I Tried Bryson’s 3D Printed Irons! Here’s What I Found…

Not too long ago, Bryson won big with his new 3D-printed AVODA clubs. Now, Bryson’s exact clubs aren’t available, as, like with many tour pros, they are custom-made one-offs. I did manage, however, to get access to a set of publicly available AVODA clubs.

There are not many reviews available online for these irons, so I’ve gone all out to give you a comprehensive look at some of the hottest clubs right now and see how they hold up to a weekend hackers’ swing.

For those who don’t know, Bryson has been flirting with these clubs and testing them for a while, but he wouldn’t game them until he was super stoked.

Queue Masters week 2024, where he put them in the bag, which led to some last-minute drama when they needed modifying to be tour-conforming (there was an issue with the grooves). In the end, he got permission to use them, and BOY! Did he put them to work, finishing T6 in the Masters.

Now, with AVODA clubs in the bag for the first time, a strong season followed, and he went on to win the 2024 US Open at Pinehurst. What a way to start your first year as a supplier to a tour player!

AVODA doesn’t currently have any official staffers on the bag; as an enterprise, they’re a lot smaller than you’re big developers like Callaway, Titleist, etc, who pay players to use their clubs in various lucrative sponsorship deals.

AVODA doesn’t do this; for me, this relative little guy enterprise should be celebrated. This adds to the exclusivity of their beautiful irons and the expectation of extreme high quality—they don’t need to pay the current US Open Champion to use them—he helped design them and uses them for free!

A testing report follows below, but let’s just say I’m hyped about these clubs! They are amazing to hit.

A bit of backstory about the tester (me!)

I’m a mid to low handicapper and playing off 10, although I have been single digits in the past. My best rounds include some 74s, and I’m currently striking the ball pretty well with my irons (Titleist T200).

As such I think I can give you a good perspective on how a reasonable club golfer would get on with these irons. I will provide distance and spin comparisons. I used a GC quad 4 to get the data, so we can be confident that this is accurate!

My Review Irons

Looks

My initial thought is that these clubs look sexy! As a self-confessed golf nerd, I was hyped to try these. They look to have a thin sole and a thin top line.

When you set up to the ball, they look and feel like a real player’s club.

I got to try the Matt black set, which added to their beauty for me. These are the sort of clubs that would get your buddies talking. They are not for everyone, but one of those sets that if you like them – then you really like them!

Feel

Scary good. When I got through them, these clubs were amazing. The website describes them as “buttery soft,” and whoever used that adverb first needs a raise. What an accurate way to describe the feel off the face.

I knew when I hit a great ball, and off-center strikes also provided plenty of feedback off the face, which is handy considering the club’s work to correct the flight if you occasionally miss the middle!

Distance

I loved the tighter shape and slightly lower ball flight than I get with my usual clubs. The shots looked powerful, and they kept their line well. I felt confident that I was hitting the green with 8i in.

At my standard of golf, that is a massive advantage! If I hit the green and near the pin from 160 yards, I can be fairly confident of shaving a few strokes off my round. These clubs could provide more consistent flights and spins for those super-low handicappers.

I would argue that the occasional golfer amongst us (I used to count myself in this category when I was playing off 26!) probably wouldn’t suit the flight and might need some help to get the ball up in the air, but if you’ve got the swing speed, they fly beautifully!

Misses

Slight off-center misses went pretty much as intended, perhaps losing a little distance, but that’s to be expected; fortunately for me, the precision remained. However, These are not game-improvement irons; I’d say they are players’ clubs.

If you miss by too much (which, guilty—I definitely did), you see this effect on the distance, too, although still pretty much on target. This is expected from players’ clubs, designed for players who normally hit the middle and have plenty of swing speed.

I used to play bladed clubs, and these AVODA irons are worlds apart from those in terms of misses.

Dispersion

Tight. My Titleist T200s pack plenty of forgiveness in their category, but the AVODA irons delivered significantly tighter dispersion in all clubs, including the longer clubs!

This is exceptional performance considering the forgiveness built into their comparison in this test.

One length vs Combo length

There are various schools of thought about having one-length clubs. Traditionally, all the clubs in your bag get slightly shorter as you move down the set, and most of us will be used to playing those.

For a long time, Bryson DeChambeau played Cobra Irons at the same length. His thinking was that one swing was needed, so there were fewer variables and less to go wrong.

That seems to be working for him, and some other players, both professional and Amateur, have adopted his thinking. This being said, however, many club golfers are sticking with their multi-length clubs for now, and AVODA offers some options for this.

You could get their combo-length set, which has your scoring clubs all 36 inches long (9-iron length on average). The benefit of this is that when you are 160 yards in, you have one set-up, one swing, and more consistency.

In this Combo set, your 7i and above would increase in length by half an inch each club, maintaining consistency while also helping you increase your distance.

The one-length option remains a choice for many players, and I would suggest trialing it. AVODA sells their one-length at 37 inches, which is a lot of players’ 8i.

So imagine all your clubs from LW to 4i were 8 iron lengths but with different lofts. The idea here is much more consistency, as you only really need one iron swing and set up for all your distances. Just imagine the control you could muster!

Gapping is the distance between your irons, and if you chat to a good player at your club, they’ll tell you they don’t care how far you hit 7i, but they’d love to know the distance between 8i,7i, and 9i. Now, for me, the gapping on AVODA irons was super consistent! It was incredible – almost precisely ten yards per club. 

To quote AVODA directly

“Swing consistency is fundamental in golf. With same-length clubs, mastering one swing for all irons and wedges leads to greater consistency, predictable outcomes, and adaptability, reducing frustration and helping you stay focused on your round.”