sydney greenstreet
Journeyman Pro
Seen a club in Barnardo's window today and thought I would like to try to hit it next time I am up at the range, anyone on here think they could hit this sweet ? very small face too.
Bought an old club today, Who could hit it ?
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Ethan
Money List Winner
You want to ask Bob about that one. I think he games a similar set, although I am not sure even Bob would put a 1 iron into play.
sydney greenstreet
Journeyman Pro
I could use this as a putter, there is hardly any loft lol.
bobmac
Major Champion
sydney greenstreet
Journeyman Pro
Cost me £2.99 for the club bob and there were at least another 5 clubs all the same I saw a 2,3,7,8 cant remember the other one. So how hard is it to the the 1 iron ? probably the smallest face I have seen on an iron.You mean this set?
Wayman
Tour Winner
not be able to get it off the floor me
bobmac
Major Champion
Its 15 degrees, quite light in the head as it's got a hollow head and probably got a stiff shaft in it.....so not the most forgiving club in the world
sydney greenstreet
Journeyman Pro
Is that the set you play with or an old set ?
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
I believe it was made for the 1.62" ball, like my Staff Fluid Feel irons - all the heads look small with the 'large' ball in front of them!
bobmac
Major Champion
Yes, I still use them and as they came out in 1988 ish, the small ball was still in use
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
None of this new fangled "steel" shafts and "metal" woods for Bobber
jeardley
Head Pro
Love these classic blades
This has got me thinking (may need a new thread)
I have read that over the last 10 or 15 years with all the huge advancement in golf technology, the average club handicap
Worldwide has not gone down.
Now... Do you think if we were all forced to play blades from 3-w the average handicap would have gone up?
This has got me thinking (may need a new thread)
I have read that over the last 10 or 15 years with all the huge advancement in golf technology, the average club handicap
Worldwide has not gone down.
Now... Do you think if we were all forced to play blades from 3-w the average handicap would have gone up?
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
As Lee Travino said when holding up a 1 iron in a thunder storm: "Even God cant hit a 1 iron"
sydney greenstreet
Journeyman Pro
I believe it is all down to the short game, that is where the hcp counts. You do not need to be a big hitter just good with a wedge and putter.
MadAdey
Money List Winner
I had a go with Bob's 1 iron off the deck at my place when he came for a game. He did hit some nice shots with it. Wish my efforts were as good...............:mmm:
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
What periods are you comparing?
Your statement may be true but rememebr, you can make statistics say what you want! Trust me, I do it for a living (well up until this month).
I know you are not the only one to say that but I have my doubts over the statement.
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Alex1975
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Love it!
Mungoscorner
Journeyman Pro
Foxholer
Blackballed
Bob,
Given that you are in the business of making it easier to play better golf, can you explain why you don't do so for yourself?
Image? Ego? Laziness? Cost? Nothing actually wrong with any of those reasons btw.
It's just that, when the likes of Y E Yang are winning majors with no irons longer than a 6, it would seem reasonable to believe that it's more sensible to use more forgiving weapons.
Ethan
Money List Winner
Really? Clubs made in 1988 for the small ball? Nah. The big ball was made mandatory at the Open more than a decade before and banned entirely in 1990.
Both of these (inc. Fluid Feel) were global models and the small ball was not used in the US after the 1930s. Would any manufacturer really make a different iron model to hit a ball only 0.06" diameter smaller?
