Club face wear

[jhawker23]

This is a pretty generic question which is probably difficult to answer... but anyway... how do you determine the wear/impact the club face has on performance? I have a set of Hogan Apex Plus irons and the 9 has a few gouges and most in general have visible wear on the face.

How do you determine replacement time? Do you have the groove depth measured?

[chriskzoo]

I don't know - on one hand, I'm sure that it has some impact, especially out of the rough. On the other hand, guys on tour probably hit more balls with their irons in a year than I would hit in 10, so I don't know.

Of course, if you're playing an old set of Apex's, might be time to get something new. I finally ditched my set after 10 years (Tommy Armour 845s w/ Ti insert) and couldn't be happier with my TM Tour Preferred's.

[Doctorfro]

To me, performance is the key. If you can still hit your irons and they hit and bite then the grooves still work. If you are rolling out more than you used to then maybe it's time for a change. If you've never been able to get them to bite then I don't know what to tell you. I just sold my 15 year old irons and they still could make balls dance on the green.

[jhawker23]

Oh... so you have to hit greens. Must be time for new clubs!

[Big Padrigo]

I recently played my spare set of irons, Ping Zings, for a week while waiting for my new clubs to arrive. I did notice that club technology has moved on, but at the same time when I hit the sweet spot my ball checked on the green, no performance problems there.