I will chime in on a couple of points. First, don’t be too caught up in the “hot face” idea. the reason irons go farther today is 99.95% due to the stronger lofts. I would never make a choice on an iron because of a promoted hot face. Technology, materials and manufacturing techniques have allowed us to make thinner face irons, but that primarily gives you more mass to distribute elsewhere in the head. If there is any compression of the face it is very minor and can only have a very minor effect o the lower lofted irons. Hardly measurable in my experience. The more loft, the more oblique the hit an the less any kind of face movement can occur.
Second point is that we have multiple models and have designed the lofts to be appropriate for the designs and the trends you see in the industry. some manufacturers have gone extremely strong, in my opinion, and that is fine. Just realize that when you hit company X’s 24 degree 6 iron and you hit our 28 degree six iron, it’s not magic that you hit X’s farther. It’s loft.
A third comment I make often, especially when I hear the term “workability”. Any club can be “worked”. Controlling ball flight is solely reliant on the players technique and the path and face angle at impact. We assume when we discuss this that the ball will be struck properly. Where certain clubs move less is when they are stable designs and they are hit off center. Where some clubs may move more is when they are unstable or less stable designs and they are hit off center. Is the latter case they will also go a shorter distance. So I ask that no club be judged on workability based on its looks or design or old, incorrect assumptions.
I think any combination or selection of our models can work for you and provide you with performance that is as good or better than any other models available. Of course, they should fit you and you give you the look you want, the loft progressions you want, etc. I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them. The suggestion to by a single #6 or #7 iron in whatever models you want to try is a good way to test and help you make a decision.
Britt Lindsey
I have both the TS-1IM and TS-3. I had the TS-2 for three years and just sold them. I have a set of TS-1 that I will be selling soon.. LOL
The TS-3 topline will be less than the PXG. I find it quite tasteful. The TS-1 IM… is very much a thin topline. FWIW– I played the TE-forged for quite some time also..
I find the TS-3 to be a fantastic forgiving players cavity.. Truly fantastic.
I will need more time w/ my TS-1 IM to have a fair comparison..
Best of luck- you will not be wrong no matter what your choice is!!