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Just got the first few holes in with the new TS909. Having played a set of TS905 in the past and some of the ramblings Stew and I have expressed about its strengths and shortcomings I am very happy with the evolution. The main complaints I had about the 905 were that it was a little bit too crisp and did not seem to be heavy enough. While being very communicative of contact quality and location it was only a tad on the correct side of harsh for everything but the purest of strikes. Ball flight was good and the aesthetic of the iron is top notch. The 909, while a very different aesthetic, satinized vs shiny and solid vs demure they seem to hang on to the right performance characteristics and tweaked the bad ones. They are still very communicative about where on the face the ball is struck but now it is a much denser feeling on contact. Even on off center strikes it is still a solid compression feel as opposed to the click of chrome. The heads also seem to have more heft to them, probably contributing to the softer denser feel. The general size is retained and angles of the head are preserved. The muscle, however is a different shape and a hair more toe side of center. If I could get the feel, heft and finish of the 909 in the shape and muscle placement of the 905 I'd have my one iron to rule them all. The turf interaction with these seems to be fairly similar to the 905s. While I am going on a fading memory of the grind and sole as well as divots taken with the 905 it does seem to be consistent between the two. There is a slightly blunted leading edge as well as a modest amount of back end relief. Overall thickness of the sole is very thin and the resulting divots are only 4 or 5 inches long and not very deep. That is a very nice thing especially when the ground is soft. With some of my other irons I have been known to take some sizable divots. On the course today, I was able to take dead aim and the ball flight had a nice piercing trajectory and seemed to fall out of the sky. I am fond of that particular flight path especially with the shorter irons. Came in right over the flag stick on a few holes and on other holes was hitting the safe spots on greens. Overall a tremendous execution on a great iron.
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Tourstage has a full release for 2013 including 3 new forged irons the 909 (Muscle Back), 709 MC (Muscle Cavity) and 709 CB (Cavity Back). Irons look great! There will also be 3 adjustable drivers, a pro model 909 (most likely 400cc or less) and the 709 in 450cc and 430cc sizes. (these heads were shown on the R&A site actually a couple of months ago). We don't have much else now just some pics from Japanese sites.
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I'm looking to buy a set of Tourstage X-Blade 905 or 901 blade irons. Please PM me, or email me at [email protected] , if any of you are looking to sell a set. Thanks, Matt
