New Clubs - How long to adjust?

[garyinderry]

Clubs can take a little getting used to for me. Irons not so much but Especially woods, hybrids and drivers.


I take some time to work out how easy it is to move the ball one way or the other. Some tend to hook a bit more than others. Others I might struggle to ever fade. Just takes time and practice to see what's what with them. Try different ball positions, sweeping or more downward blow etc.

 

[gmhubble]

Thank you for that

Clubs can take a little getting used to for me. Irons not so much but Especially woods, hybrids and drivers.


I take some time to work out how easy it is to move the ball one way or the other. Some tend to hook a bit more than others. Others I might struggle to ever fade. Just takes time and practice to see what's what with them. Try different ball positions, sweeping or more downward blow etc.

 

[fundy]

I am the moron

Remember that you only ever hit the one club when your being custom fit - in this instance the 7 iron in the case of the Apex cf16

So then having a slimmer less chunky 5 iron in your hands for the first time is odd

You know your show size but you know you have to get used to them - I was just asking if I was alone in finding the same with the clubs

I am an 18 handicapper not single figure so I can't just pick up and play

depends what you buy, when i was fitted for my Orka irons I was able to try anything from 3 iron to PW

 

[MadAdey]

Not very long at all to be honest. When I buy a new set I will hit the range just to get use to them and maybe a round at most. But as others have said, if you need time to get use to them then you have probably purchased the wrong clubs.

 

[Ross61]

I think it depends what you have changed from. I went from a set that I had bought a few years earlier off the peg to a set that the lie was right, the shaft flex was different and the grips were bigger. It took me a few rounds to get used to the new set up. I would hope the next set I get the change will be smoother.

 

[gmhubble]

So this isn't 'Ians Blog' but to provide an update ...

7,8,9,PW Apex going great as are MD3 wedges .. all hitting quite nicely and the dispersion and gapping is great

5 & 6 irons are a bit hit and miss but I know its me .. am hitting behind the ball far too much but I will get used to it I know

Repetition repetition repetition

 

[Parsaregood]

So this isn't 'Ians Blog' but to provide an update ...

7,8,9,PW Apex going great as are MD3 wedges .. all hitting quite nicely and the dispersion and gapping is great

5 & 6 irons are a bit hit and miss but I know its me .. am hitting behind the ball far too much but I will get used to it I know

Repetition repetition repetition

Repetition only works if you are repeating the right things. It sounds like your having a bit of trouble hitting your mid irons and it's probably setup related, maybe swing but 95% of mistakes are made in setup and in the first 2 feet of the swing. I'd recommend going to see a pro, they will help you with strike and I guarantee most golfers would benefit more by going for lessons than spending money on clubs. I play with a guy who hardly spends a dime on equipment and all his clubs are at least 5 years old yet he still plays off 1. Go and get lessons, then repeat, repeat, repeat go and repeat some more and youl soon enjoy the game more.

 

[Parsaregood]

Maybe put this out there, would you rather spend £700 on lessons or new irons?

 

[Hobbit]

Maybe put this out there, would you rather spend £700 on lessons or new irons?

I'd spend £500 on irons and £200 on lessons.

 

[Parsaregood]

Irons will make zero difference, you'd be better getting lessons and getting the pro to sort length and lie of your current set. I still play with 710 ap2 which I've had for 5 years and I still use them because the new ones basically look the same, feel similar and wouldn't help me any more. I get everybody likes new stuff but to buy new with the view it's going to improve your game is a false economy.

 

[Alex1975]

Irons will make zero difference, you'd be better getting lessons and getting the pro to sort length and lie of your current set. I still play with 710 ap2 which I've had for 5 years and I still use them because the new ones basically look the same, feel similar and wouldn't help me any more. I get everybody likes new stuff but to buy new with the view it's going to improve your game is a false economy.

The average handicap is not coming down.... with that said, how good are lessons?

Edit: also, why did you buy new clubs in 2010? What was wrong with the ones you had before.

 

[Parsaregood]

Hitting balls for 3 hours a day nearly every day of the year was wrong with them, fortunately or unfortunately I no longer hit so many

 

[Parsaregood]

It is only my irons that are old though the sweet spots are browning on a few of them so this will like be there last season, also I now understand I don't have to renew things as much to play better when your a teenager you generally want the 'best' or newest of gear lol

 

[Jay-Marie]

For me i picked up my new set then promptly spent a couple of hours at the range. The only thing i am still getting used to is the distances of each club

 

[MadAdey]

Irons will make zero difference, you'd be better getting lessons and getting the pro to sort length and lie of your current set. I still play with 710 ap2 which I've had for 5 years and I still use them because the new ones basically look the same, feel similar and wouldn't help me any more. I get everybody likes new stuff but to buy new with the view it's going to improve your game is a false economy.

Of course they will. If you have someone who is not a consistent striker of the ball, they will benefit from something that has more forgiveness. Likewise if someone is using the wrong shafts. I changed my irons out and it made a difference, I started hitting more greens. I found that I just did not have the swing anymore to use TTDG X-100.

 

[Parsaregood]

Of course they will. If you have someone who is not a consistent striker of the ball, they will benefit from something that has more forgiveness. Likewise if someone is using the wrong shafts. I changed my irons out and it made a difference, I started hitting more greens. I found that I just did not have the swing anymore to use TTDG X-100.

Wrong shafts? Lol shaft has MINIMAL effect on shot, swingweight and clubhead shape have a much bigger impact. If you have decent technique you could use any iron from an ap2 or similar right down to some of the tennis racquet sized irons they make nowadays. I would focus on learning how to deliver the club to the ball, though I do know scratch players who use ap1's and a 10 handicap who uses blades and seems to work for them. I think feel and look is everything when it comes to an iron.

 

[MadAdey]

Wrong shafts? Lol shaft has MINIMAL effect on shot, swingweight and clubhead shape have a much bigger impact. If you have decent technique you could use any iron from an ap2 or similar right down to some of the tennis racquet sized irons they make nowadays. I would focus on learning how to deliver the club to the ball, though I do know scratch players who use ap1's and a 10 handicap who uses blades and seems to work for them. I think feel and look is everything when it comes to an iron.

Maybe I'm totally wrong then, I was pf the impression that the shaft is the engine of the club and finding the correct shaft profile is crucial for a golfer to gain consistency.

 

[Parsaregood]

Maybe I'm totally wrong then, I was pf the impression that the shaft is the engine of the club and finding the correct shaft profile is crucial for a golfer to gain consistency.

Finding the correct shaft profile was a key to consistency. Lol you wonder how anybody was good at this game before launch monitors and the overly sales driven strategy of manufacturers nowadays. Watch mark Crossfields videos on YouTube about shaft flex and see how there is basically no difference in numbers between flexes but obviously they 'feel' different which I suppose is the key word here

 

[Alex1975]

Finding the correct shaft profile was a key to consistency. Lol you wonder how anybody was good at this game before launch monitors and the overly sales driven strategy of manufacturers nowadays. Watch mark Crossfields videos on YouTube about shaft flex and see how there is basically no difference in numbers between flexes but obviously they 'feel' different which I suppose is the key word here

You use the word "profile" then sight Crossfields video on "flex". Flex is just one part of a shafts profile.

However, the human is the engine of the golf swing, the shaft connects the human to the head. A correct shaft profile (weight, position of the weight, flex, the position of the flex, torque) will aid good tempo, rhythm, good loading. It's a good way to fine tune your good shots and to maximise the numbers delivered. If your into this and like to spend fun bucks, why would you not?

 

[MadAdey]

Finding the correct shaft profile was a key to consistency. Lol you wonder how anybody was good at this game before launch monitors and the overly sales driven strategy of manufacturers nowadays. Watch mark Crossfields videos on YouTube about shaft flex and see how there is basically no difference in numbers between flexes but obviously they 'feel' different which I suppose is the key word here

Who was talking flex? I'm talking about the overall profile of a shaft. Weight, launch profile, kick point are all profile characteristics of a shaft. Have you ever wondered why modern day tour pros shoot the scores they do all he time, shattering old course records even though the courses are tougher now, it's because of all this technology that is on offer to them.

When I got my irons I tried all sorts of shafts and to be honest there was not that much really between all of them, with regards to figures. Some of the shafts hit it higher, which was an automatic no-go, the lighter shafts made me feel unconnected to the clubhead, the x-stiff shafts just felt like I could not consistently make them work. So shaft does have a big bearing on the getting the correct club.