Still Going Strong
My first two instalments of the Cobe Life Ongoing Review of the GigaGolf TRX Powerslot Irons focused on what made me choose them in the first place. The big three reasons were Price, customizability, and Player category. In this Ongoing review I’m going to focus on the performance, and durability. There is very little information available on the internet regarding secondary market clubs that isn’t directly coming from the manufacturers. Sure you can read short customer reviews that follow each product, but for the most part they only provide you with first impressions, and very little detail. I’m going to not only give you some in depth performance data, but also provide you with how these particular Irons have affected my golf game.
It’s never what it seems at first
I had previously reported that I had experienced a little bit of a distance gain with the Irons. Well having played over 20 Rounds with them I’ve noticed my average distance with each club slowly regress back to where it had been previously. This is really nothing new. The majority of golfers have a tendency to head straight to the Range or a Simulator when they get new equipment to test it out. You are so excited that your adrenaline is way up, and your goal is to find out how much better these new clubs are than your old set. As a result you tend to swing a little harder than normal. Miss hits are dismissed as part of the adjustment period. When really they occur because you are swinging a little wildly. I don’t know how many customer reviews I’ve read that contain claims of seeing 10 to 15 yard increases their first time out to the Range. It would be interesting to see how their claims have changed since. So the new Irons haven’t really gained me much additional distance. Currently my average distance is only 3 yards longer than my previous set. It’s my belief the reason for the increase is directly attributed to my quality of strike. As I had mentioned in my previous review, GigaGolf Irons are fully customizable when you order them including length and lie angle. It’s these adjustments that have made the most difference with my strike accuracy. If you follow me on my various Social Media accounts then you’ll know that I switched from Super Game Improvement Irons to the Regular Game Improvement GigaGolf TRX Powerslot Irons. There have been positives and negatives to making the switch. I’ll begin with the negative. In poor weather conditions like just after a heavy rain when the course gets extremely soft, or after many days of intense heat and the fairways are rock hard; Super Game Improvement Irons have that thick base that generally skips across the surface and helps you make decent contact. The thinner Game Improvement GigaGolf TRX Powerslot Irons really force you to pick the ball cleanly in those situations. Now fortunately when you do catch it thin the additional spring in the face does help to advance your ball further than you would expect. Now the positive; the GigaGolf TRX Powerslot Irons generate significantly more spin than the Super Game Improvement Irons I was playing with previously. For the first time I’m able to attack Greens, and not worry about running out the back. When I make perfect contact I am able to not only hold the Green but even spin the ball back a foot with my 9 Iron! To be honest I didn’t think I was capable of that. I average about 2 yards of roll out with my 7 Iron now. With my previous Super Game Improvement Irons it was closer to 7 yards. Pin placements that required me to clear a bunker or pond were absolutely impossible for me to stick close. Now I go after those Pins with confidence.
So what are the results?
The results have been better than anticipated. The greatest improvement has been in my Greens In Regulation percentage. Now that I am able to effectively attack Pins my Percentage has gone from a pitiful 12% to as high as 25% this Season. It currently sits at 22%. That’s almost double what it used to be. Something I should mention that isn’t reflected in the stats is the number of times I end up putting from the fringe as well. Although it isn’t technically a Green in Regulation, landing on the fringe is still an advantageous position. Which takes me to the next result and that’s the increase in Pars I’ve been able to attain on the course. My handicap has gone down 5 strokes since the beginning of the Season. Now I’m a high handicapper so lowering my handicap really only requires minor improvements in my game. Still every time it goes down a stroke I’m excited. Of course every Par for a high handicapper like myself practically feels like a birdie so the more the merrier! As far as performance is concerned I couldn’t be happier. Anyone looking to replace their Irons would be wise to consider the GigaGolf TRX Powerslot Irons. Not because they are great for the price. Consider them because they simply are great, and you can customize them to fit you perfectly.
Now about the durability
I’ve got to be honest here, I was worried. If you read the previous review a significant scuff mark had appeared on my Pitching Wedge after only a few Range Sessions. Quite a lot of golfers are concerned that the materials used by these secondary market manufacturers are substandard. I had that fear as well. Especially after the early marks that had appeared on a couple of the Irons. Well in the case of the GigaGolf TRX Powerslot Irons you can breathe easy. I’ve played over 20 Rounds of golf and been out to the Range another 20 plus times, and they are about as worn as you would expect any clubs to be. I went with GigaGolf’s own basic grips because the grips I usually prefer weren’t available through GigaGolf and expected to have to switch them out quickly. Well I haven’t switched them yet and they feel fine. I haven’t any rolling or deflection of the face grooves on the Irons, and as I mentioned before they generate excellent spin with full shots. In fact they bite into the ball so well that soft cover balls like the Q-star or Vice Tour begin to look shredded after only 6 holes. I thought that given the price I would be satisfied if I was able to play with these clubs for just a few Seasons then that would be fine. At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if with proper care these Irons perform just as well 5 years from now.
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