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With winter coming up and a bunch of demo days being scheduled at the local indoor range, I'm looking for some suggestions as to what irons I should be looking to demo. I don't actually read a lot about equipment so I'm looking for a few suggestions in the 'category' that I'm looking in.

Currently I play mp52's w/ x100.

Likes: Feel and look. A well struck ball with these feels awesome. I also like the fact that a ball off the toe, heel, thin, or high, I can absolutely tell where the ball struck the face. The only other set of irons I have owned was a set of TM Burners. I was a 15 handicap at best when I stopped playing them. One of the main reasons I stopped playing them was that no matter where the ball struck the face, it felt the same.

Dislikes: They seem a bit short for my SS and the gaps are not as consistent as I'd like. Tend to dig deep with the short irons when I get a little steep, usually playing lower shots.

My standard ball flight is straight. I'll rarely play a shape into a green, but I will occasionally shape around a tree or out of trouble. I take a decent size divot, but I wouldn't say I'm a digger.

So far on my hit list I only have Ping s56 & Titleist AP2. I'm looking for a few other irons that would fit into that category. Oh, and I'm left handed so that not only limits some of my options but makes it difficult to demo.

Thanks!

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If you are looking at the S56 why not check out the Ping Anser Forged as well while you are at it. Titleist 710 MB/CB combo while you check out the AP2's. To me either I was hitting the AP2's really well or they lack feedback but overall they feel very nice. Tried them out with KBS Tour x-stiff which seemed to play very similar to my DG S300's for me. Worth it to check out the Mizuno MP-63's and MP-68's, love the look of MP-68's and they definitely give you plenty of feedback.

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If you are looking at the S56 why not check out the Ping Anser Forged as well while you are at it.

Saw a set of those Anser Forged today at the course. While I thought they looked pretty nice I wouldn't even consider paying $1300 for them with so many other forged offerings out there. Just my .02

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