Faster, longer and better looking: TaylorMade P770 (2024) iron review

Last updated: 14 October 2024

TaylorMade has become well-known among elite golfers for making some of the best irons in golf since introducing the P-Series in 2017. The whole P-Series franchise is aimed at ‘Players’ (that’s decent golfers), so the four-model family can fit golfers from 15-time major champ Tiger Woods (with the P7TW) through to reasonable 12 or 14 handicap club golfers with the brilliant P790.

The 3rd generation hollow body P770 has arrived on the scene promising greater consistency and more pleasing aesthetics over the previous TaylorMade P770 (2023). Thanks to the hollow body construction this modern-day players’ iron is aimed at golfers predominantly with 0 – 10 handicaps, it sits between the new P7CB and the super popular hollow body and fast face P790 (2023).

The P770 has a forged 4140 face just like the previous model, there’s also a soft 8620 carbon steel body to manage vibration and offer up great feel and sound. A Thru-Slot Speed Pocket in the sole maintains ball speed if shots are hit low on the face while SpeedFoam Air inside supports and encourages flex face while dialling down vibration to levels that decent players will accept, as a growing number of pros are willing to play P770 style irons.

Each head has up to 41g of tungsten toe and heel weighting inside, improving the level of forgiveness and consistency golfers can expect from this size of iron. Just like the P790 the P770s now have Flighted CGs so golfers get a little extra help launching the long irons from the turf and little lower launch and higher spin shots from the short irons.

TaylorMade has put in lots of work sculpting the soles of the P770s, expect a sharper leading edge on the long irons as the brand’s boffins wanted to serve up the feel of a solid body forged iron.

All in TaylorMade reckon the sleek new blade-like styling and improved consistency performance will introduce even more decent club golfers to the benefits of modern hollow body irons in the players’ iron arena. I put the set through their paces with TG Test Pro Neil Wain.

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I’ve been a fan of the P770 ever since it first launched in 2020 as it brought something new and different to the best players’ iron arena. I’m aware lots of golfers might have been led by influencers into thinking previous models could suit mid-handicap golfers as at launch it was similar to the brilliant P790, but the P770’s weaker loft should always spell out loud and clear it’s not all about speed and distance.

The P770 is a modern-day players’ iron, its designers have crammed in as much game-enhancing tech as they can fit into a compact head size – one that is still acceptable to the eye of decent players.

Personally, I love the super simple new blade-like styling it’s really striking and different for TaylorMade and it gives a real quality look in the bag. Even though I know the P770 is a long way from being a muscleback blade you can’t fail to love the look, there’s simply nothing here not to like.

TaylorMade know their stuff when it comes to shaping irons for better players as their elite athletes are constantly feeding back on profiles, shapes, and new technologies to the brand’s tour team. To say the P770 looks anything other than cracking sat in the play position would be utterly unfair. If you don’t like the shape at address you honestly don’t know what great irons should look like.

After hitting just a few shots our Test Pro said he’d happily put the P770 into play, as he loved the looks, feel, and sound plus he enjoyed the feel of additional power coming from the P770s flexible face.

Traditional golfers have long raised questions about hollow body irons with fast faces introducing inconsistencies to their game. These are golfers who typically play solid one-piece forged irons. Our Test Pro and I have done tons of hollow body iron testing over the years and we’re yet to see a low-spin knuckleball that flies forever like some golfers complain about. We certainly didn’t see it with this new P770 in fact, the model produced the lovely hanging ball flight Neil likes to see.

When shots didn’t quite hit center face Neil also felt the model was really efficient at neutralizing the effect of slight mishits, so shots still found the putting surface. That does not mean the P770 is super forgiving it just means it’s less punishing than a model like the P7CB. My gut feeling is so long as ball striking isn’t your weakness and extra distance isn’t your number one priority 8 handicappers and below could probably get along really nicely with this model.

Lots of golfers will find themselves choosing between the P770 and P790, the smaller, more compact P770 will tug at your heartstrings while your head will know the P790 offers up more speed and distance. Our Test Pro saw 10 yards of additional carry distance from the P790 over the P770, very few club golfers at reasonable speeds will want to make this trade-off.

If you make giving up distance your main decider in any buying decision I don’t think you can go too far wrong. If your swing speed happens to be anywhere close to average check to make sure you get good amounts of spin, peak height, and descent angle from the P790, if not you’re likely to need a more lofted higher launch model like the Qi10 HL.

As part of our Best TaylorMade Iron test sessions, I put the P770 in the hands of TG Test Pro Neil Wain. Below is a data chart to show how the model faired against the rest of the TaylorMade iron family.

As you can see the P770 gives up ball speed (4.2 mph) and carry distance (10 yards) to the P790, which should be expected as the loft isn’t quite as strong. From the same loft as the P7CB though the P770s fast face and hollow body launched shots higher with a steeper landing angle, even though carry distance remained almost the same. This gives a great example of just what modern hollow body technology brings to the party.

After putting the P770 through its paces on several occasions I’m happy to say this modern players’ iron should be on the shortlist of any golfer shopping within the players’ iron market. I love the look both at address and in the bag, the feel and sound are excellent and the performance benefits, particularly additional forgiveness, are undeniable over traditional one-piece forged players’ irons.

I’d urge anyone looking for a new set of players’ irons to start by asking themselves whether they can accept a hollow body construction, if you can then the P770 is every bit as good as the Callaway Apex 24 Pro, PXG 0317 T or the cavity back Titleist T150.

If you’re going try them yourself I’d advise paying close attention to your ball flight, spin, and descent angles as the new Dynamic Gold Mid 115 stock shafts are a mid-launch and spin option (as I explain in our Best Iron Shafts page), which when combined with the traditional lofts might give a higher ball flight than expected.

As far as grips go the stock non-corded Golf Pride Z-Grip is one of my favorites out there, it gives a lovely smooth, and controlled feel. The model is durable and thanks to the tread pattern offers good traction in dry, warm, and reasonably damp conditions.

Having tested and played more than 10,000 clubs in his life, what Simon doesn’t know about golf clubs isn’t worth knowing.

He spent a large part of his career as a golf club maker and product development manager, and has worked in the golf industry for more than 30 years. He joined EMAP Active (now Bauer Media) as Equipment Editor in 2006 and has worked for both Today’s Golfer and Golf World.

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RRP: US $1,399.99 UK £179 per iron

Stock shaft: Dynamic Gold Mid 115

7-iron loft: 33°

Category: Players’ Iron

Forgiveness rating: 2-2.5/5

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