I have to agree with a lot of the other review -- this club does not take well to missing the sweetspot. Do so, and you suffer with major loss in distance and direction (and feel). Hit it well and the feel is pretty good, lacking only slightly when compared to the forged. In any case feedback and control is top-notch, but you need a decent swing to get any joy here.

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Well after having these irons for 2 weeks. I really, Really do not like them. Maybe its just me. My hadicap is 14.5 and only becuase of my short game. I hit my old irons very well so when I read that these irons were not forgiving I thouhgt no big I have no problems with mine. Never mis hit a shot, Never. Well at first I thought maybe it was just me but It got worse. These irons are for a scratch golfer. If you dont catch every ball in a perfect 2cm square on the fact you are not going to hit these well. It was mistake to change from my Ping ISI irons, I have changed back. In the two week I had my irons my handicap went like this Before: 13.8 Using the irons: 23.5 After Chainging: 14.5 Huge difference. Just cause it says "Titleist" Doesn't mean its good. Well TO be sure you want any club be sure to try it out first. And unless you are a scratch golfer dont by Titleist 990's.

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These clubs are the best! If you want a feel of consistency then try these. i shot a 68 the other day just 2 weeks after a purchased these clubs.

I have had these clubs since 99. I have been looking at all the new clubs but just cannot part with my 990s, I love these clubs. I had Winn grips put on the clubs to take out some of the sting on mis-hits and cold days. On sweet spot hits there is no better feeling. Upon impact you know exactly what will happen with your shot. The feedback from these clubs is great. Excellent ball flight high and long. I also have a 1 iron 990 and although a bit tempermental a solid hit will fly 240 yards easy.

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I've been playing the 990s for 4 or 5 seasons now and I really like them a lot. I'm a 12 who can't putt or chip very well, so my ball striking is the best aspect of my game. These are just an incredibly solid set of clubs that inspire a lot of confidence. If you like a more traditional look at address, then you're going to enjoy the way these sticks set up, because there isn't a lot of offset, and the topline isn't too thick and ungainly, but isn't like a knife blade that makes you wonder how you're going to get the ball in the air. I don't want to play blades anymore, but I can't play offset clubs, because they just don't look right to me. I think as important as anything else, these irons just feel solid and reliable. I don't like to wonder about my equipment, and prefer to make an equipment decision once, rather than tweaking all the time. I have confidence to just play these irons, and if I need to improve my swing, then I'll just get lessons. I know the problem isn't the sticks in my bag. The clubs are workable, give great feedback, but are quite forgiving in my opinion. I went from hitting Ram blades to these, and immediately started shooting about 4 strokes better. I'm tempted to trade these for the new 690cb, just because I like the look and feel of forged clubs, but I'm sure I could keep playing these for a long while and be completely satisfied.

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I've played the following irons since I was 5: Kroydon Blades 1950's/1960's MT Copperface Macgregor Tourneys Arnold Palmer Axioms (offset cavityback game improvement) Ram Proset cs (mixed bag of

These irons, if you're a solid player (under +7 or so handicapp), will allow for shot shaping playability, a touch more forgiveness than a forged blade, a wonderfully solid feel when hit correctly, and classic good looks. If you're even a tad bit worse than the handicapp suggested above, you'll probably want to look elsewhere. Personally, I had a friend that owned these irons, who was nearly a scratch golfer. I am more like a +10 and under golfer, under when I'm playing well and concentrating. So obviously, since we were playing partners, I used his irons plenty both on the range and on the course. I'm very close to having a consistant and strong enough swing to own these irons, but my conclusion after using them over a period of time (before my friend sold them to buy Mizuno MP-33's), was simply that unless you tend to hit the sweetspot of smaller blade irons the majority of the time, these aren't what you're looking for. For example, I would hit these solid around 6 out of 10 hits, which isn't enough for me--they may force me over a long period of time to improve my swing, but over that period of a few months I would probably suffer through a decline in my average scores. When I connected with these things they felt amazingly solid, had a perfect trajectory, and the ball penetrated winds with a high flight, landing right on my target softly. On the not-solid hits, these irons really let you know your mistake; this hyper-feedback is a positive thing, telling the player where on the iron they hit thereby telling the player why his/her shot went where and why. BUT,,,,although this feedback is nice, the sensation of off-center hits isn't very appealing--your hands are painfully forced to embrace a tidal wave of stinging immediatley sent up the shaft. So really--unless you're a positive enough player to hit the ball solid 8 or 9 times out of ten, only buy these babies if you aren't involved in a career requiring steady or soft hands. Ok, so maybe I'm exaggerating, but the effect of off-center hits was enough for me to avoid purchasing these irons and go out to buy the 962's. They don't feel quite as soft and solid with good contact, don't allow quite as much shot-workability, and aren't as plentiful in their amount of feedback, but they are more forgiving--and for me, that's the vastly important bottom line. Recently I sold my 962's for my dream irons--the Ben Hogan Apex Plus irons with FCM Rifle 6.0 shafts (only $300 on Ebay!). Not only are they even a TAD bit more forgiving than the 962's (and WAY more than the 990's), but on solid-contact they feel as good as forged irons! What more could a +10 golfer ask for? They feel buttery soft on impact, allow good shot playability (not as much as the 990's though), look like a million bucks, go long and straight, and provide great approach confidance. In the end I kind of long for the high and piercing 990 ball flight, and the way you can hit a draw, fade, or knock down with ease, but the blade-like feel yet cavity-back forgiveness of the Hogan's won me over in the end. If I ever become more of a scratch golfer, I'll probably skip the slight forgiveness level of the 990's and go straight for a nice forged blade set like the MP-33's, or the new Titleist MB's.

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I've used it all--Ping, Callaway, Taylor Made, Titleist, Mizuno, Wilson, Hogan...

I have played forged blades from the time I started swinging a club until I bought the 990's. They have a larger sweet spot than a blade, but the same buttery feel on good contact. I hit my 7-iron about 150 and the sound and feel of these are majestic. I love watching my ball soar and cut through the air. As long as the clubface is square, accuracy is a given. I am still working on consistency in my swing but these are definately performer irons. The classic look combined with the incredible feel and control make these a winner. The only drawback is the slight(10-15yards) on mis-hits, but the feedback is so clear I don't make the same mistake twice. If you want to improve your swing and have more control over your ball, try some of the new forged cavity back irons.

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Only good thing about the 990's is they look pretty decent. They hit short, does not sound or feel good. I'm not very consistent, but I enjoy hitting my Feel blades so much more than these slight cavity backs. Mis-hits on the 990's really jars the hands. On good hits they still feel muted. And it hits 1 club shorter than my TC-01's. My advice, if you wanna enjoy your golf, go look for something else. It's overrated just because of the Titleist brand, and the fact that some pro's are sponsored to use them.

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I love these clubs they feel great and small offset is really bringing my game around. In the last 4 years I've went from persimons clubs 14+ H/C to 962 8.5 H/C then to the 981 slight oversize, offset back to a 10 H/c and finally the 990's and in just a few months my H/C has dropped to a solid 6.5 as you can see once you get to a point in your game were your hitting high 70 all the time it's time to up grade your clubs to a players club and these are great great wieght great feel don't be afraid of change the over size offset clubs are not going to help you get better it's going to keep your game right were it,s and to think I almost sold these club to get some shinny forged irons, thanks to every one who wrote in you've change my mide and I'm keeping my 990's and for anyone thinking of buying some do it for you and your game.

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962, 981, Titlest is the best club out there

Bought these two years ago and am very happy with them. I hit them very consistently and their trajectorys are very consistent. You can hit them high, low, fade or slice very easily. The low irons and PW have high lofts but still get pretty good distance. The low irons are sweet, if anyone has a left handed 2 iron and wants to sell it to me email me at hatton_colin@hotmail.com. I love my 3 iron it shoots off the clubface and i carry it 220 with a high draw and it holds the greens beautifully. I can hit a lower shot about 235 with it that runs about 20 yards. You can really fire at pins with these. If i have a six iron in im within 30 feet 90% of the time. Titleist should have kept making these instead of the 762s (terrible clubs, no feel). You know where you hit the ball with these clubs too, its not as responsive as a forged muscle back but you know around where. It is a much better club that the 731PMs. It sets up much better with a smaller clubhead and the weaker lofts mean that you dont have to buy a gap wedge

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