It's the clubs, not me.. I swear!!

[mslice15]

Without sounding like the typical bad golfer who blames their clubs for hitting poorly, I want to say. I can't hit my clubs. About my clubs: All irons are Used Taylormade RocketBladez I got from a friend for dirt cheap. I have a 4i-AW. I Hate the way they look, and I think this is the main reason I can't hit them. In fact, I hate the look of every model of forgiving club out there, I can't stand the wide soles, and the ridiculous cavity backs. I hate to look at them. But, I love the look of blades, but can't really hit them as consistent as the players model cavity backs which luckily, I like. I like smaller cavity backs. So, The last two days I've spent 13 hours hitting "Players" clubs with high success. Let me start by saying that I am not at all suggesting I am a great ball striker or perfect player. Blades I've tried: Nike Vapor Pro(6i) Wilson FG(6i) Mizuno MP67(6i) Callaway Apex MB(6i) Cavity Backs I've Tried: Callaway Apex(6i) Ping i25(6i) I used all 6 irons to show consistent distances and have a better understanding of how I hit each club. and then compared them to my own clubs. I hit 40 balls with each club, and the only thing I tracked were average distance and distance from center. I'll start with my clubs; TAYLORMADE ROCKETBLADEZ Distance(Carry): 204 distance from center: +33 Nike Vapor Pro Distance(Carry): 198 Distance from center: +19y Wilson FG Distance(Carry): 190 Distance from center: +19y Mizuno MP67 Distance(Carry): 187 distance from center: -1y(I hit this one fairly inconsistent but never strayed more than 20 yards from center) Callaway Apex MB Distance(carry): 212 distance from center +21 Callaway Apex Distance(carry): 209 distance from center: +14 Ping i25 Distance(carry): 207 distance from center: +12 As you can see, they distance from center improved with the cavity backs, and so did overall distance. But with my forgiving clubs, everything is pushing to the right and sometimes slicing away. So I thought it could be a contact error, maybe I was hitting it off the toe and pushing it? Impact tape proved a majority of my shots with the Taylormades were from center or near center. Swing issue? i don't know exactly how to test this but wouldn't the less forgiving clubs make it worse? Confidence issue? Here's where it gets interesting. I am more confident in my ability to play with irons that are less forgiving. I don't know why. So as I search for the cause of my poor shots, I'll keep this thread updated. My results not be successful to some of you, but for someone who just started to months ago to stay writhing 20 yards of center, I think that's a big improvement. Let me know what I should test next, or what clubs to try. EDIT: I am taking lessons, and my instructor is all for having me buy non forgiving clubs to use, if I think I'm more confident with them.

[mvmac]

So I thought it could be a contact error, maybe I was hitting it off the toe and pushing it?

It's more of where the face is pointing.

Let me know what I should test next, or what clubs to try.

EDIT: I am taking lessons, and my instructor is all for having me buy non forgiving clubs to use, if I think I'm more confident with them.

I'd also recommend giving the PING S55 irons a try. Clean looking but more forgiving than your typical blade (it's technically not a blade IMO).

EDIT: I am taking lessons, and my instructor is all for having me buy non forgiving clubs to use, if I think I'm more confident with them.

Yeah but looking at the numbers, combo of distance and accuracy, the best performing irons were the i25 and Apex irons.

[Vinsk]

It's more of where the face is pointing. I'd also recommend giving the PING S55 irons a try. Clean looking but more forgiving than your typical blade (it's technically not a blade IMO). Yeah but looking at the numbers, combo of distance and accuracy, the best performing irons were the i25 and Apex irons.

Gotta second Mike on the S55's. I played Titleist AP2 for a short while (great irons) but got a great deal on some S55's and haven't touched the AP2's in months.

[mslice15]

Is it normal to not hit well with a certain club? From what I've seen most people can hit clubs fairly consistent but there's always one brand that stands out. I'm going to be testing all the best preforming irons again tomorrow, so I'll let you know how that goes. So far I've liked the i25 the most. Is it normal for a beginner to be able to hit bladed irons fairly straight?

[StrayCat]

Is it normal to not hit well with a certain club? From what I've seen most people can hit clubs fairly consistent but there's always one brand that stands out.

I'm going to be testing all the best preforming irons again tomorrow, so I'll let you know how that goes.

So far I've liked the i25 the most.

Is it normal for a beginner to be able to hit bladed irons fairly straight?

Not sure why you're concerned about what's normal.

If I got this right you've only been playing for two months, you can carry a 6 iron 200+ yards and, with the i25's, your average miss is 12 yards.

I don't think there's anything normal about you.

Listen to the advice of your instructor, he must be one hell of a teacher.