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Couldn't agree with you more on both points. Look at your very first set of clubs or for you younger people look at your dads first set or clubs from the 1980's. Pretty much every set of clubs were blades or bladish clubs. Now a days with the younger generation of golfers making pro the clubs when they were teenagers were a hell of a lot different. Iron technology has changed a lot in those two decades. And on the "what is a blade" subject I think like you Irons like the 712 CB are yes in fact cavity backs but they are still blades because outside of the back of the club the topline, face, and soul look the exact same as the 712 MB.

http://www.golf.com/photos/clubtest-2010-blade-putters/cleveland-classic-4-putter is I think along the lines of what it looks like not positive if the one I was looking at was soft stainless. When I saw it I saw red grip immediately thought that is odd that this store would have a Cameron putter. It definitely didn't have an insert because that is what took me as a shocker. My current putter has that agsi aluminium insert that I hate, I bought it a few years ago for 140 and couldn't justify spending another 130+ on a new one.

So I was a sports store today (normally where I buy my hockey gear) and it turns out they have a little selection of Irons mostly Nike and Cleveland clubs. Anyways I was looking at putters and stumbled upon a nice looking spin milled (I think thats what its called) putter. It felt like it was well weighted I looked at the Price tag and it was $59.99 Cleveland it looked like it was a few years old. Anyways my question I know some of you will be thinking test it out if it feels good take it. but I was just wondering what the quality of Cleveland putters are like? Are the inexpensive cause they are poorly made, or inexpensive because they are not as well known for putters like Titleist and Odyssey?

My understanding was the opposite, if it is too flexy it will be more flexed at impact thus causing the clubhead to be behind the shaft thus causing the clubhead to be open at impact (not positive on this) and unfortunately I don't have any place outside of a department store 3 hours away, that just would do a quick fitting. So I just want some thoughts on whether it would be worth going to get a stiffer 3 wood or just fix my swing errors (if there is any) with my 3 wood.

http://www.golftown.com/Mizuno-MP-59-Irons-Steel-P4280.aspx#.T8WfzNW0ynk Was referring to this picture, I know they are obviously blades I just think a better angle would be showing the sole of the club a little more

Whenever I look at Mizuno blades online they always look like huge cavity back shovels, I know they are not but on some golf websites they don't take the most flattering angles.

Sorry to Hijack this thread but I also had a question in this area. My driver is a stiff my 3 wood and 5 wood are both regulars and my irons 6.0 stiff. My woods are pretty old 4 or so years I got them when I was 14 and had a lower swing speed. My three wood used to hit a normal draw and now hits a harder draw with the occasional huge slice. My question how much would the shaft flex affect the flight and direction of my ball?

Well I am not quite sure the cost of repairing your clubs (it doesn't sound cheap) I would recommend getting new ones as I doubt it will be cheaper than $10 a club. Personally I was in the same boat as you being a student and not wanting to spend a lot, I however saw it more as an investment and getting clubs that would last me 10+ years ans splurging to spend 650. while I am not saying spend a whole lot take a look at www.callawaypreowned.com and maybe stretch your budget maybe $75 it is a great site that offers exceptional deals on clubs like the X20 and X18's that are very good for forgiveness without being ridiculously big shovels so they will give you forgiveness now as well as allow your game to grow.

Personal best today of 34 on a par 35. Had two eagle putts from inside 40 feet sunk one missed the other by an inch. Had 2 bogies that were because of very poor chip shots.

I try to play advocate for the high handicapper (it wasn't too long ago that I was a 20 handicap) and say that this is kind of a bad generalization. Sure it is good to master that 1 wedge from 100 yards in but sometimes having only 1 club for that yardage may be tough. I carry a 47° 51° 56° and a 60° because my 56° goes about 110-115 and for those 80 yard shots trying to tone down my wedge can be troublesome. OP I say as long as you don't feel you have any gaps in your long irons lacking that 5 wood then go ahead keep playing 4 wedges. you might as well carry that 60° you use 3 times a round then carry a 5 wood that you have absolutely 0 confidence in. Plus when I am having a bad round or practice round hitting risky flop shots can be super fun.

I don't really have a brand loyalty towards anyone I usually buy a club based on it's performance and it's price. I am not a fan of having all 1 branded clubs to me it makes it look like you are a marketing tool for the company. (not attacking anyone on here cause I know you guys buy your clubs for the right reason).

I definately agree with you as far as improving your game dramatically carrying that many wedges won't make you any better. It will just make you more consistent and keep you at the level you are at. It all depends on what OP is looking for. If he is looking to drop his handicap a lot then I would recommend removing 2 wedges and at least dropping to 2.

I know in my area (mind you it is a small town of 400 that quintouples in summer) it is the fact that kids can't stay focused for longer than 5 holes. A lot of my friends can't stand that golf is about 40 seconds of action followed by 5 minutes of walking. It's unfortunate that kids now feel the need to be constantly entertained and don't have the attention span to play even a full 9 rounds. That combined with lack of availibility of lessons in our area anyways. 10 years ago when I was 8 the local golf pros used to put on group lessons for $10 you got lessons for 1 hour and then could play as many holes as you want. It was great but now a lot of the courses have switched to an elitist society for people that can afford $70 rounds (can't speak for courses outside my region) As well cost is a major factor especially for juniors. Most courses are not kid friendly and don't have a kid friendly atmosphere. What parent wants to take their kid out for $50 a round when people are constantly gonna be mad at you for slow play. Combine that with the cost of golf clubs and I think that is the reason that golf numbers are dropping. In order to make the game bigger we need to make the game more accessible to kids as well as more kid friendly.

As a Canadian my favourite sport is hockey by far I've played it my whole life it's quite the opposite of golf which I love because I have 2 sports that never overlap. Their is nothing similar but with hockey being on hold for a while due to summer and a bad injury I am glad that golfing season is on right now. The only painful time is between March-May when there is nothing to play.

It works maybe 25% of the time that I try it. I have really good hand eye coordination so I can hit the ball anywhere on the face its just a matter of getting the clubhead square when I make contact. anything 60 yards in I expect to get a 3 putt, that is what I am trying to work on this year. Also thank you for not accusing me of boosting my distance:)

Is there not a ban for driver lengths as well? Why not just ban all putters longer than 37 inches or something like that. If they are gonna ban it they should definitly publish a study to see if it really does give an advantage. These guys are the best of the best and if they are shaving that many putting strokes off their game with the belly putters than they should do it. The only thing I see it as is if they are that big of an advantage then how come everyone isn't using them?

I currently use a 9° IZ with the stock stiff shaft. Personally I love it I believe it is a touch shorter than most drivers which I feel gives more control. As for at address The club head is closed slightly, but only a little and can be manouvered to your preference very easily. I would definately recommend it great driver and you can get it for dirt cheap.

I know this post is old but I would like to thank you so much. This helped me hit down on the ball 100% better it added a solid 15 yards to my shots and they were flying straight and long. Thank you very much for this tip

Sorry I realized I buggered that up. When you hit a shot to the lower heel edge of the sweet spot on your driver. It makes a nice low fade ball flight.

Taylormade just really made the next jump and spent a whole crap load of money on marketing that other companies didn't. This happened in the hockey world when a company came in started kicking ass in sales bought out a the best companies in each category and then they faded away into one of the regular top 5 brands. I suspect the same will come with Taylormade. Once Cleveland, Callaway, Ping, ect. start pumping money into advertising like Taylormade they will start to get back to normal.

When you are swinging well what kind of shot after you hit it do you think "wow that shot was amazing." For me it is when the wind is howling in my face and I tee up on this 320 yard par 4 and I intentionally hit a low heel cut driver. I just love the look of this shot and it ads about 20 yards onto my drive into the wind to leave me with a comfortable 50 yards to the hole.

Probably about 1.95 or so. Anytime I have to lag 30 feet I expect a 3 putt. Last night I went out to men's night and missed 4 putts within 5 feet. (mind you this was my first time with these guys so I was rushing a little bit)

Congratulations on the new purchase you're gonna want to keep them nice and shiny. I have toothpicks in my bag that I use to clean the groves out after each shot. Some people carry around a wet towel as well that they use to wash their clubs after every shot. Outside of that when it is a real nice hot day out and I am too tired to golf I sit down and wash them with a bucket of water and soap.

Thanks for your help guys. After much debate and trying out a few wedges I went with a 56° and 60° Callaway Jaws CC wedge liked them the most and they were also the cheapest, just waiting to arrive and get them lengthened and ill be good to go.