Wilson Staff FG Tour M3 Prototype Takes a More Forgiving Shape

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Wilson Staff's FG Tour M3 remained a prototype, with added offset and wider cambered soles intended to make it more forgiving than the FG Tour V2. Tour players had tested the irons since February 2013, but independent search results do not verify a retail release or final specifications.

Kevin Streelman and Padraig Harrington had been testing the FG Tour M3 on the PGA Tour since February 2013. Ricky Barnes and Jim Herman were also among the players testing the irons.

The prototypes also swapped the V2's chrome for a black PVD finish.

Wilson Staff global director of golf R&D Michael Vrska said a release was likely in early 2014. He cautioned that the design was still being refined.

Available search results do not confirm that the FG Tour M3 later entered mass-market sales. They also do not provide verified final retail specifications for the model.

 

Tour feedback was still shaping the prototype

Player feedback prompted minor changes, including slightly less offset and revisions to the sole. Vrska said the players liked the shape, though he expected more adjustments before the design was finalized.

Tour testing does not establish a finished retail specification. As this tour iron report also shows, equipment seen in professional play confirms testing or use, not that every detail will carry over to a consumer release.

No new official comments from Wilson, tour players or regulators confirming the M3's finalization, certification or commercial launch were identified in the available research. The record supports describing the irons as a developing prototype, not assigning them a confirmed retail-release date or final specifications.

 

A range addition rather than a replacement

Wilson Staff said the M3 would expand its forged-iron options for better players, not replace an existing model. "These are filling out our range," Vrska said. The black PVD finish was expected to fade with use but not rust. Photographs showed the prototypes at address and from the sole, where the front-to-back camber was visible.

No comparative performance testing is available to quantify the forgiveness difference. Independent search results offer no verified figure for head size or offset. They also provide no confirmed measurements for sole width, lofts or weight, and no other final M3 specifications.

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Kevin Sullivan is a recreational golfer with a longstanding interest in the design and development of golf equipment. His experience on the course has shaped his understanding of how equipment choices influence different playing styles.