New iron suggestions

[markwilf21]

Hi,

I've been playing golf for three years and have got down to a handicap of 13 - about 3 or 4 shots a year - mainly on the strength of my driving and chipping/pitching. What I'd really like to improve is my iron approach play - my GIR rate is only about 30%. I've been playing Cleveland CG7 Black Pearls for the last two years and I'm wondering if a move to something like Titliest AP2's would benefit my game - generally through the thought that it would be easier to shape the ball into the green.

Any thoughts / recommendations / suggestions, would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

Mark

[WUTiger]

You can do a basic draw or fade with any iron, as long as you understand how the golf swing works. If you wanted to vary trajectory more from shot to shot, an iron with a higher Vertical Center of Gravity would help you to keep the ball down when desired.

But, in the case of the AP2 710 irons, they have a lower VCOG than the CG7s.

As far as CG7 vs. AP2, half the game would be what shaft each club had.

Also, what type of working to you want to do? Would the AP2 allow you to do things - with reasonable reliability - that the CG7 won't?

Let's say there's an approach shot into a 15 mph. breeze. I'm not as good as you, but I can take a blade 6-iron and hit a nice low knockdown - about one out of five tries. Or, I can take a GI 5-iron - just use more club - and hit a decent normal shot three out of five times. The AP2 might allow you to do more "magic tricks," but only if you have time to practice them.

Some former college golfers tend to go the other way. They dump Players irons in favor of GI clubs, because they don't have the practice time to keep the "trick shots" ready to go.

If you're having trouble with short irons ballooning, or something like that, a reshaft might help more than switching irons.

Related matter: Does your "game ball" get you the right kind of spin to stop quickly?

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Edit = correct club model number