Changing clubs, opinions needed

[IT Man]

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.

[r7 425]

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

[kris0708]

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."

[IT Man]

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.

[r7 425]

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