From the outside, it appears not much has changed on the latest iteration of the P790 iron. It’s understandable when you have such a great looking players distance iron. But TaylorMade hasn’t been sitting around twiddling its thumbs, it has in fact been busy reconstructing the inside of every iron within the latest set to provide more consistent performance.
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For 2023, the fourth generation of P790, all the heads are completely unique with a bespoke amount and position of the tungsten weighting to create something TaylorMade call FLTD CG, or Flighted Center of Gravity. In layman’s terms, this refers to the center of gravity in each head being optimised to produce the best launch conditions and ball flight. So the CG progresses from being lowest in the long irons to highest in the short irons. It’s not a new concept, but one that should certainly produce more predictable ball flights and consistent land angles.
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In the bag, the new P790 iron is a stunner, much like the 2021 P790 iron. The shiny, curved notch section on the has been replaced by a straight strip with a satin finish but the rest of the head, including the T—Bug logo and toe screw, remain amongst the pearl satin finish. Down at address, the sole looks to be wider but have more camber while the head size does look a little more generous, but only fractionally.
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The lofts remain unchanged, with the 7-iron coming in at 30.5°. Having tested this iron on three separate occasions, we’ve built up a decent picture as to the performance package. Besides the looks, this irons main redeeming feature is the feel. The impact experience is one of the leading choices among the best golf irons from any category frankly – really stirring the senses with its satisfying ‘thud’ when you connect with the sweetspot along with the short, metallic acoustics. It feels better than the previous P790 iron and while it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why or how, a generally more stable and powerful feel is likely the conclusion most testers will come to.
This lively feel did also translate into above-average distance. For example, when testing…
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