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Older Irons, What Type of Irons Are These; Are They Blades, Muscle Backs, Cavity Backs?

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BLUF:  What classification of irons are these, blades, muscle back, cavity back? 

They are Triumph Clubs, with label TC Pro, came with 3-PW.   I purchased them on ebay about 10 years ago, and were at least 15+ years old in 2011, so anyone know what age they are?  Just interested in learning about the background of these clubs.

 

 

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They appear to be cavity backs.  I can't quite tell how large the cavity is.

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Still a beginner and was trying to figure out the best time to upgrade. I am still honestly curious if anyone has heard of these, I read one older Sand Trap forum said the company went out of business, but did not mention the quality of the clubs (guessing not great if they went out of business, but made in USA).  Part of why I am curious if they are worth training/learning with.  I read another forum that was basically a dog fight between training with Game improvement (GI)/Super(S)GI vs blades, so this falls in between (Cavity back, but very old).   I can hit them solid up to the 5 iron.  4 and 3 off the tee only, but inconsistently.  

Side note.  Starting back up after a short start (one community college course) 10 years ago, taking lessons again, and plan on getting fitted after I stop progressing. Instructor today took one of these 5 irons and demoed an amazing fade and draw.  Hit the this set's old 5 iron 180+ with first a draw around an alignment stick, then an amazing fade.  He was very humble about it.   I was about to upgrade to a new iron (will hold off now), but his demo proved to me the clubs can perform if you have the skill. 

Curious on opinions of training with outdated irons, or moving to GI irons.  Obviously leaning towards sticking with these after seeing him bend an Iron and calling the landing target.


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55 minutes ago, HenryTheHacker said:

Still a beginner and was trying to figure out the best time to upgrade. I am still honestly curious if anyone has heard of these, I read one older Sand Trap forum said the company went out of business, but did not mention the quality of the clubs (guessing not great if they went out of business, but made in USA).  Part of why I am curious if they are worth training/learning with.  I read another forum that was basically a dog fight between training with Game improvement (GI)/Super(S)GI vs blades, so this falls in between (Cavity back, but very old).   I can hit them solid up to the 5 iron.  4 and 3 off the tee only, but inconsistently.  

Side note.  Starting back up after a short start (one community college course) 10 years ago, taking lessons again, and plan on getting fitted after I stop progressing. Instructor today took one of these 5 irons and demoed an amazing fade and draw.  Hit the this set's old 5 iron 180+ with first a draw around an alignment stick, then an amazing fade.  He was very humble about it.   I was about to upgrade to a new iron (will hold off now), but his demo proved to me the clubs can perform if you have the skill. 

Curious on opinions of training with outdated irons, or moving to GI irons.  Obviously leaning towards sticking with these after seeing him bend an Iron and calling the landing target.

They're better than not having clubs.  However, I'd suggest getting modern, forgiving irons and learning with those.  Iron striking (approach shots) is probably the most critical skill to learn in golf, and there's no sense making it harder on yourself.  Around the time I first broke 90, I bought a set of near-blades and used those for three years -- I didn't progress much with my iron striking, but I sure had some high scores!  

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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Stick with them and learn a good swing, good chipping, etc.  when you eventually get new ones, you'll be happier. If you're a beginner, shiny new clubs aren't really going to make a lick of difference in your learning what you need to learn at this point.

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Thank you Shindig and Mohearn, I appreciate the insight, will probably do both.  Stick with them for a short bit ~1year, then move to modern, forgiving irons once the progress slows down enough and this years models drop in price

Also, not looking for any high scores lol, I am pretty good at that already ha ha.


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