Promising a massive year for irons, TaylorMade has added three new or, more accurately, updated models to its P·Series iron lineup. While changes to the P·7MB, P·7MC and P·770 admittedly are subtle, they speak to what TaylorMade calls the three pillars of the P·Series: feel, design and performance.
TaylorMade P·7MB Irons
As its name suggests, the P·7MB is the muscle-back iron of the family. According to TaylorMade, it offers “surgical control and precise shot making.” It’s a description that should rightfully speak to a small segment of elite golfers, though players of all ability levels will be drawn—at least on a superficial level—to the clean lines and inarguably pure aesthetic.
It’s a beautiful iron, though I suppose the new symmetrical back bar which positions more mass behind face-center might make the P·7MB feel a bit too modern for some purists. However, those same golfers will certainly appreciate the traditional lofts which include a 20-degree 3-iron, 34-degree 7-iron and 47-degree pitching wedge.
Inspiration for the changes was driven largely by TaylorMade staffers like Rory McIlroy and Colin Morikawa. With that, you get an even shorter blade length and sole that’s one millimeter narrower with a bit of added bounce.
As precision is kind of a big deal in an MB, the P·7MB offers a machined face and grooves. While that no doubt adds consistency to the iron, it’s done with the intent of capturing the eye of the most discerning golfer.
The P·7MB (and the P·7MC) leverage TaylorMade’s Compact Grain Forging process. If that sounds a bit like Mizuno’s Grain Flow Forging, I suspect it’s not by accident. TaylorMade’s new irons are five-times forged under 2,000 pounds of pressure which the company says is double the industry standard.
The idea is to tightly align the grain structure of the iron. “Each strike with P·7MB is sensory overload,” says TaylorMade, “delivering unfiltered feedback and best-in-class feel.”
It’s the golfer who will ultimately decide whether that’s true and, while I’m not sure “sensory overload” is what most of us are looking for – even in an MB iron – the rest of it probably is.
TaylorMade P·7MC Irons
The MC is the true cavity-back in the P·Series lineup. TaylorMade says the updated version was “meticulously scrutinized to meet the performance demands of the game’s best ball strikers.” While that’s probably not you, I wager you’ll appreciate the relatively simple and clean design, though with the forged-in cavity texture and high shine “T-Bug” logo, the MC is arguably the most ornate iron in the P·7 lineup.
The P·7MC is TaylorMade’s most popular iron on the PGA TOUR. Given that distinction, it’s reasonable to expect any updates will be small and likely equally focused as much on not screwing it up as they are on making it just a bit better.
Like the MB, the new P·7MC gets a slightly thinner topline and a narrower sole but, otherwise, TaylorMade wasn’t going to mess with it.
There is a bit of perimeter weighting that offers a hint of forgiveness but it’s certainly not well suited for golfers who are at best center face-adjacent ball strikers.
Like the P·7MB, the P·7MC is five-times forged using TaylorMade Compact Grain Forging process. Lofts match the P·7MB.
TaylorMade P·770 Irons
TaylorMade bills the new P·770 iron as “designed for perfection and also built for those who love the grind.”
Like the current P·790, the P·770 offers forged hollow-body construction but you’re unlikely to mistake the two. Most notably, the new P·770 features less offset than the previous iteration. Tiger fell in love with the 3-iron so a good bit of that is driven by what suits Tiger’s eye.
As someone who has found the P·790 slightly large, I thought the P·770 might be an option. One look at the offset (or lack thereof) and I’m out. Make no mistake about it, the P·770 lives on the leading edge of the player’s distance category.
The 2023 P·790 is filled with the same vibration-dampening SpeedFoam Air polymer found in the current P·790. The lighter material gives TaylorMade’s engineers the flexibility to add additional weight (you guessed it, tungsten) to heads.
You’ll find up to 45 grams of tungsten in the P·770 and, while that’s not massive by today’s standards, it’s no small amount for an iron of the P·770’s size. The addition of tungsten created an opportunity for TaylorMade to leverage what it calls a “flighted center of gravity.”
It’s not wholly uncommon across the industry but the idea is to push the center of gravity low in the long irons (1.1mm lower in the 3-iron) to create an easier-launching high ball flight. As the irons get shorter, the center of gravity is raised to create a more penetrating flight with added spin.
Finally, a forged 4140 L face with TaylorMade’s progressive inverted-cone technology works with the Thru-slot Speed Pocket to provide more flex and ultimately more ball speed across the face.
P·770 lofts are only slightly stronger than P·7MB and P·7MC and definitely don’t come close to what we’d describe as “jacked.”
Pricing and Availability
Retail price for the new TaylorMade P·Series irons is $1,299 with steel shafts and $1,499 with graphite. The stock shaft is a KBS Tour in 130X and 120S. The stock grip is Golf Pride’s Z-Grip. Pre-sale starts now with full retail availability beginning Jan. 20.
For more information, visit TaylorMadeGolf.com.
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