Taking the SGI plunge

[AmazingWhacker]

I have been golfing for 2-3 years now.  When I first started, I was using some 20 year old no-name clubs I had and used a few times back in high school.  When I decided I wanted to get serious about learning golf, I bought some Ping I-5's.  My instructor recommended G-15's but I was too stuborn to listen to him.  I had bought into the idea that game improvement clubs hindered your ability to learn to swing correctly.  This is a popular notion on the internet.

However, as my swing got better and, perhaps more importantly, my understanding of the swing got better, I started to question this decision a bit.  Not too much because I did hit my I-5's pretty decently and they are supposed to be somewhat game improvement clubs.  But I recently played on a par 3 course and borrowed my wife's Callaway Big Bertha irons.  Holy cow, man, these are easy clubs to hit.  I hit my I-5's, especially the 5i-PW, pretty straight but I instantly hit every shot higher and farther with the Big Bertha's.

I hopped on-line and ordered myself a set and have been practicing with them a lot.  Why did I wait so long to do this?  These clubs are so easy to hit and perform so well that I have completely changed my mind about SGI clubs.  I practice everyday and continue to do so.  I don't think these clubs will hurt my progress one bit.  The feel is not the same as my I-5's but I can totally tell when I flushed it and when I didn't.  They have these huge wide soles to save you in case you hit it fat . .but they don't encourage you to hit it fat or hide from you the fact that you hit it fat.

I remember once there was a thread on here about what you would tell yourself if you could go back in time.  I would tell myself to get some Super Game Improvement clubs right away.  And lessons.

[AmazingWhacker]

And done.  I've outgrown my Big Bertha SGI irons.  I've been practicing steadily and getting better and better . .and now I have to open the club face significantly or else hit everything far left.

I still think it was worth it to get these clubs.  I should've gotten them 2 years ago.  They didn't enforce bad habits, they actually helped me improve my swing.  They gave me a lot of confidence but I could always tell when I was "getting away with one".

Now I have to find something else because I'd still like the forgiveness but I don't really like having to open the club face.