Nemicu

What's the point? A club either fits the user or it doesn't. Even if TM made their 6-iron at 19 degrees of loft and 45" long, it would have no relevance, other than everyone flaming TM for deliberately making a club to enhance their "longer" claims. If you really want to compare apples to apples, then they must come from the same tree. This means if they aren't the exact same base specs, then any comparison is pretty much useless. So your Speedblade 6-iron is like a 4-iron? So what? The number on the sole is not a right of entitlement - it's just a number.

No real difference in performance IMO - the G25 has a few tweaks to make it more pleasing to the eye. The top line is slightly thinner, as is the sole, whist the whole package looks more rounded and more of a players iron rather than a clunkier GI iron. The actual performance is more or less identical. The G25 just looks prettier. If you can ignore the obvious sales pitch of a newer iron in a newer package, then savings can be had. On the other hand, if you keep your eyes open for a used set of G25's - which will inevitably filter into the used market - then you could have your cake and eat it so to speak.

It all depends on the course for me. Links golf - yes the 2-iron is a great option from tight lies and the tee. Inland courses where you may need to go over trees or from lush fairways, then a fairway or hybrid works best.

Left handed means it usually fetches less than a righty - $20-$30 seems to be reasonable. As it's a gift, the price is immaterial though.

I wouldn't mind betting that someone will probably bag a 7-wood during Masters week. The higher trajectory offered could be just the club for holding glass-like greens if it gets fairly dry. Personally, I've always found the 5 & 7 wood easier to use than the equivalent hybrid club, but it all depends on the course too. Linksy golf, I usually bag a 2-iron or a hybrid at 20 degrees. Parkland and heathland courses favour the fairway wood better for me. I used to bag a 20.5 degree Titleist 975 for this purpose, but I always considered it as something between a 5 & & wood. A 6-wood then lol.

Here you go: http://www.mmogolf.com/?gclid=CJrNqpDQ_rwCFSfmwgodNkoAFQ

I've done quite a bit of club building over the last 30 years. What I can say, is that alignment of one form or another in iron sets can be beneficial in achieving a consistent flex slope throughout the set. This means the flex is matched progressively through the set to give the best possible frequency for each club as it descends in length through the set. Dynamic Gold, quite possibly the most popular shaft of all time, benefits from this form of alignment during building. It really makes a discernible difference in feel through the set if they aren't aligned properly and the frequency slope is all over the place - it can make one club feel like a stiff and another feel like x-flex in extreme cases. Puring, or rather SST Puring, is their take on alignment and a proprietary process which identifies the "optimal" orientation of the shaft using a machine and software. However (and it is a big HOWEVER) it doesn't necessarily match the frequency slope in the SET if it isn't cross checked for frequency with the heads you intend to use. Moreover, if you've only had one club pured (and not the whole set) it's not really going to match anything and is basically a waste of money. A better bet would be to have your set built by a club maker who can align your set using FLO (flat line oscillation) and frequency checking techniques. A lot has to do with the actual shaft you are using and what you need to do with it, but at least it gives a finished result. Puring one club in a set of irons is pretty meaningless.

Next year, the wife and I have decided to celebrate our wedding anniversary by planning a trip to Las Vegas. Naturally, I'd like to get to play a couple of times whilst over there (golf that is ), so I was wondering if anyone had any tips on courses to play, places to dine out, fun stuff to do and see? Some feedback on green fees, club hire etc. would be appreciated as well. Thanks folks!

Wow. Thanks for the heads up. I was considering buying some Adidas shoes soon for summer, as they seem so comfortable straight out of the box. But I think I may look at something else now. Old school spikes never did any damage like that...

Hi there, New to this forum but not golf forums in general. Looking forward to chatting about all things golf and sharing a few experiences! Nemicu