The Best 21 Combo Iron Sets for 2021

We have been crafting combo sets of irons for our customers for over twenty years, but 2021 seems to be the year that major club manufacturers are actually specifically designing blended sets of irons for several categories of players.  Specifically, TaylorMade with their “P700” series and Callaway with their Apex line are making a big push for combo iron sets in 2021.

What is a Combo Set Anyway?

The theory behind the combo set is that longer irons are more difficult to hit so maybe a player should have a more forgiving club in their longer irons.  The usual route for higher handicap and slower swing speed golfers is to swap a hybrid in for say a 4 or 5 iron.  But if you are a better, stronger player, maybe you just need a little more forgiveness or versatility in the longer irons.

How we Developed our Model Combo Sets

I won’t lie to you, we took a little from TaylorMade and Callaway’s set make ups but we have extended the offerings quite a bit.  Here is what are model is based on:

Tier 1:  Stronger, better players that love hitting long irons.  The 2 iron is typically a utility iron.  We only go through Pitching Wedge as most of these sets only go through PW.  Typically break at 6 or 7 iron to the players irons.

Tier 2:  Still strong, better players but not as consistent with long irons and need even more help.  Comfortable with cavity back irons in the 8 – PW.

Tier 3:  Mid handicap players that probably have a hybrid to replace a 3 iron and maybe even a 4 iron.  Still like hitting a 5 iron but need more forgiveness.  Break at 8 iron for the scoring irons.

Tier 4:  More forgiveness and maybe even a 3 and 4 hybrid for these mid handicap players.  Like the feel and performance of a cavity back 8 – PW.

Tier 5:  Only two companies, Mizuno and Titleist, had enough iron models to go to this tier.  Could even mix three models of irons or start with a 5 and 6 hybrid.

Recommended Shafts:

Our Fit Quiz will give you recommendations for length, shaft weight, flex, trajectory, spin and swing weight.  The only exception we would make is to use a slightly lighter shaft in the 2 iron.

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So Here are our Combo Iron Sets For 2021:

Models from Callaway, Mizuno, Srixon, TaylorMade and Titleist with their Tier make-ups below.  You will need to tweak the lofts in most combo sets slightly to get proper distance gaps.  The exceptions are the combo set makeups from Callaway.

Callaway:

As I mentioned above, Callaway is making a big push into combo iron sets.  They are even making very specific sets so lofts will give proper spacing when you change head models.

Callaway	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
2 iron	X Forged UT
3 iron	X Forged CB	Apex Pro
4 iron	X Forged CB	Apex Pro	Apex 21
5 iron	X Forged CB	Apex Pro	Apex 21	Apex DCB
6 iron	X Forged CB	Apex Pro	Apex 21	Apex DCB
7 iron	X Forged CB	Apex Pro	Apex 21	Apex DCB
8 iron	Apex MB	Apex MB	Apex Pro	Apex 21
9 iron	Apex MB	Apex MB	Apex Pro	Apex 21
Pitching Wedge	Apex MB	Apex MB	Apex Pro	Apex 21
Gap Wedge	Apex MB	Apex MB	Apex Pro	Apex 21

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Mizuno

With seven different head models, not including the left handed SEL model, we stretched the combo sets to five tiers.  We included the MP-20 and JPX-921 models below:

Mizuno	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
2 iron	MP-20 HMB
3 iron	MP-20 MMC	MP-20 HMB
4 iron	MP-20 MMC	MP-20 HMB	MP-20 MMC	JPX-921 Forged	JPX-921 HotMetal
5 iron	MP-20 MMC	MP-20 HMB	MP-20 MMC	JPX-921 Forged	JPX-921 HotMetal
6 iron	MP-20 MMC	MP-20 HMB	MP-20 MMC	JPX-921 Forged	JPX-921 HotMetal
7 iron	MP-20 MMC	MP-20 MMC	MP-20 MMC	JPX-921 Forged	JPX-921 HotMetal
8 iron	MP-20	MP-20 MMC	JPX-921 Forged	JPX-921 Tour	JPX-921 HotMetal Pro
9 iron	MP-20	MP-20 MMC	JPX-921 Forged	JPX-921 Tour	JPX-921 HotMetal Pro
Pitching Wedge	MP-20	MP-20 MMC	JPX-921 Forged	JPX-921 Tour	JPX-921 HotMetal Pro
Gap Wedge				JPX-921 Tour	JPX-921 HotMetal Pro

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Srixon

The new ZX irons follow in the footsteps to the X model irons from 2019.  While there are only three models, the Z Forged, Z7 and Z5, the ZX Utility adds a nice long iron to the mix.

Srixon	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
2 iron	ZX Utility
3 iron	ZX7	ZX Utility
4 iron	ZX7	ZX5	ZX5
5 iron	ZX7	ZX5	ZX5
6 iron	ZX7	ZX5	ZX5
7 iron	Z Forged	ZX7	ZX5
8 iron	Z Forged	ZX7	ZX7
9 iron	Z Forged	ZX7	ZX7
Pitching Wedge	Z Forged	ZX7	ZX7
Gap Wedge		ZX7	ZX7

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TaylorMade

When the new “P” series was introduced in the fall of 2020, we were blown away by TaylorMade’s commitment to more players irons.  The P7MC and P7MB were very nice additions to the P77- and P790 models.

TaylorMade	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
2 iron	P790 UDI
3 iron	P7MC	P770
4 iron	P7MC	P770	P790
5 iron	P7MC	P770	P790	P790 TI
6 iron	P7MC	P770	P790	P790 TI
7 iron	P7MB	P7MC	P770	P790 TI
8 iron	P7MB	P7MC	P770	P790
9 iron	P7MB	P7MC	P770	P790
Pitching Wedge	P7MB	P7MC	P770	P790
Gap Wedge			P770	P790

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Titleist

Not to be outdone, Titleist has no fewer than seven iron models not including the two utility irons.  Again, an extensive list of combinations here.  Due to the stronger lofts of the T400 and T100S models, there may need to be some loft adjustments for proper distance gaps.

Titleist	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5
2 iron	U 510
3 iron	620 CB	U 500
4 iron	620 CB	T100	T200
5 iron	620 CB	T100	T200	T300	T400
6 iron	620 CB	T100	T200	T300	T400
7 iron	620 MB	T100	T200	T300	T400
8 iron	620 MB	620 CB	T100	T200	T300
9 iron	620 MB	620 CB	T100	T200	T300
Pitching Wedge	620 MB	620 CB	T100	T200	T300
Gap Wedge			T100	T200	T300

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Dan Sueltz