Golf89

What is everyone's opinion on the guy that always scrapes the ball away on anything within 4-5 feet? I know he is only cheating himself when/if he plays in any tournament, but it drives me crazy. Same guy has handicap which is about 4 stroke lower than what he should really be (vanity handicap). Think they would be surprised at their score at the end of the day if they attempted all those over 18 holes. Guess it is whatever is accepted within the group you are with that day. Just seems like putting out is becoming a thing of the past.

as a fitter you are correct, but one commonality of a properly fitted club is a repetitive swing- or at least a close resemblance of one. The fact that the original poster had a handicap of a 9 is a pretty good indicator of a repetitive swing, since he didn't indicate he was 6'3" or 5 3" for that matter, lie angle off a lie board, flex, shaft material for irons can be handled by most fitters. I can look at your swing plane, geometry, grip and ball flight and conclude similar results. Nothing will be perfect for the 10-16 handicapper, but for that matter nothing can be so terrible off the rack either. The MP59 in the scoring irons and the JPX in the longer irons could be a little over thinking for a mid handicapper. My experience has been with mixed sets in nature seem to be common on much more lower single handicap players.- but not all. Perhaps a full consistent set of the JPX, rocket blades, type irons may have helped matters. the jpx has a lighter shaft than the scoring irons, I believe they maybe a touch longer and stronger loft. I could be wrong though I believe I have a repetitive swing, but not perfect, otherwise I would not be a 15 :) I am 5'8" & 165 lbs. I purchased irons in Dynamic Gold XPR 300 standard length. Lie angle 59 & 2 degrees flat. Optimizer summary: head speed:76; tempo:4; tow down:3; kick angle:8; release factor:8. My interpretation of purchasing irons after/during a fitting was pick a club I like & what feels good & results will be mostly based on shaft I put on that head & the results from computer data. Appreciate all responses on trying to figure out how to score better & be more consistent.

Yeah, about ready to re-grip some old Titleist DCI offset irons that have been sitting around in my basement over 12 years & playing with them to see what happens. Scored quite a few times in the 70's with those clubs.

Thank you for some things to think about. Fairways hit average is 24%. GIR 17% & putts 30.9. Drive in trouble & then can not recover, but even if I hit the fairway finding the GIR is a struggle. Too many doubles. I use a GPS yardage app on my phone.

First time post. Looking for help! I have been playing golf since I was approximately 10 & am now 41. I am currently a 13.3 index. I play 2-3x a week. My lowest hdcpt was a 9 about 10 years ago. I am so frustrated with my game I decided this year I would buy new irons after having my old set 8 years. Went to Golf Etc. & was fit. Picked out Mizuno JPX 825 Pros in the 4-7; MP59 in the 8-GW & reshafted my driver, 3 wood & hybrid. Played all year with ZERO improvement. Golf Etc. guy is seeing me Friday in an attempt to determine what is wrong (Indian or arrow). Anyone else get cusom fit & feel you play worse? I wonder if fitting was not done properly? Guess I was expecting to see some improvement. My goal was to get down to a 10 by now. GIR & fairways are worse this year than last. Thank you for any help figuring out how to get back to having fun playing & shooting 77-83 consistently.