How about a 17.5 degree swing iron that we mere mortals can adjust regularly and hit consistently?
I know what I would say.
“Give it to me. Now!”
(This is German. It means “Give it to me. now!”)
The reason I would say it in German is that this seemingly wonderful little moving iron comes to us courtesy of men and women of Munich-based Vice Golf.
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This is what loved ones in Vice they are telling us. The new Vice Golf driving iron is a two-piece casting. At 17.5 degrees, it’s built on the same platform as Vice’s most forgiving iron, the game-enhancing VGI02. It is a hollow body design with a thin and flexible face for high ball speed. The platform includes optimized heel weighting to help keep the face squared, as well as a high bounce sole for better ground interaction and cleaner shots.
All this, in theory, is very pleasant to carry on a rolling iron.
According to Viceits new steering head is 232 grams, which is light for the category. Lower weight is a vice. The company’s design philosophy focuses on playable irons and woods for regular players, as opposed to tournament-level players or elite amateurs. A large part of this philosophy centers on weight, as the lighter the better. The lower weight allows you to swing a little faster and set the clubface a little easier. This new drive even has a slight draw bias, which helps minimize the large right loss.
As a result, Vice says its new swing iron gives you the distance of a well-struck 2-iron with the playability of a hybrid.
Also nice to have in a rolling iron is the price. The new Vice rolling iron retails for $179.99. Most steering bars (or, as others call them, usefulness irons) are generally well north of that.
Who is this moving iron for?
Vice Golf is good at many things. Regardless of what you may think of its golf clubs, you have to admit that Vice excels at identifying the type of golfer for which each golf club works best. Vice says the young woman moving iron it’s not for beginners, but you don’t have to be a stick to use it either.
Instead, they say it’s for the golfer who takes lessons, plays and practices often, but can still get a little squirrelly with the driver (sheep columnist raises his hand). That golfer might want something he can control on tight driving holes that isn’t a mini driver or a fairway wood.
Make Vice credit. They even have names for these golfers.
- The “doubting driver” – who doesn’t always trust his/her driver
- “Long iron putter” – which hits it OK, but needs a reliable club 200 to 220 yards
- “Wind Player” – who needs a low, penetrating flight to Scotland or Bandon
- The “all-rounder” player – who needs a club to do multiple jobs
- “Vice loyalist” – who believes that if it’s from Vice, it must be good.
I don’t know about you, but I love it when Vice does that. It shows extraordinary awareness.
Chrome and Rainbow
of the standard iron of the Vice Golf car it’s pretty basic. There is only the single 17.5 degree loft option. It’s only available for right-handers with Vice’s proprietary lightweight shaft in R- or S-flex.
As mentioned, it retails for $179.99.
just for fun, Vice is also offering its driving iron in an iridescent finish called “Rainbow.” Vice is really good at limited editions and is making this more limited than most with only 200 Rainbow models being produced. They will retail for a still reasonable $199.99.
Both the standard and Rainbow handlebars are available starting today.
