Titleist 718 AP3 irons spotted during tour seeding
By James Savage
Titleist 718 AP3 irons have been spotted as part of the brand’s tour seeding process for their up-coming launch.
FIRST LOOK: Here's the new @TitleistEurope 718 irons which are being seeded on tour this week. AP3? Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/eXdFh6rieS
— James Savage (@JamesSavageNCG) June 26, 2017
It has been nearly two years since the 716 irons were launched with the new product expected to be unveiled later this autumn.
New @Titleist 718 iron seeding officially underway @QLNational @PGATOUR #Titleist718 pic.twitter.com/CapEWE1NOf
— Titleist on Tour (@TitleistonTour) June 26, 2017
The Titleist fitting team took the new 718 irons – of which there are six models – to TPC Potomac ahead of the Quicken Loans National tournament where tour players such as Justin Thomas, Ben An, Bill Haas, Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb had the chance to test and get dialled in.
Some new additions for Titleist Brand Ambassador @JustinThomas34 as he test drives prototype #Titleist718 MB and T-MB irons. pic.twitter.com/FbL2H5ZoAq
— Titleist (@Titleist) June 26, 2017
The MBs are popular with Adam Scott, Thomas, An and Walker whereas we should expect to see the likes of Jordan Spieth, Kevin Na, and Jason Dufner switching into the AP2s.
Titleist Brand Ambassador @ByeongHunAn taking the #Titleist718 MB irons out for a spin at TPC Potomac. pic.twitter.com/UVY3hgHcJ1
— Titleist (@Titleist) June 26, 2017
New 718 irons are also being seeded on the European Tour at the HNA Open de France where staff players such as Ian Poulter, Bernd Wiesberger, Thongchai Jaidee and Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston will be working closely with tour reps and members of the R&D team.
Is it wrong to go to bed with your new equipment ? #Titleist718 AP2's and AP3's love my @Titleist
I guess we are in the city of love #Paris pic.twitter.com/WMjp1Ve0Ie— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) June 26, 2017
From the images that were released on social media we can see that there is a new model from the 716 launch and they are the Titleist 718 Ap3 irons.
There’s still AP1, AP2, CB, MB and the utility TMB irons. So where do we think AP3 will sit within the 718 range?
Well it still looks like the AP1 is the largest model so the AP3 should sit between that and the forged AP2 which is one of the most popular models on tour.
Some are saying it looks a bit like a non-forged version of the AP2 but it definitley isn’t as sleek and seems to have more perimeter weighting.
Ian Poulter posted on social media that he’ll be using the new AP2 irons but with an AP3 4-iron in the bag. This suggests that the AP3 is a larger more forgiving iron.
All will be revealed in the coming weeks but it looks like the AP1 may have moved to more of a ‘super game-improvement’ iron with the AP3 aimed more at the mid-handicappers.
Watch this space…
More on the Titleist 718 irons launch can be found on the brand’s website.
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James Savage
Former equipment editor of NCG. Inconsistent ball-striker and tea-maker.
