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The new Titleist AP2 714 irons - which I was recently fit for at the official AP 714 launch at Royal Lytham & St Annes – are the most impressive irons I’ve tested in my young golf career-to-date.
Forgiveness is particularly apparent in the AP2 714 long irons. In fact, far more forgiving than I initially thought they’d be for a club with better-player appeal and as used so impressively by Titleist staffer Jason Dufner to win last month's PGA Championship. This abundance of forgiveness is largely down to the 43g of High Density Tungsten (formed of two tungsten weights) placed low and out on the perimeter of each club. In fact, Titleist explained to me this equates to approximately 20% of the overall headweight. Tungsten is apparently twice as heavy as steel.
Titleist has also ensured there's a wider distance between the two tungsten weights in the Titleist AP2 714 to present these babies with a higher MOI without having to increase clubhead size - an important consideration for better golfers, most of whom prefer smaller-sized iron heads. A lower CG in the long irons has already improved my ball flight considerably, too. Balls are stopping within several feet of their descent, rather than scurrying on the front edge and running through to the back fringe.
The irons are forged and feature a constant blade length throughout the set. That means unlike the Titleist AP1 714 that feature longer blade lengths in the lower-lofted clubs, each of the AP2 irons has the same length from heel to toe. They have faces that are 25 percent thinner than their predecessors, along with a dual-cavity design. Within the encased lower cavity of the AP2, Titleist has positioned a high-density tungsten weight.
The larger-headed 714 AP1 irons are more forgiving, but the AP2 long irons provide some margin for error for accomplished players who want to shape the ball around a corner, hit it under a branch or feather a shot into a tight hole location. Aesthetically, the Titleist AP2 irons received a face-lift with the 714 model; the toplines have been lowered slightly, the area where the hosel blends into the face has been made smoother, and a new finish combines satin and mirrored chrome.
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