SINGLE LENGTH IRONS

 

Wishon’s new single length iron design concept EQ1-NX offers same length and high COR low loft iron characteristics while adding many new performance enhancing features to mark a definite step forward in game improvement iron design.



Features:

    • Enabled by the new 2-piece hollow body design, the Center of Gravity moves progressively through the set from lowest and most rear located on the #5 iron to highest and most forward located on the GW and SW to achieve more consistent shot shape and shot height for each iron in the set
    • The hollow body design throughout the set increases the MOI of each head by removing all mass from the inside of the head to be distributed all around the CG.  The hollow body construction also enables the CG progression and uniform impact sound between the high COR and conventional COR heads in the set 
    • Low number irons are better matched with their loft to CG position to achieve preferred shot shape/height and allow a wider range of players to be able to effectively hit the #5 and 6 irons to fly and carry with proper distance gaps
    • Traditional GW and SW profile shapes are combined with milled faces and a custom sole grind make the wedges a great choice even if they were standalone wedges and not part of the single length design 
    • 275g head weight with hosel weight bore allows assembly to any single length between 35.5” and 37.5” while still being able to achieve a reasonable range of swingweight/MOI (depending on shaft weight and grip weight)
    • Available in RH in #5-9, PW, GW, SW, LW. Available in LH in #5-9, PW, GW, SW,

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Markus Winter
13 days ago

Greetings Tom. I was wondering if it would be possible to make irons that have the loft stamped on them instead of the number – EG 24 (degrees) vs 5 (iron)? Given that the industry is constantly changing what the loft of any given club is, it makes more sense to me to use the loft. What a 3 iron was 10 years ago is now a 5 iron in terms of loft. So, for someone to say “I’ll hit the 5 iron,” is totally contingent upon the manufacturer and the year in which the clubs were made. But a… Read more »

Last edited 13 days ago by Markus Winter
Admin
11 days ago
Reply to  Markus Winter

MARKUS I have been one of the most outspoken people against this steady decrease in loft of 8* or more for the majority of the irons in a set over the past many years. But I have also seen a company or two that tried to do exactly what you suggest to put the loft number on each head instead of a number and in each case the practice failed miserably and caused the immediate demise of the sales of the set. Last one to do it was the company that had bought the Ben Hogan brand a few years… Read more »

Markus Winter
8 days ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Thanks for the reply, Tom.

It’s unfortunate that people are so lazy as to not know the loft of their clubs. Moreover, that the manufacturers rely and prey upon that ignorance to create the “best new thing”. Hit your 5 iron further than ever. It’s a 1* club…but, shhhhh, who’s telling?

Bummer about the 4 iron, as I can hit one just fine and would prefer that over a hybrid.

On a different note, what’s the bounce on your sand wedge?

Thanks,
Markus

Admin
7 days ago
Reply to  Markus Winter

Markus That would be a perfect world, if far more golfers cared enough about their equipment to learn more about their clubs, it would be much better for everyone. . . . except the big golf companies. And they are the ones that control the equipment world so they have the most power to dictate what golfers know and especially, what they don’t know about their clubs. I’ve thought for years that if even 10% of all golfers had the attention span to read any of my books and articles the average handicap of golfers would be markedly better due… Read more »

Bill Nottingham
14 days ago

Hi Tom, I’d like to build a 4-club “wedge set” using EQ1-NX wedge club heads (PW to LW) but at a standard overall length of 35.5”. Obviously, they need to be a playable SW/MOI using existing 9g weight port. Using an additional 4g tip weight would be the maximum 13g hosel weight, as I recall from one of your previous fitting articles. What’s the downside if I exceed 13g weight port and tip weight total? I’m not shooting for a MOI-matched “wedge set” but I’d rather like having different MOIs with SW club being slightly heaviest. Kinda like what’s in… Read more »

Admin
14 days ago

BILL GREAT to hear from you again!!! Going with a tip weight on top of using a 9g weight in the hosel weight bore is completely ok. The effect of having a total of 13g in the heel side of the heads will SLIGHTLY move the center of gravity toward the heel side of the face, but not more than about 1/8″ to 3/16″. That’s not enough of a shift of the CG to cause any performance problems because you are doing this on wedges that have a lot of loft. In fact, there are tip weights up to as… Read more »

Kent Brown
24 days ago

Hi Tom,
I’m in Australia and suffering from a supply issue from Project X iron shafts. I can only get the taper tip 0.355 shafts. Could I fit a shim to the shafts or would you recommend something else? These are the shafts that perform best for me and I can’t get the 0.370 parallel tip version here in AUS.

Don M
27 days ago

Tom, the bottom of bore to ground is 3/8” more than other weight port iron heads of yours that I’ve built. That must mean that the hosels are quite long. Why?
Thanks.

Admin
27 days ago
Reply to  Don M

DON I am not sure where you get the point you said about the BBTG of the EQ irons being 3/8″ more than the other iron models. I just dbl checked and all my iron models range from 1.25″ to 1.5″ where the EQ are 1 5/8″. The hosel lengths are all 60mm except the 989 whicn are 65mm, but with a 35mm bore depth, so that makes the 989 come out the same as all the others that are 60mm hosel length with 30mm bore depth. And from my measurement of other companies iron models a 60mm hosel length… Read more »

Don M
26 days ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom,
The ones I am used to were 1.25”. Setting aside the length of the hosel, my question really is, why does this one have such a long BBGM? It seems it would make hosel sit quite high and the head have a high COG. Thanks.

Admin
26 days ago
Reply to  Don M

DON the vast majority of iron models I have designed have been 1.5″, not 1.25″. 1.25″ is a rarity in my design world. And hosel length is hosel length and has nothing to do with BBTG, BBTG comes in when you factor in the bore depth with the hosel length and the toe to heel sole radius. But I have kept with a 250mm radius from toe to heel on the sole in my design work so the only way one iron model’s hosel can stick up longer than another would be from the hosel length. And with all of… Read more »

Bryan
1 month ago

I have been down a rabbit trail on SL irons for a few months now and am still a bit unclear on how the shafting works. It seems like other manufacturers have made their clubs with different shafts (among other differences) to aid in achieving the desired ball flight particularly in the lower lofted end of the bag. Is that typical of all SL designs, or are the EQ1-NX irons designed to have an identical shaft throughout the set? I was able to get a pair of EQ1-NX demos rented and found the everything about them to be generally positive,… Read more »

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Bryan

Bryan Happy to help you get out of the rabbit hole. It’s no fun being where you don’t know what’s up or down! First of all, the concept of single length is to make each iron ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL to every other iron in every spec, except for loft. Incremental length irons change in total weight, balance point, assembled club MOI, and of course, length. With everything identical in every way except for loft, the logic says the golfer could find it easier to become more consistent since every club really will swing the same. Second, iron shafts don’t even come… Read more »

Bryan
1 month ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

This is helpful Tom. Thanks. There is so much going on with the technology out there that it is difficult to piece together what is real engineering and what is marketing, and what of the real engineering I need to even worry about. Nice of you to provide the level of engagement and clarity you do here. The SL concept is extremely interesting to me because any reduction in variables can’t help but improve consistency which is something my golf game really needs.

Toby
1 month ago

I have a similar question to Garry, I’m a left hander so am used to limited availability of demo clubs. I’m demoing the 771s this week but would also like to try the EQs which unfortunately are not available to try with my fitter. My short and mid irons are good but I suffer with unpredictability once I go to the 6 iron, 5 iron and hybrids. I’m currently playin Callaway Big Bertha and I have now gotten into the mid to low 90s every round after 12 months playing. I’m a late starter at 45 yrs old now and… Read more »

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Toby

TOBY Many thanks for your interest in our designs! I am sorry about the lack of availability of left hand models but with 8% of the golfers worldwide playing left handed, it’s tough to tool up every model both ways. Regarding your question, I am going to bet that the main reason you find anything longer and lower lofted than your 7 iron to be subject to consistency issues is because of the lower loft of the 6 iron and the other lower loft clubs. All lofts below 31-32*, which is about the average loft for a 7 iron these… Read more »

Rich Douglas
1 month ago
Reply to  Toby

Adding to what Tom posted, two thoughts from a long-time (8 years) single-length player: The first time I hit the previous version (Sterling) was when I owned the set. And I’m glad I did it that way. Single-length clubs are easy to quit on at first because of two strange things. First, the low-lofted irons feel absurdly short. Second, the wedges seem incredibly long. But after a very brief period of time, you get used to the real issue: that all of your irons are the same length. It no longer feels at all odd to have a really long… Read more »

Toby
29 days ago
Reply to  Rich Douglas

Thanks Rich, really helpful and appreciated. I’ve gone with the 771s after a great fitting session, they felt great and can’t wait to get them!

Garry
1 month ago

Would anyone help with a comparison between the 771 head and this EQ one please.

I’ve tried the 771 & 565 at a demo fitting session and was pleasantly surprised how good and powerful both appeared.
The guy however, didn’t have the EQ head to try out.
Certainly the 771 launched higher than I’m used to even tho my own clubs have the same loft.

Would the COR etc be similar?

Kind regards GG

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Garry

Garry By intent in the design, only the #5, 6, 7 irons of the EQ1 irons are high strength steel face/higher COR face designs. The 8 to wedges are conventional COR design. Reason for this is that in a single length set in which all irons are 8 iron length, the low loft irons need a little help to get the ball to fly and carry farther so there can be a full club difference in carry distance between each of the low loft irons. Using a higher COR face helps offset this tendency of single length low loft irons,… Read more »

David O'Connor
1 month ago

Hello Tom, I am a huge fan & glad to learn about your work. Questions for you. (1) Are you planning a eq2-nx set of single length? (2) If you are, are you looking at a way to have a sand wedge and/or lob wedge that is closer to a blade type? (3) I am reworking my swing to be more one plane / more bent over, should I grove this before buying eq2 or eq1 (very interested either way)? I figure the lie angle would and/or length to be different. (4) Does a Wishon approved club fitter encourage adjustments… Read more »

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  David O'Connor

David Thanks VERY MUCH for your kind words and for having followed what I do and have done in my work over the years. I truly appreciate that! I have no plans for a second generation EQ single length iron design yet. I’ve been really happy with the EQ1 because it really is the second generation single length design that followed the original Sterling Irons I did in 2015. The EQ1s incorporate everything that I learned from the Sterlings that I could do better in the next version of a single length iron design. So really, there is no reason… Read more »

Rich Douglas
1 month ago
Reply to  David O'Connor

Long-time user here, first with the Sterlings and later the EQ1-NX. Three quick thoughts: First, no manufacturer should announce a new model too soon. It can shut down sales of current inventory while users hold off buying decisions, choking revenues and even cash flow. See Osbourne Computing for a famous example. Second, I cannot imagine what performance improvements would be available. The EQ1-NX was an improvement over the Sterlings, but not a radical one. (Reduced offset and greater forgiveness were the two I noticed most.) But Tom’s the genius here, not me. Finally, the idea that single-length irons being associated… Read more »

David O'Connor
1 month ago
Reply to  Rich Douglas

Hello Rich, Great to hear your insight on this. I believe Tom when he says he is not releasing a new set any time soon, although your point is definitely taken. I hate offset, so the fact that it is an upgrade vs the Sterlings is very important. Also, the sound is superbly improved from what I gather. I agree that there is probably nothing to improve the EQ1-NX irons, and it’s great to hear your experience as this helps me greatly. I don’t know if you’re a BDC fan, I’ll say I’m a huge Bryson fan (even when he… Read more »

Rich Douglas
1 month ago
Reply to  David O'Connor

I was a BDC fan until he retired from competitive golf by joining the LIV exhibition tour. There’s no reason for your irons not to hold up for a decade. Three things can bring about an end to their utility: Wear and tear Changes in your game Overcome by technology advancement Wear and tear: Not normally a problem. Keep your grips fresh and consider having the irons re-grooved after several years of use. But this last one comes with two caveats. First, the grooves are primarily there to wick away water from the club face, not to put spin on… Read more »

trent
1 month ago

Hey Tom,

Why did you go with 5-degree gaps in the wedges and higher lofted irons then 4-degree gaps in the lower lofted irons?

Intuitively I would think I would want the wedges to be closer in gaping and the lower lofted irons to be further in gapping… especially since it’s not uncommon for people to have insignificant gaps between lower lofted clubs when using one length

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  trent

Trent In an absolute perfect world where EVERY golfer has a completely open mind, the best situation for loft gaps would be to use 5* increments between the low loft irons and then reduce that slightly as loft increases down to the wedges. The lower the loft, the harder it is to elevate the shot high enough to achieve full complete carry distance. The only golfers who get the same distance gap between their low loft irons vs high loft irons when the loft gap is the same throughout the set are players with very high clubhead speeds. For average… Read more »

Jon
2 months ago

Tom,
I apologize if already addressed elsewhere and have missed – and putting this question here with the single length irons because one somewhat famous guy using single length…
But question is about grips:
What are your thoughts on large/heavy/counterweighted grips that this same guy is using with his single length irons? Would also be interested if have thoughts on large/superlight grips.
Thanks as always,
Jon

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Jon

JON I play a very large oversize grip on all my clubs including all of the EQ1 single length irons. The grip weighs 76g so of course it drops the swingweight substantially. TO counteract that to prevent the clubs from feeling way too head heavy I play the swingweight of my clubs at C5. Relatively speaking, a C5 swingweight with a 76g grip ends up with about the same head weight feel as would a D1-D2 swingweight on clubs that had a normal 50-52g grip. It’s a simple math exercise to figure out a suitable swingweight when using a very… Read more »

Jon
1 month ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Thanks for a great detailed answer. I have 919THI, 919FD, 950HC, 929HS, 560MC, 309HCG all amazing but also have old aching hands/wrists/elbows and going to larger grips (shafts not a problem). If I understand correctly you have answered THE question which is if a club felt good as fitted with “normal grip” then really no need to freak out about the swing weight changing if go to a heavier grip. Do you feel the same about the larger but lighter grips like the Jumobax Ultralight with swing weight then going up? Just trying to decipher a lot of disagreement I… Read more »

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Jon

JON

NO!! It is the WEIGHT of the grip not the SIZE that dictates what you should do with the final swingweight of the clubs. If the large grip is lighter in weight, you treat it like any other size grip that has the same weight.

TOM

Ray Monty
2 months ago

Tom, are there any plans to design hollow head variable lengh irons simiar to the EQ1-NX?

Thanks.

Ray

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Ray Monty

RAY
Yes I think you could say that there might be a hollow construction iron coming along sometime in the future that would be an iron design for conventional incremental length assembly. No definite date yet though but working on it for sure.

TOM

Ray Monty
1 month ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom, thanks this is great news- will (in my mind) complete the latest phase of your lineup revision. Congratulations on all your newest additions!!

Ray

Wes
2 months ago

Hi Tom,

What would the approximate swing weight be for a set of EQ1-NX irons at 37.5″ and a 65.5g grip at these different shaft weights:

105g
110g
120g
125g
130g

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Wes

WES Shaft weight is not the only factor controlling swingweight in a set. The shaft’s weight distribution, whether it is a tip heavy or butt heavy design, is another weight factor in shafts that can have a definite effect on the swingweight. In general though, the swingweight changes by 1 point per each change in shaft weight of 6 to 7 grams. So if you have a club at D2 with a 130g shaft, when you drop the shaft weight by 6-7 grams, you drop the swingweight by 1. Hence if you reshaft the 130g club that is D2 with… Read more »

Wes
2 months ago

Does anyone have in-person picture(s) of what these clubs look like at address? specifically the toplines of the wedges vs the topline of the 5 iron sitting behind a ball? From what I hear, they look different than the photos online, in a good way. I would love to see this if possible

Admin
1 month ago
Reply to  Wes

Wes The EQ1 irons are all non offset from 5 iron to wedges so that part of the look from above the head is a consistent non offset look of the leading edge to the hosel. Next, I hate thicker toplines in iron design so each of the EQ1 irons are designed with a 5mm top line width. 5mm is the minimum top line width when the iron is a hollow body construction. I’ll drop Diamond a note to tell them to add on a shot of the EQ1 from top down in future changes to the website and the… Read more »

Nicolas
2 months ago

Hi Tom,
I am a 14hcp, and I would appreciate if you could tell me if EQ1-NX would help to go under 10, my next goal?
Are they design for such player, or are they more to the game improvement side?
Thank you very much for your comments!
Best regards,
Nicolas

Admin
2 months ago
Reply to  Nicolas

Nicolas I am sorry but I cannot tell you if a change to the EQ1 single length irons would lower your score. That would require an analysis of how you lose shots when you play, and what are your strengths and weaknesses when you play. People who improve with a change to single length irons typically are golfers who are inconsistent with their iron play – they miss a lot of greens in regulation and they miss hit the irons off center a lot, or chunk and thin the irons as well. Since I see your email address is .fr,… Read more »

Kent Brown
3 months ago

G’day Tom. I have long legs for my height of 6’2″ and am 39.5″ from my wrist crease to the floor. So I need longer than average clubs. I do not have any problem with speed or distance. I consistently send balls 230m/250 yrds with my 1995 Taylormade 3 wood which I find satisfactory but old and ratty. I am having a set of EQ1-NX irons built for me at 38″. My current 8i is 38.8″ but my fitter says he will up the lie to match the shorter 38″ length and I’m OK with that. He’s concerned about swing… Read more »

Last edited 3 months ago by Kent Brown
Admin
3 months ago
Reply to  Kent Brown

KENT I checked all of my work that I have done on height plus wrist to floor measurements and from what I see, I don’t think your length should be any more than 1″ over standard, but with a much more upright lie, at least 4* upright. That would make your EQ single length irons to be 37.5″. That way your clubmaker won’t run into as much difficulty in trying to keep the swingweight from being so high that the clubs feel much too head heavy. Also, if your clubmaker can find a suitable graphite iron shaft to fit you… Read more »

Kent Brown
2 months ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom, I just want to thank you for your advice. It’s humbling to me that I can get advice directly from such a dedicated craftsman in the sport. Thank you.

Kent Brown

ian lyner
3 months ago

Hi Tom
Are updating your single length irons soon?

Admin
3 months ago
Reply to  ian lyner

Ian

Nope. I updated the first single length iron design I ever did (Sterling) when I designed the EQ1-NX and did everything that I learned from the Sterlings that I needed/wanted to do. So there is nothing I can do better on the EQ1 clubs so it will remain as it is for a long time, I suspect. Thanks very much for your interest,
TOM

DF
4 months ago

Is it possible to buy just the heads 6-PW? I like building my own clubs.

Admin
4 months ago
Reply to  DF

DF If you have good experience in proper assembly techniques in clubmaking, Diamond Golf will be happy to set you up with an account. The Wishon brand head designs are only sold in component form by Diamond Golf to experienced clubmakers around the world. To talk to them about getting an account, you can call them toll free at 844-552-3437 from the US or Canada. Keep in mind they are in the UK so you need to allow for the time difference if you choose to call. Or you can email them at sales@wishongolf.com anytime. Thank you for your interest,… Read more »

Ray Monty
5 months ago

Tom, I have the EQ1-NX 6 – 9 irons hand picked at 275.5 grams giving a swing weight of D0.7, however, the 9i although marked at 275.4g was actually 278g. I am looking at adding an 8g counter weight which will lower the swing weight from D2.0 to D0.4. Is there any performnce difference than if it had come in at the ordered head weight of 275.5g?

Admin
5 months ago
Reply to  Ray Monty

RAY First of all since you requested and paid for a hand select for weight, you should contact Diamond to tell them what you got and have them send a replacement that you ask them to actually weigh instead of picking it by the weight on the sticker. I am sorry for this, normally the factory doesn’t make this mistake. But really, since you paid to have the head weights the same, you should get that. To answer your question though, I am not a fan of counter weighting simply to trick the scale into reading a particular swingweight. When… Read more »

Ray Monty
5 months ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom, I had ordered other clubs Diamond before with weight requests and lie angle changes being executed perfectly so I have good faith in Diamond. I will have my clubmaker contact Diamond for a replacement- very interested in your comments on counter weighting versus accepting the higher swing weight as I had wondered about this issue before.

Thanks.

Ray

Admin
5 months ago
Reply to  Ray Monty

RAY The matter of ending up with a swingweight that is higher than what you want in the assembly is a big problem with no good solution. It’s easy to add weight to a head but very difficult to remove weight from a head. In fact the only way to remove weight from a head is to grind it off. With cast stainless irons that are polish finished, as long as you have proper buffing wheels and experience doing that, you can grind weight off and restore the finish so everything is good. But if the head in need of… Read more »

Bill Posters
4 months ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Tom, if one were to add 2 grams of head weight to one the heads in a set of EQ1s for swingng weight matching would the overall mismach with the balance of the set be the same or to a lesser degree than the counterweighting in Ray’s situation. Thanks.

Bill

Admin
3 months ago
Reply to  Bill Posters

BILL

A 2g change in head weight is so small that very, very few golfers would ever notice the difference before or after that small of a weight change.

TOM

Hawkins
6 months ago

Hi Tom,
I just purchased a used set of EQ1s. They are all standard loft and lie but would you recommend I still go get a custom fit? If so, is it preferred to get fitted at a Wishon club fitter or would any reputable club fitter be able to perform a proper fitting?

Last edited 6 months ago by Hawkins
Admin
6 months ago
Reply to  Hawkins

Hawkins

Any clubmaker would be able to change any of the specifications of the irons. What you need to be cognizant of in whether the irons fit you would be the length, the lie angles, the shaft model/weight/flex, the grip type and size, the swingweight. Any experienced clubmaker should be able to analyze you and address those things.

TOM

Rich Douglas
6 months ago
Reply to  Hawkins

As they say in London at Underground stations, “Mind the Gap!”

You should also pay attention to the carry distances you get with each club, considering whether or not you need to tweak any lofts to maintain proper gapping between clubs.

Otherwise, I echo Tom’s point, and pile on by saying it is critical to have any set of irons properly fitted to you and your game (along the parameters he mentioned).

Welcome to Club Equinox! (EQ1-NX)

Tom
6 months ago

Hi Tom, how can I go about buying a EQ1 gap wedge

Admin
6 months ago
Reply to  Tom

TOM
Our clubs are available only through independent custom clubmakers because everything we do in our work is all about custom fitting. To see if there is a clubmaker in reasonable proximity to where you live, click on the FIND A CLUBMAKER link found at the top of the home page of our website. Once there, input your location and the clubmaker(s) nearest to you will be displayed. Hope this helps and thanks for your interest,
TOM

Meyer
6 months ago

Hi Tom, I own a set of EQ1s (H4, H5, … LB) with which I am very satisfied. I started playing golf 4 years ago at the age of sixty and not having to worry about changing my swing plan for each club has greatly helped me progress. I have now a handicap of 25 and am very happy to play with these clubs! Well, the other players look at me a bit like they’re from another planet, but it makes for some fun conversations. .. I have a question, here in France a club maker offers to make a series… Read more »

Admin
6 months ago
Reply to  Meyer

Meyer Congratulations on just starting the game at the age of 60 and doing so well with it now! For your information the EQ1 #5, 6, 7 irons are made with a high COR face while the #8 to wedges are made with a conventional steel face. I use the high strength steel in the lower loft irons to help increase ball speed in the clubs that normally would be longer in a conventional incremental length set. Then in the 8 to wedges there is no need to have the thin high strength steel face. So the EQ1 irons now… Read more »

Étienne
6 months ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Hello Tom,
Does the difference between high COR and conventional steel explain the difference of sound between #5, 6, 7 irons and the others?
Best regards.
Étienne

Admin
6 months ago
Reply to  Étienne

Etienne Most people tell us they detect no real difference in sound between the 5, 6, 7 and the 8, 9, P, G, S irons in the EQ1 set. In the old Sterling iron set where the 4, 5, 6, 7 were high COR thin face and the 8-wedges were conventional steel like the way the EQs are designed, more people did note the impact sound difference because the Sterling irons were a conventional open back cavity design. The EQs are a hollow body design. So the hollow body captures most of the impact sound difference between the thin high… Read more »

Étienne
6 months ago
Reply to  Tom Wishon

Hello Tom,
thank you for your answer. That’s strange: I hear a real difference between the high COR and the conventional steel. It’s hard to describe but I would say that the sound of the 5-7 irons is higher.
Whatever, it’s not really important and all irons are so enjoyable!
Amazing work!
Étienne

Rich Douglas
6 months ago
Reply to  Étienne

I’ve played both sets. The Sterling had a distinct ping in the high-COR clubs (4-7) for the reasons Tom mentioned. The EQ1-NX does not. At all.

Rob Vasey
7 months ago

Hi Tom, I don’t know if I’m even about to ask my question correctly, but here goes nothing.. The EQ1 heads are made out of 431 Stainless Steel… Is the bright mirror finish merely a highly polished stainless steel, or is there a layer of nickel or chrome on top of the stainless steel that gives it that bright mirror finish? As for the cavity portion of the club, can you elaborate as to what’s going on there? Is it stainless steel that has gone through some sort of process to ‘roughen it up’ with a coating of sobe sort… Read more »

Admin
7 months ago
Reply to  Rob Vasey

ROB 431 stainless is almost never, ever plated because it is almost always passivation treated at the factories to fully prevent any possibility of rust forming from outside pollutants that may come in contact with the heads. Thus the conventional mode of finishing any 431 head is through polishing, which can be done in different finishes including mirror polish. So the shiny finish is simply polishing of the surface. All mirror polished stainless heads will dull out over time, a condition which most golfers just live with when it happens. However, there are a handful of companies in the US… Read more »

Marc
8 months ago

I read and have been told numerous times that an incorrect shaft flex could lead to too much (or too little) lead bending, resulting in more slicing (or hooking). Is any of this true?

Thank you!

Admin
8 months ago
Reply to  Marc

MARC The belief that an incorrect shaft flex could result in more slicing or hooking is very, very over exaggerated and not really true. If a golfer uses a much too flexible shaft, ONLY IF HE HAS A LATER TO VERY LATE RELEASE can the shaft come into impact curved forward more than if the shaft were not as flexible for the golfer’s swing. Early to midway release players experience the shaft completing its forward bending BEFORE impact so by the time the club gets to the ball, the shaft has rebounded back from being curved forward. But thanks to… Read more »

Tay
8 months ago

Hi Tom, I have been playing EQ1 from wood to PW. n Micro-Groove HM wedge. But i just dont know why i love the feel of Micro Groove HM wedge. Its Traditional length. I feel controlled n hit my AW (52°} bout 115m easily with high loft. My 7iron bout 150m gapping i feel still ok. I even ask my fitter what other set which the head is similar to Micro-Groove HM as i love e feel of it. I feel the weight of my wedge is gd, i feel the head. Thus i seeking advice should I reshaft my… Read more »

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8 months ago
Reply to  Tay

TAY You have to be careful in making the assumption that duplicating the swingweight of the HM wedge in your other irons. You did not say what the length and swingweight of the HM wedge is, but I must assume that it would be higher than normal because the headweight of the HM AW is heavier than the head weight of the EQ1 at its 36.75″ length. The headweight of the HM AW should be around 284g and the length is probably shorter than the length of your EQ irons, bu I do not know if you added any weight… Read more »

Shaun Harley
8 months ago

Hi Tom, I play the eq1-nx do you know anywhere in Ireland or even the UK I could order a replacement 9 iron stiff and a replacement stiff shaft for the 8 iron, Thanks

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8 months ago
Reply to  Shaun Harley

Shaun
Please contact Diamond Golf on 1903 726999 and ask to speak with a member of the technical staff, either Doug Holmes or David Edwards. Tell them what you need and they will figure out the best way to get that done for you.
TOM