What you need to know: Wilson expands its second generation of Dynapower irons to include not only an updated version of the standard Dynapower, but the addition of Dynapower Max—a more forgiving, easier-to-launch product. Both feature AI-driven variable thickness face designs to bolster ball speed.
Price/Availability: The Dynapower and Dynapower Max retail for $900 for a seven-piece set in steel. Both irons will be available at retail Feb. 12.
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1. Bye-bye Power Holes. A staple of Wilson irons for nearly a decade, the company re-evaluated the design of the polymer-filled holes on the sole that were designed to enhance face flex and improve ball speed.
In short, although the power holes were useful in assisting face flex, they were polarizing among consumers and the last thing you want to do as an equipment company is give potential customers a reason to say “no.” Instead, Wilson used analytical tools to develop its first-ever cupface construction (where parts of the face wrap around the topline and sole) to get the distance boost power holes provided, but in a more pleasing look.
2. Power play. The standard Dynapower is a hollow-body construction with a face made from 17-4 stainless steel, like the body of the iron, but created from a forged/stamped process. This manufacturing approach allows for a stronger and thinner face, while maintaining high strength and durability. That allows for changing thicknesses on 27 points on the face, ranging from 2 to 2.5 millimeters thick for fast ball speeds.
“This club is a pure distance play,” said Jon Pergande, director of global R&D and product for Wilson Golf. “We added as much structure as we could to support the face to improve energy transfer to the ball while keeping the acoustics intact.”
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Part of achieving distance is optimizing the mis-hits. After all, players in the game-improvement category miss face center frequently. The common miss? The toe. To combat that, the long irons in the Dynapower (4-iron through 8-iron), utilize a two-piece construction where the face is welded on around the topline and the upper part of the toe area. That provides a larger area of the face that is unsupported, which leads to more ball speed in that spot. A channel behind the face on the leading edge allows for face flex on shots hit low as well.
3. Max height and forgiveness. For many players in the super-game-improvement category, satisfaction comes simply by getting as many shots up in the air as possible. Wilson understood that desire in designing its Dynapower Max, a set with weaker lofts (2 degrees weaker than Dynapower) and a wider sole to get higher spin rates and peak height along with a steeper descent angle.
An all-iron set (as opposed to the hybrid-like Launch Pad model), mass was added to the topline area to improve stability. It also resulted in a slightly higher CG. This delivered better results on strikes caught high on the face while helping to mute the sound.
Located at the back of the iron, a supportive frame allows for maximum stability and energy transfer at impact, while optimizing sound and feel. Meanwhile, a channel located in the sole and behind the AI variable-thickness face allows the face to flex for increased ball speed.
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This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
