playing with miltiple sets

[s4gobabygo]

i've recently become sort of a forged blade iron collector, and as a result, have a few sets that i like to play. they are all geometrically identical, and all have the same grips, but they have different shafts, and obviously different heads. i play just about the same regardless of the set, but a friend suggested that playing the differing irons all the time may be holding me back.

thoughts?

[Shripe]

Well, if you're forced to make slight changes to your game each time you change sets, whether it be accommodating distance variations, different feels or otherwise, there's probably a bit less improvement that you'd be able to make compared to if you were only using one set, though that's just my inexperienced idea. I'd stick with one thing and get good at it rather than splitting my ability between different things. ;)

[Jay-Bird]

As long as the SwingWeights are the same, and the length of the clubs are the same, and the lie angles are the same = you're fine.

[sean_miller]

i've recently become sort of a forged blade iron collector, and as a result, have a few sets that i like to play. they are all geometrically identical, and all have the same grips, but they have different shafts, and obviously different heads. i play just about the same regardless of the set, but a friend suggested that playing the differing irons all the time may be holding me back.

Your friend thinks you could go pro or something? Playing multiple iron sets is holding you back from what exactly?

[nevets88]

I keep a set of Hogan blades at home and use them to practice on the range. At my parents' place, I keep my playing set, Titleist DCI 962s, at my parents and use those to play. I don't feel like it does me any harm.

The topline and feel is not exactly the same, but close enough. If I were switching between blades with iron shafts and game improvement irons with a large head and offset and graphite shafts, it might take me longer to adjust between the two and to figure out the differences, but it wouldn't be that bad. A bad swing is a bad swing, no matter what the club.

Occasionally, I break out my Eye 2s and Mizuno Pro Forged, just for kicks. I think it gives you a wider perspective, playing with different clubs.

[s4gobabygo]

thanks for the input guys. the swing weights are also very close from set to set. the shafts on the hogans are a little flexier, and the heads are a little smaller. my friend's thinking is that small variations that i may not even notice (or completely in my head) could be causing me to swing differently... preventing me from really working on my consistency.