Gentlemen of the Forum, Please Discuss

[haplesshacker]

I reckon you have a point there.

How many of us have 'blady' style wedges, like the Vokeys, MP range from Mizzy etc, but have chunkier iron sets?

I like my progressive iron set, cavities from 4 to 7, then solid backed 8 upwards, and I think that this is a good thing. But the shops could make it easier to mix sets. Eg G15 upto the 7 then i15 beyond that, or Burners upto 7 then TP's onwards. Perhaps then we would all benefit. After all we don't buy a GW for it's huge cavity.

 

[thecraw]

Hapless, Ping are only too happy to do that for you anyway during there fitting. I cant speak for other manufacturers though.

 

[haplesshacker]

I would assume from that then, that you're allowed to try more than just a 6 iron at a cf session then? Otherwise how would you know to go for a mixed set?

From what I understand, cf sessions merely use a mid iron and nothing else. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Saying that Mizzy Irons are just for the "better Player" is like saying that Pings are for the over 60's

Its cobblers that what it is

Fragger

 

[Adi2Dassler]

Hapless, Ping are only too happy to do that for you anyway during there fitting. I cant speak for other manufacturers though.

Mizuno and titleist both do that...as an example, Rory plays with AP2 3/4 irons and the lower irons blades (cb's I think).

I know Mizuno @ clydebank will offer that up...if they think it suits your game.

 

[Robobum]

I know that manufacturers sell their irons in singles and you can get a progressive set of wood choppers up to blades if you o choose. But that is still a pretty narrow selection you are choosing from.

For example, a Callaway Big Bertha 3 iron with a regular Aldila proto graphite might give the best results for one individual out of every 3 iron available on the market.

But then a Ping G15 4 iron with a DG R300 might give the same person optimum numbers for any 4iron.

A TM burner 5 iron with a PX 5.5

etc, etc....

I don't know if that would bear truth or whether the continuity in the set would be an overiding factor.

I'm sure one of the more finicky pros (Langer??) would have done some experimenting like this perhaps.

 

[MashieNiblick]

Remember reading once that at one time during his prime years Trevino's bag was full of a really odd selection of clubs that he happened to like, including 2 different 4 irons. Don't know if that's true at all but he was a great "feel" player so sounds plausible.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

As most clubs are no longer sold by the set and are individually priced it should be easier to mix and match. For arguments sake you could go with G15 in say 4-6 and then S56 in 7-W or Mizzy JPX and then MP63 in the shorter clubs.

There is nothing to say everything (other than perhaps peer group pressure and manufacturers wanting you to conform) has to match. I've played (and lost) to guys with a Heinz bag of weird and wonderful assortments.

Personaly from a wedge perspective I find most of the SW's that come in the bast majority of sets are horrible looking and don't fill me with confidence. As there is usually a big gap between PW and SW anyway there is a need for a GW and most of these are blade designs. I don't think a bladed wedge makes too much difference to the majority of golfers anyway

 

[FourPutt]

Homer: Really? I haven't noticed that. The golf shops around here all seem to be selling irons in sets. I suppose you could order direct and get individual irons etc, but going off the prices per club quoted in most magazines, the cost seems prohibitive to me? It always seems like it would be miles cheaper buying a set from the shop.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think you perhaps need to be more pushy with the sales staff. Titleist Ping and Mizuno all quote per club