Ideal irons for high handicapper

[thomasnathan]

Hi,
I started playing golf properly about 6 months ago, improved a lot since then but still a high handicapper, I was looking for a set of irons that would help me to improve my game but that I could also use for a few more years after improving, any recommendations??

 

[Siren]

Go and get fitted, stupid answer but whatever suited me at 20+ handicap may not have suited you.

Honestly if you feel as though your swing has some sort of regularity then go and get a fitting.

 

[JustOne]

Ping G20 irons will do you for about 10yrs

 

[Ads749r]

I've had my ping g10s for nearly 5 years now ever since I started playing golf. They have helped me so much as a beginner and even now that I'm a bit better :-/ they still work for me and get the job done. I wouldn't need to change tbh but getting new stuff is so exciting so next year I will change. You can't go wrong with pings. G10/20/25/30 all good. Callaway x2 hot irons are phenomenal too and they would be good for years to come. Easy to hit but not as large as some game improver irons.

 

[RGH]

Agree with the others, give the ping G series a try. I bought a second hand set of G10 XGs at the start of the year and they are great. Long irons are so easy to hit. Think it'll be a long time before I can justify changing them. Definitely worth a try.

 

[Oxfordcomma]

If you're looking to keep them for a few years then you've got to try them out. Set yourself a budget and then book a session with your pro and have a go with every cavity back iron they've got in the shop that fits the budget. And don't pay any attention to the brand! Ping G30 etc have a great reputation for a reason, but you need to just buy the one that you hit the best and feel comfortable with.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Any of the Ping G range. I'd also reccomened Taylormade Rocketbladez. Love mine.

 

[Smiffy]

Nice set of Cobra S3's. Graphite shafted. 4-SW. Try to find a nice 2nd hand set that includes a gap wedge also, as this will prove to be very useful....

 

[Foxholer]

And if you can't stand the chunky nature of the above recommendations - all good ones imo - Mizuno MX23 or 25 (forged so have a softer feel) or MX17/19 that are cast versions.

TM Burners, the previous incarnation to RocketBallZ are good too, as are Callaway equivalents, the X series X22 being later than X18 etc.

While I'm a fan of fitting, I believe standard length clubs will be pretty fine for the vast majority of players. Getting the Lie checked and adjusted - for each player/clubs - is more important than length imo. Cast clubs can be adjusted a couple of degrees either way, which is normally enough.

 

[Essex_Stu]

Ping g10, g15, g25, g30 or Callaway X18, X20, X22, X24 etc. I have had the Callaway X2 hots for two weeks and my last 3 rounds have been 82, 76, 81 so they will carry over down to a low teen handicap.

 

[matt71]

I have some Mizunzo JPX ex irons. very much like the ping g25 but I struggled with the Pings. since changing sticks I have dropped nearly 5 shots and will go lower once I sort my driving and short game out. The irons however have been superb

 

[patricks148]

i would try a few if possible.

Don't make the same mistake i made when i started, got a cheap budget set of Dunlops. waste of money.

Second had is also work a look, trawl a few local pro shops and see what they have sittinig about

 

[Alex1975]

Mizuno JPX EZ or JPX 825

 

[Leereed]

I've got nike vrs irons great,strong high ball flight.had them a few years now so should be cheap now.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Try as many as you can, ideally with a couple of different shafts. If you are member of a club or having lessons speak to your pro and see what he recommends. A GI (game improver) like the G25 will give you a good degree of forgiveness on bad shots but I know some higher handicappers that use something with smaller cavities and strike the ball well enough (usually of the tee or around the greens their issues begin)

 

[Tashyboy]

Heyup tom me man, deffo have a fitting. You have not said what part of the world you are from. Reason being a fitting is the way forward, and depending on where you are from you may get advice of where to go. If Ping is the way forward. Go on there website which will show where there fitting centres are and and where there roadshows may be turning up at. Good luck with it and let us know what you end up with.

 

[thomasnathan]

Thanks for the advice, will try a fitting