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High Handicaper's Next Irons?

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zeg Great Member

zeg

MPs arent for a high-handicapper.

So just buy a set and you won't be a high-handicapper any more!!

In the bag:
FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
White Hot XG #1 Putter, 33"

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GaijinGolfer Super Member

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You cant say thats due to the clubs though. The shafts may not be right for your swing and just because YOUR shots ballooned with those clubs doesnt mean that everyone's shots will.

Berthas have been a mainstain for hackers everywhere for years and G10s are stupid easy to hit. Bottom line, the OP needs to go and hit various kinds of irons and see what fits his game the best. Whats best for your game may not be whats best for his game.

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S

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mrprovisional Well Established Member

mrprovisional

im liking all these suggestions but how long did you guys wait till you got your next set of irons?

Whats in the Four 5?

Burner 10.5 Stiff
Burner 3W
CPR 22/26 HybridsG5 5-PW Black Dot +2 Vokey Sm OilCanSV Tour 60* Black FinishBarbadosPro-V1 recycled

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zeg Great Member

zeg

im liking all these suggestions but how long did you guys wait till you got your next set of irons?

I played my cheap (~$2-300, don't recall exactly) starter irons until they started breaking. Broke the 3 and 5 irons right through the hosel on clean contact with a ball. Very odd. Decided at that point not to take chances with breaking another and hurting someone... It was after a couple dozen rounds of golf and a fair bit of practice, but spread over about 8 years with some long periods away from the game.

In the bag:
FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
White Hot XG #1 Putter, 33"

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WUTiger Incredible Member

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Bottom line, the OP needs to go and hit various kinds of irons and see what fits his game the best. Whats best for your game may not be whats best for his game.

TWI,

We're basically in agreement. My remarks on BBs and G10s were cautionary. Other middle handicappers I have talked to have dumped BBs or G10s because they just got the ball up too high. Others, like you, really like the clubs. I meant to say, don't go out and buy BBs or G10s without testing them. Remember, the OP was having trouble with too much height on his irons, whereas his woods were OK.

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Driver:  :touredge: EXS 10.5°, weights neutral   ||  FWs:  :callaway: Rogue 4W + 7W
Hybrid:  :callaway: Big Bertha OS 4H at 22°  ||  Irons:  :callaway: Mavrik MAX 5i-PW
Wedges:  :callaway: MD3: 48°, 54°... MD4: 58° ||  Putter:image.png.b6c3447dddf0df25e482bf21abf775ae.pngInertial NM SL-583F, 34"  
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Fozcycle Great Member

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I went from Adams A2 OS to Callaway Fusions. (4 left wrist surgeries to put it back together after I shattered it) my left wrist was very weak for about 4years.

I didn't need the offset anymore and the Fusions were like carving through Butter.
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30Handicap Newbie

30Handicap

im liking all these suggestions but how long did you guys wait till you got your next set of irons?

Bought new irons when I could finally hit the ball of the ground (this past june) with a $50 set I got from Dunham's. Did some research (i.e. reading reviews, forum discussions, etc), hit some different irons at my local golf galaxy, and bought a used set from ebay (beware of fraud). I guess I didn't get the advantage of being fitted, but I'll be using my set until I get my handicap down to under 20.

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zrlaegel Well Established Member

zrlaegel

the Mizuno MX-200. youll be able to grow intoem and they are pretty forgiving. check out www.3balls.com to get them on the cheap

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Golfaway Dedicated Member

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Mizuno MX-950s have shaved 30-35 strokes off my score, and there's more yet. (yes, I was THAT bad, I used to score in the 120's). They're amazingly forgiving, beautifuly feeling and guess what, I can still work them left to right and right to left.
My achievements:
Eagles: 0
Birdies: 18
Best Round: 89
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Balto Established Member

Balto

I would go with a set of PING G10's.

Buy some used ones from a golf shop or Ebay(make sure the person/shop have a TON of reviews).

EVEN if teh color code does not fit you, PING will totally change the color(Fit) for you. They only charge $18 bucks to do this, so you can pretty much buy ANY G10's and get yourself fitted then send them to PING with 18 bucks to get them bent to what you need. GREAT way to save some money and get very very good quality clubs IMO
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mrprovisional Well Established Member

mrprovisional

I'm gonna take someones recent advice and play with what I have until I'm ready to upgrade (which is now lol) or until they break. The ping g10 color code? Is that the lie of the club?

Trust me I'm no sure I'm not the only one who is dying to upgrade as soon as they get hooked on the game.

Whats in the Four 5?

Burner 10.5 Stiff
Burner 3W
CPR 22/26 HybridsG5 5-PW Black Dot +2 Vokey Sm OilCanSV Tour 60* Black FinishBarbadosPro-V1 recycled

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Balto Established Member

Balto

I'm gonna take someones recent advice and play with what I have until I'm ready to upgrade (which is now lol) or until they break. The ping g10 color code? Is that the lie of the club?

Yes its the lie...

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mrprovisional Well Established Member

mrprovisional

thank you...once Im ready, ill probably be looking into pings. What I read on the site is that I can get them customized according to my specs....i dont know how but im sure ill be doing more research...

Whats in the Four 5?

Burner 10.5 Stiff
Burner 3W
CPR 22/26 HybridsG5 5-PW Black Dot +2 Vokey Sm OilCanSV Tour 60* Black FinishBarbadosPro-V1 recycled

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hipcheck4u Well Established Member

hipcheck4u

BTW, that's a GREAT avatar!

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(Sorry to geek out AND go off topic)

In my C-130 bag:

Driver: G10 10.5*
3 Wood: Burner
Irons: G10 steel AWT shafts, silver dot, +1" (3-SW)Wedge: cg12 58*Putters: Squareback 2, California Coronado Low score (18 holes): 90Low score (9 holes): 42

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James_Black Great Member

James_Black

Ask your club pro what'd be best and he'll tell you.

My Clubs
Driver - LV4 10* R flex
Wood - sam snead persimmon 2 wood (for windy days)
Hybrid burner tour launch 20* stiff flex.
Irons - Tour Mode 3i,4i stiffIrons - FP's 5-PW R-flexWedge - spin milled 54.14Wedge - spin milled 60.07Putter - Victoria Lowest round 2010: 79 (par 70)Latest rounds at...

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luckyluke699 Well Established Member

luckyluke699

Try the Mizuno MX range (MX200 or MX300 probably?). My friend used to have some Cobra SZ super game improvers, but much prefers his Mizuno MX200s! They are still quite forgiving but much better than the game improver irons... hope this helps!

Cobra - Speed Pro 8.5º X-Flex, Speed Pro 13º S-Flex | Mizuno - MP CLK 20º Hybrid, MP-67 DG S300 4-PW | Cleveland - CG10 52º,56º, 60º | Rife - Antigua Island 34"

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