The Nike VR_S Forged irons continue the long line of very good forged irons from Nike Golf. The VR Pro irons were always going to be hard to top but we feel the VRS Forged irons are worthy of consideration.

The heads are a little larger than and feature a new design with a deep under cut cavity and a face welded forged face and body. This is meant to give them more speed and tests with Nike Tour players shows they get the same distance with 1 less club, although the lofts could be different too.

As a result of the cavity the sound is a little more hollow than previous forged irons. The forgiveness is very good as well thanks to the larger head and the slight offset through the VRS Forged set. The feel is very good in the short and mid irons, but the longer irons are not quiet as satisfying.

The face features Nike's X3X grooves which go down the route of lots of shallow grooves, instead of fewer deeper ones to stay within the rules. They work fine, but visually we are not mad about seeing so many grooves on the face.

The PowerBow cavity weight on the rear of the head is cambered on the sole away from the ground so the VR_S Forged irons play more like blades than they look.

Overall the VR_S Forged irons are more like a better player's VR Pro Cavity and are probably the better choice. We really want to give them 5 stars, but the long irons hold them back so instead it is a very strong 4.