A new generation of irons for the elite ball-striker
While the new Titleist T-series (T100, T200, and T300) offers technology for every player, Titleist’s other new irons are designed for the purist.
You’re not going to find any grand technology story here. With irons in this category, the goal is almost always to keep it simple; make it look pretty and don’t screw up the feel. It’s primarily up to the golfer to deliver on the promise of precision.
Titleist 620 MB
The 620 MB’s outstanding feel is achieved by way of single-piece forged construction and soft 1025 steel. Cosmetically, the most visible change is the removal of the MB from the blade. Golfers asked Titleist to make the iron as clean as possible, and the general thinking is that if you need Titleist to tell you it’s a muscleback, you probably shouldn’t be playing a muscleback.
Toplines are thin, offset is minimal. Turf interaction has been improved too, but guys, this is an all-business kind of iron.
Like the T-Series, the 620 MB offers a progressive design (longer blade lengths in the long irons, more compact scoring clubs), though it’s fair to see that there’s nothing in the set that remotely qualifies as a big.
Progressions throughout the set are designed to flow seamlessly with the 620 CB for golfers who intend on mixing and matching.
As you’d expect from the blade category, this is very much a what you see is what you get offering designed to appeal to a small segment of golfers. “They’re not a huge part of our business, but they’re a huge part of our heritage,” says Josh Talge. “We know how to make irons for the best players in the world. We’re good at that.”
620 MB serves as proof of that.
Titleist 620 CB
Like the MB, Titleist is staying true to the spirit of its CB offering. The 620 CB is still a single-piece forging designed for the golfer willing to forgo some technology in exchange for classic shaping, outstanding feel, and all off that workability and precision stuff. That said, there are were some tour players felt that there was a bit of overlap between the CB and the AP2, so Titleist nudged the 620 CB a bit to the better player side of the scale such that performance is centered between the MB and T100. It just makes sense.
This time around, while there’s co-forged tungsten in the 3 through 5 irons, that’s the end of it (the previous CB featured tungsten from the 3 through 7-irons). By eliminating the tungsten, Titleist was able to bring ball flight down while increasing spin just a bit. It’s a design change intended to serve golfers looking to flight the ball through a lower window.
As with everything else we’ve discussed today, the shape of the 620 CB has been refined, and turf interaction has been improved.
Specs, Availability, and Pricing
Stock Shaft offerings for the 620 MB are Project X (steel), and Tensei White AM2 (graphite).
Stock shaft offerings for the 620 CB are the Project X LX (steel) and Tensei White AM2 (graphite).
The stock grip is the Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360.
Titleist 620 MB and 620 CB irons are available for fittings beginning August 8th. Retail availability begins August 30th.
Retail price for each is $175 per club with steel shafts ($1,399/8-club set) and $187.50 per club with graphite shafts ($1,499/8-club set).
For more information, visit Titleist.com.
Jay
4 years ago
I tried just about every club out there that I could get my hands on. Thanks to all of the fitters at all the various stores and shops that gave me the time and attention I needed to find the best club for me at this phase in my life, and this stage of my game. After awhile the clubs and shafts get a little hazy and fuzzy, but clearly there were some clubs that felt better, looked better and hit better than others. The fact is, I don’t hit the cavity backs as well as the blades. I hit my driver farther than most seniors, but I still play my irons like it’s 1980, conservatively and smoothly. The guys my age playing the super game improvement irons blow by me with just about every iron, but they are also not looking to still improve their game as I am, and they rarely hit and hold the greens as I do with those blades. They also replaced their long irons with hybrids from the 5 iron up. I play a single hybrid, a 17 degree that plays more like an iron than a hybrid. When it finally came down to it, after testing untold different clubs, the 620 MBs rose to the top and that put a smile on my face and lifted my heart. I still play the Srixon Z-forged blades., but they are located at my winter residence. I needed to replace my Callaway Apex MBs that had a heavier stiff shaft with a club that was fitted with a lighter shaft. I went with the KBS Tour shafts that are a little lighter than the NS Pro Modus Tour 120 stiff, which also had reduced vibration especially with the vibration dampening inserts I put into the shafts. How do they play? As you can imagine, with any forged blade, when you hit them on the button, there’s nothing like it, smooth, blissful and inspiring…and yes, buttery…sorry, I don’t know another way of describing that feeling. And also as you can imagine, when you’re out closer to the toe, or higher on the face, you certainly get the shock collar effect. But I don’t have a problem hitting them out of the rough, off hard pan, wet conditions, tight lies, up, side or down hills as some people might claim. And since I don’t have any real experience playing the ultra forgiving irons, I don’t know how much yardage I give up when I miss the sweet spot. I know that as with most clubs, there is a penalty for a mis-hit, and that’s part of the game as far as I’m concerned. These clubs play as well as you can play., and no they are not going to make up for your lack – as many of the manufacturers like to say of their SGI clubs. They keep me honest, and they inspire me to play well. No, they aren’t craaaazy long as so many clubs claim to be, and the lofts are traditional, so a nine iron goes nine iron distance, not a six iron distance. However, I can work them any way I can dream of, and they’re only as limited as my skill level. Now, as far as looks go, god are they gorgeous, beautifully understated, practical, gentle curves, brushed steel with a hint of chrome luster. No badging, just a lovely classic Titleist signature.. I love looking at them in my bag. I love looking at them at address, and I love looking at them every time I hit a shot worthy of their pedigree. If I could benefit from a cavity back, game improvement iron I’d surely go that direction. I just haven’t found one that matches up to the accuracy and precision of the muscle back blades, so what I don’t gain in distance and forgiveness, I gain in control. I play these from 5 to PW, and play the T-MB for 3-4 irons, and that set up is perfect for my game – right now. I don’t know about saying what handicap should play this, it’s more about what club plays best for your game, your swing and your idea of what a club should look, feel and play like. I get just as anxious looking down the shaft of a SGI club with their thick top line, hybrid size sole, and a chunk of iron sticking out the backside, with an offset that makes my head spin wondering how I would possibly hit that thing, but my buddies love them and they get a lot of confidence with those clubs in their bags. Those same buddies look down at these 620 MBs and throw up with anxiety and wonderment – they just don’t fit their eye or their game.. That’s the beauty of golf, we have a massive number of choices. Have you ever seen images of Arnie’s barn? I’m envious. Thank you Titleist for turning out these classic beauties. I cherish them and can’t stop smiling inside and out each time I play them. And as far as everyone raving about Mizunos, I really wanted to like them, but they just didn’t work for me.