MacGregor 1025M Forged Muscle Back Iron Set

Reviewed by: pal51961 ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
Macgregor 1025M Irons

Summary:
I have played these irons for 4+ years. They are the finest forged blades made period. I have hit everything out there, and I will tell you while there are easier clubs to hit, few more rewarding. You must hit the ball pure, bad shots will be penalized (heavily in some cases). Working the ball is effortless, as if they read your mind. Trajectory is easily controlled with the correct shaft. I have rifle flighted 6.0. I highly recommend these clubs with one large reservation. If you don't have a good repeatable swing look at a cavity back forged club. You will get the feel and playability of forged, with a bigger sweet spot. I special ordered my clubs with lie and loft adjustments. I had them checked when I got them, and each club was dead accurate showing great care in crafting them.

Customer Service:
Not the best, but rarely does a club require servicing. My clubs were at my door in 10 days.

Similar Products Used:
Macgregor PMB's, Wilson Staff, Walter Hagen Tour Blades, Accushnet PGA Blades.

Reviewed by: elimalani ,  Shoots in the 70s

Model Reviewed:
1025m

Summary:
I have played blades for over 20 years. I've played Titleist, Mizuno, Maxfil, etc. the MacGregor 1025M is by far the BEST!!! Great feel, responsiveness and feedback---and---the long irons are soooo easy to hit. And with height! I cannon say enough about these clubs. In fact, I purchased a second set for my house in another state.

Reviewed by: Longiron ,  Shoots in the 80s

Model Reviewed:
Macgregor 1025M Forged Muscle Back

Summary:
I have an old set of Ram Tour Grind forged blades that have done great service for a very long time. A few years back I bought Titleist 990B "blades" as a replacement set since the old sticks were getting pretty worn out. Big mistake. I've persisted with them, largely because I paid top dollar for them (over a grand), but have never been really happy with the feel at all. They are quite good in terms of distance control and accuracy, but the feel is lousy - even perfectly struck shots have a hard click at impact.

Bought the Macgregors untried, since they were so cheap, under 300 bucks - very slightly used, but unmarked. This set is 1" longer than standard, adjusted to a couple of degrees upright, and have X100 shafts as opposed to S300 in the Titleists.

In a word, stunning. I don't get amazing distance with them, nor do I suddenly have magical skills in working the ball as I please. What I do get is extraordinary feel and feedback, and remarkable predictability. By far, the most outstanding characteristic of these clubs is distance control. While I still miss my target left or right more often than I'd like (who doesn't?), I now very rarely get the distance wrong. Get your yardage right, pull the club and hit it solid and you will be bang on the money every single time. Pin high and 10 feet left beats 15 yards long or short any day.

Another surprise - the long irons are easy to launch high. Forget those dorky looking hybrid clubs - you will not need them.

I've never really played with offset clubs, and rarely with cavity backs, as I simply don't enjoy the look and feel of all the ones I've tried. By contrast, these Macgregors look terrific in the bag, and feel sublime in the hands. Given that they are available at crazy cheap prices new or used simply because they don't have the cachet of Mizuno or Titleist makes them an even better bargain.

Buy them. Even in the unlikely event that you don't improve your scores, you will now know exactly why. To my mind, "game improvement" clubs are absolutely NOT that - they might help your bad shots work out better, but you will have a hard time figuring out why. Good, bad or indifferent swings all produce similar results. How do you learn what a good shot feels and looks like with that going on?

Customer Service:
No opinion - first set of Macgregor clubs owned. These are beautifully made and finished and hopefully will last a very long time (I hate changing clubs).

Similar Products Used:
Titleist 990B - solid performance, dreadful feel. Ram Tour Grind forged blades - old tech maybe, but superb clubs. (Old) Cleveland Tour Action muscle backs - regret selling them, big time! Ping ISI nickel - yuck. Taylor Made TP blades - average. Mizuno MP19 - wonderful clubs but way too expensive.

Reviewed by: jonny_mac33 ,  Shoots in the 80s

Model Reviewed:
1025m Custom Grind

Summary:
I posted almost exactly a year ago on these and I could not be happier. Ive gone from a 20+ to a 14 in just under a year. A few lessons and a new driver helped, but the feeling of iron confidance i recieved from my Macgregor Blades is by far the catalyst.

Try em, you wont be dissapointed.

Customer Service:
eBay - $150 (What a steal!)

Similar Products Used:
Callaway x-16