richart
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Best way to hit 5 iron well is to put a 4 iron in your bag. That will then be the club you struggle with.
Depends on the strength of the iron lofts. My titleist 4 hybrid is 24 and 5 hybrid is 27. Smashing clubs.
Acquired an old Cleveland Launcher 5 hybrid today to try - 26° and it really is like cheating..!!
Do we have a shakes head smiley? :smirk:
Watch it you. Have you hit a proper fade yet? :ears:
I have thanks for asking. I bought one of these. Tried it out today. Goes like stink.
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What kind of mutant nonsense is that
I have thanks for asking. I bought one of these. Tried it out today. Goes like stink.
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Yep great clubs - have them in the 2,3 and 4
Binned 5 iron last year.
5 hybrid kills it for consistency of strike.
isn't 24 deg the same as a 4 iron, so getting a 24 deg hybrid surely isn't a direct replacement for a 5 iron?
Not necessarily. The 5 iron in my Callaway Warbird set is 23 degrees.isn't 24 deg the same as a 4 iron, so getting a 24 deg hybrid surely isn't a direct replacement for a 5 iron?
Not necessarily. The 5 iron in my Callaway Warbird set is 23 degrees.
Had mine over a year now but initially I never knew what the lofts were, I emailed Callaway a few months ago to find out.you 5 iron is stronger than my 4 iron then.
Traditions lofts are;
1iron 16
2 iron 18
3 iron 21
4 iron 24
5 iron 27
6 iron 30
7 iron 34
8 iron 38
9 iron 43
PW 47 , but not so long ago a Pw was 50
Had mine over a year now but initially I never knew what the lofts were, I emailed Callaway a few months ago to find out.
5 = 23
6 = 26
7 = 30
8 = 34.5
9 = 39
P = 44
S = 54
Yes they do appear to be very strong compared to most sets of irons I see. Possibly why I also struggle with my 5 iron. Long term goals (next year maybe), I might be looking to get a set Mizuno JPX's. The lofts are a lot softer on them I think.
Haha - yeah, the main reason I needed to find out the lofts were because I wanted to buy a gap wedge, but obviously had to make sure the gap was somewhere in between the PW and SW. If I hadn't have checked I probably would have got a 52 which would have been a bit close to the SW loft. Ended up buying a 50 because if I do get Mizunos and the lofts are a tad softer, the 50 should still fit in ok.most manufactures have strengthened the lofts over the last few years even the players clubs are a bit stronger. PW seems to be the favorite to start with. i think i saw a set recently where the PW was 42 deg, but can't remember who's though.
was a post on here recently about someone saying they were hitting their 4 iron well and wanted a 3 iron, so got a 21 deg flihi type only to find the 4 iron was the same loft, so already had a 3 iron:rofl:
Haha - yeah, the main reason I needed to find out the lofts were because I wanted to buy a gap wedge, but obviously had to make sure the gap was somewhere in between the PW and SW. If I hadn't have checked I probably would have got a 52 which would have been a bit close to the SW loft. Ended up buying a 50 because if I do get Mizunos and the lofts are a tad softer, the 50 should still fit in ok.
My starter set that I got over a decade ago (Slazenger set from JJB sports or something) was D, 3W, 5W, 3-SW. Two years ago my mate started playing and nowadays the typical starter set that he got (his is Dunlop) has D, 3W, a hybrid and 4-SW I think. As you say, I never see iron sets with a 3 in them. It's either 4-PW or 5-SW.first decent set of irons i got when i started back in 2006 were 3-SW now most sets don't even have a 3 iron and only go up to PW