All, A quick report on the new Wishon 752TC irons I just built. Initially, I was hesitant about the 8mm wide topline specification, but after receiving the irons, the topline does not appear to be that wide. It is clearly wider than most "player's cavities", which are probably 3-5mm, but not so wide to look unattractive in the set-up position. Head weights were all within 2 grams of spec, and I only had to add 1 gram to the 5-iron and 2 grams to the 8,9 and PW to get a 7-8 gram progression for all the heads. I don't have the exact specs with me, but the 3 and 4 were right on, the 5 was 1 gram light, the 6 and 7 were right on, and the 8,9 and PW were ~1 gram light. I chose to add 2 grams to the 8, 9 and PW to get slightly higher swingweights on those clubs (~0.5 points). Fit and finish on the heads was absolutely top quality, and they were quite easy to bend up to 2" for loft and lie. The 752TC was shorter heel to toe, but had a taller toe and heel than my current GS TC heads.
I used the series 5 steel shafts in S flex. I built a straightness finder (based on Corey B's original design) using a 2x4, some steel eye hook bolts (3/4" ID), and a metric ruler, and determined the low side in the middle of each shaft. I then checked frequency in this plane, and the shafts ranged from 265-270 CPM (1 at 265, 1 at 266, 2 at 267, 3 at 269, and 2 at 270). One note on the shafts. The catalog says that they are 40" raw length with a 11" parallel section, but the ones I received were 42" raw with a 10" parallel tip section. Don't know why, but maybe Tom W. can weigh in here with info. Since I wanted to tip trim approximately 1/2" per club, but also wanted a 2-3 CPM per club slope, I decided to use the stiffer shafts in the long irons and the more flexible shafts in the short irons (opposite of the way I normally do it). The end result was a frequency of 278 (Brunswick equivalent, which is ~5.3 on the FM scale) in the 3-iron (39.75" club length) and 295 in the PW (36.5" length). That's a total of 17 CPM over 3.25", or 5.23 CPM/inch. All clubs ended up with a frequency differential of 2-4 CPM, with a 1/2" per club tip trim. Final gripped swingweights were D5 +/- 1 point across the set. I aligned the shafts with the low side of the middle (i.e. if this is a bowed shaft: ( :I put the left (low) side) at 6 o'clock at address. That way, at the top of the swing, the shaft will be loaded into the pre-bowed direction. I hope this makes sense to someone (Pat K. maybe). I was able to test the 5-iron side by side with my current 5-iron (GS Tour Cavity, Dynamic steel, 288 CPM at 38.25") on an indoor simulator, which measures launch angle, ball speed, and then calculates carry and roll distance. The interesting thing was that the Launch angle and ball speed were almost identical for the two clubs, but I got slightly more carry with the new club. The feel was also better with the new Wishon club. In summary, the heads were top quality and pretty much right on spec., which I expected. The series 5 steel S flex shafts turned out perfect for what I wanted, but may not be stiff enough for stronger or more aggressive players. I hit my 7-iron about 150, and have a driver ss of 95-100 MPH, which puts me in the S range for most shafts, but I tend to prefer a more flexible shaft than RSSR or DSFI would normally recommend. The S flex series 5 steel shafts were more like an R+ than an S flex in my opinion. Lastly, I also ordered the TW V-Sofcord grips, and they are awesome. Just enough cord for good grip, but a much softer feel than any other cord grips I have tried, and they look cool too. Let me know if anyone has any specific questions/comments. Tedd LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately.
