STERLING
SINGLE LENGTH IRONS

 

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A Unique Set Design to be Built to One Length for all Clubs to Deliver a Perfect Match of all Elements of Swing Feel for shot consistency.

Features:

    • Single length construction ensures all possible elements of swing feel are identical for each club in the set – same MOI, same total weight, same headweight, same balance point – to offer the chance for improved shot consistency
    • Identical length and lie allow the golfer to use the same stance, same posture, same swing plane forimproved shot consistency
    • Optional high COR #5 hybrid with high COR #4, 5, 6, and 7 irons offer proper distance for the low loft clubs at the shorter single length. Other single length sets may lose distance with the low loft clubs
    • Conventional cast carbon steel in the #8 to gap wedge with 5* loft increments blend with the high COR design of the low loft clubheads to offer proper distance gaps and proper
      distance with the high loft clubs. Other single length sets may generate too much distance with the high loft clubs
    • Available in a #5 hybrid or #5 iron to match the player’s desire and ability, with #6 to 9, PW and Gap Wedge and Sand Wedge
    • Sterling Irons® Single Length clubs can be built to 36.5”, 36.75 or 37” length for each club as fit by the Clubmaker for the golfer’s comfort and preference. Contrasts with most other single length sets being created for a 37.5” length – which can generate too much distance with the high loft irons
    • Intended to be custom fit with any Wishon Golf S2S iron shaft model and flex to meet the swing speed, transition/tempo and release point of the golfer.
    • Sterling Irons® hybrid uses standard iron shaft (.370)
    • The #4 iron should only be used by golfers with a #5 iron clubhead speed of 85mph or higher to be able to make the club generate the proper trajectory and height to be able to carry the ball further than the #5 iron
    • Available in RH (#5 Hybrid, 4-9, PW, GW, SW) & LH (5-SW); New Blade Wedges (LW, SW) available in RH only

    For more information on the technical benefits of single length set construction, we offer this complete Q&A about single length iron set technology.

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Jeff Farris
3 months ago

Hi I’m ready for some new irons im interested in the one length. But there’s barely any content on your clubs. Matter of fact several golf retail stores in my area have never even heard of you guys. That being said it’s scary to invest in a little known product. I got burned once before. I bought a Thomas 4 wood it was terrible I couldn’t even trade it in at my local golf stores I gave it away for free at my driving range. All my friends are telling me go with the Cobra Areojet one length irons play… Read more »

Chris Rice
9 months ago

Hi Tom.

I have a set of Sterlings and the 4 iron is my favourite club in the bag. I almost never use a hybrid or fairway wood now because the iron is far more accurate with plenty of distance. I really wish there was an even lower lofted iron available! Would a 3 iron with say 14-15 degrees loft have been feasible with this design?

Thanks again.

Chris

Chris Rice
9 months ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Thanks Tom. I’m sure I don’t have a swing speed as high as you mention but have never had any trouble hitting low lofted irons, even venerable bladed 1-irons. Must be my old Ernest Jones style swing. I suppose the upside of what you say is that I shouldn’t have trouble picking up a spare!

Rich Douglas
9 months ago
Reply to  Chris Rice

I gamed the Sterlings right after they were introduced. I had the 4-iron Sterling and an 88mph swing on it to boot. I still didn’t get good results with it. About the same carry as the 5-iron, but with longer roll-out. Not a good thing with approach shots. I had some fun driving with it, but that was about it, and it came out of the bag in favor of a 4-hybrid. I switched to the EQ1-NX when they were introduced. No 4-iron available, but a 4-hybrid at the same specs as the rest of the set. It performs quite… Read more »

Tom
9 months ago

Good Morning Tom, I have Sterling’s (4-SW) being re-shafted with Nippon Pro Zelos 7 Stiff and moving up to oversized grips. This not only feels great, it has increased my swing speed with a 7 iron to 91 mph. I am very keen on buying a Di595 18° (gorgeous looking club) also in the Zelos 7 but was wondering what your thoughts are about using the Sterling 4 iron made up to a DI length instead? Are there pros and cons? I would much prefer the Di595, but I was curious if it could work. I already have a Lynx… Read more »

Pat
10 months ago

Hi Tom,
I bought a set of the Sterlings a few years ago and they just never clicked with me. This past winter I Reshafted them and its like they are a completely different iron. They are amazing. Before i did this I picked up an EQ-1 5 iron. I have found that that I get better performance from the old than the new. I feel this shouldnt happen. Has anyone else had this experience?

Peter
10 months ago

I have Sterling irons which I really like. What is the bounce on the irons/wedges?

Martien
1 year ago

Hi Tom 🏌️. I play Stirling irons for 4 years now . And my game improved a lot .(hc8) Hitting them with S2S stepless. trimmed to R+ ,S-, ( Wich I really love) . My 8 iron flyes 145 yards with a 3/4 smooth swing always a slight draw. I am not a real hitter ad have a neutral soft grip. The last year gaining swing speed trough better timing and training ( I guess) but the ball is not going further but higher . I want to make a move to classic set with cb heads . I understood… Read more »

Seth
1 year ago

Hi Tom… I currently have a set of EQ1’s and really love them. However, I have a chance to buy some Sterlings as a backup set and they’re basically brand new. Are they comparable to the EQ1’s? Is there anything you like about one set versus the other?

I was also think about switching shafts to the Red R in the Sterlings from my current shafts in the EQ1’s – which are the White 75g S. My swing speed with an 8 iron is between 75-85 mph.

Thanks, Seth

Bobby
1 year ago

I bought a used set of Sterling single length (5i – SW) at 37″. I’d like them at 36″ or 36.5″ . Is this a simple as cutting 1″ or .5″ off the butt end ? I know the swing weight will go down but if they were originally built at 36.5″ wouldn’t the swing weight be lower anyway ? thanks

Marco
1 year ago

Tom love these clubs – I’m a leftie and wanted to put a four iron in the bag but I believe you only made up to a 5i for the leftie set. If I got my hands on a 5i can I get a club fitter to bend it to the specs you have for a 4i above? Thank you

Marco
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom – I thought I submitted a reply to this but it didn’t go through. I wanted to get your opinion about moving from an 8i shaft length to a 7i length as when I bought these clubs from an authorized club fitter they weren’t fitted to me unfortunately. I suffer from slow swing speeds and thus short carry distances. Looking for anything to get a little more distance out of these irons. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you.

Rich Douglas
1 year ago
Reply to  Marco

Marco: A player’s perspective here. I owned the original Sterling set and added the 4-iron. My swing speed was about 86 mph with an 8-iron. I found I couldn’t consistently get good carry from it. It rolled out a bit farther than the 5-iron, but the carry was too similar. Eventually, I took it out of the bag in favor of a traditional 4-hybrid. When the EQ1-NX model arrived, I was very interested in switching from steel to graphite shafts for the first time, so I made the move. As Tom mentioned, the set did not offer a 4-iron option,… Read more »

Marco
1 year ago
Reply to  Rich Douglas

Thanks Rich – appreciate the insight! I will look into a hybrid moving forward. Although I like the shape of a players hybrid (more shaped like an iron) than the bubble back designed I saw on the website.

Rich Douglas
1 year ago
Reply to  Marco

I’m not sure about the distinction you’re making, but it’s probably right since, in my view, the EQ1-NX hybrid head looks like a traditional hybrid.

That being said, you can set it up to fit the rest of your iron set (length, lie angle, swing weight, etc.), so it really feels like another iron in the set. I’ve found that good results trump looks every time, but not everyone feels that way.

Jeffrey Jenkins
1 year ago

Wishon EQ-1 NX Starter sets 😉 Now that I’ve just about completed all possible experiments on the Wishon Sterling set is it possible to get 1 or 2 EQ-1 NX clubheads? I have a 4 hybrid which I matched to a Sterling set so I’m looking for a 6 & 8 iron. Is it possible to get one or both from Diamond Golf? Unfortunately, since I’m not an approved club maker I can’t order directly? Back in the dark ages I started with a Wishon Sterling 6,8 PW starter set and ended up building two complete 4 – GW sets,… Read more »

Jeffrey Jenkins
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Hi Tom, thanks for a quick response as usual. I was able to track down an approved clubmaker I worked with 5 years ago will soon start an EQ-1 NX project. They will be the mid and short irons in a 6 club travel set. I can’t wait to use them the next time I play golf in Scotland. 🙂 In April I played at Aboyne Golf Club using a travel set that had single length Sterling 36.50″ 7,9 & PW irons.

Last edited 1 year ago by Jeffrey Jenkins
1 year ago

I have barely enough clubhead speed for SL 5I, but to take away my Sterling 4I you would have to pry it from my cold dead fingers. I can’t launch it high and land it soft, but I can drill it on a straight line into a raging headwind, punch it under an overhanging branch through a gap, shape it around a tree, and any number of other recovery scenarios that I can’t pull off with the curved shallow face and extra shaft kick of a hybrid. I tried the EQ hybrids on top of my current 5I-GW EQ1 rollup,… Read more »

Jeffrey Jenkins
1 year ago

Sterling Irons – graphite or steel shafts? I’ve been a happy user of Wishon Sterling, 785HF, 752TC and more irons. It’s been really hard to determine the correct length and flex for Sterlings but after years of experimenting I’ve figured it out! I started with 37″ irons but found I couldn’t get adequate length in the 4, 5, 6 and 7 irons until I switched to graphite shafts and different lengths. Through trial and error I settled on this combination: 38.50″ 65 gram graphite shafts in the 4&5 hybrids, 38.00″ 75 gram graphite shafts in 6&7 irons and 37.50″ steel… Read more »

Last edited 1 year ago by Jeffrey Jenkins
Jeffrey Jenkins
1 year ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Hi Tom, Thanks once again for the kind reply and words of wisdom. I had forgotten to mention what graphite shafts I was using. I found NOS Wishon LV Technology Ultralite Graphite Launch Velocity Plus shafts (6 of them)! Also I’ve reconsidered the length for the 6&7 irons and will make them 38.50″ as well to match the 4&5 hybrids. The distance I’m getting with the graphite shafts is unbelievable. I’ve picked up at least 30-40 yards over steel shafts for the low/mid irons. I needed to shorten the wedges to get the gapping right. I hit 8 – LW… Read more »

Pat
1 year ago

Tom – I recently had a fitting and tested Modus 120 Tour in irons. This seemed to help my left / shut face miss. The fitter thought this shaft vs the KBS Tour 125 had, and I’m paraphrasing, more whip which benefitted my early release. My question is how does Modus compare to Wishon S2S and KBS Tour 125. I have 2 sets of Sterlings, one with S2S and one with KBS. Could it be that S2S and Modus have similar release and kick points and therefore help my early release, left, shut face miss. Thx

Patrick
2 years ago

Probably unlikely with the way things are now but will a lefty set of gen 2 single Lengths come out anytime soon?
Pat

Joe Morris
2 years ago

I purchased a set of sterling one length irons 4-pw. Is there any way I ca n get the gw and sw to the set?

Mark Goldsmith
2 years ago

Tom, one last philosophical question. I’m reshafting my Sterlings. There is a little variance of hosel depth on 2 of the heads. I will tip these shafts identically, but my question is, should I compensate on butt length to make the clubs the same length, or is it better for the shafts to match? We’re talking about maybe 1/16 of an inch, if that. Previously I have adjusted butt length, but I wonder if it even matters. Thanks for all you do for us.

Mark Goldsmith
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Thanks, Tom. It certainly is easier to ignore the variance and match the shafts before installation. I’m not that obsessive. I was just curious about whether I should be.

Joe Morris
2 years ago

Just purchased a set of Sterling one length irons and must say how pleased I am with them. The supplier did not have the gap or sand wedge. Is there any way I can get my hands on them?

GOLFERMANIA
2 years ago
Reply to  Joe Morris

Hi Joe ! I do have some Sterling heads (former demo) … and ‘as new’ GW and SW …

Mark Goldsmith
2 years ago

Hi Tom, I am about to re-shaft my Sterlings, and I can’t find the ferrule size spec anywhere. I have several sizes in my parts box, and I’m not sure that tenths of a mm are significant, but might as well do it right, right? Thanks for the info if you have it handy.

Pat
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

I reshafted my sterlings a couple months ago and used the Maltby Single Chrome Low Ring Ferrules (SKU: MA0307). OD = .520 or 13.2 mm. They worked perfect.

Mark Goldsmith
2 years ago
Reply to  Pat

Thanks, Tom and Pat. I’m pretty sure I have a supply of 13.2s. If not, they’re easily acquired. Might as well use the right size, and this is not a rush project.

Alvin Lin
2 years ago

I had 5-P Legacy set with s2s black shaft over a year. Love them . I am wondering if I should get a 4 iron or a 4 hybrid . I hit my 5 irons about 175-180 and I have a regular titlist 4 hybrid . I hit my hybrid about 200 yards on and off ( my iron shots are better ) and above my hybrid I have a driver( no other woods ). I can hit my driver about 250-270. my average score is 85-88 thank you

Morgan
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Which series is this 4 hybrid? Is it an EQ1?

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Rich Douglas
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

I can report that my EQ1-NX 4-hybrid was safely and easily bent to 2 degrees up.

King
3 years ago

My bag goes driver then 5 iron thru SW in sterling one length. Trying to close the gap at top… 1) do the 5 hybrid and 5 iron go same distance since both or 23 degrees? 2) if I bend the the hybrid to 21 degrees do you think I could bag a 4 iron , 5hybrid, and 5 iron or will I probably see to similar of distance between the three… my driver swing is 92 mph and I broke 100 for the first time last time out…( if that helps identify my skill level)

Wan
3 years ago

Can i cut the length a little bit more…i am a very shot guy felt still long

Joe
3 years ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Hi Tom, for Wan’s case, is that more suitable to consider lower the lie angle, rather than cutting length?

Rich Douglas
3 years ago
Reply to  Joe

I did that once. I purchased a set of Pings that were a 1/2″ longer and went with blue dot instead of my usual green dot. You know what I got? Well-fitted and ill-suited irons. The irons were well-fitted because the lie angles were correct for that length. Ill-suited because I had absolutely no reason for going with a longer iron. None. The result: an iron set that was harder to control than was necessary, longer than my previous set, and a swing weight I could not control (due to the longer shaft). You know what they say about the… Read more »

Eric Law
3 years ago

Tom, what’s the face height of the now-discontinued Sterling 5-hybrid? From the photo it looks similar to the 34mm height of my beloved 775HS hybrids (as opposed to the lower profile of the new EQ1-NX hybrids).

Ronald Krenz
3 years ago

Tom, I have never been able to play game improvement type irons due to a very high ball flight. Wind destroys my game. I am tall, with wide shoulders and long arms. I have no problem getting forged single length long irons in the air and landing them softly. I am also not fond of offset in my irons. I would very much like to transition to EQ1 NX irons, but am concerned about shot height. Can the EQ1 NX irons be shafted to control trajectory, or am I better off staying with my blades.

Thanks,

Ron

Steve
3 years ago

Tom read your book Cap’n Clubmaker. It’s very interesting and any golfer interested in clubs and the swing should read same.
Page 283 , face angle.
Why not sole the club and turn the handle 2 deg. Or so Closed rather than bend the hosel?
I am going to purchase the 919 thi driver. using your data I need about 1 deg closed face. Somehow I know you have the answer.
Thanks in advance.
Steve R.
British Columbia.

Jarrod Gilmer
3 years ago

Good evening Tom,

I was curious if you could point me in the right direction. Currently play the sterlings and I have a connection on 5-GW heads. Looking to make them a backup set. Curious if I could get my hands on a 4 iron head.