Gear: The Titleist T200 Irons Price : $200 with True Temper AMT Black shafts, Titleist Universal 360 grips or $216 with Mitsubishi Tensei Blue AM2 Graphite shafts
Specifications: Forged L-shaped stainless steel body and face with internal tungstenweights.
Available on August 28
Who they’re for:Golfers looking to improve their game with clubs that provide more stability and distance, but also want a softer feel.
The Skinny Titleist has adjusted the internal Max Impact System and the polymer rear plate to improve the sound and feel while maintaining ball speed.
The Deep DiveWhile Titleist T100, T150, and T200 are designed for accomplished golfers seeking control and consistency, T200 is an improved game-improvement golf club for golfers that want more distance, forgiveness, and stability. Titleist’s designers were tasked with improving the sound and feel of the clubs at impact without compromising ball speed. The T200 may look a bit different from the outside but engineers have made more changes inside to achieve this goal.
Titleist also designed the entire hitting area to gradually become thinner toward the perimeter in order to broaden the sweet spot and protect ball speed more effectively on mis-hits. Titleist designed the entire striking area to become thinner towards the perimeter, which will help to increase the sweet spot while protecting ball speed on mishits.
The Titleist T200 Irons introduced a distance-enhancing technology called the Max Impact Generator. The Max Impact Generator was also present in the version of 2021, but it was hidden within the heads. In the 2023 T200 Irons, the Max Impact System is back and it continues to be a piece of polymer designed into a bar that connects topline and sole. The face of the iron flexes when a ball hits it, pressing into the polymer. This helps the striking area snap back quicker, increasing ball speed.
The Max Impact polymer is thinner in the T200 irons. Also, the support bar is closer to the face now, as it has been moved more towards the heel. Titleist has also increased the width of the shelf on which the backplate rests in the toe region. The polymer cover that covers the back and surrounds the hollow chamber of the club has been given panels and ribs. All of these features work together to stiffen and alter the harmonics at impact, making the T200 sound and feel better.
Titleist has added tungsten in the toe and heel areas of the T200 to help it resist twisting when hit off-center. The exact amount of tungsten in each club varies, but it averages around 80 grams. It helps increase the moment.
Titleist has given the T200 a sole design that is identical to the T100 or T150, despite the fact that it is wider. The trailing edge is curved upwards, which will help the club to work more efficiently through the turf, especially for fat shots and players with a steep angle of attack.
Here are some close-up photos of the Titleist T200 Irons 2023.
