 Wilmslow Golf Club average golfer PXG I know as well, it was a bit of a map before the ball which still stopped the form which is what is interesting to me Yes, that's right, I'm here at the wonderful Wilmslow Golf Club in Harder Cheshire and that green behind me looks pretty decent to be fair Anyway, what we're here for, we're here to test the PXG 0211 irons, the brand new irons from PXG They're very much more affordable irons from PXG but the question I want to answer is if they're more affordable, what kind of compromises are we going to have to make from the Gen 2s? Only one way to find out, let's get in some golf balls and see how these PXG 0211s perform in the hands of the average golfer Right, OK, so thank you for joining the average golfer, Lawrence from PXG again You're on this town for that, I love Mesa Blake, hardly everybody knows you are more than me now, more popular Anyway, we're going to get straight into this 0211 irons I'm excited and apprehensive at the same time because I think if you watch the channel, everyone knows I'm a bit of a PXG fanboy I love the Gen 2 irons and I'm hoping that these don't disappoint because obviously there's a price difference There's some changes in there, we've gone from a forged head into a cast head Is there going to be compromises in certain areas in terms of feel and overall performance? I have no idea because I've not said there's not even a shaft on our heads yet Lawrence is going to get me set up, we've got two shaft options, is it two steel options? We're going to go very similar to where we finished off previously, Gen 2 fittings Very similar shaft, we're going to go for the true temper out of there I hope you've got that in terms of the audio true temper elevate shaft I've used this shaft before as well, I do like this, so we'll see how we get on Get that head into that shaft, let's get it in some golf balls, I'm getting excited Right, so before we go back into the bay right behind you and start eating some of these PXG 0211 irons I want comments down below, I want your feedback, what are your thoughts on this new priced bracket that PXG have dropped these irons to? Does that make it more appealing? How many more of you will now consider purchasing a set of PXG irons? Comments down below, let's have some feedback With all this golfing playing? With 31 lock, I'd say 165 Instant feedback on that? I think right from the first ball yet, the big thing that I would notice is the ball flight It's very much penetrating ball flight, very strong ball flight, there's nothing flaunting out there is it? That's the first thing I notice, in terms of another ball while I'm talking In terms of feeling again a bit surprised in terms of the cast head with the feeling it's producing What's inside the head in terms of we got an insert film or something? So CR2, same as what we carry doing the Gen2 range So that's exactly the same is it? Yeah, no changing Cos again they've managed to produce a feel out of the club I don't even think you can pick that one up in terms of the sound from the base They've managed to do something in terms of feel, sound, resonate maybe in the same thing, I don't know But yeah, there's a slight surprise and a surprise in a good way is what I mean in terms of the feel The one thing I was concerned about is I'm not a lover of cast clubs in general But they've managed to do something by where they've achieved I won't be picking it up on the counter in terms of the strike Because they've managed to achieve something where that combination of whether it's a phone I don't know, but it's got a far better feel than I was expecting So the CRR material inside is just dampening it down for you It gives it that very soft perception It's dampening it down what in terms of feel or sound or both? It just makes it feel much better Yeah, because the sound is not, it's got a very soft sound to it as well Ball is flying out there in terms of it 31 degrees of loft on this 7 iron So it sits somewhere in the middle It's not strong lofted, but it's sort of 34, 35, old school 7 iron either I'd be interested to know in terms of the forgiveness as well it seems to be I'll never get the ball out of the middle of this space consistently But it's producing fairly consistent results from what I'm seeing visually So the average carry over the last 10 shots is 168, 9 to 169 yards Ball speeds up at 113 With a smash of like 139 So, you know, as far as sort of numbers go Obviously direction is a little bit down to you But numbers in terms of yards and so on It's very, very forgiving and consistent That's heating your, about 4 yards beyond your typical sort of 41 loft 7 iron fit, isn't it? For me, and again, your watch reviews There's no hiding places in these things 165 would be a good number for me On my extremes in terms of 31 degrees worth of loft on a 7 iron I mean, every ball I've hit on camera to be fair Low where you're not seeing ball flights as such I can tell you the ball flight's been really, really good Picking it up nice and easy Good penetrating ball flight, as I said The one other interesting thing I just want to make reference to I'll get close for this I hope I remember to do anyway Is the actual profile of the club sat behind the ball I think they did this on previous signs On the Gen 2 irons, it's sort of a chamfer top line So there's an optical illusion of a very thin top line Which appeals to me visually sat behind the ball But it just sort of, as I say, chamfers off a little bit The actual profile of the head itself sits again It's not very small, it's not on the bulky side either And it sits very much, it frames the ball nice Doesn't seem to be a regular offset on there And I think the other thing to note I can't stop it in these things, sorry Is that this is a combination set, I suppose So if you're familiar with the PXG clubs from Gen 2 Then they've got the player's iron that then goes into the XF irons And what they've done here is a pitch image Due to seven irons, is the player's irons And then there's a bit of a switch over Into a profile, a head shape that is similar to that Of the XF into those longer irons So that's again a good combination As far as I'm concerned with the average golf route there The golf shot there Crazy isn't it? How good is that? Yes, beautiful I don't know whether, we're still recording We're still recording, I just hope they can pick up the sound Because I think that's the... I can't, you couldn't describe people Someone's got to have a go, but I mean in terms of the sound I think you can pick up a lot from the way this comes down Oh definitely I'm holding a pony, I'm holding a fish I was There are decent balls like I said It's always difficult to film from the back side looking out Because it's so dark at the back end of the driving bay Those last two are 172 carry 17.5 as well They were solid and they're down the line as well Bullet straight Leap that one out of the tad to the right We're against same ball flight It's probably going to be a little bit short in terms of distance But I wouldn't imagine a great deal of difference there There's two yards difference in carrying Which again was that strike from me It's an interesting one because like I said I came here perhaps with a little bit of a preconceived idea I thought we were lowering the price point And a significant change in price point Forged over to cast like I mentioned earlier And I thought we were going to be giving up things that Yeah it would be compromises that I wouldn't want to make really Because I'm such a fan like I said of the PXT Original Ions Or the Gen 2 Ions But at the moment I've only hit seven iron I've got to say that performance at these things has been so so impressive And then putting them at this price point I think it's going to be a possible big game changer In terms of obviously affordability is a major thing And it brings them right back into a category where I think A lot more golfers would be prepared to pay this kind of money For this kind of set of irons What's interesting there though as well It's a bit of a map before the ball and it's still It's still performing which is what is interesting to me That's it Much crisper strike and I'll finish there I was able to switch the camera around And hopefully it was a little bit dark back there But hopefully you were able to see at least some of those ball flights And help aid the description that I was giving you Like I said the ball is getting out there But the interesting bit for me as you just mentioned Maybe you picked it up on camera there was the balls that Are perhaps not struck so good So a little bit of mat on a couple of those But the actual overall performance of the golf ball Is not dropping off too much And even with what I'm seeing out there in the range And backed up by the numbers that Lawrence was shouting out there Even with these off centre strikes There wasn't a great deal of loss in performance And that's the real bit that interests me As an average golfer when I'm testing these golf clubs Right it's okay so it's time for a summary And overall assessments are the 0211 irons But I'm going to do this in two ways I'm going to assess the 0211s in their own right In terms of performance And then I'm going to make reference to the Gen 2 irons Even note this review has nothing to do with them In reality So the 0211 irons What have they done Well they've achieved something that I've never Felt I suppose before And heard And that sound and feel out of a cast club Is the best That I have tested Period You can have that one Bob I don't know quite how it's been achieved It was something I was really worried about Because it's such a good thing about The Forge Gen 2 irons That I was concerned that a cast club Would have a sound and feel out I wasn't particularly comfortable with And I have got a thing against that But no they've done a fantastic job Of achieving an unreal Sense of feel and sound Second thing obviously is the performance The performance was very very good indeed They look superb One note to mention on the finish itself There's a black strip that you'll see On the demo clubs that we've tested today In the production models That's going to be an all chrome or all brushed chrome finish So that's not what you'll see as a finished product In terms of what you'll buy And the performance often was very very good indeed The yardage is right up there in terms of Where I'd expect them to be Spin them always where I'd expect it to be for me And ultimately I mean the question That you would ask is Would you put these in the bag and game them And without a shadow of a doubt I'll put them in right now So I can't say any more than that What I would say about these irons is The best thing to do is They're in a price category I think a lot more people would be prepared To give them a go And that's what I'd ask you to do Go out and give them a go And see if you can find any fault In these clubs Any disagreement with what I've just said That's the challenge I'm setting here Because I cannot see how you can pick fault With these clubs I really can't And like I said What they've achieved in terms of the sound And feel out of a cast club I don't understand Because it's nothing like what I've tested before So a massive thumbs up In terms of the 0211s But I asked at the beginning What are the compromises That are being made from that From the Gen 2 And there are a few Shaft options It's limited in terms of what's included You can pay for upgrades But a lot of the included shafts In the Gen 2 don't appear In the 0211 ions The perimeter weight in it You see in the Gen 2 Isn't in the 0211s And again The perimeter weight in very much assist In terms of MOI And I think there's a slight drop off From what I read In terms of data on MOI On these ions Performance wise this morning I never witnessed any of that whatsoever The looks I think Is an either or That's up to you On a personal heaven being Perfectly honest I prefer the looks of the Gen 2 They've got a very distinct A very unique look Some people don't like it But I was really drawn to those ions And I really thought And as you know I just put them so high In terms of What my own personal preferences are And the feel again The forge into the cast We're talking about splitting airs But there is a softer feel Out of the Gen 2 ions as well In that forge club Which is again ultimately What you'd expect And I think to be honest We do the changes Other differences rather Between the two Or what you'd expect I don't think it would have been fair To people who own Gen 2 ions To not see and recognise There is a difference Between the two sets of ions But what they've managed to do PXG they've produced An unbelievably good set of ions At a price point Which I know is still Very, very expensive But I think it's a lot more Accessible to much more golfers And I think we're going to see A lot more of these In the bags of average golfers In the months ahead Anyway, like I said The challenge is Go out and try them yourself And give me some feedback Give me some comments Do you disagree with what I've said Because that's the challenge It's very hard to pick fault With these clubs Right, that's me done Thank you to PXG Thank you to Wilmslow Golf Club Thank you to you For watching Hit the like button Comments down below And I'll see you very, very soon I'm going to get inside And have a bit of a drink