Good Iron Sets for Mid-Handicapper

Sounds like you appreciate the look and feel of cavity back irons.  The AP1s and AP2s would be good choices to try.

My belief is that you should play the most forgiving clubs with the look and feel that meet your preference.  I see far too many people playing golf with clubs that aren't forgiving enough for them.

Try some of the following clubs at your local golf shop.

If you like hybrids in the long irons:  http://thesandtrap.com/b/bag_drop/adams_unveils_new_idea_black_cb2_irons_and_super_hybrids

Callaway Diablo Forged and X22 Tour

Cobra S2 and S3

Mizuno MX300 and JPX 800

Nike VR pro cavity

If you are looking for Titleiest or Taylormade, that kind of limits you to AP1's, AP2's, Burner 2.0, and R9/R9 TP's. If possible, just see if you can demo as many as those four as possible and see what fits your game.

Coming from a hockey player and golfer like you I would reccomend the AP1's or either of those Taylor Mades.  The AP2's might not be quite forgiving enough.  The R9 irons do have a pretty big face, which would give a hockey player a comfortable feel.

Just some thoughts.

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Originally Posted by livendie4golf 

Coming from a hockey player and golfer like you I would reccomend the AP1's or either of those Taylor Mades.  The AP2's might not be quite forgiving enough.  The R9 irons do have a pretty big face, which would give a hockey player a comfortable feel.

 

Just some thoughts.

 

 

 

 

 

I agree with you there, I just posted the AP2's because they are pretty similar to the R9 TP's. It would be a really big change going from X18's to either of those clubs, but I don't think it will hurt to leave them out of the equation.
 

Most X18 iron sets had the Uniflex shaft, which is OK for a quite a few golfers, but not ideal for very many.

Before you write off Callaway, you might consider the X20 Tour model, available from Callaway Preowned.

Has an MPF rating of 716, in the SGI category (Maltby's six category system). Many sets were shafted with Project X Rifle Flighted. The flighted shafts give a little extra lift to the longer irons, and keep the short irons from ballooning too much. Compared to the stock X18 and X20 sets, the X20 Tours have less offset, and smaller heads which get through the rough better.

The X22 Tours have an MPF = 594, in the GI range. In comparison, not as easy to hit as X20T.

Or, you may be able to find used X20 Tours in local golf shop. If you get them in Project X, be aware that the PX family runs a little stiffer than comparable Dynamic Gold shafts.

If you're set on Titleist, so be it. But, I thought I would mention the X20 Tours.