Looking to upgrade my Irons

[DLR]

Well currently I am playing my starter set I bought at target a couple of years ago and I am wanting to upgrade. I went to dicks the other day and was looking around and I liked the Cobra Fp's and The Cleveland Golds. However a couple of people have been telling me to check out the Nickent Irons and with them costing significantly less they seemed to catch my eye. On the other hand Ive read some reviews and some people love them and some hate them so Im not really sure what to think. So basically what I am asking is does anyone play them? If so, which set do you have and what to you like and dislike about them? Also, I havent hit any of the mentioned clubs yet but will do so before buying.

[Wannabe Paper Tiger]

price range?

[DLR]

Sorry I forgot to mention that I am only looking to spend up to around $400 at the moment which is the main reasons I have been looking at those brands. I also forgot to mention that I was looking at the Nike CCI's as well so if anyone has any input on those as well that would be great. Basically Im trying to improve my game this year and will be taking a couple of lessons in the next month or so and would like to have a decent set of game improvement irons before I take the lessons.

[TomDonS]

Look at the Nickent Hybrid sets. YOu can get those pretty reasonable and the quality is there.

[DLR]

If I do decide to go with the Nickent's I was looking at the 3DX Reds and the 3DX-RC's. Im pretty sure they both come with the 3 and 4 Hybrids and 5-pw. Rock bottom golf has a deal on the 3DX reds right now but Im not sure I want to buy without hitting them because other than Dicks there isnt many golf stores in my area.

[TomDonS]

Yeah that is a tough one. Dicks doesn't have Nickent? Maybe go on Nickent golf website find a retailer nearest you and make a drive. Better safe than sorry. Doesnt matter how much money you save if you cant hit them once you have them.

[DLR]

Dicks doesnt carry them for some reason. I think the closest "Golf" store to me is Golf Galaxy which is about an hour drive. But I guess that hour drive can save me the headache of returning them or having to sell them if I dont like them. It would also give me the chance to hit some other brands as well since I wasnt able to at dicks. That place was crowded when I was there for some reason and had people waiting in line to test out clubs.

[Jared]

DLR, if the Golf Galaxy store you are referring to is the one near the airport in Pittsburgh, I work across the street. I would be happy to check and see if they carry Nickent (or anything else for that matter). Just respond and let me know.

[DLR]

Yeah Jared its the one in Robinson Town Center. If you dont mind checking it out for me that would be great. I am located near California Pa close to the University so its roughly around an hour drive for me to get there. Thank you.

[Jared]

The Golf Galaxy in Robinson does carry Nickent, but the only set they had was the DX set. They were 4-W with a hybrid 3. The irons were steel shafted and Uniflex. The hybrid was graphite and to be honest I forget to check the shaft flex on it.

[DLR]

Thanks Jared. Im going to try and make it there this weekend if I have time and maybe try and hit them. Even though they arent the same set that I was looking at it should give me a general idea of the club quality. While Im there Ill probably hit a couple of others as well. Thanks a lot.

[HackerD]

Another alternative is to buy pre-owned. You get more quality for your dollar buying used. You can get a sweet set of irons for under $400. Golf Galaxy usually has a good selection of used clubs.

[Donnie_Brasco]

With your handicap still high, I suggest looking on ebay, finding a nice set of callaways bertha irons for maybe 250 at most.. spend the 150 on lessons

[Gioguy21]

What's goin on everyone, I just had a quick question about Cleveland CG Gold irons, if anyone likes em, hates em and other opinions...please let me know. And I'm new to the site, anyone know how to get "what's in my bag" diddy to my messages?...Thanks

[DLR]

Well I figured I would go ahead and update this thread. I ended up talking to a friend who had a friend that had a set off Nickent 3DX in reg graphite shafts and he said he would let hit a couple off balls with them to see if I liked them. Overall I liked the clubs but the shafts felt a little whippy for me. With that said I ended up going with the 3DX 3H,4H,5-PW in Stiff graphite shaft. At first I was hitting the ball well but I had a slight fade in just about every ball I hit. The overall ball flight I liked but I could not get used to the fade. So now here I am where I played about 6 rounds with them with some range time here and there and I still hitting the fade. The problem I am having is that my old set of irons I hit the ball pretty straight overall with a push and pull here and there. After doing a little bit of searching online I found that a fade with your irons sometimes mean the shaft is to stiff. Do you guys think that might be my problem? I have noticed a loss of distance as well but I can deal with that but the fade I can not. Anyone have any input?

[RocketSauce]

Nickent 3DX pro's or Nickent 4DX Pro's. you can get a brand new set of the 3DX Pro's for under $200 and a brand new set of the forged 4DX Pro's for under $400 on ebay and thecluboutlet.com.

EDIT: i see you already purchased the irons. nevermind, lol

[Golfaway]

I see you already bought. I don't know about the Nickent, but I'd go with Mizunos.
You can find the MX 950 which is a good set of irons for high handicappers on ebay for around $350.

[DLR]

Thats one of the reasons I updated this thread because If it is indeed the shafts I might end up selling the nickents and finding something in reg steel shafts which I am used to playing and after going out and hitting a couple of balls wih my old clubs i am leaning in that direction. I am at a point where I dont really want to go through the trouble of selling and buying new clubs again but I dont want this summer to be a wasted golfing with these clubs. With that said I am going on vacation next week where Ill be golfing some and Ill probably have my mind made up after that.