We Review4U: MacGregor Mens MACTEC NVG2 Mid Irons

By: WeReview4U Mood: like playing 36 holes Date: 10/16/2007 21:18:16 Music: None

MacGregor Mens MACTEC NVG2 Mid Irons

Two months ago the 19thHole.com Review Team received a set of MacGregor MACTEC NVG2 Mid irons. We immediately rounded up the team to see who wanted to test them out. Not surprisingly, everyone wanted to try them out. Sadly, we did not have enough time for all 10 of our reviewers to test them, as we like for each reviewer to play at least three rounds with a set of irons to give them a fair review. But in the past eight weeks four of our testers did have a chance to get the minimum three rounds in with this set. Here are the results.

About these clubs:

Target player: Mid to high-handicapper. "Golfers who want forgiveness and tremendous distance, even on off-center hits. For those who enjoy hearing their friends say: "You're hitting a 7-iron from here?"

First Impression:

"The feel and sound of these irons is incredible. I've never felt and heard such a crisp strike with almost every shot."

Just about every product made by MacGregor Golf, from drivers to hybrids to irons and putters, is loaded with technological bells and whistles. All with a purpose: to enhance getting balls airborne (except for the putters of course) and achieving optimum trajectories and distance.

"At MacGregor, we use the world's most advanced technologies to create golf equipment that makes the game easier and more enjoyable for all golfers," said Barry Schneider, chairman/CEO of MacGregor Golf. "We're totally dedicated to the principle that better technology, better materials and better design produces better performing golf clubs."

All MacTec NVG2 clubs employ MacGregor's Cup Face 360-degree technology that eliminates welds on the face of clubs, a design meant to enlarge the "sweet spot." According to the company, Cup Face 360 technology, compared to traditional face-insert technology, provides 30 percent more of a sweet spot for enhanced energy transfer and forgiveness. The new NVG2 Mid irons (3-PW) are designed for players seeking greater forgiveness.

The clubs have a hollow-body structure, wide soles and toplines, and progressive tungsten weighting which varies from long to short irons. A low/deep weight in the long irons is meant to enhance launch while a forward weight system in the short irons is designed for greater control.

In testing with our 19thHole.com Advisory Panel, testers praised the NVG2 Mid irons for their solid feel and ease in getting the ball in the air. The clubs would best suit mid to higher handicap golfers. Several low-handicappers did comment on the lack of shot-shaping ability with these more forgiving clubs. So generally, if you want to hit the ball straighter, then the NVG2 Mid Irons from MacGregor should help.

"Achieving greater distance with greater accuracy is a tall order. But fortunately, the All New MACTEC NVG2 Mid Irons are engineered to accomplish just that. Although they're designed for mid-handicaps, a 17-yard distance gain was enough to put these clubs in the bag of Greg Norman. Cup Face 360 Technology makes the entire face the sweet spot. This means you can achieve maximum distance even with off-center hits. Also, the Hollow Body Structure has a high rebound effect that propels the ball off any part of the face. On top of that, 30 grams of Progressive Dual Tungsten Weighting are strategically positioned (long irons deep CG, short irons: CG closer to the face) to enable higher launch for the long irons and greater control for the short irons. And golfers will enjoy the shape, reduced off-set and shot consistency preferred by better players."

The cup face design eliminates welds from the face, and stretches the high rebound surface over as large an area as possible. MacGregor says that this gives its clubs the largest possible "sweet spot."

The clubs also feature maraging steel, variable face thickness, and a tungsten weighting system that moves the weights around to maximize each club.

The MACTEC NVG2 Mid Irons feature:

CUP FACE 360*

Entire face is the sweet spot, every shot feels like dead-center

Tour professionals make such consistently perfect contact with the ball that there's an area of wear on their irons they call the "Dime Spot". Because most golfers have more of a "Silver Dollar Spot", the technology in the NVG2 irons creates unmatched forgiveness. Unlike other Hollow-Body Structures with face inserts, there are no face welds with Cup Face technology. So the entire face is the Sweet Spot. The Cup Face 360* is thinner toward the perimeter, creating a high-rebound zone that stretches over a maximum area. Like a giant metal trampoline, it's just waiting for the ball to jump off of it.

Hollow-Body Structure

There are many visual cues on the NVG2 irons that convey a sense of easy contact: the muscular top line, the perfectly offset clubhead and the aggressive hosel design. But what translates that visual ease into great shots is something that can't be seen. The NVG2's precision hollow body structure enhances the variable thickness cup face to create remarkable high-rebound properties over the entire clubface. Simply said, you will experience forgiveness and distinctive length that you cannot achieve with a one-piece iron.

Progressive tungsten weighting

High handicappers struggle getting long irons airborne quickly and easily. To improve launch, progressive tungsten weight technology localizes the CG according to club loft. In the longer irons, it's set low and deep from the face to keep the mass of the club directed more vertically through the contact zone for easy lift. In the short irons, it's located in the sole, lower and slightly toward the face for greater control. It's twice visible technology: you can see the tungsten on the base of the club and its effect on the flight of the ball.

Suggested retail prices for the NVG2 irons are $699.99 with steel shafts and $799.99 with graphite.

Our opinion: We love these clubs. We think everyone but the single-digit handicappers will benefit from hitting the MacGregor MACTEC NVG2 Mid Irons. If you want to hit the ball straighter and longer, give these irons a try.

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