Since Pro Gear or PRGR is they are more commonly known released their egg lineup over 3 years ago, it has consistently been known as the longest clubs in golf. Easy to hit, straight and far, not many clubs can rival the egg fairway woods and irons when it comes to explosive distance. 2011 marks the release of a few new egg models, including a driver, utility and the New egg Irons which I’ll be taking a look at today.

High Launch Max Carry…

If count last years better player egg Forged irons, the egg irons are now in their 4 release/generation. Technically though, the New egg Iron is the replacement for the egg II Irons while the egg Forged remain current and aimed at the better player. The New egg Irons, like the egg II Irons and original egg Irons have one primary focus, EASY DISTANCE for the average golfer.  Over the years, the egg Iron has not radically changed in anyway, each new model release has been more or less improvements and tweaks over what already was a pretty good iron.  The new model features the same Maraging Custom 450 steel body and face and tungsten weighting in the sole. The head has become a little bigger and longer front to back creating an every wider sole. CG with the wider sole and embedded tungsten is quite deep and designed for a high launch and maximum carry.

Wide and forgiving sole…

The sole is not overly round but with its width and two level height, the higher trailing end reduces friction, the New egg Iron is great for those who hit fat shots and players who are diggers. There is lots of leading edge relief as well all to help with softer and lush courses here in Japan.  While the New egg Iron appears larger overall, the top line seems thinner, though that doesn’t really matter as the whole cavity is always in sight at address. There is also less offset or what actually looks like almost no offset. The New egg Irons really look much more like a hybrid or utility at address and this is on purpose to provide players with confidence when addressing the ball.  The black finish and gray face easily frame the ball and a long heel to toe length with that deep CG provides lots of forgiveness on off center hits.

Deep and low CG

The PRGR New egg Iron’s massive distance can be attributed to a few things. The deep and low center of gravity plus super strong lofts (the tester 7 iron I have has 27* of loft) and longer than normal club lengths (the 7 iron is 38.00″). It’s super high launch, lightweight graphite shafts and strong specs allows the 7 iron to provide more distance than the 5 iron of most other models. It’s cavity is so long that the CG is further back than probably any iron in golf and even deeper than most utilities.

Maraging Feel…

The huge cavity of the New egg Iron not only helps with a high and easy launch but increases the irons MOI and forgiveness. So how does the club actually feel and perform? With the typhoon winds and heavy rain finally behind us, I took the new egg clubs out to the range for some testing. There are not too many irons on the market that are made from Maraging steel so the feel, to say the least, is quite unique. Maraging steel is actually more expensive than titanium, it has similar feel but is more durable. So when the New egg Iron is struck purely in the center, you get almost a utility wood like feel, almost a tink type sound at impact. This is not surprising considering many woods and utilities these days also feature Maraging faces, so the New egg Iron feels almost like a utility. With the CG being quite low and deep, the sweet spot of the New egg Iron is quite wide and lower down on the face. Average golfers tend to hit the ball low on the iron so the shallower and lower CG of the egg allow for more pure feeling and optimal shots. On miss hits outside the sweet spot however, feel is not the greatest. Luckily the PRGR New egg Iron is not that easy to miss since its so forgiving and the sweet spot so huge.

All About Distance…

The PRGR New egg Iron is not an iron that maximizes spin control or workability. It’s strengths are ease of use and distance and without a doubt, those are why people buy it. As an average golfer with a 90mph swing, I can hit the New egg Iron 7 iron about 165-170y. I usually use my VG3 Forged 7 iron for distances around 150y. The distance gains are quite obvious as the launch is high with lots of carry. I really do feel like I am hitting a utility.  Even on shots not pured in the center of the sweet spot, there is relatively little distance lost. Strong lofts don’t mean much if you can make good contact with the ball and the wide sole of the New egg Iron really does help reduce any kind of digging.  I have to admit I’ve been tempted many times to bag some for of the egg iron for a few rounds to reap their benefits.  The bottom line is once again the New egg Irons, like its predecessors, are one of the easiest to hit and longest irons on the market. For any average golfer wanting more distance and ease of use, there aren’t many others that can rival it. On the negative side, those used to more traditional looking irons will probably shun the egg for its non conventional looks. Another thing that may turn potential players of the egg away is something I have brought up in my other reviews of egg irons, the price.  Making a high end maraging iron like the New egg Iron is not cheap and golfers who want the iron certainly have to pay for it as it costs more than most other models from other brands. However if you are a slower swinger and/or average golfer and want to hit your 9 iron 145-150 yards, the New egg Irons are your calling.

Available only with lightweight graphite shafts in M-35 M-37 M-40 or M-43 flex, the New egg Irons come standard as 6-PW (5 irons). A 5 iron, AW, AS and SW are also available to be added to the set.

PRGR’s New egg Iron launches on August 6th and TSG will have them in the pro shop for pre order in the coming week. Tomorrow I’ll take a brief look at the egg i+ hybrid which is very similar to the iron.