Some Quick Advice

[EAGLES FAN]

So my current irons are a cheap set - RAM G-Force. I was just given an old set of Mizuno Silver Cup Irons (I have no idea how old they are) and was wondering if the Mizuno's should be the set to use. I was also given an old Taylormade Burner #3 and #5 and was wondering if these are worth keeping as they seem old. My current #3 is an Adams Insight BUL and #5 is a RAM.
Thanks

[alf174]

So my current irons are a cheap set - RAM G-Force. I was just given an old set of Mizuno Silver Cup Irons (I have no idea how old they are) and was wondering if the Mizuno's should be the set to use. I was also given an old Taylormade Burner #3 and #5 and was wondering if these are worth keeping as they seem old. My current #3 is an Adams Insight BUL and #5 is a RAM.

I believe the Mizunos are blades so they me be too unforgiving for a 20 handicapper; you may get a good price on EBay if they are in very good shape. The BUL is a good fairway wood and so are the Burners. Not sure about the Ram. You need to take them all to the range and see how you hit them.

[Greg]

So my current irons are a cheap set - RAM G-Force. I was just given an old set of Mizuno Silver Cup Irons (I have no idea how old they are) and was wondering if the Mizuno's should be the set to use. I was also given an old Taylormade Burner #3 and #5 and was wondering if these are worth keeping as they seem old. My current #3 is an Adams Insight BUL and #5 is a RAM.

Im assuming you're not looking to spend a lot of money and i understand that fully, I've tried to keep my equipment costs down as im not really that consistent yet. Give em a try at the range. You can never tell how well you're going to hit a club until you actually hit it, it might look like the most impressive piece of engineering and nice to look at, but if you cant hit it its no good to you as I have discovered. The irons I bought are basically a taylormade r7 clone and they were very inexpensive, got them off ebay brand new 5-pw(i took the 5 iron and and still use my 5h) for $75+$8 shipping, the driver was $30 and the 3 wood $15 so you dont have to spend a lot of money to get good clubs. My hybrids are warrior custom golf demo clubs which cost $70 including shipping for a 2,3,4, and 5, which i could barely tell had been hit. I took the 2 out, never could hit it well but use the other 3 a lot, the 5h gets used a ton on par 3's and approach shots on par 4's, its just so much easier to hit than a conventional 5 iron.

[EAGLES FAN]

What's the difference between irons and blades?

[alf174]

What's the difference between irons and blades?

A blade is a type of golf iron that players of better ability may play.

Definition: Also known as musclebacks, blades are a type of iron that has a full, smooth back (as opposed to a cavity back) and a thin topline - hence the monicker. (The topline, by the way, is what you see as you are standing at address looking down at the top of the iron - literally, the top line.) The weighting of blades is concentrated behind the center of the clubface, resulting in a smaller sweet spot. Blades are usually forged and are many better players prefer them because they believe blades allow them to more easily work the ball and feel softer at impact.

[CarlSpackler]

Just my $.02...

Dollar for dollar, money spent on lessons will yield a greater return than money spent on equipment. I don't believe that $1 that I've spent on equipment has improved my score. Lessons, however, have helped in the long run though. Disregard if you are already working with a pro, but I would go down that road first if you are not already. They will also be the best source of advice on what equipment would be best for you.

[iacas]

Dollar for dollar, money spent on lessons will yield a greater return than money spent on equipment.

I agree, to a point (or a few). And those points are:

a) if your equipment is reasonably well suited for you already b) if your instructor is competent and you do what they say I can't putt (well) with a face-balanced putter, so if I had one of those and I switched to one with toe-hang, I'd improve. And I know a few teachers around here that, well, you'd be better off spending $60 on Tiger Woods for the Wii than 45 minutes with them. But in general, yes, lessons. And they don't always have to be with someone, but they do have to include a third-person perspective (i.e. take lessons "with yourself" but you need a 60 fps video camera).

[CarlSpackler]

I agree, to a point (or a few). And those points are:

I certainly can not disagree. More forgiving clubs certainly help, but a good swing with crappy clubs will beat a crappy or marginal swing with even the latest technology IMHO. Both would be ideal actually if the budget permits. I just know in my case that new clubs alone did not dramatically improve my scores.

[iacas]

I certainly can not disagree. More forgiving clubs certainly help, but a good swing with crappy clubs will beat a crappy or marginal swing with even the latest technology IMHO.

Right, and it also depends on where you are with your swing. A single lesson may not help a low handicapper much, but if his clubs are two degrees too flat or something, he'll notice an immediate improvement.

In general - and I'm only repeating this because it really is important, as you said, and I don't want our little side conversation about the few exceptions to overshadow it - lessons will help almost every time more than equipment.

[CarlSpackler]

Right, and it also depends on where you are with your swing. A single lesson may not help a low handicapper much, but if his clubs are two degrees too flat or something, he'll notice an immediate improvement.

Most definitely.

It is relatively inexpensive to have clubs adjusted. I paid

[EAGLES FAN]

So after looking at the irons, they are Mizuno Silver Cup 17-4 Midsize.