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I'm looking for a nice set of irons that are pretty forgiving.  I've been playing for about 2 years and I'm playing enough now that I would be willing to pay a good amount of money.. If anyone has any suggestions for a good set for a beginner I would appreciate it.


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Originally Posted by okstatefan04

I'm looking for a nice set of irons that are pretty forgiving.  I've been playing for about 2 years and I'm playing enough now that I would be willing to pay a good amount of money.. If anyone has any suggestions for a good set for a beginner I would appreciate it.


You need to pick up a couple buyer's guides and hit the golf shops my friend. People are likely going to tell you why the irons they decided to buy are great and that information might be very helpful for beginner, but not necessarily. Good luck.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


Mark5 Established Member

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Only that you have to go where you can try the clubs. Everyone is different and there's no standards shared by manufactures.

After spending a day at it I bought Titlist AP1's  which I find very easy to hit.  I was being fitted and need a +2 lie adjustment on everything I tried.

I have a lot of trouble with some of the new "Super Game Improvement" irons, some people love them. Those flat lies and long shafts are not for me!


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All the well known companies make great sets of forgiving irons. You've got a lot of options here. Head to the golf store and start trying 'em out! It's a fun process

PS- I use the Ping G10's and they're fine. When I screw up, it's not the club, it's me, that's for sure. Wider sole, so some people don't like that, but for me, it's fine.

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Like stated earlier. Most big companies have an iron set that is very forgiving. With that being said, you just have to hit them yourself and see what you like. If you need a few starting points, here is a few that I recommend to members where I work who are looking for a starting point for a forgiving iron. Ping's g10, g15, and k15 sets are great. Ping really has it going on in the irons department with their fitting guides and color codes systems. They are a company that is really versatile in getting the club combo you really enjoy. Taylormades superlaunches, although tacky looking, are a very forgiving club that will get the ball in the air easy. Titleist AP1's are a nice set as well, maybe not as forgiving as a Ping or TM game improvement iron. Adams makes a wide variety of GI irons (I think Adams hands down is the best company for GI equipment). Callaways Diablo's have been a hit with some people at work. Mizuno's JPX 800's are great, but I don't believe them to be as forgiving as others. I'm really not familiar with any Cleveland stuff so I can't recomment anything there.

Good luck!

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Originally Posted by okstatefan04

I'm looking for a nice set of irons that are pretty forgiving.  I've been playing for about 2 years and I'm playing enough now that I would be willing to pay a good amount of money.. If anyone has any suggestions for a good set for a beginner I would appreciate it.



In case you're a "one and done" poster, you may not read this, but I highly recommend that whichever manufacturer (brand, OEM, whatever) you choose, avoid whichever iron they promote as "Super Game Improvement" like the friggin' plague.  Seriously.

I'm not speaking from the point of view of an avid blades player who hates SGI shovels just for the sake of it. I'm speaking as someone who remembers learning how to play from step 1.  Whether you hit a wide soled offset hybrid super tech whatchamacallit or a "players" cavity back, you're still going to hit shanks, tops, skulls, whiffs and occasionally you'll miss the ball completely. And even when you make "good contact", more often than not you're going to miss your target and be left with a partial or specialty shot of some kind. It's this type of shot where SGI irons really s%%% the bed.

Do yourself a favour and hit a few chip or pitch shots into the net with whichever sets you try out. If you don't get a good feel for the amount of force needed to chip to a target, which is often the case the more technology is added to an iron, then take a pass.  I'm not suggesting for a moment you should get the irons tour players use, but when you settle on a brand, do yourself a favour and avoid the ones at the other end of the spectrum.

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.


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