Need some help choosing my new irons!

[Walas]

So, last year I started playing golf with my first set of wilson ultra and with that I achieved to be handicap 10. Now I think thos clubs aren't good enough for me game and I de ided to change'em. The problem is that because it is my second time I buy clubs I don't really know what is good or not. So, my budget for my irons are about $500 with an addition eventually of 200 more. Ihave seen some clubs like Mizuno jpx825 pro in sale for $500 (normal $900) so I was wondering if they are good or if I shoulg go with another set of irons. Thanks!

[dkolo]

So, last year I started playing golf with my first set of wilson ultra and with that I achieved to be handicap 10. Now I think thos clubs aren't good enough for me game and I de ided to change'em. The problem is that because it is my second time I buy clubs I don't really know what is good or not. So, my budget for my irons are about $500 with an addition eventually of 200 more. Ihave seen some clubs like Mizuno jpx825 pro in sale for $500 (normal $900) so I was wondering if they are good or if I shoulg go with another set of irons. Thanks!

Hi! Welcome to the site. Yes, the Mizunos are very good clubs. But here's the thing: usually we get these "what clubs should we buy" questions from people who've just started or aren't very good, so the answer is really "get some cheap GI irons and take lessons." But you're a 10 handicap, so I think you need to bring a little more information to the table of you want us to give you useful advice. What are you looking for in your clubs? How's your ball striking? Do you need more distance, forgiveness, "playability," etc? Do you want chunky irons or are you looking for something thinner and "better player"-y. Don't feel like those are leading questions: you're at the level where basically any club might be good and depends more on your needs. There are 10-handicaps who can play blades and pros who play chunky irons (for instance, Mark Crossfield on YouTube gamed JPX EZ irons despite being a scratch golfer). So what're you looking for? $500+ is enough for any irons, basically. 

[Walas]

Hi! Welcome to the site. Yes, the Mizunos are very good clubs. But here's the thing: usually we get these "what clubs should we buy" questions from people who've just started or aren't very good, so the answer is really "get some cheap GI irons and take lessons." But you're a 10 handicap, so I think you need to bring a little more information to the table of you want us to give you useful advice. What are you looking for in your clubs? How's your ball striking? Do you need more distance, forgiveness, "playability," etc? Do you want chunky irons or are you looking for something thinner and "better player"-y. Don't feel like those are leading questions: you're at the level where basically any club might be good and depends more on your needs. There are 10-handicaps who can play blades and pros who play chunky irons (for instance, Mark Crossfield on YouTube gamed JPX EZ irons despite being a scratch golfer). So what're you looking for? $500+ is enough for any irons, basically. 

Thanks!! Ill like some more distance ( i hit about 150 with 7 iron) but i dont know if the players irons will be too much for me. I really don't know if they  are really too difficult to hit comparing to more forgiving clubs. My other problem is that at the moment I live in a boarding school so I think I wont be able to go and try to hit them both. What club would you recommend? If it is not mizuno wich one would you use?

[dkolo]

Thanks!! Ill like some more distance ( i hit about 150 with 7 iron) but i dont know if the players irons will be too much for me. I really don't know if they  are really too difficult to hit comparing to more forgiving clubs. My other problem is that at the moment I live in a boarding school so I think I wont be able to go and try to hit them both. What club would you recommend? If it is not mizuno wich one would you use?

Ok, I think the best bet would be to hold off until you try some clubs to get a better idea of which style club suits you best, even if it means waiting until you have the opportunity to do so, at a golfsmith, dicks, or a pro shop. I think, realistically, you're going to be happiest in a Tour / Pro version of a distance club. So for instance, Callaway and Taylormade have their major club releases as the XR and RSi 1 respectively. These are incredibly forgiving distance irons. They're thicker but by no means very chunky. They tend to launch very high. If you're a better player, they have versions designed for that in their XR Pro and RSi 2 models. Trying both the regular and the Tour models of one of the lines should give you an immediate idea of which style you prefer. Once you know that, you can go back and look for deals on either these models or a prior year, which will work just as well. So for the two companies, that would be the X2 Hot / X2 Hot Pro and Speedblade / SLDR, respectively. This works with other companies like Titleist with their AP1 / AP2, Nike with Covert 2.0 / 2.0 Tour, etc. Less so for Titleist, but for the other brands, there's a huge price difference on last year's models vs. current gen ones. Callaway's and Taylormade's Preowned sites are your friend, especially on Black Friday. Despite the name, both sites sell like new clubs as well, in addition to ones actually used. 

[WUTiger]

For the past few seasons I have played Callaway X20 Tours, reshafted with NS Pro 8950). And I have tried most of the newer Callaway irons. With your HDCP, try out the XR and the XR Pro models, with different shafts.

I also have a set of SLDR irons, which I really like, too. Definitely try those, especially with stiff shafts. (The stock KBS Tour 90 comes in about 95 grams).

And for Ping, try the G25 irons. The stock steel shaft is the midlaunch CFS, 99 grams in Regular and 109 grams in Stiff. About 18 months ago, the Ping guy showed up at the golf shop on a slow rainy day I tested the G25 and i-25 for about 45 minutes, and got good numbers with them. (Made a positive mental note, but didn't buy). Buy or not, you gotta hit some shots with CFS shafts - smooth!

Since you want irons with one or two price cuts, don't be afraid to test them out to make sure the shaft gives you good numbers. Since you have advanced to 10 HDCP, you definitely want to figure out your shaft range.

[Walas]

Hi i'm looking to change my clubs and i can not decide if i should buy the rsi 2 or the tp cb.

Thanks for the help

[DrvFrShow]

A lot of companies make good irons. It just depends upon which one you can afford. Cobra also makes some very nice irons in a variety of different ranges from super game improvement to forged CB/Blades, and they're coming out with a new line which means the old line is being discounted right now. The same with most others. Mizuno makes some very nice irons. As does Callaway.

Ping, Titleist, and Mizuno are rarely discounted, however.

So here's what I'd do. Get your budget. And you say it's about $700 give or take. Pick a brand. Get a fitting through their entire line and see which you hit the best. See which one gives you the best numbers and which feels the best.

I know a guy who is about a 7 HC and had been gaming forged blades for years. His clubs wore out in the center. He went for a fitting and ended up with cast GI irons. Not that he couldn't afford the forged versions, but he hit the cast best. So get a fitting. It's worth it.

[DrvFrShow]

Get a fitting. Even hit the RSI 1. See which of the three gives you the best numbers and has the best feel.

[newtogolf]

You also might want to look at the RSi TP irons, which are probably closer to the TP CB than the RSi 2 is.

[Walas]

Get a fitting. Even hit the RSI 1. See which of the three gives you the best numbers and has the best feel.

You also might want to look at the RSi TP irons, which are probably closer to the TP CB than the RSi 2 is.

hi thanks for the help. The thing is that i live in a boarding school so i dont really get to go to a place to get a fitting i just get to play so if you could tell me wich one you think it would be better without me going to get fit it would be a great help!

thanks!!

[mvmac]

Merged your two threads @Walas.

It's tough to tell you what set of irons would work best because we don't know much about your game.  

What are you looking for in a set of irons? What kind of look, playability, feel, etc?

Going by your handicap I'd go with with RSi 2 irons.

[Walas]

Merged your two threads @Walas.

It's tough to tell you what set of irons would work best because we don't know much about your game.  

What are you looking for in a set of irons? What kind of look, playability, feel, etc?

Going by your handicap I'd go with with RSi 2 irons.

Thanks!  Rsi2 where my first option but wasnt sure bt now i think ill buy them.

What irons and wedges do you use? 

[onthehunt526]

I might be a big Tour Edge Exotics guy, 

However, a player of your caliber would do fine with RSI2 irons from Taylormade... 

The best irons for YOUR game, are not the best irons for MY game... I play Tour Edge Exotics E8's because I need more forgiveness on the loss of distance... But you may like the feel of the RSI2 irons, I even have hit them, and they feel nice, I just didn't care for the numbers I was getting....

[mvmac]

What irons and wedges do you use? 

PING i E1 irons and Glide wedges.

[newtogolf]

 

hi thanks for the help. The thing is that i live in a boarding school so i dont really get to go to a place to get a fitting i just get to play so if you could tell me wich one you think it would be better without me going to get fit it would be a great help!

thanks!!

Is there a particular reason  you've limited your choices to these two irons?  They are fine irons but there are a number of other ones I'd suggest over them as ‌@mvmac suggested the Ping i E1, I'd also suggest the Mizuno JPX 850 Forged or Titleist AP2 714/716. 

It's not just the club heads but the shafts that make a difference to how well they feel and you hit them.  I realize your options are limited being at boarding school but you're doing yourself a disservice spending all this money without hitting the irons you want with different shafts and getting fitted properly. 

[Vinsk]

PING i E1 irons and Glide wedges.

Mike, how you liking those new pings? I play S55's with Aerotech 110 shafts.

[mvmac]

3 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Mike, how you liking those new pings? I play S55's with Aerotech 110 shafts.

They're great. Little longer and launch a little lower than the i25's. Look at address is a blend of i25 and S55. 

[CoachB25]

I'm going to throw this out.  I have a buddy who just changed clubs.  He really struggled on what to buy.  He told me that he decided to call a course in St. Louis and ask them if they had clubs to rent or tryout for a round.  Since his company is roughly 30 minutes from that club, he wanted to get in a quick round after work.  He was allowed to tryout a set after some common friend's names were exchanged.  He ended up going through their pro shop to get fitted and buy the clubs but he knew for sure what clubs he wanted to purchase after playing them.