Blades and Small Cavity?

snaphook96 · August 21, 2009

Hi guys just wondering which do you think I should get. I am a very good ball striker but my downfall is length. Can only hit my driver 205-220 yards but then again I am 13. I was eyeing up some Titleist ZM Forged but may get the new 710 Series. I am looking for irons I can work and control to get close.
I strike my current irons that I have now flush(Black Mark appearing on my 7i Sweetspot)But get no feedback or control because of the big cavity, they are that easy to hit though.
Which irons would you recommend that are blades or small cavitys. Please Reply.

**tricky** · August 21, 2009

Go and try some Ping S57's. I find them ridiculously easy to hit for a players iron, and they're pretty easy to work - even for a player of my handicap (now that I'm working on a new swing). Most people agree that they have a nice feel for a cast stainless (last a bit better) cavity players iron.; They're not a forged blade, but a decent half way compromise, a lovely top line, and a slight offset.

I've got S58's (the previous model before the improved S57's), and I've tried S57's. The difference isn't great, but the fact that the S57's also match my tour-w wedges in looks, means that I'll be upgrading when I can get a set at a decent second hand price.

An advantage with ping clubs is that you can get fitted for them, and then buy them off the shelf, or second hand, to your fitting. They will also adjust them free to your fitting - at any point in the clubs lifetime (if you take them back to the factory - Gainsborough here in the UK), even if you didn't have them from new. Great service, great lasting clubs.

Of course you might feel better with something else, but at least give them a try.

snaphook96 · August 21, 2009

Cool will give them a go what do you thinks of the Taylormade RAC MB Project X 5.5?

**atrapasuenos** · August 21, 2009

Hit them and you'll see what you need. I hit once the RAC MB with the Project X 6.0 and they are sweet! I'll go with some CB's. Good luck!

Cheers!

snaphook96 · August 21, 2009

How about the AP2's was thinking about those too?

**anthonykim3** · August 21, 2009

ap2's are super forgiving but not to be a dick is your handicap update or not and incredibly good ball striker and a 18 is it all short game or all putting

snaphook96 · August 21, 2009

ap2's are super forgiving but not to be a dick is your handicap update or not and incredibly good ball striker and a 18 is it all short game or all putting

What happens is,(Long Par 4) I hit Driver, Wood Iron in(8i 9i) 2 putts at most.

Short par 4s(Driver, 6i, chip or pitch if i miss the green and 2 putts. I am a good putter but when hitting 3 wood into long Par 4s the results are not always great. Reason for blades is to get closer to hole more putts from 10ft in iam fairly good might hole out 6 or 7 out of 10 times. I have no control over the flight of mine at the moment. Hit my friends Nike TW Forged Blades and from 130 in you would be disgusted to be at least off the green. But I now what you mean about my handicap lost 9 Strokes this Year.

**Where's the Cart Girl?** · August 21, 2009

Cool will give them a go what do you thinks of the Taylormade RAC MB Project X 5.5?

I switched from oversize cavity backs to the RAC MB blades w? Project-X 6.0's a few months ago and I love them. Will never go back. Sexiest thing I've ever seen at address, and all it takes is one pure contact swing with good blades to convince you to to take the leap.

I would recommend swinging them to any1 in the market for new irons. I wouldn't count on them adding any distance to your game, but if you want to move the ball, they are about as good as anything out there I think.

**tricky** · August 21, 2009

What happens is,(Long Par 4) I hit Driver, Wood Iron in(8i 9i) 2 putts at most.

Look, I'm really no expert - as my handicap will prove.....but.....

....it seems to me that your approaches are inaccurate because they are from distance, due to your lack of length. I'm not sure that moving from cavity backs to blades is the answer to that. Look at your stance and alignment as well, there should be little problem hitting a cavity back straight - and what you want to do almost all of the time is hit the ball straight. You need to be looking at some physical drills to strengthen your core, and to look at your swing to make sure that you are maximising the strength, flexibility, and speed, that you have. Now clearly at age thirteen you have some physical development to achieve yet. Good swing fundamentals at this stage will give you a better foundation than new clubs, that will almost certainly need to be at least re-shafted when you improve and grow further......and I speak as someone who didn't pick up a club until my mid-twenties. The starter set I had, I used to hit beautifully. I was then given an expensive set of top end clubs that suited me horrendously. I got worse, rather than better, for ten years. Putting them in the bin was the best thing I ever did. If I could have those ten years back I'd be a different player now. Getting down to single figures is mostly about the player, not the equipment - with the one proviso that you need to get equipment, particularly shafts, that suit you as your swing develops. ....and cut yourself some slack, and be a little patient. It's not natural to be a scratch golfer it your age, it's very much the exception. Work on your physique and swing, and be reasonable in your expectations based on your physical attributes. If you swing nicely, you have years of enjoying the game ahead of you. If you look to solve every problem with a new club then you are looking forward to madness and financial ruin. .....probably.... P.S. A 220 yard drive is not too shabby. I measured out a very nice drive on an uphill hole at my course during the week. It was only 220 yards, and it was beyond where most of our members get to. A lot of the time people don't hit the ball anything like as far as they think - and when they do it's because of their swing, not their clubs....

**wolverine_man** · August 21, 2009

Get some MacGregor PCB Tours. I just picked up a set last night and hit them today at Golf Galaxy. They are a fairly heavy progressive cavity back (PCB) iron and are forged by Miura. I just moved from a set of Mizuno MP-14 blades and these Macs feel solid - very pure. If the launch monitor is any indication of how I will hit them tomorrow on the course, I think I am in love. There are a couple sets on ebay right now, one at a great price.

Just so happened that GG is also doing a Ping Demo Day this weekend. I tried out the new i15 and the S57, admittedly mostly for the free golf glove. I thought both irons were terribly ugly. However, the S57 felt fairly decent. S-57s will set you back $900 new, though. I happened to get my Macs for a measly $45. You may also check out the Mizuno MP 57, which I thought were ok or the Bridgestone J330 combo set. Whatever you do, just hit a lot of clubs and with as many different shaft options as you can find.

**sean_miller** · August 21, 2009

Go with the AP2s - I haven't hit them, but everyone who does says they're really good. Plus, they have a classic look - they won't be fugly in 5 years.

Your length is likely related to your age - when I was 13 I'd only seen golf on TV. Grip down and by the time you're driving a car you'll be a single digit.

snaphook96 · August 21, 2009

Go with the AP2s - I haven't hit them, but everyone who does says they're really good. Plus, they have a classic look - they won't be fugly in 5 years.

Thanks!

Looked at AP2s today and they look sweet. If I decide to go for them I will wait till The Titleist 710 AP2's Come and pick 08' model cheap.

**sean_miller** · August 21, 2009

Thanks!

And don't focus on golf - play many other sports. There's a lot of valuable muscle memory gained from other sports (tennis, squash, baseball, hockey, track) and you'll be a more interesting person (golf nuts can be kinda weird).

**ks8829** · August 22, 2009

Mp 33 blades PW - 8

with a combo Mp30 irons 7 - 3 irons

**atrapasuenos** · August 22, 2009

Thanks!

They are good, you hit them easily and you will improve your game for sure.

Cheers!

**Blades4me** · August 22, 2009

Hi guys just wondering which do you think I should get. I am a very good ball striker but my downfall is length. Can only hit my driver 205-220 yards but then again I am 13. I was eyeing up some Titleist ZM Forged but may get the new 710 Series. I am looking for irons I can work and control to get close.

If you are a good ball striker go mb's (muscle backs). I'd suggest the MacGregor 1025 V-foils. Full on players club, narrow sole and mid weighted for workability and trajectory control. Also they can be had for a song and a dance comparitively speaking. They were produced 02-04 I believe and are every bit as good as any top tier iron. After that Mizuno's are really good, especially if you like the "buttery" feeling and I'd suggest the MP 33 or 67, again, full on players clubs. Titleist has always put out good quality equipment so you can't go wrong with those either. Interesting to note that on the Nation Wide tour and the tours where they have to buy their own equipment Mizuno and Titleist are what you see the most of, and that sez something.

If you can afford them the PX shaft will really juice up the clubs. I've noticed anywhere from a half to 1 club difference in length between my DG's and PX's. As for you not generating much distance with your driver, given your age I'm guessing that you are cupping your wrist trying to get more swing, but in reality what happens is you end up "casting" and losing club head speed which of course translates into lose of distance

The above is just my opinion and won't change to world--damn, reality is tough.

**max power** · August 22, 2009

What happens is,(Long Par 4) I hit Driver, Wood Iron in(8i 9i) 2 putts at most.

Not that you can't hit blades, but you won't be any closer to the hole hitting MBs instead of CBs. And if you can't work the ball or control the flight at all with CBs you won't be working it how you want to with MBs.

**Happy Dragon** · August 22, 2009

If you're approaching greens with a 3-wood, golf will not be fun. That's not how guys are suppose to play this game. Move up tees. You should not be playing from tees greater than 6,000 yards or 5,500 meters.

As for irons, you can purchase clubs designed for good players and grow into them as long as you have time to practice. If not, you're better off with an unattractive, but effective game-improvement club. The best irons in the world are Titleist and Mizzuno. Although I play Titleist, they are moving away from the more traditional club design, of which, I'm not a fan. I hate the new AP series look. Whatever you get, make sure they're forged as you can always bend them when you get bigger and stronger and your swing changes. Also, get the right shafts for you now. Don't grow into that aspect of the club.

Good luck, little man.

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