Wilson Review: Pi5 3-SW Irons

Manufacturer: Wilson Golf

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Purchase: Found these used on ebay for $350 (3-SW). Looking for a more traditional face and top line set up with cavity back.

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Pros: Grew up playing Wilson Staff blades, and wanted to get back to a more square, traditional looking blade-like club without all the offset/oversize nonsense. My old '89 Callaway S2H2's are still pretty sweet, but got tired of hooking the long irons. These Pi5's are very appealing to the eye and set up very square to the ball. Mishits still go very decent, and I can work the ball either way. They may not be as forgiving as most of the over-size crowd, but for me, they really instill a quiet confidence. Really like their design (not too big or too small) and can really pinch/spin these babies. Excellent clubs for the low-mid handicapper.

Cons: Got lucky on the price, and so far can't find much to dislike. They will not cover up a bad swing, however, but will give excellent feedback to the hands on the occaisional good one.

Pi5 3-SW Quality: These are a brand new design for Wilson and appear to be of real quality construction. These could be my irons for the next decade, god willing.

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Summary: WIlson seems to have rebounded back into the fray with a high quality product, and for me these irons really have a wonderful, familiar feeling. This set is 2 degrees flat, 1/2" long with Dynamic Gold S300 stiff steel shafts. My best depiction is that they feel like a forged/blade club, with a bit of cast/cavity back forgiveness. The are surprisingly easy to hit for a blade design and have good distance control. Best thing is that I can really work the ball and hit yardages with high/low trajectories. Correct me if I'm wrong but these are some real sleepers.

Wilson Pi5 3-SW Rating: 5

Author: Skank & Shank

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Submitted: 2005-04-15
Usefulness: 4.51613 out of 5.
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