Orka RS10 CB Irons Review: First TrackMan Numbers & Early Thoughts

First impressions

The day I picked up my Orka RS10 CB irons from my club builder, I stayed for about an hour to test them. It was the first time I really got to hit them properly, and I wanted to get a feel for how they performed straight after the build.

Results from the first session

I spent around 20 minutes warming up before starting the actual session. Once I was warmed up, I went through the entire bag and hit five balls with each club. From time to time I had to re-hit a shot after a poor swing — after all, I’m not a robot.

In hindsight, I should have started with the long irons instead of saving them for last. Toward the end of the session, fatigue definitely set in, and it showed. In particular, the 5-iron didn’t perform as well at the end of the session as it did during the warm-up. Earlier in the session, I had an average carry of 182 meters, but I couldn’t quite maintain that level once I started getting tired.

First Trackman numbers

The distance gap between my 5-iron and 6-iron is larger because I was tired when hitting the 5-iron. Aside from that, I think the distance gapping looks quite good.

I’ll be doing a proper gap check with my club fitter on December 23rd.

Summary

Despite the fatigue toward the end, the session was overall encouraging and gave me a solid foundation to build on. I’m looking forward to spending more time with these irons and seeing how they perform over multiple sessions.