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New here.  I swing Titleist 802-OS irons, about 12 years old.  Love them!!  Problem is I broke/lost my 5 iron.  My 6 iron maxes out at 180 yards.  Next club up is my Calloway Big Bertha Steelhead 5 wood, which I love also!!  190-210 depending on situation.  What club do you guys recommend for filling the gap??  Replace 5 iron or get 7 wood or some type of utility club?  Thanks in advance.


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If you average 180 with 6i, replace the 5i. If you average 160 with 6i the wood or hybrid.

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IronFinder offers seven (7) of the Titleist 8804.OS 5-irons, starting at about $40 each. Just replace it if you won't consider new clubs.

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I’d replace the 5i too. I carry 3i thru SW, so even stopping at 5i would bug me - but there are legit fans of filling the gap between irons and woods with long irons, hybrids or lofted woods.

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  On 10/28/2017 at 5:38 PM, KoncreteGuy said:

New here.  I swing Titleist 802-OS irons, about 12 years old.  Love them!!  Problem is I broke/lost my 5 iron.  My 6 iron maxes out at 180 yards.  Next club up is my Calloway Big Bertha Steelhead 5 wood, which I love also!!  190-210 depending on situation.  What club do you guys recommend for filling the gap??  Replace 5 iron or get 7 wood or some type of utility club?  Thanks in advance.

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I'm not sure what maxes out at 180 means, but if it means you average 180 then your 180 to 200 club would be a 5i.

If you mean that's the longest you've ever hit the 6i and average something lower, then I'd get a hybrid or wood for your 180-200 club.

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I say replace the 5i, because your distance sounds similar to me, and Im honestly in the exact same situation haha. (Lost my 5i somewhere, havent had one for 3 months) (my 6i has gone farther than 180 quite a few times, but it falls around 180 for my average on GG)

My 5i is the last iron I carry(carried), I replaced my 3/4irons with equivalent hybrids.

  On 10/29/2017 at 2:47 AM, WUTiger said:

IronFinder offers seven (7) of the Titleist 8804.OS 5-irons, starting at about $40 each. Just replace it if you won't consider new clubs.

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Wow, I never knew about this site, and it carries the 5i Im also missing!!

 

http://www.ironfinder.com/Individual-Irons/lynx/parallax_(pyramid,_u.s._pat,_others_pend)_nitride-90.htm

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I'd say replace the 5 iron rather than add another variable to the bag.  In the meantime; try playing a 3/4 5 wood to fill the gap.  I've been working on just that...a cut 5 wood from uneven lies and/or less than ideal circumstances.  Think of it as a 5 wood pitch and you will be about halfway there...literally.

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