Absolute smart buy! Sure enough, I see a set of TA Blades at a golf shop and the guy says to give these a try. My swing is off from where it was. The most underrated iron out there, period. No doubt, fitting is important. Though all three models bear the Tommy Armour 845 designation, each is meant to serve a different golfer. I picked up a used set of these irons several years ago for cheap with the thought of resting my favorite set a bit and having a set for visitors when they come through town. thanks! NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! This is NOT the original Tommy Armour golf company. As mentioned by others, grips were thin when I received them but changed to other grips (small price to pay for comfort) I certainly got my moneys worth out of these clubs. I regripped them with Winn Excel XF wraps over the week end and had them out again on Wednesday. Im 58 & Shoot in the 80s and high 70s on occasion now. Want to turn asap so any info on them would be appreciated as always, Todd. Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scott Iron Set $35.01 2 bids $19.99 shipping 1d 18h Tommy Armour 845s Silver Scot 2-PW Irons Set, R Flex Steel Shaft, RH, Good Grips $63.99 $17.99 shipping or Best Offer Tommy Armour Silver Back 845CS Iron Set 3,56789PWSW HEADS ONLY LEFT-HAND NEW $119.00 Free shipping 11 watching Fun clubs. Chris is based out of Fort Collins, CO and his neighbors believe long brown boxes are simply part of his porch decor. Not sure if the shaft was an upgrade or not. They were really fantastic BUT I was very disappointed to hear they were so limited in quantity and would cost $1,000 a set with only 3 shaft options (none of which fit me). DICKs understands the challenge ahead and whatever inroads it can make in the opportunity gapof 2020 will be on the heels of the more moderately priced TommyArmour 845 (no suffix) and 845 Max irons. photographyreview.com They look good at address and have a reasonably thin top line. STEAL THESE FROM ME! Part of the order was put in as Tommy Armour but the fairway woods needed to be entered as Golfworks due to the computer system quirk.. therefore I would say Golfworks is still involved. No way are they a standard grip size. Once again I scratch my head on you guys promoting a Dicks product. I also like the feedback you get when you miss hit them, you can tell very easily how you missed. Titleist 915H 3 Diamana, Titleist 915H 4 Diamana I bought them online sight unseen. There is noticeably more offset on these clubs and the offset is constant throughout. I give these blades an A. Might have a hard time getting much for them unless you find a hard core TA aficionado looking to collect. The 845 Forged ($999 for a set of eight) sits squarely in the Players Distance iron category. The Tommy Armour 845 line for 2020 features a driver, fairway, and hybrid alongside three sets of irons and a series of milled putters. Now, I'm not into really soft, oversized, game improvement irons, so it's a matter of context, but they have a big sweet spot and the ball jumps off of the face nicely. All Shafts & Components; Club Heads; Shafts; Shaft Sets; Grips; . I played the Tommy Armour Silver Scott 845s for 15 years. then I returned to the same always club selection, and all was ok, Ive not lost distance, and the feeling hitting the ball is completely different with this clubs. They do have forged stamped clearly. Thats who theyre designed for and thats who buys them. The silver scot clubheads are slightly bigger than the MP-14 heads and the face thickness is thinner. golfreview.com and the ConsumerReview Network are business units of Invenda Corporation. Upload or insert images from URL. This is a sensible choice, given it stays true to the DNA of the original 845s. Tommy Armour Silver Scot Blades By G.Review, January 21, 2007 in Previous Model Year Reviews Share Followers 0 Reply to this topic I notice you are # deg flat. I've been wanting to blades again for a few years now after playing cast clubs for the past few years. I just purchased my second set (backup set) for only $140 with FREE shipping. If you read the article thoroughly you would see that Performax is the design/build Co. I kind of wish they would do away with the Max version. Relatively weighty club that will get under the ball quickly and deliver high trajectory. The Silver Scot forged blade is the BEST IRON I HAVE EVER HIT! I saw a set of OLD TA blades yesterday, had TT shafts painted to look like wood and leather wrap grips ( completely shot), also a set of 845s, 2-P, plus S and 60* with R flex shafts. They look beautiful!. The original 845 Silver Scots are awesome irons. Mine just arrived - they are definitely on the short and flat side, which is fine by me. The Silver Scot Tour Blades carry a very reasonable price and they are a very affordable option for the better player. I actually prefer a harder steel as it will wear longer and extend the life of the club. I am still dumbfounded over these clubs. I hit a high ball and always thought that the DGS300 were the best fit for me. The second is some iteration of a cup face. He asked to hit one and ended up hitting half a bag of balls. www.proshopwarehouse.com has them for $199. Be confident in your purchase because they are much nicer than I would have dreamt at the price I paid. Quick view Add to Cart. Great feel with a Mid-Trajectory that is suitable for most courses and weather. BETTINARDI BABY BEN -33". They are also flightedthis means you will get different tracjectories for each iron. The problem is that unless its well known or can bolster the story for an OEM, theres little incentive to disclose it. Overall, I think the TA line has been underrated since Dicks brought it back. Just checked their website no graphite option in the 845 Forged is a deal killer. R300 with brand new red/black multi compound grips tricky, welcome to the forum. Chromed clubs ultimately flake and ding, these have a nice satin finish that cleans up well and keeps looking good. Rifle flighted is a top notch stock shaft, but these grips are trash. They're dirt cheap new on Ebay. ), and still use today. You dont have to connect too many dots to see how DICKs is hoping to navigate a pathway towards establishing TommyArmour as a value-based option which most directly competes with similarly low-priced equipment manufacturers such as Tour Edge, Sub 70 and Inesis. They were delivered to the house and Ive been blown away since. 845 EVO V-31: 2000: 845 EVO V-31 Reduced Offset: 2000: 845 EVO-V 25: 1999: 845 EVO V-31: 2000: 845FS SilverScot: 2003: 845u Silver Back: 2003: 845cm SilverBack: 2003: 845c SilverBack: 2003: 845m SilverBack: 2003: Back to Irons Specifications | Back to Main Page . February 15, 2021, 11:56 am, by I have only sold two sets of my irons in my life the Wilsons and the TAs. sheet 3* bounce is the most bounce of any club with the 7 iron having 2* bounce. A very solid feeling clubhead, even on slight mis-hits. Pasted as rich text. Very happy to save $300 and see the same results as the Taylor Made Sim. Might try posting them on Facebook, Golf Club Traders section. carreview.com | I understand OEMs are keen to play to the ego but that aside, its a futile conversation. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! I love the feel of this shaft also. It compares well to clubs like TaylorMade p790, and Callaway Apex. Could always put them on eBay for a high price and hope, like someone said, you'll find a TA collector that might pay what what you want, You guys are great. The Rifle shafts are exceptional! Thing is if I purchased them, I would definately wait 9 to 12 months. New Tommy Armour Forged Blade Silver Scot 60 Lob Wedge. As you can tell from the spec. I thought for sure they were going to set the iron market on fire by offering these at say $799-$899. I was inclined towards a couple of other brands but kept coming back to the 885's. JonT - were they easy to bend? Dicks discounts their Tommy Armour clubs faster and deeper than any other OEMs. they are well weighted and can sure hit the ball. At $499 (set of seven clubs), the target golfer is the mid- to high-handicap player who places value ahead of major-labelbrand names. Thx. Just couldnt justify more stuff kicking around, I wouldnt use them much if at all, so theres no point to me. Tommy Armour bills these as a blade that offers some forgiveness a blade that an average golfer actually has a chance in hitting. So I pull out my 7 iron and put it 12 feet from the flag, I was amazed at the precision and feeling you get from these clubs. You can bend these clubs around the moon if ya have to. My first set of clubs (in college) were Wilson Staff. A thin topline, minimal offset and overall compact geometry give the 845 Forged the requisite looks of a players distance iron. Ill stay with Tommy Amour clubs and plan on buying a new set in the near future. Forged CB's are the best way to go if a player wants feel and forgiveness. Some of you will note the strong loft (43) of the pitching wedge. Exellent clubs and were enjoyable to play, Does the new company designers and engineers have any relationship to old Tommy Armour Company or has the company just bought the Trademark name? You got yourself a FINE set of sticks there!!! For you RIGHT HANDERS out there, Rock Bottonm golf has the T/A Forged Muscle Back Gap wedge in a wedge flex for only 29.99. The only thing that I didn't like is that they are so light (C9-D1 and I prefer D3) but some lead tape took care of that. Unfortunately TA got it all wrong with these irons, Ive played the TA 845M Silverbacks for a couple of years now and I cant understand how they could produce this poor looking forged blade as their follow-up to the nice 845M. Some couldnt get past the name either, especially when 2 or 3 year old versions of clubs from major OEMs are still on the shelf. Some dislike the stock shafts and the ball flight they provide some complain that the longer irons balloon a bit. Tungsten weighting shoves the CG low/rear to boost MOI (forgiveness) and help increase launch. Thatsaid, theres areasonmoviesequels rarely live up to the standard set by the original. Iron 101T, Iron 301 CB, and Iron 301 MB! I've played forged cavity backs since high school; Hogan Edge '92 and Hogan Apex Tour '04. My first set of irons were the TA Silver Scot. As noted in the article, Performax works with other OEMs such as Tour Edge, Ryoma, PRGR, OnOff, and Yamaha. Both the standard 845 and 845 Max are priced at $499 (steel) and $599 (graphite) for a set of seven clubs. To honor this achievement, the first run of TommyArmour845 Forged irons will be limited to 500 sets, each numbered individually. Not major problems but there are still some areas for improvement. Driver: Nike Sasquatch 460 9* w/ ProForce V2 72gr stiff tipped 3/4", Fairway: Calloway 2017 Steelhead XR Strong 4 wood, Putter: Wilson Staff Balance Fit Kirk Currie III. Regards from Spain. Having played 845s for years, I thought it might be time for a more forgiving club and more swingweight. Ive buyed these irons in proshopwarehouse.com last monday and arrived me last thusday, yesterday Ive played them for first time (the Christmas trophy of my golf club) and I only have one word to describe it: "awesome". The only complaint I have about these clubs is the low bounce on them. Well get to everything else but because of what the first 845 irons meant to golfs equipment landscape, its fair to give them a more focused spotlight. In order to make this review more objective, I will focus on comparing these 2 models. Therefore, of what consequence is it whether a 43 pitching wedge is your 125-yard club or a 42 nine-iron? The offset is perfectly graduated. These were not as popular as the 845s, but I have really enjoyed them. I picked up a new LH 3-PW 6.0 Rifle set of the 2006 TA Silver Scot MB's on e-bay for $152.50 from pro shop warehouse, and I also got a set of the LH heads only 3-6, 8 at their website (www.proshopwarehouse.com) for $40 to do some shaft experimenting with. Go all the way to the bottom of the page and it has the specs. Your email address will not be published. Has anyone played those? They were a low price, so I bought them and gave them a try. Does this mean that they arent any good? Very nice looking club. All the while still having the 'Player Iron' appeal. I thought they looked good, and I played the irons a couple of years. Considering that they're forged, rifle-shafted, workable, and cost as much as a 2 year old set of used mizzy's, you really can't go wrong. Melding a classic design with modern technology sounds like a great idea. I now see that Titleist is getting ready to release their new blades for 2008. I still have a set, brand new3-pw. I have heard that the forging is a bit hard and you can't adjust the heads more than a degree or you may break the head. I was firing my irons on the par 3's right at the stick with awesome consistency. for each club. Square when I was 14. tommy armour 845s silver scot golf irons set " NO NINE IRON" / gc4 r5c | Sporting Goods, Golf, Golf Clubs & Equipment | eBay! . The lofts are a little strong, so I will add bounce by gearing the lofts down. And they cost me $200!!!! Most amateurs add loft at impact and require the assistance of low CG designs to promote higher initial launch. $399.98. They looked good on the shelf next to the other brands shelf appeal was every bit as good as any club of this type. I don't have many complaints for my Hogans, but finding a set of forged blades for $79 is too good to be true! I also snatched up a couple of new Mizuno MP-T forged wedges from Pro Shop Warehouse for only $59 each. Any thoughts??? If youre trying to pull the, I can get a hell of a good look at a T-bone steak line from Tommy Boy, its roughly the same concept. Would LOVE to get ahold of a set of the MB's with the same shaft. Not sure if this is true or not. Twenty years ago, when I first began playing golf, the 845 Silver Scots were one of the most popular clubs in the US. The sequel was awful. I think my Tommy Armour story is (marginally) interesting, maybe even worthy of consideration for the giveaway. Luckily the specs fit me perfectly so this won't be an issue. should i purchase these irons ? These 845s look pretty good to me. Titleist 690.CB, Mizuno MP-32, Mizuno MP-30. I have used the 855s going on almost 17 years now. The Burner's are great, but I wanted to try something else. $49.99 . I have the 3-PW and also purchased the GW. The people and companies responsible for actually designing and producing the equipment are vital information for consumers. They're too small. I have been playing with this set for over a year now and am very happy with the performance. How do the XP85 shafts compare (do they have VSS like the Elevate 95(? the requisite looks of a players distance iron. A nice touch as the stock shaft option! Im also curious about the Drivers, woods, and hybrids.