Clone irons

c510 forged cavity irons

The c510 is part of a growing category of discount golf clubs, namely the premium discount club(!) Let me explain…
Clone clubs always scored through very heavy price benefits compared to the big brand names. So a typical clone iron set would be around $200. Increasingly you’ll find “top end” clones costing $300 and up. Still very cheap, […]

Excel High Launch Plus Hybrid Set

If you want a smooth transition between all the clubs in your iron set, but aren’t keen on those longer irons, then a hybrid set might be the answer.
A hybrid iron set features hybrid clubs instead of your typical 3-, 4- and/or 5-irons, and “normal” irons for the 6-iron and up. You could simply buy […]

Excel Strong irons

The change of guard continues at Pinemeadow Golf as the popular Excel irons make way for the successor model: the Excel Strong. The irons share their name with a new driver and fairway wood.
An early peek suggests the irons are all-rounders. Neither a classic blade or a chunky beginner’s club, the modern design aims at […]

Cloud 9 or C9 irons

Anyone confusing clone technology with old technology need look no further than the new C9 titanium irons for clarification. These are top game improvement irons with three special features.
The first is the titanium face insert. Just as with drivers, titanium’s strength and lightness compared with steel means less weight is used in the clubface. The […]

GX920 irons

Earlier this month I had a gift certificate to spend, and most of it went on some new Power Max GX920 irons from GigaGolf. The GX920s were a bestselling clone iron through 2006, and there’s a new high trajectory version for 2007 as well. So what are they all about and what led me to […]

The Revelation Hybrid Set

 Golf may seem to lack all logic and rationale at times, but at least the club manufacturers know what they’re doing. People use hybrids to replace the long irons. And for good reason. So why not build a complete iron set that recognizes that the same clubhead design doesn’t make sense in both a 3-iron and […]

Command Q irons

Those looking for a little bit of color — literally — in their iron game might be tempted by the Command Q irons from Pinemeadow Golf.
The Q logo adds a splash of red to the rear of the clubs and looks smart with the mirror finish. But until someone proves a direct relationship between color […]

Acer XP 905 irons

One of the more popular of Acer’s XP irons is the 905 model. This is the next iteration of the basic XP iron design. The original is a game improvement club that used a cavity and central notch to push weight out to the clubhead’s perimeter. The more weight at the edges, the more stable […]

Acer XP irons

It might seem a little strange to talk about a clone golf brand. When we discuss golf brands, we tend to mean the likes of Callaway or Ping. The whole ethos of clone golf clubs is that they are generic in nature. They don’t have a big name or spend pots of money on advertising, […]

Excel Hollow Core Ti Irons

This relatively new set of irons (available from Pinemeadow Golf) illustrates how buying clones doesn’t mean skimping on new technology. The hollow core in the name refers to a — surprise, surprise — hollow compartment in the clubhead. So the head is actually a steel frame, with a titanium face, a steel wall toward the […]