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This is a good point, and applicable to my situation: I feel like my iron play has improved (over the past what just happens to be 5 years since I started playing) a lot and am at the point where I "want" - not necessarily "need" - an upgrade. In my case, am looking to switch from R9s - which are great and I love them, and could keep playing with them - into the new Apex CF 16s. So from a GI set into a forged 'player' .. or sometimes classed cross-over GI/Player... But plz note I did make a few trips to two different stores and spent lots of time hitting several different makes and models, and hitting them alongside my current R9. * Bottom Line: IMHO, replace clubs based on your particular playing factors (and propensity to splurge), and _not_ on a calendar schedule. AND - go to a store, or demo days if you can, and definitely test test test a number of different models.

I'd tested a few different GI-type irons, including the G30. Very solid and gave me consistent hits but, for me, not my fav in terms of feel off the face. FYI, tho, also tested out a few hybrids and the G30 were at the top of the list here in terms of forgiveness + distance. Based on that, am considering a G30 driver.

dpsmith - thanks for that rundown! Am on a similar hunt, and had done a quick demo of similar clubs but have overlooked the BioCells ... will go back (to a PGA Super Store near me) and try them - plus the Apex. Oh, and this time will remember to bring a few of my own clubs into the store with me!!!

Ha .. yeah: same thing here.... 5 yrs ago obtained a set of Taylormade R9 irons (5i-AW) at a great deal from a friendly pro, and I love love love them. For the most part. The shorter irons, that is. It wasn't until just recently that my swing/game has progressed enough to where I can hit the 5 or the 6 - so I'd replaced them 5 with a Cobra Baffler hybrid, left the 6 back home and also filled in a 4h and 3h Cobra Baffler (same model). Which I all enjoy hitting very much. So I had a gap at the 6 (went from 7i to 5h) and have just sort of played around it. I also keep switching out two different 3 hybrids, and have experimented with a few different 3 woods but generally avoid hitting that club during play... :( ... Anyway, now I'm in the same situation/quandary as TimS - wondering if some newer technology might help hit a 6i ... and the other clubs ... a little straighter and a littler more consistently...??? Going to take a trip to a PGA Tour Superstore not too far from me, and see if I can try out the Callaway XRs and the TM Rsi-1s, and maybe also (a Mizuno or a Wison "GI" set?).

No, there's no "standard" between club makers on what the specific [STATIC] loft of each iron is, but - the AeroBurners seem to be 2* - 3* stronger than many other iron sets ... especially sets a few years older..... But longer is better (that's what SHE said .. ha ha ha) as long as your accuracy is at least -- or better? -- than before!!!