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What Kind of players Irons do you recommend? My Handicap is coming down, and Irons are my strong suite. I've already hit a couple and they really were not as difficult to hit as I thought. (maybe because im playing with 10 year old irons?) Im currently looking at mp-52's mp62's and titleist ap2's. Is there any other iron you would recommend?

Age:19

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Driver- Taylormade TP Burner 2.0 5 wood- Launcher (4-GW)- Jpx Pro 800 SW- X Forged LW- 588 X Wedge- Tp-Z Putter- Unitized Tiempo

 

"Hard work beats talent"-Tim Tebow

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RocketSauce Great Member

RocketSauce

if you're just looking for other golfers opinions, here are the players irons i like:

1. Nickent Arc blades (dont be afraid of blades. todays blades are not hard to hit)
2. Nickent 4DX Pro's
3. Tour Edge Forged CNC's
4. Wilson FG59's
5. Callaway X Forged (2008 or 2009)
6. Wilson Staff Ci7's
7. MacGregor MT Pro's
8. Callaway X-22 Tour's
9. Wilson Staff Fi5's
...................................just to name a few
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ctw262 Established Member

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Any mizunos. Mp-32's, Mp-57's, etc. The playability and feel of Mizuno is unmatched in my opinion. I tried the AP-2's and didn't much care for them.

Driver: Tour Burner TP 9.5* Whiteboard Stiff
Hybrid: Rescue Dual 19*
Irons: 4-pw Mp-32 S300
Wedges: Vokey Spin Milled 56* and 60*
Putter: Newport 2 34" 340gBall: Pro-V1 or NXT-tourShoes: Adidas Tour 360 LTD

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RocketSauce Great Member

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Any mizunos. Mp-32's, Mp-57's, etc. The playability and feel of Mizuno is unmatched in my opinion. I tried the AP-2's and didn't much care for them.

same here.

AP2's = Peeeuw but, irons are personal things. some people love em
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tmf9 Dedicated Member

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if you're just looking for other golfers opinions, here are the players irons i like:

Yeah I remember hitting some taylormade blades, and thinking they weren't that hard to hit. Those Nickent blades are hard to find, there is only one of them on ebay. Has anyone tried those TW blades nike came out with, if so how do they perform?

Age:19

What's in my bag?
Driver- Taylormade TP Burner 2.0 5 wood- Launcher (4-GW)- Jpx Pro 800 SW- X Forged LW- 588 X Wedge- Tp-Z Putter- Unitized Tiempo

 

"Hard work beats talent"-Tim Tebow

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tmf9 Dedicated Member

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same here.

Really what's wrong with them, do they have bad feel?

Age:19

What's in my bag?
Driver- Taylormade TP Burner 2.0 5 wood- Launcher (4-GW)- Jpx Pro 800 SW- X Forged LW- 588 X Wedge- Tp-Z Putter- Unitized Tiempo

 

"Hard work beats talent"-Tim Tebow

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TyCobb Well Established Member

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Taylormade's Tour Preferred irons are real nice, as well as Mizuno Mp-52's.

R7 Limited Patriot 9.5º
Sasquatch 15º
Idea Pro Gold Hybrid 20º
Tour Preferred Irons 4-PW
Z Smoke TP 52º SV Tour Black Satin 56º Rossa Core Classics Fontana One Tour

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right handed phil mickelson Great Member

right handed phil mickelson

as one high school golfer to another,I use Nike Slingshots. They are very forgivable (if you hit a bad shot, it won't go too far off course), and are very soft when hit. Also, they are the type of irons which you don't have to swing hard to hit far. Swinging easier than normal actually makes it go farther.

You will find great accuracy and distance with the Nike Slingshots. You won't be dissappointed.

Driver: Callaway Big Bertha Diablo 9º
2 Hybrid: Callaway Big Bertha Heavenwood
Irons: Nike Slingshot OSS 6-3 iron
          Taylormade Tour Preferred PW-7 iron
Wedges: Cleveland CG14 50º, 54º
              Taylormade RAC 58º
Putter: Ping Darby 32" shaft


 

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pchaney301 Well Established Member

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Mizunos are always good.

I'm going to be picking up some X-18s in the next few weeks, so obvously I'm going to say go with those.

In my Nexos Bag

Burner Driver 9.5*
Burner fairway 3 wood
755 Irons Tri Spec S Shafts 585 19* Hybrid w/ Aldilia NV S Shaft 3DX 23* Hybrid Tour 58* wedge CG 12 56* Wedge NCX-Ray Alpha Putter

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Blades4me Dedicated Member

Blades4me

What Kind of players Irons do you recommend? My Handicap is coming down, and Irons are my strong suite. I've already hit a couple and they really were not as difficult to hit as I thought. (maybe because im playing with 10 year old irons?) Im currently looking at mp-52's mp62's and titleist ap2's. Is there any other iron you would recommend?

IMO, it will be hard to beat anything from Mizuno. The old MacGregor V-foil 1025 or 675 are great old irons and very inexpensive (but very high quality). The new Niki VR blades are really nice. Bridgestone irons are, IMO, harsher feeling than the pervious mentioned irons, but still very good irons. Can't really go wrong with Titlest irons either

I go between my MacGregor V-foil 1025 mb's and my 78 Wilson Staff Tour blades 1-pw. IMO the Wilsons are the best feeling clubs I've hit, but you gotta have a decent swing to make those babies work, and when they do, oh are they sweet--better than my Mizuno's or Mac's. The Niki VR blades feels a lot like my Mac's. Please realize that this is just my opinion and as another poster said, (I think it was this thread), "irons are a pretty personal thing".--for me that is a top line; I can't stand a fat top line, well except for my Bridgestone Air Muscle. Good luck and in the end, again IMO, what really counts is that you feel comfortable and confident over the ball.
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Gioguy21 Great Member

Gioguy21

jesus, to people on this site get PAID to market for Mizuno?....My suggestion is you could get fitted for some Ping i-10's or Callaway X-20/22 tour clubs. I'm not a huge fan of taylormade unless they remake the R7 TP again...i should've bought em when i had the chance. IMO Mizuno's are nice and all but, comon people, there are other frickin clubs out there...you can't go in any of the rooms in here except for golf balls and hear about how these clubs are getting praised.

In my Titleist 2014 9.5" Staff bag:

Cobra Bio+ 9* Matrix White Tie X  - Taylormade SLDR 15* ATTAS 80X - Titleist 910H 19* ATTAS 100X - Taylormade '13 TP MC 4-PW PX 6.5 - Vokey TVD M 50* DG TI X100 - Vokey SM4 55 / Vokey SM5 60* DG TI S400 - Piretti Potenza II 365g

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goblue107501 Great Member

goblue107501

This is just one person's opinion - mine...

I haven't been able to demo many of the newer clubs, but of what I have, my favorites were the Mizuno 57/67, and Titleist ZB/ZM, and the AP-2. I bought new clubs last year and these were my finalists.

If I got the Mizunos, I would have got a 57/67 combo, probably split at the 6-iron (57 for 4-5, 67 for 6-W). These were great feeling clubs. I had some Mizuno players clubs prior so I knew what I was getting. I haven't hit the 62 or 52, but I would assume the same would hold true.

I ended up with the Titleist ZB, mostly because I got a better price for them over the Mizuno. I thought the AP-2 was a good club and almost got them, but in the end, I just liked the ZB a little better. I think it offers a great blend of cavity and blade style irons which was one of the things I was looking for. Very good feel, and very easy to hit.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.

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willman611 Member

willman611

Yea whats with all the mizuno irons? ive tried to hit a few of my buddies mizunos and hit them terrible. i play TM mb tp smoke irons. theyre awesome and are just soft when you hit them right. and when it comes to spin...put it this way i hit a 6 iron on a par 5 one day and it spun back a few feet and a P wedge will just suck right back. but you couldnt go wrong with the r7 tps either they feel good too. good luck!! :)
Driver: Taylormade R9
fairway wood: Cleveland Launcher 15 degree
hybrid: titleist 585 17
irons: Taylormade mb tp smoke 3-pw
wedges: Titleist vokey wedgesputter:sc ss newport 2, 34"Bag: ping vantage bag(team bag)
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1par2win Dedicated Member

1par2win

Give the Titleist 735cm's a whril. I tried out a number of players irons and dollar for dollar I think these are a great iron to play with. There is more forgiveness than many people think and when you hit them solid the ball flight is boring and right on target. I have a Titleist bias but I would not pay Titleist prices. When the AP2's come down in price then I will consider them but for the price range the AP2's are going for there is so much out there that will perform just as well without the "new car" price. Just my two cents.
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teamgs Established Member

teamgs

Give the Taylor Made R7's a shot. (The older version that is being discontinued) I liked them the best of all the ones I tried, and the price is excellent right now, if you can find them. Crisp hits, good feel, and quite forgiving. I tried the AP2's and didn't like them as much as the R7's. They seemed nice and soft (buttery would be a good description) but I preferred the crisper feel and forgiveness of the R7's.

Gary

Nakashima HTEC 460 9.5, 65g Fujikura Motore F1 (s)
Speedline 3W, 70-gram Grafalloy Prolaunch Axis
SQ 2 18 Deg. Hybrid, stock stiff graphite
R7 irons, 4-LW, stock stiff steel
White Steel 2-Ball SRT PutterSunMountain MPB bagIGolf Neo

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misty_mountainhop Great Member

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IMO, it will be hard to beat anything from Mizuno. The old MacGregor V-foil 1025 or 675 are great old irons and very inexpensive (but very high quality). The new Niki VR blades are really nice. Bridgestone irons are, IMO, harsher feeling than the pervious mentioned irons, but still very good irons. Can't really go wrong with Titlest irons either

I'll second the shout for MacGregor's older V-Foil 1025M irons. You can get the cheap via eBay or online stores and as MacGregor aren't "cool" you can get a great price. Beautiful feeling to them. Best irons I've ever played except my Wilson FG17s which I wore out.

Never hit Mizunos so can't comment but personally, they don't look quite as nice as I thought they might. Is it me or is their topline a bit thick cf. some other makes? How much are you willing to shell out for a set? If money isn't too much of a problem, look into the offerings from Miura or Vega . I've demo'd some of those Vega blades - awesome. You might also take a look at the blades from KZG. The Z0s are fabulous, the standard blades are very good (hit them - they're excellent) and if you want a real players cavity check out the gorgeous Tour Evolution irons. I think you have to go to a registered KZG fitter to get them though. Other custom irons you might consider (I nearly got some; they're a fantastic price direct from the maker) are the Raven TS102i Blades . If you can find them, any Hogan Apex blades are worth a shout. The 2006 model is fabulous. I think you can get some from Callaway Preowned online or online stores such as Global Golf carry them still I think. Titleist are pretty good. The new ZM and ZB irons are pretty decent although i think you might want to look at the older 695mb or 690mb lines. Excellent. Look around. Do some research. It's not all Nike or Mizuno out there .

Home Course: Wollaton Park GC, Nottingham, U.K.

Ping G400, 9°, Alta CB 55S | Ping G400, 14°, Alta CB 65S | Adams Pro Dhy 18°, 21°, 24°, KBS Hybrid S | Ping S55 5-PW, TT DGS300 | Vokey 252-08, DGS200 | Vokey 256-10 (bent to 58°), DGS200 | Ping Sigma G Anser, 34" | Vice Pro Plus

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How about Adams idea pro golds? I just got them and have never hit my irons better.

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Driver: Ping G20 10.5
4 wood: Ping G20 16.5
Hybrid: Ping I20 23

5-P: Cleveland CG16 tour

Wedge: Cleveland Cg16 56

Putter: Cleveland classic

Ball: Top Flite D2 feel

 

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