Short bio: I'm 18 years old and have gone from starting golf to shooting mid 80s in about 2 months of regular play (3-4 times a week). I hope to make my D1 college's team by the time I'm a senior (2 years). Team's not great, but not terrible, I think around 50th in the country. I know I have talent for the game and that I can accomplish this goal.
Now, to the question at hand. I've been thinking about getting newer irons for a while (I currently have a set of Cleveland TA5s that I got used as my first set). Though I've regularly played for a couple of months, I bought my set a couple of years ago when my dad wanted to get me into the game. Today, one of my irons snapped and my dad said it was cool if I got another set of used clubs. My budget is $400-$500.
Could you guys please recommend some irons that I should look into? I kind of want to get some player's irons because I feel they'll force me to work hard to improve my ball-striking (which is inconsistent, some days very good, others very poor, not really any middle ground). On the other hand, I keep hearing that game improvement irons are the way to go for newer players. Any suggestions would be helpful. I'm not really sure what kind my current set is.
I'm a lefty and my driver swing speed hovers between 105-110 i think to give you a sense of my physical build.
Thanks a lot.
P.S. I plan on practicing almost every day this summer for the next 3 months and have had a few lessons and now have a swing that I can repeat.