Blades..would you?

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So, I have always had a bit of a yearning for using blades, more so over the past few months.

This weekend, I am going to borrow a set of MP-67s from a friend of mine, to see how I get on, to see if it would quash the love, or whether it will increase it dramatically. I think the line of thinking being that we play the game for fun, so why not use something that is attractive to look at etc? I get the 'performance' benefits of not using blades, but if we aren't being paid to play the game, does it matter?

The question is then...would you use them?
 
I love the look of blades too. Something about them. Hmm shiny...

Often find a fine line between using the best of gear and enjoying it less, if you're not performing as well with them against using something more forgiving and having a ball out there. I think that's why I sat well with AP2's. Not quite blades but not high handicapper JCB diggers either.

It's good that you're getting to try them. Lets you see once and for all if they are any good.
 
Would, did, lasted several months before I consigned them to the glory hole and started using cavity backed again.

It's an interesting experiment and you'll fell like a golfing God when you smoke a 4 Iron into a green, but the percentages don't work in your favour unless you're a very good ball striker..
 
My first set of irons were a hand me down set of Wilson Staff blades. Proper butter knives. My favourite irons I've owned were Mizuno MP32's. I love blades and am reasonably comfortable with them. Would I buy a set now though, probably not. The little added help from a small cavity back can make such a difference on slight mis-hits.
 
Opens up an interesting discussion though on why blades haven't just disappeared in favour of more forgiving clubs. More workability with blades? Blades also tend not to bas as strong a loft as newer GI irons too, so on the face of it and with them not being very forgiving, there's not really much going for them apart for sheer clubhouse bag bling.
 
Paul77 said:
Opens up an interesting discussion though on why blades haven't just disappeared in favour of more forgiving clubs. More workability with blades? Blades also tend not to bas as strong a loft as newer GI irons too, so on the face of it and with them not being very forgiving, there's not really much going for them apart for sheer clubhouse bag bling.
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I use MP4 which are just about blades, but are quite forgiving, much more that i expected. They don't go as far as the cavity backs i used last year, but what they give me is a bit more control.

I really struggled with bump and runs and punch shots with the cavity backs, the downside is a bad shot stays a bad shot with the CB it wasn't as bad.

Also i find hitting a smaller head easier for some reason, i was crap with a 4 iron when it was a big hulking thing, not the case with the blade.

Its down to what suites your game, and if the good out ways the bad at the end of the day.
 
Great points there Patrick. I don't know the cut in points for irons. It's about feel for me. I'd certainly look at them now after reading this though. cheers.
 
Paul77 said:
Great points there Patrick. I don't know the cut in points for irons. It's about feel for me. I'd certainly look at them now after reading this though. cheers.
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i thought about a mixed set, but there was a significant distance gap with the Mizuno. If the Srixons had been more available i might have gone with a mixed set of those, but no one up here does them.
 
Played with mp37's for a year, they have very little forgiveness but not as hard as people make out, on the poor shots they do you no favours at all and can cost you shots I suppose.
I moved to Titleist MB 710's after that and found them fairly similar and just as nice looking, maybe a little easier to hit but even then only gave them a year and have now moved to TM Tour Preferred MCs which have a very small cavity and love them, the off centres def go a little better.
 
I use a set of 80's Mizuno TP Original blades and they are so easy to hit. I started with a set of Ben Sayers "Ray Floyd" signature blades switched to Mizuno cavity backs then found the TP's on that famous auction site.

my worst golf was while using the CB's!


I am liking the look of the new Mizuno channel backs but will probably struggle getting a set as I am cack hander.
 
Wabinez said:
So, I have always had a bit of a yearning for using blades, more so over the past few months.

This weekend, I am going to borrow a set of MP-67s from a friend of mine, to see how I get on, to see if it would quash the love, or whether it will increase it dramatically. I think the line of thinking being that we play the game for fun, so why not use something that is attractive to look at etc? I get the 'performance' benefits of not using blades, but if we aren't being paid to play the game, does it matter?

The question is then...would you use them?
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Hello,

Would like to add my 2p as your in the exact same predicament as I was myself last October. Striking the ball extremely well at that time and wanted a nice upgrade from my slightly smaller bladed length cavity backed/muscle back irons which where mizuno MP-53's. I love these irons and played some of my best golf ever with them but as most golfers wanted something newer :)

I am lucky that I live up on the England golf coast and went to the Mizuno fitting center @ Royal Birkdale as its on my doorstep.

After a good hour + (fitting off the matts and out on the practice range as I was massively keen to see the turf interaction) and hitting lots of clubs/ shafts etc we agreed on a combo set, so I ended up with the best of both worlds. I have 3-6 iron in the Mizuno MP-54 and a 7-P in the mp-4 (my other two wedges are RTX 2.0) The clubs do look good in the bag together.

I would have loved to have the all MP-4 set but you really do need to be on your metal to hit the longer irons consistently as they are as punishing as you would expect, more in the distance gaping than offline. I loved the feel of flushing the mp-4 3/4 iron but it was out my limits to do it consistently and I want to keep the game as fun as possible whilst looking down at a more traditional club.

I found strike to be absolute king on the vertical nature of the club face with the proper blade, shots that were slightly out the bottom on the mp-4 where are good 50 yrds plus behind a poor strike from the mp-54.

So for me the common ground was the best option and I would not have it any other way; the MP-54 3 iron still daunts a few of my playing partners but to me it looks a piece of cake compared to the blade. Again just my 2p but this could be an valid option as the MP-54 set lose the cavity from the 8 iron upwards I believe so you will find the MP-4's are not that much more difficult to get used to even with the slightly shorted blade length.

Hope this helps

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Sorry forgot to mention the only slight issue I had was a slight gaping between the 6-7 iron so from memory my 7 iron is bend about a degree stronger in loft but obviously this is very particular to myself and my swing.
 
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Wabinez said:
So, I have always had a bit of a yearning for using blades, more so over the past few months.

This weekend, I am going to borrow a set of MP-67s from a friend of mine, to see how I get on, to see if it would quash the love, or whether it will increase it dramatically. I think the line of thinking being that we play the game for fun, so why not use something that is attractive to look at etc? I get the 'performance' benefits of not using blades, but if we aren't being paid to play the game, does it matter?

The question is then...would you use them?
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I shall get a set at some point. I keep an eye out on ebay... Something Mizuno with a PX 5.5. However I will also keep my MP 53, the blades will be for fun.
 
Alex1975 said:
I shall get a set at some point. I keep an eye out on ebay... Something Mizuno with a PX 5.5. However I will also keep my MP 53, the blades will be for fun.
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That is what I am thinking. A bit of a 'play thing'. I like my MP-54s, but the hankering of a blade is strong, and I would love a Mizzie blade. My head, however, is also being turned by the Lynx Tour Blade (http://www.lynxgolf.co.uk/menproducts/tour-blades/) and for the price, could be an absolute steal!!
 
I've been playing mizuno mx300s for the last few years, getting down from 16 to 7 with them. Last season I tried switching to mp63s but found the consistency of strike dropped dramatically and even the ones I did catch were about a club shorter than the mx300s. Obviously the 63s aren't even "proper" blades but when the 300s do eventually give out on me I'll be thinking very carefully about what I switch to.
 
I have Orka RS1s from 7 iron through to wedge then RS3s (small cavity) from 6 down to 3. Absolutely love them but am happy enough to just have that little bit more help in the longer irons (albeit to look at it you wouldnt realise theyre any different at address).

You hit the ball pretty solid, cant see that you would suffer from giving them a go, as always make sure you get the right shaft for you in them
 
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