Irons for life...

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therod said:
these the ones ??

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they are cracking looking clubs, I'd be too scared to hit them incase I got a massive stone chip in one of them :D

I don't think i'd ever keep a set of irons more than 3-4 years, I get itchy fingers and fancy a change. I will at one stage buy a set of players blades mp68's or 69's just to see how I get on !!:thup: I'd have to keep some big ass cavities as a back up tho
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Yep, they're the ones. Got a ding on one already but don't care after the way I hit them. Honest wear and tear haha
 
I'd have a set of Pixl Blades with some of those Scandium shafts to go with :-

A Belly putter
Ja Lolla Knife 3 and 5 woods
A Slippery Frog
One of those lob woods
Goldwin Driver with a Titanium Shaft

+ a Uro Club.

a Handicap of 20 would be nice too.
 
Its easy to say that you have clubs for life until, about 4-5 years down the line, they suddenly stop working or you see a different set and think they're the bee's knee's....

No such thing as a club for life,

What are you going to do when they wear out? You may not be able to find another set like it...
 
Irons don't suddenly stop working, it's the guy swinging them that stops...
 
Imurg said:
Why does anyone change irons?
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Because every year they bring out a set that hits longer than ever. And people actually believe that.

Me? I prefer traditional. And quality. And hard work, along with lessons.
 
deanobillquay said:
Because every year they bring out a set that hits longer than ever. And people actually believe that.

Me? I prefer traditional. And quality. And hard work, along with lessons.
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Anyone who's going out to waste their money on new gear thinking there are going to get the miracle cure read the above thread that makes so much dam sense!
 
deanobillquay said:
Irons don't suddenly stop working, it's the guy swinging them that stops...
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Sorry, but if you keep them long enough you'll see why that statement isn't correct. Forged clubs will wear. Your two most used clubs, the ones you practice with most and play most will slowly show signs of wear on the face where you strike the ball. In time you'll start to thin the chrome plating (or whatever the finish is) on the head. The grooves will wear on the lower half of the face on these clubs.

When I got a set of MP30s around 9 or 10 years ago I said that's it, club for life. They weren't. I still have them, but the 7iron and wedge both show signs of excess use compared with the rest of the set.

On the other hand, a set of cast Tommmy Armours from 1994, still look good today.
 
Having been lucky enough to have hit a few of the best irons over the years there is absolutely no doubt that Miura, Vega and the like are truly special.

When I first tried them I just wanted to get them there and then. I tried to hit them off centre just to see what they were like and they’re still amazing. The feel is completely different, miles different from the best that Mizuno and Titleist can offer.

In saying that, if you’ve never tried them, then what the hell. But when you’ve tried them, then the search begins to find the best you can.
Irons for life….it’s possible.

When I was running up and down the country photographing the British superbikes I used a 300mm 2.8 Canon lens, one of the big white mothers. It was the ultimate in lenses and still is 20 years down the road. I sold it for more than I bought it for ten years later.

So what has that got to do with golf. When you use the best very little changes with certain things. Cameras change as does shafts for golf clubs, but lenses and iron heads have changed very little.




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When I first saw the title of the thread "Irons for life" I thought some west ham fan had one of those I'm forever blowing bubbles tattoos done!

Thank god I was wrong and it is golf related. IMO there is no golf club in the bag for life, whenever we first buy something new we always think its the dogs dangly bits. However at some stage in our life something else new and shiney comes along and turns our heads like Ann Hathaway in a PVC catsuit.

It's human nature to at some point to start wanting to replace material objects for something even if we do really have a reason to, other than just fancying a change. Either that or outside circumstance forces that change just like the little chav that totalled my car few weeks back! You just never know!
 
deanobillquay said:
Buy well, buy once, as a club fitter said to me. I agree.

IMHO, my Miura CB501's are the pinnacle of golfing irons, I believe there are no better. These are my irons for life.

The reason being....I love the look, the feel, the flight, the absolute pleasure I get off hitting these things.

What would be your irons for life? And the reason behind choosing them?
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I'll have yours when you've finished with them :thup:
 
Currently loving my MP32's and can't imagine them leaving the bag. But that will change at some point in the future, when the advertising has finally worked on me and I've traded in for something with 11 speed slots and a strip of unobtainium across the back that promises 19 more yards and the feel of a silver knife through butter. Then i'll be sad..............But i'll get over it.....
 
deanobillquay said:
Buy well, buy once, as a club fitter said to me. I agree.

IMHO, my Miura CB501's are the pinnacle of golfing irons, I believe there are no better. These are my irons for life.

The reason being....I love the look, the feel, the flight, the absolute pleasure I get off hitting these things.

What would be your irons for life? And the reason behind choosing them?
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Good luck to you, hope you love them.

To me, it looks like a case of my mum buying me a new school jumper that is 4sizes too big - so I will grow into it!!

I can flush my pro mate's VR blades with X100s in them and I love the look, feel and the flight from the one shot. They are a long way off being the right club for life though! ;)

Depends what you want from your golf I s'pose.
 
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