Best Blade Irons 2023 – MUST READ If You Never Tried Blades

So you think you’re ready for the best blade irons? 

The best blade irons are NEEDED to hit those piercing stingers, high draws, and pinpoint accurate approach shots that you see on TV. 

They also look stunning when they’re all shimmering and shiny in your bag. 

We have selected the best blade irons to take your game from a single-digit handicap down to a zero.

That’s right! The holy grail of handicaps – scratch. 

I’ve been playing golf for more years than I care to admit. And I STILL find it enjoyable to try out and rank all the latest irons on the market.

My evaluation takes into account;

• Feel and performance
• Appearance at address
• Forgiveness/size of sweet spot
• Who they are best for   

I also investigate which tour players are playing these exact golf clubs right now. 

So if your swing and body type is similar to Justin Rose, then trying out the clubs he uses would be an excellent place to start. 

Below you will find the absolute best blade irons to suit your game. So let’s not waste any time.

You have the honor. 

No Time? Here’s Our Rundown!

The Overall Best Blade Irons: Mizuno MP 20

The Mizuno MP 20’s have been a staple in every golf shop for decades now. 

I had to include these golf blade irons because of their gleaming reputation. They always stand out from others when they’re on the shelf or glowing at the bag drop.

The Rolls Royce of Forged Blade Irons

They are grain flow forged iron made from 1025E mild carbon steel. In English, each of these golf clubs are molded from one piece of metal. This gives them a balanced center of gravity for rock-solid stability and outstanding response to you, the player. 

Getting this kind of feedback on each ball strike is like a mini golf lesson every time you hit the ball. You will know instantly how and where you made contact. Having this information steepens your learning curve and encourages you to improve FAST.

But They Look As Good As A Ferrari

You may be worried about hitting forged irons out of the rough… 

Don’t be with these irons. 

A super-thin top line gives you a great view when you’re looking down at your golf ball. Even when you’re buried in the rough. 

Getting it out of the rough is made easy by its perimeter weighting and tapered top-blade design. This is unique to Mizuno as they have discovered how to add weight to the club head without changing the look. 

This added weight (and mild carbon steel) improves your off-center hits and saves your shots if you miss the center of the club face.

Get These Blade Irons If…

They are perfect if you’re the type of player who wants to learn fast, save strokes out of the rough, and look great doing it. These blade irons are classics and will definitely stand out amongst the sea of clubs at any given pro shop. 

Used by Paul Casey, Justin Rose, Luke Donald, and many others over the years.  

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Best For Off-Center Hits: Wilson Staff Model

A blue-collar golf club that is made for the upper single-digit handicap players. These irons will improve their game but without hours and hours of practice. 

Wilson Staff doesn’t throw money at players the same way other companies do. They prefer to let their irons do the talking. 

New Design Features

• A special fluid-feel hosel technology that promises (and delivers) clean contact out of any lie. The hosel has been stripped of its weight and re-distributed back into the sole. This makes it wider and very easy to glide through rough like a hot knife through warm butter. 
• Wider sole makes them clunky, though, right? Wrong, Wilson has addressed that issue by grinding the sole to make it more rounded. This reduces the shovel-like feel that other game improvement irons have. This feature makes fairway bunkers a non-issue.

These Are Perfect For…

Golfers who are comfortable with their swing and like to manipulate the ball flight will benefit from these golf clubs. 

Their design and overall feel are great for someone’s first set of blade irons. The size of the head and sweet spot size are very forgiving compared to other blade irons and even cavity back irons. 

The Wilson Staff Model irons have collected more major victories than any other iron company EVER!

• Arnold Palmer
• Sam Snead
• Gene Sarazen
• John Daly
• Hale Irwin
• Ben Crenshaw
• There’s too many to list here

Have all used Wilson blade irons and are currently being used by Gary Woodland (US Open Champ 2019). 

Hopefully, I’ll see your name on that list too. 

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Best For Shot Workability: Taylor Made P7TW/MB

For the first time ever, you can buy Tiger Woods’ set of irons!

Yes, you can get the exact model, specifications, and design that Tiger won the 2019 Masters with. They will make you the most popular golfer at the driving range because everyone will want to take a swing or two. 

If you are looking to improve your own game, then Taylor Made will take care of you as well (they just won’t pay you millions of dollars, sorry).

Inspired by Tiger’s input and expertise, the Taylor Made P7TW blade irons feature a longer club head and are weighted by tungsten. Same. As. Tiger. 

This helps you get dialed into the, albeit, smaller sweet spot. Remember, these were made with Tiger in mind.

The First Iron To Ever Have…

It wouldn’t be a Tiger iron unless something about it completely separated itself from every other iron out there. 

In this case, the P7TW feature a milled grind sole on EVERY IRON. 

Up until now, this was only seen on wedges. Now all your irons can slice through thick rough, tear through bunkers, and coast through fairway approach shots. 

This keeps your ball speed up and adds distance to every single one of your iron shots.    

TW vs. MB

The MB irons are a great set of irons and have been around for a long time because of it.

Both are great blade irons, and it will come down to your personal preference as to which one you choose.

TW’s are covered in Tiger preferences such as milled grind sole, longer club head length, and added tungsten weight. These features give him accurate feedback from each shot, so he knows what areas to practice more. And you will too.

The MB irons feature a more traditional blade look that is very pleasing to the eye. They have a more offset hosel as well to protect against too much twisting. A great feature to have if your goal is to gain more control over your golf ball. 

MB’s are for a golfer that doesn’t have a multi-billion dollar company at their beck and call. Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, and many more have been playing the MB model for years, and they seem to be pretty successful.

Related: Best TaylorMade Irons

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Most Undervalued: Honma TW 747

If you haven’t heard of these blade irons yet, then I’m happy to be the first to tell you that these are absolutely amazing. 

While every other golfer is looking for the big-name/mainstream blade irons, you will be improving your game with the most under-the-radar irons on the market. 

They’re much more popular in their home country of Japan but recently more, and more of the world’s golfers are recognizing how good they are.

Here’s How They Will Help You

These are the best blade irons for hitting out of the rough. They have tungsten weighting in the toe of which increases the size of the sweet spot. 

A larger sweet spot means when you’re faced with an unpredictable lie, even a less than perfect swing can produce a perfect shot. 

Everyone knows that when you hit a perfect shot with a blade iron, it makes one of the best sounds in golf. The sound of the ball being compressed and then the divot soaring through the air. These iron blades produce that sound constantly. I don’t know how they do it, but it’s a beautiful thing. 

Great Irons For A First Time Blade Owner

Honma likes to keep a lid on the forging and building process of their golf equipment. But whatever they are cooking up in their kitchen is definitely working.  

These irons are awesome if you are on the fence about switching to a blade iron set. They have a lower center of gravity than their competitors, which helps you hit it higher even if you catch it a bit low on the face. 

They also feature a reduced face progression. This means your 3 iron doesn’t look like a butter knife. When you’re looking down at the golf ball, it gives you a great sense of confidence to hit those penetrating mid and long irons.       

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Coolest Looking: Cobra RF MB Copper

If Tigers irons aren’t the ones for you, then maybe Rickie’s will be?

Rickie Fowler and Cobra have teamed up to build the best blade that Cobra has ever created.

Up until recently, Cobra was only known for its game improvement irons. Even though Greg Norman and Ian Poulter made very successful careers using them.

Now Cobra has a real contender here with an iron set that deserves to be on this list.

Traditional Blade Iron Look

This iron is definitely made for the golfer who wants that classic look of a blade iron. When looking down at this club, there is a very thin top line and a short blade length. This makes the ball look bigger and helps you focus more.

The copper color also makes the ball stand out more and will reduce glare and reflection from the sun to almost nothing. The color was Rickie’s idea.

All The New Tech In These Irons

• These are the softest muscleback irons you can possibly get due to their unique construction. The softer they are, the more comfortable you will be with off-center hits. They are forged 5 times over from a single piece of mild carbon steel. 5 TIMES!
• Softer feel also means more spin control. This is perfect for golfers looking to get a little more check on the ball when it hits the green. Control your spin to get the ball close to the hole. 
• Your off-center hits will also be aided by the tungsten weighting system. This perfectly positioned weight enlarges the sweet spot while also centering the center of gravity right behind the middle of the club face. This gives you a lot of margin for error and makes them feel more like cb irons.
• They are branded with the signature “RF” so you know these belong to Roger Federer, I mean Rickie Fowler.

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Most Accurate: Titleist 620 MB

The Titleist 620 MB’s are the arch rivals of the Mizuno MP 20s. 

Both are very alike when it comes to design, look, and feel. The biggest difference is budget. Titleist has deeper pockets for marketing, and that’s why you have heard of these a lot more. 

Similar to the Mizuno’s, this set of Titleist blade irons will fill you with confidence just looking at them. They have one of the thinnest top-line designs, which give them the capability of working the ball in any direction or trajectory you choose. 

Perfect For Ball Strikers

The construction makes this club very versatile if you’re the type of player who likes to use all the different shot shapes.

Not only a thin top line but a thin sole as well makes these clubs very maneuverable. 

With this design, you can still spin the ball out of the rough. Your club will glide through longer grass easier, and you will have less grass between the ball and clubface. Activating more spin so you can work the ball in any direction and control the ball flight. 

Why Are They So Popular?

Yes, marketing plays a big part in why these clubs are so common. But that’s not the only reason. 

They have implemented progressive blade length. This means the club head gets a little bit longer with each club. So the 3 iron is longer than most other 3 irons, which gives you a little more forgiveness to offset the thin sole and topline. 

We had to include these clubs on the list specifically for the pitching wedge-7 irons. These 4 clubs are some of the most used in the set, and none of the others look or perform as well as these do. 

If you’re looking to improve your G.I.R’s, then this is the perfect set. These clubs will get your ball on the green more often. The pitching wedge itself is a work of art.  

Currently being used by some of the best iron players in the world, such as Justin Thomas, Jordan Speith, Webb Simpson, Viktor Hovland, and many many more.  

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Buyer’s Guide

If you are looking for a set of the best blade irons, you are already very comfortable with your swing and how YOU hit the ball. 

If you have never owned blade irons before, then here’s what you need to know.   

What Is A Blade Iron?

The term “blade iron” is in reference to the shape of the iron head. Sharing characteristics of an actual blade, these clubs are very thin. 

Usually, forged irons ARE blade irons. “Forged” means the club head is molded from one piece of metal. 

The advantage of this is feel. Knowing where you hit the ball on the clubface is a massive advantage to single-digit handicappers and is easily found in a forged iron. If you’re a mid-handicapper, read more here.

Length Of The Club Head

Added length will assist with your off-center hits. 

It increases the size of your sweet spot, but you will be sacrificing feel. If you are newer to blade irons, then getting ones with a longer blade length is recommended.

Shorter blade lengths will help with working the ball left or right. The reduced length gives you more control and is easier to maneuver. 

Shorter blade lengths also cut through the rough a bit easier as there is less resistance. Less resistance means you can still maintain your regular distances without worrying about the rough slowing your clubhead down. 

Longer blade length clubs;

• Taylor Made P7TW
• Honma TW 747

Shorter blade length clubs;

• Titleist MB
• Taylor Made MB 

Feel

Getting the right feel is paramount. 

The best part about blade irons is their ability to make good shots feel great. They have a particular sound that is unlike any other type of iron available. 

If you don’t feel good standing over them, you won’t ever experience this feeling. 

Contrary to that, hitting a bad shot with a blade iron feels (and looks) worse than any other iron. It’s at this point where people start to question the merit of having blade irons at all. 

Experimenting is the best way to sort through all the information and find the perfect club for you. 

Your local pro shop will have at least a couple of different types of blade irons for you to try. Use these to determine what kind of iron you prefer.

Take them out on the course as well. Hitting them from different lies and positions will give you valuable feedback as to whether or not the clubs will improve your game or not.

There is a good chance that your local club professional plays with blade irons as well. If you’re nice to him or her, they may let you take a few swings with their clubs too.    

Get Fitted

Whichever set you choose, make sure you get a custom fit for the set. 

This is so important when dealing with blade irons as there is such a small margin for error. 

A professional fitter can see things about your natural swing you didn’t even know existed. They can modify each club individually, so they all perform at their best. 

Bonus Tip: Leave your email address with your fitter so they can send all your stats and numbers from the fitting. You can use those for future club purchases as they won’t change much and are universal from one club company to another.     

Conclusion

Blade irons can be the change your looking for in your golf equipment. If you read this far then, you are definitely ready for your own set of blade irons. 

The control over your ball flight and the feel you get with this genre of iron are unmatched. This is why they have been used since the beginning of the modern era of golf. 

All of the great moments in golf have come from successful practice and execution of a great set of blade irons. 

Select the best iron set for you and get out there and show them off. Not just for performance, a set of the best blade irons are also the best-looking addition to anyone’s bag. 

Play well and hit ‘em straight.