Mix N Match

[kid2]

Met a 6 handicapper today who im playing a 3 ball scramble with this weekend and picked his brains for a bit about new clubs.....
His thought on getting used to them is when playing bounce rounds with mates is to mix and match the clubs you hit off the tees with what you normally hit.....
E.g. Instead of drivers hit 4 irons or hybrids....
His theory is that it gives you longer options into greens....Maybe 5 or 6 Irons instead of wedges..

Where im second guessing myself is im after recently buying Wilson staff Fg Tour irons there only 3 rounds old and im doubting whether or not im good enough for them yet....
I strike them pretty well but theres the odd one that ill catch thin or fat and im not sure if its me or the clubs.....

Should i persever with them for another few rounds or maybe drop a model to the new Ci9's which are game improvers.

 

[haplesshacker]

Well that was the last thing I was expecting to read from you. Especially after your posts about how much you like the new bats.

I suspect that no matter what clubs someone uses, we all play the odd duffer of a shot. From your previous posts you obviously have aspirations to get better. Personally I don't know what to suggest. But the important thing to do is not to lose confidence in the clubs or yourself.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Refresh my memory. Did you buy them in the hope of getting to a standard to use them or did you get them thinking you could hit them already.If its the former it might be that your game isn't there to do them justice and a change to something more forgiving would seem logical.

If you'd hit them, liked them and had been getting on with them then I'm thinking you are just trying way too hard. As a comparison HTL plays off 17 and has the MX58 which are a bladed club aimed at low handicappers. He has no problems hitting them and the bad shots he plays are usually when he is trying too hard or is being a bit to clever. Better player irons aren't solely the right of single figure golfers so I guess its really up to you to decide whether you persevere or get the additional help of a different model

 

[kid2]

Well that was the last thing I was expecting to read from you. Especially after your posts about how much you like the new bats.

I suspect that no matter what clubs someone uses, we all play the odd duffer of a shot. From your previous posts you obviously have aspirations to get better. Personally I don't know what to suggest. But the important thing to do is not to lose confidence in the clubs or yourself.

Well hapless i do like them thats ironclad but why im second guessing myself i dont rightly know....Iv been playing o.k. with them nothing consistent but just average.....Maybe im just jumping the gun thinking that falling back on game improvers is the answer to my hiccups.
Id hate to get rid of them but as there only my second ever set of clubs im not sure how long that id actually have to play with them to get used to them.....

I suppose im the only one that can make the decision to persevere with them.......
I rarely fatted or thinned my Di7's and the Club specs of the new bats are similar lie but the lofts are weaker which isnt surprising given the strong lofts on the Di7's.

 

[THJahar]

surely hitting 'thin or fat' is more of a swing issue.
If you we're hitting left or right, then game improver's were probably required as they're designed to reduce the discrepancy from off center hits.
If you're hitting straight then the sticks are fine

 

[kid2]

Refresh my memory. Did you buy them in the hope of getting to a standard to use them or did you get them thinking you could hit them already.If its the former it might be that your game isn't there to do them justice and a change to something more forgiving would seem logical.

If you'd hit them, liked them and had been getting on with them then I'm thinking you are just trying way too hard. As a comparison HTL plays off 17 and has the MX58 which are a bladed club aimed at low handicappers. He has no problems hitting them and the bad shots he plays are usually when he is trying too hard or is being a bit to clever. Better player irons aren't solely the right of single figure golfers so I guess its really up to you to decide whether you persevere or get the additional help of a different model

Hi Homer,
I did hit them and hit them well for the round i played......
I did actually buy them also to not have to change when my handicap gets down into singles.......
I can be pretty hard on myself when things go wrong and i usually blame me and not the gear but because these are only 3 rounds old im kinda blaming them.
Its probably me isnt it?

I hit them well even the long irons.Last weekend i actually hit a 4 iron off the fairway into a crosswind from 180mtrs and it went into the bunker to the left side of the green nearly in line with the pin...I was in awe......

Then im telling myself if i can hit a shot like that how could it be the clubs?
Maybe im just jumping the gun a little and not being patient enough......
When you say im might be trying too hard do you mean im not taking enough club and instead forcing them and maybe this is causing the problems.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think what you need to bear in mind is that conditions aren't easy still. Damp fairways, blustery conditions etc and so there will be bad swings. I think from the fact that you know you can hit some pretty decent shots and there is a degree of consistancy its probably more a case of you being too critical. I know that my TP's (older model but also aimed at low handicappers) are the clubs I need to get me down and I've already played great shots with everyone of them in the bag so I know its me now and not the bats.

 

[RGDave]

Unless you are Pay&Play, get down the club with only the irons and play 36 holes or until you feel comfy.
As for mixing and matching; I hardly ever use the same clubs off the tees from game to game, unless it's a comp.

 

[kid2]

Thanks for the advice Chaps. ...Always a pleasure......
I know iv got the game to become pretty decent all im short are some patience ......
Just have to get them negative waves out of my mind.......

 

[Screwback]

Stick in with the irons for me the most important thing about clubs is you like them and like to play with them in your bag if they do that then the rest will just fall into place IMO.

 

[Scobie]

I think it takes most people a while to get used to new irons. I changed from Callaway X18 to Ping G10's last year and for the first couple of months i was convinced i'd made a massive mistake but eventually i started hitting the ball better than i'd ever done with my old clubs and now i cant see myself changing from them for a long time.

Of course it may be that they dont suit you at all but i do think that you should be patient with them, give them a chance and hopefully they will come good for you.