HELP! Trouble with new Diablo Edge Irons

[bassman1282]

First post here and I'm sure you guys get a lot of this, but I need some input. I am a mid handicapper that picked up the game 4 years ago. Bought X-14 steelheads from my buddy and played with them the whole time. Got very good with my shorter irons and consistently struggled with the long ones. A little while ago I decided to "upgrade" my clubs to callaway diablo edge irons. I bought them on the internet, never hit them, basically just looked at the address at a store and figured they felt good. I still feel fine with them at address, but I am having MAJOR problems hitting them, even the short irons.

Lots of shanks and mishits that dont go anywhere. When I do make good contact I am consistently pulling the ball fairly significantly. I am now wondering why I tried to fix what wasn't necessarily broken and am upset. I am trying to figure out what could be wrong. I'm wondering if there is a signigicant offset difference between my new and my old and whether that is really hurting me. Both sets of clubs were standard everything, same uniflex shaft, etc. Any ideas on what I can do to figure this out would be great.

for the sake of full disclosure, i have only hit two buckets with the new ones and off of the mat (which i have always hated) but the performance has been so bad, with the pulls and shanks, that I am worried I made an expensive mistake.

[newtogolf]

I went from the X-12's to the Diablo Edges.  I was new to the sport and allowed the salesman (who seemed to know what he was talking about) to convince me they were the best clubs for me given my high handicap (over 36).  Long story short, I didn't hit the Edges consistently and couldn't get used to the large offset and thick topline at address.  During the summer of 2011 my instructor convinced me to pick up a used set of Hogan Apex II's to practice with.  Since I started hitting those well I realized there was just something about the Edges that didn't work for me.  The Edges are sitting in the garage and I'm now playing 2009 X-Forged and doing much better than I had been with the Diablo Edges.

I'd give it more than two buckets to try them out as one of my golf buddies bought a set of Edges too, loves them and hits them well.  You may just need more time to get used to the offset and thicker topline

[Beachcomber]

Shanking the ball by simply changing over to a new set of irons seems pretty severe.  Especially if you are a 15 handicap.  How often do you play / practice?  Did you recently change your swing?

I would get some alignment rods and make sure that you're address isn't off.  Also try making a swing gate to ensure your path isn't severely altered.  Doing basic things like this at the range should help ensure that you're properly addressing the golf ball.

The key is getting the face of the club square at impact, and going from the X-14 to the Diablo Edge shouldn't cause what you're refering too.

Other things that you could check...

1.) Lie angle of the clubs

2.) Shaft length between the X-14's and the Edges