Adams Golf improves on its big Idea with its latest hybrid-iron combo set, the Idea a3. Along with well-performing mid and short irons, the a3 features 3, 4 and 5 Boxer hybrids with a high moment of inertia. As expected, testers found them both forgiving and easy to hit.

But the real surprise was the mid irons, which have a hollow-back design and progressive offset. Testers were a club longer than with the same iron in their current set. “There was a seamless transition between the hybrids and irons,” says a 13. “The a3 is truly a set and not just hybrids and irons thrown together.”

The irons’ performance was borne out by the launch conditions, especially the low spin rate, which helped add distance and create a penetrating ball flight.

MSRP: $499 (3–PW; graphite-shaft hybrids, steel-shaft irons)