Building Collin Morikawa's Custom P·7CM Irons | TaylorMade Golf

In order to make irons for one of the greatest iron players on Tour, it takes meticulous attention to detain, the highest quality materials, and extensive testing. This process takes you through the entire process of the physical production of Collin's custom P·7CM irons from block to his bag. Head to our site to read the full story about how he tested and came up with this design and how it all ties into The Open Championship.

[@offroad-adventure]

This makes me appreciate Miura even more.

[@Philmaxwell414]

Why is that ?

[@ntw6514]

@philmaxwell414 it's far more by hand, especially sole grinding. Like artisanal club building. There's a great video of Justin Rose touring the Muria factory.

[@chefdannydesteli]

this was actually cool to watch! now i want to see how a driver head is made

[@jamiefagan3430]

As a golfer, CNC machinist and taylormade player, this is 😍😍

[@gasperstarina9837]

With all the data could yoi write a program and make a golf club? Do you program CNCs?

[@samjordan4704]

@@gasperstarina9837 you create a 3d model on other software and then import it onto a cnc machine and it converts the model to code

[@hadesignite]

@@samjordan4704 kind of true, a precise and efficient g code will be created rather than automated. I’m a designer and make my own putters but have done some machining in the past.

[@samjordan4704]

@@hadesignite that's very cool, what software, machines, materials do you use when making your own

[@hadesignite]

@@samjordan4704 I design in Fusion360. It's pretty basic compared to some more established CAD packages but proficient enough! My putters are a mix of machined components and 3D printed parts so tend to outsource metal components but will print on either formlabs machines for SLA parts (high durometer rubber faces, for example) or outsource for SLS parts dependant on the requirements of the part. Always get questions about my putter every time I play with some new, the good bit for amateurs is that the R&A share conforming requirements and without the clubs being used in professional competition they do not need to be physically assessed, just comply with the requirements so are legal for local competition. Most people try to argue the validity when they're losing! ...back to designing mk11! cheers!

[@titorodil1]

No wonder why they cost so much!!! Beautiful!!!!

[@jamescameron204]

These are Colins clubs, your mass production clubs are made in some East Asian sweat factory for maximum corporate profit. USA is a service country, limited manufacturing.

[@titorodil1]

@@jamescameron204 🤔😫😩😢

[@protoss7777]

@@jamescameron204 lmao brutal

[@chezchezchezchez]

This is nothing. Now go find the video Adam Scott made when he visited Japan, where they make his clubs.

[@jagpilotohio]

@@chezchezchezchez yes. the Miura video. I enjoyed that too.

[@HankTheStank710]

Need more of these block to bag/building videos!

[@Dwightymanat86]

Wish you guys would make more manufacturing videos. Excellent. Just a question. The steel is a poured Billet that yoy machined yet the irons still says forged. Was the block forged ?

[@deldridg]

I had the same thought.

[@unisoidtech]

Love the block to bag video. Would be awesome to see a putter version.

[@khairilabdulrahman8839]

Built for perfection Amazing seeing how it’s done

[@sbrill89]

As a golf loving CNC programmer and machinists, MORE OF THIS CONTENT!!!!

[@zap0311]

So awesome! Makes my P7MCs feel special knowing the depth of detail in TaylorMade’s iron designs.

[@BuffaloNickel9]

These are *quite* different P7 "CM" yours do not have any of the hand finishing these have, that's for sure. These are fully milled, yours (ours p7mb & 770's here) are Forged with very little done by humans. Edit- still I can't argue with you both are beautiful and a lot of precision goes into making these heads, people often overlook this. Cheers!

[@zap0311]

@@BuffaloNickel9 yes I understand the mass produced iron sets are not handmade. I just think the attention to detail shown here translates to the design of my clubs.

[@BuffaloNickel9]

@@zap0311 yeah, right on! I can agree.

[@GolE2839]

Hope yall do this for a lot of your Tour Pro's unique clubs. Great look at all that's involved in this.

[@TeddyCavachon]

The steel might not be “forged” by heating and hammering the blank for each head but the steel making rolling mill process which transforms ingots to plate steel imparts directional grain into the steel. The distinction of a club being “forged” is to differentiate it from one created with pour casting (e.g. PING) which creates different grain structure in the steel. For example when you trying to bend a early PING Eye or Eye 2 club to adjust lie and loft there is a high risk of cracking it, why in later models the notch in the hosel was added. Nowadays all the PING irons are cast to the “blue dot” lie angle then adjusted to customer specs when ordered which the notch facilitates.

[@davidkim6302mc]

Love these vids No bs and I can see the expertise and beauty of the craft

[@ONI_ONIJINO]

So refreshing to hear someone other than Trottie in a TaylorMade video

[@ronlandry7672]

Beautiful irons. I can’t imagine how much the cost of these if they were retail 😮😮😮! Interesting they still milled “Forged” on the hosel even though these are fully milled! Was it for CG placement or sole geometry why they fully milled the heads?

[@tubopedia]

Very curious about this? Are the the mass produced ones forged?

[@justinmiller1684]

@@tubopedia They gotta be, no way all of the mass produced ones are milled

[@tubopedia]

@@justinmiller1684 I agree, but I would think Collin would want Forged irons as well. The golf market machine has taught me that forged feels better... Just puzzled but this milled iron I guess lol

[@jc0721]

​@@tubopediaretail are definitely forged. Milling like this would cost way too much. You can buy forged bar stock to make them from. So the bar is forged before milled to shape so the grain structure is already set. For retail they buy cast bars (which are cheaper) and forged them to shape to get the grain structure.

[@tubopedia]

@@jc0721 God bless the internet. Thank you sir.

[@JM-bt1uy]

That's a beautiful Iron!! WOW!!!

[@markgriffin1384]

No wonder they are so expensive the amount of time used to CNC that and they wasted probably enough metal to make four irons just to make one, nice clubs though. And to answer why forging might be considered better is because the grain in a forging is drawn out into a bar then bent into an L shape before being pressed into an iron this means the grain of the metal flows through the head into the neck, with this the layers or grains will all flow the same direction which will produce different harmonics when you strike the ball and sound is what you sense as feel. Also forging will increase consistency of the grains and the density of the metal giving a more consistent result from strikes probably minimal if you can tell the difference but when you are paying this much in this bracket of irons you should be looking for the best but again that is subjective....

[@hudsonchase869]

All these new video ideas have been killer

[@jeremynicholas3529]

For everyone commenting about it not being forged. A billet block can be made by forging. The billet block they start with was more than likely forged.

[@kevbek818]

@taylormadegolf Is this still considered a forged club (says forged on the hosel). At what point does the forging take place for these milled clubs?

[@jeremynicholas3529]

Billet blocks can be made by pouring, extruding, of forging. So that is why it says forged. The billet block is forged

[@TwoThreeSix]

Absolutely beautiful

[@MarineBand5524]

I play the last iteration of the MB, what all is different between his new clubs and mine as well as the new MB, as I see the loft has changed on some clubs. I really like my lofts as is now. Thanks and continue to produce the best irons and woods I’ve ever hit.

[@MKLi]

Super cool! Wonderiing why there's the "Forged" stamp though as this seems to be fully CNCed with no forging involved?

[@Real28]

I suppose the billet could have been forged?

[@Gramkan]

Possibly marketing continuity to fit with the Chinese forged production versions that’s in stores

[@tothemax1517]

I wish you sold these. Huge Morikawa fan and love the look of these irons. Very similar to MBs but there’s something about these specifically

[@robprice5769]

This is why TaylorMade Golf are the best

[@NC-1861]

This is why Taylormade golf are liars. They should be sued for this false advertising.

[@Slicktycoon]

A thing of beauty 😮

[@ligapersada4793]

Is this still considered as forged?I thought it was made Ilike adam scott’s miura forged process from a billet

[@MastrChief]

I saw that video too. That felt seriously impressive as compared to this…

[@ligapersada4793]

@@MastrChief I knew right, that video scream craftmanship , japanese forged at it finest, meanwhile this is machine doing the work, it’s precise but felt bland

[@bmos212]

Nope, milled. The block of Metal may be forged to ensure the grain of it has no air pockets in it.

[@DotBone89]

This is even more satisfying than the rug washing vids! 😉

[@andrefelipe7180]

Will the P7CM be available for purchase in the future? ;)

[@al10587]

Really cool to see. Can someone help what's a hosel cartridge??

[@moogod]

What’s the difference between the cm and mb?

[@lukestellwagen6775]

So beautiful!!!

[@cameronclark1845]

Amazing video

[@occitaneable]

I wonder why it says FORGED on the neck of the club, when really it is a milled product? Is there any explanation for this? Thanks in advance @TaylorMade Golf for your response :)

[@sirchdj]

I'm assuming the block is forged before milling?

[@benwintermute2804]

Wait, when is it forged!? Is just the block forged? What happened to the giant press you guys were talking about last year?

[@isaacstone7899]

Awesome I will try his clubs.

[@KillerFoods]

Work of art

[@SC-lo5ez]

Work of machinery

[@erichfouke3677]

I still have one of this bubble shaft gripping tools. Just used it the other night to put my z cords on.

[@sirchdj]

I wonder what kind of steel is this iron is made from? Without any chrome plating I guess they are raw finish and will eventually rust, unless they are milled from a stainless steel?

[@TaroZak]

I know they change grips and wedges pretty regularly but how often do they usually change irons? Twice a season?

[@g_nw]

many guys keep the same iron set for multiple seasons, just depends on player’s preference

[@txterbug]

Bring back the tour preferred MB’s ❤

[@EddyWhitaker]

what a cool video

[@harrisongwin6859]

this is what we like to see

[@TheChismillionaire]

Interesting to know if there's any difference in feel between a completely machined billet and drop forged piece. Wasn't sure if the billet was hammered the same amount.

[@seizethecarp_]

Wondering this as well. When I think of a "forged" club I think of Mizuno or Miura type drop forging.

[@therookiemistake9714]

Art

[@77bovi]

Cool but why is this called forged when there is no forging but only cnc milling?

[@rol1in0n20s]

10/10 would play

[@casualguy393]

3:43 "Ultimately you are now looking at the exact same thing Collin sees when he is standing at address" I hope he doesn't have that view just before he starts his swing. He might be taking a shot to the 'nads.

[@gilbertguerrero2656]

No forging?

[@MM-tn3br]

I had a chance to speak to a pga tour pro once and asked if pros play the same off the rack clubs consumers play as these companies claim and he said no. He said their clubs are built different. Also the loft, lie, length differ and even the shaft flex differ between their irons. btw, milling is far more precise than any human hand. you can replicate exactly the same club every single time with milling. especially the sole which these guys care so much about. turf interaction is very important for these guys. but then again, equipment you use now are far better than the ones Tiger used to win most of his tournaments back in the 90s and 00s. So their clubs are customized to their liking which allows them to be more consistent and more precise. If I had a choice between P7TW and Miura MB 101, I would go with P7TW irons hands down. P7TW is milled and MB is grinded.

[@BENJ0OO]

How does a milled iron compare to a forged or cast iron? I assume it would align much more closely with a forged club as the block would have been forged into that shape, but have never heard this explained before.

[@dannylovell8845]

I believe that a cast head is when iron is poured into a cast and then set. Forging is when the iron is heated and pounded out from a single block of iron. Milling refers to the shaping of the head along with the it's features, such as grooves. I am definitely not a smithing expert so I encourage you to do your own research for a better answer :)

[@Jacky.D]

Amazing!

[@1mtis]

Curious to know what your endmills of choice are?

[@0lllie]

missed out the sandblasting for the matte surfaces?

[@Crinklidge]

What are the advantages or disadvantages of making irons like this instead of forging it out of a steel rod like mizuno does?

[@jc0721]

Milling allows one off custom design like this. These are custom for Colin. You can use a forged bar to start to get similar feel to normal forged irons, but you probably won't able to get as soft a feel as forged to shape clubs.

[@TenPester]

So why does the marketing suggest a 2000 ton press? These are milled. Is the billet forged with a 2000 ton press first?

[@Divegrohl90]

Just so you know, thats only how Morikawa's are made. The rest of us get them from the foundry, where the whole set is cast in 1 go in mainland China, and assembled in US.

[@MM-tn3br]

I have genuine miura 6iron bought directly from miura with tour issue x100 and P7TW from TM and Zforged irons from Srixon and guess what? when struck in the sweet spot, srixon and P7TW feel identical. I honest think miura doesn't feel as good as the P7TW. But of you want the same quality blades for 1/3 of the price. go with srixon. Miura is definitely NOT worth the high price tag. Mizuno JPX923 Tour though is by far the best bc it gives you forgiveness, long distance, workability, and feel. I tried modus 3 120x, 105s and DG S300 and by far it feels best with DG S300. modus 3 120x is not a good shaft at all. if you go with modus get the 105s. it became way too soft feeling which I don't like with 105s. also swing weight was off by 2 points in either direction. They forgot to put head weights and terrible epoxy job. I took the whole thing apart and rebuilt it and now they are at D4 swing weight. you need to add 6g brass head weight to get to D4 with STD grip and 2 wraps of tape

[@volkerpetersen2671]

So the standard TaylorMade irons you need not bother with?

[@michaelkim9640]

how many wraps of tape is that on the bottom right hand?

[@Kurtman88]

Does he play standard lie angles?

[@2001redz28]

so how are these heads forged???

[@ocat1979]

And people say they don’t want a ball rollback so they can play the same equipment as the pros. This just shows we already don’t play the same equipment

[@johnyu5494]

I thought this iron is being built by forging process.. only custom built ones for tour pro are being built by CNC miliing machines??

[@garthfairfield]

Mr Muira san: There must be a shit loaf of imperfections in the steel 😂

[@elongatedmusket5630]

Take my money!!!!!

[@aaronaton]

I just don't see how CNC'd iron can be better than a forged one, it's just physically not possible, i can't imagine these sound too great either.

[@canyonaro]

I'm sure they're excellent. This is how Scitty Cameron putters and PXG sugar daddy wedges are made.

[@vincentalary3626]

So if this is how you make the tw irons why don’t you make them left handed? Can’t you just switch the 3d model around?

[@SquirrellyDan88]

So the “forged” on the side is just for show. The iron wasn’t forged at all.

[@harrisongwin6859]

thats what Im seeing, and you wont get those classy dents and such out of the iron Im guessing like you do from forged irons, like my 712s have

[@SquirrellyDan88]

@@harrisongwin6859 yeah exactly. True forging would be a hell of a lot better than milling imo. But milling like this is a whole lot faster. I still play with my zb forged irons from high school because of how well they are built and how well they still perform after nearly 16 years of playing. I wonder if any company still truly forges their irons.

[@Redskies453]

Forged? Like a signature maybe.

[@Mikeey42]

very different from miura's method they just posted recently

[@georgepyle4244]

Ummm can I buy these?

[@The_YouTube_Critic]

But a different golf ball would mean average players won't play the same stuff the pros play.. right?

[@darenchan1996]

I think watching Adam Scott Miura irons is nicer

[@btrillman9231]

@3:40 the wrinkle in the tape, smh

[@RCGolf]

First thing I noticed 🤢

[@rwade8915]

​@RC same, I was like hmm he's gonna feel those right away

[@williammuff5485]

@3:36 that tape job bothers me.

[@dannylovell8845]

I wonder what happens to all the excess metal

[@The_Osprey]

They recycle it. Salvage yards buy all kinds of metal.

[@paulmcgee1867]

Pity they are not forged, individual milling must be too expensive for retail

[@Soonerfrk11]

Do this on a proper 5-axis and you’ll drastically reduce your setups.

[@31mbur]

“i like being able to play the same equipment as the pros” 🤡🤡🤡

[@iCharlie93]

And this is why you'll never beat Mizuno irons! Taylormade, you've plenty to learn.

[@lt.squinky552]

I think they’re doing just fine

[@harrisongwin6859]

so this isnt forged...I wonder what the feel difference is? I always just thought his irons were forged

[@GolfRx]

Tiger goes through same and it harsh feeling

[@NC-1861]

The word "forged" was literally CNC milled into the hozzle of this club. Lmao. The whole club head was milled. Not forged.

[@yujunliu8406]

it is not even on the market.....

[@johnwilliamburke7927]

In the factory it was an 8 iron and a 7 at the end 😂

[@barneygermany530]

No...better a forged club🥰

[@danl3728]

Why do you make so much swarf?! That’s criminal how much material you remove and not to mention tools you’ll burn through 😳 Surely fixturing the job up would be cheaper?!

[@kendallowens8566]

These guys and their special made clubs! If you want to find out how good they really are, give them all a cheap ass set of clubs from one of these box stores. Everybody plays with the same brand! Cheap ass X out golf balls too.

[@MadaoGu]

Club hand made in China?

[@Mfkfjdnsks]

Butchered the tape job eh?

[@Pete.C]

That head shouldn’t be called Forged.

[@fkg7445]

削り出しなんだ……

[@carvercritchfield6978]

Should have machined the word “billet” or “machined” instead of “forged” clearly not forged.

[@terrenceseeto9542]

He needs a putter that works.

[@tubopedia]

Just go full brushed steel😭

[@TheVirusOfHumanity]

Why don’t you guys just mill those tabs a bit thinner so they just break off? Easier to grind too. Also, are you hiring? Haha.

[@BParker55]

OMG that is a TON of wasted material

[@harrisongwin6859]

just the way she goes

[@aidangriffiths5075]

It's all recycled

[@hooper1790]

It's metal. It can be easily recycled.

[@spectre205]

@@hooper1790 at scale the true cost is not the material itself, it's the energy wasted by melting and reforming the primal blocks over and over

[@hooper1790]

@@spectre205 You're going to lose your mind then when you discover how much stuff gets milled....

[@Ben59910]

Rent?

[@fishingolf]

so Colin promotes Taylormade but plays irons we can never buy...nice

[@831Links]

looks like a Miura rip off