I am a very low handicapper, I went from a 1 Iron to this, it has taken some getting used to. First, it is so easy to hit, out of pretty much anything. It is quite workable too. My only complaint about this is the fact that it is very tough to keep it down, the ball tends to balloon with this club, I have an X-100 (EXTRA STIFF) shaft in it, so if I can't hit it low with that shaft, then it's clearly the club... This club is much better for a mid handicapper than a low one...
This a very nice hybrid golf club. I like the club from a visual standpoint and it is pretty easy to hit as well. I find the distance and accuracy I get out of this club well above what I would get of a normal 3 iron. I bought the club to replace my 3 or 4 iron and after using this club I will never use my 3 or 4 iron again. I don't have anything bad to say about this club. The only time I don't hit a good shot with this club is when I make a bad swing. I highly recommend this hybrid.
The club offers great versatility from striking it off the tee or simply approaching off the fairway. I get about 225 yards off the tee and about 210 yards off the fairway. It is an easy club for long iron hitters and it also has more forgiveness than a regular iron, hence, catering to fairway wood players. I highly recommend purchasing this club; the first time I ever hit this iron, I borrowed it from a guy that was noticeably hitting the ball about 220 yards off the tee consistently. When we came to this par three that measures 225 yards, I hit my three iron about 15 yards short, like I usually do. I saw him land in the bunker that was positioned more than pen high; he pushed it a little. Recognizing that he hit the ball with such distance made me want to test it. I setup with the ball a little more positioned in the front of my stance, made a solid contact and I placed my shot about 10 feet from the hole. I told him that he had just sold that club!Read full review
This club is definitely for the better player...My index is a 8-10 with a draw ball-flight and I struggle with keeping the ball from going left with this club. Not easy to work the ball either (hitting a fade) and club weight is very light (I would suggest putting a couple strips of lead tape on the bottom sole to add weight). Overall though it is a good quality club that has replaced my 5-wood (215-235 yard distance).
For me, this club epitomizes more a rescue club more than a utility. It has a larger degree of offset than most better golfers prefer and as a draw biased golfer, it takes a moment of forthought at set up. But this club is accurate and will compliment the 585 utilities well. In a few weeks, I'm dropping my 5 wood and buying the 585h in 19 degrees to use with the 22 503h. The 503h looks great at set up. It has more of a driving iron look than the conventional hybrid. The Aldila hybrid NV shaft in reg with low torque works well also. There is not much I don't like about this club. I previously had the Mizuno CLK in 20 degrees that I rarely used. I use the 503h at least 4/5 times a round on average.