Inspiring Golf

The TaylorMade R7 irons feature inverted cone construction, the same technology that made TaylorMade’s drivers successful. This technology gives a higher COR and ball speed on mis-hits, resulting in increased average ball speed and increased average distance, while a dampening web of soft aluminum and high-tech bonding soaks up harsh vibratoins giving the TaylorMade r7 irons a phenomenally soft-yet-solid feel at impact.

Pros: I really like these irons. I think a lot of it is the fitting so this review is not perfect. Distance-wise these are about the same as my good RAC OS shots but the distance is much more consistent. It also is a little easier to draw the ball but I have no business doing that anyway. These irons are certainly much straighter than my old irons. Again, a lot of this probably has to do with fit but the results have been very good so far. I used to be scared of my 4 iron but I have found this one is relatively easy to hit and is very consistent between 195 and 210 yards out (depending on trajectory which is certainly pilot error at times). I actually like my 4 iron and dont try to not swing quite as hard with my hybrid - a true recipe for disaster.
Cons: I really have no legit complaints but there does seem to be a huge distance gap now between the pitching wedge and my 52 degree gap wedge - I think the pitching wedge is 46 degrees so this makes sense but I am now kind of lost between 125 and 110 yards - although again this is probably pilot error and I could always use a different wedge.
Quality: Great. I had jumbo grips put on so they are just standard tour velvets not the cool taylor made R7 grips but I really doubt the difference is responsible for my inconsitency.
Great irons: The ball goes a long ways and it goes pretty high which was what I wanted so I am pretty happy. I tried the Callaway X20s and didnt quite like them as much - they did not seem as forgiving to me. I really liked the Ping G5s a lot but they were $150 more and at the end of the day I probably would have paid $150 more for the R7s. An on-the-course test with the G5s might have swayed me -- point being they were pretty sweet irons too.