Your thoughts on Tommy Armour blades?

[SwinginCaveman]

So I've been in the market for a set of blades as feedback and feel are a very important part of my game. The downside is a set of Mizuno or Titleist blades is going to command a premium from the wallet.

While browsing through ebay, I stumbled upon a set of Tommy Armour Silverscot forged MBs for $140. Right off the bat that sounds strange to me, but TA doesn't really have the reputation that a Mizuno or Titleist does so it might make sense. Does anyone have any experience with these? Are they worth buying? The set that I am looking at is perfect: 3-PW, regular flex, brand new, and they ship from about 2 hours from here so it will take no time to get here.

Also, the entire set has Rifle shafts, with High Launch Rifles for long irons, Mid Launch Rifles for mid irons, and Tour Launch Rifles for short irons. I believe I've read a little bit about Rifles and people seem to like them. I would LOVE to pick these up but want to make sure it's a good deal before I do.

[johnnyb588]

I can't offer any advice about the Tommy Armour's or the Rifle shafts as I have no experience with either. I can, however, let you know that you can find better deals than you would expect on some nice blades. I just bought a set of Mizuno T-Zoid Trues and Cleveland TA-1s on eBay for about $125 a piece (used, but still in great shape with no groove wear). Both of those sets of clubs are amazing. The T-Zoids were some of Mizuno's best clubs ever, and I have no idea why they stopped manufacturing them.

[Jack_2251]

Yes they are good clubs and are not much different to Titleist 695.MB blades, except for their advertising.
And they come with excellent shafts.
It would be a good choice if you want to save some cash for a new iron set.

[SwinginCaveman]

Alright, I couldn't help myself. I ordered a set. 3-PW, Rifle 5.0 regular flex shaft. $149 after tax, shipping was free.

I couldn't turn away from a solid set of brand new MB blades for less than $150. Even if I don't like them, it's ok because I used part of my stimulus check on them which I inteded to spend anyways.

Wish me luck, I'll let you guys know how they play!

[SwinginCaveman]

Alright just a little update.

I got the clubs today and when I opened them up I was shocked at how nice they looked. The finish was beautiful and they were absolutely gorgeous. I actually hit the first half of a bucket off a tee because I didn't want to dirty them up lol.

So I went through a couple buckets and I am pretty impressed. First shot hit low and off the toe but still stayed on a pretty straight line. Shots off the heel are a different story, though. When you hit the sweet spot it feels like butter; effortless. When you miss, they will definitely let you know. I look at this is a good thing, though, because I know when I made a poor swing. Feedback is always a good thing.

The ball flight is considerably higher than my CCi's, but has also gained me distance. My 6 iron with the Nike's is good for 160. I would put the TA 6 iron at ~175. It's a large gap, but the Nike's are known for having weaker lofts than competing brands.

Despite being a blade, they were extremely easy to hit. I shortened up my backswing a little to help with consistency and accuracy and it's definitely there.

At address, the club is very appealing. It does not intimidate and gave me a lot of confidence standing above the ball, which is very important.

Overall, I am very pleased with the clubs and am even contemplating picking up a matching 2nd set so I can keep one clean and use the other for practice. For $140 you simply cannot beat the price.

[DDBowdoin]

thanks for the update... I wish I made the decision to go with a cheaper set... I'm going to enjoy my new macgregor blades but at a pricey cost

good find on that deal!