MP60 5 Iron For Practice

[Hallsy]

Im toying with the idea of practicing my ball striking during the upcoming winter evenings and purchasing an MP60 5 iron. 5 iron is my highest iron in the bag at present and the MP60 is the same length as my 5 iron but 3 degrees weaker and out by one degree on lie angle. My pro will happily spec to the same as my sldr 5 iron but im wondering if A it will actually help at all or just keep practicing with mine or B go the full hog and get the 3 iron which i know i will struggle to hit.
Anyone else tried the same thing and get good results?

 

[trevor]

I have a one iron which I bought for the very same reason. I thought that if I can hit that then all the other clubs would seem mega easy to hit. I think it's helped but as with everything golf nothing is easy!

 

[patricks148]

I was given a bladed 6 iron to practice my ball striking when i got my first decent set from the local pro.

6 irons are plentiful as they had 5 or 6 of them for each range of irons up until recently.

well worth it if you get the same spec as what you use.

 

[Robobum]

Im toying with the idea of practicing my ball striking during the upcoming winter evenings and purchasing an MP60 5 iron. 5 iron is my highest iron in the bag at present and the MP60 is the same length as my 5 iron but 3 degrees weaker and out by one degree on lie angle. My pro will happily spec to the same as my sldr 5 iron but im wondering if A it will actually help at all or just keep practicing with mine or B go the full hog and get the 3 iron which i know i will struggle to hit.
Anyone else tried the same thing and get good results?

You don't just want a 5i. You need the full set to get the benefit......

Now I just so happen to have 3-pw that will be in the for sale section by next weekend

 

[tsped83]

Each to their own, but I've never understood this logic. Can't you practice ball striking with the irons you actually use?

 

[One Planer]

You don't just want a 5i. You need the full set to get the benefit......

Now I just so happen to have 3-pw that will be in the for sale section by next weekend

Very smooth :thup:

 

[Robobum]

Very smooth :thup:

Haha. Subtle enough?

 

[ger147]

This just reminded me I have an MP69 6 iron up the stairs. So just for a giggle, I got the 10 scrapiest balls out of my practice bag and nipped out to the grass beside my house to see what happened.

I stripped all 10 in a row right out of the middle and it felt gorgeous. Now I want blades!!

 

[Hallsy]

Each to their own, but I've never understood this logic. Can't you practice ball striking with the irons you actually use?

Qk so maybe ive not made it so clear. Not so much the ball striking but if i learn to hit it relatively well its the confidence it installs to hit my GI clubs even easier?

You don't just want a 5i. You need the full set to get the benefit......

Now I just so happen to have 3-pw that will be in the for sale section by next weekend

:clap:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I had a set of S55's I bought dirt cheap (and just moved on for a profit) to try and improve my tempo and strike. Was an interesting idea and persevered most of the summer but it hasn't really made as big a difference as I'd hoped

 

[ScienceBoy]

Could get one of those small head clubs if you want to focus on sweetspot.

It's not a bad idea to train with less error margins than you play with, just make sure its drill based rather than swing/shot based to separate practice from play.