These guys do a nice job. Good communicators. While I can't help but admire Ian and Matt....miss him, these are relatable to us average golfers.

I would love to have seen a hybrid in the mix too. Love the fact that both of you tested to show some differences.

I love how you guys are testing clubs with more average swing speeds. I find it something I can relate to better! Keep up the great work!

I've had both 2-iron and 5wood in the bag for 25+, and love them both. The deuce was always better off the tee; the 5W is too easy to hit a screaming hook off the tee.

8:53 - Mike literally described the exact golfer who loves 2 irons. Im very steep, very fast, iron play my strong suit and i play super tight course. Mike knows his stuff.

Content has been great guys. You all get along really well and RB has been a great addition to regular content.

I'm really enjoying the new format, your showing us real golf shots from average handicaps which is nice to see. not to many people bomb it like Matt so i found it to be a hard comparison some times. great info and thanks for the different variety. cheers

Solid test. Would definitely like to see a follow-up this spring on course when you have to factor in wind and course conditions. My set 3 iron works well as a driving iron, punch-shot rescue club, and keeping the ball flighted in the wind, confidence level tends to wain with the fairways, sort of a last resort club for me, personally.

Love love seeing both of you guys taking turns in the bay and great topic. Definitely golf games that I can relate to.

Great job guys! I like the consistent banter. You both seemed more comfortable in front of the camera. 👊

Loving the change up. You guys swing similar speed to myself so amazing to see the results... Keep it up 👍⛳

Fantastic video. Literally been thinking about this exact comparison for myself. RB is a great addition and much more relatable golfer.

Really, really enjoyed this video, feels like you guys are getting more comfortable and your ‘real’ world abilities are very relatable. Great job 👏

This was a great video. I currently bag a 5 wood and a 20 degree hybrid, but when I’m not competing with friends I replace one of them with my Wilson staff 18 degree driving iron because it’s so much fun to hit flush. But, I can’t rely on doing that (yet) so it remains on the bench most of the time.

Enjoyed this comparison. Loved watching two good players who happen to be fantastic fitters do this video. Kind of like listening in to two guys talking shop about hitting new clubs mixed in with fitting ideas. Always something different which keeps my attention!!! Thanks.

Nice test, guys. Really liked seeing you two take command here. … By the way, I’m not really a driving iron player, but I did exactly what Mike kind of laughed about here: put the 22° u505 in my bag as my 4 iron. I don’t think of it as a driving iron so much as just a super forgiving and high-launching 4 iron. It’s great on a local course where on a few holes I need a pretty accurate 200 yards off the tee (thinking of two dog-legs and one par 3) and can’t go long. And I put the AD DI in it which helps it launch higher than you’d ever think something that’s marketed as a driving/utility iron would and makes it hybrid-level playable from different lies. It’s a nice club.

Great video! Loved this one. I always get tempted to bag a DI, but playing a 5 wood turned down and a 7 turned down has been the best setup I have ever had.

Great video guys! The numbers don’t lie and the discussion about the results was golden!

Great test! I solved this issue by going Mavrik SZ 4W (easily as long as 3w off the tee and as easy as a 5w off the deck) then g425 hybrid flat and open at 18* then a Callaway UT bent from 21* to 22* on a 4i shaft. The g425 hybrid at 55* lie angle lets me hit a cut for more height and played back in my stance with a stronger grip for a punch shot. I don’t fear the left side as much anymore with it. I used to play the p790 at 18* but it was a bit one dimensional as you showed. Great off the tee but hard to get enough height off the fairway especially off a slight downhill lie or out of the first cut.

Great video - I would love to see more of the two of you doing videos like this. Maybe 4i vs hybrid next ?

I've owned both UT iron and 5 wood, ended up with Tsi3 hybrid #3. Forgiving enough, adjustable hosel, able to hit high/low, more workable than 5 wood but still launch high, No problem when I needed to hit recovery shots from out side of fairways and a fairway finder from the tee.

Honestly starting to love rb on the channel Alr lookin much more confident. And shoutout Mikey da goat. Great vid boys. Also just love how ur both right around my speed shows us a lot.

Great video gents, really great comparison!

Ian will be very proud of this video you've done a stellar job lads

Great job fellas! This was an informative lesson well presented. Thank you. I would be interested in you two presenting a comparison including hybrids.

Good stuff! Thanks TXG!

I'm a mid swing (90-95mph driver) speed player, roughly 10hcp. I tried all sorts of driving irons, SGI 4-irons etc. If I hit 10 shots in a row, maybe 4-5 were decent strikes, 3-4 would be low and heally and I would see that same style of flight path flaring out to the right that Mike's first shots showed. Then I would massively trap a shot hard left and low trying to get the face closed. I finally put the ego aside and built myself up some fairway woods, initially a Maverik Max 5 and loved it. Great for long par 3s and hard dog leg Par4s where you can't bomb it over tall trees. It has now become my tee and second shot club on 500yd Par 5s, as a pair of nice 200-210yd shots leaves me with a nice easy gap or sand wedge into the green. Arrcos is showing my FIR stats are up, as is my proximity to the hole on first putts.

It’s really nice to see results with more familiar distances for more players. More relatable material and of course you guys always provide valuable information. 👌🏼

Great video guys!!!

Great vid. I have started gaming a 5 wood in the last 12 months. Took my 19’ hybrid out and put in the 5 wood. Much more versatile for me, and still sport a 21 deg (4) hybrid. Can take some off the 5 wood for that (3) hybrid gap. Love my epic flash sub zero 5 wood.

Great video gents! As someone who tends to hit the ball high naturally, I replaced a 5 wood with a MP20 HMB and love that it brought my ball flight down considerably. Misses are far worse than with my old 5 wood but I do much prefer the look of an iron and the ball flight.

Great video. Well done chaps and a great insight into the difference.

Great video boys 👏🏼

Love this, just confirms the use of a driving iron for me. It's a stellar tee club for me.

Great job Mikey and RB!!!!

Great video here guys. Well done ! 👏 I feel there are pro and con of each club, everything is a compromise of course. This is why for the last few seasons I bag a 18 ^ driving/ utility iron and a 16^ 4/5 wood. Around 15 to 20 yard distance difference. The DI is a gift on a windy day, the wood is there to clear hazards and stick a long approach. To have this setup I had to sacrifice the 3 wood option. I don't miss the 3 wood much, either choke down the driver or use the 5 wood.

RB & Mikey, You guys met my expectations of how TXG now addresses the average (although you are both better than average) golfers. This is one of the best videos of the year so far & I can only expect that it will get better. Ian, your lads can now afford you more time with your family as they do represent your brand extremely well. Great communicators with each other & with us the viewers. They Knocked it out of the park. But I still look forward to your elite player sessions as well, since we all know that you, Ian, are the best, most honest & knowledgeable club fitter on KZfaq. Just wish you were in the U.S., so I can set an appointment with your team. All boxes checked. Again, AWESOME video. Great job RB & Mikey.

Great video! 👍🏼

Great job guys👏👍

I play a 3 wood, 2 hybrid and then replaced my set 4 iron with a 4 utility iron. Seems to work, but may look at replacing the 2 hybrid with a nice 5 wood. Thanks for the video guys!

This just shows that it is not about Ian or Matt. You guys just gave us a great video that helped me understand my options. That is so insightful. Loads of respect from the UK

Good job guys. I have a 22 degree 4 iron that I use of tees and can hit about 185 of turf. I also have a 22 degree hybrid that I hit about 200 same loft but used in totally different ways.

You said it Mike use it for a 4 iron. Kept my ts2 19* hybrid and felt the u505 was a little chunky for my eye so I got the u500. Nice setup for me I play in a lot of wind.

Shout out to you two for stepping up and still making these videos entertaining and informational. Losing Matty sucks, but you guys also deserve the acknowledgement for being great personalities and respectable players and providing us great content. Thank you!

Loved this, I have a problem at the top end of my bag, I play my irons up to a 5 iron (Titleist 620CB) I had a 22degree hybrid which I've just taken out. I was really considering playing a 7wood & 5wood to fill the gap between my 5 iron and driver. I've got a fitting next week so fingers crossed they find me the solution 👍

It’s great having 2 different deliveries. Loved Matt but watching reviews with guys who hit inside out bombs all day didn’t do as much for me as an over the top guy.

Great test. For a while, I played a 5 utility and really love it; nice high flight and soft landing for a longer iron. Since I had more wedges than I needed, I dropped one and added a 4 utility. Again, the way I hit it, it gave a beautiful flight, easy height. My issue was distance; at my swing speed, I found that I didn't hit the 4 utility significantly longer than the 5, so the club because redundant. I took it out of the bag and added a hybrid, which has gapped much better. I've never loved hitting woods off the fairway, so the hybrids were a better fit, but the idea is the same, it's bigger, wider, and has more weight down low to give confidence.

Hi all. Watched today as was working. I honestly miss Matty, but have to say I am loving Mikey and Ryan. You are both relatable to the average golfer and I love it. Keep up the great work !! Can't wait for your next vid.

Would be interesting to see something similar around 7 wood and why it might make sense in some golfers bags. Great video guys!

Good stuff RB and MM.

Nice content continues, well done

Awesome video, good to know I don't need to worry about testing a driving iron

Lighting has been looking really good in the past few videos

I will second, third and fourth that these are great and relatable video for us average guys. That being, I also miss watching Matty boy smash it! But I can get my Matt fix on his channel! Keep up the good work boys!

This is certainly more relatable with Ryan and Mike hitting it vs. Matty. Which while I love Matty, he's the human robot and hard sometimes to even have realistic takeaways given the quality of his swing.

Wow I’ve finally been here long enough to remember when you guys did this test the first time around 😂

Hmmm awesome video, I've been using a 3iron 19degree the past year and can relate to a lot of the commentary in this video, I am really considering ordering me a 3 and 5 wood after watching this video.

Loved it. It would be cool to see club testing at these ball speeds whereas many can relate to. There isn’t so many in Utube that cover these club head speeds!

Not missing a beat, boys. Great content. Think Mikey is growing on everyone after being an 'unknown'

Great test fellas. Personally I'm a driving iron guy- absolutely love my 2021 X Forged UT, but I am really curious about how the Apex UW would stack up.

Great test I play 2hy for 2 iron numbers just more forgiving just fir off the tee. Looking to replace 3hy for ut iron as I have much more confidence off the deck with iron look

Interesting data and appreciate different perspectives. As a high speed guy, I have the exact opposite confidence where I much prefer a utility iron to a 5/7 wood. I’m not worried about thinning it or launch/ trajectory to get it up, I’m worried about consistency left and right. The gear effect of a slight toe or heel hit with the wood is going to go more off the center line to me. These clubs are 250+ yard clubs for me, and the longer the hit the more punishing side spin is. so every degree left or right I miss has a much more severe consequence than the golfer that hits these clubs more around 200 yards and in. So I want an anti-gear effect spin killing iron with a real stiff well fitted shaft. Furthermore, it’s a third option for me off the tee to have a lower trajectory in high wind conditions. I can hit a stinger with confidence where as if a wood sails up on me with a little wind in the face or across it’s going to amplify that gear effect much more. TLDR: if you are worried about Mishits fat or thin get the wood. If you worried mishits heel or toe (gear effect/side spin) get the utility iron.

The irony of seeing this. I had a Titleist fitting the other day and wanted to hit that very iron but in a 4i. What an absolute disaster! I’ve as swing speed that’s barely 80mph with irons and I haven’t had anything bigger than a 5i in the bag for 12yrs. Now I know why. I’m gaming Mizuno CLK 4hyb and love it, but I was just hoping to hit a long iron again, especially for when i play links courses here in North West England. Gutted! However they put me in the TSi1 20°hyb with Aldila TSi Ascent 50 shaft in A-2 and my head blew off with love. That club is a rocket ship, and I was getting numbers out of it like I hadn’t seen. Plus the launch went in such a way that it wouldn’t balloon the same way I know my 5wd or the current hyb would. Such a great club Thanks for this vlog, gents

This is just me all over ! Would love to hit one of these 2 irons (want to see you test the Mizuno fli-hi) but I just can’t. It’s a 2 out of 6 club for me vs 5wood at 4 or 5 out of 6.

Great comparison… I use the SIM driving 3 iron… swing it between 111-113mph… great off the tee any where between 270-280yds with max to 290yds on tight doglegs vs. a 5w. Love to flight it down when playing in the Northeastern US wind. Use the tsi3 3wood which I max out to 325yds so that helps with gapping on the top end of my bag…

I agree with a couple of the others comments .. Love Ian take and Matty's ,when he was on the channel, but having you guys do some of the testing I think resonates more with the majority of your followers. Matty for me was the fact he's a lefty as well. Keep up the great vids gents.

Would love to see a similar test except with fairway woods. Delofted 5 wood versus a lofted/standard 3 wood with both set to same loft. How do the flights/distance change between both.

Ryan, the new guy, is already way better in front of the camera. Great addition - Great work guys!

Nice review...I bought a Hogan utility iron # 3 and found that is works best on tight fairways or what we call here in the Desert as Painted Fairways over hard pan dirt...The 3 wood and 5 wood need a bit more turf under it to do it's thing...At lease for me any way....Thanks for your imput...

Been thinking of adding a 5 wood, but would love to see comparisons to hybrid

I’m liking this RB and Mike combo - I can relate to their swings a lot more

Im more into using like a 23-24 DI instead of a standard long iron. Having a graphite shaft in a long iron makes it much easier to hit.

I love my U505 3 iron as a replacement for the hybrid, although I generally use it off the tee on tight courses. I'm not afraid of any clubs, but I have never had great success with fairway woods off the turf so I typically grab a long iron. I may add a 5 wood TSR to the bag this year as an alternative to the 3W.

Great test. I’d like to see a similar comparison with a hybrid.

I play 3 wood, 18 hybrid and then utilities for longer irons. I agree on 18 * DI is a tough club to hit at my handicap if I am off.

Wow, what a change in energy with these new videos. I know you will be successful, but the excitement to keep on watching is hard to do.

I use both, 18° Fli-Hi bent one degree strong and with heavy graphite shaft for windy days + rollout, and a 5wood for height on long approaches or teeshots. I don't use a 3wood, since it tends to be worse than both other clubs from the "deck" and only a few yards/meters longer than both off the tee at my speed.

Mike and Ryan great show Ian will be thinking 🤔 I can take a break from the camera. Me being a relatively low ball hitter the driving iron is out of the question. 17 degree 4 wood and a 22 degree 7 wood are my weapons of choice , both easy to launch and hit straight.

You guys are doing great. Always love the tech talk. My question is, when the bottom of the bag is tight, say 80 yards to 180 yards. How many clubs should you have in that Range. On course from different tees can affect these decisions, so, should we build from the top or bottom of the bag ?🤔

Keep up the great work boys. Do either of you work with a coach leading into the spring to help you sharpen things up?

I love a 2 driving iron off the tee. So I dropped a wedge so I could carry that as well as a 4W and Hybrid. Gives me a lower flight option on a windy day and a fairway finder for tight tee shots. Would never hit it off the deck in preference to my fairway wood or hybrid though.

I play 5 wood for stableford and a 2 iron for medal. Plus my course is a parkland, so there's more under than over...nice test.

I was skeptical about the merger, especially with the departure of Matty, but I love what you've been doing! Classy as always!

Appreciate the video. My hesitation about 5wood is hitting balls out of the long rough. What’s your experience with 5wood in the long round so far??

Great video guys, it’s good to see TXG doing videos that are closer to the average joe with regards to swing speed. I’ve recently switched out a 712U 2 iron for a 20* 5 wood playing 7 wood length and it’s been a game changer. 200-220 carry not a daunting task anymore. Hybrid is the next club to go in my bag to replace the 4 iron. I’m generally a low spin player so loft is my friend. Thinking a 23* hybrid lofted up but I’m a drawer of the golf ball and concerned the closing of the club face through adapter my create a hook. Any suggestion fella’s? Keep doing this type of video guys, it’s first class. Can I suggest maybe a wedge gapping video for you guys? #theaveragejoeseries for a series name 🤔 👍🏻

This year I will try "the best of 2 worlds" bagging both a Sim DHY 3 and a Sim Ti 5w @17 degrees. To open up for this I replaced my 50 & 54 wedges with a 52.

Enjoy the different members of the team on the channel. Keeps the perspectives and content fresh.

RB answered a question for me the other day, but could you guys do a video on AOA with the driver and how it changes flight and spin rates. You both are a lot closer to my swing speed then Matt or Ian so I think that would be helpful. Thanks again RB for the Ping swing chart showing optimal distance with AOA. Really glad to see more of Mike and RB on the channel.

I have a 5 and a 3 wood in the bag. My thought on switching the wood out for a small hybrid or driving iron is I rarely use the 5 wood and many times I'm torn with laying up or hitting it out of the rough (bermuda grass mainly where I play so it's not super dangerous to hit longer clubs out of the rough). I feel a smaller club can get through that grass a bit better on deeper lies. That said, my 5 is good out to 250 and fairly accurate so I don't hate it by any extent.

Great job guys. Would like to see the difference between 5 wood and hybrid. I’m at that point where I’m trying to decide which is better and more versatile

Went for fit with Titleist. I'm not fast, and expected to end up playing a 5 wood. But for me the U-505 driving iron was only one I delivered club well. Clearly performed way better 5w or the hybrids. But irons were always my relative strength.

I have played hybrids for years. I’m going to get fit soon, and I want to test 5 wood and 7 wood vs hybrid. I have played two hybrids and I appreciate the length of the club. Just want to make sure I’m not leaving anything on the table. Would like to try to Apex UW

Would love to see simulator set to 20 to 30 km wind and try flighting both clubs as I always get on my course most days

I’m stuck between keeping a long iron or moving to something else. I have a 4 iron I rarely use. It is more of a hit a punch shot out of the trees club. In theory, it is my 190-195 carry club, but I’m rarely at that distance to need to hit it, and I don’t have confidence in it. I always feel more comfortable hitting a 5 iron to carry 180 and having it roll out near 190-195 or hitting my 3H when I really need to make sure I carry any hazard. That thinking has made me psych myself out of hitting the 4 iron and I haven’t even used it in 3 months on the course or at the range

Only 4% of golfers drive the ball 300yds. Only 4% of golfers have a handicap of 4 or better and about 4% of the comments now on TXG are asking for testing from that type player. Good businesses and business owners know their math. 96% of TXG's clients will be like the 96% of people actively subscribing to and commenting on this channel. Good for you and your Team Ian for appealing to the 96%. From the tone of their comments they are grateful for finally getting more attention.

Great test. 2 club would not make it in my bag. Woods or hybrid.

Mikey starting to feel a bit more comfortable in front of the camera, loving it. RB great as always, hes a natural lol keep up the great work!

Solid info. I keep telling my dad to give hybrids a try if a 3 iron is a struggle for him. Funny enough, even the 5H from Top Golf gave him better results than the 3i lmao! But he’s a stubborn mule at the end of it…

I’m similar to y’all, maybe a little more speed but a little more inconsistent striking (13hcp). the reason I went to a driving iron (forged tec 18.5 degree) is because of left/right misses. hybrids and woods instantly bring right and left into play more, whereas irons seem to stay in the short stuff way more often for me. not that I disagree with the video, but for me missing a green 10-15 yards short isn’t nearly as detrimental to my score as being pin high in the trees.

Great test. Love the dynamic between RB and Mike - clearly (and understandably) a lot more comfortable for Mike than presenting with Ian. Makes it more interesting to see 2 similar speed swings but very different delivery. Only thing missing was a few shots into a 220y par 3 on course and off a tee. Would love to see them both do a similar test with 21* options - 7w vs 3/4h vs 3/4i.