There are lots of buzz words out there right now
when it comes to irons; slots, distance, multicompound, extra-special forged, outrageous
speed, super-duper forgiveness, etc. It seems every
manufacturer has some hook or angle to entice us
towards their brand rather than their competitors.
It is all with the hope of creating “buzz”, the
frenzy they wish to whip us up in too in order
to feel compelled to choose them. Well the new
Wilson Staff FG Tour V4 irons are worthy of such
a buzz, even if they are not bamboozling us with
new catch phrases or the help of a multimillion
pound marketing campaign
Along with the head design is the stock shaft, DG
Pro s300. These are a flighted version of DG s300s.
We keep coming back to these shafts, even though
we enjoy some of the more exotic steel versions,
the DG s300 seemed to fit our group best. The Pro
version works really well, along with the tungsten
weighting you can easily elevate long irons and
keep the high flight of the short irons in check.
If you go back a couple years to the FG Tour V2
irons, you see a similar thought. They were (still
are) one of the best sets of that year, in fact many
of the golfers that got them a few years ago are still
playing them now. The FG Tour V4 are of the same
heritage with some tweaks and improvements.
The first new feature is the introduction of the
tungsten in the long irons, the 3-7 irons have a bar
inserted in to the middle of the sole. The additional
weight to really helps to promote elevation into
those long iron shots in to the green. You can hit
these irons high and land them soft, without losing
distance or fighting ballooning. That lowers and
centres the weight which seems to help square
them up at impact and keep shots very straight
The short irons don’t have the tungsten in the sole,
but they don’t seem to need it. They generate
plenty of height naturally through their loft. You
can hit very high shots with the 8-GW and they
would stick at impact. Several shots throughout the
test were going over trees or escaping from trouble,
the clubs gave the confidence to take on the shots
with shape and height through the ball flight.
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The second new feature is a softening up of the
lines. The leading edge isn’t as sharp, this leads to
even less digging and better turf interaction. The
camber and radius of the sole are improved which
also aids in taking less sod, but still cutting through
grass to pick the ball cleanly. The better overall turf
interaction leads to cleaner, crisper, more accurate
shots throughout the round.