Explore TaylorMade's New P·770 and P·7CB Golf Irons

For long enough, TaylorMade was seen as a “driver company.”

Even though TaylorMade has produced golf irons since its early existence, golfers gravitated more to the tried and trusted models from Mizuno or Titleist for their irons, with TaylorMade’s offerings not getting much of a look in.

However, TaylorMade has worked hard on its iron ranges over the years, creating classics such as the RAC forged CB and MB irons in the early 2000s. TaylorMade also released a string of classic “TP” models in muscle back blade and cavity blade form to give amateurs a comparable iron to what the tour pros used. 2017 saw TaylorMade launch the P790 player’s distance iron, which has been a massive success for many amateur and professional players.

Today, TaylorMade golf irons are highly regarded. Their forging process is as good as that of many Japanese specialists, creating irons that score highly in the soft forging stakes.

TaylorMade has just updated two models in its forged range, the P.770 and the P.7CB.

The 2024 P.7CB is a descendant of the lineage of the player’s cavity back irons previously mentioned.

The P.770 is a newer model, by comparison. It is the younger sibling of the wildly popular P790 player’s distance iron, combining the explosive performance of the P790 with a classic-looking blade style.

If you are in the market for a new set of irons, we’ll give you complete insight into the new TaylorMade irons by covering the following:

• TaylorMade P.770 Irons - Background
• The 2024 TaylorMade P.770 Iron
• The 2024 TaylorMade P.7CB Iron
• How Custom Fitting Your P-Series Irons Will Improve Your Game

TaylorMade P.770 Irons - Background

TaylorMade released the first generation P770 iron in August 2020. The P770 took the concepts of a player’s distance iron first seen in the P790 series and created a smaller head with a thinner topline to make the new iron more blade-like in appearance to appeal to better players.

The new iron proved to be a massive success. P770s sold out in a matter of weeks after launch, and TaylorMade took months to catch up with the demand.

Tour pros appreciated the blade-like look of the P770. The P770s offered more flexibility for playing courses with exposed conditions, such as the Open Championship, where flighting the ball becomes key to scoring well. Players such as Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, and Tiger Woods currently, or have in the past, used P770s as their three or four-iron options.

Australian golfer Jason Day has gone one step further and opted to game a full set of P770s.

Amateur golfers also appreciated the player’s club looks but benefited from the technology packed within the sleek looks of the P770 irons, which gave them forgiveness and distance in equal measure.

TaylorMade released the updated P770s in late 2022. After continued success, 2024 ushers in the third generation of the P.770.

The 2024 TaylorMade P.770 Iron

At first glance, it’s safe to say that TaylorMade has continued the evolution over revolution theme. Why should TaylorMade drastically tinker with what is a winning formula?

So, what does the 2024 edition offer us?

The most obvious place to start is with the looks.

The 2024 P.770 has an even sleeker design than its predecessor. TaylorMade has applied its Tour Satin Scratch finish with minimalist stamping on the rear of the iron. A small TaylorMade logo stamped into the toe section with the P.770 moniker positioned in the middle of the rear of the head is all you get.

At address, TaylorMade has retained the P. 770’s more compact appearance behind the ball while thinning the top line further from the last generation.

TaylorMade has reworked the leading edge, creating a tighter radius to improve turf interaction and ball striking.

The three- to seven-iron soles still feature TaylorMade’s longstanding Speed Pocket, which is engineered to reduce spin and maintain ball speeds from strikes low on the face.

Within the hollow construction, TaylorMade has integrated its Speed Foam to enhance acoustics and feel on shots and 41 grams of strategically positioned tungsten to enhance the P. 770’s moment of inertia (MOI) to improve accuracy on off-centre hits.

The P.770 is further enhanced by TaylorMade’s FLTD CG technology to optimise spin and launch throughout the golf iron set, resulting in higher launching long irons and lower launching higher spinning short irons.

The P.770 continues to be of forged construction, helping to generate high levels of feel, which is often a trait better golfers prefer in their iron set.

We are confident that the new sleek minimalist look of the P.770 irons will add an element of cool to any golfer’s bag while offering high levels of performance and the opportunity to create an ideal blended set, potentially with TaylorMade’s other new release, the P.7CB.

The 2024 TaylorMade P.7CB Iron

The prospect of a new player-focused CB iron was heightened when pictures were released of a new “proto” four iron that appeared in Rory McIlroy’s bag just in time to win the Wells Fargo Championship in May this year.

Collin Morikawa played the Genesis Scottish Open and Open Championship with a full set of the new irons in his bag.

Having been tour tested and now available for golfers to buy, what does the new P.7CB iron offer?

Improved Feel

This is big for TaylorMade. The P.7CB has stiff competition in the player’s cavity back models, and to lure better golfers who prioritise feedback and playability over pure distance, TaylorMade has gone all out to create what they believe is the best in class.

The P.7CB is forged using a single billet of 1025 carbon steel heated to 1922 degrees Fahrenheit. Once at temperature, the steel is bent to create an “L” shape before it goes for two strikes on the forging process, which TaylorMade calls rough forging. This creates the iron shape and the basic outline for the model TaylorMade wants to create.

The head is then subjected to a further three strikes from TaylorMade’s 2,000-ton press.

This level of pressure is applied to the hot steel to eradicate any consistencies in its grain. The heavier the pressure applied, the more it refines the grain flow and strengthens the steel.

What this all means in the finished P.7CB is an iron that looks fantastic and has an exceptionally soft, consistent feel that better players demand. 

Following up on TaylorMade’s tour staff feedback, enhancing the feel and control of the P.7CB required precision milling of the face and grooves to create consistent spin and launch from each iron.

Cavity and Tungsten

The P. 7CB’s cavity design pushes weight out to the perimeter of the face as much as possible to increase stability and offer some forgiveness on off-centre hits.

TaylorMade has also engineered two pockets into the sole of the CB. One pocket is filled with up to eleven grams of tungsten, and the other is a metal composite matrix material that is 1/7th the weight of steel.

The two materials combine to create stability and further optimise each iron’s trajectory through precise placement of the CG.

Behind the ball, the P. 7CB’s blade length is staggered, longer in the longer irons to promote a friendlier look at address and shorter in the short irons. The top line is marginally thicker but with less offset than the outgoing MC model.

The P.7CB also benefits from having the same work done on the leading and trailing edge of the sole to the P.770 to improve turf interaction for improved ball striking.

How Custom Fitting Your P-Series Irons Will Improve Your Game

The new P.770 and P.7CB irons are some of TaylorMade’s best-looking irons, with their minimalist designs and Tour Satin Scratch finishes.

While they will score highly in the “looks cool in the bag” stakes, custom-fitting is the key to making these irons truly perform.

The P.770 and P.7CB can make a great blended set. The P.770s can offer more performance and forgiveness in the longer irons before switching to the P.7CB in the shorter irons to extract maximum control and feedback.

In the address position, the two irons look similar in blade length and topline profile, providing consistency in aesthetics throughout your set. Lofts are similar between each iron set, making for easy, consistent gapping throughout a blended set.

To come to a solution on how a blended set would work and where the crossover between one iron and another comes down to the custom fitting process.

Using the GC Quad launch monitor, we can fully understand how much spin you impart on the ball and how consistent you are in your ball striking. Knowing this information can help us pinpoint exactly where the P.770 irons switch to the P.7CBs.

The P.7CB irons are more about precision and accuracy than the P.770. Precision and accuracy can be further enhanced by being custom-fitted for the correct shaft for your game. Today, there is an extensive selection of steel and graphite iron shafts that can be fitted to match your exact swing characteristics.

Accuracy can also be improved by ensuring you have the correct lie angle for your irons.

If you have to adjust your setup to get comfortable with your existing set of irons and you consistently see shots coming out of the heel or the toe area, your irons aren’t well suited for your needs.

For any custom fitting session for a new set of irons, our fitters will check for the correct lie angle and incorporate that information into the build sheet when you place an order.

To conclude, TaylorMade can’t be considered purely a “driver company”. They have been consistently producing high-quality irons for a number of years. They employ the same forging techniques and attention to detail, equal to the finest Japanese forging houses.

The new P770 irons are a premium player’s distance iron with the looks and feel of a blade. Still, they are packed with the same technology that has made its older sibling, the P790, a massive success.

The P-7CB represents TaylorMade’s drive to build the best-feeling forged irons in the market. It gives players traditional looks with optimised CG to deliver consistent results with each iron.

If you are considering a new set of irons and want to explore the new P770 and P-7CB irons from TaylorMade, you can book a golf iron custom fitting session through the Nine by Nine Golf website.

The P770 and P-7CB are also available via the Nine by Nine Golf website, where you can customise your set to your exact requirements through the vast array of shafts and grips we have available for fitting.

Once you place your order, your set will be built in-house at Nine By Nine Golf and dispatched to your door.

Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about TaylorMade’s new P770 and P-7CB irons or how custom fitting could benefit your game. We’d be happy to help.