I haven't played golf in probably 5 to 7 years. "Isn't it funny? The problem is that unless its well known or can bolster the story for an OEM, theres little incentive to disclose it. Very impressed with the shaft options. As for the forged part? They also produce a very high ball trajectory. I've played forged cavity backs since high school; Hogan Edge '92 and Hogan Apex Tour '04. Im looking forward to the Most Wanted Testing to see how they perform. from United States. When I buy again, my first look will be to Tommy Armour they are perfect for me and the price is right. Have I been screwed? I remembered playing some scratch rounds with that set. I checked the lofts and lies and they were almost all correct out of the box. As noted in the article, Performax works with other OEMs such as Tour Edge, Ryoma, PRGR, OnOff, and Yamaha. Reviving a year old thread is an interesting introduction. It's the only blade I've hit but I can not see how there could be a better feeling iron out there! Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I ended up liking them enough that they got the majority of my play. I used to work for Tommy Armour in the mid 90's. This also makes the design more forgiving. I now see that Titleist is getting ready to release their new blades for 2008. Don't kid yourself they're still blades but Armour has worked on optimizing the center of gravity on each iron to make it easier to get the ball in the air. Thats not the exact tagline for the revamped Tommy Armour845 Forged irons. I love the feel of this shaft also. The two-piece design leverages a thin L-Cup face and VFT (variable face thickness) technology alongside a hollow body. Alert to LEFT HANDERS looking for these Tommy Armour Forged Muscle Back Blades. I really like the finish on these. Stock/no-upcharge shafts include True Temper Elevate 95, Dynamic Gold 105 and Project X LZ. The lofts are a little strong, so I will add bounce by gearing the lofts down. TA all tge way!!! Your email address will not be published. But thats to be expected when you sell 660,000 sets over a seven-year period. The most underrated iron out there, period. Thx. Also they are slighltly shorter about 37 5/8" compared to 37 3/4" for a 5 iron. As someone that played 845 and 845Ti face armours, I checked then out. Copyright 2023. You can work the ball with these, it is much easier to get the ball up in the long irons, and distance has increased by about a club. for each club. beautiful draw to flighted over 5m past the green. Matched To Your Swing. This clubhead is comparable with the Titleist 690.CB and Mizuno's old MP-30 but is a tad lighter, which I prefer. The Senior Flex Recoil shafts ran out rather quickly in our area, and that definitely forced me into the Cobras. You can hit high and low, but primarily straight. 845U Silver Back - 989 855 - 972 845 Vault - 944 Royal Scot - 855 845OS+ - 825 845 Stripe - 821 845 SIlver Scot - 784 845C Silver Back Forged - 747 845CS Silver Back Cast - 727 835 Hot Scot - 689 Tommy Armour could have gone with a more traditional single-piece forged CB/MB but the 845 Forged is already a niche release and DICKs didnt want to further limit the target market. Kumabjorn, No you have not been screwed. The silver scots have the curved topline throughout the set. and then saw that Tommy Armour had come out with a forged blade. They are alright to hit with but I think the curved topline on the 3-7 iron is annoying. Lofts are one degree weaker across the board on the 845 Max. SirShanksAlot I have used the 855s going on almost 17 years now. I am sure the price tag is going to be somewhere around 4 digits. Dicks has started to put out high quality golf equipment under Tommy Armour and Maxfli at good prices by your testing. Could always put them on eBay for a high price and hope, like someone said, you'll find a TA collector that might pay what what you want, You guys are great. The Burner's are great, but I wanted to try something else. In 1927, TommyArmourwon his first major at Oakmont Country Club. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! They look beautiful!. Mine were ordered after my fitting at +1 length, 2up, jumbo grip. i switched to the 855's and have been loving and useing them for 2 years now. $79.99. [quote name='LBlack14' post='842882' date='Dec 30 2007, 11:21 PM']Kumabjorn, No you have not been screwed. Tommy Armour 845s Silver Scot 48* Pitching Wedge. I especially appreciate knowing who makes these , and what other brands they produce. photographyreview.com Great quality club! BETTINARDI BABY BEN -33". In this case, all roads lead to Performax. Well Yea! The companys money problems became a real burden on their products and we sometimes wondered if Tommy Armour would live to see the next year but they just kept hanging in there. This is my SECOND time owning these clubs. Easy swinging for a 53 yr old and VERY accurate!! I cant get them out of my mind. Maybe Dicks & GG should invest in real fitters instead of ex-McDonalds burger flippers! [/quote] DICKs understands the sometimes uncomfortable reality of trying to sell its own products on the same exact floorspace it uses to display gear from the big OEMs. I should not have even told you guys about this set. Tommy Armour Women's 2021 845-MAX Hybrid/Irons. I know some of you are saying is he serious? Quick view Add to Cart. The TA 845 is not made by the GolfWorks. For the price these are being offered for; adjusting lie, extensions, and new grips, if necessary to fit ones swing, still make them a great bargain. or Best Offer. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Blades By G.Review, January 21, 2007 in Previous Model Year Reviews Share Followers 0 Reply to this topic www.proshopwarehouse.com has them for $199. Shaft: Original Dynamic Regular Flex Steel Shaft. then I returned to the same always club selection, and all was ok, Ive not lost distance, and the feeling hitting the ball is completely different with this clubs. They are sold out of the right handed sets. In turn this will help you hit the long irons and stiff the short irons at the flag. Very well done. Required fields are marked *. These help keep the longer irons high and the shorter irons low. I was proud of them from the day I bought them new (Around 2005? The stock steel shaft is the True Temper XP 85 and the stock graphite shaft is the UST Recoil ESX. I've replaced the driver and 3 wood with modern clubs, but kept the 5 wood (19*) and picked up an original 7 wood (25*). A friend of mine works for Nike and had me hit their blade irons. Cell # if needed 414-531-6737. I ordered the 845s with Jumbo Grips, 1/2 short, 2 Up, with no upcharges. I was not let down. After buying these I am happy to say that I regained the yardage lost over the years (about 10 yards) and consistancy in distance which I attribute mostly to the Rifle shafts. I wish they still made them, I would buy a back up set when these are worn out. They are also swigweighted to C9!!! The overall look here is about as traditional as youre going to find a thin top line, thin sole, reduced offset, minimal graphics and a very clean look. SirShanksAlot Don't be intimidated by the claim of high launch angle. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This is NOT the original Tommy Armour golf company. February 15, 2021, 11:56 am, by I actually prefer a harder steel as it will wear longer and extend the life of the club. STEAL THESE FROM ME! Upload or insert images from URL. They were a low price, so I bought them and gave them a try. The Atomic Max moves decently, its just for a very specific segment of the market, mainly older guys with slow swing speeds. I kind of wish they would do away with the Max version. The frequency matching is wonderful and they are a bit softer than the DGS300's I usually use. I didnt realize how GREAT these clubs felt!! Once again I scratch my head on you guys promoting a Dicks product. You just cant count on quality service there. by The irons come equipped with Flighted Rife shafts. practice. That is crazy light for a blade. I hope they will come up with a club that is as good looking as the 845M when they release their next line of forged blades. Quick view Add to Cart. Won the caddy tournament twice in HS, Same clubs more less that Johnny Miller shot 63 at Oakmont in US Open. Like A-ha ( Take on Me ), however; the 845s were Tommy Armour's one and only big hit. Longer than the Calloways I had for a while, not as long as my '80s forged Wilson blades. Tommy Armour Tommy . You just cant count on quality service there. This is a great set of blades with modern design upgrades. Luckily the specs fit me perfectly so this won't be an issue. Just received a set of SilverScot CBs. I used to play the Mizuno MP-14s and still consider them to be the benchmark for blade irons. Your email address will not be published. remake of the model Bobby Jones used in the 1930s and features a head made from nickel plating over copper plating over forged carbon steel. I was very excited to hear about the 845 Forged irons and finally got to hit them in the store. As I have heard over and over blades are so hard to hit, I was scared playing them for the first time. If I was awarded the new TA Forged irons, my estate will have to deal with them when Im gone they certainly wouldnt be sold. I've played quite a few different sets in my life and this year, these stand out. Very nice looking club. They are they best irons on the market for me. photographyreview.com Heat the lead tape. Both readers and customers agree that these arent the softest irons around but they are a solid iron for the price. Maybe their still trying to get their act together, which is a good reason not to buy cant get their act together. Go ahead and spend the $Gazillion bucks for the other ones that won't help you hit the side of a barn. Tommy Armour Forged Silver Scot Blades?? Cruise over to our Instagram and tell us your best TommyArmour845 story. I've been wanting to blades again for a few years now after playing cast clubs for the past few years. (Feel was okay, but the club heads wereshall we sayShovelesque.) C $49.70. As a matter of fact, I did do it over again for $2 more. This is a sensible choice, given it stays true to the DNA of the original 845s. Youre welcome and thanks for the read. As mentioned by others, grips were thin when I received them but changed to other grips (small price to pay for comfort) I certainly got my moneys worth out of these clubs. Regards from Spain. GW, SW, and LW set for $69. Those were I believe the last sets released by TA as an independent company before becoming a Sports Authority house brand. Model Reviewed: Tommy Armour Silver Scot MB. That isnt to say TommyArmour cant earn its place at a table with larger brands but the growth process will assuredly be incremental. Tommy Armour Silver Scot 845 irons. Thats true with single-piece forged irons like traditional muscle-backs. Both are pretty much what you would expect from budget-friendly, game-improvement offerings. Mizuno MX-15 Irons, 3-P, Heads Only (#115704940486) m***h (1) - Feedback left by buyer m***h (1). After several business deals through the years, the Tommy Armour trademarks, licenses and intellectual property are currently owned by Dicks Sporting Goods. i'm very interested in both these sets, i'm not sure which to get. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! The flighted Rifles actually hit the ball lower, HALLELUJA!!!! Think ill take them to ebay for whatever i can get since there are only a couple there. Any feedback out there about these forged blades? Cast clubs in general have little feel, but a ton of forgiveness. The sequel was awful. Refresh your browser window to try again. The only complaint I have about these clubs is the low bounce on them. They are just too much for this geezer but they are sure sexy and after cleaning will look brand spanking new. STOP THE INSANITY! Tommy Armour Silver Scot Cavity Back Forged - Equipment - GolfWRX Home The Bag Room Equipment Tommy Armour Silver Scot Cavity Back Forged TaylorMade 2023 Product Testing and Fitting Experience At The Kingdom! If the heads on the Atomic Maxs hadnt been shovels by any other name, I might have bagged them instead of the Cobra FMax Superlites. they are well weighted and can sure hit the ball. I hit these side by side against the Taylor Made Sim Max. A thin topline, minimal offset and overall compact geometry give the 845 Forged the requisite looks of a players distance iron. With old age and a slower swing, I found a fine set of 855s in regular steel, having only to regrip and adjust the lie up (I'm 6'2"). But who is going to fit me at Dicks? They play great. I just picked up a set for $73.01 on ebay. Picture Information. You cannot paste images directly. *. | audioreview.com, Moderate offset helps square face at impact, Stainless steel construction provides long lasting durability, Maximum perimeter weighting creates larger sweet spot. Pheeeww, that's a relief. If you are up in the air about blades, you will never have a better opportunity to get into a set for this price. Ive buyed these irons in proshopwarehouse.com last monday and arrived me last thusday, yesterday Ive played them for first time (the Christmas trophy of my golf club) and I only have one word to describe it: "awesome". I want a bit of forgiveness (8-9 handicap), but i am interested in working the ball both ways which i can do, but it's harder to do so with large, cavity back slingshots. Decent feel, good trajectory, enough spin. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Blade 3 Iron Steel Rifle HL 6.0 Flex Golf Club $23.33 $16.85 shipping or Best Offer Tommy Armour 845S Silver Scot Single 3 Iron Tour Step Regular Steel Mens RH $30.39 Was: $37.99 $9.99 shipping Tommy Armour 2021 845-MAX AW/PW/9 Iron Left Hand (Set of 3 Iron Clubs) $199.95 Even as a two time per week golfer its still important to me to have the clubs fit to my height. The best value for the money. How do the XP85 shafts compare (do they have VSS like the Elevate 95(? Its impossible to do any customizing at the website. Most amateurs add loft at impact and require the assistance of low CG designs to promote higher initial launch. Year 2020; Brand . November 19, 2015, 11:59 am. I think your better off playing them. Dicks collaborated with the Golf Works on the TA1 other than that Dicks hasnt utilized TGW since. The Silver Scot CB's are forgiving with distance to match. It should read Dumb and Dumberer . You got yourself a FINE set of sticks there!!! They are also flightedthis means you will get different tracjectories for each iron. The overall consensus is the same what these irons lack in feel, they make up in value. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Blade 7 Iron Regular Steel R Flex Golf Club TA. Should peel off easily after a bit. Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scott Iron Set $35.01 2 bids $19.99 shipping 1d 18h Tommy Armour 845s Silver Scot 2-PW Irons Set, R Flex Steel Shaft, RH, Good Grips $63.99 $17.99 shipping or Best Offer Tommy Armour Silver Back 845CS Iron Set 3,56789PWSW HEADS ONLY LEFT-HAND NEW $119.00 Free shipping 11 watching If I could only find the matching Gap Wedge for these, this would be a very happy ending to this story!! Some couldnt get past the name either, especially when 2 or 3 year old versions of clubs from major OEMs are still on the shelf. SirShanksAlot I have two degrees; one in chemical technology, and one in pre-medical/psychology. The entire TommyArmour 845 line is available at retail now. I am anxious to try them, as I was pleasantly surprised by The TA1sRepectable Feel and Distance, and blown away bt the distance on The Atomics. In this specific instance, Golf Galaxy might be the better option as it carries the Tommy Armour line as well. Although it is a smaller head it is very forgiving. I am still dumbfounded over these clubs. Try hard-refreshing this page to fix the error. Tommy Armour has newer Silver Scot forged cavity back and blade irons out there. Stump Removal. G.Review, January 21, 2007 in Previous Model Year Reviews, New Silver Scot Tour blades are muscleback forgings that have more mass below the equator of the ball. I got an - to me at least - amazing deal on them. I guess they are going out of production. I have only sold two sets of my irons in my life the Wilsons and the TAs. I have heard that the forging is a bit hard and you can't adjust the heads more than a degree or you may break the head. If you want to play a blade and don't want to spend a fortune; and, you can find these because I think they are no longer made. I picked up the TA 845 Forged about a year ago at an absolute steal from Dicks (Set 6 of 500). [/quote] I put in my practice and it pays off with these clubs like anything else I have 2-W and the weight, contour, and angles always felt great to me. Somewhere in between on playability. A used PGA Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Blade Number 8 Iron. Only one thing that I dont like (like you) the bad, bad grips (next week Ill go to replacement). Most consumers hear forged and likely assume its referring to the part of the club making contact with the ball. Personally Im getting tired of all the inflated pricing on the name brand golf clubs that provide very little (if any) advantage for the average golfer. All Shafts & Components; Club Heads; Shafts; Shaft Sets; Grips; . The Tommy Armour V25 EVO Forged are the best small head player Irons I ever played. Don't know about you, but I got mine for $100 shipped. I know the TA Line was underrated. This has really been a problem with my swing, I usually take a very nice divot and these low bounce clubs have been making me dig way too deep lately. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! I thought they looked good, and I played the irons a couple of years. These clubs for the money were an excellent choice Thank You for Quality and Price, My friend bought the Evo set, very nice choice also. No Guesswork. Twenty years ago, when I first began playing golf, the 845 Silver Scots were one of the most popular clubs in the US. A small bucket of swings indoors in the middle of winter is a limited sample size, no doubt. No one is disputing that. COBRA FLY Z PRO (5-PW)-TTDG S300 In order to make this review more objective, I will focus on comparing these 2 models. I stole the pics here so not my set but wanted you to see them for condition and model. I donated my set to a young upcoming golfer in Tanzania who is gunning to get into the European Tour. Had the cb's. Having played 845s for years, I thought it might be time for a more forgiving club and more swingweight. Looking for a blade without breaking the bank? That includes $900.00 Titleist and Mizuno! They are made by Golfworks and Dicks bought the name. The 845 Max is basically the standard 845 with a wider sole, a bit more offset and a marginally larger footprint. Golfsmtih Jetstream 3W UST V2 From throwback jerseys to classic golf saddle shoes and a stick shift, the days of yesteryear often seem better. I have a set of these with the 6.0 Rifle shaftswent to the range last Saturday and hit the 3 & 6 irons off the mats, and was smiling big after the first shot with the 6 irongreat trajectory and distance(170yds), no ballooning whatsoever, looked great on setup, nice soft forged feel, as smooth as butter at contact. There is noticeably more offset on these clubs and the offset is constant throughout. Weve watched them make a slow turn in the right direction after years of financial hardship. The only real downside to low-weight materials with high ductility is the cost. I read the reviews on here and ended up buying my set from proshopwarehouse.com's ebay store. For some, the last connection with the brand is the aforementioned SilverScot 845s. If TaylorMade gives your bottom line a black eyemake something you CAN discount and make a profit on-just in case the OEMs decide to go back to the suicidal business model of 2-3 new flagship drivers every year. Both the fitting and the graphite shafts are no up-charge when purchasing the set. Rare 1963 Macgregor Tommy Armour Silver Scot A2 Iron Set Rh, 2-11, New Grips. The company stayed on course and brought out these irons to fit into the be a player on a smaller budget market they made these for the guy that still has some game from his earlier years but doesnt have the budget to drop the big cash on an expensive forging or the guy that wants a set of blades as a second set for when he feels his game is on. Again, it depends primarily on the individual doing the fitting. I actually find them very forgiving and sweet to hit. [/quote] This helps me play the ball further back in my stance with the shorter irons and get my trajectory higher with the longer irons. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Forged Iron Heads, 4-P, Excellent. $224.99 . Pre-Owned. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Blades By G.Review, January 21, 2007 in Previous Model Year Reviews Share Followers 0 Reply to this topic Beautiful irons that perform as well as any other blade I have ever tried. golfreview.com and the ConsumerReview Network are business units of Invenda Corporation. MacGregor introduced the Tommy Armour Silver Scot Tourney in the 1940s, predating the Tommy Armour company by nearly40 years. All had duct tape on and I tried to test them as blind as possible. All Rights Reserved. The silver scot clubheads are slightly bigger than the MP-14 heads and the face thickness is thinner. Not sure if this is true or not. This adds forgiveness on shots hit higher on the face. Chris is based out of Fort Collins, CO and his neighbors believe long brown boxes are simply part of his porch decor. Aesthetically and performance wise. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! . Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for TOMMY ARMOUR Tommy Armor model unknown putter 35 inch steel shaft at the best online prices at eBay! Also curious of the year of the 986 model. I saw a set of OLD TA blades yesterday, had TT shafts painted to look like wood and leather wrap grips ( completely shot), also a set of 845s, 2-P, plus S and 60* with R flex shafts. Can they be customized for loft and lie? 845 name with new woods, irons ,Used Tommy Armour ROYAL SCOT 3I-SW Regular Flex Graphite Shaft Iron Sets,tommy armour forged silver scot i Tommy Amour Royal Scot Golf club Set with bag rons 7-pw, . Try em out, I bought both sets -the forged blades and forged CB and gave the CBs to my son. So unfortunately I got rid of them and played the Burner 1.0's. Best forged clubs I ever hit and I'm not a forged guy, but I'd play those there with pride! Here is a link with the specs on the clubs. I traded them for the Ping i3 Blade. thanks! Top three feeling and performing iron and when you factor the cost it makes for the most underrated iron out there. Thats an important question for the Tommy Armour brand. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! Stiff flex steel shafts, standard grip and lofts please. Clear editor. The grips are junk and probably -1/16" from standard which is way too small for me; but,that's a minor fault since most like to change to a favorite grip anyway. But who is going to fit me at Dicks? Tommy Armour Golf Company has changed hands a couple of times in the past couple of years. After playing the 845's for about 2 years, I started playing forged cavity-backed irons. Part of the order was put in as Tommy Armour but the fairway woods needed to be entered as Golfworks due to the computer system quirk.. therefore I would say Golfworks is still involved. The wedges in this set that are sold seperatley are good enough that my cleveland CG10s are sitting in the garage gathering dust. They are standard but seem to lie flat and degree or two which fits me perfect. Driver: Nike Sasquatch 460 9* w/ ProForce V2 72gr stiff tipped 3/4", Fairway: Calloway 2017 Steelhead XR Strong 4 wood, Putter: Wilson Staff Balance Fit Kirk Currie III. I just bought a full bag last night. I tried a few others companies (mizuno, Hogan, Callaway, etc.) Thanks. sheet 3* bounce is the most bounce of any club with the 7 iron having 2* bounce. $399.98. Well get to everything else but because of what the first 845 irons meant to golfs equipment landscape, its fair to give them a more focused spotlight. This adds forgiveness on shots hit higher on the face. Hit the 845max demo clubs at Dicks the first day they came out. Forged CB's are the best way to go if a player wants feel and forgiveness. Im in the market for new irons. Dicks discounts their Tommy Armour clubs faster and deeper than any other OEMs. They were at Goodwill, so the price was right, but I left them for the next guy. I guess I'll put some lead tape on the backs and see if I can feel the clubhead a little more. Hopefully with the forged player distance option in the lineup, it will boost sales. Paste as plain text instead,