do player's irons hit farther than game improvement?

[thumper07]

just based on the club itself say a robot were to swing my slingshot and a ping g5, against say a ping I5 or a mizuno mp-60. any thoughts? i am thinking of upgrading my irons and i already hit the ball pretty far(PW ~150yds) but my problem is that they go really really high. someone recomended i get new shafts but by the time i go through all that i might as well get new irons. anyway original question is more or less just out of curiousity.

thanks
-matt

[georgep]

Actually, depending on the irons and your swing, player's irons may well be slightly shorter than game improvement irons. Players' irons tend to have weaker lofts than the same number iron in a game improvement iron. For instance, my MP60 PW has 47 degrees of loft, but my old TA5 PW was 45 degrees. As you might imagine, my MP60s play roughly 5 yards less than I used to play my TA5s.

However, as with most things golf, it's not always so simple. GI irons are usually designed to launch higher than player's irons, which will add distance for most higher handicap players, but may actually result in a ballooning ball for lower handicappers, costing them distance.

If there's a store or a range around you where you can demo several different models, that's the way to go. Overall distance with irons is not that important. What you really want is accuracy. See what model gives you the tightest dispersion and best ball flight.

[Terrier]

No. They won't give you more distance.

But since you hit a PW 150 yards, you needn't worry yourself over such things as distance -- or labels, i.e., game improvement vs. players'.

Find a clubfitter that'll put a set of Rifle 6.5 shafts into a set of Ping Eye2 irons.

That'll work.

[Shindig]

just based on the club itself say a robot were to swing my slingshot and a ping g5, against say a ping I5 or a mizuno mp-60. any thoughts? i am thinking of upgrading my irons and i already hit the ball pretty far(PW ~150yds) but my problem is that they go really really high. someone recomended i get new shafts but by the time i go through all that i might as well get new irons. anyway original question is more or less just out of curiousity.

I would guess that they don't, for the same lofts (not to be confused with the number of the club). However, my understanding is that player's irons will allow you more shotmaking -- there are shots that one cannot hit with my "super game improvement" irons, because the iron will "think" it's a miss-hit.

[Terrier]

Your iron yardages are fine if you're OK with hitting a PW 150 yards.

Does your ball-striking measure up to the equipment you're playing vs. the players' irons (read: iron specs) you're looking at?

http://www.golfclubspec.com/irons_sp...g.php?mfg=Nike

You're playing Slingshots and comparing them to Ping I5s? What do you consider "players'" irons? Slingshots are fat. Not "phat". Fat. It's your handicap and ability and what you want to look down on, my friend.

Loft, lie, ability. It's your choice.

[Oliver C. Porkman III]

I just switched from a Titlelist 704 cb to a Tit. 690.MB and I have found the ball flight to be higher with the 690's. THe distance is the same and sometimes a little longer with the 690's. I hit a natural draw so an offset club doesn't help me and in fact I believe causes me to hit low hooks.

[i-Guy]

Actually, depending on the irons and your swing, player's irons may well be slightly shorter than game improvement irons. Players' irons tend to have weaker lofts than the same number iron in a game improvement iron. For instance, my MP60 PW has 47 degrees of loft, but my old TA5 PW was 45 degrees. As you might imagine, my MP60s play roughly 5 yards less than I used to play my TA5s.

DITTO Could not have said it any better. Great advise...

[kris0708]

A player's iron is meant for being able to do shot shaping. A game improvement iron is for forgiveness. Not saying that is all these irons do.

[Crate]

150 w/pitching wedge is like real flippen good. I really don't know if I can reach that i will try tomorrow. Had a lesson and the pro looked at my clubs, I think he wished I got steel shafts instead of graphite, or at least stiff graphite instead of regular. Sorry for jacking your thread.