Current European Tour players using them include Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Nicolas Colsaerts, Haydn Porteous, David Horsey, Thomas Detry and Alvaro Quiros.
They are a true muscle-back blade with classic, compact shaping, a traditional thinner top line, and a bright chrome finish.
Each iron, forged from a single piece of 1025 Carbon Steel, is engineered for soft feel. They say their triple net forging process that allows for a more aggressive and precise ‘V’ shaped groove pattern for more accuracy and control.
They make you feel like you have to be very precise with your ball striking which isn’t a bad thing.
With most irons of this nature, the sweet spot is quite small – which again isn’t a bad thing as you get plenty of feedback from your shots.
Anything out of the heel or toe and you really know about it from a feel and results point of view.
I was definitely capable of hitting reasonable shots with these irons and I really enjoyed the sound and feel on offer.
But I was losing about 10 yards of distance though so a 7-iron for me was going 140 instead of 150.
My game is currently build around a 7-iron going 150 yards.
It’s not an insurmountable problem but I fear as I go up into the longer irons my gaps will get shorter and shorter – I’d have to move into hybrids quite early!
Callaway Apex MB irons review – NCG verdict
Blade enthusiasts will love these irons – the looks are right on the money and they offer everything a better player would want.
I think the traditional lofts will be an issue for any player, like me, who has got used to stronger lofts in their irons.
I’m used to about 30˚- 31˚ in a 7-iron these days and the loft on the Apex MB 7-iron is 34˚. The 6-iron is 30˚ so they are effectively going to be a club shorter for me.
So it’s not just the lack of helpful technology that might cost me. Even if I hit them out of the middle, I’d have to re-think my yardages.
But there is much to be gained for mid-handicappers by practising with irons like this as they will improve your ball striking through their feel and feedback.
