swingweight in titleist z forged irons

[AK jr.]

I got my ping i10 irons about 5 months ago and like them, but i feel like i lose a little bit of distance compared to my previous set of callaway steelheads. my ball striking is consistently good enough to play blades and i was opting towards the titleist z forged before my swing coach ordered me ping i10s through his endorsment deal. i still had to pay a large portion of the sale price but it was knocked down a little bit. he said the reason for i10s is they play like blades but have more forgiveness and that pings customer service and quality is always stellar. another reason he gave was that the titleist clubs are heavier due to swingweight then most other companies clubs because they are made to be "players" clubs. knowing that i can hit "players" clubs well, i was slightly discontent because when i look back, it seems like it would not have effected me to have heavier irons because i'm decently strong. my question is: am i playing the right irons right now weight wise?

[rebby]

IIRC, the swingweight of the i10 is the same as my (old) i3's, D0. The exception being the PW & UW (D2), the SW (D4) and the LW (D6).

Both the ZB and the ZM are D2 throughout the set.

I just made the switch from the i3 blades to the ZMs a few weeks ago. Personally I prefer the slightly higher swingweight. Before I played the i3's I had a set of Eye-2's which are noted to be C9-D0 (which I'm guessing means that they're roughly the same as my i3s).

I found that I hit the ZMs about 1/2 to 1 club further than my i3's. This could be due to the swingwight and/or the extra 1/2" or so of shaft, I'm not sure. I just know that the ZMs feel a lot better and give me a lot more options when it comes to working the ball. Being a 2, you may enjoy this advantage as well. If you'd like, I can be a lot more verbose in my i3 blade vs ZM comparison. For now, I'll leave it at that.

The only way that you'll know for sure what's better for your game is to try out a set of the Titleist ZBs or ZMs and see what you think. Swingweight has a lot to do with personal preference and feel so I can't say which is better for you, only you can do that.