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Accuracy |
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The Editors, GOLF MAGAZINE |
As expected, higher handicappers are most impressed by the hybrid's
length, accuracy, and forgiveness. |
| Jim Dickinson |
I may never be in the rough again. |
| Kirk Fischer |
The 3-iron is more forgiving than my 7-wood. These make the leap
from forgiveness to redemption. |
| Jonathan Abrahams |
The key is the i-woods, which replace the 3- and 4-irons. Designed
for average players, even single-digit types find these appealing.
The i-woods are easy to hit, making me wonder why I'd ever carry
regular long irons. |
| Don Wilson |
The "traditional" cavity-back irons also are forgiving. The 5- to
9-irons are really consistent. They cover up for lots of
less-than-perfect contact. |
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Distance |
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The Editors, GOLF MAGAZINE |
Although testers like how each iron performs independently, the
clubs don't unite seamlessly into a set. The biggest problem seems
to be the big yardage gap between the hybrid 4-iron and cavity-back
5-iron. ...If anything, the i-woods launch the ball too far,
requiring adjustments in club selection. |
| Mark Hong |
Distance control is difficult at times because the iron-woods fly
longer than the corresponding iron. |
| Don Ytterberg |
The set needs another cavity-back iron to fill the distance hole
between the 4- and 5-iron. |
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Feel |
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The Editors, GOLF MAGAZINE |
There is a difference in feel going from the hybrids to the cavity
backs -- although neither provides very much. But that's OK, as
testers believe the lack of feel is a reasonable trade-off for clubs
that provide plenty of distance and forgiveness. |
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Playability |
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The Editors, GOLF MAGAZINE |
Tour pros have mixed and matched iron styles for years. They reap
the benefits of forgiving cavity-back long irons -- even they need
some help with these hard-to-hit clubs -- and more precise
blade-style short irons. Adams tweaks this idea for the everyman,
offering hybrid iron-woods (i-woods) to replace long irons and
cavity backs that provide playability in the mid- and short irons.
The set works so well that some testers believe these should be
renamed the "Good Idea" irons. |
| Jeff Bones |
The hybrids prove useful for shorter shots, as well. I used the
4-iron as a chipper. It makes me feel like Tiger Woods. |
| Michael Jo |
The biggest knock -- if it can be called that -- against the hybrids
is lack of workability. Shots are 100 percent preprogrammed, which
may not be best for better players. |
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the best irons I have ever hit. I've been playing them for the better part
of two years now and as a habitual club ho its killing me that I can't find
a reason to move on. In the past I've struggled with clubs that look chunky
at set up and/or have a lot of offset. These clubs look great, inspire
confidence and deliver with fine results. I'm using a regular flex
steel/graphite bimatrix shaft and find it works well for me. The clubs
minimize hooks and slices, play a bit longer than other sets, and just want
to hit the ball straight.
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| GT Performance, graphite tip shaft S-flex
I am club junkie without a doubt and I normally don't
write reviews, but I feel compelled to write this one. I bought the Adams GT
Performance irons with the graphite tip shafts two days ago. I have hit them
on the range twice and played once with them. In two trips to the range I
have been very impressed with there feel, forgiveness, and distance. The
kicker is that today I played my first round with them and I hit 15 of 18
greens (2 of the missed greens were on the fringe and the other was a result
of a bad drive). I made 4 birdies, 3 of which were from less than 5 feet and
the other was a 10 footer. I had numerous other good looks at birdie, but
alas I am not a great putter. It all added up to a 71 which is my best score
ever at my home course and it should have been better because all of my 4
bogeys came from 3 putts.
Now was I just having a good day? Yes. I had to be swinging pretty well, but
I also know that I currently own Ping I3's and Callaway x-12's and I haven't
been hitting them like I hit these.
No one club suits everyone but if you are looking for a new set of irons
give these a try and get the graphite tip shafts, they really do make a
difference. The best part is that you can get a brand new set off ebay for
well under $300.00. I got mine for $299.00 at Pro Golf Discount and got a
new Adams original Tight Lies 16 degree fairway wood. This is not a push for
Adams products as I have never been fond of their woods, but I really think
these are great irons. Try some!
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| Adams GT Ultimate Steel Stiff Irons
I have been golfing for about 7 months now and decided to
start trading in my wal-mart clubs for something decent. After lots of
research I decided on the GT Ultimate. I absolutely love them. They are easy
to hit and they go far. I am hitting my PW 125 yards consistently, where my
old wedge would go about 100 yards. I nearly holed a 152 yard par 3 with my
8 iron and no wind. They set up well and are pretty stylish. I couldn't
afford anything more expensive but comparing them at the shop I actually
liked the Adams better than those expensive clubs. I got mine used for $85
shipped but they didn't even have any scrapes on them (basically new). You
can get these for around $100 -$125 brand new on ebay very regularly. They
are definitely the best value I have come across.
I went ahead and bought the GT Driver and Fairway woods (363, Strong 3, 4,
and 7)and they are awesome as well. As a tribute to the Adams GT line,
before I bought them, I was shooting about a 104, with a best of 99. Since I
have played 3 times on new courses and have shot a 97, 96, 94.
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