Tommy Armour 845+ claims the top spot in our 2024 Most Wanted Super Game-Improvement Iron test. It beats out our previous winner by way of being the best super game-improvement iron for forgiveness and the 2nd best iron for accuracy, and offering a better distance performance. Because of its outstanding performance, it is our choice for best value in this year's test. For $399.99, this is a steal.
► You want forgiveness: How do you define forgiveness? Moreover, how are you able to distinguish whether or not an iron is forgiving? In our testing, we consider forgiveness as how consistent a golf club produces similar shot outcomes. In essence, we are analyzing how consistent an iron is with specific golf ball metrics. These metrics are: ball speed, carry distance, backspin, and dispersion. Tommy Armour 845+ is the best super game-improvement iron for forgiveness because it produces the most consistent performance shot-to-shot for these specific metrics.
► You love accuracy: We preach accuracy over everything else. Being on or near the green consistently will help your golf game over time for the better. Tommy Armour 845+ is the runner-up in our accuracy scoring category. In iron testing, accuracy comes down to strokes gained performance. Strokes gained allows us to witness how well an iron is performing relative to the field. And well, Tommy Armour 845+ surpasses expectations and performs exceptionally well for accuracy relative to the field.
✖︎ You prioritize superior distance: When it comes to distance, Tommy Armour 845+ isn’t going to enthrall you. It does offer better distance potential than last year’s winner. But still, it is in the bottom half of the field for distance. You won’t be reaching the distances that PING G730 or Callaway Big Bertha 23′ offer and if that superior distance is your priority, Tommy Armour 845+ isn’t for you.
Distance Taking into account total distance and carry distance, our distance scoring is a metric ultimately telling you the total yards achieved by the club.
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Accuracy Accuracy evaluates if a player’s shots with each club are above or below what’s expected based on that player’s skill level. By eliminating variables in player ability, accuracy determines how well the club improves a player’s overall score.
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Forgiveness Forgiveness measures how well a club corrects for hits that are center or off center off the face of the club. A high forgiveness rating tells you that a club does well at maintaining consistency in performance when your swing fluctuates.
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Ball Speed Ball speed measures how fast the ball is traveling off the face of the club. We eliminate variables like player swing speed or ability, so you can compare ball speeds off the face as affected by the club, not the player.
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Fairways Hit We evaluate the percentage of shots that hit the fairway compared to shots in the rough. This shows the accuracy of a club, with a higher percentage earning a higher accuracy rating.
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Cancer Survivor. Amputee Golfer. Essentially, a OneLeggedBoss. When he isn't facilitating testing or analyzing data, Phillip enjoys his family time, practicing and playing golf, unwinding with video games, capturing photos of nature, or devouring pretzels.
| Driver Titleist GT3 | 3 Wood Titleist GT3 |
| 7 Wood Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond | Irons (5-PW) Srixon ZXi5 |
| Wedges (46, 50, 54, 58) Titleist Vokey SM10 | Putter L.A.B. MEZZ.1 MAX |
| Ball Titleist Pro V1x |
Joe
2 years ago
I was fitted into the 923 HM HL and they are very forgiving and accurate as stated especially thin shots. I get better distance than my old Mavrik irons even though they aren’t loft jacked but I can get them in the air and flying with my 73mph swing speed