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I just pick up a set of Golden Ram tour grind vibration matched Irons. They are in great shape. I really like these clubs. The set is 2-pw. The question is will these help me with my ball striking? I dont want to go play a round with them yet, but i would like to know what to expect and if anyone has had a set of these clubs? How will these compare to newer clubs? Thanks
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The thing they will do for you is give you great feedback. A bad shot, feels really bad. A good one feels really sweet. The way I think of it is that every golf neebie 20 years ago used blades. I really appreciate my modern clubs more after hitting with blades or really old clubs.

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Its nutz because I can hit them but that elusive great feeling has yet to come. I am going to get them fitted next week and go from there. I can feel myself getting sucked in and my handicap going up just sitting here. But strange enough I'm ok with that. One thing, I have a hell of a lot more respect for the pros of yesteryear.
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I just pick up a set of Golden Ram tour grind vibration matched Irons. They are in great shape. I really like these clubs. The set is 2-pw. The question is will these help me with my ball striking? I dont want to go play a round with them yet, but i would like to know what to expect and if anyone has had a set of these clubs? How will these compare to newer clubs? Thanks

They will kick your butt and you will score much worse than you would with a set of modern cavity back irons.

And no, getting them "fitted" won't help.

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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They will kick your butt and you will score much worse than you would with a set of modern cavity back irons. And no, getting them "fitted" won't help.

For you, maybe. For me, it does not make a huge difference. That's the great thing about being a bogie golfer.

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"I'm hitting the woods just great, but I'm having a terrible time getting out of them." ~Harry Toscano

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Have you have a set of these clubs before?

Yes, I've played blades before. They have a very small sweet spot and a relatively high CoG that a less skilled golfer will struggle with. Your distance and consistency will suffer. Cavity back game-improvement irons do just that.....they improve your game. But if you don't want to hear that they're not right for you, and that you don't have the ball-striking skills necessary to play them, knock yourself out and have fun. :-) [quote name="Lihu" url="/t/70183/old-blades-for-a-new-golfer#post_901987"] For you, maybe. For me, it does not make a huge difference. That's the great thing about being a bogie golfer.[/quote] Maybe, just maybe, if you played a set of irons more suited to your game, you wouldn't be a bogey golfer..... ......just sayin'. ;-)

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Maybe, just maybe, if you played a set of irons more suited to your game, you wouldn't be a bogey golfer..... ......just sayin'. ;-)

I'll give it a try this weekend with my newer and improved swing. :-):-):-)

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TM Rac 60 TT WS, MD2 56
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Callaway XR16 9 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S
Callaway XR16 3W 15 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S, X2Hot Pro 20 degrees S

"I'm hitting the woods just great, but I'm having a terrible time getting out of them." ~Harry Toscano

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If those are the best clubs you could afford, then go out there and try to get in what practice you can.  As has been said, everyone used to play blades.  I had a set of blades handed to me as a kid.  On the other hand, I might have kept with the game if I had the more modern clubs available today at that time.  Or, if it just makes you happy to play old clubs and see how well you can do, more power to you!

But if you can afford modern game improvement clubs (even a few year old set off EBay) and would like to shoot better scores, and in the process get to be a better golfer, ditch the antiques and go shopping.  Yes, blades will tell you for sure when you haven't hit the ball well.  Sadly, that's likely to be about all you hear...  You CAN tell when you hit GI clubs off center, I can assure you of this as the owner of Ping G20s.  The difference is that, though you know you didn't flush it, the ball may (may) land on the green anyway.  It will almost certainly go farther and straighter than a blade would have with a similar strike.

Golf is a hard game.  Hard enough that you don't need to introduce more difficulty than need by with your choice of clubs.  But that's just one opinion.  At any rate, good luck!

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Yes, I've played blades before. They have a very small sweet spot and a relatively high CoG that a less skilled golfer will struggle with. Your distance and consistency will suffer. Cavity back game-improvement irons do just that.....they improve your game. But if you don't want to hear that they're not right for you, and that you don't have the ball-striking skills necessary to play them, knock yourself out and have fun. :-) Maybe, just maybe, if you played a set of irons more suited to your game, you wouldn't be a bogey golfer..... ......just sayin'. ;-)

All completely well thought out and valid points. But I would rather not hide my swing faults with equipment. I think in the long run my game will be better off. At the end of the day the most important thing to concentrate on is the having fun. :-D

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All completely well thought out and valid points. But I would rather not hide my swing faults with equipment. I think in the long run my game will be better off. At the end of the day the most important thing to concentrate on is the having fun. :-D

Having fun is all that matters. Hitting a blade well just one or two times a round might be just as satisfying as a low score.

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TM Rac 60 TT WS, MD2 56
Ping i20 irons U-4, CFS300
Callaway XR16 9 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S
Callaway XR16 3W 15 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S, X2Hot Pro 20 degrees S

"I'm hitting the woods just great, but I'm having a terrible time getting out of them." ~Harry Toscano

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This is a interesting thread. I bought a old set of Wilson staff blades recently and I'm going to take em out after my outing this weekend. Ill put my score on this thread after I go out with the oldies.
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Judging by what you have said about your game, the clubs would not be for you. Unless you rarely flip your swing, effective in achieving lag in your swing or fairly consistent, these will be erratic and uncomfortable to play. I just started playing MP33s this year and anytime I miss the sweet spot or slightly off you feel it and know it from the loss of distance. I however have hit plenty of sweet feeling shots with these irons. There is no comparison on how good a good shot feels compared to CBs and there is no comparison how bad, poor shots feel either. It takes time to get used to new irons but if your mechanics are suspect, you scores will suffer.

But then again, do whatever makes you happy. I thought I was a little crazy for gaming blades but if you are athletic and have good feel for your swing and really want to improve.... maybe you will be fine. Just don't bs yourself on how much effort you are going to put into your swing.

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This is a interesting thread. I bought a old set of Wilson staff blades recently and I'm going to take em out after my outing this weekend. Ill put my score on this thread after I go out with the oldies.

That's a great idea. I'll do the same. Post one game with oldies and one game with my new clubs.

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TM Rac 60 TT WS, MD2 56
Ping i20 irons U-4, CFS300
Callaway XR16 9 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S
Callaway XR16 3W 15 degree Fujikura Speeder 565 S, X2Hot Pro 20 degrees S

"I'm hitting the woods just great, but I'm having a terrible time getting out of them." ~Harry Toscano

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That's a great idea. I'll do the same. Post one game with oldies and one game with my new clubs.

That sounds like a plan. I told my golfing buddy that I got them and now he wants me to play with them this sunday. I usually beat him like a step child so i think he is looking for some pay back. Lucky for me they have what I think are the original grips. So thats my out. But if you guys are up for it I'll get them out in the next couple of weeks.

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I'm with David in FL  it will make playing unnecessarily difficult. There is no feedback to be gained because you are so inconsistent you aren't doing anything the same twice without luck and even then you won't be able to determine what that is. You may even develop bad habits just trying to get distance out of them. Not to mention the horrendous and frequent clank will draw attention to you. Not the kind of feedback you want. All I need to do is drag out my old MacGregors to be reminded how hard golf is. I'll take all the help I can get.

Dave :-)

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Went too the driving range last night and was really happy with how the cubs hit. So there going in the bag for the round this weekend. Wish me luck !:-O

Good luck!

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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