Going from blades to cavity backs?

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I used to play with some cheap cavity backs back in the day, but most of my clubs have been hand-me-downs from my brother who was a much more avid golfer then I was in the past. Currently I play with some Vulcan blade irons he used to have. I hit them surprisingly well most of the time, but I certainly do have my bad hits on occasion as well. I struggle more with my driver then my irons, but they aren't perfect all the time.

I'm planning on playing more this year and am considering some Ping G5 irons from the local golf shop for $400. Seems like a decent price for this set of irons and I hit them at the indoor hitting area at the shop and the felt surprisingly good. My concern is that it has been a long time (9+ years) since I've hit cavity back irons and I just am not sure I will really like them once I play a whole round with them. Will I really see that much more forgiveness out of them to make it worth it?

I plan to play a lot more this year and I've been playing off and on for 15 years now so I know they will get plenty of use over time. I guess I'm just afraid I will miss the feel of my blades even if I can't hit them perfect every time. Anybody else made the switch from blades to cavity backs? Thoughts? Suggestions?

[Danattherock]

I don't see how it could do anything but help you. You do realize many touring pros hit cavity back irons for the same reason you and I should. They are more forgiving as they have larger sweet spots. One suggestion, have them professionally fitted to you. Lie angle and length are big variables. But also the flex of the shafts and grip size are important. I am in the process of doing this myself.

I should have done this years ago

[ks8829]

Have you thought of playing a combination of blades and cavities.

PW - 8 iron blades
7-5 iron cavity
hybrids
woods

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Well I did it. Went to the shop tonight planning on a full set of irons but they were all sold out of everything but the display set which was only 5-PW. Got a pro-rated price of $300 for that and added in a used Nickent 4 hybrid for another $100 (marked at $130 used but in really really good looking condition). Also picked up a 58.12 Vokey wedge because I needed a sand wedge. I've decided to keep my 54* wedge from the Vulcan blade set, used to be a standard pitching wedge but was bent to 54* by my brother when he owned the clubs.

So I'm really looking forward to playing with these. I got really lucky that the fit of their last set of G5 clubs was perfect for me. I had one guy at the shop, who didn't know I was looking at the last set of G5 irons which were blue dot, use the swing plate thing and all that. He told me I needed blue which was perfect.

[GaijinGolfer]

Quite a few pros have made the switch from blades to cavity-backs, so obviously you arent giving up all that much.
Hendrick Stenson recently made the switch and he won last week at The Players, so take that for whatever its worth.
IMO, unless you are a very, very, very good ballstriking; you are only hurting your game by playing blades. What you gain in workability with blades you give up in forgivness.

[anthonykim3]

not to mention you can work so cavity backs a great deal to like the mp 52's there forgiving but still very very workable now my mx 19's not so much but believe me its still possible people get so worked up in only blades can work the ball and its not true you can work a nice players cavity to