Irons, 690.cb

[sungho_kr]

I'm a student that has limited money. I use to play the Ping ISI Nickel. These put great spin on them put after much practice, the shaft just bent and the pro shop charged to much. I read about 300 reviews on the MP30 and 690.cb and others. I just bought the 690.cb brand new for 360 dollars. I hit them and they feel like so soft and they sound perfect but the distance is short. Is it really true the sweet spot is close to the heel and are there any ways hitting these farther. I hit 5 iron 195. Pings went 205 yards. Should I get other clubs? Im not sure, plz reply.

[nautyyboyy]

  sungho_kr said:

I'm a student that has limited money. I use to play the Ping ISI Nickel. These put great spin on them put after much practice, the shaft just bent and the pro shop charged to much. I read about 300 reviews on the MP30 and 690.cb and others. I just bought the 690.cb brand new for 360 dollars. I hit them and they feel like so soft and they sound perfect but the distance is short. Is it really true the sweet spot is close to the heel and are there any ways hitting these farther. I hit 5 iron 195. Pings went 205 yards. Should I get other clubs? Im not sure, plz reply.

195 yards with a 5 iron, that is darn pretty good to me. I just recently bought forged irons myself (735cm) and noticed that I was hitting the ball close to the heel. I showed the local club pro the ball marks on my 6 iron, which was closer to the heel, he said that I was actually hitting the sweet spot of the club face. A few other people have told me the same after that...the sweet spot should be center, closer to the heel. As far as you hitting your Pings farther than your 690's...i believe it's because forged irons play a little shorter than cast irons. I noticed this change as well when I went from my TA7's (cast irons) to my 735cm's (forged). I was a little shorter with the 735cm's.

[muskegman]

Remember that the 690.CB's have more traditional lofts. So where many 9-irons have 46-degrees loft (or less) the 690 9-iron is 48. Don't worry about hitting it far, hit them to the same distance every time and you're money... all you have to do is adjust for the distances mentally and you're ready to play great golf. If you hit your 5-iron 195 with the 690's you are doing just fine. Don't worry about it. The Pings probably went further because the lofts were juiced a couple of degrees.

  sungho_kr said:

I'm a student that has limited money. I use to play the Ping ISI Nickel. These put great spin on them put after much practice, the shaft just bent and the pro shop charged to much. I read about 300 reviews on the MP30 and 690.cb and others. I just bought the 690.cb brand new for 360 dollars. I hit them and they feel like so soft and they sound perfect but the distance is short. Is it really true the sweet spot is close to the heel and are there any ways hitting these farther. I hit 5 iron 195. Pings went 205 yards. Should I get other clubs? Im not sure, plz reply.

[sungho_kr]

Hi, thanks for the information, I live in Chicago and its really cold, my friend told me today its just because the weather (I have no clue on how weather affects ball flight and distance). Also the pings were midsize clubs. Anyways, thanks for the information but I'm pretty serious about golf and I want to play atleast Division III golf. The loft on my clubs were almost the same, 1 degree off, then the 690.cb's. Also, are these easier better to hit with sweeping or compressing with more of an upright swing. I went through more than 3 swing changes in the past 2 years, and I usually rely on different swings for different days and conditions. I would like to know if hard range balls go shorter, maybe they go longer, and I'm just screwd. my previous distances with my irons, 2-sw go like this (240really Hi and drops on a dime, 235, 220,205, 190, 180, 170, 160, 145, 125, 110) but now it looks like this hybrid-sw(240, 230, 215,195,180, 165,150,135, 120, 110) I'm not sure if its the weather, the balls, the clubs, the sweetspot, theshaft(I had flighted), the swing or just expecting too much. Also, I haven't hit a ball on the range since Nov. so its pretty cold here in Chicago. I really enjoy this forum because there are so many knowledgeable people. Thanks. Also, I'm not sure what driver I'm trying to get. My swing speed is around 120mph, but on the course it can vary from 110 to 130. I tried the fujikura shafts but they seemed only good on fairway woods and the Diamana(real version) is to harsh on the hands. Has anyone tried the 425 R7, I use to be a humongous Taylor Made fan but now Im just a "whatever looks classic." Have you seen luke Donald at TPC today. His swing is so amazing, I hope someone can help out. Sorry for the long posts.

[sungho_kr]

i guess someone on ebay messed up because the week after i bought it, the same seller was selling buy it now for 450 instead of 350, funny isn't it, online selling is a small game of numbers. I got it on ebay.

[Maverick]

Ball: Nike Platinum #1's w/ green-orange stripe

are you Irish?

[sungho_kr]

NO, im korean, lol

[cantputt]

  sungho_kr said:

NO, im korean, lol

WOW lol we r freaking similar.. im korean, i bought 690.cb's like couple months ago for 300 dollars exact from a friend, i had the same experience with distances haha i lost like 5-10 yards.. we also hit it aorund the same distance i hit my 5 200 as well. haha twins :)

[FoosIason]

  nautyyboyy said:

As far as you hitting your Pings farther than your 690's...i believe it's because forged irons play a little shorter than cast irons. I noticed this change as well when I went from my TA7's (cast irons) to my 735cm's (forged). I was a little shorter with the 735cm's.

I agree with this... I used to have the Titleist 822os's which were cast clubs before I bought the 735.cms and with the switch I lost about 10 yards per iron. But the lofts are about 2 degrees difference so you decide. But I'm going to have to say the switch was worth it of course.