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Titleist · Irons · 2026

Titleist U505

2 reviewers tested · unanimous

88

Strongly recommended

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The takeaway

Easy-launching utility iron for hybrid-haters.

They agree

  • +High launch and steep landing
  • +Easy to hit from the turf
  • +More ball speed than T250U

The knocks

  • −Needs good clubhead speed
  • −Chunky look divides opinion

Buy it ifyou hate hybrids but want height

Skip it ifyou swing slow or want low flight

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The verdicts.

2nd Swing Golf

Master fitters, Trackman-heavy testing

Loved it

“I think they knocked these out of the park.”

A dramatically slimmed-down, better-sounding utility iron that kept its high-launch, steep-landing performance, about 18 feet more height and 5 mph more ball speed than the T250U in testing.

+ the facts · 6 pros · 2 cons
  • +Much cleaner, slimmer shape than the previous generation, which looked almost like a hybrid
  • +Biggest complaint of the old model, the sound, has been cleaned up and it feels great
  • +Launched about 18 feet higher with a 4-degree steeper landing angle than the T250U
  • −Still needs a good amount of clubhead speed; fitter would rarely fit it below a stiff flex
  • −Can launch almost too high for very fast swingers chasing a 100-foot window

For: Moderate to high speed players who hate hybrids but still want lots of peak height and landing angle from a long iron

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Mark Crossfield

Coach, famously hard to impress

Liked it

“that just feels very easy to hit”

The chunkier advanced driving iron feels very easy to hit and launches with help from the turf, better matched to 250-350 style sets than its player-only image suggests.

+ the facts · 3 pros · 1 cons
  • +Feels very easy to hit, genuinely helpful from the ground
  • +Outdrove the T250U in the scramble test
  • +Blends with T250 and T350 style sets
  • −Chunky look won't appeal to players expecting a slim utility

For: Golfers who want utility-iron distance with help, not just the low-handicap crowd

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