So I've been playing for two weeks after a 15+ year hiatus. Hitting all over the place but having a ball relearning. I used to shoot low 80's consistently. I never really worked the ball right or left other than big hooks or slices getting around trees.
I bought new TM 1-3-5 woods (on sale) as the much larger heads have to be easier to hit.
I planned to buy new irons too, but I thought I'd play a few rounds with my old (but like new looking) Wilson Staff RM Midsize forged cavity backs. Though I certainly hit thin or on the toe too many times, when I hit them square they still feel great and I was surprised to find I haven't lost much if any distance. I grew up with forged blades and never liked cast cavity backs in my day, when Ping ruled that market segment for irons. They never looked, felt or sounded "right" to me - though I assume you get used to it just as I went from actual wood "woods" to metals many years ago.
I was very disappointed to see manufacturers have delofted irons 1-2 clubs since my days. Looks like nothing more than falsely giving people iron distance bragging rights when loft is all that's really changed. Driving distance matters, but just knowing and hitting consistent distances with all the other clubs is what matters no?
So it looks to me all modern irons really have to offer is more forgiveness, not really more distance. Is that correct? If that's true, maybe I will just hang on to my old irons despite the inevitable sneering from my new golf buddies...
So I've been playing for two weeks after a 15+ year hiatus. Hitting all over the place but having a ball relearning. I used to shoot low 80's consistently. I never really worked the ball right or left other than big hooks or slices getting around trees. I bought new TM 1-3-5 woods (on sale) as the much larger heads have to be easier to hit. I planned to buy new irons too, but I thought I'd play a few rounds with my old (but like new looking) Wilson Staff RM Midsize forged cavity backs. Though I certainly hit thin or on the toe too many times, when I hit them square they still feel great and I was surprised to find I haven't lost much if any distance. I grew up with forged blades and never liked cast cavity backs in my day, when Ping ruled that market segment for irons. They never looked, felt or sounded "right" to me - though I assume you get used to it just as I went from actual wood "woods" to metals many years ago. I was very disappointed to see manufacturers have delofted irons 1-2 clubs since my days. Looks like nothing more than falsely giving people iron distance bragging rights when loft is all that's really changed. Driving distance matters, but just knowing and hitting consistent distances with all the other clubs is what matters no? So it looks to me all modern irons really have to offer is more forgiveness, not really more distance. Is that correct? If that's true, maybe I will just hang on to my old irons despite the inevitable sneering from my new golf buddies...