I also have several years of study in advanced physics at the graduate school level. If we are to believe the Maltby Playability Factor MPF charts, however, some of these Tommy Armour sets scored high for forgiveness. The more calculated reply is that static loft doesnt matter nearly as much as dynamic loft (the amount of loft presented to the ball at impact). Hi! The Tommy Armour 845 line for 2020 features a driver, fairway, and hybrid alongside three sets of irons and a series of milled putters. The very first Tommy Armour irons weren't made by Tommy Armour at all, but by MacGregor, and for a very good reason: there was no Tommy Armour company at the time. practice. The people and companies responsible for actually designing and producing the equipment are vital information for consumers. Once again I scratch my head on you guys promoting a Dicks product. They have to be to get the new business model to work. Sure enough, I see a set of TA Blades at a golf shop and the guy says to give these a try. The only complaint I have about these clubs is the low bounce on them. The Silver Scot forged blade is the BEST IRON I HAVE EVER HIT! Have I been screwed? GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, Tuesday at 04:47 PM, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 20, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 13, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 6, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, January 31, Please put and questions or comments here, Please put any questions or comments here, Please put any questions of comments here. The benefit of an L-Cup is that the architecture allows the face to act a bit like a hinge, retaining more speed (and higher launch) on thin shots. After several business deals through the years, the Tommy Armour trademarks, licenses and intellectual property are currently owned by Dicks Sporting Goods. Limited Stock to Ship. Both the standard 845 and 845 Max are priced at $499 (steel) and $599 (graphite) for a set of seven clubs. The M silverbacks are in my bag now and the best blades or irons Ive ever played period. My current gamers (Mizuno Hot Metals and Hogan Ft. Worth Blacks) are objectively far superior clubs to either the Wilsons or the old TA 845s. The unfortunate part is they are not undervaluedlike half the pristine craps I have lying around for 10 yearsjust old and worthless for the most part. SirShanksAlot . John FYI you are able to get UST recoil graphite shafts in the 845 Forged. Titleist SM6 50 F Grind Thatsaid, theres areasonmoviesequels rarely live up to the standard set by the original. Holy moly these are nice and feel great. Remember Regrip it and Rip it! The Burner's are great, but I wanted to try something else. Titleist 690.CB, Mizuno MP-32, Mizuno MP-30. No Guesswork. November 19, 2015, 11:59 am. Don't know about you, but I got mine for $100 shipped. [quote name='Tighthead' post='874475' date='Jan 21 2008, 01:04 AM']Is the PW 48 degrees? Ben Hogan Edge Forged Iron Set 6-Pw Regular Flex Apex Steel 0944407 Fair. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I was inclined towards a couple of other brands but kept coming back to the 885's. Could always put them on eBay for a high price and hope, like someone said, you'll find a TA collector that might pay what what you want, You guys are great. I got mine new for $210, much less than other irons out there. The 2006 iron line has people talking and its fun to see golfers getting excited over Tommy Armour. Those who enduredall 138painful minutes of Caddyshack 2 need no reminder. If not, I have to look elsewhere when I want to replace my 845Ms. Relatively weighty club that will get under the ball quickly and deliver high trajectory. 845 Forged #6. 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. I was curious optimistic about these. First round I played with them, I shot a 76 (I have not done that for nearly 20 years). This clubhead is comparable with the Titleist 690.CB and Mizuno's old MP-30 but is a tad lighter, which I prefer. Stump Removal. My only criticism would be on the grips which felt sort of greasy which I'm replacing with Lamkin Tour Black All Cords. 12 Handicap I bought these new and always liked the way they looked and that they were a midsize "blade". The irons come equipped with Flighted Rife shafts. As noted in the article, Performax works with other OEMs such as Tour Edge, Ryoma, PRGR, OnOff, and Yamaha. Unbiased. There are no serial number on the hosel. This helps me play the ball further back in my stance with the shorter irons and get my trajectory higher with the longer irons. they are well weighted and can sure hit the ball. Get over it. Which I get, is entirely unhelpful. From throwback jerseys to classic golf saddle shoes and a stick shift, the days of yesteryear often seem better. The 845's had a smaller head, but the same solid feel as the 855's. The Senior Flex Recoil shafts ran out rather quickly in our area, and that definitely forced me into the Cobras. If I remembered correctly, the set was around $200 brand new ( 3-PW ). Fun clubs. Give them a try! That seems to be the biggest knock on the Silver Scots. 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. | audioreview.com, Moderate offset helps square face at impact, Stainless steel construction provides long lasting durability, Maximum perimeter weighting creates larger sweet spot. Performance is really similar, and for $400 less, its hard to pass up. Mike Kibunja, 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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, (your email address will not be published), iconic iron models in recent golf history. You are the ones that talk about the importance of getting fit and I agree with that. Im in the market for new irons. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. They don't have ser.#'s on the hosels. $79.99. Mine just arrived - they are definitely on the short and flat side, which is fine by me. I am a serial club buyer and have hit hundreds of game improvement clubs and these seem to work as well. STOP THE INSANITY! I tried to support the brand but it just doesnt make sense at this point. The second is some iteration of a cup face. Well Yea! I had been keeping an eye out on golf towns website in their special buy section for a good deal on some forged blades. They were my transition from cast cavity backs to forged semi-blades and were simply a revelation; I loved them. Kumabjorn, No you have not been screwed. Just checked their website no graphite option in the 845 Forged is a deal killer. Forget the fact that you can get these FORGED irons on Ebay for under $200. [quote name='Kumabjorn' post='841818' date='Dec 30 2007, 02:03 AM']Hi all TA fans! I don't think they were actually forged thought but actually just a cast blade, though I could be mistaken. Dont compare these to the original 845sit a different company and they could have called these clubs by any name, but Dicks & Golf Galaxy is trying to make $$$ and make you think Tommy Armour has come back from the grave! Like Costcos brand of Kirkland products which are produced by high end producers, who actually is producing the Dicks golf equipment? Its impossible to do any customizing at the website. As you can tell from the spec. So unfortunately I got rid of them and played the Burner 1.0's. Ive buyed these irons in proshopwarehouse.com last monday and arrived me last thusday, yesterday Ive played them for first time (the Christmas trophy of my golf club) and I only have one word to describe it: "awesome". I read the reviews on here and ended up buying my set from proshopwarehouse.com's ebay store. golfreview.com and the ConsumerReview Network are business units of Invenda Corporation. I dont need new irons for a while, but if they offered LH I might try them out for fun. The overall consensus is the same what these irons lack in feel, they make up in value. Nice looking sticks! Great club for anyone who wants consistency and the ability to try the big shots when necessary. Heres where you come in. At least the pieces of it we choose to remember. I ordered the 845s with Jumbo Grips, 1/2 short, 2 Up, with no upcharges. As you can tell by my sig, I'm an Armour fan. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Blade 8 Iron Regular Steel R Flex Golf Club TA Opens in a new window or tab. Brand Tommy Armour; Head Weight 271 "C" Dimension 1.464; Basic VCOG 0.765; Moment of Inertia (MOI . He did have lead tape on all that is a bear to get the last layer off, only removed one so far. Pasted as rich text. Thx. He did have lead tape on all that is a bear to get the last layer off, only removed one so far. The Rifle shafts are exceptional! Im glad they added the forged line. They're dirt cheap new on Ebay. 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 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. My customers are really warming up to these irons. MP-14s have the traditional straight top line and the curved topline starts on the 8 iron. Achieving the distance part of a Players Distance iron formulation almost invariably involves a thin, high-strength face material. www.proshopwarehouse.com has them for $199. tommy armour 845s silver scot golf irons set " NO NINE IRON" / gc4 r5c | Sporting Goods, Golf, Golf Clubs & Equipment | eBay! Any feedback out there about these forged blades? Thanks (I am not in the market now but if these go on sale like other TA products later in the year). Most are in my garage, a few reside in the storage locker. I cant get them out of my mind. They look beautiful!. Release is correct as I'm almost certain they were only $200 for the set when they were released with a trio of matching wedges being something like $70. This adds forgiveness on shots hit higher on the face. and then saw that Tommy Armour had come out with a forged blade. Pheeeww, that's a relief. 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. Here is a link with the specs on the clubs. Im also curious about the Drivers, woods, and hybrids. Twenty years ago, when I first began playing golf, the 845 Silver Scots were one of the most popular clubs in the US. Other Web Sites in the ConsumerReview Network: mtbr.com | A great iron for the scratch to 15 handicapper. What has this world come to??!! I especially appreciate knowing who makes these , and what other brands they produce. With old age and a slower swing, I found a fine set of 855s in regular steel, having only to regrip and adjust the lie up (I'm 6'2"). Its the product design and manufacturing facility that works with a number of popular (and higher-priced) JDM brands: Ryoma, PRGR,OnOff, and Yamaha among others. Mizuno MX-15 Irons, 3-P, Heads Only (#115704940486) m***h (1) - Feedback left by buyer m***h (1). Wow,they are great in every way described. TA845 matched the Sim Max in every respect of distance, launch angle, spin, and dispersion. Came across a 5-Gw 7 club set of these with the blue insignia that was barely played and sat for years, grips and shafts are like new, Mid Launch 6.0 rifles with all the perfect labels. The center of gravity on these clubs are lower due to the position of the muscle back being lower. Sound is a factor that influences feel, but its not the whole thing. I also snatched up a couple of new Mizuno MP-T forged wedges from Pro Shop Warehouse for only $59 each. However, its a reasonable summary of the motivation behind the re-launch of one of the most iconic iron models in recent golf history. All Rights Reserved. I had them bent by a local golf pro, no problems, and they fit me perfectly. They came with Rifle 6.0 precision shafts that were absolutely perfect on the frequency machine. I kind of wish they would do away with the Max version. Always felt very confident and powerful with these clubs. For the price these are being offered for; adjusting lie, extensions, and new grips, if necessary to fit ones swing, still make them a great bargain. sheet 3* bounce is the most bounce of any club with the 7 iron having 2* bounce. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Blades By G.Review, January 21, 2007 in Previous Model Year Reviews Share Followers 0 Reply to this topic Very impressed with the shaft options. Your link has been automatically embedded. JUST FLAT OUT OUTSTANDING IRONS FOR THE MONEY! This site is best viewed in a modern browser with JavaScript enabled. That includes $900.00 Titleist and Mizuno! The 845 Forged irons are priced at $999 (set of eight). View cart for details. The 845 Max is basically the standard 845 with a wider sole, a bit more offset and a marginally larger footprint. My brother in law lost my 6 iron too. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. In 1927, TommyArmourwon his first major at Oakmont Country Club. Tommy Armour 845s Silver Scot 8 Iron - NICE! BETTINARDI BABY BEN -33". I wish people would stop saying that feel is just sound. It seems nearly every golfer has a story involving the original Tommy Armour Silver Scot 845s. I'll put these up against my Apex tours and write up a full report. Don't be intimidated by the claim of high launch angle. of a club. We'll get to everything else but because of what the first 845 irons meant to golf's equipment landscape, it's fair to give them a more focused spotlight. These are hard to beat for the money. Something went wrong. $100 shipped is better than I did, $120 +shipping - and to Sweden that is an additional $40 - but to me that is till a killing. Therefore, of what consequence is it whether a 43 pitching wedge is your 125-yard club or a 42 nine-iron? or Best Offer. You dont have to connect too many dots to see how DICKs is hoping to navigate a pathway towards establishing TommyArmour as a value-based option which most directly competes with similarly low-priced equipment manufacturers such as Tour Edge, Sub 70 and Inesis. Thats an important question for the Tommy Armour brand. Cripes! wouId love a replacement with the new 845 Forged. I hope it works for Dicks/Golf Galaxy simply because they had the balls to try it. Iron 101T, Iron 301 CB, and Iron 301 MB! These were not as popular as the 845s, but I have really enjoyed them. a friend of mine is a local gun dealer who also plays golf. I had a set of custom shop 845s I sold in favor a newer set Taylormade irons. Tommy Armour Tommy . I guess I'll put some lead tape on the backs and see if I can feel the clubhead a little more. Regular $269.99 or Best Offer +$38.10 shipping 12 watchers Sponsored My first set of clubs (in college) were Wilson Staff. Does this mean that they arent any good? Won the caddy tournament twice in HS, Same clubs more less that Johnny Miller shot 63 at Oakmont in US Open. 845 EVO V-31: 2000: 845 EVO V-31 Reduced Offset: 2000: 845 EVO-V 25: 1999: 845 EVO V-31: 2000: 845FS SilverScot: 2003: 845u Silver Back: 2003: 845cm SilverBack: 2003: 845c SilverBack: 2003: 845m SilverBack: 2003: Back to Irons Specifications | Back to Main Page . Just received a set of SilverScot CBs. i will have to try these new 845s to see how much better they are then my originals , hard to part from my 845s. Quick view Add to Cart. The first thing I noticed about the silver scot blades was the difference in the top line profile on the 3-7 irons. Most consumers hear forged and likely assume its referring to the part of the club making contact with the ball. 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. I think your better off playing them. However, Stadler won 2 years ago on the PGA and Senior PGA tour with Armours - one of only 2 men to ever do that in the same season. beautiful draw to flighted over 5m past the green. Period. I now see that Titleist is getting ready to release their new blades for 2008. They are also swigweighted to C9!!! You may also want to consider combining these with the Silver Scot cavity irons to create your own combo set. They are standard but seem to lie flat and degree or two which fits me perfect. Advanced Golf Analytics matches the perfect clubs to your exact swing using connected data and machine learning. Part of the order was put in as Tommy Armour but the fairway woods needed to be entered as Golfworks due to the computer system quirk.. therefore I would say Golfworks is still involved. 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. I tried a few others companies (mizuno, Hogan, Callaway, etc.) Can I buy 5 PW only? I was thinking about buying another set just for the heck of it, and they have raised the listed price from $150 to $170. I regripped them with Winn Excel XF wraps over the week end and had them out again on Wednesday. Your email address will not be published. February 15, 2021, 2:33 pm, by I've taken them to the range and played one round with them. The typical responses range from BMW to Audi and Mercedes before the facilitator reveals, Nope, its actually the all-new 2020 Chevy Such and Such. The point is, successful brands have well-established personas which typically prevent seismic shifts in perception even in the face of objective information. These compare to the Titleist 695CB series. Youre welcome and thanks for the read. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Cavity Back Forged - Equipment - GolfWRX Home The Bag Room Equipment Tommy Armour Silver Scot Cavity Back Forged TaylorMade 2023 Product Testing and Fitting Experience At The Kingdom! 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. I have always wanted a set of blades but really didn't want to spent $800+ on a set of irons, only to find them hard hit or that I didn't like them. He asked to hit one and ended up hitting half a bag of balls. Now that you done that enjoy a pleasant round with what possible is the most under estimated Cavity Back iron on the market. 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! In this case, all roads lead to Performax. Tommy Armour Golf 855 Silver Scot Irons DESCRIPTION Moderate offset helps square face at impact Stainless steel construction provides long lasting durability Maximum perimeter weighting creates larger sweet spot Lightweight steel shafts USER REVIEWS Next 10 Showing 1-10 of 12 Next 10 Showing 1-10 of 12 Hot Deals See All Hot Deals >> i switched to the 855's and have been loving and useing them for 2 years now. Picture Information. I donated my set to a young upcoming golfer in Tanzania who is gunning to get into the European Tour. They are also flightedthis means you will get different tracjectories for each iron. Does anyone have an idea why they work so well. The steel used in the head feels and sounds harder than the MP-14, but feedback is great. I picked up the TA 845 Forged about a year ago at an absolute steal from Dicks (Set 6 of 500). NEW RH Cobra LTDX Iron Set Steel REG-5-G. Ben Hogan APEX PC 3-E Iron Set? I didnt realize how GREAT these clubs felt!! Its also the partner of choice for Tour Edge and TommyArmour. I bought my new Tommy Armour M/B Blades for $120. No one is disputing that. Not major problems but there are still some areas for improvement. Tommy Armour Silver Scot 845 irons. Tommy Armour Women's 2021 845-MAX Irons. Wow, what a great iron. Out of business, Brand name owned by Sports Authority. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); by I went from playing 845Ti face irons with s300 TT superlites that were 2" over to the new silver scot forged blade with standard length Rifle 6.0 and lost no distance (added a few yards actually), gained workability, d2 swingweight. A thin topline, minimal offset and overall compact geometry give the 845 Forged the requisite looks of a players distance iron. 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. The 5 and 7 woods hit just like modern hybrids, so I leave the 3 and 4 irons at home. Should compliment the set nicely. $49.99 . 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. After playing the 845's for about 2 years, I started playing forged cavity-backed irons. Considering that they're forged, rifle-shafted, workable, and cost as much as a 2 year old set of used mizzy's, you really can't go wrong. Well, thats an interesting one. Go all the way to the bottom of the page and it has the specs. I wont be ponying up for the forged as my game took a nose-dive last year, and Im counting on the current set of Cobra F-Max Superlites to prop me back up. Thats who theyre designed for and thats who buys them. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Iron Heads, 4-P, Excellent. Tommy Armour: Year: 845s Oversize: 1998: 845s Oversize Reduced Offset: 1999: . They looked good on the shelf next to the other brands shelf appeal was every bit as good as any club of this type. Any chance these are still available for sale? Those were I believe the last sets released by TA as an independent company before becoming a Sports Authority house brand. Came across a 5-Gw 7 club set of these with the blue insignia that was barely played and sat for years, grips and shafts are like new, Mid Launch 6.0 rifles with all the perfect labels. To honor this achievement, the first run of TommyArmour845 Forged irons will be limited to 500 sets, each numbered individually. The TA 845 is not made by the GolfWorks. TheTommyArmour845 line for 2020features a driver, fairway, and hybrid alongside three sets of irons and a series of milled putters. Tommy Armour has newer Silver Scot forged cavity back and blade irons out there. The best story will receive the #1/500 set of TommyArmour845 Forged irons. Other than that, they are Fantastic! My first set of irons were the TA Silver Scot. $33.77 + $17.85 shipping + $17.85 shipping + $17.85 shipping. 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. One thing I didn't elaborate in my original post; as I am older (60), I had been losing distance and had tried several GI clubs with no success to regain some of the lost yardage. Price is a concern butt looking forward to trying them out. My head pro was amazed. Lofts are one degree weaker across the board on the 845 Max. The wedges play nicely. They were a low price, so I bought them and gave them a try. In 2018, Dicks released new . The 845 Forged ($999 for a set of eight) sits squarely in the Players Distance iron category. I understand OEMs are keen to play to the ego but that aside, its a futile conversation. Titleist SM6 58 S Grind Absolute smart buy! 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. You can hit high and low, but primarily straight. I picked up a used set of these irons several years ago for cheap with the thought of resting my favorite set a bit and having a set for visitors when they come through town. The feedback I got from the TA1 line was fine.. Im sure the Atomic line was just as good or better, but I couldnt seem to move them. 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. In this specific instance, Golf Galaxy might be the better option as it carries the Tommy Armour line as well. No it means that Tommy Armour didnt intend for the Tour Blade to go out and compete with the best players irons in the world. These 845s look pretty good to me. When I bought these sticks 20 years ago I tried them on the grass range with 6 or 7 other clubs. New Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Sand Wedge, SW Club. I believe they are owned and operated by the Huffy Bike Company. Does anyone know? Im talking a full club and a half longer than my old players. Im looking forward to the Most Wanted Testing to see how they perform. Cast clubs in general have little feel, but a ton of forgiveness. I hit these side by side against the Taylor Made Sim Max. They're too small. I was firing my irons on the par 3's right at the stick with awesome consistency. When compared to a traditional blade like the MP-14, the silver scots are noticeably more forgiving while still maintaining the precise feedback of a blade. Hit the 845max demo clubs at Dicks the first day they came out. If you want to play a blade and don't want to spend a fortune; and, you can find these because I think they are no longer made. Its going to be a few weeks as I am rehabing a shoulder injury (skiing). This are my first blades (I was playing with the cleveland cg4 tour, and Im afraid about the difficulty of the blades, lost of distance, etc. Ill stay with Tommy Amour clubs and plan on buying a new set in the near future. but after my first shot, 8 iron in one par 3 (137m uphill) that I usually played 9 iron: wow! Robots! Hit all of those and came up with about the same numbers. Tommy Armour Women's 2021 845-MAX Hybrid/Irons. 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. for each club. I have the 3-PW and also purchased the GW. $499.99 *. This, along with the flighted rifle shafts, help get the ball on a higher trajectory. 5 Testers Needed! That is to say, Tommy Armour, even if given some measure of preferential treatment, isnt likely going to be stealing enough sales from the major OEMs to cause any real consternation. First set of irons I purchased in 17 was a set of 845s Silver Scots. The flighted Rifles actually hit the ball lower, HALLELUJA!!!! I feel this is the greatest design improvement over the MP-14 profile. Can they be customized for loft and lie? But on the rare occasion that happens any more, all I can think of is the TA845s or (sometimes) the Wilsons.

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