[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-sub-70-golf-clubs-sub-70-better-player-irons-669-cb-669-tc-and-659-mb":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"sub-70-better-player-irons-669-cb-669-tc-and-659-mb","Sub 70 Better-Player Irons: 669 CB, 669 TC and 659 MB","Three compact forged options, and a short list of who each is for.","\u002Fimg\u002Fsub-70-golf-clubs\u002Fsub-70-better-player-irons-669-cb-669-tc-and-659-mb_669-659-irons.png","Sub 70 Better-Player Irons: 669 CB, 669 TC and 659 MB illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"sub-70-golf-clubs","Sub 70 Golf Clubs","\u003Ch3>669 CB\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>A forged cavity back with a compact profile and a clean topline. Perimeter weighting gives real help on off-centre strikes while the shape at address stays tour-like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For most golfers who want a better-player Sub 70 iron, this is the correct one. It gives up very little in appearance and a great deal less in forgiveness than the alternatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>669 TC\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The tour cavity — more compact still, less offset, closer to a blade in shaping while retaining a small cavity behind the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimed at golfers whose strike is genuinely consistent and who want more control over trajectory than the CB provides. The step down in forgiveness from the CB is real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>659 MB\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The forged muscleback. Maximum feedback, minimum forgiveness, and the shape a certain kind of golfer has always wanted in the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance penalty on a strike half an inch off centre is severe, and the height penalty is worse — the ball lands flat and runs off the back of greens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Who genuinely belongs in a blade\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Golfers whose strike pattern is measurably tight, not merely usually good. Put impact tape on a 6-iron and hit twenty shots. If the marks cover more than a coin-sized area, buy the CB instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The honest reason most blades get bought is how they look in the bag, and that costs shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Combo sets are the sensible build\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Very few players are best served by musclebacks through the whole set. CB in the long irons and TC or MB from the 7-iron down is a far better bag, and Sub 70 builds combos as standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>The utility iron\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>699U\u003C\u002Fstrong> covers the top of the set for golfers who want a driving iron rather than a hybrid. Useful on windy courses and tight tee shots, and a genuine alternative if hybrid shapes do not suit your eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Coach’s tip:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Test the CB and the TC back to back with the same shaft. That is the decision most better-player buyers actually face, and the difference shows up within ten shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Model names current as of September 2026.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",356,{"slug":15,"title":16},"sub-70-699-irons-v2-and-pro-v3-explained","Sub 70 699 Irons: v2 and Pro V3 Explained",{"slug":18,"title":19},"is-cheap-forged-actually-any-good","Is Cheap Forged Actually Any Good?",1788335628830]