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Hollow Body vs Cavity Back: Do you have a preference? Do you even care?

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Title says it all, when looking for your next iron set, or when you got your current set, do/did you have a design preference in terms of hollow body vs traditional cavity back?
 
Prefer Cavity back, always have. Just my thing.
 
CB now that I've been spoiled.
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Having played both I lean cavity back. However hollow continues to get better and better.
 
Cavity for me.

Im prepared to be lambasted for it, but the reasoning for me is distance. I hit hollow bodies further than I want, I want more spin and more consistently familiar to me distances.
 
Depends where in the set we're talking.

Closer to the wedge? Probably a CB.
Closer to the utilities? Give me all the benefits of hollowness.
 
I would prefer a CB but man, you hit a jelly filled PXG and that feel can become an addiction. So smooth. When they launched the 0317T I knew I'd have to have a set someday.
 
Won't surprise anytime it's cavity back for me. Hollows keep getting better, but they're not usually the look, feels, or performance profiles I'm looking for.
 
I have not played hollow body so I can’t comment. Generally in reviews I see low spin as being a characteristic of hollow bodies so I lean cavity back. Would love to try some hollow bodies though. I might bend them a bit weak depending to get a little launch or spin if needed.
 
Cavity, though I did like my 2020 Forged Tecs.
 
I think some of the new hollow body irons are getting really good.
 
I guess cavity backs because they tend to have smaller head options vs hollow/goo filled clubs, to better suit my prodigious ballstriking needs
 
Iron sets that I have truly loved and enjoyed playing the most have been cavity backs.
 
jdtox said:
Having played both I lean cavity back. However hollow continues to get better and better.
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add in hollow bodies look better as well (when done right)
 
i don't care. just want the visuals, sole and performance to work for me, and then i want them to feel "right."
 
No, I don't have a personal preference that I'm aware of.
 
I play cavities, but I think hollow bodies represented a proper shift in technology when they came out. As far as irons go, they could be the most revolutionary vs. evolutionary to my small brain.
 
I play cavity back currently, but if my next set was better as hollow it wouldn't matter to me
 
CB for me overall, but for my 4i I am open to options. I think the 565 I currently have would be considered just a CB, but I am open to hollow body there if it gaps.
 
No preference at all.

I will play whatever hits it long and straight.
 
Can I get back to you on this? I've been kind of fascinated with the hollow bodies for a few years now, and picked up a set of TEE C722s last year. I've had them in the bag most of the time since I got them, but switch back to my Mizuno JPX 919 Forged every once in a while. Not really a fair comparison, but the 722s aren't in the same ballpark for looks and feel, although for a hollow body they do feel pretty good with the VibrCor in them. The biggest issue for me with these is the shafts, I was fit for the Mizunos, and have Steelfiber i95s in them that I REALLY LIKE. The shafts in the 722s are a stock graphite offering that I really don't like, and that don't work that well for me, but I'll be putting some Steelfiber Private Reserve i95s in them soon, and I do expect that to make a big difference.
 
Growing up playing pure blades CB irons have been a natural for me although I am warming up to the hollow body irons as I get older and can use a bit more distance.
 
Prefer CB but results are only thing that matters
 
I have tended to not like the feel of hollow irons. I had a set of the previous apex pros, and those lasted a couple of weeks before I sold them. Feel is important to me.

This year might be different. So far I am impressed with MP 245. I still need to hit the MP 243; maybe this morning. I will also check out the latest p790 and the upcoming i530 (Ping has to have improved the sound/feel, right?). I don't know if a hollow iron set will jump in the bag or not. Maybe.
 
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