A "Recommend me a..." Thread, with a difference.

[One Planer]

Can someone recommend me a set of, what you consider, the most unforgiving irons you can think of

Brand, age, model, all will be considered.

I'm looking to do a little scientific(..ish) testing over the winter.

Thanks in advance :thup:

 

[Pin-seeker]

I'm intrigued.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

G15s are supposed to be one of the most forgiving irons out there

 

[CMAC]

why Gareth? its fun and all that to hit a blade, but try the wafer thin jobbies from the 70's with tiny grips and you'll find it very different

 

[CMAC]

G15s are supposed to be one of the most forgiving irons out there

OP wants unforgiving :smirk:

 

[One Planer]

why Gareth? its fun and all that to hit a blade, but try the wafer thin jobbies from the 70's with tiny grips and you'll find it very different

Any suggestions?

 

[Birchy]

My old man has got some carving knives in his garage if you want me to dig them out?

On a serious note why dont you just have a look at some old ish style blades off ebay. They look hard to pick up never mind hit :rofl:

 

[CMAC]

Any suggestions?

in my Garage I have my Titleist tour model which I still hit pretty well, apart from the 2 iron as the grip is thin and slippy

http://www.titleist.co.uk/golf-clubs/irons/1991-Titleist-Tour-Model.aspx

 

[medwayjon]

Titleist 690MB

Those old Slazenger Seve Ballesteros Blades

They are probably the hardest to hit Ive ever tried

 

[fundy]

Titleist 690MB

Those old Slazenger Seve Ballesteros Blades

They are probably the hardest to hit Ive ever tried

The SB blades were beautiful, had a set for years, found them far easier to get on with than the Mizunos at the same time, Im guessing that wouldve been the TP9s.

Any of the very low numbered Mizzy TPs should do the job


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Clas...Leisure_Golf_GolfClubs_JN&hash=item3cd950ad73

these maybe?

 

[richart]

McGregor Tourney Customs 985. They were the blades I played with in the 70's.

 

[kid2]

Any Wilson staff hobbies Pal....Iv heard of these mentioned a good bit but never seen them in the flesh..their probably as thin as any.... Although I was a 70's baby so wouldn't have had them in my hand....:thup:

 

[tsped83]

Can someone recommend me a set of, what you consider, the most unforgiving irons you can think of

Brand, age, model, all will be considered.

I'm looking to do a little scientific(..ish) testing over the winter.

Thanks in advance :thup:

I'll bite, what exactly are you trying to find out? Old vs new comparison? Trying to disprove the idea of anything being unforgiving? I am mildly curious...but could your pennies be better spent?

 

[garyinderry]

pretty sweet price for those TP9 short irons!


whats your thinking here gareth? pray tell !!

 

[Foxholer]

Any of the 'old style' blades Titleist 690, 681, or further back.

Mizuno MP33s or older - back to TP11s.

Early Hogan Apex Blades.

I presume you are going the 'if i can hit these well, I can hit anything!'.

Be careful! I bought some TP9s for that reason and was hooked on the feel of blades after 3 hits!

In terms of unforgiving, I believe it's more the shaft that makes them that way. I had a TM Burner 1 Iron with a TT100 shaft. That certainly gave feedback!

 

[jimbob.someroo]

The SB blades were beautiful, had a set for years, found them far easier to get on with than the Mizunos at the same time, Im guessing that wouldve been the TP9s.

Any of the very low numbered Mizzy TPs should do the job


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Clas...Leisure_Golf_GolfClubs_JN&hash=item3cd950ad73

these maybe?

There's a set of the seve blades sitting in my garage back up north. Forgotten all about them. Defo getting them out at Xmas for a knock!

 

[sawtooth]

DCI Black, old but a very forgiving iron.

 

[brendy]

As mentioned above, any of the lower TP series 11's etc. Off the fairway, no set of irons is impossible to hit well-ish, its when you have clubs with virtually no bounce and anything more than a trimmed fairway, they become impossible to judge.

 

[Crow]

Any of these shoud fit the bill!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/wilson-si...olfClubs_JN&hash=item3a882a08a0#ht_177wt_1166

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Maxfli-Pr...olfClubs_JN&hash=item51b5cc91b9#ht_158wt_1166

Love these, they look like the sort of irons Batman would use:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-Mizun...GolfClubs_JN&hash=item233300a8a6#ht_63wt_1166

But I think you'll find these the hardest of all to hit...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-of-Be...GolfClubs_JN&hash=item3388321cb8#ht_25wt_1166


This has got me thinking of an alternative forum meet; you have to play a set bought from ebay. Blades for less than £20, and persimmon woods.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Spalding Top Flite blades circa 1985, least forgiving things I ever hit, and they too gave feedback, especially if hit "off the bottom groove"!! Think Greg Norman used to use them. The old Wilson Staffs were like cavity backs in comparison.