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Spotted: “Titleist CNCPT-01” irons, via Instagram

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6 years ago

Nov 7, 2018

In recent weeks and months, we’ve seen photos and information surface regarding new “Titleist CNCPT-02” irons. That begged the question, “What about CNCPT-01 irons?” Well, it appears we may now have that answer.

A photo, allegedly of the “Titleist CNCPT-01” iron in question, was posted on Instagram today by user Chris92009, with Titleist Performance Institute in Oceanside, California as the tagged location.

Here’s his post:

And below are the two CNCPT irons side-by-side (CNCPT-01 on the left, CNCPT-02 on the right):

Judging by the photos, it appears the CNCPT-01 irons will be the more forgiving option of the two CNCPT irons. As such, you’d expect the 01 irons to have slightly thicker soles and toplines, offering more forgiveness across the face, a higher launch, and higher ball speeds than the 02 irons. But, of course, that remains to be seen.

As some GolfWRX Members have speculated, it’s also likely these irons will come with a hefty price tag; one member, John Golia, said his inside information tells him $4,000 for an 8-piece set. That is simply speculation and rumor, however, until we have confirmation about the irons and their availability from Titleist itself.

Join the discussion about Titleist’s new CNCPT-01 and CNCPT-02 irons here.

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geohogan

Dec 11, 2018 at 3:21 pm

High prices are due to the tariffs. When the tariffs come off in 2025
and we are at the bottom of the next great depression prices will be much lower.

So much to look forward to!

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stephenf

Dec 2, 2018 at 4:11 am

Better be brought to me on each shot by a topless, extremely fit young woman, with an “I’m just bad enough” look.

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joey

Nov 25, 2018 at 3:09 pm

$500 per club… now that’s more like in my price range for the best of the best golf clubs.

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Tika

Nov 12, 2018 at 1:01 am

So one is redefined c16 iron and another a TMB rebadged…..but cost 2k more……like to see these companies explain why these gonna be so expensive rather than just polish em up and give general “political vague statements”……tungsten, titanium, multi alloys and hollow designs are already being used so what makes these so special……injected with foam or rubber isn’t gonna cut it, lol

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- Curt
  
  Dec 13, 2018 at 4:14 pm
  
  Same rubber as the proV1’s lol
  
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Ken Tucky

Nov 11, 2018 at 4:45 am

Why the Nike designers gotta be lost and now found?!! Hahaha!! =D That was a good one!!

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Scheiss

Nov 10, 2018 at 9:39 pm

In the meantime, Spieth removes the TS2 and puts back the 915 in the bag, and misses the cut

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Andrew Levy

Nov 10, 2018 at 2:05 pm

I have hit them both. They were fitting at my club. The 01 is a tmb but a little bit slimmer and short bladed. It was nothing special it just felt clunky. It also didn’t feel that soft. The blade one is the best forged titleist club ever. It felt amazing jumped off the face everything. They even had the four iron with some hybrid shafts in it and it was amazing. But the price tag is so high I will not be giving up my current sticks. Hopefully we see some progression into the 720s. The c16 irons do have characteristics we now see in the 718 tmbs. I am going away next week to try out the proto prov1 and prov1x.

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doug

Nov 9, 2018 at 4:59 pm

And fine and dandy and all that, but what’s the point?

These clubs have no connection to the average golfer; none.
And here in Australia, because of the relative weakness of our dollar, they have w@anker/show-pony value, but not much else.

Time for top-end brands like Titleist to take a good, hard look at what Wilson and Cleveland are doing with their ‘Infinite’ and ‘Huntington Beach’ brand of putters. Excellent and affordable kit, at a price that the player on a regular budget can actually afford to buy.

I- and most players I know – are no more likely to spend the kind of money these new irons command, than we are to walk to the Moon. But if Titleist can afford to spend zillions on R&D, just to sell a few thousand sets World-wide…well, good luck to them.

Even at my Australian Top 100 club, most guys I know get the irons they need, spend dollars adjusting the lie/loft/length etc etc…then play those perfect babies until the grooves go.

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Mike

Nov 9, 2018 at 12:16 pm

Iron tech is just not evolving fast enough to justify this cost… unless it comes with my own personal RoboCop, which by the looks of the 01 model here, may be a possibility.

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- ronnie
  
  Nov 9, 2018 at 3:14 pm
  
  I love the shinyer CNCPT 01 model cause its more pretty.
  
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Tom Donnelly

Nov 9, 2018 at 9:43 am

At least we know where the Nike club designers ended up.

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- ogo
  
  Nov 9, 2018 at 3:10 pm
  
  A second year engineering student could design golf clubs …. which are no technological design challenge. The only challenge is to sculpt the back of irons and the bottom of drivers to suck in the gearhead suckers… it’s called “marketing” and marketing also involves manufacturing decisions…
  
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  - Dan
    
    Dec 11, 2018 at 1:33 am
    
    Your either trolling or very ignorant. You have no idea what goes into designing a golf club. Is the industry littered with marketing, yes. Why? Because most people are uneducated as to the game so that the marketing jargon is the only way they’ll understand it. Every design change that improves something negatively affects something else. It’s that fact that challenges designers to come up with new ideas to fight physics. Your comment reeks of ignorance
    
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ogo

Nov 9, 2018 at 12:12 am

BREAKING NEWS******* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kuFf8cCQlg
Hailstorm in New South Wales, Australia, hailstones the size of GOLF BALLS!!!
Those Aussies really take their golf seriously !!!!!! 😮

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Tom

Nov 8, 2018 at 7:25 pm

If you place an order immediately, you get the sail boat model? “I want that!”

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Tom

Nov 8, 2018 at 6:03 pm

Uncle Rico tested these prototypes and “hit the ball clear over that there mountain!”

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Blake

Nov 8, 2018 at 4:34 pm

The thing is if im in this price range for irons im just going to get a boutique companies offering before titleist. And i currently play titleist

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Robert Pfeil

Nov 8, 2018 at 3:01 pm

Just wait another year and they have a retail set with this technology. That’s how it was with the previous Titleist concept irons/woods.

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Ryan Michael

Nov 8, 2018 at 2:54 pm

The rising price of clubs in general will drive new people from picking up the game let alone releases like this! The game needs go down in overall cost. I know you can go cheap with used equipment and put a decent set together for peanuts but there are also people out there who are on the fences about giving golf a try and they read an article about a $4,000 set of clubs and it turns them of to the game all together.

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Tom

Nov 8, 2018 at 1:51 pm

They should price them at $1,000,000 per iron and just sell a few hundred sets.

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- stephenf
  
  Dec 2, 2018 at 4:07 am
  
  you said it.
  
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G-head

Nov 8, 2018 at 12:45 pm

PXG… CNCPT… PXG… CNCPT… PXG… CNCPT… ???? {{{sigh}}}

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HBO

Nov 8, 2018 at 12:26 pm

They better hit themselves at that price. Regardless how much you pay for clubs they can’t make you much better than you already are.

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Richard Rorty

Nov 8, 2018 at 10:42 am

Flashy equipment for discriminating golfers who are in need of a certain, postmodern, ‘je ne sais quoi’. . .

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- stephenf
  
  Dec 2, 2018 at 4:08 am
  
  Yeah, something like that. 😉
  
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dat

Nov 8, 2018 at 10:20 am

Should have gone for at least $400,000 per club.

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TONEY P

Nov 8, 2018 at 10:06 am

Only a salesman could love those ugly sticks. Now the rich have something else to waste money on.

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Brian

Nov 8, 2018 at 8:55 am

Good god are those ugly. A face only a mother could love.

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- dick head
  
  Nov 10, 2018 at 4:04 pm
  
  you have no idea – a recent online survey showed 85% thought they looked awesome
  
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Ardbegger

Nov 8, 2018 at 8:35 am

Can’t replace my Mizuno SC’s

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James Awad

Nov 8, 2018 at 8:34 am

Looks like something some man-bun wearin’ dipstick would think “looks awesome”. Looks like Nike & Cobra had an ugly kid

4K for Titleist?? The cats who can’t properly headweight a custom ordered set – or get the lofts right?

not even if Tiger used ’em to win another major

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Yup

Nov 8, 2018 at 2:36 am

CUNcpT

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po' boy

Nov 8, 2018 at 1:06 am

OMG!!!! I wish I was the first to see these awesome irons! At $4000 they are boutique clubs for the uber-rich gearheads who don’t have the time to practice… only play at their plush country clubs… oh well…

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Tom

Nov 7, 2018 at 9:26 pm

More lipstick on the pigs…..

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Roy

Nov 7, 2018 at 4:57 pm

Seems pretty obvious you can build a better product if you are given a higher budget to work with – what makes golf clubs any different??

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- po' boy
  
  Nov 8, 2018 at 1:08 am
  
  They are status clubs for the uber-rich gearheads who likely can’t play a snot anyway… a statement that I am rich and you aren’t…
  
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- Carter
  
  Nov 9, 2018 at 11:51 am
  
  USGA regulations of what clubs can do. That makes clubs different.
  
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Gerald

Nov 7, 2018 at 3:41 pm

So are they saying my tungsten in my AP2s are useless?
Its a hard pass for me.

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Ajc273

Nov 7, 2018 at 3:36 pm

I don’t understand the point of this product, especially if they are going to come with a $4,000 price tag. With their MB, CB, T-MB, and AP1, 2, & 3 they seem to have all handicaps and ability levels covered with great clubs. Why would anyone want to pay $4,000 for a set on CNCPT-01 irons when they can get a set of AP1’s for 1/4 the price, unless they just want to tell their friends they paid 4 grand for a set of clubs??

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- JP
  
  Nov 7, 2018 at 8:30 pm
  
  It’s the pxg effect. My Dad caught a fish THIS big…
  
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golfraven

Nov 7, 2018 at 3:28 pm

Nice but note really hyped about those. Very pleased with my Ap3, T-MB set

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GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.

While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.

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By Ben Alberstadt with Gianni Magliocco.

For comments: [email protected]

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“It also became clear last week that McIlroy is somewhat persona non grata to the PGA Tour’s Policy Board. His views on a global future for this damagingly split sport do not seem to chime with the American dominated body.”

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“McIlroy insists there are “no hard feelings” but there should be.”

“No player has worked harder for their sport during this period of unprecedented tumult and the board has rejected someone many people regard as the game’s most articulate and enlightened international voice.”

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Doug Barron, if I recall correctly, was suspended by the Powers That Be, way back in 2009, for testosterone. He was naturally low in the hormone, so he took supplements. This did not sit well with certain admins, so he was put on the shelf for 18 months. Not cool.

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Stephen Alker, the man who could not lose just two years ago, gave serious chase with a closing 63. He moved up 11 slots, into solo 2nd on Sunday. He finished two shots back of the champion. Two shots ain’t much. Cough once and you drop a pair. Third place saw a three-way tie, including last year’s winner (Steve Stricker) and runner-up (Ernie Els.) Despite the intimidating presence of the game’s greats, however, Doug Barron had more than enough of everything this week, and he has a third Tour Champions title to show off.

At the @RegionsTrad, all champions receive a green bike.

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