the blade decision

[GOLFSALOT00]

my club had their demo day today the major reps there were titleist cobra callaway nike and mac gregor i have always been intregued by the sexy look of blades so i went to test them out i hit the callaway x forged nike cci forged and forged blades titleist zb forged and ap2 mac gregor blades and cobra pro cb when i took a swing with the mac gregor blades i was surprised to see the ball flying high and far of the club face and then i did it again and again it was truly amazing but then walking back to the bag i spoted the callaway x back prototype and quickly grabed it and it was the absoulute sweetest feeling club i have ever had the privelage of hitting but what truly surprising was the forgivness i was hitting 9/10 shots almost perfectly and the shots were rocketing of the face and that got me to thinking as i get older bigger stronger and better should i switch to a set of blade irons

[shsgolfer#1]

Yeah man get blades thats what i use and I am hitting the ball farther, higher, and straighter. Don't get the Titleist zb their crap. Get the mizuno mp 67's.

[GOLFSALOT00]

im bummed mizuno wasnt there but im sick of people criticizing blades in the old days you had to learn with blades and now in the days of hybrid irons they get looked over im am still in shock im capable of hitting them so far and so straight

[golf_junkie27]

How small was the blade on the Callaway X Muscle Prototype? Did you notice what shaft was on the iron?

[GOLFSALOT00]

it was extremely similar to the x forged maybe a tad bit smaller and a little less offset and the shaft was the project x 5.5

[stuartaustin]

Well, some people just hit blades better than they do with cavity back or game improvement irons, I do. Im tryin to get a set of MP-67

[Dub]

Hit 'em if you can.

I'll never be able to I suspect. I find impact marks all over the face of my irons way too often.

I have buddies that hit the same spot every time on their irons...I suspect they'd get a lot out of the blades.

There is no doubt they look tons better at address and simply overall than other irons.

[peter draggin]

Love the blades.......Mizuno MP 37's all the way.

[jamesbei]

Blades are awesome, mizuno preferable, considering swapping my MP-60's for 67's, and i LOVE my MP-60's

[DDBowdoin]

looking for a nice set of used 695mb's... not saying they'll be a clean transfer but will be fun to mess with and see exactly how they treat me

[elchene]

my club had their demo day today the major reps there were titleist cobra callaway nike and mac gregor i have always been intregued by the sexy look of blades so i went to test them out i hit the callaway x forged nike cci forged and forged blades titleist zb forged and ap2 mac gregor blades and cobra pro cb when i took a swing with the mac gregor blades i was surprised to see the ball flying high and far of the club face and then i did it again and again it was truly amazing but then walking back to the bag i spoted the callaway x back prototype and quickly grabed it and it was the absoulute sweetest feeling club i have ever had the privelage of hitting but what truly surprising was the forgivness i was hitting 9/10 shots almost perfectly and the shots were rocketing of the face and that got me to thinking as i get older bigger stronger and better should i switch to a set of blade irons

Yeah! Go for it, it's your choice. I love my Mizzys

[GOLFSALOT00]

i might do a mixed set of mp 57 4-6 and mp 67 7-pw seems like it makes more sense or just mp 57 all the may through

[rmccabe6]

Here is a question related to this sort of. I have a set of really old Ram Gene Littler blades. Would it be stupid of me to use something more than thirty years old even if they are blades?

[mikelaw]

I love my blades too but I think the X100's they came with are too stiff for me. Because I can't work them like I used to be able to work other clubs...My buddy said that is probably due to the shafts being too stiff for me. I tend to agree.

I am learning fast that iron shaft selection is almost if not more important then what iron you get...

[Tape]

my first full set of irons where a set of nicholas blades when i was 14! then got a set of cavity backs on the advice of a pro saying i needed the forgiveness of them and blades wernt helping me! I hated them from the start but kept them and battled on thinking i will learn to love them but after six months they were still not performing. i cam across a set of 690MB's for £300 and jumped at them they are the best feeling irons i have ever tryed and look so nice in the bag and at adress! oh and i droped 10 shots off my handicap in 6 months! BLADES ROCK!!!

[DJYoshi]

IF I could hit the MP67's or 37's as well as the 60's, I'd be all over them! but I love me some MP60's. they're just an all around AWESOME club. Did I mention they're AWESOME?

[Dent]

my club had their demo day today the major reps there were titleist cobra callaway nike and mac gregor i have always been intregued by the sexy look of blades so i went to test them out i hit the callaway x forged nike cci forged and forged blades titleist zb forged and ap2 mac gregor blades and cobra pro cb when i took a swing with the mac gregor blades i was surprised to see the ball flying high and far of the club face and then i did it again and again it was truly amazing but then walking back to the bag i spoted the callaway x back prototype and quickly grabed it and it was the absoulute sweetest feeling club i have ever had the privelage of hitting but what truly surprising was the forgivness i was hitting 9/10 shots almost perfectly and the shots were rocketing of the face and that got me to thinking as i get older bigger stronger and better should i switch to a set of blade irons

That was the longest sentence i've ever seen

I also tried some blades, didn't really like the X-Forged though. Couldn't hit that club at all. But my hands were all sweaty as well and my hands were slipping. ABSOLUTLY LOVED THE S58's!!

[James H]

On ‎5‎/‎19‎/‎2008 at 7:59 PM, rmccabe6 said:

Here is a question related to this sort of. I have a set of really old Ram Gene Littler blades. Would it be stupid of me to use something more than thirty years old even if they are blades?

I just bought a complete set of these clubs at a garage sale. I've played them twice and really like them. I seem to equal my best scores at the course I play most often. Do you still have/play these clubs? I realize that you posted your comment here many years ago but I just joined as a member here so I thought I would try to get in touch with you.