Best Irons Ever! - Page 2

oh yea 1957 blades.  Got two sets.  Play with and have a back up set.  I prefer the nippon shats.

i will agree with the original post of the pings. they did in fact create the "forgiving era" of golf equipment.

Personally i think the best irons made were the fg-17s by wilson staff.

Ive heard they are possibly the hardest irons to hit in the game. i read somewhere that a guy was at the range and the golf pro showed him by making a circle with a permanent marker where the sweetspot was. it was barely the size of a dime!

I also hit one....and i remember incredibly when i hit probly 30-40 shots of what i thought were "good" and then all of the sudden i hit this beauty. it not only did what i wanted in the air with a soft draw, hitting right off the pin to 4 feet at the range. It felt like HEAVEN! INCREDIBLE! It was as if a stradivarius is shotty in every way but one single note which sounds of angels. I have to buy a set somehow so i can search high and low for that feeling again.

I know have Wilson "Staff" blades which i think are circa 76. very solid. not sure if they are much different but im intending on reshafting them with either nippons or kbs tours.

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Originally Posted by bob6hdcp 

For my money in my opinion the best irons are the Miura 1957 blades.  Period.  Forge and pressed in Hemiji

 

If you have ever played these blades or play them now you will know why and what I am a saying here.  If not and you are a good iron player you may wish to have a set built up for you.  You will not be disappointed.  These are simply the best irons you can put in your hands.  If you like blades do your self a favor - you really should check these out.

 

Alot of players on tour have him forge and grind up sets for them even though they may officialy "play" titleiest or nike or taylormade or whatever there are a lot of custom made miruras on tour.  If you ever play a round with these irons you'll get it.

 

I have played just about every iron one can purchase here in the US (that means produced in China) but the Japanese irons are just so superior.  Most irons sold in the US are produced in China and the China quality is well China quality....don't get caught up in the name of the iron get caught up the in quality of the iron.

i look up the miura 57s and the most common thing i find is either something incredibly expensive or a wedge which i believe they made recently?

what is alluring of miura? is in compared to say what i feel could be the best shaft in golf, IMOP, Nippon? or forgings like tourstage? i saw on a site recently a "Poll/Vote" of the best irons and the company winning was Epon? with miura behind slightly.

know japan in history was renown for their forging and folding of swords all the way up to world war 2. (generals and high ranking officers carried them) i think in vietnam the vietnamese actually used swords in some ways. and they were made for them by japan. ALMOST like heckler and koch make guns for just about any country haha. BUT not the real conversation.

Other than companies like macgregor and wilson staff....(mizuno japanese?) i feel that were missing out on the best products known to man when it comes to the japanese market. irons that have almost a mythical following. I only say mythical because the US has been held back from meeting these companies.

I think companies like mizuno and bridgestone are only in the states because what they develop products elsewhere. tires, and baseball equiptment ha

maybe miura can make some kind of incredible basketball shoe...then we will see them much bigger in the states hahaha
 

You are right about the Bubble shaft, it was a great shaft and the LCG Irons were great also.    The grips are still available through Golfsmith, they are .860 and best when used with a tool to slip them on.

The old Pings are just that, old Pings.   They were great in their day, but that day is over although many still play them, and good for them.

The old Clevelands that Pavin won the open with were fine clubs.   The design was perfect, trouble was they weren't pretty.    But the were effective.    The VAS was the model.

The 01 Burners are a great club and every bit as good as the  new Rocketblades, I have hit both and see nothing but a new version.    

And of course anything from Muira is quality.    That does not mean they are for everybody, but they are one of the best as far as quality goes.

2002 Big Berthas, great Irons, and still bring a good price.    Every bit as good as EYE 2s

Handelz 42,,,, If you love the old Wilsons, hit the V2 Tours, they are really good.

Hogan Apex PC's were a great blade and probably the most important irons were Karstens original cavity backed irons, The first real game improvement iron.

Best club ever is yet to be made!

Mr. Solheim was the John Moses Browning of golf.

Visionary and he made golf more fun for Millions of Americans.

What more needs be said?   PING says it all.

<----- 962s in my bag.  Just had them re-finished.  Have had them since 1999.  Best EVARRR

Personally i hate ping irons, i would say Mizuno MP irons are the best ever made, softest iron ever.