A lot has been mentioned about PRGR recently and their new product technology in their RS series of woods and irons and today I’d like like to put the spotlight on their new Forged CB called the iD Nabla RS Forged.
It’s not your normal forged cavity back, Made by Endo it’s got a lot of new features never done before, the body is forged of S25C, not the usual Endo S20C but it’s fase is ES235 maraging steel which is interesting, this was done because it makes for a hotter face and more distance. That’s not even the beginning of the tech this iron has to offer, follow the jump to read on…
As you can above it’s face profile is beautiful, it’s got a tall neck section that rises high to a sharp rounded toe. Some of you may remember a material known as Alpha Gel used by not only PRGR but Epon as well with the 502 series, similar tech is TourStage using turbo rubber in the old ViQ series and even in the upcoming Bridgestone releases. The purpose of this absorbing type rubber is to mute feel and you will see it in irons that either have a cavity or a 2 piece construction for more distance, the bottom line is 1 piece forged feel is unmatched and by putting on a stainless steel face for more distance you gain a high pitch tink type of sound and harsh feedback through the hands.
What is unique about this vibration absorbing rubber and it’s use in this particular iron is it has been injected behind the entire face in a thin yet very large cavity that separates the soft forged S25C body from the ES235 maraging steel face which in my hitting of the new RS Forged feels surprisingly muted yet hot if that makes any sense. The end result is a cavity back that is not only long but very forgiving ( due to big internal cavity ) but also rewardingly different in it’s soft muted feel.
It’s strong lofted with a 45* lofted PW and also features a cut away sole that PRGR claims reduces turf drag and works as a secondary cavity for more forgiveness, I call it PRGR’s version semi speed slot but not sure if it has a real tangible effect. Overall I’m surised how forgiving, long and good feeling this iron is and while it’s not 100% forged 1 piece it’s definitely prices fairly as you are getting what is probably the most tech packed iron made at Iron of any brand.
The top line, offset, shape all lends itself to not only forgiveness but low to mid capper appeal, when looking down at it everything is hidden and you can’t tell your play a tech packed iron, for that I give it high praise in it’s performance to size ratio. As you can see above it’s easy to look at clean and simple from looking down at it yet when you flip it around it looks high tech although a bit busy from the cavity side.
Base set is 5-PW with optional #4 iron available with 3 types of steel shafts XP95 S200, S200, and PRGR NSPRO Ver.2 Steel with flexes up to SX but it also features a unique dedicated fully 1 piece forged S25C wedge in black with PRGR’s herringbone patented milling.
So who would I suggest this for? well considering that plus handicap PRGR JPGA tour players are using it the low capper need not worry, it can also appeal imo to the 20 handicapper who want’s something forgiving, long while still on the compact side of things. For more information and to purchase please “click here”
