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Go to a demo day or a shop that has demo's and hit em all. Best advice you're gonna get from this..

Sounds like you have a case of the shanks.. put your change in your other pocket and turn your hat around and you'll be fine.. Seriously though, search the internet or this forum for help with the shanks. Not as big of a problem as you might think...

I am playing an 8813 right now that I really like. Not sure when Wilson produced them but it fits my eye well.

I played with a set of knockoff Ping Eye 2's for the first year or so. I didn't know they were knockoff Pings till later on, I just thought of them as golf clubs. They were fine to me and I loved them. I went from the knockoffs to Adams a2OS which was a super game improvement iron. When I outgrew them, I bought a set of Ping i10's. I told ya that to tell you this.. I hit the old Ping knockoff's now and can definitely tell a difference - no comparison. But when I played the knockoff's, I thought they hit great. I would go to a demo day and find something you like or go to a store that has demo irons. I mean, you don't necessarily have to buy an OEM iron to find something you like - but I would hit a few irons and not jump into the best deal of the day. If you want to spend a hundred bucks on something now, you can find good irons that are 1/2 inch long that are 2+ years old for right around a hundred bucks all day long. All I can say is what I would do but ultimately it is your decision. If your options are a component company like Pinemeadow and irons that will hold their value if you want to trade or sell them, I would go with the set that will hold their value. That's just my opinion and for every 10 guys that agree with me, there will be 10 more that would go with the Pinemeadow.. Just depends on what makes you happy.

I've had these irons for about 2 years and I love them. I've read posts from folks on various websites that really hates these irons. Does anyone else play the i10's and love them as much as me? Am I the only one out there?? lol

If you learn with a set that is too short you will most likely develop bad habits that you will have to work hard to get out of your system. I personally wouldn't go with the Pinemeadow stuff. Some people rant and rave over Pinemeadow equipment. I have never hit any of it and it may very well be great stuff. After buying a lot of cheap equipment over the years, I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for! If you pay for a set of $139 irons, you get a $139 set of irons.. My dad will spend $400-$500 on trying cheap drivers when he could have bought a brand new quality driver for $200-$400 new of half that price for a used driver. You just spent 6 weeks learning the game and I feel you on your love of the game. If it were me, I would go get fitted for a set of irons and either buy em new of look for a set that fits you on ebay. Ping is easy cause you can just search for your color of dot. You will eventually find someone who will be willing you give you a hundred bucks or more for that Maxfli set too. Hope this helps!

I would go with something that holds their value because you will more than likely want to trade your clubs in eventually. You will probably get better and want a more challenging iron and.. well let's face it, our generation loves to ditch old stuff for new stuff. The G10's are good irons and will hold their value but as others have said - I would do a little eBay searching and find your clubs for half the price.

I would go with something that holds their value because you will more than likely want to trade your clubs in eventually. You will probably get better and want a more challenging iron and.. well let's face it, our generation loves to ditch old stuff for new stuff. The G10's are good irons and will hold their value but as others have said - I would do a little eBay searching and find your clubs for half the price.

It looks like it could be the most awesome or the most aggraviting training tool ever created.

I am about a 10-13 handicap depending on how honest I'm being that day. :) I was hitting my 54* CH15 DSG well last fall but so far this season I am hitting right under it just about everytime. I went to a different wedge with a 12* bounce and have had no problems. I think a DSG is definitely a club you need to play once you've got your feel down.

I am about a 10-13 handicap depending on how honest I'm being that day. :) I was hitting my 54* CH15 DSG well last fall but so far this season I am hitting right under it just about everytime. I went to a different wedge with a 12* bounce and have had no problems. I think a DSG is definitely a club you need to play once you've got your feel down.

Are the XG's the conforming groves? Is that the only difference with them? I just bought a G10 3 iron to go with my I10 4-GW and noticed that it had an XG on it.

I hit my driver 260-270 and only hit my 5i about 170-175. I wouldn't worry much about it.. I agree with the previous poster.. you really need to look at your swing on camera.

It sounds like you are, in fact, that geeky golfer you are looking for... :-D

I've been curious if Japanese clubs will be more popular or more expensive since the tragedy over there.

I've been curious if Japanese clubs will be more popular or more expensive since the tragedy over there.

I hit the SL. It feels very solid when coming off the face. Almost as if the head is solid metal.. Very different from other clubs I've hit. Not a bad different, just different. I hit it well so I'd say its worth demoing.

Has anyone hit any Bang drivers? My father in law had a Bang-O-Matic that he wasn't using that eventually found its way into my bag. It doesn't sound great off the tee but it is almost like I cannot hit a bad shot with it and my father in law has had the same results. He has a Taylormade R9 460 sitting in the garage now and I have a Mizuno MP 630 Fast Track in my garage. Anyone hit it and know anything else about the Bang drivers? I've searched Google but not a lot is out there about them..

I was in a little golf shop a couple of years ago and a set Wilson Staff blades (2-PW) caught my eye. The price tag was $100 and I talked him down to $60. I think I went straight to the driving range right after I bought them and was shocked at how well I hit them - I even hit the 2 and 3 irons well. I came home and started doing research on what exactly I had bought.. It turned out to be a set of 1969 Wilson Staff Dynapower Bulletback irons. I played them for a few months but then the shhhhh$%#*'s started happening so I went to the Ping i10's.. Here is a set I found on ebay..

Where did you send it? My Scotty needs a little attention itself.. If you don't mind telling.. How much is it setting ya back?