Some testers prefer more forgiveness on iffy swings
Some testers prefer more forgiveness on iffy swings
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Category: Game-Improvement Irons
We tested: Titleist 2010 710 AP1 Irons 3-PW with Nippon NS Pro 105T steel shaft
Company line: "These multi-material, dual-cavity irons take 'Advanced Performance You Can Feel' to new heights. The 'Tuned Feel System' is a co-molded medallion of soft elastomer and an aluminum plate. We reduced face thickness to provide enhanced heel, toe, and deep weighting and moved tungsten-nickel to the sole for increased stability and forgiveness."
Our Testers say:
PROS: Top-tier performers; accurate sticks, they're straight shooters so aim where you want to hit it; delivers consistent, precise distances; some testers experience easy, high ball flight from poor lies; tight dispersion allows you to go pin seeking; leans to playability more than forgiveness; overall balanced weight distribution breeds confidence; soft feel eliminates any harshness; among the best on greenside shots.
CONS: Some testers prefer more forgiveness on iffy swings; soft, muted feel on mis-hitsyou know you miss it but not much beyond that; a few testers get adequate distance but want more.
From Sports Illustrated Golf+ Equipment Issue
Building on the high-tech design and success of the original AP (Advanced Performance) irons, Titleist is offering two new multimaterial, dualcavity sets this year the Titleist 2010 710 AP1 Irons and the AP2. "The AP1 and AP2 embody significant improvements in feel, forgiveness and shot control to what had already been recognized as a revolutionary step forward in iron design," says Steve Pelisek, general manager of Titleist golf clubs. "The AP1 and AP2 feature the most successful marriage of playability and forgiveness plus traditional looks, feel and feedback in the market today."
The concept for the original Titleist 2010 710 AP1 Irons came from research showing that serious golfers want performance but not at the expense of feel. The Titleist research and development team has been conducting extensive sound and vibration analysis aimed at reducing the harsh lower-frequency vibration that causes poor feel in irons. This research led to combining several technologies and materials in the back cavity of the AP irons, resulting in a Tuned Feel System that enhances feel.
"The AP1 and AP2 irons retain the dual-cavity design and multimaterial construction that is the key to their advanced performance," says Dan Stone, Titleist's vice president of R and D . "However, the designs have been upgraded for feel with the addition of the Tuned Feel System. The structure of the Titleist 2010 710 AP1 Irons also provides improved forgiveness, while a modified sole on the new AP2 provides improved ground control."
The Tuned Feel System is a comolded medallion of soft elastomer and an aluminum plate. This insert has been designed to improve sound and feel. For the thinner-face, larger-cavity Titleist 2010 710 AP1 Irons , a more lively feel has been created. For the AP2 a softer, more solid feel is achieved.
AP1 Irons
Extensive improvements to the AP1 include reducing the face thickness to provide enhanced heel, toe and deep external weighting to the frame as well as an internally perimeter-weighted, tungsten-nickel sole bar for increased stability and forgiveness.
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