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Greetings my fellow golfers. I've been playing with blades for the last few years and I was thinking of an upgrade. I was wondering if any of you have demoed any cavity back irons and which ones you would recommend for a low handicap player. Thanks for the input.

Driver: Taylormade R7 Superquad TP 8.5 (Fujikura Motore F1 75 X-Stiff)
3-Wood: Cleveland Tour Head 13 (Matrix Ozik Code-8 X-Stiff)
Irons: Titleist 690 MB 3 and 4 iron (Dynamic X-100) 5 - PW (Dynamic Tour X7)
Wedges: Titleist Spin Milled 55 and 59 Degree
Putter: Titleist Studio Stainless 1st Gen.

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I kind of did the same thing. But this will be my first summer with them so I really have no report as of yet. I went from a set of Mizuno blades to a set of combo irons. Specifically the Bridgestone J36 Combos. PW and 9 are a true blade - 8, 7, 6 are CB - 5 and 4 are more of a muscle back. Hitting some balls on the range last fall and over the winter I really love the feel of these clubs and still have the ability to work them if needed/wanted.

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Well, don't make the mistake of getting ones with large offset - it will introduce all sorts of problems into your game.

Mizuno's MP-53s are nice.  Titleist's AP2s are fantastic, practically a game improvement iron.

If I were getting new irons, I'd go with something in the Nike Victory Red line.  This year's offering includes the Pro Combo, which is MBs for 8-P, then variations of cavity for the middle and long irons.

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I agree with Shindig, the Pro Combo might be a great fit for what you are looking for, something to look into. Just to add a few more: AP2's, R9 TP's.


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Thanks for the input. I'm looking into a couple different sets at the moment. I just hit the new Taylormade MB and CM's and I wasn't too impressed. I will definitely be back with an update.


Driver: Taylormade R7 Superquad TP 8.5 (Fujikura Motore F1 75 X-Stiff)
3-Wood: Cleveland Tour Head 13 (Matrix Ozik Code-8 X-Stiff)
Irons: Titleist 690 MB 3 and 4 iron (Dynamic X-100) 5 - PW (Dynamic Tour X7)
Wedges: Titleist Spin Milled 55 and 59 Degree
Putter: Titleist Studio Stainless 1st Gen.

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