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Had bought some Taylormade R7 irons and had them fitted. Swinging on the range while getting everything done was great and good solid hits. Once I got on the course, I could not hit them at all. Played 10 rounds with them and was easily shooting 10 shots higher than I was before. Sold them after 2 months and temporarily went back to my old Wilson Fat Shafts. I finally did end up getting some new Adams A3's fitted by a friend who works at a local golf shop and that has made a big difference from my old clubs in a positive way.

I have no experience with the RPM irons, but I do have an RPM fairway wood that I like a lot and play the A3 irons which I love. I would guess the RPM would be a decent set.

I definitely have to chime in on the Adams clubs as well. I just purchased a set of Adams A3 irons and they have made a huge difference in my game. I looked at the A3 OS as well, but they seemed to have more offset and a much wider sole and topline, where the A3's seem very thin and easier to look at when addressing the ball. I would try a bunch out and see what you like, but dont let the reputation that some people give Adams clubs fool you. They are excellent.

I owned a set of R7 draws for a month and then sold them online. I had a hard time getting the ball in the air with these clubs and eventually, after 10 rounds, gave up on them and went back to my old clubs which are an older set of Wilson Fat Shafts. I will be getting my new irons this weekend. I got a set of Adams A3 irons that I was able to demo extensively and really liked the way I could hit them.

It is strictly a drill for position. When I am actually swinging, my left arm does come away from my bod a bit, but by doing this drill you are overexaggerating the position so that it is easier to keep you elbow from raising too far and/or flaring out which easily causes a pull. It also helps compact your swing a bit. It will feel a little tight and odd at first, but try it for a few swings then take a swing keeping your elbow in and you should see a big difference.

Glad I could help out. I will be out on the course on Friday to play, but have been to the range again this week working on this. Hitting from the grass, out of probably 50 balls hit with irons, I think I hit 3 of them fat, 1 thin, and the rest very nice and consistent. Even hitting like that with my driver was a lot better than usual, and tried it with my 3 wood and was surprised by the distance. When I was taking my swing before, If I hit it well it went 230 - 245, and it was still going that far even though it feels like I am not swinging as hard.

You may want to look at Adams for the fairway woods too. They have some excellent woods that are easy to hit and can launch the ball a long way. I am playing Adams RPM Low Profile woods right now and I will not be switching anytime soon. I can hit them far and I can work them a bit if needed.

Was very happy to see a fellow Irishman win this weekend, and nice to see him repeat. I was up early on Sunday to watch the Open Championship, and they showed Harrington on the practice tee doing a drill that I realized would help me with my current swing issue. He was taking every swing with golf gloves stuck in his armpits, trying to swing so that they did not fall when he was done. I have been suffering from a pull lately, and realized by watching him do this that my pull was coming from a disconnection between my arms and my body, which in turn was causing me to come over the top. My right elbow (right handed) was flaring out on my back swing so I was taking the club almost directly up over my head. Once in a while I was hitting a great shot like this and the power I was getting from it was nice, but I was not consistent at all. A lot of this I think came from an elbow injury earlier in the season and I was doing this to alleviate it and be more comfortable. After the Open, I went to the driving range to work on this same drill. I immediately felt better in my swing, and where I may have lost a yard or two on my longer irons, I was hitting the ball consistently and the improved contact was making it almost as long. I could see by my divots that the club path had changed and was now either in - out or very straight. I did not pull the ball for the entire session and was remarkably consistent. I look forward to getting out and playing to get this worked out. Anyway, it is a very good drill if you are having swing path and pull issues. Hope this helps someone else out there.

I had been looking at the Adams RPM Low Profile woods on Rock Bottom Golf since I had hit them before and really liked them and was now in need of a new 3 wood. They were like $50 - $60 I think. While buying a few things at (of all places) Walmart this weekend, I found they actually had them and were clearance itrems for $35. Bought both a 3 and 5 wood and played yesterday, and can't believe how easy they are to hit and how long I can hit them.

I am actually in the process of getting rid of my R7 Draw and have to agree with the others. Not only will you hit some hooks, if you are not used toi that amount of offset and that king of a club heel, they are very difficult to get in the air.

OK, I have already hijacked someones thread a little on this question and decided I would put it out to the general public. I am looking at purchasing new irons to replace my current graphite Wilson Fatshaft III clubs. I am replacing these because I have completely lost distance control with them and because they are pretty mangled after the years of use I have given them. I havel already bought and sold a set of R7 draw irons. These I could hit at the demo day where I tried them, but got them out on the course and could not hit them at all. After 10 rounds with them, I gave up. I have tried out some Adams A3 (Non OS) irons and I really liked them. I can hit them solid and seem to be able to dial in my distances pretty well with them. These are steel shafts except for the hybrids which are the 3,4, and 5 irons. I have also looked at, but never tried a set of the Adams A2. Right now you can get a fantastic deal on these , but I have never swung them so not sure how different they are. Here is the situation. I have a friend who works at a small local golf shop that carries the A3. He can sell them to me (again steel shaft) for a little under $400. This is in my price range for a set so that is not a problem. The A2, I can get for between $250 and $280 with either steel or graphite. This would also allow me to replace my 3 wood (need to soon, looking at an Adams RPM LP 3 wood) and my three wedges (also Adams, the three pack of Watson wedges) for about the same price as just the set of A3 irons. This would be from RockBottomGolf. Is there anybody out there who has swung both clubs and can give a recommendation? I really wish I could get out and try the A2 but have nowhere local that still has them. From a financial standpoint, the A2's make sense because they allow me to get the other clubs at the same time, but if the A3's are a big improvement, then I can pick up the other things later. Any thoughts and/or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Was there much difference in the regular irons? I have swung both hybrids (except the new 5 iron hybrid) and do like the A3 a little better, just seems to suit the eye and feels like a better swing. I have not had a chance to swing the A2 regular irons though, and have swung the A3. If they are basically the same, then I think I will probably go with the A2 for the price. I can get the A2 for about $270 and I can get the A3 set for a little under 400 from a discount through a store I know the owner of. Any recommendations? Sorry to hijack the thread there kiwigold, but maybe this will help you too if you are looking at the Adams irons.

To kiwigold: I was just recently in the same boat and really liked a lot of the same clubs that you did. I ended up with TM R7 Draws that I am now selling a month later. They fealt great and I hit them well when I did the demo, but could not play them after I bought them. To joshtpa: I have been an Adams fan (woods and wedges) for years and am now looking at their irons to replace the R7's I am selling. I can get a pretty good deal on the A3, and know the price on the A2 is rediculously low. Did you happen to try out both, and if so, how did they compare?

I don't think anything has changed swing-wise, especially since I am still getting the exact same kind of contact I used to get when I go back to my old clubs. I have played 10 rounds on the new ones, and played Saturday with my old clubs. I am seriously considering taking a few lessons and maybe that would help with the new clubs, but you have to understand how dramatic the difference in contact and consistency is between my old and new clubs.

I had started having issues with my previous set of irons (Wilson Fat Shaft III graphite with Hybrid 3-4) in that I could not control distances with them and needed something a bit more predictable. I could hit them solid, but by trying to adjust my swing for the gaps between clubs, I was hitting all over the place. I had problems feeling comfortable with the clubs and I did not like the light weight of the graphite shafts. This spring I went to a demo day and tried out a whole bunch of irons, but finally settled on some Taylormade R7 Draw irons. At the demo, I was absolutely crushing these clubs and had very few mis-hits. I had them fitted with stiff steel shafts, and when trying them out at first I had very repeatable distances with each club with no big gaps. After spending a few months with these clubs, I think I made a mistake in buying them. Ever since the demo day, I have had nothing but problems getting good solid contact with these clubs and my game has suffered tremendously. My game already is not that good, so I cannot afford to have it suffer any more. I am thinking of either selling or trading in the clubs now and going to something different. I recently played a round with my old clubs and was able to hit them a lot more solid, but still have no distance control with them and still just not feeling comfortable with them. I am not a good golfer by any means, but until now have never had a problem getting the ball in the air. I wonder if maybe the offset of the clubs is throwing me off. I don't know, but I do know I just don't think they are right for me. Any suggestions? The other clubs I hit well at the demo day were the Adam's A3 and the Cleveland CG Gold, but thta does not seem to mean anything considering how well I hit the TM's. I am looking for something that is forgiving. All help is appreciated. Thanks.

Not to hijack your thread or anything, but this brings up a good uestion for me as well that I never really thought of until I saw this. I have some nerve damage and arthritis in my hands which gives me trouble when I am gripping my clubs. I have never asked my doctor about this, but I wonder if it would help me to have oversized grips. I do not have big hands (about 7 1/4 inches from wrist to tip of middle finger) but the grips always feel so small in my hands so I get uncomfortable. They just don't seem to fit well in my fingers. which causes me to grip harder and do a lot of re-gripping while addressing the ball. Any thoughts?

I used to have the same issue with hitting a lot of shots thin when chipping. I have changed my short game a lot the last few years and have found a good method (at least for me). I open my stance a bit and for a standard chip put the ball parallel to the tip of my right toe (right handed). I set up with my hands slightly ahead of the ball, and hold that position through the swing. My wrists stay locked throughout the swing. I very rarely hit a bad chip shot now unless the lie affects it or I do something dumb. I also gave this advice to a friend of mine who was an absolutely afwul chipper and it has helped him tremendously. The other thing you can do with this method is change the height of your ball flight for the chip by moving it forward or back in your stance. A couple inches forward will get the ball higher, and with a decent ball and wedge in your hand you cen get the ball to check pretty quickly if that is the type of shot you need.

I have played with my grip the last year or so because I have always had a problem feeling comfortable with the club in my hands. This often caused me to grip really hard right as I was beginning my backswing. I first trieds the inter-lock grip and found that I still had problems with gripping too tight and not feeling comfortable. I tried the overlap, but my hands were too small and I kept feeling like I was going to let the club go. I finally compromised between the two. I open up my fingers between the index and middle finger on my left hand, but I keep my feft index finger underneath my right handand lay my right pinky right inside the gap I have made. By doing this, my hands are automatically in the right position so that the v's between my thumb and index finger on both hands point in the ideal direction. The grip is comfortable, and I am finally gettin used to it and hitting the ball well. Unfortunately I do have some nerve issues in my hands so finding the right grip has always been an issue for me.

If you can find some on clearnace, the Adams RPM low profile are the easiest fairway woods I have ever hit. I thought them having a smaller head would worry me, but they are so forgiving and easy to hit, and I can hit them a ton. Very good off the ground no matter what the lie looks like, and off the tee just need to make sure you tee the ball like you would an iron shot.

I had the same problem years ago. I know that I have become a better golfer by keeping my head down when swinging. The tip I used and still use today is to always have the line on the ball (I draw one for putting purposes) on top of the ball facing the target as a visual stimulus. The other thing I do is I turn my head back a little bit mor so that I am more looking at the ball with my left eye (right handed). This seems to help my timing of looking up as my head turns toward the target as the club is hitting the ball. May not work for everyone, and I do still occasionally hit a topper, but it was significantly reduced once I started doing this.

My putter is not "new" but when I did buy it ne it made a huge difference in my putting. I used to have an old Nike blade putter that I had used for years. I was at a demo day and tried the Ping Craz-e putter and instantly fell in love with the way it felt. I used to pull a lot of putts with the blade, but no using this Ping putter is is just so much more comfortable to line up and swing. I very rarely miss putts by much now and have cut my 3 putts by probably close to 80% if not more.

I just bought this week the Taylormade R7 Draw and so far am pretty impressed. I was hitting a slice about 60% of the time, the rest usually right down the middle with an occasional snap hook due to my own stupidity. With the new club, I was hitting very slight fades, dead center, or an occasional draw if I was trying. I can also really hit it long and was carrying about 275 - 285.