Titleist C16 Irons 4-PW, DG AMT S300 Stiff Flex Standard Length,Loft And Lie

Long considered the most forgiving iron in the lineup, Titleist is taking the game-improvement 716 AP1 design to another level with Concept C16. But instead of concentrating on raw distance and faster ball speeds, engineers created a club that focuses on carry distance."We're firm believers that in pursuit of iron performance, the ball needs to stop on the green," Pelisek said. "That's why carry distance is the biggie for us. You can create an iron that goes far, but you need it to hit that number and not go flying off the back of the green."This is the most amazingly advanced, forged product we've ever made. It's all about ball speed. You can cheat by strengthening the lofts, but we firmly believe certain trajectories will allow you to stay on the front of the green, but not the back of it. Our goal here was to take the existing AP1 and see how we could improve upon it."Using what they learned from AP1 and T-MB, C16 was created with the help of new processes. The multi-material, co-forged construction begins with a K301 cup face — in the long and mid irons (4-7) — that's 10 grams lighter than AP1 and produces a strong, thinner face for increased ball speeds and carry distance.The face, which has an unsupported area that's 7-percent larger than AP1, is welded to a thin, cast 17-4 hollow-back design, creating discretionary mass that was repositioned in the heel and toe, pushing the CG low and deep in the head for a higher launch.Due to the multi-material composition of the head, which includes a 1025 carbon steel hosel, a bi-material forging bar was friction-welded to the hosel and face. One half of the bar is made out of 1025 carbon steel (hosel material) while the other half is made out of K301 (face material). Forging the two materials together made it possible to create an iron with soft material properties and a high-strength 2mm face cup design.With a COR (coefficient of restitution) that's right against the USGA's legal limit, the 4-iron generates 7.8 yards of additional carry when compared to the AP1 4-iron. Along with improving carry distance, the heads were made more compact with a thinner topline and blade length that's a "little under" AP1.Instead of using K301 in the short irons (8-PW), a 1RK95 steel face insert was used for distance control and feel.Similar to the co-forging process that was first introduced with AP2, extreme high-density tungsten weighting — Titleist doubled the amount of tungsten in mid and long irons to 98 grams — was inserted in the perimeter and deep into the hollow-body construction to produce a high trajectory with added forgiveness."People that hit this club immediately noticed a difference in terms of ball speed and forgiveness," Pelisek said. "It's just a purely superior design."Titleist's SureFit grip will be introduced in the irons as well and places weight under the grip to promote a fade or draw, increasing accuracy and control.As far as why Titleist only made 1,000 sets of irons, Stone said it came down to the time and the cost it took to make the irons. In other words, C16 is unlike anything Titleist has ever produced for the general consumer."We can make a 1,000 sets of it," Pelisek said. "Now we're excited to see what the golfer reaction is to this. We think it's going to be really good."The Concept C16 retail for $2,700 (set of 8, steel) with Mitsubishi Rayon's Kuro Kage Limited Edition AMC (Ascending Mass Concept) and Nippon's N.S. Pro 880 AMC shafts. The design is similar to that of True Temper's Dynamic Gold AMT, where the weight gets progressively heavier (starting at 88 grams) throughout the set. The graphite shaft option is $3,000.