Why Is It That........

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Why is it that....

Well why I'm saying is, I've struggled with my golf this past while. I've got a nice set of Mizunos in the bag that I really like. They were C/Fd eighteen months ago. And up until recently I'd have ( and have ) argued that getting fitted is the way to go when buying a set of irons.

However.

I managed to salvage a rather old, well worn, set of Maxfli Revolution Black Dots and used them at the weekend. The difference was night and day. Some of the best golf shots I've played for a good while were played at the weekend.

So why is it I can play like a donkey with a current set of clubs, yet I can play so much better with an older well worn set from yesteryear ?

I'm totally confused by this at the moment. :D
 
Maybe down to expectations. What i mean is you probably didn`t expect anything from your old set so each swing was relaxed and natural. Just a thought
 
My theory is that many of us have learned to swing around our clubs rather than the other way around. What I mean is if you had clubs for a long time which were of a certain length/lie angle then we have adapted around them to hit the ball somehow. Change of clubs and it may need another change to the swing.
 
Errmmm...

If the club manufacturers didn't come out with new clubs every so often that promised better distance, control, feel, forgiveness, or whatever, then they would very soon go out of business as they wouldn't sell anything new. They rely on marketing hype to get punters interested.

Custom fitting, whilst it may have it's place in improving one's game (a debate that I'm not getting into :)) can surely only be valid on the day that you have the "experience". I am absolutely sure that most of us hackers will have a better and/or different swing while a fitter is watching than we normally have on the course.

I think that what I'm basically saying is that getting the latest "must have" clubs may not necessarily improve one's game and that custom fitting may not suit your "normal" on the course swing.
 
My theory is that many of us have learned to swing around our clubs rather than the other way around. What I mean is if you had clubs for a long time which were of a certain length/lie angle then we have adapted around them to hit the ball somehow. Change of clubs and it may need another change to the swing.
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Jeez, you're just so damned sensible JF! :D :D
 
Thommo,

Think I'll be using these old ones over the winter to see where they take me. Can't be any worse than before.

madandra,

That's just the thing, the heads are no bigger than what I've been using, shafts are the same DG R300. It must be the advancing years that's the problem ;)


And for KHW if you're reading, be afraid, be very afraid !
 
Its either a feeling of having to hit the older ones with a smoother swing (less forgiving being old) or a case of new stick luck. Maybe a little of both.

I'm guessing if you have played well with the C/F clubs until recently its more the indian than the arrows. Perhaps the old set just focussed the mind a little more. It'll be interesting to see how they perform over the winter and whether C/F for lower figure golfers is a success (in your case anyway)
 
Homer, I'm at the stage now where I'd put 9 shovels in the bag if thats what it took to help me play better, more consistent golf. Short game is fine, but long range and mid range it can be very suspect I'm afraid.

Your right about it being the indian, when I got the Mizunos it was fine, trouble is my head head is wasted at the moment :D
 
I have a very nice set of Cobra SZ irons but my iron play has been appalling recently.
I bought a very old set of Wilsons on eBay recently (£5.50) and regripped them. They perform just as well as the Cobras.
Clearly it is not the bats that matter, it is the idiot on the end of the shaft.
 
My son in law pulled out this old rusted, shinny grip, dunlop, early heal and toe type (anyone remember them). I hit a couple of old balls into the next field and how good the ball came off the face surprised me. Big bats have changed over the years, but irons are just reincarnations at times.
 
I have played with Wilson blades, Wilson 1200GE cavities, Cally Big Bertha Gold (graphite), Cleveland TA5, Macgregor 1025m blades and now Titleist ZB. In 20 years, I have come down 0.1. It makes no difference what irons I use, clumpy GI, or sexy blades, my h/cap remains the same, and my ball striking remains the same, pretty poor.

I guess what I really need is lessons.
 
A mate of mine plays off 12 and uses a cheapie set of Dunlop irons he bought individually from JJB Sports.
I wish I could hit my irons like him

I hate playing with him 'cos it reminds me what a knob I was spending all this bloody money
 
Seems that the general concensus on this thread is that falling for the marketing hype and buying those shiny new irons may make you feel good for a short while, but won't necessarily improve your game.

The only reason I dumped my X14's in favour of new yonex C280 was that I wanted to get steel shafted clubs as the graphite shafts of the X14's were wearing through rubbing on the bag.

Basically my iron play is still the same - rubbish :o
 
Already been metioned in the thread but you are CF for your swing on the day.

If you went on 3 or 4 seperate occasions to be checked, i'm sure there would be slight differences in each session.

Maybe a way forward to ensure a "proper" fit would be for all Pro's to have the analysis kit and record your stats at every lesson, then go along to whatever manufacturer with the data to ensure a "best" fit
 
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