710CB vs. ?

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By OpensUpOverThere22

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  1. Hello fellow Titleist gearheads,

    I have a nice throwback for you all. I'm currently gaming a set of Titleist 710CBs that are very very worn down. They were handmedowns a number of years ago and were beat even back then. I've gone through fittings, tried new sets and builds, and find myself continuing to come back to these as the dispersion/ball flight is always better than anything else I've tried or was fit into over the years. I've purchased and sold a number of iron sets over the past 6 or 7 years (rogue pro/T150/S-3, project x rifle shafts, DG120 X100, etc.) and have just always come back to my 710s. They have S300 shafts. The face and grooves are seasoned at this point, the "cool" rust circle on the faces and basically no groove left. What do you guys think is comparable to the 710? 620CB has always been intriguing but every fitter or store employee I mention them to instantly shames the question and shuts it out. How far off are T100?

    I know a fitting is the answer, but from my past fitting experiences it just hasn't been it. Maybe they were bad fits, maybe not, but performance speaks for itself which is why I keep coming back to a 15 year old iron. At this point I'm hesitant to play anything other than what matches the same profile as these 710s (shaft included). Every set I've been "fit" into all ended up being overdraw/left machines (upright, longer length) and the left side of the course is hardly ever in play with the old faithfuls. My 710s are standard everything but I know you're supposed to "trust" the fit.

    Sadly, finding a mint set of the 710s is basically impossible or else I would just go that route at this point.

    Just talking out loud here, curious as to what you guys think.

  2. Don O

    Don O
    Madison, WI

    As you are in Michigan, if you go to the fitting tab and put in your zip code, there usually Titleist Fittings at random golf courses within the search area you set (50, 100 miles, etc.). When last I looked, the flag was red and those choices came up first.

    It requires a $100 registration fee that will be fully applied to a purchase that day. These Titleist sponsored fitters are “no judgement “ fitters. You bring your current bag, you hit some with your current clubs while on a Trackman. Based on that observation and your expectations, the fitter will explain a starting point. Throughout the one hour session, you should make sure why choices are being recommended. I doubt you will be steered away from CB or MB without first trying them. Other than gaining spin from groves, CB and MB forged designs haven’t evolved much over time. Hence why Titleist is still marketing a design released 6 years ago. They won’t slap a new label on an old product if they can’t make a substantial improvement with a next release. The new and improved CB with tech improvements would be the T100 irons. At $200 a club, getting an expert fitting for your best results for free is one of the best bargains available.

    These are best options short of paying for a visit to Manchester Lane, TPI, or many of the Premier fitting sites.
  3. Stick with the 710s! I still game a 975 in both driver and fairway woods. I know that tech has improved dramatically but sometimes when something works it just works! Stay smooth.

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