565MC FORGED IRONS
Forged Carbon Steel CNC Machined Deep Back Cavity, for the highest MOI in a true forged iron design…
Features:
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Wishon Golf’s 2nd generation 560 Series forged iron adds a more solid on-center feel to the best offcenter forgiveness in a forged carbon steel iron
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New center cavity half-moon weighting increases on-center impact feel while offering a very slight increase in shot trajectory
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Low-offset design also features a slightly thinner top line than the original 560MC
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Completely CNC machined back cavity ensures precise CG position for each head number with a beautiful cosmetic appearance
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Fully radiused tour grind type sole design – this is a model for scratch to middle handicap players
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Double nickel chrome pearl plated finish with glass bead blast highlights – CNC machined scorelines within 2010 USGA rule guidelines
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Hi Tom, I’m from Australia, I recently did a fitting with Craig in SA here and was a great experience. Craig’s going to build me a set of 565’s 5-PW @ +1/2. This last week I have just been deciding on a few minor things like grip style and this week I stumbled upon a discussion forum where you talking about 3/8 cutting instead of the traditional 1/2 increments and it really got me interested. I mentioned this to Craig, he said he agrees with 3/8 cutting but the only problem is that in the wedges they are generally made… Read more »
NATHAN Glad to hear your fitting session with Craig went very well! How the wedge shafts are tip trimmed won’t have anything to do with how heavy the wedges may feel. That is all controlled by, 1) how long you make the wedges compared to the 9 iron, and 2) what swingweight you end up with on the wedges due to either their length or their designed head weight. But if you go with progressive 3/8″ tip increments, be aware that the first thing that does is to progressively make the shafts less stiff than they would be when compared… Read more »
Hi, I have Wishon 565 in 8, 9 and PW and then other clubs from 5-7 and 50 and 58 degree wedges. I have started enjoying playing with less clubs in the bag so I was thinking to have a driver, five wood, 22 degree hybrid and then I have had this idea to by one more Wishon 565 and then bend the other thee to fit in a bag with ten clubs including a putter. I am a nine handicapper and I hit the eight iron around 140 meters. Is this idea doable and what club should I add… Read more »
Erik I need a little more information to help you. I don’t understand what three clubs you want to bend and what that means to “fit in a bag with ten clubs”. In advance of more info from you, I will say that I never recommend bending the loft of any iron more than 2* because of the less than desirable changes that will happen to the sole angle and the offset. When you bend loft lower, you automatically decrease the bounce and increase the offset. And when you bend loft higher, you increase the bounce, which for a 2*… Read more »
Hi. I’m having a Wishon demo and fit next week.
I’ve got my eyes on the 565MC irons.
I notice they’ve been in the catalogue for quite a few years. Have they’ve been updated since first arrival? Are they still relevant compared to other, newer models?
I love a forged club and that ‘Forged feeling’ but I need that help.
GARRY We pride ourselves on being able to keep models in our product line for many years in a row. The big companies change models every year because they know brand new models spur more interest which translates into more sales. I only bring out a new model when, 1) the dies wear out, or 2) when I come up with an idea that I think would make the model a little better in some way. The truth with regard to new clubhead design is that significant advances in clubhead design performance are over. The science of golf clubhead performance… Read more »
As always, thank you so much for your in-depth knowledge and ability to explain in understandable language. I’m certainly excited about the forthcoming ‘fit’. Presumably, this finite design would explain why my very old 919 THI Driver is still in/out/in the bag! I keep trying to find a straighter and more reliable ‘big dog’ but everytime she fights contenders and remains. Its the 11 degree, very plain cosmetic model. Brushed silver sole with gold coloured writing. The black paint, to my eye has a maroon taint to it. Hope the 565MC (or 771?) stays in the bag as long. Thanks… Read more »
I have had the original 560mc in my bag since they came out. They have been the best feeling and most reliable clubs I have ever had. I have tried several other Wishon models and none have been able to beat these.
Tom, I have put together a good set of Wishon equipment from driver to 31 degree hybrids. My next clubs though are TaylorMade Burner 2.0 irons, from 2011, with a 35 degree 8 iron, followed by a 40 degree 9 iron, 45 degree PW and a 50 degree AW. I have a Wishon 56 degree SW. I hope to get fitted with the fitter from here: https://www.indianhillsmi.com/club-fitting. I was thinking I need just to tighten up my wedge configurations. After a conversation with JC the fitter at Indian Hills before I scheduled time with him, he asked me a simple… Read more »
TOM I assume the 90mph clubhead speed you said you have is the driver. At any rate, the loft gap between irons is dictated by clubhead speed. The higher the clubhead speed, the greater the distance difference between each iron. And vice versa for slower clubhead speeds. I assume with a 90mph driver speed, your 5-6 iron speed would be in the mid 70s at the most. Typically that would mean a 4* spacing would not give you much more than 10yds between each iron, but that also depends on your angle of attack into the ball with the irons,… Read more »
I’m 11 handicap and at 70 yo, my best golfing days are probably behind me.
Regarding this design or the 771, has anyone any ideas which may help.
In particular, I do have a very shallow AoA – hardly taking divots just a brush action through the turf.
Of the Wishon designs which Iron perhaps helps with my swing style?
GARRY
I definitely would lean toward the 771 because of their high COR variable thickness face design. And the sole design is easily very playable for your shallow Angle of Attack, no problems there whatsoever.
TOM
Hi Tom. Over the last couple years I’ve added 3-5-7-9 Wishon woods to my bag after falling in love with the s2s black and s2s red shafts. I play 3-5 in black and 7-9 in red. I have a forceful transition and late release and they changed my long game from weakness to strength. So thanks for that. Now I have a chance to buy a set of 565 MC irons with the s2s stiff smooth steel stepless shafts. Could I expect those shafts to perform similarly to the s2s black or red or somewhere in between? My miss is… Read more »
DAN The thanks are definitely to you for having discovered us and given us the chance to prove what our R&D can do to help you enjoy this great game a little more! It’s always fun to hear that you have found some of our work is working well for your playing needs! I am curious if you had the time to explain how you arrived on the split in the shaft models between the Black and Red in your woods. I’ve not heard that being done before, though with the Black and Red you are looking at two different… Read more »
Thanks Tom. I found that I can work the ball left when needed with the S2S Black shaft and I like that option in my 3 and 5 wood.
My current irons are Nippon 950 stiff and I think you wrote somewhere that they are close to a flex softer than the s2s smooth steel. If that’s the case I should get along well with the S2S smooth steel.
I have a chance to buy a secondhand set with that shaft so I think I’ll pull the trigger!
Thanks again.
Hi Tom, I currently play the 565MCs and I heard through the grapevine not long ago that there might be a new design in this lineage coming out. I love these irons. Any truth to the rumor?
Derek Thanks very much for your support and I’m very pleased to hear that you like the 565s. I can tell you without any doubt that the rumors are not true. Not only is there not a new version in the works, none of us have ever said anything to the effect of questioning whether we might need to think about that. The part cavity, part muscleback 585s are the newest forging and we have no plans right now for any other new forged iron models in the near future. Thanks again and best to you in this great game!… Read more »
Thanks Tom!
Tom, from about 2008-2020 I played about 30 rounds of golf a year with a combo set of the 550’s and averaged a hcp of 9. I tend to trap the ball with my irons and hit them low. Thinking I could lower my hcp with some game improvement clubs switched irons first to Maltby TS1’s and then Ping G425’s. I started playing 130 plus rounds a year and am still a 9 hcp :(. Neither really seemed more forgiving than the 550’s and Although the TS1 had some feel, the 425’s lack feel and lack any kind of predictable… Read more »
JOHN The 771s, no question whatsoever about that. The COR with the variable thickness face is pretty amazing if you have never hit that club before, even if I do say so myself!! The 565s are a game improvement iron within the traditional forgings because of the deep cavity pushing the MOI up there pretty good. But in no way do the 565s stand up to the 771s for COR and off center hit forgiveness. No model on its own is going to remedy your tendency to trap the ball. Only adjusting the ball position more forward or adjusting your… Read more »
Hi Tom, I currently play the 550c irons, purchased a long time ago. Am looking to update my clubs and very much like the 565 MC profile. I used to do some club making in the past and still have my equipment. Do I have to be a certified club maker to purchase your equipment? Thanks Joel
JOEL Yes indeed if you have the 550C’s, that does go back a bit, since they were first introduced in 2003. I think we shifted from the 550C to the 555C in the later 00s. 565 is a tad larger in overall head shape/profile than the 550s because the 565 has a much deeper back cavity. So to get the head weights up where they need to be equal to the 550s head weights, the overall head of the deeper cavity back 565 has to be a little larger. But it’s not that much larger, visible for sure but not… Read more »
Hi Tom – I’ve had my 565’s for 6 years now and they’ve just been fantastic. Some of irons are starting to rust around the sweet spot and some look a bit worn from so much usage. Does that affect spin/ball flight much and at what point is it best to replace them?
JOHN No need to replace the 565s because the normal wear and tear after 6 years of play won’t have any effect on performance. From that much use, you are just wearing through the chromium plating on the surface of the face, which is completely normal for any chrome plated iron or wedge that gets a lot of play. Tiny little particles in the dirt or sand will get in between the face and ball and over time that just works on the plating. The rust is just on the surface of the carbon steel and if you leave it,… Read more »
Hello Tom, congrats on the release of the new 585PC irons
I had no idea you had those in the pipeline
Curious to hear your thoughts behind them and the design
MOI will be less than 565’s? Forgiveness for off center hits I mean
Are the 585PC a hybrid of the 565 and 575 designs?
George Keep in mind that I see two distinctly different areas we do forged iron designs in. One, the higher game improvement side which is the 565 and two, the side aimed more at the better player which has been the 575 and now expands to the 585. There was never any intent to make the MOI of the 585 to be higher than the 565 because it is a different model aimed at a different market. So yes, the 565 has a higher MOI by intent, than the 575 or 585. 585 just takes the more shallow cavity of… Read more »
Thank you, Tom.
I now understand that the 585 is a refinement of the 575’s.
That wasn’t clear to me from the product description.
Maybe consider adding some language to the product info to more clearly state that?
I am a big fan of your designs and all that you have done for golfers with your fitting and design expertise
Tom, what’s the standard swingweight of the 565MC irons? Any thoughts on selecting this when buying irons?
PAUL I need to explain that Wishon Golf is not like any other golf company you are used to seeing. All those other companies pre build their designs into standard made clubs that can be shipped to retailers to be sold standard off the rack. Therefore, all those other companies do have to choose a standard swingweight and standard length and standard everything for their club models. Wishon Golf does not sell pre built golf clubs. We sell our clubhead designs, shaft designs and grip designs as COMPONENTS to independent custom clubmakers all over the US and Canada and the… Read more »
Need a 6 iron,p/w and a/w from 565 series(have old 560 discontinued series,stiff steel)….is this possible and what is cost?
Steve
If you are a clubmaker, you can contact Diamond Golf directly toll free at 844-552-3437 to order any individual heads in any set model that you need. or you can email them at sales@wishongolf.com to do the same thing. If you are not a clubmaker, then you will need to get your clubmaker to do the ordering since Diamond Golf only distributes and sells to certified custom clubmakers. Hope this helps,
TOM
Is it possible to get the 3 Iron? It used to be in stock couple of years ago
Julian There used to be a 3 iron in the 565 set when the model was first designed and introduced. However, in the years the 565s have been in the product line, you could just about count the number of 3 irons sold on two hands. Clubhead production factories all have minimum order quantities for manufacturing the individual heads in any set and unfortunately the demand for 3 irons fell way, WAY below what the minimum order quantity (MOQ) is for making the 3 irons. So we had to discontinue the 3 irons in pretty much most all of the… Read more »
Thanks for the swift reply. If I can find the 3 iron somewhere online with some stock-shaft, I can get my clubbuilder to pull it and build the 3 iron to the same specs as the 3 iron I already have right? I am trying to get a second set of irons that matches the ones I already have. I bought them in 2019 with the stiff S2S Red 110 shaft. Did that one change in more than just looks since 2019?
Julian
Yes, if you can find an old 3 iron somewhere like Ebay or in canvassing the golf equipment online forums out there, your clubmaker can pull the shaft and install one to match your current set. All of our shaft models remained exactly the same in design when Diamond Golf underwent the cosmetic change to spruce up the look of the shafts. Hope you can find one of the 3 iron heads.
TOM
The clubs today are 1″ longer and about 6* stronger than in1980. A 3 iron today is closer to what a 1 iron used to be.
Steve The 565 irons are forged carbon steel so that puts them into the same iron category as any other forged carbon steel iron in terms of where the lofts are today. If you look up any of the forged carbon steel iron models from say, Titleist or Mizuno, you’d find their modern models have the same lofts as the 565. But if you want to talk about low lofts today, go look at any of the super game improvement irons where you can see iron models with a 5 iron loft as low as 21-22*. Which to me is… Read more »
If I may make a recommendation to get a Di595 in the 21 degree loft to meet your needs for a 3 iron, the offset is minimal, the feel is very good, as is the performance. You can have your clubfitter get the right shaft for you as well. A shaft to match your irons or a shaft designed for driving irons/ hybrids.
Good point Tom! You’re way ahead of me in your thinking, proving that I must be getting old and tired! HA!
TOM
Hi Julian – I have a 3 iron in mint condition, as I swapped it out early on for a 4 rescue.
It has the wrong shaft for you, so would remove it for shipping and could send it (from Australia) if you are still chasing one.
I love my 565’s bought nearly 6 years ago.
Mal
Below is a pic of the actual colour of the irons recieved. Please advice urgently. It is misleading to say the least.
Warren The picture in this comment post from you is our model 771CSI iron. The other pic you posted is the 565MC irons. These are totally different iron models so I am very confused as to what happened. What model did you ask for to begin with? Or did the clubmaker tell you he was fitting you with a model and delivered a different one? I don’t quite understand. At any rate, the clubmaker or retailer where you got the clubs is where you need to go to resolve this situation because they made the transaction with you. Please let… Read more »
Below is a pic of the irons i was fitted out with. Take note the colour.
Warren A little egg on my face as I see this photo. I’m over here in the states doing my thing for the NEW product development in semi retirement while DIamond is over in the UK doing their thing in day to day operation and maintaining the existing product line. In all honesty, I have never seen this darker finish on the 565MC irons. I had no idea it was changed or being changed or what, I apologize in saying. It always was the chrome plated finish you see on the website. So I need to contact Diamond immediately to… Read more »
Any update on this, Tom?
George
If you are asking whether we are going to expand the cavity back half of the 585 forged irons to include the 8 to wedges, no, we haven’t done anything about that yet. We’ll need to see a full year of sales and feedback from clubmakers and end user golfers before we can make that decision. Odds are that this will happen eventually but it won’t be until late 23 to spring 24 before that actually gets done, I believe.
TOM
Hi Tom
Would you ever consider making single length irons using a forging techniques?
This would be really cool.
Kind regards
Baden Yes and decided not to go that route because of the much higher cost of forging dies and production vs that of investment casting. Forging die cost is 6-7 times higher per head number than inv cast die cost. And the production cost of a forging is about 3-4 times more than the cost of a casting. You certainly can do a single length design via forging but it would end up costing about 2x as much at retail than every other inv cast single length set, if not more than that. Also, the vast number of golfers who… Read more »
Hi Tom
Wonderful irons, superb!!
Quick question,,
Have you ever considered incorporating tungsten in your forged iron design??
Thanks
All the best to you.
Regards
David MacLean
DAVID Not in a PLAYER’S forged iron – the only possible benefit of using tungsten in an iron design is to, 1) lower the CG more to assist getting the ball up, 2) increasing the MOI more for better off center hit performance. Both those things have much more of a home with game improvemnt iron designs than with iron designs for lower handicap players. And for a super game improvement iron, it would be better to cast the clubhead than to forge it, with one VERY EXPENSIVE exception – it is possible to forge pure titanium (non alloyed) which… Read more »
565MC are great golf clubs; I’ve played AP2 from the beginning through 718. I absolutely love these 565s. They’re more forgiving and still a forged head. Best of both worlds (+0.2 HC)
Hello Tom, I have purchased the 565 irons 2 years ago, I have been very happy with the clubs however the grooves seem to be wearing off and some iron faces have bad nicks and the top line on some clubs are banged up( I take good care of my clubs) is this due to soft metal?
TOM Absolutely. The 565’s, like all of our forged carbon steel irons, are forged from 1030 carbon steel. In the realm of carbon steel alloys, 1015 is the softest and 1075 is the hardest, with 1075 still being far softer than the common stainless steels used in casting iron heads today. So yes, any low carbon steel alloy iron is going to ding up pretty easily because that is a part of the steel being so soft, comparatively. Two years is a little quick but if you have been hitting balls and playing 3, 4, 5 times a week, that… Read more »
Tom,
Could you comment on the difference (if any) between the sole grind of the 560mc and 565mc. I am a bit steep and can take some decent divots. I really liked the 560mc’s, found them quite forgiving…they were ok through the turf for me. Wondering if the 565’s might offer a little more relief on the leading edge? It’s hard to tell from the pics.
Thanks – Chad
CHAD
Yes, ever so slightly the leading edge is rounded a little more on the 565 than on the older predecessor, the 560. But the sole radius from face to back across the sole is essentially the same on the 565 as it was on the 560. Thanks very much for your interest,
TOM
Hi Tom and others, I’m currently playing minimalist golf and plan to have Bob make me three irons to go with a hybrid, driver and putter. I have some ideas on my ‘perfect’ set makeup, but would appreciate experienced input. I’ve been experimenting with clubs and since I fairly regularly use my 8 iron for punch shots I am thinking of AW, 8, 6, (775) 3H to join a driver and putter. I play my driver up and down the shaft to be able to (roughly) drive to a distance/ green and plan to use the hybrid the same way.… Read more »
Alastair That sounds reasonable to me other than the fact you don’t really have a specific wedge for use from sand or to use when you need to hit very high, soft landing finesse shots around the green. Thus you might consider the SW instead of the AW and you could bend the SW to say, 54* loft so it could still function ok for the sand and for finesse shots but still perhaps have a low enough loft to be a wedge for approach shots too. Also you don’t really have a long 2nd shot club other than the… Read more »
Thanks Tom.
I’ll take you comments on board. I have been tossing up between a #2 and #3 hybrid for some time, currently playing #1 and #2 hybrids rather than woods.
Hi Tom I have recently been fitted for the 565 irons. I am a 17 year old and I’m also 6’6’’ my average 5 iron swing speed in 90-95 mph. I was using mizuno jpx ez cast iron before with regular length shafts which I can keep up and play with anyone I want but I made the decision to invest in your irons fitted by Rick McKinney. With my current bag I am a 12-14 handicap being new to the game (I started playing serious 2 months ago when I started working at craigowan golf club). I got a… Read more »
Alex Thanks very much for taking the time to stop by and visit about your club needs. I appreciate your interest and am always willing to help. First of all, I am VERY pleased you decided to work with Rick because he truly is a very gifted and experienced custom clubmaker. Any time I hear of someone working with Rick I know they will get the best quality fit available anywhere today. There is no tried and true benchmark for how much clubhead speed a golfer will gain from longer length clubs. Sometimes the longer length causes the golfer to… Read more »
Tom, I had my 1st set of Wishon clubs fitted for me almost 2 years ago using the 755pc irons. I had a golf index of 22 at the time. With lots of time on the range and course I am now down to a 14. I was wondering if my golf game would see more improvement if I went to the 565MC forged irons. Sometimes I feel like I struggle coming out of the rough more than I should be with the 755pc. But since I am new to the game I wanted to bring the question to you.… Read more »
Dennis Much as I am sure it would be nice to have such a nice looking iron with that fully milled back design in your bag, I have to be honest and tell you that most likely you would not see much of a difference for how the 565 travels through rough vs the 755 because first, the two sole designs are not all that different, and two, what helps get an iron through rough better has nothing to do with the iron design itself but is all about clubhead speed AND angle of attack into the ball. Both which… Read more »