Taylormade 360 Irons Review? Still Good & They Forgiving for High Handicappers?

Taylormade 360 Irons Review? Still Good & They Forgiving for High Handicappers?

“The Taylormade 360 irons are a blast from the past; but they still may hold value for beginners and high handicappers.”

There is a sweet simplicity to the Taylormade 360 irons. They are not bogged down by modern, confusing technological aspects.

For these irons, Tayloramde kept things simple and stuck with what works.

The Taylormade 360 irons are bereft of bells and whistles; but that may be why some players shy away from them.

It’s true that golf club manufacturing tech has evolved quite a bit  since the advent of the Taylormade 360 irons; but do all those advancements equate to truly better performance.

The Taylormade 360 irons stand in stark contrast to the fancy GI irons of today – even when they came out they were somewhat basic.

So in the following review we will be talking about how this older set performs and whether newer truly is better.

Are Taylormade 360 Irons Still Good?

“Getting right into it, the Taylormade 360 irons are definitely still good irons for the right kind of player.”

When I first received the Taylormade 360 irons for testing, I could tell right away who they were designed for: beginners and high handicappers.

They have an oversized profile tha screams game improvement. But despite their size, I really liked the lines of these irons. They are clean, simple and oddly attractive.

I typically don’t like oversized irons but the Taylormade 360 irons have a really sleek look that I took a shine to.

The Taylormade 360 irons feature a deep cavity undercut so I was expecting  them to be forgiving and to launch high.

Without getting into too much detail yet, I was right on both fronts.

There is a fortified cavity badge that helps dampen unwanted vibration on mis-hits. There is also perimeter weighting in the toe and heel sections.

The top line is fairly wide; but even with the deep cavity undercut, the sole isn’t audaciously wide.

Overall the Taylormade 360 irons have a pleasing look if you’re a high handicapper. And at the same time, they don’t look gaudy in any way.

Are the Taylormade 360 Irons Forgiving for High Handicappers?

“Every feature seems to work in concert to make these irons extremely forgiving.”

The first thing I want to talk about is the progressive offset. I am a sucker for progressive offset.

I think it’s such a simple design and concept but it does so so much for the dynamic performance of irons.

In the case of the Taylormade 360 irons, the offset starts out pretty wide in the long irons. It tightens up as you get to the short irons.

When swinging the long irons, I felt I had so much margin for error and so much time to close up the face.

So even when my swing was slightly hitched, I was able to get a straight shot. When I took my natural, fluid swing, I was getting my usual baby fade.

The combination of perimeter weighting and deep cavity back design pushes a ton of mass to the perimeter of the head.

For those who don’t know, having more beef around the edges of the head will make your toe, heel, thin and heavy shots fly straighter.

I was losing a good amount of ball speed on mis-hits; but at least they were staying reasonably on-target.

The Taylormade 360 irons are also weak-lofted which means players who struggle to get  air under the ball will find a lot of help from these clubs.

Ballooning was a bit of a concern for me with the long irons though.

Overall, these irons are more than forgiving enough for high handicappers. They will increase your accuracy and get you marching down the fairway in no time.