Titleist Introduces New MB and CB Irons for Skills Golfers
By: Darren Ramowski | Thu 15 Oct 2009
Traditional Muscle Back and Cavity Back Blades Provide Classic Looks and Feel
Keeping with its serious clubs for serious golfer roots, Titleist introduces the new Titleist MB and Titleist CB forged irons featuring improved feel and looks. The MB is a classic muscle back forged iron, while the new Titleist CB is a full set of cavity-back forgings. Both models deliver the looks, feel and performance that highly-skilled players demand.
“Throughout our ongoing research in irons, it became very clear that there exists a community within the better player market that requires the simple design and traditional feel and responsiveness of a classic forged iron,” said Steve Pelisek, General Manager Titleist Golf Clubs. “The feedback we received from this competitive and better player audience is that they want a compact blade length, minimal offset iron with solid feel and shot workability. Based upon the overwhelming positive comments from Tour players, club pros and competitive amateurs alike, the new MB and CB irons will please even the most adamant traditional iron enthusiasts.”
“The new MB and CB have been enhanced with particular regard to weight distribution that produces solid feel,” explains Dan Stone, Vice President Research and Development, Titleist Golf Clubs. “We have created a uniform muscle shape in the new MB and optimized cavity muscle in the new CB that provide more mass behind the impact area to achieve the quintessential ‘soft, solid feel’. This weighting also produces consistent launch angle, backspin and ball speed in order to provide precise distance and shot control demanded by better players. The new full cavity CB set provides increased inertia and forgiveness versus the MB."
The new Titleist MB irons have already been put into play in recent weeks by several players on tour including Adam Scott and Davis Love III.
The MB and CB irons are available in both right and left hand beginning November 1 2009. Suggested retail price for MB and CB is £102 per club, with both sets being 8-club sets (3-PW) as standard.
Overview/Player Profile: High performance muscle back forged irons with improved feel, classic looks and superior shot control for the highly skilled golfer. Forged with 1025 carbon steel and bright chrome plating, MB irons feature constant blade length, minimal progressive offset and a thin topline.
Improved Solid Feel: Uniform muscle shape behind the impact area provides solid feel.
Improved Shape: A softer topline and rounder profile provide a classic but improved contemporary look.
Tour Validated Flight: Traditional blade irons with Tour-standard lofts for player preferred shot and trajectory control with workability.
Shot Making Confidence: Constant blade length with minimal progressive offset for preferred set up appearance and superior shot making.
High Performance Sole: Narrow, cambered sole with optimized bounce angles for crisp contact.
Dual Hosel Lengths: Shorter hosel in long irons helps bias weight low for improved launch. Longer hosel in mid and short irons helps manage flight.
Stock Shaft and Grip: High performance, tour-proven Dynamic Gold steel shaft provides player preferred feel, weight feedback and shot control. Tour-proven feel and traction of the Titleist Tour Velvet Rubber by Golf Pride. Additional shaft, grip, length and lie options available through Titleist Custom.
Grooves: V (42 degree wall), 2010 conforming.
Overview/Player Profile: High performance, forged cavity back irons with improved feel, classic looks and superior shot control for the highly skilled golfer. Forged from 1025 carbon steel with bright chrome plating, CB irons feature a slightly longer, constant blade lengths, and a softer topline for visual confidence at address.
Improved Solid Feel: Optimized cavity shape and inner cavity muscle behind the impact area provides solid feel.
Increased Forgiveness: Full cavity back set has increased inertia and more forgiveness versus MB. Lower CG long irons provide a slightly higher flight versus MB.
Superior Appearance: A softer topline and rounder profile provide a classic but improved contemporary look.
High Performance Sole: Blunted leading edge and cambered sole for smooth turf entry and release.
Dual Hosel Lengths: Shorter hosel in long irons helps bias weight low for improved launch. Longer hosel in mid and short irons helps manage flight.
Stock Shaft and Grip: High performance, tour-proven Dynamic Gold steel shaft provides player preferred feel, weight feedback and shot control. Tour-proven feel and traction of the Titleist Tour Velvet Rubber by Golf Pride. Additional shaft, grip, length and lie options available through Titleist Custom.
Grooves: V (42 degree wall), 2010 conforming.
Keeping with its serious clubs for serious golfer roots, Titleist introduces the new Titleist MB and Titleist CB forged irons featuring improved feel and looks. The MB is a classic muscle back forged iron, while the new Titleist CB is a full set of cavity-back forgings. Both models deliver the looks, feel and performance that highly-skilled players demand.“Throughout our ongoing research in irons, it became very clear that there exists a community within the better player market that requires the simple design and traditional feel and responsiveness of a classic forged iron,” said Steve Pelisek, General Manager Titleist Golf Clubs. “The feedback we received from this competitive and better player audience is that they want a compact blade length, minimal offset iron with solid feel and shot workability. Based upon the overwhelming positive comments from Tour players, club pros and competitive amateurs alike, the new MB and CB irons will please even the most adamant traditional iron enthusiasts.”
“The new MB and CB have been enhanced with particular regard to weight distribution that produces solid feel,” explains Dan Stone, Vice President Research and Development, Titleist Golf Clubs. “We have created a uniform muscle shape in the new MB and optimized cavity muscle in the new CB that provide more mass behind the impact area to achieve the quintessential ‘soft, solid feel’. This weighting also produces consistent launch angle, backspin and ball speed in order to provide precise distance and shot control demanded by better players. The new full cavity CB set provides increased inertia and forgiveness versus the MB."
The new Titleist MB irons have already been put into play in recent weeks by several players on tour including Adam Scott and Davis Love III.
The MB and CB irons are available in both right and left hand beginning November 1 2009. Suggested retail price for MB and CB is £102 per club, with both sets being 8-club sets (3-PW) as standard.
Summary of Specifications, Features and Benefits follows:
NEW MB FORGED IRONS FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Overview/Player Profile: High performance muscle back forged irons with improved feel, classic looks and superior shot control for the highly skilled golfer. Forged with 1025 carbon steel and bright chrome plating, MB irons feature constant blade length, minimal progressive offset and a thin topline.Improved Solid Feel: Uniform muscle shape behind the impact area provides solid feel.
Improved Shape: A softer topline and rounder profile provide a classic but improved contemporary look.
Tour Validated Flight: Traditional blade irons with Tour-standard lofts for player preferred shot and trajectory control with workability.
Shot Making Confidence: Constant blade length with minimal progressive offset for preferred set up appearance and superior shot making.
High Performance Sole: Narrow, cambered sole with optimized bounce angles for crisp contact.
Dual Hosel Lengths: Shorter hosel in long irons helps bias weight low for improved launch. Longer hosel in mid and short irons helps manage flight.
Stock Shaft and Grip: High performance, tour-proven Dynamic Gold steel shaft provides player preferred feel, weight feedback and shot control. Tour-proven feel and traction of the Titleist Tour Velvet Rubber by Golf Pride. Additional shaft, grip, length and lie options available through Titleist Custom.
Grooves: V (42 degree wall), 2010 conforming.
Specifications:
| MB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | P |
| Loft | 21° | 24° | 27° | 31° | 35° | 39° | 43° | 47° |
| Lie | 60° | 61° | 62° | 62.5° | 63° | 63.5° | 64° | 64° |
| Offset | 0.125" | 0.120" | 0.115" | 0.110" | 0.100" | 0.090" | 0.080" | 0.075" |
| Bounce | 2° | 3° | 4° | 4.5° | 4.5° | 6° | 7° | 8° |
| Length | 39.00 | 38.50" | 38.00" | 37.50" | 37.00 | 36.50" | 36.00" | 35.75" |
NEW CB FORGED IRONS FEATURES AND BENEFITS
Overview/Player Profile: High performance, forged cavity back irons with improved feel, classic looks and superior shot control for the highly skilled golfer. Forged from 1025 carbon steel with bright chrome plating, CB irons feature a slightly longer, constant blade lengths, and a softer topline for visual confidence at address. Improved Solid Feel: Optimized cavity shape and inner cavity muscle behind the impact area provides solid feel.
Increased Forgiveness: Full cavity back set has increased inertia and more forgiveness versus MB. Lower CG long irons provide a slightly higher flight versus MB.
Superior Appearance: A softer topline and rounder profile provide a classic but improved contemporary look.
High Performance Sole: Blunted leading edge and cambered sole for smooth turf entry and release.
Dual Hosel Lengths: Shorter hosel in long irons helps bias weight low for improved launch. Longer hosel in mid and short irons helps manage flight.
Stock Shaft and Grip: High performance, tour-proven Dynamic Gold steel shaft provides player preferred feel, weight feedback and shot control. Tour-proven feel and traction of the Titleist Tour Velvet Rubber by Golf Pride. Additional shaft, grip, length and lie options available through Titleist Custom.
Grooves: V (42 degree wall), 2010 conforming.
Specifications:
| CB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | P |
| Loft | 18° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 31° | 35° | 39° | 43° | 47° |
| Lie | 60° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 62.5° | 63° | 63.5° | 64° | 64° |
| Offset | 0.150" | 0.140" | 0.130" | 0.120" | 0.110" | 0.100" | 0.090" | 0.080" | 0.075" |
| Bounce | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 7° | 8° |
| Length | 39.50" | 39.00 | 38.50" | 38.00" | 37.50" | 37.00 | 36.50" | 36.00" | 35.75" |
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