The Titleist U505 utility iron is Titleist’s oversized utility driving iron, designed to launch slightly higher and a touch more forgiving than the T200 iron version. So, how does it perform? Find out in our Titleist U505 utility iron review.
Titleist U505 Utility Iron Review: NCG Summary
NCG SUMMARY
This utility iron is absolutely bonkers. I couldn’t believe the carry distance it produced and how good the thinner forged face feels at impact.
If you want to put a driving iron in the bag but maybe have always struggled with consistency of strike historically, you absolutely must get out and try the Titleist U505. It is big behind the ball, but, the results are too good to ignore.
PROS
- Incredibly powerful
- Really easy to get up on the air
- Feels like a forged iron
CONS
- Seeing the back of the club at address takes some getting used to.
Titleist U505 Utility Iron
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Titleist U505 Utility Iron Review: First Impressions
This isn’t the Titleist utility iron I was first drawn to. I’m not afraid to say that I initially prefer the small, compact look of the T200 utility iron over the chunkier U505 model. I play blade irons and have never particularly liked to see the back of the club at the address. It took all of 1 shot to completely change my mind.
I tested this club with the Graphite Design Tour AD stiff shaft and the overall balance of the club felt really good in my hands. The oversized head felt light and easy to swing which gives me confidence.
NCG Verdict
As a lifelong Titleist fanboy, I’m keen to get a Titleist utility iron in my bag. There’s a part of me that quietly hopes that using one will somehow transport my swing to resemble Max Homa’s or Wyndham Clark’s. As a coach, I know this isn’t possible, but like everyone, I live in hope.
On a hot summers day at Titleist’s Performance Centre at Woburn, I was right in the mood for testing utility irons after just being fit into a new set of T100 irons.
My first shot with the Titleist U-505 utility iron blew my mind. It launched miles up into the sky and flew forever, two things that don’t often happen when I’m swinging a driving iron. Titleist have used a denser D18 tungsten weight and a 2000ºF brazing process used in aerospace construction to be able to have a more precise CG placement which improves launch angle.
The second shot I hit was a carbon copy of the first one and I couldn’t believe how good contact felt. Titleist have made the face thinner and included Max Impact Technology (urethane behind the forged face) to make this the fastest of Titleist’s two utility irons.
Other features that will help your driving iron performance is a wider sole that helps with contact in the fairway and out the rough, and an engineered muscle plate on the back of the club which moves the CG back from the face for more forgiveness, and it also helps improve the acoustics so good strikes sound incredible.
Just look at my Trackman data! Average ball speed of 147mph which is nearly 3 wood ball speed, 234 yards carry and 259 yards total distance on average. During summer I genuinely could use this club from the tee and not carry any woods. The cherry on the cake is consistent spin over 3000rpm and a decent peak height. These are the two numbers I generally struggle with but the Titleist U505 utility iron looks after me here.
Honestly, this isn’t a club I naturally would be drawn to because of how big the head is, but after hitting it the ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ mantra has been rehammered into me as this is the best utility iron I’ve tested this summer.
This golf club comes with 3 shaft options, 2 of Titleist’s premium graphite shafts are Graphite Design and will cost you a bit more, and the standard shaft is a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX is a great option at a lower price.
There are also a number of lofts available, coming in 1,2,3,4 long iron replacement heads. These clubs are not just for fast swingers looking for a driving iron to use from the tee either, they are really easy to hit and launch golfers who want rid of their standard long irons should give these a go as well.
You should absolutely get your hands on this club and test it, you won’t regret it.
The Details
Available: Now
RRP: £219
Right-handed lofts: 16°, 18°, 20°, 22°
Shafts: Regular, stiff, extra stiff
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