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I've had my Orka irons a week now, played twice and first impressions are looking good.
I went for a fitting with Alex at Orka - as per Fundy, Full Throttle, GB72 and of course Fragger and came away having ordered a new set.
The routine was virtually identical to Fundy's fitting - except I picked the 3 heads correctly when they were placed together..!!
My old Callaways were measured against Callaway standard spec and they were all out, some by only a degree of loft or lie but the 8 iron was 2 degrees upright when everything else was standard or flat.
Once I started on the Orkas heads it was pretty obvious pretty quickly that A. I needed longer clubs (nearly 3/4 inch!) and B. My carry and dispersion were getting better all the time.
Overall I increased carry by 20 yards - overall distance by 10 - and decreased dispersion by many %.
A series of different shafts - hitting blind, I had no idea which head or shaft Alex gave me to try - we settled on the Stiff NH9 Pro - looks like a Rifle shaft - and the RS5 head 4 - PW.
For some reason I can't post pictures so here's a link to the RS5 page at Orka
http://www.orkagolf.com/products/irons/rs5-iron-series/
Alex, at one stage, had me hitting quality shots with an Extra Stiff shaft - probably a bit too much for day-to-day play.
3 wraps of tape under the grips - and they don't feel big - just right. All clubs set 1 degree flat and 2 degrees strong on the lofts.
Got fitted on 18th - the idea being to keep it a secret from Fragger so I could surprise him on the Friday - but the Numpty couldn't play so it had to wait until today. Alex played along, keeping quiet and the look on Fragger's face when I pulled out a club on the 2nd tee and stated "Well I'd better get MY Awesomeness out then" was a picture!
Iron shots have been generally good with the RS5's, a bit longer and a bit more controlable.
I will be going back for a "gapping" session soon - getting accurate read-outs for all club distances which may end up with a loft or two being tweaked.
So another with Orka Awesomeness in the bag - hopefully for some time to come.
I've had my Orka irons a week now, played twice and first impressions are looking good.
I went for a fitting with Alex at Orka - as per Fundy, Full Throttle, GB72 and of course Fragger and came away having ordered a new set.
The routine was virtually identical to Fundy's fitting - except I picked the 3 heads correctly when they were placed together..!!
My old Callaways were measured against Callaway standard spec and they were all out, some by only a degree of loft or lie but the 8 iron was 2 degrees upright when everything else was standard or flat.
Once I started on the Orkas heads it was pretty obvious pretty quickly that A. I needed longer clubs (nearly 3/4 inch!) and B. My carry and dispersion were getting better all the time.
Overall I increased carry by 20 yards - overall distance by 10 - and decreased dispersion by many %.
A series of different shafts - hitting blind, I had no idea which head or shaft Alex gave me to try - we settled on the Stiff NH9 Pro - looks like a Rifle shaft - and the RS5 head 4 - PW.
For some reason I can't post pictures so here's a link to the RS5 page at Orka
http://www.orkagolf.com/products/irons/rs5-iron-series/
Alex, at one stage, had me hitting quality shots with an Extra Stiff shaft - probably a bit too much for day-to-day play.
3 wraps of tape under the grips - and they don't feel big - just right. All clubs set 1 degree flat and 2 degrees strong on the lofts.
Got fitted on 18th - the idea being to keep it a secret from Fragger so I could surprise him on the Friday - but the Numpty couldn't play so it had to wait until today. Alex played along, keeping quiet and the look on Fragger's face when I pulled out a club on the 2nd tee and stated "Well I'd better get MY Awesomeness out then" was a picture!
Iron shots have been generally good with the RS5's, a bit longer and a bit more controlable.
I will be going back for a "gapping" session soon - getting accurate read-outs for all club distances which may end up with a loft or two being tweaked.
So another with Orka Awesomeness in the bag - hopefully for some time to come.
