ULTIMATE GAME IMPROVEMENT IRON | CALLAWAY MAVRIK IRON REVIEW 

Played with them today for 9 holes. Pin hunted with them. I am able to swing so much smoother with them and was more comfortable hitting the numbers (yards) I wanted. I don't care what the lofts are or that I am hitting them further blah blah blah. Figure out what iron hits the yardage you need and use it. I am not worried what others are hitting into greens. Take the ego out of it and you have an extremely forgiving set of irons that allows you to swing smoother and if need be "step on it" and hit it further if between clubs. I highly encourage others to try them. The yardages are not inconsistent with these. The ones that say this have an inconsistent swing. Period. I am a 9hc currently and can see going lower with these. JMO edit: also, I have no problem holding greens with these irons. One hop and stop.

Best review that I’ve seen for these irons. A tremendous help. Thank You Lee.

Great review - these are exactly what I need, which is lucky as I have bought them. Can't wait to actually hit them on a course soon.

Great video 👍 I Recently sold my blades I bought with my heart rather than my head for a set of Wilson D9 irons with strong lofts like these clubs. The blades were so crisp and pure to hit but my yardage loss with being true lofts was hard to take as never experienced it before as always used game improvement irons, just never realised it as wasn't massively clued up on clubs and the differences when started playing golf. The results in my shots varied so much more when I didn't hit out of centre dropping from 150yards to 125 yards with a 7 iron.. The Wilson D9s are on the other end of the spectrum to my blades I had but I consistently get 150-160 yards with my 7 iron now, even when I don't swing that well and swinging up on the ball with my hands rather than down and through the ball with my weight and hands leading the ball and that's all the matters at my level I guess. Ultimately lessons and better swing is better than buying clubs like these but some of us just want the easy way 😆

I bought the 6 thru pw with graphite shafts, I’m 62 and have some arthritis so the graphite helps the vibration issues as does the urethane micro spheres. I’ve had these for a year and I love them. Any iron, especially ones with less forgiveness is going to vary in distance with strike location on the face. I’m glad for the forgiveness so on a bad strike I’m still carrying trouble in front of the green and once you learn your distances per club they’re like any other clubs whatever the lofts. They help me hit the ball high and I don’t have any trouble holding greens so for me there is only positives.

I golfed pretty much every day as a kid over the summer holidays from 10-15. I took a bit of a break from golfing and picked it back up three years ago still using the 30 year old irons. I got the maverik irons last week 5-A and I cannot believe how far these irons hit. I flew almost every green with these but the shots were beautiful. Made me feel like a tour pro. If you purchase these clubs you need to go to the range with your old clubs and see what you’re hitting with these maveriks. I’d say it’s almost a safety concern with how far these suckers send the ball but once you know how far they’re going you’ll be able to pin hunt with these all day long

Some good strikes for the Callaway iron . . I wish you were in Australia, I'd get my club fitting done by someone reputable like you Lee, but alas it is not to be . . also I turn up the sound when you crank them out, absolutely awesome sound, like a cannon going off.

To each his own , depends on how much time you have to practice , I play blades in traditional lofts ,I don’t need a 7 iron going 200 , I hit the ball out of center more often than not , but it takes practice and that requires time , if your busy in life and time is lacking clubs that have a larger sweet spot are going to be better for your game and score card , the simple truth is if you want to be better at golf you need control over distance and flight , consistent distance , if you want to be consistent you need to be hitting the same area of the face each time to get the same results . One thing for sure if you have the time ,blades will teach you how to find the middle of the face . Blades give you exactly what you put in ,nothing more or less . Golf is a game ,we play for enjoyment not money whatever makes it fun for you .

Lee, you have a beautiful powerful swing! And you explained the technology well. Thanks!

I use Mizuno blades. Although I really like the idea of hitting the ball farther, I find that these sort of clubs have a sweet spot and a super sweet spot. I noticed that when I bought XR Pros a few years back. I’d hit a few shots the distance I was expecting, then, out of the blue, I’d hit one dead center and it would go over 10 yards longer. Now if you’re a golfer that doesn’t play a whole lot, then these clubs are super awesome for you. But if you’re a lower hdcp player, your concern is how to get the approach shot as close as possible to the pin. It’s a little difficult to do that when at any time you could dead center one and fly completely over the green. I’d like a club with the same consistency in distance as a blade but nice and forgiving like these. This is very difficult to do, so I sacrifice distance for accuracy and just play the white tees….hehe. I even tried the Apex, but unless you upgrade the shafts, you end up getting the Elevate 95, which defeats the whole purpose of accuracy. When I use Elevate 95s the ball could literally go anywhere. So…..we struggle on.

Great looking irons. You make a great point. Crazy buying a game improvement 4 iron with those lofts. Better with hybrids and wedges

I brought a set of Maverick Irons. Unbelievably forgiving. The 9 Iron is equivalent to my old X22 7 Iron.

I like the speed of your swing with the first couple.

Bought the standard SW - 4 set two months ago before I saw this video, and the lofts definitely take some getting use to. Practicing with a range finder and recording your shots will help. The 7 iron seems to be really juiced, as I'm picking up 20 yards + compared to my old Mizuno MP 52s. I've added a 60 degree lob wedge, and thinking about carrying a 52 gap as my 3 hybrid is now obsolete. I would have gone with the pro models, but limited supplies for lefties. They're growing on me, and I am able to reach greens which were previously out of reach. So all good!

I'm thinking on getting a 4 iron in Mavrik as a driving iron. I hit the 7 iron just to compare with my JPX 919 Tours. Mavrik 7 iron had a smash facor at 1.44 and 20-25 meter longer carry compared to my 7 iron at 36 deg with a smash factor at 1.3. I want control and consistency more than distance, and I like traditional lofts over strong lofts. But for a driving iron I would pick up a Mavrik 4 iron.

Lee there's your "Fairway finder!", 7-iron bomber!! Nice review Lee, well done.

Great review!!! Covered all the bases and answered all my questions. Have you done any comparisons with the Calloway 95 vs 105 regular shafts? Curious to get your take.

This all makes sense now . I'm a pretty basic golfer and am hitting up to 190 with my 7 iron. Still a very good club for my level .

You are correct, but there is another way to look at it. Crossfield used to carry 2 6-irons because 1 was 4 degrees stronger. Because the shaft was shorter than the 5-iron from his Titleist set at the time, he could control it better. So, instead of comparing this 7-iron to your 7-iron, why not test this 7-iron against your 5 or 6 iron. If you can control this 7-iron better than you can control your current 5 or 6 iron, then it is something to consider. Remember, in this day and age of golf, the number on the bottom of the club is irrelevant. It is all about gapping. With today's clubs, you could carry a 36 degree "true loft" 7-iron, a 31 degree 7-iron and a 27 degree Mavrik 7-iron and that could cover the traditional 5-7 iron distances. Who knows...for those who have a tough time with mid irons, it could help. The main point being, don't limit your choices just because it has a "7" on the bottom of the club.

Nice job presentation 8/10

Hi mate, great video and insight into some of today’s game improvement clubs. I’m pushing 60 now and had same clubs for over 20 years but played only occasionally for the last 10. Have a bit more time now and watching you and the other guys on the tube have given me a renewed passion for the game. Recently got fitted for some new irons and went for the Wilson staff D7’s, mainly because my swing is a little slower and I feel I can swing a bit smoother and have more control without losing distance. Also I didn’t want to spend £800+ at my age. I don’t have an official handicap at the minute but am playing to about 16 and hopefully these clubs will at worse keep me there or maybe better. Yes they are strong but I have 5 to gap, PW at 43 gap wedge at 48 then I have a 54 and a 60. Love your vids, just wish you had more of them. Love to Victoria and the baby, hope they are well. 🏌️‍♂️

Bought these 3 months ago and man my game has gone from 15 hcp to a 12 hcp “so far and that is mixed with a more serious approach of practice and skill improvement “ but these have helped

Good review , very composed and professional !!! Well done mate ! Your car still gives me the shits lol

I don't understand when someone says this 7iron with 27* of loft goes too far. So what if the manufacturer starts putting only lofts on the club, not a number? Would it make a difference? My 27* club went this far, would that make it better?

Great club review Lee

Funny story. My wife and kids just bought me the rogue x iron set. I wanted the sims2 instead. So I went to exchange the Rogues but the sims were back ordered. So I went inside the swing center and tested out the mavrik Max being the only club they had in stock. I also tested sim2 as well. So glad they didn’t have sim2 in stock, because I was in love with the mavriks!!! I bought them and I am extremely happy with them. I hit 10 shots, and 6 was off center of the sweet spot, but the ball went straight Everytime! I would def recommend mavriks. Btw, I also tested the rogue x, Mavrik was way better and forgiving.

Great review. Your comments give me hope as I bought a set of these in June after a fitting. I'm a 25 handicap. One problem though is that you can't get hold of them. It is now mid October and Callaway still can't deliver and they are always 3 weeks away. Wish I'd bought the Ping set now that I also hit well. Enjoy watching you play Lee and good luck with heading towards scratch

I definitely enjoyed this club reviews, as I do all your other content, having said that. Any chance you will do something with Fergz on camera before he leaves these shores.

6 to AW would be traditional 4 to PW. I was Cat 1 for 15 years never hit less than 4 ron at 24* any good . I didn't have the speed for 21* 3 iron, went to either a 21* 7 wood and later a 20* hybrid. SS with 7I at 35* was was low 80's MPH with low 150 yrds carry. I got Callaway XR Pro's couple of years back 7 iron at 31* and I thought that was crazy strong. I can't understand modern club lofts with regards to D Plane🤔🤔

I got fitted for these in January with graphite shafts, I’m a13 handicapper 65 years old and must admit I’m not sure about them. 🤔

Why worry about the strong lofts.use your golf skills, go up or down club choice to get desired distance.too much technicality on gaps etc.you can use a 5 iron for different distances.

One of my playing partners just got a set of these, and he loves them. All he cares about is getting close to the green, he doesn't care if he is on it or not 😂

You’d just have to view each club as one stronger than the number on the bottom. AW is really a pw, Pw is really a 9i, 9i is really an 8i and etc. I can’t understand why companies keep “cranking” up the lofts on their irons. It’s basically just them giving you the placebo effect by telling you that you hit a 7 iron 180-200 yards instead of 140-160 yards. I hit my x20 7 iron about 150~160 on good strikes.

I agree Mavrik adds 10 more yards to other equivalent clubs. I like it but I don't like the fact my Pitching goes over 130 yards which is problem for me. Cuz there is so much difference in distance between my regular SW and Mavrik PW. So I adopted 54 degree to fit in between.

Do the lofts matter if the length of the shaft is still 7 iron length and the lauch is high enough with a steep land angle.....most of us dont generate enough speed to get backspin etc.....that said i just got rid of a set of Cobra SZ irons....permance incredible.....but i cant stand the look.....i thought i could get used to it but i couldn't....so i think for me its a compromise best performance i can get out of a head i like.... Im old i hate funky looking things in bright colours....give me a chunk of steel any day

Should start putting lofts on the bottom instead of an iron number. Lee, how did you get into fitting without being a pro. Would love to do it myself but didn't realise there was a route into it Thanks 😊

Why so low in loft? Is it a marketing ploy , " our irons go further". The Cleveland HB Launcher Turbos and similar types of SGI irons get the ball up in the air well and they are no where near as low lofted.

If you want to see inconsistencies in distance and dispersion hand a mid to high handicapper who only gets to play on weekends a 27 degree blade 5 iron. I don’t particularly care for reviews who always say this is 7 is my five iron etc… a shorter club is easier to hit consistently.

I just started playing golf since the lockdowns started in februari, I went from 110 rounds to almost breaking 90. My clubspeed is between 90 - 95. I am still learning and improving everyday, should you recommend the Mavrik or Mavrik Max to a 24 year old?

I can't agree that using a so called game improvement iron is used to feed the ego. I play off a Similar handicap to yourself and use game improvers. What is on the bottom of the club is not what worries me or how far an iron goes.I think there are far more people out there using forged clubs just to the feed the ego who would be far better suited to using a more forgiving club.

What I can’t understand is why people get so hung up on the number stamped on the Iron. Sure, the 7 goes miles… so just use the 8 Iron instead.

Why do pros use jacked up clubs?

Lee. another good video but we know this isn't a club for you. The problem with club reviews of game improvement irons is that the reviewer be it you, Rick Shiels or Mark Crossfield don't swing the club like me or the person the club is designed to help. What i as a high handicapper want to see is someone like me review the club as i would find it beneficial to hear what someone like me thinks of the sound, feel or forgiveness because i relate to it more . Please don't think this is a dig at you it isn't it's just the thoughts of someone who wishes he could swing a 7 iron at 95 mph

Question- I have a friend who wants to pay me $500 for my used Callaway Rogue X. Should I do it and upgrade to the Callaway Mavrik irons?

They just need to stop referring to irons by a number and just put lofts on the bottom like wedges.

hit the 7 207 at a sim.

I can see your concern if all you carry is a seven iron, but I bet you don't.

Stupid lofts , personally cannot see the point , forgiveness yes but inconsistent on the distance, know people who have been fitted and now and again have flown the greens as they have nailed it , and they are not to sure ,

"They just go too far" -no one ever *except Lee*

That is a long hitting 7 iron!!!

Not a fan of these clubs.

So, bottom line. The Mavrik just hits the ball to far for this reviewer because he can’t