EQUIPMENT: A Beginner’s Review of the Sub70 699 Irons.

As a beginner who’s still playing a 10-year-old set of Adams hybrid irons (think of the Wilson Launchpad or Cleveland Launcher HB Turbo Irons), I decided it was time to look for something that looked a little bit better but was just as forgiving. As I’ve become more comfortable with my golf game, and my swing, I’ve been wanting to transition from my super game improvement irons to a set of game improvement irons, or even a super forgiving player’s distance iron, (it doesn’t seem like a big jump, but it is for me.) Enter Sub70, who offers their 699 irons, a game improvement/players distance iron set, in a left-handed variant perfect for me, with an option to “try before you by.”

Through some Sub70’s demo program I was able to get a 6 iron and a 9 iron sent over to me for just the price of shipping, around $20. I took them out on the course for 18 and also to the range for a test, and let me tell you; I absolutely loved them.

First Look:

Upon first opening my package, I noticed a few things. Firstly, how nice these things look. I mean, they look just as good as anything else I’ve seen, especially in the game improvement category. Naturally, both the top line and sole we’re miles smaller than my Adams irons, exactly what I was looking for. Despite the smaller footprint, these didn’t intimidate me at all, and I felt confident that if I had a miss hit, they’d still give me the forgiveness I needed.

On Course Test:

Already feeling confident and excited, I headed out to the course for a round of 18. Luckily, we’d had some rain, and so I was literally the only one willing to play. This allowed me ample time to test, where I could hit multiple shots with each to compare and contrast the two.

My first impressions were confirmed early on; while these irons looked a lot less like a game improvement iron than my current set, they still gave me exactly what I needed from a performance standpoint. They were long, accurate, and super easy to hit. One thing I really loved was the sound, which was much less clicky than my Adams. Instead, these sounded softer, and offered more of a thud when making solid contact.

Behind the ball, these didn’t look so big that I felt I was playing an entire set of hybrids, but rather gave me the impression that I could control them more, shape my shots a little more, while still packing enough power to keep my distances consistent.

These performed great out on the course. I actually shot arguably my best round ever (no, we don’t need to go into specifics, but the 699 irons really helped my confidence.)

To the Range:

No surprises here. My range testing confirmed what I learned on the course; these are long, easy to hit, sound great, and look great.

My Only Gripe:

After all is said and done, I only had one gripe; I wish that some other irons, like the 699 Pros, we’re available for lefties, as I would have loved to test those as well. With a more compact head, I’m not sure the Pros would have been all that helpful for me, but I would have loved to give them a go, nonetheless.

Listen:

Sub70 has got a winner in the game improvement category with their 699 irons. As somewhat of a middle ground between a players distance and game improvement stick, these fit the bill for me, and for a lot of you, I’m sure. And, at an almost unbeatable price of $560 for 4-PW, more golfers should look at Sub70 for their next set. Heck, at least try the demo program, what have you got to lose?

Check them out at golfsub70.com

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