets here in beautiful Southern California, and want to share my thoughts with you on each of these Golf Irons and Golf Iron Sets.

In this post I’ll go into both forged and cast irons, so please enjoy the information, and as always PLEASE let me know if you have any questions, don’t be shy – I’m here to help and read/respond to every question or comment!

#1 Choice: Callaway Apex Pro Irons

(Best Suited for Beginning to Intermediate Golfers.)

First on our list is the pro set for Callaway Golf, the Apex Pro Iron Set. One thing to mention right off the bat is that these are the 2021 model, making them incredibly recent. While there hasn’t yet been a 2022 model, the Callaway Apex Pro Irons excel at everything you’ll need.

The shaft material for these irons is made of graphite with an extra stiff flex to them. The stiff flex helps to make sure your stroke stays focused and on target, as well as helping to make the clubs more steady.

These clubs are orientated for right-handed golfers, but Callaway offers a left-handed variant if you prefer.

With 90 grams of tungsten per iron in the hollow body construction, the core helps to promote launch characteristics while also being more forgiving.

They also have a 1-degree head loft to help give a bit of lift to your swing. Overall, the Apex Pro Irons are a fantastic set of irons to add to your game.

While the price tag may turn some golfers away, every swing is worth it. Few clubs can better improve your performance from the fairway.

What We Love About Them:

• Great Design – honestly, we love it! The Callaway Irons’ ability to offer consistently decent distance and impact with every use.
• True Temper Elevate 95 Shaft- Apex Pro Irons that we have to rave about is their shafts. These shafts are versatile enough to provide optimal swings no matter the scenario, leading to a great flight.
• The lightweight hollow body was nice

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Easy To Use. 
• Lightweight Hollow Body
• Forgiving Swing
• Suited for Beginning to Intermediate Golfers.

Cons:

• Higher Price
• Possibly too stiff for some golfers
• Suited for Beginning to Intermediate Golfers. 

Our Top 3 Recommendations

IMAGE	PRODUCT	DETAILS
	GREAT FOR THE PRICECallaway Apex Pro Irons	Designed By A.I. Easy To Use Great Price Point	Best Price
	USED BY PROSTitleist T100 Irons	Favored By Pro Golfers Created with Aerospace Tech Great For High Handicap	Best Price
	BEST FOR BEGINNERSCallaway Big Bertha Irons	Best Set For Newbies Highly Forgiving Can Improve Your Game	Best Price

#2 Choice: Titleist T100 Irons

(Trusted & Used By Professional Golfers)

Coming in #2 on our list of the best irons are the Callaway Apex Pro Irons!

Without question, Titleist is one of the most reputable names in the world of golf. The Teitlist T100 Irons are renowned for strong construction and extraordinary power.

These irons get individually calibrated to help preserve feel and accuracy to give every game a better, more powerful shot.

In terms of construction, the T100 irons use high-quality, dense tungsten, specifically on the heel and toe. The construction helps to promote control as well as provide an excellent progression. A variable club loft also helps get you out of tighter situations and loft your ball onto the green.

Overall, they’re well-designed irons that provide everything a professional needs. The only strong drawback is that some of the irons aren’t as suited to amateur play. Because of this, a newcomer to golf may want to use a different set of irons until they feel comfortable switching to these tour-inspired instruments.

This sentiment is shared by golfing superstars Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris as well. That in itself speaks volumes about these clubs!

What We Love About Them:

• Premium Design – The design of this particular set of irons is one of its biggest selling points. With D18 density tungsten, a new Tour-contoured sole, and a brushed chrome finish, the T100s come with all the bells and whistles to provide you with the best performance possible. It also goes a long way to making one pretty handsome set, sure to be the envy of your golf club.

• Favored By Pro Golfers. Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris, Max Homa, Lanto Griffin, and Cameron Smith are just some of the professional golfers who use the Titleist T100. If you’re looking to go pro using the tame gears the more established golfers use, then the T100 is a good place to start.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• Premium Design
• Favored By Pro Golfers
• Strong Distance
• Powerful, Accurate Stroke
• A Great Purchase For Golfers With High Handicap Range

Cons:

• Might Not Be Too Forgiving
• Not Ideal For Beginners

3. Callaway Big Bertha Iron Set

(Best Suited for Beginner Golfers.)

Stepping back to Callaway, we have the Big Bertha Iron Set. There isn’t a massive difference in size between these irons and competing brands despite the name. Available in both left and right-handed orientations, any player would benefit from picking these up for their arsenal.

Professionals are likely to get much more out of these clubs than amateur players. An alloy steel construction of both the head and shaft makes these a bit heavier, with the average iron weighing around seven pounds. For amateur players, this can contribute significantly to fatigue or a lackluster swing.

Dual distance chambers and a deeper face help the iron send the ball much farther. With increased speed, the control on the club is also much better, providing a robust and accurate stroke. They’re a fantastic set of irons that may take a little adjustment period for players used to lighter clubs.

What We Love About Them:

• Alloy steel construction
• Low center of gravity

Pros & Cons

Let’s take a look at some of the pros & cons of this set.

Pros:

• Dual distance chambers for greater distance
• Superior ball control

Cons:

• Heavier than average

4. TaylorMade Sim Max Irons

(Another Great Option for Beginners)

The fourth set of irons on our list comes in with a significantly more affordable price range. Because of this – and many other features – these irons are more likely to end up in the club bag of a more casual player. While lower in price, they’re far from cheap in construction, with TaylorMade products being some of the best on the market.

When purchasing the Taylormade Sim Max Irons, you can choose between a graphite or alloy steel shaft.

• Graphite will have lighter weight and greater flex
• Alloy steel will have a more rigid and heavier swing

You can also choose between regular, senior, and stiff flex to better customize your set.

With geometry designed to eliminate harsh vibrations, these clubs are comfortable to use without wearing down your hands.

The speed pocket technology helps increase ball speed and forgiveness. Being easier to use and forgiving at a lower price than many other competitors helps make the TaylorMade Sim Max irons fantastic for amateur or casual players.

What We Love About This Set:

• Speed Bridge technology
• Ultra-Thin 1.5mm face design

Pros & Cons

Here’s what we like, and don’t like about this set

Pros:

• Comfortable to use
• Great speed and forgiving swing
• Lower cost than many competitors

Cons:

• Not as refined as some higher-end clubs
• Better for beginners than professionals

5. TaylorMade P770 Irons

(Great for Intermediate to Professional Players)

Sticking with TaylorMade for our fifth item, the Taylormade P770 Irons are another fantastic set. However, this particular item doesn’t have all of the same customizations that the previous entry has. Because of this, you should expect to need to adjust to the club rather than customizing it to fit your game.

The alloy steel of these clubs is finished with exquisite titanium. With a weight of 8 pounds, some players may find them a bit heavier than their liking. The weight helps to contribute to a more powerful stroke with a greater distance. The flex of the club is stiff, making the compact club resistant to bending as you play.

Compared to the Sim Max irons, the P770 irons are better suited for professional players. With SpeedFoam injections to provide better speed and feel, this set of hollow body clubs is a great way to improve your play.

What We Love About This Set:

• Wrap grip
• Stiff flex

Pros & Cons

Here’s a taste of what we liked, and didn’t like about this set.

Pros:

• Strong construction
• Pure alloy steel

Cons:

• Few customization features
• Relatively heavy

6. Callaway Apex 21 Irons

(Definitely a ‘players iron’ for experienced golfers, but has great forgiveness too)

Moving to our third Callaway entry, the Callaway Apex 21 Irons set are another highly customizable set of clubs.

Different than the Callaway Apex PRO Irons, Callaway allows you to choose between graphite or alloy steel for these to help customize your loadout. Regular, stiff, and light flexes are also available, depending on your preference. Unfortunately, finding left-handed Apex Irons is tough, with most sets right-handed.

Engineered for superior performance and a strong feel, the Apex clubs utilize artificial intelligence in their design. A.I. architecture helps create higher ball speeds and better spins, making these great clubs for distance and pinpoint control.

These clubs also use the Callaway Tungsten Energy Core. Using this core helps position the center of gravity to better promote launch in your swing. The new core also helps provide a more forgiving swing for off-center shots.

What we loved about this set:

• Tungsten Energy Core
• Customizable construction
• A.I. architecture design

Pros & Cons

Here are the pros & cons for this set.

Pros:

• Forgiving for off-center shots
• Firm control and precision accuracy
• Comfortable feel

Cons:

• “Off-center” sweet spot small, according to some customers

7. Srixon ZX5 Irons

(Great Set of Irons for Beginners)

Moving to our only Srixon item on the list, the Srixon ZX5 irons are some of the best you can find on the

market. These clubs combine Srixon’s pioneering ball speed technology and a premium forged feel. In doing so, they provide a forgiving-yet-workable chassis with razor-sharp accuracy.

The balance of these irons is among the best of all competitors. With a focus on forgiveness and comfort, these clubs provide great control and a soft feel as well. Despite this focus on comfort, they still deliver where it counts with a powerfully explosive distance. Each iron’s face is specialized to enhance ball speed and distance on every swing.

One of the most notable features is the progressive grooves on select clubs, including the eight iron through to the pitching wedge. These irons are sharper, deeper, and narrower than most competitors. By doing so, these clubs promote excellent spin and magnificent stopping power.

The Tour V.T. Sole helps your club glide smoothly through turf, even if your swing isn’t the most accurate. Cutting through the grass properly to make full contact, these forgiving clubs can help ease your mistakes or off-center shots. A multi-piece construction also helps to promote this forgiveness and make a more specialized piece for golfers of all skill levels.

What we loved about this set:

• Multi-piece construction
• Progressive grooves
• Tour V.T. Sole
• Customizable flex

Pros & Cons

Here are the pros & cons for this set.

Pros:

• Highly forgiving
• Excels in the rough
• Comfortable use
• Explosive distance

Cons:

• Better for beginners than professionals

8. TaylorMade Sim 2 Max Irons

(Great Set of Irons for Beginners)

The TaylorMade Sim Max irons that we discussed earlier are fantastic, easy-to-use clubs for golfers of any level. But what if you tried these clubs and found yourself wanting more?

Their updated model, the Sim 2 Max Irons are a great set to switch to if you like the feel of the Sim Max irons but want something that can offer a little more to your game.

These titanium clubs have a new “Cap Back Design” that helps utilize its high-strength steel and lightweight polymers. The new design aims to maximize distance with an extremely low center of gravity and provide a more forgiving swing. The “fast forgiving face” design also helps to minimize the consequences of poor swings or mistakes.

The ECHO Damping System helps to lessen the harsh vibrations of hitting your ball. These vibrations are especially powerful on a bad swing or other scuffed attempts. By minimizing these vibrations, your arms and hands will face less fatigue and discomfort at the repeated swings of your clubs.

TaylorMade has brought back their Thru-Slot speed pocket as well, a patented TaylorMade technology. The Speed Pocket aims to maximize face flexibility and promote ball speed. It’s also another of the many factors that go into a more forgiving, comfortable swing, helping ensure mistakes are at an all-time low.

Finally, the PICT – Progressive Inverted Cone Technology – helps further customize the face of the clubs. Each iron uses this technology to optimize forgiveness and minimize sidespin. Overall, these clubs are made with forgiveness in mind first and foremost, while features such as accuracy and power remain strong factors.

What we loved about this set:

• Titanium construction
• Thru-Slot Speed Pocket technology
• Forgiveness-focused face design
• ECHO Damping System to fend off harsh vibrations

Pros & Cons

Here are the pros & cons for this set.

Pros:

• Extremely forgiving
• Comfortable to use
• Relatively lightweight

Cons:

• Better for beginners than professionals

9. Callaway Mavrik Irons

(Higher Ball Speed, Great Set of Irons for Beginners)

Our last Callaway entry on the list is one of the company’s best showings, the 2020 Mavrik Max irons. Though these are from 2020, they’re far from dated, proving to be one of the best products that the golf titans have ever revealed. They’re so popular that you may even need to substitute the shaft and grip, as high demand makes these parts harder to obtain at times.

Like the Apex irons, the Mavriks make use of artificial intelligence. These programmed designs help to improve ball speed with the 360 Face Cup. Designed to flex and release on impact, this feature provides an explosive boost to your ball speed.

Sophisticated face architecture is unique to every loft to increase ball speed further. The increased robustness of the spin is improved on every iron as well. In terms of construction, these clubs have a medium amount of flex which you can further customize as light, regular, or stiff flex. The shaft can also consist of alloy steel or graphite at your choosing.

Past this, the heads are alloy steel with tungsten-infused weights. These help you to easily locate the center of gravity in each iron with fantastic precision. You’ll have a powerful swing between these specialized weights and the Face Cup feature.

However, the trade-off of such a specialized hitting area as the Face Cup is that the club is somewhat less forgiving. Missing this sweet spot can end in heavily sliced shots or otherwise negatively affect your swing. Past this, the clubs are incredibly lightweight at around 1 kilogram each.

What we loved about this set:

• Alloy steel and tungsten construction
• 360 Face Cup
• Artificial intelligence design

Pros & Cons

Here are the pros & cons for this set.

Pros:

• Strong launching power, fast ball speed
• Great for beginners, and very forgiving
• Accurate stroke

Cons:

• Poor sweet-spot
• Easy to miss Face Cup sweet spot

10. Taylormade P790 Irons

The final item on our list are the TaylorMade P790 irons, and

we’ve certainly saved one of the best for last. These 2021 clubs are heavily customizable as well, giving you the choice of graphite or carbon steel for your shafts. The flex can go between regular or stiff to help your clubs fit your preferences as well as possible.

The newly-engineered SpeeedFoam Air is better than ever before, roughly 70% lighter than its predecessors. The SpeedFoam helps redistribute the weight and optimize the mass properties for strong launch conditions. You’ll know exactly when you’ve made perfect contact with your swing with a sweet sound and solid feel.

The 8620 carbon steel construction has also helped make the head of the club thinner. In some areas, the head is up to 37.5% thinner, helping promote a much lower center of gravity. The thin-walled design also pairs with a 1.5mm forged 4140 steel L-Face to promote incredible flexibility.

Despite the flexibility, these clubs also still promote powerful ball speed and distance. They employ the Thru-Slot Speed Pocket that we’ve mentioned for other TaylorMade products, helping promote increased flexibility and speed. The Speed Pocket is especially effective for low-facing strikes.

The sweet spot size is also considerably larger, increased by up to 60%. The sweet spot is also lower to help capture more shots and provide greater performance. With a new construction to thin the body, there are another 31 grams of tungsten in the toe to promote better forgiveness and fantastic stability.

Overall, these clubs are powerful for beginners, with many features focused on a forgiving, powerful swing. However, they aren’t necessarily “beginner clubs,” as a professional player can undoubtedly get a massive amount of performance out of the strong engineering at play here. They’re an excellent option for anyone, regardless of skill level, to add to their club bag.

What we loved about this set:

• SpeedFoam Air
• Thinner wall construction
• Tungsten mass
• Low center of gravity
• Thru-Slot Speed Pocket

Pros & Cons

Here are the pros & cons for this set.

Pros:

• Highly forgiving
• Large sweet spot
• Focus on low-facing swings

Cons:

• Generally stiff

The Best Golf Irons Wrap Up & Conclusion

Whether you want to improve your short game or better your performance on the fairways, all ten of these sets of irons are fantastic choices.

These clubs are certain to vastly better your game, with some being better suited to beginners and others helping complement a professional’s skill set.

If you’re interested to learn more about the best clubs to improve your swing, feel free to contact us or leave a comment for more information.

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