A professional golfer known for his ball-striking, silky swing, not wearing a hat, and slaying Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at the 2012 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Robert Rock knows a thing or two about golf equipment. As such we sought to use his considerable knowledge and experience to find out which blade comes out on top in terms of looks and feel.
But to make this more intriguing we gave him 10 leading irons from 2026 and gaffer taped the back of them, to make it more of a blind test. This was so we could get initial reactions and feedback from him, and then he could give scores for looks and feel with a degree of impartiality. The scores are all listed below and it revealed some interesting results, especially when you factor in the price of some of the models and well they performed.
