BEST GOLF IRONS of 2024 | BEST GAME-IMPROVEMENT IRONS (Part 1)

This edition of the BEST OF 2024 series features the best golf irons of 2024 in the game-improvement irons category. These are the best golf irons in the game designed to help golfers in the mid-to-high handicaps hit longer, straighter iron shots. The game-improvement irons in this test include the Cobra DARKSPEED, TaylorMade Qi, Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke, and Cleveland ZipCore XL.
0:00 Intro
3:00 Testing (Cobra DARKSPEED)
9:52 Testing (TaylorMade Qi)
13:12 Testing (Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke)
16:54 Testing (Cleveland ZipCore XL)
22:48 Kevin's Picks
In this video, 2nd Swing's Drew Mahowald is joined by master fitter Kevin Kraft to test and review the best golf irons of 2024 in the game-improvement irons category.
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[@wessims3412]

They are all a winner in my books. It would just boil down to personal preference as the performance specs are all so close, and every person is so different with their swing as to what the outcome would be. Great test love all these head to heads keep them coming!

[@patrickhoward4080]

I just bought the qi HL model. Best. Lofts are weaker than standard qi irons and aren’t too jacked. With the flighted CG and added loft, I get 50+ landing angle on whole set..good spin. Standard qi are stronger lofted. Go try the qi HL model! Beast mode!

[@CurlyMJM]

5’6”, 185lbs, 66 years old haven’t swung a club in 25 years. Just tried almost all the new game improvement clubs and hit the Callaway AI Smoke with cypher 60 +55 graphite shaft the best. Got fitted and these were the winner for me.

[@sylvandude1]

Always fantastic content, quality production, no idea why you don’t have more subs?

[@tomhundley2435]

Thanks fellas. Well done. Excellent content.

[@2ndswing]

Thanks for watching!!

[@sevesellors2831]

Great review guys currently play Stealth 2 tried the QI , Smoke, T350, G430 , all nice but got the best figures from QI and actually preferred it to P790, the feel of the QI and my tight dispersion was a welcome surprise. The T350 very nice but pricey and the numbers not as good. I’m a senior 16 handicapper.

[@Grantski2007]

I know Kevin does the majority of the testing but Curious why you wouldn’t bring in someone who the irons are geared for ?

[@JDSFLA]

I believe that the only reference to this was with the V-sole on the Cleveland Zipcore which is a feature that is best for a steeper swing where you will be interacting with the dirt/grass more, and Kevin says he has a "shallow" swing. None of the other irons tested have V-soles.

[@zacdavis7]

It looked like he hit the Qi10 the best to me.

[@erock1070]

I tested the darkspeed 7i. Sales guy asked me. How do you like it ? I said well it takes the record for the lowest spinning iron I have ever tried. It was 2700 rpm. Great in a driver. Not so much in a 7i.

[@siddhanthsheorey7124]

New camera in the tour van?

[@perm1730]

What shaft weight was used?

[@CKGolfer]

10

[@nickmillar9651]

Qi can be lofted by 2 degrees

[@maximamentedrd1098]

Is the older guy here to share what other people’s opinions are or have been about the Callaway irons or is he here to share his professional opinions about the irons in question????

[@MauriceSmit]

Why is Mizuno not in the mix?

[@2ndswing]

We didn't include Mizuno in this test because Mizuno has not released a game improvement iron in 2024. Their most recent game improvement iron release was the JPX 923 Hot Metal irons, which we did include in our BEST OF 2023 videos.

[@MauriceSmit]

@@2ndswing Got it. Thank you for your response.

[@eagle-mangolf271]

I’ll give the joke a 7.3 but I’ll give the delivery a 6.0 lol

[@alexmills1329]

There’s a Ford Diesel joke in there about reliability.

[@Wachary1]

Wait, other people land the ball on the green?

[@Dablefschrempf]

I wish he would think, toe and heel them more. I for one am not as good as Kevin hahaha.

[@frankielambardo9268]

In my opinion, the Cleveland was the winner.

[@2ndswing]

It's a REALLY good iron !

[@edr4973]

The sound of the 8-PW is totally different (in a good way) than the sounds of the 7 (and lower ) irons.

[@austake]

A white horse walks into a bar and the barman says "hey we've go a whiskey named after you" and the horse says "what Bruce?"

[@drgrzz]

That joke is a Big 10 and deserves a Big Pint and some classic Rock. Since it was just St Patrick’s Day how about some Thin Lizzy. That be a deep cut.

[@davidcole2337]

Could be wrong but the Callaway was going the furthest.

[@lawbinson]

Can we get Dynamic Loft in the numbers? Thanks 🙏

[@mikeparishy]

Cobra dark speed another seven iron that’s really a4 iron Wow look how far I hit it really

[@mikeparishy]

4000 spin on a seven iron

[@socalgolf9978]

Good luck stopping those irons in the summer

[@randymahony8157]

I think the cleveland clubs are much too busy. There's no need for all that stamping

[@jbh199]

Why is very good golfer with a high swing speed testing super improvement irons. What a disappointment, I certainly can't relate.