Power Bilt TPS Golf set

WIDE-SOLED IRONS SET

The irons in the set are numbered 5-PW. The full eight-club makeup includes two hybrid clubs with 20 and 24 degrees of loft.

“The PowerBilt research and development team created the new cavityback TPS Wide-Soled irons with a challenge: make them even more forgiving, without compromising distance, trajectory and feel,” said H&B spokesman Rick Redman.

To construct the irons, PowerBilt milled a small cavity into the back of the stainless steel clubhead. The cavity is angled into the extra-wide sole (with four-way tour grind), then filled with a lighter, vibration-dampening composite material. Finally, two tungsten injections were strategically placed at the bottom of the club. The result is a low center of gravity to help golfers get the ball airborne.

The two hybrid clubs in the set are meant to replace hard-to-hit long irons or fairway woods, depending on the golfer’s preference. The I-woods, with graphite shafts, have a composite crown, with weight shifted lower and toward the back, again to help get balls airborne.

In rating the Wide-Soled irons, GolfWeb testers praised the clubs for ease of swing, excellent return on the downswing and squaring of the club, and a very solid impact. In addition, the set was cited for “real game improvement” and “tremendous value.”

Suggested retail prices for the TPS Wide-Soled irons, with two I-wood hybrids, are $499 for a set with steel-shafted irons and $549 for graphite-shafted irons.