I was over at the Crazy Factory on Saturday for a customer fitting (which I will cover in a later post). I got the chance to take pictures of a bunch of new products that Crazy will be releasing. First up is the Air Iron Forged. I took pics of their prototype head which is pretty close to the actual retail model save that there are two different heads for the retail launch, a Dot One with standard sandblasted face and a Dot Two with micro milled face. The Retail models will also have a choice of a carbon insert in the back of the head or silver insert.
The new Air Iron which will be out late May/early June features a muscle back appearance but with a specially hollow forged muscle to provide cavity like forgiveness and distance. Because of this I call it a neo muscle. It' is forged from S25C in Japan and the back of the head is machined and the head plated satin. Besides having a hollow muscle to help increase spring and distance especially with the long irons, Crazy has also grinded each head to make the iron more versatile and forgiving in different lies. Trailing, Leading edge relief help clean entry and exit in all kinds of conditions as well as toe and heel relief for more uneven and challenging lies. We all know we can make better shots when we make better contact and this multi grind is made for that purpose.
Face on the Air Iron is very compact with a boxy toe and perfectly straight top line. This gives the iron a very sharp and all business kind of look to it. You can see a slight rounding in the leading edge, once again to add a bit of friendliness to this neo muscle.
They had this proto shafted up with a Target Tour 120 Stiff which is too heavy and certainly too stiff for me. Never the less I fiddled with the club while I took pictures. At address it is very blade like. It's not the thinnest topline but it is rather thin and the neck quite straight. Anytime you have a hollow head of some kind it is going to feel different. While most blades try and create the thickest muscle area for the most pure feel at impact (provided you strike it right in the sweet spot), the Air Iron and its hollow muscle do not create the same pure it felt like nothing feel. You can clearly feel the ball strike and spring off the face, which is actually a good thing. The hollow muscle increases the sweet spot and almost gives the club a hollow driving iron kind of feel but in forged blade package. It's really quite interesting.
The Air Iron Forged is a unique blade for any player who wants a muscle back with the forgiveness of a cavity back. For a blade the distance is rather good and the sweet spot probably larger than any other blade thanks to the hollow muscle. Admittedly coming from Crazy it is not cheap however we've come to learn we end up paying for quality and the coolness factory when it comes to their brand. The Air Iron Forged is already in the pro shop for pre order!
If it is hollow there, my friend, what makes the bottom of the club “heavier” or feel “weighted”??? No tungsten, I see? I wonder how it weighs when compared to other, ordinary muscle backs out there? Do you have club head weight specs too, please? Thanks
Hi G,
The heads themselves are heavier to start with and the the sole wider to take the weight down. Also, while the muscle is hollow, its not not hollow to the point where the muscle is thin walled. The muscle is still quite thick, just nothing in the center.
I can get the head weights for you and I’ll add them to the listing.
Thanx. Yeah I just was curious as to how it really was. Some sort of comparison to other MBs head weights would be awesome.
Oh…….. but why is the Silver one’s face not milled? That sux……….. I wish it was milled like the Black one.
G, you can actually choose the back badge for each head, so for the milled dot two, you can also have silver on the back.
I’m so tempted but I think I might go for the Crazy Limited Forged instead!
Hi Tario!
I asked this question through the website but did not have any feedback. How would these compare to an Epon 501?
I am looking for a second set and I would like a more feel… even softer than epon. I have the Crazy TOyoshima wedges from last year abd I quite enjoy, I was thinking of sticking with the brand (my 501s are shaft TargetTour 120 X; I was thinking of having the Crazy with the S instead of the X. I appreciate your ideas, thanks!
Hi Mauricio, I am sorry you did not receive a reply from our site. I would say that the Air Iron and AF501 are very different. The 5 series from epon borders on mid sized while the air iron is closer to a compact cavity which sets up like a blade. Also feel is subjective but it would be hard to say the air iron would be softer than Epon especially since a hollow head typically affects feel. If soft is what you want you’d be better off looking at the limited blade but they would be much less forgiving. Don’t forget you can always email me directly!
Hi Tario,Could you please find out for me if RomaroRay will be producing 3 or a 5 wood soon. Many Thanks, Roy.