Kirkland Irons
Wait a minute... I could set up a GOFUNDME deal. If every Buzzard sent me a dollar, I would only need to come up with an additional $579.99
A lot of chatter over a set of clubs most people on here “poo-poo”….and would never play. Players distance irons with, as you guys say, “jacked lofts” and thin soles.
For the price of a new set of them, you can get a set of 2019 p790’s with most likely a better shaft, tighter tolerances, proven performance and some kind of customer support.
Ya know what goo and hollow body is about? It's about hiding shitty metallurgy and making irons "feel" about the forged"feel". It's totally about "feel".
That goes for P790's and whatever TS irons Golfworks. It "feels: good so it must be Mizuno good. NOT!
Sound of ball off face compression is "feel"!
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I don't think I've seen any large retailer that even comes close to Costco for Customer Service. They are definitely leaders in this regard .
Lets not forget that selling clubs is not something new for Costco, they have been doing it for years. A quick look shows they have several Callaway sets, Honma and Cleveland Clubs, Nancy Lopez and even Bettinardi putters....in addition to their Ksig wedges and putters .
I'm expecting the irons to be successful just as their wedges and putters which they reportedly knocked it out of the park with. And.....if they aren't, well Costco has a value of over 200 billion, about 65x that of Taylor Made or any of the other golf club companies, they will just move onto the next thing and it won't mean a thing.
As for the hollow body Design, I think there are probably many reasons they chose this route, with the main one being it's a design ( if similar to the other same clubs out there ) that offers up big distance, good forgiveness and a clean look. This will appeal to a wide segment IMO. A pure blade or a pure shovel would not. They also have several cavity back sets being sold already so these will not overlap with those models.
Maybe they went with the hollow design because it's the hot thing and they anticipate selling alot of sets at an appreciably lower price than oems.
Time will tell.
scotts33 It may be true, but it works! When I went for my last iron fitting I was 99% sure I would walk out with a set of Mizunos. I demoed several different models along with Miura, Epon, Callaway, et all. The Miuras felt the best by far. Honestly the Mizunos felt the worst by far. Maybe shouldn't have been surprised as I haven't really liked the feel of Mizunos for the last 15 years or so. I swear I remember 20 year old Mizunos feeling sooo smooth, but they all feel sort of hard/harsh now....but no I did not try any blades. The Miuras were like butter, but the TM P770 felt as good and maybe a bit better. The goo works.
scotts33 Ya know what goo and hollow body is about? It's about hiding shitty metallurgy and making irons "feel" about the forged"feel". It's totally about "feel".
That goes for P790's and whatever TS irons Golfworks. It "feels: good so it must be Mizuno good. NOT!
Sound of ball off face compression is "feel"!
So you're saying it's.......
Who will be the first buzzard to buy a set???
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Subsonic What shaft exactly, are you wanting to see in them, to make you buy?
I laugh when people say such things. Knowing they have not bought other brand irons that are /will be, same pricing or (most) even cheaper. And Steve has even said we could get heads only from Giga Golf, and they have a very similar iron head.....complete iron at only $62/ea. . So does PXG (similar + brand recognition), and you can even get the specs you want, with shaft choice. There are a few other companies with similar heads that have really good pricing, less than Costco will probably have.
Just sayin'......again.....a lot of hot air about a subject no one will buy. 
Subsonic Need to see what shafts they are going to use
They will probably try some kind of "one size fits most" steel offering. Not that there really is such a thing, but PING was hugely successful in the 80s with the ZZ Lite and Callaway had similar success with their Uniflex steel in the 90s. When shaft fitting became a high-tech (over-thought) "science", the masses started shying away from "close enough" shaft selection.
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Par4QC There are a few other companies with similar heads that have really good pricing, less than Costco will probably have.
Yeah, but you wouldn't have the "cool" factor that comes with playing well with warehouse clubs! There's a shit to of options that MIGHT be same or cheaper like you mentioned, including Golfworks. We still don't know the price yet and there's something about the Kirkland brand that's intriguing.
The Indi wedges are phenomenal, have had a 52 and 56 in my bag almost 3 years. Nothing stays in my bag long if it doesn’t work well enough to earn a spot. The only Kirkland product I’ve tried is their ball, and it’s way too spinny for me.
They do look great and that bodes well for the irons.
i won't rule out buying a set of the irons. I would need stiff flex and the price will have to be reasonable
Par4QC Here is the rub Geezer. You have obviously never been to Costco. Cause that is the place where you buy shit you don't need or often even know you want. I actually think there is a hallucinogenic drug in the churro dust.
I was literally looking at the Costco Callaway short set and it was 500 hundred and change. Ms. Subsonic is like throw that it in the cart and let's roll. I (a degenerate ho) actually pulled the plug. What kind of Twilight Zone stuff is that?
None of that other shit you mention is in a Costco setting. What happens in Costco, stays in Costco.
Regarding the shafts, something you have heard of KBS steel perhaps Recoils in graphite.
