A cup face by any description has a lip that extends beyond the blunt part of the face and conjoins the crown or the sole. I am quite happy with my bag now. He went out and bought a set of these 845's the next day. On paper, it makes a lot of sense. A friend of mine works for Nike and had me hit their blade irons. he has a set of used 855s for 100 dollars that are in great shape . After all, top-of-the-line irons have to look the part, in performance and price, and as long as TA can hold its own in testing, then it it might be a fit for those who want a players iron at a discount. Luckily the specs fit me perfectly so this won't be an issue. I am anxious to try them, as I was pleasantly surprised by The TA1sRepectable Feel and Distance, and blown away bt the distance on The Atomics. As you can tell from the spec. ive played with wallmart clubs for years.someone send me an email and tell me what you think. Both are pretty much what you would expect from budget-friendly, game-improvement offerings. The overall look here is about as traditional as youre going to find a thin top line, thin sole, reduced offset, minimal graphics and a very clean look. Top line is thin - it is a pretty club. I gamed them till the end of last year when I picked up as set of used Callaway Diablo Edges talk about a totally different look at address. First, because they are really really difficult to find here, and secondly because equivalent Tittys or Clevelands retail for $1100 - 1200, so I'm still a happy camper. I was thinking about buying another set just for the heck of it, and they have raised the listed price from $150 to $170. tmdj1234. I hopee these Tommy Armour 845s are even better. NEW RH Cobra LTDX Iron Set Steel REG-5-G. Ben Hogan APEX PC 3-E Iron Set? I guess they are going out of production. I didnt realize how GREAT these clubs felt!! Nostalgia can make people more optimistic and inspired about the future. Your link has been automatically embedded. A small bucket of swings indoors in the middle of winter is a limited sample size, no doubt. Wow, what a great iron. should i purchase these irons ? Want to sell them and get a fair value but everywhere I look they are very under valued. Kumabjorn, No you have not been screwed. Holy moly these are nice and feel great. Here is a link with the specs on the clubs. TheTommyArmour845 line for 2020features a driver, fairway, and hybrid alongside three sets of irons and a series of milled putters. They are very easy to hit and I love the ballance. How do the XP85 shafts compare (do they have VSS like the Elevate 95(? Regards from Spain. If we are to believe the Maltby Playability Factor MPF charts, however, some of these Tommy Armour sets scored high for forgiveness. APPLY NOW: Cleveland Frontline Elite Putters! First set of irons I purchased in 17 was a set of 845s Silver Scots. Model Reviewed: Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scots This is a great set of Irons! This is my SECOND time owning these clubs. No one is disputing that. If the HT1770 material name rings a bell, its the same specialized steel PXG uses in its 0211 irons as well as in several of the 0311 models. I tried to support the brand but it just doesnt make sense at this point. I have a set of these with the 6.0 Rifle shaftswent to the range last Saturday and hit the 3 & 6 irons off the mats, and was smiling big after the first shot with the 6 irongreat trajectory and distance(170yds), no ballooning whatsoever, looked great on setup, nice soft forged feel, as smooth as butter at contact. ADD TO CART. I want a bit of forgiveness (8-9 handicap), but i am interested in working the ball both ways which i can do, but it's harder to do so with large, cavity back slingshots. The problem is that unless its well known or can bolster the story for an OEM, theres little incentive to disclose it. $33.77 + $17.85 shipping + $17.85 shipping + $17.85 shipping. Dicks collaborated with the Golf Works on the TA1 other than that Dicks hasnt utilized TGW since. I got an - to me at least - amazing deal on them. Im looking forward to the Most Wanted Testing to see how they perform. Upload or insert images from URL. Dicks, you had one job for cryin out loud. Don't see em going anywhere anytime soon. They stand up very nicely and don't show the wear of a typical forged club. The clubs offer a very nice balance of workability (draw) and forgiveness. That said, one way to establish brand credibility is by temporarily removing external packaging to focus on the characteristics that directly impact performance. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Iron Heads, 4-P, Excellent. The Atomic Max moves decently, its just for a very specific segment of the market, mainly older guys with slow swing speeds. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Founders Club Tour CB II Forged Iron Heads, 3-P at the best online prices at eBay! When I first started golfing, I wanted to get a set that I would want to keep for a long time as my game got better. If the heads on the Atomic Maxs hadnt been shovels by any other name, I might have bagged them instead of the Cobra FMax Superlites. He did have lead tape on all that is a bear to get the last layer off, only removed one so far. Mike Kibunja, Well get to everything else but because of what the first 845 irons meant to golfs equipment landscape, its fair to give them a more focused spotlight. The first is a face insert that sits inside the perimeter of the face and is welded (or in some cases brazed) to the body. Performance is really similar, and for $400 less, its hard to pass up. The original Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot irons were introduced in the late 1980s and rivaled the Ping Eye 2 irons as some of the most popular of their time. I also like the feedback you get when you miss hit them, you can tell very easily how you missed. The same ingredients dont necessarily guarantee the same cake. Thats who theyre designed for and thats who buys them. Other Web Sites in the ConsumerReview Network: mtbr.com | 2.1k Views. While not entirely inaccurate, neither picture is what DICKs has planned for the TommyArmourbrand moving forward. I should not have even told you guys about this set. Tommy Armour has newer Silver Scot forged cavity back and blade irons out there. Also they are slighltly shorter about 37 5/8" compared to 37 3/4" for a 5 iron. For you RIGHT HANDERS out there, Rock Bottonm golf has the T/A Forged Muscle Back Gap wedge in a wedge flex for only 29.99. Out of business, Brand name owned by Sports Authority. Beautiful irons that perform as well as any other blade I have ever tried. 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational - Discussion and Links to Photos, 2023 The Honda Classic - Discussion and Links to photos, 2023 Genesis Invitational - Discussion and Links to photos, 2023 Waste Management Phoenix Open - Discussion and Links to Photos, 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - Discussion and Links to all photos, 2023 HSBC Women's World Championship (Mar 02 - 05), Byron Morgan best for your balls DH89 & the elusive DBCM 8802, TWO PUTTERS - ONE POST. This has really been a problem with my swing, I usually take a very nice divot and these low bounce clubs have been making me dig way too deep lately. R300 with brand new red/black multi compound grips tricky, welcome to the forum. Welcome to OneShot Golf, Upper Deck Introduces Artifacts Golf Card Set, Old School Cool Ping Eye 2 Vs. Tommy Armour 845s, New Tour Edge Exotics 721 Irons Commercial, Rate Em Tour Edge Exotics E721 Irons Review, Rate Em Callaway Apex DCB Irons Review, Rate Em TaylorMade SIM2 Max Irons Review, XXIO Introduces Their Latest Irons: XXIO9, Rate Em Callaway Epic Speed Driver Review, Rate Em Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Driver Review, How to Avoid Golf Injuries Tips for Beginners. Because sound (which determines feel) is a function of materials, design, geometry and the various other components of the club (shafts, internal gooey elastomers, urethane microspheres and such), OEMs employ a variety of methods to achieve similar goals. As you can tell from the spec. At least the pieces of it we choose to remember. At this point in time, they still have a few sets available on e-bay, but I would guess they will all be gone very very soon. We here at SirShanksAlot.com have followed Tommy Armour pretty closely for the past few years. I could not believe the feeling when the ball came off the face! G.Review, January 21, 2007 in Previous Model Year Reviews, New Silver Scot Tour blades are muscleback forgings that have more mass below the equator of the ball. golfreview.com and the ConsumerReview Network are business units of Invenda Corporation. I got mine new for $210, much less than other irons out there. First of all go get them regripped! After buying these I am happy to say that I regained the yardage lost over the years (about 10 yards) and consistancy in distance which I attribute mostly to the Rifle shafts. The guy from kayaks or the guy that sells rifles? The Tommy Armour Tour Blades might be the ticket! Keeping with the Tinseltown theme, Tommy Armour believes the 2020 version of the 845 iron lineup is poised to be more The Godfather: Part 2 and less Dumb and Dumberer.. sheet 3* bounce is the most bounce of any club with the 7 iron having 2* bounce. There is noticeably more offset on these clubs and the offset is constant throughout. After several business deals through the years, the Tommy Armour trademarks, licenses and intellectual property are currently owned by Dicks Sporting Goods. Theyre sooooo good looking. The only thing I didn't like was the grips that came on them, but for the steal you can get these irons for you can go buy new grips. However, when dealing with multiple pieces, sometimes the face is forged (Mizuno HMB) and other times its the body (Tommy Armour 845, Callaway Apex Forged). I have been playing cavity backed clubs (the same set) for about 9 years and decided, I think its time for some new irons, as everything else in my bag is new. Can they be customized for loft and lie? Shipping Available. Tommy Armour Women's 2021 845-MAX Hybrid/Irons. Decent feel, good trajectory, enough spin. I understand OEMs are keen to play to the ego but that aside, its a futile conversation. They have to be to get the new business model to work. Any chance these are still available for sale? GW, SW, and LW set for $69. I am a very high hitter and these irons really didn't have an impact on my trajectory, in fact I think I hit my long irons lower with them. If not, I have to look elsewhere when I want to replace my 845Ms. Just happened acrossed this thread and can add my 2 cents; bought the TA Silver Scot MB blades 6.0 Rifles, on a impulse buy for $110, and would have paid much more, if I had it to do over again, after the first time out with them. I don't have many complaints for my Hogans, but finding a set of forged blades for $79 is too good to be true! That seems to be the biggest knock on the Silver Scots. John FYI you are able to get UST recoil graphite shafts in the 845 Forged. Personally Im getting tired of all the inflated pricing on the name brand golf clubs that provide very little (if any) advantage for the average golfer. Easy swinging for a 53 yr old and VERY accurate!! As a matter of fact, I did do it over again for $2 more. Im glad they added the forged line. (Explained),Tommy Armour Royal Scot Complete Package (GRH),Tommy Armour Royal Scot Irons - R flex steel - 3 thru PW,GW,SW - . Just couldnt justify more stuff kicking around, I wouldnt use them much if at all, so theres no point to me. Im 63 and 58 years old now and dont have the back, power, or swing speed I used to have and these still work for my swing with a good tempo and under 100 club head speed. The Tommy Armour 845 line for 2020 features a driver, fairway, and hybrid alongside three sets of irons and a series of milled putters. Your previous content has been restored. For others, it might be as the house brand of DICKs Sporting Goods which to date likely conjures up images of discount-priced boxed sets. I know some of you are saying is he serious? Cobra Fly-Z+ Aldila DVS The sequel was awful. Don't be intimidated by the claim of high launch angle. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Blades By G.Review, January 21, 2007 in Previous Model Year Reviews Share Followers 0 Reply to this topic Always felt very confident and powerful with these clubs. . Not sure if this is true or not. The companys money problems became a real burden on their products and we sometimes wondered if Tommy Armour would live to see the next year but they just kept hanging in there. I still have a set, brand new3-pw. Does anyone have an idea why they work so well. Should peel off easily after a bit. Longer than the Calloways I had for a while, not as long as my '80s forged Wilson blades. Nike Japan Forged Blade MB 3-P / DG S300 (S) Flex (8x Pieces) Excellent Cond. I had a set of these about 20 years ago. I've been wanting to blades again for a few years now after playing cast clubs for the past few years. Your email address will not be published. Most amateurs add loft at impact and require the assistance of low CG designs to promote higher initial launch. I have the 3-PW and also purchased the GW. These are easily as good as anything else out there, and the short heel/toe length with a thin top line makes them look like a nice player style at address. Some couldnt get past the name either, especially when 2 or 3 year old versions of clubs from major OEMs are still on the shelf. You cannot paste images directly. I Really liked them, but wanted something a little more forgiving and a bit longer. You just cant count on quality service there. The only complaint I have about these clubs is the low bounce on them. Price is a concern butt looking forward to trying them out. However, the 845 Forged seemed to punch a bit above its weight though, as always, Most Wanted testing will have the final say. Try em out, I bought both sets -the forged blades and forged CB and gave the CBs to my son. The most underrated iron out there, period. I've replaced the driver and 3 wood with modern clubs, but kept the 5 wood (19*) and picked up an original 7 wood (25*). In this case, all roads lead to Performax. The wedges play nicely. SirShanksAlot Tommy Armour Silver Scot Blades MEMBER REVIEWS: Takomo Golf Iron Testing! [quote name='Kumabjorn' post='841818' date='Dec 30 2007, 02:03 AM']Hi all TA fans! COBRA BIO CELL+ (9.5*)-MATRIX 8Q3 STIFF Maxfli Tour, Tour X and Tour S Golf Balls, CONTEST: 5 YEARS OF MYGOLFSPY WINNING DRIVERS TESTED! They looked good on the shelf next to the other brands shelf appeal was every bit as good as any club of this type. Bought them off ebay a while ago and been playing with them for about 2 seasons. They were at Goodwill, so the price was right, but I left them for the next guy. Like Costcos brand of Kirkland products which are produced by high end producers, who actually is producing the Dicks golf equipment? The only difference is the price tag and your swing. Ultimately, this is why weve created the TrueGolfFit platform so golfers who arent going to go the Club Champion/True Spec route have a way to be fit based on thousands of swings from real golfers. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Blades MEMBER REVIEWS: Takomo Golf Iron Testing! They are alright to hit with but I think the curved topline on the 3-7 iron is annoying. The guy from canoes or the guy that sells rifles? This helps me play the ball further back in my stance with the shorter irons and get my trajectory higher with the longer irons. What's with the grips? I was firing my irons on the par 3's right at the stick with awesome consistency. but rember this to all you golfers who are trying to buy all the best clubs and think thats how they will improve. *. Like A-ha ( Take on Me ), however; the 845s were Tommy Armour's one and only big hit. All the while still having the 'Player Iron' appeal. New Tommy Armour Forged Blade Silver Scot 60 Lob Wedge. %privacy_policy%. I feel this is the greatest design improvement over the MP-14 profile. Sorry sold but thanks. The people I showed the Max to couldnt get over the thickness. Nice looking sticks! Remember Regrip it and Rip it! When I saw the 845 forged, I thought, TaylorMade P790? The overall consensus is the same what these irons lack in feel, they make up in value. $79.99. I read the reviews on here and ended up buying my set from proshopwarehouse.com's ebay store. Won the caddy tournament twice in HS, Same clubs more less that Johnny Miller shot 63 at Oakmont in US Open. No doubt, fitting is important. Just received a set of SilverScot CBs. Be confident in your purchase because they are much nicer than I would have dreamt at the price I paid. but after my first shot, 8 iron in one par 3 (137m uphill) that I usually played 9 iron: wow!
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