jsweetcr:
Only thing i really disagree with here even tho i would like to have it is the meter speed. I don't think you can put irons out there that have same type of attributes as R11's like 4. 5 precision and 4 spin and super high trajectory and also give it a slow meter. As stated in other threads i think there need to be a little risk/reward. If you want to be able to toss a ball up into the heavens and stick it like a dart inside 3 feet from 200+ yards out i think you need to have something to lose as well. A faster meter does that, cuz if you miss you don't get as close. So if the g25s had that same slow meter i think they would have to have less forgiveness than the existing G20s cuz now if you miss with the slower meter you really get punished. IMO you can't have everything. You can' have 4.5 prec, 4 spin 3 or 3.5 forgiveness and a slow meter. It would be too much.
The R11s and the Bladez are already true risk/reward clubs. You have to be very good around the ding to use either set. New irons further down this evolutionary path would only benefit the gifted and the "gifted", if you know what I mean.
There are good options at lower levels for players who benefit from slow-metered, forgiving clubs with less spin and precision. They stop at L47 with the new Max irons. The G20 series trades dingability for precision and spin just like the Taylormades. It's to a lesser degree, but you still need to be a pretty darn good dinger to use the L83s effectively.
That leaves a lot - I'd guess more than half - of the players without a good option for coping with the longer distances at Legend and above. The K15s and Raptures are (were, for the Raps) very popular mid-level clubs. The players who really need those clubs have nothing to buy when they reach the tips. That's a big market that WGT hasn't tapped.
I fool around with my old Rapture irons occasionally. They're fun to play with for the challenge of rolling the ball a little more than I'm used to. The biggest problem with that set is the lack of distance. The 3 Iron isn't even as long as the R11 4, and barely longer than the 5. I have to use 2 wedges and a hybrid, which makes it extremely difficult to shoot competitive scores.
I think an iron set with full Legend-capable distance, a slow meter, and high forgiveness would be a big seller. This set would have to have less precision and spin so that it wouldn't be the best choice for all players (and wouldn't lower the already ridiculous scores that win tournaments). It would help the game in general if there were more players capable of posting competitive scores. Players who become discouraged at the upper levels now would have a fighting chance and stick with it.
This set wouldn't make the game "too easy" either. Expert course management on approaches (due to lack of stopping power) and excellent putting skills (due to lack of precision) would be required for full proficiency.
WGT probably couldn't use the G25 brand on such a set. Maybe one of the gear makers has a RL set that's targeted to more casual golfers that they'd like to promote.