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Hi all, 
Rather new to golf. Currently cleaning up some Mizuno MX-19’s I’ve been given. The set is missing a 5 and a 7 iron though. Anyone know of a good 2nd hand 34 degree loft and similar hand length to sub it out for?


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On 12/22/2019 at 11:50 AM, monkeytennisdude said:

Hi all, 
Rather new to golf. Currently cleaning up some Mizuno MX-19’s I’ve been given. The set is missing a 5 and a 7 iron though. Anyone know of a good 2nd hand 34 degree loft and similar hand length to sub it out for?

Just learn to play without them for now. My first set of clubs didn't have a 6-iron. If you're new, the feel and what you'll learn trying to manufacture some of the in-between shots will be valuable in the end.

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Just now, iacas said:

Just learn to play without them for now. My first set of clubs didn't have a 6-iron. If you're new, the feel and what you'll learn trying to manufacture some of the in-between shots will be valuable in the end.

I second this. When I was growing up and getting into the game, my dad cut down one set of irons into an odd set (for when I was 4-7) and an even set (8-13). Obviously my distances were a lot closer together at that age, but I still learned a lot about what could be done with a less than optimal tool for the job. Now when I have overhanging trees or some other obstruction to my natural shot shape for a given distance, I know that there is always another option to get the ball close/closer to the hole.

I'd say just rock the evens and learn to play around the gaps until you have a solid, repeatable swing. You'll learn more without those clubs than you think.

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3 hours ago, cooke119 said:

Rather then trying to find matching irons you might want to look at some hybrids in the lofts you are looking for. 

 

Funnily enough my wife brought me a 5H fybrid for Christmas to match my 3 and 4H fybrid. And after playing around with some spare clubs I’ve found a Lynx boom boom 7 iron that seems to fill the gap nicely. 


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21 hours ago, monkeytennisdude said:

Funnily enough my wife brought me a 5H fybrid for Christmas to match my 3 and 4H fybrid. And after playing around with some spare clubs I’ve found a Lynx boom boom 7 iron that seems to fill the gap nicely. 

Good for you, Merry Christmas. 


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