Not feeling my new clubs :(

[golfsaint]

Brought some new clubs on a wim as I thought I would treat myself ,brought the Mizuno JPX850 Forged stiff shaft.
Was fitted by the AG TOUR truck guys.
But been playing twice a weekend now and only now really hit the sweet spot a few times ,and the handicap is going up and up,and to seem to have developed a slight slice
Should I go back to my xhots? Which I was playing quite well with,so not sure why I brought the mizuno.

I guess the real answer is persist with them ,but if I am not feeling them ,do I put them in the garage or sell them whilst they are new - ish ?

 

[Craigg]

I'm so scared to change I'm still playing Ping Eye 2's

You need to get to the bottom of what's changed, if anything, in your swing. Not hitting the middle is not a club issue. I guess if you've no confidence in them you've answered your own question.

 

[Rumpokid]

Brought some new clubs on a wim as I thought I would treat myself ,brought the Mizuno JPX850 Forged stiff shaft.
Was fitted by the AG TOUR truck guys.
But been playing twice a weekend now and only now really hit the sweet spot a few times ,and the handicap is going up and up,and to seem to have developed a slight slice
Should I go back to my xhots? Which I was playing quite well with,so not sure why I brought the mizuno.

I guess the real answer is persist with them ,but if I am not feeling them ,do I put them in the garage or sell them whilst they are new - ish ?

At 8.5 H/C. do not think you were doing a lot wrong..Stop the rot i say, go back to what you know.

 

[ForeRighty]

Been there before....

Go back to tried and trusted decision then is to sell or try again in spring

 

[Bobirdie]

Stick with them mate. Give them a few month. I find i go through a phase like that when changing irons

 

[CMAC]

Brought some new clubs on a wim as I thought I would treat myself ,brought the Mizuno JPX850 Forged stiff shaft.
Was fitted by the AG TOUR truck guys.
But been playing twice a weekend now and only now really hit the sweet spot a few times ,and the handicap is going up and up,and to seem to have developed a slight slice
Should I go back to my xhots? Which I was playing quite well with,so not sure why I brought the mizuno.

I guess the real answer is persist with them ,but if I am not feeling them ,do I put them in the garage or sell them whilst they are new - ish ?

whats the shafts on your old and new clubs?

 

[golfsaint]

Old -standard Reg flex
New- 115 stiff

 

[CMAC]

Old -standard Reg flex
New- 115 stiff

and there you have it- bet it was based on SS only and not how you 'felt' or was 'feeling' each shaft.

what model shaft for the reg and stiff (TT XP 115 S300 I guess?) as some are tip stiff, some higher kick points etc etc

 

[Alex1975]

and there you have it- bet it was based on SS only and not how you 'felt' or was 'feeling' each shaft.

what model shaft for the reg and stiff (TT XP 115 S300 I guess?) as some are tip stiff, some higher kick points etc etc

not sure how this could make him miss hit or slice...

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Boring (and predictable) but why not get a quick lesson and see if it's the swing not the club causing the slice

 

[golfsaint]

and there you have it- bet it was based on SS only and not how you 'felt' or was 'feeling' each shaft.

what model shaft for the reg and stiff (TT XP 115 S300 I guess?) as some are tip stiff, some higher kick points etc etc

You had me at hello lol , not sure what you mean sorry , the mizuno is Xp 115 s300
Xhot is speed step 85

 

[Bobirdie]

Lighter club could maybe cause a cast from the top????

 

[CMAC]

not sure how this could make him miss hit or slice...

most of us would instinctively change our swing, even slightly, if the clubs were heavier/lighter than we have played with before.

I'm having to do that currently with a very heavy driver shaft I've borrowed just now, otherwise I cant get the ball trajectory higher than my head- leads to lots different shots.

It might not be his issue, I can only comment on the OP not 'feeling' his new irons as stated in the OP

 

[Alex1975]

Lighter club could maybe cause a cast from the top????

The old ones are much lighter

 

[CMAC]

You had me at hello lol , not sure what you mean sorry , the mizuno is Xp 115 s300
Xhot is speed step 85

what did they say your SS was?

 

[golfsaint]

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to be honest not sure but 82mph seems to pop into my head lol

 

[Bobirdie]

The old ones are much lighter

Just noticed that there mate

 

[Tommo21]

The biggest issue I’ve had over the years with changing irons especially is expecting too much too soon. It very rarely happens and a new set of irons usually takes a bit of getting used to. I would get some impact tape to see where the ball is coming off the club face. Then, If you make a little change you can see tangible results that can be more repeatable and helps with confidence ......always works for me.

 

[JCW]

Takes time , keep going or sell up

 

[Smiffy]

I did the same thing a few months ago when I changed clubs. Had been playing with regular graphite shafts in my old Cobra S3's and went back to regular steel in the new i25's (as I had used them before in my old i15's). The Graphite shafts in the Cobras weighed about 65g but the new steel shafts in the Pings weighed 99g.
I had been hitting my Cobra's well, but due to the heavier shafts in the Pings I could no longer feel the head of the club, and started to sway quite a bit, also throwing my right shoulder in to try to get some flex into the shaft. It was a recipe for disaster.
I had no distance at all, having to take at least two clubs more to try to compensate, and just lost all confidence in them.
I had to make a decision, and fast.
I looked at the cost of getting the Ping's re-shafted, which was going to cost a fortune.
So I bit the bullet, sold them, and went back to regular graphite, albeit in a set of new Taylor Made RS1's.
Now getting back on track and hitting my irons much better.
It was a costly mistake, and one that I will not make again.