New clubs or not?

[stricklerlee]

I have a 3-SW Ping G3 irons set in my Titleist light bag. I'm thinking about improving my ball striking consistency and GIR. I am looking at buying a set of blades. Would Mizuno MP 58 be a good club for me to get better greens in regulation percentage?

I am also noticing balloon shots with my Titleist 905T 10.5 regular shaft driver and Ping G3 5-6 iron shots. Maybe I think I should be getting new clubs.

[CPT]

Blades can benefit your game if you can hit solid shots on a regular basis. I learned that the hard way.

I've been playing for about 8 years and the most significant mistake I made was switching to blade irons during the first few years of play. I found them difficult to hit, not to mention what they did to my confidence. Blades added 5+ shots to my scorecard easily. However, well-struck shots with blades felt very soft and nice, though.

I'd rather have some forgiveness in my irons, because I'd never know when my ball striking will be bad. I can be honest and tell you right now that many pros are staying away from blades or switching to something more forgiving.

Try and see for yourself and good luck.

[tristanhilton85]

I have a 3-SW Ping G3 irons set in my Titleist light bag. I'm thinking about improving my ball striking consistency and GIR. I am looking at buying a set of blades. Would Mizuno MP 58 be a good club for me to get better greens in regulation percentage?

New clubs will not improve your ball striking ability... only practice can do that. Obviously blades will give you more workability and feedback than GI clubs but that isn't the same as improving your ball striking consistency. If you want to increase your GIR and consistency, lessons and buckets of balls would be much more beneficial than new clubs.

Now look, I am one who has said before that practicing with blades can help improve ones game because it takes a better swing to get a good result, but in the end just remember that it is the practice and not the clubs (for the most part) that makes the difference.

[stricklerlee]

New clubs will not improve your ball striking ability... only practice can do that. Obviously blades will give you more workability and feedback than GI clubs but that isn't the same as improving your ball striking consistency. If you want to increase your GIR and consistency, lessons and buckets of balls would be much more beneficial than new clubs.

True, the biggest difference to your golf scoring is lessons and practices. But I think I need to buy new irons since I bought the G2 back in 2006. That was when I was 16. It's 2010 right now. I am 20. I would like to keep in trend with newer clubs, don't you think?

[tristanhilton85]

True, the biggest difference to your golf scoring is lessons and practices. But I think I need to buy new irons since I bought the G2 back in 2006. That was when I was 16. It's 2010 right now. I am 20. I would like to keep in trend with newer clubs, don't you think?

Well, considering I use and X460 driver and X fairway wood (2006), the last model of the Hogan Apex plus irons (2007), and a putter from 1999... the simple answer is no I don't think you need to keep in trend with newer clubs.

If you do buy new irons, make sure that they are right for you... get them fitted and buy whatever feels right... i.e. don't just get the Mizunos because they are pretty (which they are). There is nothing wrong with wanting new clubs, but if you're going to make the investment make it a good one and one that fits you. Getting the clubs fitted to you is about the only way new clubs will actually improve your game.

[drPheta]

Don't buy new clubs cause they're the latest "technology." Buy them because you A.) need to replace worn clubs, B.) have no clubs to hit with and can afford them, or C.) have money to burn.

They won't make you better, but you'll force yourself to get better because you'll need to be more consistent to shoot low scores. That said, if you are motivated to practice and improve tougher irons will be nice to have. But, if you're looking to just buy something everyone else raves/dreams about having because they rave/dream about them, then you're in for a lot of frustration. As willing as I am to deal with bad shots, I'm lucky I'm motivated enough to hit the range and course as often as I can to keep improving my game. Yet, I've had several rounds where I just wanted to end the round early. But, I stuck with each round, practicing what I learned, learning more, and keeping a straight mind on the game. I know the clubs didn't make me a better golfer than the day I started. It's the practice day in and day out.

[ks8829]

I have always improved with game improvement irons:

Comp Ez
Mp30
Mp33

The new clubs can make you focus more and you must be willing to put the time and practice in as well.

[Gerald]

It is about allways the same, MP-58 isn't a blade, but it has the looks of a muscle back iron, still there is some forgiviness in them. The main difference is feel, and I am not going to pfffffffff about the buttery soft mizuno feel ......, but the Pings are really hard. Still the MP-58 will require a good swing, you have it or you need to work at it (maybe even a lot).

What you will notice soon enough is, that somehow with any of those more demanding irons (you may even call them blades) is that your aim is going to be better, there is less dispersion in blades, not a lot less, but it is better.

With the G3 you will get a good result even on a mishit, with the MP-58 you will have a poor result on a mishit ...... but that isn't as poor as many say ..... if you mishit it, you will end up 10 yds short..... that's about all you loose, if you hit it good, there is more mass behind the ball and it goes out longer than average.

The PLUS in MP-58 or even in blades is, that you have to practice, to use them, but if you have nothing against trading playing time for practice time, I am sure you will become a better player.