BEST CHEAP GOLF CLUBS? - Takomo vs Costco Kirkland Signature Irons 

Quick Editorial Note: the graphic displayed on the 101 iron said 32º but that should be 30º as I stated. It's the strongest lofted of the 3 clubs.

Great review - $200 driver, $500 iron set, 150 putter, throw in your old wedge off you go or buy 3 new ones for the price of 1. An $850 set with an adjustable driver with Titleist performance and irons with Taylormade P790 numbers this is bound to be a solid consideration in the marketplace.

I play off 5 and use 101's for over a year now and they're awesome and soon forgiving. I don't let ego get in the way of score cards

Gabe, thank you for taking the input from the channels community in consideration and doing this review for us. Outstanding!!! As far as the clubs rankings are concerned I agree with how you placed them/and the criteria each excels at. I’m a sucker for a great feeling iron but I’ll tell ya that based on this past year’s experience where I used so many different irons across the spectrum, going forward I’m more and more inclined to game the so called game improvement irons. My handicap dropped 7 strokes and currently at 0.3 index since I swallowed my pride and went that route. The protection you get for thin shorts from clubs like the 101 or Forged Tec X saves 2 or 3 strokes a round. There’s no denying the benefit. The only downside with clubs like the 101 is the excessive offset which tends to promote a draw more than I’d like. So I would go 101T for practice and trying to get better and 101 (if I could live with the offset) for playing when it counts. Thank you again. Looking forward to watch the All Kirkland video.

When you are on the course with the Kirkland irons, perhaps you can hit the Takomo 101's at the same time. Should be a great comparison on course.

Thanks man. I love your channel and bought my 101’s and freakin love em. Also been subscribed for over a year and just saw the video of you and your dad. Was awesome and your old man is so humble. Thanks again

Was hoping you would do this comparison. Looking forward to it. Another awesome video.

Great videos! Thanks for doing the comparisons. I am thinking of getting the 101t's.

Thank you so much for showing the irons and drivers of KS products. I have all Kirkland golf products and very happy with all of it. Hoping to get the irons and Driver on next sale of the product. Keep up the good work, you do a great job

I personally would opt for the Takomo 101, which I think would suit my game. Hats off to both Takomo and Kirkland for bringing the game into the majority of people's budgets. Not much between these irons, just personal preference. Great, fair and honest Gabe as always. Come on Costco, build a store in Thailand and give us expats a choice.

Thanks for all your hard work no content this year Gabe. Have a happy Christmas.

These are the comparisons I’ve been looking forward to seeing. I’m in the market for new irons, as my Taylor are r7s are almost 16 years old. I’ve been in contact with the folks at Takomo, it seems like their customer service is second to none. I also am in need of a new fitting as my swing has changed in the last 16 years since I got the r7s. I’m unsure if the Kirkland irons would be able to be adjusted by a professional after purchase. The Kirkland irons look like a great set. And, for the price, hard to beat from what I’ve seen. Gabe, this comparison only muddied the waters further for me. That’s okay, though. It may be a situation where I bite the bullet and buy the Kirklands to try out and utilize Costco’s awesome return policy if they don’t work out. Unfortunately, here in Minnesota, golf season is over until hopefully March, if not April.

Great comparison Gabe. for me the 101's win I need the distance and they were also the most forgiving.

Great video! I have a set of the 101’s and have played the 101t’s and I love how easy the 101’s are. I call them my corona clubs.. have as many coronas as you want and they still work. When I want accuracy I go to the zx7ii’s or the i230’s

Great video. I have actually wondered the differences in the 101 verses the 101T and which would suite me better so this was actually quite helpful to see them side by side. I noticed right away you raving about the feel of the 101Ts right after the very first shot. I also appreciate the explanation of the weights of the shafts.

The 101Ts are pretty sweet. The feel on strike is among the best of the player distance irons. I really enjoyed hitting them. I did notice, at least for me, they are the best feeling of recent irons I have tried. The actually feel better than my P-790s to be honest. If I could hit them as far as the P790s I might have arm wrestled you for them. I still have a set of Hogan irons in my garage that I loved because of the feel and the 101Ts felt pretty darned close. I might have to give the 101s a look in the future if I still continue to lose clubhead speed. I always hated that term, 'game improvement' because sometimes we go to those clubs just because we can't get the distance out of standard clubs anymore. Age gets all of us I suppose.

Thank you for making this video. I think I'm going with the Takomo 101T.

Nice review. Enjoyed it.

For 1.5 degree of stronger loft you would think the Kirkland irons would've carried farther than just 2 yards... Looking forward to the full Kirkland play through! Keep up the great work Gabe. Merry Christmas

Great comparison. I'm on the fence with the 101 v 101T and I really liked the very close dispersion the 101 gave you in this vid. I think I'm going to order the 101 heads and build them on my own NS Modus 105 shafts.

You’ve gotta try the Maltby TS1-IM. Outstanding iron.

Thanks Gabe! The man of the people :).

The screw on the side is not a tungsten weight. It is just there to fill the mandatory hole for hollow body irons (to let the gaz escape when the face is welded to the body). The least expensive way is to fill the hole with a plastic cap (like on the Takomo 101). The nicest way is to put a metal screw (like the CostCo and Takomo 101T). Good to see you review less expensive but good alternatives to the main golf brands.

Nice work. Enjoyed it. .

Shafts are so important with spin rates and launch characteristics. I would try and get fitted and work out what shaft you need . If Takomo or Kirkland have a shaft which is in line with the fitting great 👍 if not get the fitted club. Cobra still do reasonably priced clubs with some customisation as do PXG with the 0211. You can go second hand if you know the shaft you want 3/4 year old clubs still are v close to this years models.

Great review Gabe. The entire on course Kirkland bag wouldn't be complete without the Kirkland ball. Cant wait to see the review.

I like the BB&F ferrules on your Takomo. The 101 is too bam dig.

Just looking at the numbers and the dispersion patterns the 101's came out on top

Love all this!

Your opinion on the iron shafts?

Thanks for the video! Can anybody confirm how many grams the KBS Tour Lite Stiff shafts weigh for the 101T’s? The website doesn’t give a weight

For my understated tastes in finish the Tacomo wins the beauty contest, especially with those bbf ferrules.

What about a 2017 set of second hand p790’s instead? Did you ever hit those and did you experience the “hot spot/fliers” that seemed to be talked about a lot in the earlier generation p790

Imma say Takomo on the options and customizations they offer between 101, 201, 301, different models in each, and shaft options. Kirklands are fine I’m sure if you prefer to fit your swing to the club rather than the club to your swing and preferences.

Interesting comparison. I had the first iteration of the Takomo 101 irons and switched to a fitted set of PXG 0211 XCore2 irons. For me, it wasn't close. Yes, they're $300 more but the discount fitting, lie/loft, custom shafts, grip etc. was completely worth it. I would love to see a comparison with the PXG's because I honestly think they get no love on youtube.

It seems I made the right choice. Currently waiting for my Takomo 101s custom. Couldn't justify spending over 1k on a set of irons when Takomo offers everything we like as golfers.

Should you be using a regular shaft ?

You mentioned in a previous video about doing a round with all the Kirkland clubs. Would it be possible if you used the new Kirkland golf ball.

Have you reviewed the Tacoma 201 irons yet question mark thank you love all your videos

I have been contacting Takomo on 101T and the 201. I decided to go with the 201 with the tour light S shaft. Any chance you can put the 201 against a similar forged iron? Titleist 200, Taylor made P7MC Really ended up buying Takomo due to cost. DTC seems to be the new wave and hopefully the golf industry can figure out how to blend it into the major brands. Economy and cost seems to be driving factor in my decision at least for now

Would love to see these against Wilson d9/ dynapower, Some of the value options from higher brands :)

The Takomos would be an even better club vs the TaylorMade in your earlier Kirkland comparison

When can you take the full Kirkland set out on course? Great comparison review Gabe!

The swing is looking good Gabe.

Srixon ZX4s are pretty cheap now. Another good option in the 500-600 category.

Have you reviewed any sub 70 irons ?

Quite a few second-tier RU-vid golf influencers are playing Takoma. Giving Kirkland its due while being objective is admirable. Looking forward to your 2024 contributions!

Also.... great comparison... I think Takomo needs to give you a referral code... as this review makes me really reconsider the 101Ts. If the kirkland irons take too long to land here is Australia I might order the 101T.

Great review and easy to understand. So do you still use 101 irons or changed to 101t in your bag? I am making a decision between 101 and 101t. And having a trouble about shaft selection as well.

Oh, you’re one of the first to do this side by side. Would you be able to do a more in depth side by side of the 101 vs 101T?

I agree that Kirkland should have gone with 95g-- TT elevate have shafts with that weight. Takomo has more shaft options, and you can buy heads only too.

I’d like to see the Costco clubs up against the killer Sub70 699 Pros. The 101 doesn’t even come close to the 699 pro.

They're essentially the same thing. They both likely came from the same DTC factory in China with a pre-made design.

I would really love to see you play a round with Grant Horvat. It would really give your site great exposure to grow. Merry Christmas!

Thanks for your videos, How would you compare the 101 to the Callaway Mavrik? The Mavrik's have come down in price to about the range of the Takomo's. Does the 101 have them beat? Thanks

Maybe play 2 balls... 1 with the kirkland set and one with your ideal bag. 👌

I think you should put the same shaft in all the 6i for your numbers something like DG mid 115s would be nice and Kirkland's for better players well going to be like buying just the heads and at $500 not a bad deal

How would yoo compare these overall to the stix irons?

curious what your gapping is like with the Kirkland cause yardage doesn't really matter with irons it is all about consistency. if you have good gapping and consistent distances you are set

Interesting POV regarding aesthetics. Most people I know immediately remove shiny irons from consideration, and intentionally dull the finish with Scott Brite/sandpaper

Can anyone who plays the 101 or 101t compare them to a big name club? I'm on the fence about grabbing a set to replace my jpx ez's, just sucks not being able to go try them somewhere.

Please get a set of exotics pro 723 . A beautiful looking club that isn’t at retail.

Gabe: On the Takomo web site they only offer the KBS typle of shafts..Were did you find the Nippon shafts?

Price and look are pretty similar. Would come down to feel.

I love my Wilson D9's

Something to verify. The KBS MAX Stiff shaft is 102G. At least thats what I'm told by Takomo when I placed my order last summer.

Swing is consistently good .. Shaft is variable and is the reason for dispersion among models

This confirms that I am Team Takomo. I’m split between 101 and 101T. I’m not a particularly long hitter - probably average. I like the idea of forgiveness on the mishits, though.

The KBS Max shaft is actually more like 102 grams in weight. Actually, the raw uncut weight is 111 grams. KBS makes it confusing by putting an 80 on the shaft 😆

For the all Kirkland video, make sure to also play the ball and the gloves.

In the past 3 yrs I’ve had Ping G425s for two hrs then switched to Mizuno 223 Pros, now am waiting for my Paradyms, guess I like spending money. 😂😂 Seriously though yes the big boys are getting very expensive, I hope other these new line that are coming on board can somehow keep them in check as far as price goes. People will still buy what they want regardless of price IMO. I did watch a video of the new driver go against a Stealth 2, and with some tweaking to the Kirkland there wouldn’t be much difference between the two. Thx for this Gabe Merry Christmas.

Between all of those the KS seemed the most consistent. Probably what I would buy if i was looking at these 3 sets.

Hi Brandon, when comparing clubs of different lofts, why not normalize for them? You could do some division and figure out the carry distance per degree of loft, then subtract the difference for the stronger lofted club so you are doing a fair comparison. I think you had a club with 2 degrees less loft, which of course went longer. Why not account for that so the comparison is fair? I have yet to see anyone actually do a fair accounting for loft difference when comparing these clubs, which makes the stronger lofted clubs seem better.

I’m curious why Sub 70 isn’t included in this comparison? I play with golfers who play 10:00 and rave about the quality, feel and cost of Sub 70 irons.

Gabriel, what about the Sub70 699 Pro irons in comparison to both of those irons? I don't think the made in the USA Sub70 clubs get enough recognition.

The kirkland irons aren't even on the site anymore...they took them down sadly

I’m sitting at a 16 handicap. Would the 101t benefit me or the 101?

I keep looking at the Wilson d9 forged irons. Just want a good feeling club that still has some forgiveness

I’ll still say the Pursuit m410 from Giga golf 374.40 5 thru PW and availability to customize. And if I remember you gave them a good review…..

should compare the t200

Just ordered me some Takomo 101 w/xstiff as I just got fitted and couldnt swallow the $1100.00 for the mizuno that my fitter recommended. We will see how they work, everyone has impressive things to say.

When are you getting the SMT 579???

Have you ever tested Maltby clubs? They seem like a similar value to Takomo and Costco

Hey m8 I’ve ordered a set of 101 heads and putting them in my existing shafts to save cash x100 130g with a sleeve of course are they too heavy for a bogie golfer

Happy with my 101Ts. Had these Kirkland irons been out when I was shopping, I'd probably would have gotten them just because I'm an impatient bastard.

Great video. In all honesty... The shaft is what made the difference here for all these results. I don't think any of those shafts are really good for your swing. With your speed and release, I would put you in a modus 120 S or X.

No tour edge? No Wilson?

I enjoy your videos but Wilson D9 forged irons are coming in a little bit cheaper with one more club

I see still think those set of cheap Head irons you hit was one of the most consistent I’ve seen you hit. Maybe you can test both at the store.

Within 12 months there will be a full Kirkland set for around 850! That’s my bet!

I think after watching this, you should have never took the 101’s out of the bag! I understand though. I myself go back and forth from 101’s to Radspeed one length irons.

Love my 101T. May order the 201 if they come out with the color option their influencers are starting to sport.

No idea what to conclude when the shafts are wildly different

i like the looks of the TAKOMO 101's and the stats I am an 8 handi cap MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL

You definitely need to be in a 120g shaft you just don't time the lighter weight shafts well at all

íf you notice by an imaginary line from the points of your feet toes you aimed rightwards

Have the loft double checked on the Kirkland...

I would play them, except that they say Kirkland

I don’t get how 7 irons roll 13 yards on simulator like 3 wood That means it's horrible to stop anywhere on the green.

Takomo 101, need more lenght😀