How TaylorMade’s P7CB and P770 mix together for combo sets

If there’s one thing amateur players can learn from Tour players, it’s that you shouldn’t be afraid to go with a little more help and forgiveness on your irons, especially long irons.

This past season, Rory McIlroy, an outstanding player throughout his career, was one of the early adopters of the prototype that was done Taylor made P7CB ironadding a 4-iron to his bag at the Valero Texas Open. Collin Morikawa also added the proto version of the hollow forged iron to the RBC Heritage.

On this week’s episode of GOLF’s Fully Equipped, co-host Kris McCormack explained how he loved testing the P7CB irons on a recent trip to TaylorMade’s Kingdom headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif., but they might not be perfect for him for the whole group.

“I’m a low-launch, low-spin, run-down player and so the CB really suits my eye,” McCormack said. “But I’ve always been a little hesitant to put something like that in the bag just because of the forgiveness factor. I’m not the strongest striker in the world, but in their test in the Kingdom, I said: ‘You know what? I can play these.’

“I had the opportunity to hit them from the wedge to the 4-iron. And while I’m probably still more of a 770 guy on that 4- or 5-iron, the 6-iron was surprisingly easy to hit. The 4-iron was fine for me, I’m just not a good enough player to build the whole set all the way through.”

That’s when co-host Wadeh Maroun explained that if McCormack doesn’t feel comfortable enough with the 4-iron or 5-iron on the P7CB set, he can seamlessly switch to the 4-iron or 5-iron from the more forgiving P770.

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SOLID FORGED BODY CONSTRUCTION Hollow forged body construction gives players the best of both worlds; beauty and performance. A smooth 8620 carbon steel body is combined with an ultra-thin 4140 steel face and Thru-Slot Speed ​​Pocket™ for a design that is fast, flexible and forgiving even in a compact head shape. FLTD CG FLTD CG strategically positions the center of gravity (CG) lower in the long iron and progressively moves higher throughout the set. Using up to 46g of tungsten, the FLTDCG is designed to provide players with improved launch and playability on long irons and increased spin on point irons. SPEEDFOAM AIR All-new SpeedFoam Air is 69% less dense than its predecessor, creating massive savings that are redistributed to improve performance. SpeedFoam Air dampens vibrations for great sound and feel, while providing a fast and flexible face. TOUR-INSPIRED SHAPE Featuring elegant refinements, including less offset in the long irons, the new P•770 is designed to suit a sharper player’s eye with visual cues including a slimmer, more little offset and shorter blade length compared to P. •790. THRU-SLOT SPEED POCKET Thru-Slot Speed ​​Pocket™ provides increased face flexibility while maintaining ball speed and distance on low face shots.

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“They are made to blend together perfectly,” Maroun said. “Same amount, same lie, everything exactly the same, right? If you want to do a mixed group, you can go to whatever you want and do it.”

Maroun himself has a full set of P770s because, while he prefers the look of a blade iron, closer to the P7CB, he wants something with a little more forgiveness.

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“Pure” can be a subjective term, unless you’re talking about the TaylorMade P770 Irons. An advanced forging process produces clean shape and a soft yet firm feel on impact, with precision-milled grooves that optimize spin control, while Tour-proven contours provide that clean look that appeals to the best player . Tungsten weighting provides low, focused CG and increased MOI, resulting in a combination of forgiveness and workability that the world’s best can’t argue with. TUNGSTEN WEIGHT What does it do? It results in advanced workability and forgiveness for the golfer’s set of irons. How do you do that? Tungsten backstrap at 3 to 7 provides low on-center CG placement and increased MOI. DETAILS Advanced forging process delivers clean, simple shape, precision-milled faces and grooves and smooth, hard-hitting feel Precision-milled grooves produce optimal spin and control 1025 carbon steel further enhances feel and durability of tournament-proven contours, progressive offsets and Thin upper lines inspire confidence in the best player Flatter, medium camber soles improve court interaction from every lie

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“I’m almost 42 years old,” he added. “You know, what’s going to give me some love because my swing speed might be slowing down because I have a nine-year-old and a seven-year-old chasing around.

“So my back hurts, my knees hurt, my elbows are sore from being a little tennis player growing up and so I need something that will help me a little bit.”

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Jack Hirsch

Editor of Golf.com

Jack Hirsh is the equipment editor at GOLF. A native of Pennsylvania, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also *tries* to remain competitive in the local amateurs. Prior to joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a television station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a multimedia journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.