StrayCat

either club will serve you well. i play the r9's and really like them. i also hit the ap1's when i was shopping and liked them too, except for the price. hit them both and you decide

Let's see, MacGregor Tourneys from the late 60's until about 1990/91 when I replaced them with MacGregor JNP's. Played those until 2008 when I bought a set of Nike CCI forged and I've replaced them already. If the TM R9 TP's I just bought don't work out I know I'll be back to MacGregor. Those new VIP's are pretty nice and the price can't be beat. Other than Jack winning all his majors with them, Curtis Strange won his back to back U.S. Opens with them and I think Johnny Miller also played them when he was a force on tour. And, IIRC, MacGregor never paid any players to play their equipment.

I loved mine. Played them from 1990-91 up until 2008. I also have the 1 iron thru PW, MacGregor Velocitized 300-S shafts. Great clubs. I'm sure the Hogan Edge from that era are every bit as good.

The Hogan Apex was their top of the line iron back in the day. The Edge was their entry into the world of GI clubs. It was a forged cavity back design, very much like the MacGregor JNP's that came out about the same time. The Apex was a pure blade and they were as beautiful as a club could be.

I second everything Harmonious said. If you play your basic public courses with builders sand in the bunkers that seldom gets raked regularly and firmer fairways then you'll do better with less bounce. Too much bounce and its easier to blade the ball across the green. To over simplify a little (well maybe alot), think of bounce as a club's resistance to dig into the sand (turf). The more bounce, the more resistance.

I'm not going to suggest a particular hybrid as many others can give you their opinions. Just want to add that the biggest problem I had in switching to hybrids was the fact that so many out there are very closed faced compared to their equivalent iron replacements. Make sure you try them at a driving ranging and not some indoor box if possible or you'll be yelling "fore left" alot.

I too saw the Maltby ratings and think that's a misprint or just a plain old fat finger error. To say the R9's playability is on a par with 1960's era blades is absolutely ludicrous. I'm 60 years old and played the same set of MacGregor Tourneys (blades) from the early 70's to late 80's. They were nothing like the clubs on the market today, not even close. I've been hitting a lot of new irons at the range lately as I'm in the market and found the R9's to be as nice as any club I hit, and definitely much easier than the Tourneys I played 20+ years ago. Definitely a game improvement iron.

Go to True Temper's web site and take their test. It will give you a better idea of what you may need based on the answers you give them.

Rock Bottom Golf has them for $22/doz. but you have to buy 6 doz. If you can get a friend or two to go in with you its the best deal I've seen.

What should you expect? If you've never played match play before, probably one of the most enjoyable rounds you've ever played. Every hole is its own challenge to beat your opponent. Yogi Berra's line, "it ain't over till it's over" never had more meaning in golf.

i've got the Newport Mil-Spec Pro Platinum and couldn't imagine something i'd like better. if it was a gift, however, i'd certainly take whatever model it was and give it a try.

I hit quite a few irons last fall before I decided on the CCI's and have no regrets about choosing them. Great feel and the look I was after. After golfing 40 years with most of that time with blades, I wanted a thinner top line and minimum offset. There are a lot of great irons out there. If you can, just hit as many different ones as possible and make your own choice.

You only lost one or two and she stiffed you???? 11years old??? What a tight a**ed b**ch. Must have been one of those old money clubs. As far as dings in the clubs, I've been golfing over 40 years and have not to this day played anything but forged. I have yet to get a ding or a dent that affected the play of the clubs, it just doesn't happen. The thought of it happening is absolutely ludicrous to me. If you want them have at it, but, as someone above said, you will be looked at as "one of those guys."

Had to smile when you mentioned Chi Chi in a thread on iron covers. I remember an interview with him from back in the '60's. He was talking about his hustling days and said that when he saw someone with covers on their irons, he knew he found his fish.

The Cameron that I have was bought on ebay from a guy that said he played on the tour for a while. He told me that Titleist handed out Camerons to anyone that wanted one and that he had 4 more that he was going to sell over time. It came with the grip still wrapped in plastic and was obviously never used. I have no idea if his story was true or not but he never mentioned anything about it being special because it was "tour issued." Not sure what that even means or how the club would be different.

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did seem to be a lot of bunnies from across the pond

Like a bunch of Eveready bunnies.......They keep biting and biting and biting and .........

Its not that the situation is too complicated, your interpretation is incorrect.

I've got the forged CCI's and have no complaints whatsoever. I'm hardly qualified to write a review but my opinion as a mid handicapper is that they are very playable, for me. I have no problem getting consistent hits and they fly straight as a die, right down to the 3 iron. I'm usually a pretty consistent ball striker and have yet to test the limits of their forgiveness (but I'm sure I will).

Used to do it way back, late 60's and early 70's. Europeans dominated the pro ranks and in any serious international event it was rare for an American to even finish in the top 10. Roger DeCoster (I think that was his name) ruled the international scene. Huskys were the dominate bike along with Bultaco, Montessa and CZ. Once Honda intoduced the Elsinore and Yamaha came out with the YZ everything changed. A great sport for the young

You're a 15 and asking this question? WTF???? Is this some early season tourney? I doubt it. Go hit some balls, man. Spring has sprung, the grass has riz. Us northern clime folks have been waiting 6 months for this!! Go have some fun!!!!

I'm pretty new here but everytime I read one of your posts I'm reminded of a quote by the late great Curly Howard: "I Try to think, but nothing Happens" Pot and golf, never helped my game, but at the time I didn't really care

Before this get too off topic, I want to thank all those that replied. I really wanted to get opinons (which I got) on rangefinders in general. I personally have nothing against them, just don't know if they're right for me.

Just up until last year. From the mid 60's until last fall I never played any iron except MacGregor, tourneys then JNP's. Woods were also MacGregor until TaylorMade came out with the burners, then it was TM woods and Mac irons. Last fall I was given a custom Alpha head driver that I just hit the s**t out of and bought some Nike irons (a deal I couldn't refuse). So, up until last year yes, I was very brand loyal, but not now.