Review of my new Gauge MBS vs "The Rivals"

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ok guys i just received my gauge mbs from tourspecgolfer last week, now previous to these i have tested mp32s, 670s, miura 201s, TS mr23 cbs.....so heres my thoughts in a number of categories.......

1. looks

the gauge mbs are a traditional headsize, very similar to the mp32, 670s and the miuras, slightly bigger than the us spec mrs....ie nice round toes, not tiny but in way chunky, toplines are what i would call standard for a modern blade..not like a knife and if i feel they have a slighlty longer heel to toe than the others. as far as cosmetics go the gauge really whoop ass! the mill marks on the back really stand out and the thickess sole makes them look so futuristic. i feel the weight progressively gets bigger BUT from address it is very hidden therefore the blade look remains :surprize: in order of looks i would rate these

Gauge

T/S mr23 and mp32s joint

miura 201

670

2. feel

the gauge mbs felt on par with the tourstage mr23s which really does say a lot in my opinion....felt soft and very crisp. they definatly had an overall softer feel than the mizunos and the 670s and with the miura im undecided as the strike pattern was varied.

3. forgiviness

ok this is were they come into a league of their own. as i said from address they look very tradition and definately are a blade, however i hit some 3irons with these that i just couldnt have with the other clubs. the 3 iron is actually as easy to hit as the p or the 7! the weight in the sole must play a big factor in the forgiveness which doesnt take away from the club as its hidden from the eye. mis hits wit the gauge only suffer a minimal loss of distance and direction stayed constant, i actually felt that on some shots the extra muscle on the sole helped me to release the club back and i was getting a slight f=draw rather than a FORE right!

the next best thing to the gauge were the mp32s which also were a pleasure to hit off centre. the miuras played well too and the 670s and mr23s definately were harsh at times (especially in the wind chilling conditions over here in IRE)

4. playability and flight

the gauge mbs ARE definately a draw bias club! my main problem on the course is that my hips open to fast and i get a late hit = block however with these i found that the ball wanted to come back and in many cases did :-). i do like to work the ball, so for me this is the only category the irons fail. i did get a fade going with them but i found that i really had to try. the flight was not as high as i had expected and actually surprized me. wedges were going a respectable height, 3irons were piercing, peaking then droping! ooo and punch shots were very possible!

in comparison to the others these and the mp32s come last. i feel that is the only fair place to award them. the 670s were the best iron for flight control. when using these i found tragectry was easy to influence and the playability was awesome, the mr23s and the miura came as a close second to 670s as these too were awesome to control the flight of and workability great. mr23s were better for the tragectory and miura slightly up on the workability stakes. the mp32s probably were slighly easier to work the ball with however the flight on them was awful. i honestly feel like the ballooned every time.

All in all guys i think is clear to see what my favourites are :gauge:

they like sleek from address, classy in the bag, attract LOADS of attention and best of all they perform! they get the :-) from me. thanks chris!

PS. i will be taking pics of the irons in the next few days and comparing them alongside the mp32s 9 and hopefully the mr23s) thanks Bja

before i recieved them i was really worrying about the apparent large muscle of the soles, and that it may cause them to bal

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Thanks for the review Bernard, they seem to be really sweet blades. Good to hear that the progessive weighting in the soles does not alter the flight too much (ie still penetrating)

Hope to see pics in the near future!

Patrick