driving irons

[GolfClubbas]

does anybody use driving irons. i was thinking on getting one to make at home from hireko golf but dont know if they are any good. if you want to see it i will post a link. oh yeah i was gonna get an 18 degree. the reason i was thinking about gettin one is because i slice my hybrids really bad. http://www.hirekogolf.com/golf-components/clubheads/golf-hybrids/dynacraft-driving-iron-clubhead.html

[WUTiger]

... the reason i was thinking about gettin one is because i slice my hybrids really bad. ...

A player needs good ball-striking and fairly good clubhead speed to make a driving iron work.

Since you're just starting out, slicing hybrids may be a swing flaw, or it could indicate too stiff a shaft. Compared to a driving iron, hybrids should be easier to hit.

Have someone check out your hybrid swing, or maybe post it to the Member Swings forum.

[Dave2512]

Heck no I can barely hit a 4.

[bm85]

If you hit your long irons good, I think they're worth a shot.

Hybrids can fly pretty dang far though, especially an 18. So it's also worth trying to fix (or fade) that slice!

[amoline]

For what it's worth, my uncle (just a weekend golfer, nothing too fancy at all) still carries everything down to the 1 iron. Can't use his driver or fairway woods to save his life, but seems to just absolutely clobber all sorts of irons dead straight. His 1 iron won't beat out a good actual driver, but it certainly beats my 1 iron, lol.

[WUTiger]

My brother mastered the 2i about age 14, and still hits it well. When we play a scramble, he'll help us out with a low draw approach into the wind on a long par 4, or a snappy tee shot on a tight hole.

He never breaks 90, but he really blasts that 2i.

[Hardspoon]

it certainly beats my 1 iron

I'm guessing that a gorilla with a putter could beat my 1-iron.

[arturo28mx]

A player needs good ball-striking and fairly good clubhead speed to make a driving iron work.

This was exactly my experience. I had two driving irons last year but could not hit them well because I did not have enough clubhead speed.

[SavvySwede]

I have an old Controller driving iron that I will break out on occasion. 12.5 degrees of loft. Certainly not a stroke saver but the feeling of hitting a low missile into a strong breeze is enough to dig it out of the basement once in a while.

[DrvFrShow]

Well, today's 4 irons loft about the same as the 2 irons of yesterday (way yesterday). So for my "driving iron" I just bought a 4 iron.

[westcyderydin]

I just got a 21* Mizuno Fli Hi 3I driving iron off Ebay.  I thought it would go a little higher....maybe its the Dynamic Gold shaft that keeps the flight down.  I am thinking of taking the PX 6.0 flighted shaft out of my MP-67 3 Iron.  Does this sound like a good idea to anybody if I wanted to get the flight up just a little bit.  I am guessing its a DG s300 but in only says dynamic gold.

[WUTiger]

I just got a 21* Mizuno Fli Hi 3I driving iron off Ebay. ...

First of all, congrats on finding a Fli Hi!

For reshafting, consider putting in a graphite, hybrid shaft. The DG steel shafts are build for low launch. Many Fli-Hi came from factory with Graphite Design YS-series shafts.

(Measure current shaft diameter first; I suspect it's a .370" diameter hosel.)