Titleist T400 vs Callaway Mavrik Irons Review & Specs

Titleist T400 vs Callaway Mavrik Irons Review & Specs

 

What golfers need from their irons? Well that depends on who you ask but if you are looking for distance and forgiveness in your irons and you are ready to invest, today’s review is for you.

At one point or another, both Callaway and Titleist have called the irons in the following review their longest.

Can they really live up to they hype? If so, which one actually plays longer? What about forgiveness? We tested the Titleist T400’s and the Callaway Mavrik irons to answer these questions and others.

Read on to find out which set of irons came out on top.

 

Overview Of Both Club Sets?

The Titleist T series irons have been something of a comforting presence over the years.

Golfers can rely on each new entry into the series to sport the classic Titleist player’s iron profile.

That’s not so much the case with the T400’s. The T400’s sport a beefier profile and ditch the rear badge of the T300’s.

The Callaway Mavrik was released with the Mavrik Max and the Mavrik Pro.

Today we will be revenging the standard Mavrik irons. The Mavriks are the successor to the popular Rogue irons.

They promise to be longer and more forgiving than the Rogue’s but at a comparable price.

 

Titleist T400 Key Features

The Titleist T400 irons feature an L-Face: a face that essentially wraps into the crown.

This expands the sweet spot closer to the lower section of the face for more forgiveness.

The tungsten weights of the long to mid length irons help enhance apex height and distance.

 

Callaway Mavrik Irons Key Features

The Callaway Mavrik irons have been injected with urethane microspheres for an emphasis on distance and feel.

They also feature A.I. designed Flash Face Cup architecture which, helps widen the sweet spot while at the same time promoting higher ball speeds than average.

 

Loft Comparison

	Titleist T400 Lofts	Callaway Mavrik Lofts
3 Iron	N/A	N/A
4 Iron	N/A	18°
5 Iron	20°	21°
6 Iron	23°	24°
7 Iron	26°	27°
8 Iron	29°	31.5°
9 Iron	33°	36°

 

Titleist T400 Options

• True Temper AMT shaft
• Mitsubishi Fubuki MV 50/45 shaft
• Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 Lite shaft
• Lite, amateur and regular flex

 

Callaway Mavrik Options

• True Temper Elevate 95 Steel shaft
• Project X Catalyst 55/65/75 Graphite shaft
• Regular, stiff and lite flexes

 

Length & Lie Comparison

	Titleist T400 Lie/Length	Callaway Mavrik Lie/Length
4 Iron	N/A	60.5/38.875″
5 Iron	62/38.00″	61.3/38.25″
6 Iron	62.5/37.50″	62/37.625″
7 Iron	63/37.00″	62.5/37.00″
8 Iron	63.5/36.50″	63/36.50″
9 Iron	64/36.00″	63.5/36″

 

Who Is Each Set For?

Players who really want to put an emphasis on launch and distance will fare better with the Callaway Mavrik irons.

However, if you want to hit more shots accurately, the Titleist T400 irons will be a bigger help.

 

Composition Comparison

The Titleist T400 feature a semi-hollow design that allows for tungsten weights inside the heads of the longer irons.

The Mavrik’s also have tungsten weighting, but have been infused with vibration dampening urethane microspheres.

 

Distance & Forgiveness Comparison

The Mavrik’s certainly delivered on distance. On average, they played 3-4 yards longer than the Titleist T400’s.

The split line sole and the unique L shape of the Titleist T400’s however, made these irons the more forgiving.

 

Performance Comparison

 

Surprisingly, the semi-hollow T400’s offered the most shot consistency and tight dispersion.

The face of the T400 short irons also felt grippier and we were able to get more feedback for more spin and control around the green.

In terms of greenside accuracy, the T400’s performed better.

 

Price Comparison

You can get a brand new set of Callaway Mavrik irons for around $800 while the Titleist T400’s  will run you about $1300.

 

Mavrik Vs. Mavrik Max

The Max version of the Mavrik irons have more generous lofts and larger heads.

This makes them better for mid to high handicap players as they are more forgiving and easier to get in the air.

 

T300 Vs. T400

The T300 still sport the classic Titleist player’s profile. They sport a thinner topline and sole than the Titleist T400’s.

The T300’s also have significantly stronger lofts. The T300’s would be better for players in the mid to low handicap range.

 

 

 

Titleist T400 Pros & Cons

Pros:

• They offer more spin control around the green
• They are more accurate overall
• They are also more forgiving than the Mavrik irons
• The split line soles allows for smoother turf interaction
• The T400’s were the more consistent irons
• Good ball speed on mis-hits

 

Cons:

• More expensive than the Callaway Mavrik’s
• They don’t play as long
• You lose some of the satisfying feel you got with earlier T models
• They lack a true player’s profile

 

Overall Score: 93/100

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Callaway Mavrik Irons Pros & Cons

Pros:

• They play longer
• They are more affordable
• They launch higher
• Good vibration dampening
• Longest of the Mavrik family
• Tungsten weighting

 

Cons:

• They are not as accurate as the Titleist T400’s
• They offer less spin control
• Not as forgiving as other Mavrik models
• Limited workability

 

Overall Score: 95/100

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Other Iron Sets Worth Considering

 

Ping G425

The tapered sole and pronounced undercut line of the G425’s gives them great stopping power on fast greens.

Overall Score: 95/100

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Taylormade Sim Max 2

The Speed Pocket allows for more face flex while the Speed Bridge stabilizes the head by bracing the crown and sole.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Cobra Radspeed Irons

The heel and toe of the Radspeed irons have weights in them at their furthest points. This helps increase MOI and forgiveness.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Final Assessment

Unfortunately, you don’t get the best of both worlds with either of these irons.

The Mavrik’s deliver on their promise of tremendous distance but fall short on forgiveness.

The Titleist T400 irons are just the opposite: they played shorter than the Mavriks’s but delivered on almost every other front.

Thus, we give our nod to the Titleist T400’s. If you can make up the distance somewhere else, these will be the clubs that help you score lower.

They are our choice for the better iron set so check them out today!