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I have played many sets over the years, but these Titleist AP1 712 irons with Dynalite are awesome. They designed for those of us who are in the double-digit handicap range.
To start with, I was annoyed with this, but having played the few rounds, the added forgiveness in the AP1 irons has given me the confidence to swing that bit harder and any loss of distance is negligible. The dual cavity and multi-material design are a radical departure from anything Titleist has made in the past and have been designed with one key bit of player feedback at the forefront: feel.
I finished last year at a 17.4 index after going through some swing changes and becoming a dad for the first time, so I didn't play nearly as much golf as I've played in other years and my practice time was next to zero. Bearing my handicap in mind; moving the ball right to left and left to right is not as important to me as hitting the ball straight, however having said that I did notice on the range that I could move the ball both ways, not much, but this is more likely my ability than any shortcoming in the clubs.
Certainly I found it to be very easy to hit and pretty forgiving, even if the trajectory was a little higher than the similar sized Cheap Titleist CB 714 Irons. At address the heads look a little more compact and the topline appears thinner, but it actually is the same size, but looks smaller thanks to some extra polishing and visual tweaking.
I found it a bit easier to hit a draw versus a fade with the AP1. Not that a fade can't be coaxed out of these, it just seemed that a draw was slightly easier to pull off. Having said that, you can work the ball either way a little, which for those of us still learning to do so was nice to be able to pull off without being penalized too harshly when making a less-than-perfect swing. I had plenty of practice with punch shots from the trees and had some fun with the amount of curvature I could put on the ball.
The sweetspot is not as big as the cheap Titleist AP2 712 Irons as you would expect but the offset is smaller and this is an iron ideally suited to the low handicap player. One final note about the performance is that the the grooves on the Titleist AP1s conform to the proposed revised specifications. What that means for you is you may encounter and have to learn to deal with fliers again. It took me a few rounds but I think I'm becoming more aware of how to deal with it.
These irons are aimed at the mid-handicap player and do exactly what the marketing says; they hit the ball straight and are forgiving, if you are not ready for blades, these are the clubs. Source from: http://www.chefs4london.co.uk/article-422-Suggest+the+Titleist+AP1+712+irons+with+Dynalite+Gold.html
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