Starting Up again. GI or SGI?

[Clambake]

I would suggest you be a little more scientific about choosing between the GI or SGI irons. I recently was fitted at TaylorMade's performance labs, and one of things the fitter looked out was the consistency of my strikes in the center of the club. In my case I was pretty consistent hitting the middle in spite of all the other bizarre quirks of my swing, so I was able to go with more of a player's iron. I have a friend who appears to hit the ball very well, but is all over the face and if he didn't use SGI irons who knows where the ball would be going.

I'd recommend using some impact tape and hit a lot of shots with an SGI iron to see how consistent you are. If your pattern isn't fairly tight, don't torture yourself by getting something that you'll "grow into" as you improve. Get irons that match up with your game now and gives you more enjoyment - you'll be more incented to play more and improve.

Finally, don't just pick the clubs by how they feel in one session. Hit them a number of times, on different days. Some days I feel that every shot feels solid, and sometimes it feels like I just hit a rock with a piece of iron pipe - don't let that one bad day decide it for you.

[Titleist Man]

This looks like what you are looking for http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21978 and no i am not the seller ha ha.

[korndawg]

Tonight I spent a few hours on the Golf Galaxy simulator trying out quite a few different clubs. Mostly just paying attention to the feel of the club and my trajectories and angles, I was able to narrow my choices down to the Ping G5/G10 and the Titleist AP1. It seemed I hit the AP1's a lil straighter and the trajectory angle was better than the Pings. However I kept goin back to the Pings because it felt better swinging the club. Upon narrowing it down to those 2, I talked to them about fitting. He noticed that I was making contact slightly on the toe on each shot, so he recommended a 1/2" extended shaft. He had one on hand, and wow, that 1/2" made a huge difference. With the impact tape on, I now was showing I was hitting the ball consistently in the sweet spot. Sure glad I took the time to get fitted :) One thing I may have to do, is get the club de-lofted about a degree. My launch angle on a 6-iron was averaging about 19 degrees and they are thinking I should try to get that a little lower.

Clubs I tried:
TM Burner
TM Burner Plus (didnt like the long shafts)
Ping G5
Ping G10
Callaway X22
Callaway Big Bertha (both Callaways felt like i was hitting rocks)
Titleist AP1
Nike Slingshot (surprisingly like them alot)
Mizuno MX-200 (wanted to like them, but just didn't)

[Dub]

I admire the way that you are approaching this.

You are remaining open-minded to all types/ brands and giving them a fair chance.

That is cool that you found out about the launch angle. I couldn't tell you launch angles from launch dangles....never recieved any feedback specifically about that.

Last fitting I had was for my driver and I just kept hitting until the gentleman said he thought we'd narrowed it down. He probably would have shared all the data with me had I asked.

You are going to get it narrowed down to "your" set real soon. Once you do you'll have confidence knowing that you tried 'em all and got the right one for you.

[korndawg]

I'm quite sure I'll be placing an order for some custom G5's with AWT shafts. Quick question, if I choose to de-loft the clubs, does that still remain in the black dot category? Also, would I want to de-loft every club by a degree or just my long irons? I'm prolly only gonna order 5-PW with a couple wedges and a 4H. I really loved the Pings. Felt so great!

[Dub]

Cool.

Sent you a PM.

[korndawg]

My next search will be for a 4H. I've hit the BB hybrid and G10 hybrid. Neither one i could hit for poop on the mats. Definately a club I'll need to practcie with.