Sub 70

699 Pro

Hot List Silver 2023

Our Review:

WHAT IT DOES: Sub 70 is a direct-to-consumer golf-club brand based in Sycamore, Ill., but its specialty is irons—in particular, irons for those who have some game. This one neatly straddles the design line between a players iron and a players-distance iron by providing a sleek hollow-body design with a thin topline and reduced offset—all of which makes these irons workable for those preferring to shape or flight their shots. The body is filled with a thermoplastic urethane that serves as a sound damper. That’s needed in this iron because the 455 carpenter-steel face is just 1.7 millimeters thick. This is great for producing high ball speeds but can also emit unwanted noise and vibrations. 

WHY WE LIKE IT: You might not have heard of Sub 70, but it is a brand known by better players. Although this club is made for the high single-digit handicapper, it looks and feels as if it were designed for a scratch player. The ultra-thin face helps produce an iron with real power, and the sole delivers the kind of playability a user of this kind of iron demands. What’s the stock shaft, you say? The choice is yours with more than 60 options to select.

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Price: 699 Pro $120 (per iron)
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Ratings
Performance

50%*

Innovation

30%*

Look / Sound / Feel

20%*

* Percentage of total score

Player Comments
High-Handicapper
"Kind of a little punch to it. Above average distance with a nice rising trajectory. Easy to hold greens with the short irons."
Handicap, 15
Medium-Handicapper
"Consistent with a nice syrupy feel. Love the high ball flight with better than average distance. Easy to get through the grass, too."
Handicap, 6
Low-Handicapper
"The ball launches low in a controlled way with exceptional distance. It looks like a game-improvement iron, but you can work it into the green like a blade."
Handicap, 5
Club Specs
Models Dexterity Price
699 Pro $120

699 Pro

Name Loft Length
5I 23.00 38.00
7I 30.00 37.00
PW 43.00 35.75

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