rocky74

YIPPEE! I'm pretty sure I've figured things out after this weekend (at least enough to get back to where I used to be). Ended up in a cart with my grandpa this past Saturday for 18 holes. He's always been able to help me with my swing. I warned him that I haven't been hitting these irons well. He said his typical line once he saw the clubs "its not the bow & arrow, its the indian". After about 4 or 5 holes, he told me I was raising my left (front) heel off the ground at the top of my backswing. It took me a handful of practice swings to break the habit and keep it down. But once I hit the ball again, something in my head clicked and I said to myself "this feels normal". For the rest of the round, golf became fun again. Just like he always told me in the past when my swing was off, "once you figure out what you're doing wrong, you'll be surprised at how simple it is to fix". I was just lifting my front heel about a half inch off the ground. Keeping it down helped my whole body stay down over the ball and hit down on it. A game of millimeters it sure is. It's been a great feeling to have that weight off of my head, and now I love my new clubs ... can't wait to swing em again (hopefully tmrw).

This is what I'm being told by the guys in my golf league, and friends (that it takes time to get used to hitting new irons). It's just so wierd that I was hitting them good enuf to buy them (at the range I know its always easier to hit, but at least it was off grass). I haven't hit them anywhere near that good since. I've have Winn Xi7 grips on all my clubs, and I'm quite used to them. I've read on here that people don't really like the 85gram uniflex shafts, but I'm not going to jump to conclusions just yet until I give them a proper break in period. Gotta make sure my swing is up to par as well.

EDIT: I lost the 7iron to this set: http://www.golfreview.com/cat/irons/nike/pro-combo-os-irons/prd_345887_2940crx.aspx I lost the 7iron to this set: http://www.golfreview.com/cat/irons/nike/pro-combo-irons/prd_142409_2940crx.aspx So this was a perfect excuse for me to demo and buy some new irons (once I saw how much single irons of this set were). I hit those older Nike Pro Combo OS pretty consistently, but they seemed a little heavy for me, I wanted clubs that weren't offset, and they were stiff shafts (I'm a reg flex swinging about 85 to 90mph with a driver). But I did hit them good about 80% of the time. My poor handicap is due to my inability to get off the tee and poor chipping. My irons were actually my strong suit. I demoed (off grass at a range) the following clubs: Taylormade Burner 2.0 Taylormade Burner 1.0 Titliest AP1 Mizuno MX 1000 Mizuno JPX 800 Cleveland CG Gold Callaway X-20 I hit them all about the same except for the Mizuno MX1000s ... they felt very chunky, too heavy, and the ball did not come off well. Which made sense to me because these were in the "super game improvement" category. So I ended up going with the Taylormade Burner 1.0s because the were the cheapest, I liked the look of them, and no others stood out above them. Got them regripped and took them for a spin the next day. I've been out 3 times now, and my iron game is ABSOLUTELY HORRID. I'm flushing these about 10-20% of the time. I can't make contact, I'm "cutting" at the ball, deep divots, blade shanks. I have ZERO confidence from 100-180yds with these clubs. When I do catch it well it goes nice and high with good distance. MY CONCERN : Did I need super game improvement/beginner clubs? Is that what the Nike Pro Combos were? Is it all mental? I'm going to the range today for a clinic of my own and possibly a lesson before I give up on them entirely ...

My grandpa bought one and loves it...he hits in the mid 80s and hes always buying new equipment. He said he might keep this one for a couple years (which is a long time for him).

Oh, I wasn't kidding. I actually had no idea. I guess I better not tell my grandpa then. I was skeptical at first, but then he said he took them to Golfsmith to see what the trade in value was, just to make sure they were legit, and they gave him a price. Who knows, it could have been some kid who checked them. I was skeptical that they shipped from China even though Edangolf is based out of New york. Guess I'll be shelling out the real cash amounts for the real stuff then. Thanks.

www.edangolf.com ok I ended up buying my grandpa a set of irons for my grandpa and after 14 days of delivery (they ship from china) and poor customer service (they gave us 3-pw instead of 4-aw) he was happy with the clubs, VERY HAPPY. He also got a great deal. I'm in the market for irons and look at the iron sets like taylormade 2.0 and titliest ap1 ... $388 is an absolute steal right??? these clubs are $700-$800 everywhere else. edangolf does not get good reviews online. lots of complaints. But the price is outstanding right? What gives? Anyone else ever buy from here?

Myself, those that I play with, and those in my golf league have always played casual water (ie any puddle on the course fairway, rough, or bunker) as a free drop anywhere else in the bunker or on the fairway/rough behind the ball along the flight path. I guess you can just call this a house rule because we think its unfair to the golfer if nature creates more water hazards than the course already has.

I am actually going through a mid-season slump myself. I usually shoot between 103 and 108 for 18 holes. Played a tough course this past Friday and shot 114. I just figured the score was high because the course was tough. Then, yesterday I played an average difficulty course and shot 54 on the front, and 64 on the back for 118! YIKES! I mean I seriously lost all control on the back nine. I felt like a lost puppy. I couldnt hit off the teebox or fairway, and i sucked around and on the greens as well. Usually when I'm playing bad, at least one area of my game is helping me keep my scores down, not yesterday...all was lost. I think I need a break to clear my head, maybe I'm just thinking too much on the course.