The Best Mid Handicap Irons of 2025

By: Kieran Clark | Fri 25 Apr 2025

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There are many qualities that have to unite in order for someone to become the best golfer they can possibly be. Having the right clubs in your hands is one of them.

While not always a guarantee of marrying you to the most suitable piece of equipment, your handicap is often a strong indicator of what attributes are required to elevate you to the next level.

The majority of golfers are part of the mid-handicap range, typically with a handicap between high single figures to mid-to-high teens, and when it comes to creating irons, the manufacturers have products that should work for you.

Golfshake Equipment Expert, Ryan Rastall has identified a selection of irons that he believes are ideally placed to deliver optimum performance to this broad spectrum of golfers in 2025.

You can see what his choices were - and the reasoning behind them - by watching his new video below or directly on YouTube.

Callaway Apex Ai200
Wilson DYNAPWR
Srixon ZXi5
TaylorMade P-790
Ben Hogan Legend
Callaway Elyte
Titleist T200

However, before you go any further, it's worth taking note of the key characteristics belonging to each of Ryan's picks.

Callaway Apex Ai200

Boasting Callaway's Ai Smart Face, which utilises swing data from real golfers to educate its construction to ensure it offers the best level of performance, these irons benefit from forged hollow-body construction combined with a forged 455 Face to provide appealing sound and feel, while the Forged 455 Face Cup offers power across the face, with forgiveness being facilitated by Dynamic Sole Design and launch conditions enhanced by the optimal Centre of Gravity.

Wilson DYNAPWR

Wilson DYNAPWR Irons

Wilson is a brand enjoying an exciting phase and that can be showcased through its DYNAPWR irons, which have been built from the ground up, featuring their intriguing PKR Cup face design, combined with the AI-generated Variable Face Technology to increase ball speed and distance. The DYNAPWR iron has been engineered to cater to better ball strikers with its reduced offset, thinner topline and narrower sole.

Srixon ZXi5

Ryan was hugely impressed by these irons, and part of that can be attributed to Srixon's groundbreaking i-FORGED technology, which has produced a better feel alongside greater levels of distance, forgiveness, and control. Ideal for those golfers who value the ability to work the ball, the ZXi5 benefits from Condensed Forging, which allowed the engineers to deploy softer material in the construction phase without compromising durability and maintaining a pure feel.

TaylorMade P790

Coined with the tagline of Players Distance, TaylorMade's new offering can claim to provide increased carry distance, premium forged feel, and a larger sweet spot to ensure that golfers benefit from added consistency and performance. Incredibly stable irons, they also boast a new forged face material - 4340M. This is 20% stronger, and that allowed designers to create a face that was thinner and faster than previous models.

Ben Hogan Legend

Ben Hogan Legend Irons

Ben Hogan remains a name synonymous with timeless quality, and that reputation has been given a fresh lease of life through the new Legend Irons. These feature a streamlined look at address to inspire confidence, while stability and launch conditions are heightened courtesy of the brand's first hollow-bodied, foam-filled head, with playability further enhanced by the inclusion of Hogan's trademark V-SOLE design to make it easier to ensure a clean strike from a variety of lies.

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Callaway Elyte

Callaway Elyte Irons

Callaway's new Elyte irons are pretty special - and there are several reasons why. Boasting enhanced Speed Frame construction, these irons also possess an Ai10x Face, which offers ten times more control points than the manufacturer's previous Ai Smart Face, delivering faster ball speeds, tighter dispersion, and optimised launch across the whole face. There is also an all-new tri-sole design, while a sharper leading edge and trailing edge chamfer allow for consistent strikes from various lies.

Titleist T200

Titleist has created these irons for those golfers who desire added distance and forgiveness without compromising on looks, feel, trajectory or control. With a completely re-designed internal structure, T200 boasts a more stable chassis, refined Max Impact Technology and a new dual taper face. This all combines to deliver enhanced feel, while an aerospace brazing process gave engineers the ability to maximise performance in each club, with golfers sure to enjoy the clean shape of the iron and consistent strikes from all manner of situations on the golf course.