Cheap Club Problems??

[Double T]

My advice would be to stick with what you got, for now. Despite the hype, you must understand that the club is only as good as the person using it. Even if you buy the X-20 or the Burners the quality will be better, but as far as forgiveness your maxfli's would be the same if not better. What I would recommend is taking the money that you would spend on new irons and put it towards lessons so you can improve your swing. Which ever you decide I wish you luck!

[franky21]

I am talking from experience you get what you pay for you can't expect to get maximum performance out of a cheap set of clubs. I have been there and i can talk from experience. You need lessons for sure but you really need a great set of irons. You can't but a hyundai and expect it to ride like a bmw. I am telling you dude my instructor said the same thing but to put the debate to rest why won't you go to your local golf store ask them then tell us what they said. Everything i have in my bag is top of the line and it has made the biggest difference in the world. But the biggest thing that has helped has been these callaway irons that are just amazing.

[glock35ipsc]

Edit - Oops, never mind, I didn't look at the dates.  Looks like you already got a set of X-20's.  Have you dropped a ton of strokes yet?

[Justin]

No, brand names do not matter.  A properly fitted set will make a big difference, but again, that isn't brand-related.  Nit-picking between a Taylormade, Callaway, or Titleist is a micro version of a discussion that includes brands like Srixon, Yonex, Dynacraft, KZG, etc., etc... it's irrelevant.

[Justin]

So, I game Acer XK brand and shoot in the low-to-mid 80's, with a driver distance average of 270... Switching to top of the line everything would suddenly have me breaking par regularly and being as long off the tee as Dustin Johnson?  LMAO...

You most likely saw improvement from being properly fitted, not because of name brands.

Put it this way: Justin Leonard was gaming Ben Hogan in his prime.  BH is now defunct.  Payne Stewart was gaming Spauldings for a time, which are also defunct.  In there primes, because they are playing what are now considered "junk"- since the only brands that matter are the current "big boys" with the most advertising dollars- they weren't very good golfers, right?  Does that make Colin Montgomery a bad golfer, since he's gaming the little-known Yonex?  What about the guys on the Champions Tour gaming Rife putters?

The hole in your reasoning is that all clubs, be they component, clone, or name brand, are made in the same 10 foundries in China or Taiwan (depending on head style).  Forgings are all done in houses in either Japan or China.  That "Hyundai v. BMW" argument holds no weight- because ALL golf clubs are mass-produced, with the bottom line and the size of the stockholder's shares being the only important considerations.  You could try "Kia v. Chevy", but even then it wouldn't be totally true.  If, say, Callaway let you decide on all your specs, then built each of them on the spot at the main office out of raw materials you picked out, THEN you could use the "premier car v. standard car" analogy.  But since only the odd boutique putter company does it (and no, it isn't Cameron- he has three companies to make his putters) that would never fly.

Don't believe me?  Read "The Right Sticks: Equipment Myths That Can Wreck Your Game" by Tom Wishon, or "Just Hit It" by Frank Thomas (former USGA technical director).