babywax

Not done for the year yet, but I started at a 28(IIRC) and am down to an 11.6 now. Very happy, and I'm still probably going to drop a few more strokes, hopefully into single digits by the end of the year.

I believe http://www.thegolfchannel.com/17300/ is what you're looking for, click Search Archived Bag Checks.

Unless I'm mistaken, one of the big advantages of forged is that they can be bent without fear of breaking. Cast, while they can be bent, are more likely to break if you try to adjust the lies, though I could be wrong.

Are you sure you didn't get yards and feet mixed up?

I picked up the game in September last year, and I'm down to a 15.4 right now (trending to drop another 2 or 3 strokes next revision). It really depends on where you start, I started with a 36, and I've had to work really hard to get this low this quickly. It's possible, but it would be extremely hard.

Also, I find that when I'm decelerating into the ball on short shots I usually hit them fat.

Baby powder works great too.

You could say it is, but it isn't really. The weight at the top of the swing is on the front foot, but I wouldn't call it a reverse pivot because it never goes to the back foot. A reverse pivot would imply that instead of the weight going to the back foot in the backswing, it goes to the front, and then in the afterswing you would finish with your weight on your back leg. The reason this isn't a reverse pivot in my opinion is because you finish with your weight on your front foot.

I don't think you're coming from the same angle. The person who isn't a low handicapper who gets a players iron is looking for clubs that will let him know whenever he makes a mistake, no matter what. This, for some people, helps them to get better faster. Of course you can get better, and even to the level of a professional player with game improvement irons. It's a difference in how someone wants to do it, and what players irons do is force you to get better. Game improvement irons don't do that as much, so for the person who is basing their swing upon results won't necessarily know if he hits it a little off the sweet spot. That's the idea, that with a players iron you know when you make a mistake and exactly how you made it, thereby improving your swing. They don't directly make you better, but they do require you to get better.

The point everyone is trying to make, is that player's irons in general will force you to become a better player because you won't be able to make bad contact nearly as often. If you hit the sweet spot every time with game improvement irons, and you can shape the ball, it's not going to make a big difference. However, if you do use player's irons you don't really have the option of missing, and as such they encourage better contact. Game improvement irons tend to mask the shots that aren't as solid, and as such can allow you to slip off your game a little.

On your downswing, try to deliver the butt of the club outside of the ball. I.E. Try to push the ball, you can't push the ball with an over the top swing. Obviously this is only for practicing, you don't want to be pushing everything, however you'll probably have better luck playing with a push than with a pull.