How ugly would you play

[shewy]

So I bought a winter set of irons on ebay after a few sherberts on Sat night, they turned up today, a set of Cleveland 588 altitude's, man they are ugly, but I hit them for the first time at the range and wow, high and straight to say the least.
Would you play an ugly club or could you just not face it. I'm temped to keep them in the bag instead of my irons, I think I actually prefer them feel wise. May take both to the range and compare.

 

[Keeno]

So I bought a winter set of irons on ebay after a few sherberts on Sat night, they turned up today, a set of Cleveland 588 altitude's, man they are ugly, but I hit them for the first time at the range and wow, high and straight to say the least.
Would you play an ugly club or could you just not face it. I'm temped to keep them in the bag instead of my irons, I think I actually prefer them feel wise. May take both to the range and compare.

If you take less shots per round its a no brainers..who cares what they look like

 

[Joff]

Couldn't do it!

 

[Imurg]

If you take less shots per round its a no brainers..who cares what they look like

Me!
I have to like the look of a club.
If I'm looking down and virtually throwing up, I'm not going to have the confidence I need.
And I've been playing long enough and am old enough to play what I think looks nice.

 

[richart]

Therod is the man to answer this one. I think Nick would say unbelievably ugly.

 

[Norrin Radd]

seeing as i play slazenger scorchers i would say im already playing ugly.
but dam they hit it good.

 

[louise_a]

not bothered how they look its how hit them that counts.

 

[garyinderry]

No there is enough nice looking clubs I can use at the minute.


One day I will be old and creeky. Then I will buy a bag full of ping and be done with it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Has to be a balancing act for me. I couldn't get on with the G25 for vanity and aesthetic reasons even though I'd been fitted. I hated the thick line on the short irons. I feel my I25's give me a trade between a smaller face and a good degree of forgiveness. I couldn't play a real ugly betty no matter how good it was for my game

 

[User20205]

Therod is the man to answer this one. I think Nick would say unbelievably ugly.

I've known some ugly ones, but you've got kiss a few frogs etc etc

 

[bobmac]

Well, I've played with Rickg....................

 

[ScienceBoy]

Well, I've played with Rickg....................

I got the same T-shirt!

In all honesty looks are second to performance. I have yet to have seen an ugly club that would affect my confidence in playing a shot.

Aesthetics are still a nice to have but the opinions of others do not help me score lower, they can only make me score worse if I let them.

 

[User 105]

I'd use whatever works best.

I went from my S56's when I was striking the ball great and then went to Mizuno JPX Forged when my swing went south. I know, not exactly ugly clubs, but ugly compared to my s56's.

When my swing went off I just wasn't finding the middle of the club consistently and it kills you with the s56's especially in the longer irons. Playing much better now with the JPX's and enjoying playing much more which has got to be more important.

 

[Alex1975]

My bag is very ugly at the moment but I am very confident with it. That said I do keep looking at Miura Passing Point irons....

 

[Piece]

So I bought a winter set of irons on ebay after a few sherberts on Sat night, they turned up today, a set of Cleveland 588 altitude's, man they are ugly, but I hit them for the first time at the range and wow, high and straight to say the least.
Would you play an ugly club or could you just not face it. I'm temped to keep them in the bag instead of my irons, I think I actually prefer them feel wise. May take both to the range and compare.

I would give it it's chance but it would have to be phenomenal to earn a place in the bag.

 

[One Planer]

Funny this thread comes up.

I was in the range shop a couple of nights back mulling around the shop.

Picked up several iron sets of irons and the amount of offset on some of them just makes the club look wrong when sat behind the ball.

That and a top line wide enough to stick a small shed on just seems crazy.

Saying that, if they work.......

 

[Alex1975]

Funny this thread comes up.

I was in the range shop a couple of nights back mulling around the shop.

Picked up several iron sets of irons and the amount of offset on some of them just makes the club look wrong when sat behind the ball.

That and a top line wide enough to stick a small shed on just seems crazy.

Saying that, if they work.......

I think offset is the worst thing about GI stuff from a looks point of view.

 

[ger147]

I think offset is the worst thing about GI stuff from a looks point of view.

On a slight tangent to the OP, if you work on your swing to improve the quality of your strike and your face to path numbers etc. would offset clubs tend to favour you hitting it more left on average than you would with the same delivery with non-offset clubs, all other things being equal?

 

[Alex1975]

On a slight tangent to the OP, if you work on your swing to improve the quality of your strike and your face to path numbers etc. would offset clubs tend to favour you hitting it more left on average than you would with the same delivery with non-offset clubs, all other things being equal?

Na, Whenever I use an offset club it gets opened before I grip it. Most people would do the same without thinking about it. Offset is about getting the hands ahead of the ball, its not meant to be about closing the club although it appears to.

 

[Crawfy]

Me!
I have to like the look of a club.
If I'm looking down and virtually throwing up, I'm not going to have the confidence I need.
And I've been playing long enough and am old enough to play what I think looks nice.

Same here. I am a form over function person and my golf game relies on confidence. If I don't like the look of a club, then I'm not interested.

There are clubs out there which would statistically benefit me, but hey ho its the way I'm built.