New irons question (Long)

[mindspin]

Little bit of history then I will get to my question. I played golf all the time about 15 years ago when I was a young teen. I was never really a good golfer but not terrible by any means. I played a few times a season, up until a few years ago when I just would hit the Driving Range for fun. I was given a set of what I believe was Ping Zing knockoffs for my 1st and only complete set of clubs.

Last year the clubs were just painful to hit. No matter how I hit the ball it would sting my hands to the point where I was afraid to take swings. So basically I'd toss my irons in the bag and just use the driver and some woods.

Some of my friends go out for a round a week and they planted the bug for me to get out there. Well I do not want to use these clubs so I decided to do some reading and figure out what type of equipment is out there. Pretty much the reason for me to join this forum.

Equipment has changed a ton since the last time i was somewhat serious about golf. So at the advice of my friends and headed down to Golfers Warehouse here in MA. That place is great you can demo any iron they have on display to get a feel for the club. They also gave me a fitting saying i need 1/2" over club length and Oversized grips.

I tried a bunch of clubs and I narrowed it down to 2 of them.
1st ones were Callaway's Big Bertha and the others also Callaway's X20
I like both of them, I do some reading on here and some people are not fond of Big Bertha's

My question is which ones would you guys recommend?

[Guest]

I also am looking at the big bertha irons. I like them. I don't know how much research you did, but I went to a local driving range and they had a demo day and callaway was there. Basically they fitted the irons for my swing. You might call around your area ranges.

Good luck in your search,

Dave S

[Danfix99]

I am also looking at Big Bertha's, and I hit them more consistently than any other iron set. I think the main criticism of Big Bertha's on this forum is that they are too forgiving, and that they hide so many swing flaws that you don't learn a proper swing.

[DavidFehertysBike]

Im not a very familar with callaway irons except for their x-forged, which from what I read may not be for you. But Lamkin Grips makes a nice shock reducing grip if you're worried about sting.

[shaggy023]

They are both great sets but the Bertha's are the easiest to hit. The X-20's look cleaner (thiner top edge and sole) but if you are inconsistent in how often you play you will find the Big Berthas easier to come back to.

Kevin

[mindspin]

I ordered the Bertha's yesterday, was trying to get some opinions on if i made a good choice.

When i demoed a few yesterday I felt zero sting. Just making the point on how bad my old clubs were and my reasons for getting new ones.

Thanks for the input

[Guest]

I think you made a wise choice. Let me know how they work for you after you play with them

Dave S