The Titleist 2025 U505 Utility iron delivers a compact shape that now features a sleeker look with a hollow, high-strength steel body and a forged L-Face. Designed to deliver a long, piercing flight with enhanced consistency and for players who want a compact, iron-like profile but need long-range performance. But how did it perform and in what ways is it insane? To find out more check out the full Titleist 2025 U505 Utility iron review below…
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NCG Summary
NCG SUMMARY
This club is the perfect utility iron as it offers fantastic versatility to be able to hit all kinds of shots – be it off the tee or out the rough.
The stand out feature is the height you get from this club. This means it is not just about hitting bullets off the tee – you can now flight a utility club and stop the ball on the green.
A great iron across the board
PROS
- Progressive head shapes – more forgiveness as the loft lowers
- Insane launch and height
- More than just a tee shot club
CONS
- None
First Impressions
The first thing I noticed is the matte finish – which I think is really cool. They’ve kept the back pretty sleek, pretty clean, and actually a very similar sort of design to the rest of the 2025 T-Series. This means that if you end up with a blended set none of the golf clubs will look out of place. In fact, to the untrained eye they might even think they are one uniform set.
For me, it is 10 out 10 for looks and is enhanced by not being offset too much and you can now see the back of the club.
One of the interesting things Titleist have done this time with the U505’s is produce progressive head shapes. The 4 iron head is different to the 1 and the 2 iron whereby as we go down the clubs the heads and soles get wider and the faces get taller.
This makes sense as someone using a 1 or 2 iron are using that club for a different purpose than someone who is using the 3 or 4 iron. I think it is a clever move by Titleist to increase forgiveness as the loft lowers.
Titleist 2025 U505 Utility iron Tech
The aim of the new iteration is to launch it even higher. To achieve this it has been designed with a hollow body steel construction, lower center of gravity (CG) and V taper designs – all design advancements that we see across the new T series.
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They’ve improved the max impact technology, which is sort of like the red button behind the face, which just allows more ball speed, more height, more spin and more distance.
This is achieved by a split high density tungsten weighting in the head, which has allowed them to increase the size of the sweet spot, which is something only Titleist do. So, pretty impressive technology in and behind the club.
But how did this club perform when actually put into play? Let’s take a closer look….
NCG Review
I’ve used this on the course now for a little bit, so I am not just reading data off a machine – I am actually seeing it fly and perform out on the course. I’ve actually also let some playing partners hit it, just to see what their reaction was.
I’ve been absolutely blown away by how high this thing goes and how easy it is to hit. I would never have normally used one of these clubs into the greens, but being able to throw it up in the air with this club means I am using it way more than I’ve ever used a utility iron.
Just looking at the numbers, we’ve got some very consistent carry numbers – shortest carry being 213, highest carry being 225.
That basically means I’m getting a run out of about 240 with this club, which sort of gaps my bag absolutely perfectly.
The ball speed is extremely consistent, averaging 140 which I’m really happy with.
The most impressive numbers for me is when you look at the spin and peak height. The spin at 3600 is definitely on the high side but the peak height is absolutely insane.
The average peak height of 108 feet has given me a descent angle of 44 degrees on average. What I’ve been told by the Titleist fitter is you should be looking for somewhere between 45 to 50 degrees of descent angle for the ball to be able to stop on the green. The fact that I am hitting it up there with a 3 iron/driving iron is absolutely insane to me.
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The shaft I have been fitted into is the Hazardous 6.5 shaft and so is pretty punchy as is a decently strong shaft. But that hasn’t stopped me being able to lob up in the air and hit shots that are going to stop on the green. But it is also versatile as I am having good results out the rough and flighting it down off the tee when I want a low chaser.
Final Thoughts
It really is a great iron across the board. I have zero complaints with it, and I’m just really grateful to Titleist for inviting me down to Woburn to get fit.
As a result, this club, which I never thought I would be gaming, is going straight into my bag and cannot see it ever leaving….. until the 2027 iteration, perhaps?
Titleist 2025 U505 Utility iron review: Price Details
RRP:
- £259 / $279 per iron
Shafts:
- PROJECT X HZRDUS Black 5g
More information: Titleist UK / Titleist US
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