Ok, I liked the 7 iron!

[KenL]

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Ping i530 (I currently have i210) and Callaway ai200 ..

Going back to test a different shaft option..

Did you try i240?

 

[IanM]

Did you try i240?

No, maybe I should. I was thinking of getting my aging shoulders a bit of extra help

 

[Orikoru]

This is why custom fitting for irons is basically a scam.

The difference from a 4 iron to a PW is huge, yet they don't bother to test those. The only way to be custom fit for irons is to hit every club or at least 4, 7 and PW.

I haven't owned a 4 iron in about 9 years so would have been a waste testing me for that. With iron lofts continually getting stronger, 7 iron is a long iron these days.

 

[Bratty]

I was lucky enough to be invited to the Royal & Ancient clubhouse at St. Andrews for a coffee the other day. Saw this adjustable loft club from circa 1900 and wondered if this is the way forward?

 

[hairball_89]

I was lucky enough to be invited to the Royal & Ancient clubhouse at St. Andrews for a coffee the other day. Saw this adjustable loft club from circa 1900 and wondered if this is the way forward? View attachment 58905

What a glorious humble brag… you git!

 

[KenL]

I was lucky enough to be invited to the Royal & Ancient clubhouse at St. Andrews for a coffee the other day. Saw this adjustable loft club from circa 1900 and wondered if this is the way forward? View attachment 58905

Coffee!
Should have had a triple g&t, followed by their finest claret with lunch and a couple of glasses of Kümmel to finish.

 

[Oddsocks]

SGGT fit with PW, 7i and 4i, I believe.
And they can put any grip on an iron too.
Most will fit with a 7i or 6i, and the fitter should be able to know how that will translate up and down the bag... if they're a good fitter.

Makes perfect sense as blended / combo sets become more common.

On the flip, with lofts getting cranked and shaft lengths getting longer, in 5 years a 7i will be the new 3i.

 

[4LEX]

I haven't owned a 4 iron in about 9 years so would have been a waste testing me for that. With iron lofts continually getting stronger, 7 iron is a long iron these days.

No way is a 7 iron a long iron! I know lofts have been jacked up in game improvement irons but that's madness!

What do you hit for a punch shot to keep the ball low when you're trying to avoid trees?

 

[Orikoru]

No way is a 7 iron a long iron! I know lofts have been jacked up in game improvement irons but that's madness!

What do you hit for a punch shot to keep the ball low when you're trying to avoid trees?

Well my set is 6 to AW so I make it
6 & 7 = long irons
8 & 9 = mid-irons
PW & AW = short irons

6 iron for low punch shots. It's 24.5° I think.

 

[4LEX]

Well my set is 6 to AW so I make it
6 & 7 = long irons
8 & 9 = mid-irons
PW & AW = short irons

6 iron for low punch shots. It's 24.5° I think.

Fair play. I'd say you've just got short and mid irons in the set though Do you carry a fair few hybrids?

 

[Orikoru]

Fair play. I'd say you've just got short and mid irons in the set though Do you carry a fair few hybrids?

Just the one.. 23° in place of 5 iron.

 

[KenL]

Had my driver fitting at SGGT this morning. Very comprehensive and I was there for over 1.5 hours.
Confirm that they remove fitting charge if you order, but the expensive Oban shaft that suited me best made up for that.
It was actually really enjoyable. Got shown around also, some set up. All clubs are built on site.

 

[Burnsey]

Had my driver fitting at SGGT this morning. Very comprehensive and I was there for over 1.5 hours.
Confirm that they remove fitting charge if you order, but the expensive Oban shaft that suited me best made up for that.
It was actually really enjoyable. Got shown around also, some set up. All clubs are built on site.

I rechecked on the fitting fee and although they charged the card, the fitting fee was never taken.

My mates irons were built in their Scottish facility, not at Chesterfield where he was fit, but yes, in-house.

 

[KenL]

I rechecked on the fitting fee and although they charged the card, the fitting fee was never taken.

My mates irons were built in their Scottish facility, not at Chesterfield where he was fit, but yes, in-house.

I heard today that they are expanding again.

 

[adasko]

I heard today that they are expanding again.

They are coming to Glasgow, They taking over from scotsdale golf

 

[evemccc]

Had my driver fitting at SGGT this morning. Very comprehensive and I was there for over 1.5 hours.
Confirm that they remove fitting charge if you order, but the expensive Oban shaft that suited me best made up for that.
It was actually really enjoyable. Got shown around also, some set up. All clubs are built on site.

Nice. What head and Oban shaft worked best, and are you going ahead with it?

 

[KenL]

Nice. What head and Oban shaft worked best, and are you going ahead with it?

QI35 standard with Oban Isawa gld shaft.
Yes.

 

[Voyager EMH]

6 iron for low punch shots. It's 24.5° I think.

Yep, 24° is my Ping G10 4-iron.

Just the one.. 23° in place of 5 iron.

Yep, I sometimes put my 23° hybrid in the bag instead of my 3-iron.

Plus ça change ...

 

[Robster59]

Went for a iron fitting on Thursday. Narrowed it down to a couple of possibles. Although the recommendation was for a slightly lighter shaft, no (hooray) mention of graphite!

However, all the test heads were 7 irons. I really wonder what the 5 iron or gap wedge feels like!

Seems an anomaly to me.

Out of curiousity, what is your issue with graphite? When I went for a fitting, I tried numerous shafts and finished up with UST Recoil as they suited me far better than any of the steel shafted options. I must admit that I was in the old mind set of whippy graphite shafts but these are excellent.

 

[IanM]

Out of curiousity, what is your issue with graphite?

Only age related vanity!