Equipment
First Look: TaylorMade PSi and PSi Tour irons
PSi irons
Let’s start with the obvious; face slots are back. TaylorMade debuted face slots in last year’s RSi 1, RSi 2 and RSi TP irons. According to TaylorMade, the new irons are designed to combine increased ball speed and distance with better looks, sound and feel than their predecessors.
To achieve this with the PSi irons, the company integrated a “Distance Feel System” (DFS), which includes a hybrar blend compression damper. The rubber/hybrar dampener is wedged between the face and cavity of each iron, and works with a multi-material cavity badge to reduce unwanted vibrations at impact.
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Compared to the RSi 2 irons, the PSI irons have a more progressive design. The long irons (3-5) are about the same size as the RSi 2 irons, and have a 10-gram tungsten weight in their toe to improve forgiveness and launch conditions. The short irons (8-PW) are considerably smaller than the RSi 2 short irons, and use a two-piece construction that merges a forged hosel/club face with a 431 stainless steel backing. The set also is available with a GW and SW, which are fully forged from 1025 carbon steel.
PSi 6 iron
TaylorMade PSi 6-iron
PSi PW
As the irons increase in number, the blade lengths, top line thicknesses and offset gradually increase.
The PSi irons also have TaylorMade’s new Speed Pocket, which is cut closer to the face of the irons than previous models. It now cuts through the sole and into the undercut of each iron, creating a larger high-speed area on the face that adds consistency to mishits.
The faces of the irons themselves are very thin, measuring less than 2 millimeters, and they have face slots on the perimeter of the grooves on the heel and toe to further preserve ball speeds on off-center strikes.
Specs, pricing and availability
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TaylorMade’s PSi irons (3-PW) will hit retail on Nov. 6 for $1,099 (steel) and $1,199 (graphite), Stock shaft options include KBS Tour C-Taper 105 (X, S and R-Flex) steel shafts or Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage (80/R, 90/S or 100/X) iron graphite shafts. Additional custom shafts will be available.
See what GolfWRX are saying about the PSi irons in the forums.
TaylorMade PSi Tour irons
TaylorMade’s PSi Tour irons are fully forged from 1025 Carbon Steel and have a more compact head shape that better players prefer. Compared to the RSi TP irons, they are significantly more compact at address, more closely resembling TaylorMade’s Tour Preferred MB irons.
Unlike traditional forged blade irons, however, the PSi Forged irons use two types of milled, polymer-filled slots to give the clubs slightly more distance and forgiveness
- Speed Pockets on their soles (3-7)
- Face Slots on the club faces (3-7)
The PSi Tour irons have thinner top lines, less offset and narrower soles than the PSi irons, adding to their workability and trajectory control.
Pricing and shafts
TaylorMade’s PSi Tour irons (3-PW) will be available on Dec. 20 for $1,299, and will come with True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 shafts, as well as other custom shaft options.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about the PSi Tour irons.
Comparison pics: PSi vs. PSi Tour irons
TaylorMade PSi (left) vs. PSi Tour
PSI Tour (left) vs. PSi
See what GolfWRX members are saying about TaylorMade’s new PSi iron line.
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…Flash forward to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024 at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas, and Bryan is still playing with a mixed Takomo set, except he’s added a new 101 U 4-iron, plus a Titleist T200 4-iron, and he’s dropping his 5-iron.
That bears repeating: Bryan is switching to an iron setup that consists of two 4-irons and no 5-iron.
On paper, that looks wrong, but when you look at yardage gapping instead of the number on the sole of the iron, things start to make more sense.
As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com on Tuesday in Texas, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards. Then, his new hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which he recently started testing “a couple weeks ago” and bent about 2 degrees weak, goes about 220 yards, and the Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards.
Speaking on his new Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which sells for $119, Bryan had this to say:
“It’s super forgiving and launches high, and it has a bit longer of a profile to where it looks really good,” said Bryan. “If people are willing to play something that doesn’t have an expensive price tag on their club…[I started testing it] in the last couple weeks and it’s in the bag.
“I just made it like 2 degrees weaker. Basically that gap from 205 to 225 I was in a little bit of a dead space, so I’m going to try and fill that gap better.”
Check out Wesley Bryan’s full WITB here.
Read the rest of the article at PGATour.com.
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In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Mack Made Rahmbo putter.
From the seller: (@rkochies4580): “Picked this up recently here on WRX. Absolutely stunning piece of work. Putter is stainless steel, slight toe hang, 354 grams, 34” length. New grip and nice headcover. $525.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mack Made Rahmbo putter
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Elliot
Feb 20, 2016 at 12:19 am
I was like my enough to pick up a set brand new for 550… Can’t wait to try them out
Thus
Nov 8, 2015 at 1:04 am
They are real sweet.never games tm irons and possible never will but I’ll be demoing them for sure! They arrive at work next week, can’t wait to test them out!
Bobby Selby
Oct 15, 2015 at 10:29 am
I like the ps1 tour irons but in in between them and the titleist 714 ap2 irons. Any thoughts on both of them?
Killer
Sep 26, 2015 at 10:16 pm
Taylor Made actually had an RBZ Hockey Stick. It was white. Pretty sissy colour for a hockey stick.
And yes I spelled colour correctly!
Chip
Oct 5, 2015 at 11:56 pm
Go back to Canada
Mat
Sep 21, 2015 at 12:19 pm
This might be the first time I’ve liked what TM has done. I won’t be trading in my current irons, believe me, but this is actually more practical than I’ve seen out of them.
Apparently they really like the Ping i-series…
Joe
Sep 19, 2015 at 10:06 am
Whew December 20th release is a ways out. I’ll have gone through 3 iron sets by then.
tom
Sep 12, 2015 at 7:04 pm
1299.00 over priced…. things better put the ball in the hole for me at that cost taylormade is a joke
dcorun
Sep 11, 2015 at 12:59 am
Nothing against TM since I play the RBZ Stage 2 driver but, I plan on playing my Cleveland 588 MT’s another year. They are one of the best sets I’ve ever played. With the forged face they are smooth feeling and long when hit flush and still give good distance when hit off center. I can still hit my 7 iron 145-150 yds at 63 with them so, why spend $1200 when I can save that money to play more golf.
Teaj
Sep 10, 2015 at 8:39 am
there are going to be a lot of people experiencing sticker shock this year in the great white north due to the CDN$ taking a dive which will most likely push people more so then they already do to pick up a set which is a year or two old rather then buy new.
CDN
Sep 10, 2015 at 4:45 pm
They can go play that silly girly game on ice where they wear all kinds of pads and helmets and bash each other against the glass like they always do
GP
Sep 10, 2015 at 9:08 pm
Go play Ice Hockey
ABgolfer2
Sep 14, 2015 at 2:22 pm
GP – it’s actually just “Hockey”.
Chip
Oct 5, 2015 at 11:58 pm
Zing
Mike
Jan 29, 2016 at 6:25 am
Actually no its Ice Hockey, it came after field hockey which is called Hockey
James
Sep 10, 2015 at 3:29 am
Do the PSI Tour irons have the same lofts as the PSI’s? I would have thought not, but there isn’t a separate page for the tour irons on TM’s site.
marcel
Sep 10, 2015 at 12:16 am
more gimmicks
Joe
Sep 10, 2015 at 12:16 am
I think those Tour Forged models look fantastic.
Matt Wiseley
Sep 9, 2015 at 10:41 pm
Vibration dampening, tungsten weights….is it just me or did cobra start doing these things three sets ago?
I am not ripping on TM, and don’t blame for trying to improve.
uda
Sep 10, 2015 at 3:44 am
AP series from Titleist had tungsten before Cobra
tim
Sep 13, 2015 at 8:54 pm
TaylorMade firesole irons had tugsten a decade and a half ago…
Sm
Sep 9, 2015 at 8:55 pm
So many choices!
But if they are as small and as good as the R7/Tour Preferred series then they should do well
LaBraeGolfer
Sep 9, 2015 at 8:46 pm
They shouldn’t sell that good, why would you pay $1300 bucks for a set of irons, when they are even better forgings available for $300 less and Miura’s just a little more (I know the general public doesn’t know of them). I wonder if Callaway’s new irons will go up in price as well. Taylormade is going to have a tough year unless they cut prices.
Ryan K
Sep 11, 2015 at 12:19 pm
TM ALWAYS cuts prices! I really don’t have anything truly negative to say about TM gear but I feel like every announcementment from them should be from a “but wait…” infomercial.
Philip
Sep 9, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Like all the other OEMs, the best part is that I never need to buy new again because they say this every year “According to “insert OEM”, the new “insert driver/wood/hybrid/irons/wedge/putter” are designed to combine increased ball speed and distance with better looks, sound and feel than their predecessors.” – so why would I ever buy outdated technology as next year will always be better. I’d rather buy used knowing it is outdated, but cheaper rather new which is going outdated before it is released as they always have years already in the pipeline, ready to go.
Apul
Sep 9, 2015 at 8:19 pm
Just play Blade MBs like I do your whole life, and you won’t worry about it so much
Laurence of Arizona
Sep 9, 2015 at 7:04 pm
$1100/1300 for a set of irons!! ridiculous ! Recently bought a set of Adams XTD tour irons for $200. kBS tour stiff shafts, Iomic grips, slots in sole plus great feel! Like the man said on the commercial, “yeah, what else do I need!”
Joe
Sep 19, 2015 at 10:06 am
…Ive hit those Adams XTD. They saw you coming.
Oh My
Sep 9, 2015 at 3:09 pm
I think this year’s models look much nicer than these carbon fiber infused things
Tom
Sep 9, 2015 at 2:59 pm
I’m interested.