Review: 22-10-2002
SID Rating : **** 4/5! Good enough for Duval, Good enough for Sid!

Guess who got lucky again with the local rag?!? Picked up a set of these Titleist beauties for just ninety of your finest pounds sterling. Like the Mizuno Pro irons they're aimed at the better player but hey, that's what I'm aspiring to be! Actually, compared to the Mizuno's these irons are like Callaway Big Bertha they're just so much easier to hit!

Made from soft 431 Stainless Steel they are perimeter weighted but with the weight biased towards the heel of the club. This is supposed to be to cover for the good players' bad shot which is apparently lower on the club face. I think this sort of weighting has also been used to allow higher handicappers to close the clubface more easily - didn't Hippo do this with their Impact Irons?

The grooves are a little closer together than a lot of irons I've used and apparently they're V-grooves. My limited experience with them (three rounds) allows me to categorically state this : they impart more spin on the ball than any other irons I've used. This might be a little biased as the greens have been wet of late but it's still a pleasure to see the ball stop within a few feet!

These irons feature something called a triple-grind sole design. Which relieves ground interference and maximises clubhead speed - which is nice. Hit the ground two inches behind the ball and it's still a fat shot though! - no relief of ground interference on those shots!

There's only one thing I don't like about the 962s and that's the wedges they're plain ugly. So I'll be sticking with the Mizuno wedges for the time being.

Summary

• Golf Pride Titleist Full Cord Grips

• True Temper Dynamic Golf Stiff Steel Shafts

• Traditional Size 431 Stainless Steel Clubheads

• Reduced Offset (some's good though!)

• Thin Topline

• Triple Grind Sole

I likes 'em. I can hit them a damn site easier than the Mizunos but they don't sound as sweet.

SID Rating : **** 4/5!