bad9

Nope! Going by the pictures online it looks like the Hyway and I did not like that one at all.

I actually bought this one (4 hybrid head) a little while back and it’s ridiculously good. I hit it so good it’s got me wondering why I don’t build a full set of them?!?! The short irons and wedges might not work out for me, likely why I have my doubts 🤔

https://www.valuegolf.com/acer-xds-hybrid-iron-heads

      bad9 I'm tempted, but it looks a lot like the KE4 TC and I thought that one was just ok. I'm not sure I can do better than my Rogue 5h. I should go out and find the 6h and 4h to match; they are probably cheap(er) now.

        colej after you mentioned them to me in our WRX chat, I linked up with my golf/clubmakimg mentor on the back 9 at our home course. I noticed he had the 7 and 9. Hit the 7 on a par 3 ~ 165 to pin and striped one right at it, released to back fringe. Felt good too....that surprised me!

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            I’ve got mine shafted with the xcaliber RT 105. Feels and flies fantastic! 😃

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                colej I received my IST 4hy head yesterday and will play it today. On a Rapid Taper 75 A flex at 39". Purely on looks this is what the HyWay should have been. Much, much nicer head and face shape, big for a hybrid but a nice looking fairwayish head. 20g lighter and you could make some deadly small, utility fairways. Sometimes GW need to give us what we ask for.

                    bad9 Is it larger than the original Tour TC hybrids? It looks smaller. The HyWay is huge although I kind of like the Super Hybrid look for a lower lofted club.

                        bad9

                        Great! I look forward to your review. 😎

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                            KCee they missed the boat on the HyWay IMO......would have made more sense to offer it as a low lofted option vs the lofts they offered it in, basically a 7 and 9 wood is what they are but with a super deep face and essentially a fwy wood profile! 2 and 3h or 4w/6w lofts would have.been $ with those!

                              KCee Its actually a bit bigger and smaller than the HyWay. Current Tour TC 5 on the left and above and IST right and below in the attached pics.

                                  colej I tried to hit it 3 times and sculled it all three not not a review. Playing again tomorrow so hopefully I will be swinging better. Stay tuned.

                                      bad9 Very nice, thank you for the pics!

                                        bad9 looks like ICT is much bigger but the tour tc has a taller face height. Hard to tell heel to toe based on pics.

                                          bad9 You’ll be fine. I had a test TS4 6 iron that I kept thinning. Scared as hell I made the wrong choice. Once I made the full set they all worked fine.

                                            Played again today and hit the ball better. In 4 shots I used the IST for I would consider all were acceptable. It was probably marginally shorter than the ST-H model it replaced but I did build it .5" shorter. Trajectory wasn't too high and it felt good. I really like the sound, much more muted than the Tour TC and the other KE4 hybrids I have tried. In think I'm really going to like this one.

                                              bad9

                                              How do you hit it hit wise? Would it worth experimenting with a shimmed .335 shaft?

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                                                  colej I thought about experimenting shimming a wood shaft but I'm thinking the head weights are too heavy to make it practical, maybe with a really light shaft. I like that they made these heavier than their other hybrids but it does make this type of experiment less doable. The other factor is cost. Prices have gotten that it's harder to rationalize experimentation. If I could pick a head up cheap over the winter I do have Xcaliber SL FW and FW shafts I can experiment with😀