{"id":1695,"date":"2014-07-14T10:20:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T15:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rubright.com\/basement\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2016-06-09T16:03:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T21:03:02","slug":"new-clubs-in-the-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rubright.com\/basement\/new-clubs-in-the-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson Reflex Irons Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wilson<\/a>After almost twenty years of golf hacking, I recently bought my first new set of irons. I have owned a couple of used sets, including some Ping ISI’s<\/a> that I never really warmed up to. The lie angles were too upright and the shafts were too stiff; they just didn’t feel good, though I tried my best to love them.<\/p>\n

I reverted to my old Jumbo Z IIs, oversized Ping knock offs that were custom made for someone back in the 90s. They were, in golf geek parlance, shovels–big and bulky but also quite forgiving. I liked them well enough but I decided it might be nice to join up with the current decade, gearwise.
\nThus began a rather long search for affordable, reliable clubs with good reviews.<\/p>\n

I decided not to go with custom club fitting, though it’s a weighty subject in the golfing universe. After talking to several fitters and hearing what it entailed and how much it cost, I decided that my modest skills wouldn’t make it a good investment. By using online calculators<\/a> it became clear that a guy who is 6’1″ with an average build will be fine with standard length, standard lie, regular flex clubs. That realization saved me $150 for an iron fitting alone. They want another $150 for woods. I didn’t even ask about the putter.<\/p>\n

After much research and web crawling I decided to buy Wilson Reflex Irons<\/a>. What? Not Wilson\/Staff, the high end line? No. The plain old Wilsons are fine, thanks. Not TaylorMade Rocketballz<\/a>, like your fairway metals, you ask? Not those cool black Adams sticks<\/a>? No again. Too spendy. In fact, I tried out a set of used Adams hybrid clubs but didn’t take to them. They felt sort of clunky and the shafts were too short. Again, they were someone else’s clubs. I was going to give up when I stumbled on some online threads about the TaylorMade Rockeballz basically stealing the very old Wilson Reflex technology, a slot in the bottom of the club. What this slot is supposed to do I have no clue, but I followed a link and found the latest Reflex clubs. Interestingly, they are sold only one place: Dick’s<\/a>. It’s strange to not find anything on Amazon or eBay but I didn’t. Only Dick’s have them as far as I could tell. Wilson is obviously not spending a ton of money marketing these clubs, but I have no problem with that since it only adds to the cost.<\/p>\n

I went to the local Dick’s and took a look and liked them immediately. They were on sale, though I ended up buying them online. Shipping was free but tax was not. Still, they came to just north of $160 for a 4-G (gap wedge) set. I like that they are true irons and not hybrid irons. I also like the black and red Mordor color scheme, which screams “badass” to me.<\/p>\n

The next test of goodness came at the driving range. They had a solid, tight feel and by the end of a bucket I was clicking them nicely. Next up? The course. I’m looking forward to it and will feel very confident with Reflexes in the bag!<\/p>\n

Update: I’ve been playing the Wilson Reflex irons for two years and am very happy with them. I am very confident when standing over the ball and have had good success on the course. I’m not even thinking of replacing them, but I will probably upgrade the grips soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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