Acer XV Pro and Tour Blade
I played a set of the Pro in steel a few years back. Great heads. Nice compact look, good feel for cast. Short irons launch high, but not too high. I'd do a set in graphite if I wasn't addicted to forged heads.
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sdandrea1
You should look at the XV Tour Blade. Maybe try a 7 iron. I'm saying this without having seen any other than the gap wedge, and looking at the photos and specs. It seems to be a very friendly blade design, with a lot of weight in the toe. It feels very nice.
I should take my own advice and buy sample of each.
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scotts33
Well, yes. 
I'm re-committed to playing irons I've built myself. Not that I wouldn't like to play the PXGs or any other OEM if I thought they were right, or if I could rebuild them to my preferences.
My big thing lately is that I'm into weaker lofts. I think they help me. I'd rather my 37.5" club be 35 degrees than 24 or 28 degrees. The extra speed and extra flexing of the longer shaft both seem to help me a lot. I'm getting more launch and spin than I ever have. The XV line still has decently weak lofts, and I would bend them a degree or two weaker besides.
The other contender is the Maltby PTM. I don't mind the price because if I like the irons, they'll be fully amortized by the time I get done with them. But they are a 32 degree 7 iron, so somewhat marginal in my book.
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Don---Ask Rex where the store that has Swing Science is at in your area. Look at FC-One iron. 3.5* gaps which I am not in love with but I adjust loft. http://www.swingscience.net/products/irons/ " The use of “Vertical CG Weighting” makes long irons easier to get airborne while the ball flight gets progressively lower as you move into the short irons." <---That maybe what you are seeking.
And he's had decent clubs before as I had built other sets for him.
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DonM My big thing lately is that I'm into weaker lofts. I think they help me. I'd rather my 37.5" club be 35 degrees than 24 or 28 degrees.
Yep. It's been helping my game. I happened upon these Snake Eyes and Pursuit forgings and found that old school lofts are much better suited to my age and ability. High, soft landing shots. Plus, I built 'em! My 31 degree club is a hybrid, so I built the irons 7 to W and then 52 and 56 on the wedges. Old school.
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scotts33
Interestingly to me, those look super similar to the Jeff Sheets Golfsmith design that's been in my bag for the past many years.
I'm wanting to try a bit less offset while retaining GI properties, and a medium sole, some bounce, with a friendly leading edge. What can you tell me about the FC One Pro Forged?
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DonM Interestingly to me, those look super similar to the Jeff Sheets Golfsmith design that's been in my bag for the past many years.
They are a Jeff Sheets design Don. I play FC-One irons on FC-One Ion graphite 50g shafts. TLT Series #7 2660 kg-cm ^ 2 target number toe down MoI heft match.
DonM I'm wanting to try a bit less offset while retaining GI properties, and a medium sole, some bounce, with a friendly leading edge. What can you tell me about the FC One Pro Forged?
Smaller-medium players CB. Narrow sole pretty forgiving. The top line is slightly more than some forged heads.
Adding 3 pics of a FC-One 5i for Don.
That is a good looking stick. Does not look as if it has too much offset and the sole is not too wide.
They are so close to what I play now that I wouldn’t change for them.
As it is, I woke up this morning with another idea. 
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Went out and hit a bucket o balls with the Pursuit blades in the Miyazaki shafts. Impressed with how EZ they are to launch. The blade length is longer than my Snake Eyes irons, but the sole width is significantly thinner. It is a larger face iron than the Snake Eyes. I found that choking down about 3/4" had me striking them pretty solid. They feel a little harsher than my Snake Eyes but our driving range is tight Bermuda on firm soil, where I our fairways are spongy soft zoysia. The Miyazakis are fine, but I'd say no better than the Acer shafts I have in the Snake Eyes. I must say, once out in the daylight, I do not like the color of the Miyazaki shafts.....I prefer black graphite iron shafts, believe it or not. As of now, I prefer the very buttery feel of the Snake Eyes irons, but I'll give the Pursuits a real go on Tuesday on course. Note: Pursuit heads are forged from 1035 Carbon steel, as opposed to 1025 in the Snake Eyes. I do not know how much that would affect feel.