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IT Man

By IT Man
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Hello all and welcome to the 2008 season!!
I am currently playing Ping G2 iros, black dot std. length. Love the clubs, won't trade them for all the tea in China. I just bought a set of MacGregor MacTec M685 forged irons. I did the stupid thing by not hitting them first, but the price was unbeatable ($215, with s&h;, BRAND NEW with graphite stiff shafts) I am currently around a 15-17hdcp. I guess the question is, will I hurt my game with these clubs since I am used to the offset that the Pings have, and how big is the learning curve between a cast and a forged, very little offset club? I probably will not bring them on a course until mid season, I do want to get to the range and see how hard (or easy) they are to hit.
What's in the bag (and what kind of Bag...)
Aerolite Walking Bag (no riding!)
HiBore XL 9.5°
Orilmar Tri-Metal 19°
G2 4-PW CG10 52° 588 56°Knight 64° Ansr G2I

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Those macTecs are great clubs man. You didnt do anything wrong by swithching sets. If anything I think you will play better. The mactecs are very forgiving and long just like the driver magregor makes. If i were you if you are having problems with the clubs--change the grips--sometimes the feel of the grips make the irons 20 times better

"People think the size of the head is most important. Wrong. It's getting a quality shaft. test different shafts to see which goes the straightest. Also, more degrees of loft on the head is better than less. Eleven degrees is about right."


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When i went in to a golf town i tried out the taylormade r7 and the taylormade r7 forged irons. A forged iron is a hell of a lot harder to hit. I am not the best player in the world so i had to work harder to get crisp, clean contact with the ball all the time. I did not hit the ball as far with the forged clubs. A cast club is a lot easier to hit than a forged club. In the August 2007 issue of Golf Digest they did a what's in my bag segment with Paul Casey and he said, "I like the classic look of these Nike Forged Blades. You can't beat the feedback of a blade, but if i didn't play so much i wouldn't use them."

Whats in my bag:
Driver: r7 Superquad 9.5 with stiff ProForce V2 75g
Wood: r7 Steel 4 wood stiff stock shaft
Hybrid: 3DX ironwood 3 with stiff Aldila NV Hybrid shaft
Irons: r7 with Project X 6.0 +1"Wedges: 52, 56, 60 spin milledPutter: Rossa Corzina


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IT Man

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If i were you if you are having problems with the clubs--change the grips--sometimes the feel of the grips make the irons 20 times better

It's funny that you mentioned that, I just installed Lamkin Dual Density torsion control grips on my Pings and wedges! And yes, it does make a difference. I have bigger hands, so "stock" grips tend to be a bit small for me. I just used 3 wraps of tape on each club, and what a difference new grips make.

What's in the bag (and what kind of Bag...)
Aerolite Walking Bag (no riding!)
HiBore XL 9.5°
Orilmar Tri-Metal 19°
G2 4-PW CG10 52° 588 56°Knight 64° Ansr G2I

r7 425 Dedicated Member

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It's funny that you mentioned that, I just installed Lamkin Dual Density torsion control grips on my Pings and wedges! And yes, it does make a difference. I have bigger hands, so "stock" grips tend to be a bit small for me. I just used 3 wraps of tape on each club, and what a difference new grips make.

Yea thats fantastic. I did the same for my wedges and now i chip everything really crisp. I mean golf is all about feel and like i say---It always starts with the actual grip of the club. Its not the club or the shaft its the grip

"People think the size of the head is most important. Wrong. It's getting a quality shaft. test different shafts to see which goes the straightest. Also, more degrees of loft on the head is better than less. Eleven degrees is about right."


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