rdwoody

I just started playing a set of Srixon Z565. They look good, feel good, and are quite forgiving (at least so far). If you have any way to get your hands on some of those to test out, I highly recommend giving them a shot.

This is a 3-PW set of Dynamic Gold S300 shafts that were pulled from a set of Mizuno MP-14 irons. They're .355 tip and they played standard length in the MP-14s. The shafts do not have shaft bands. They look to have been removed (rather poorly) by the previous owner. There is still a little sticker residue left behind on the shaft. It will probably come off with alcohol and a little scrubbing. I didn't bother with it because I decided to go with regular flex shafts after gripping them and never played the shafts other than hitting two balls with the 5 iron. The shafts look to be in good shape. I'd rate them an 8/10 overall. There are a couple that have some minor nicks and dings in the chrome, but nothing serious. The tips will need to be prepped before install. I pulled the heads and then stored the shafts immediately. The grips are 9.9/10. There is no wear on them to speak of. They've barely been handled.

These are back up and for sale this time. Very nice set of MP-57 irons with TT Dynamic Gold S300 shafts and Mizuno branded Golf pride M-21 grips. These irons are in very good shape. There is no browning on the faces like you see with many Mizuno forgings, and the grooves are still like new. There is some minor bag chatter and the normal small nicks and dents on the soles that you expect from a forged iron. I've had these irons for about a year and I've played maybe 20-25 rounds with them. Mostly 9 hole rounds due to me being a poor college student with little spare time over the past 4 years. These irons have seen very little range work since I've had them, so there isn't much playing time on them at all. They are really great irons, I'm just moving back to muscleback irons and hate to have these awesome clubs just sitting in the closet. The picture of the club face is the pitching wedge. It is by far the most "worn" club, if you can even call it that. If you're interested in the irons and you'd like me to take any other specific pictures, just let me know and I'll get them for you as soon as possible. $300 covers shipping CONUS and PayPal. Feel free to make an offer.

I usually follow the "first in" rule, but sometimes it is the second or third. As has already been said, it's usually anybody but the last one in.

I would definitely be interested in checking out what you've got.

Better? That's debatable. When it comes to a particular forging, better is in the hand of the beholder. From my personal experience, Kyoei forgings are some of the softest. That leads to that "hitting a marshmallow" feel when you strike the ball, but that isn't for everyone. Some people like a more positive feel when they strike the ball. Also, Kyoei does many forgings. They sell clubs with their name on them, and I know they do Vega clubs. Outside of those, I'm not sure. But, Miura is not a Kyoei forged club, I don't believe. I think Miura does all their own forging. If you talk to anyone that's ever hit a Miura, they'll tell you that they're the best blades out there and worth every penny. I haven't had a chance to hit them, but I'd like to. I have hit some Vega irons and they are very nice sticks, but I've also hit some Endo forged irons (Nike Forged Blades, my Ben Hogan Apex, and Bridgestone J33B) and they're all just as good, in my opinion. And much, much cheaper. You can get a set of any of those irons for $200-$300 in very good condition. The Vega and Kyoei clubs will be quite a bit steeper and will be harder to come by.

I'm looking for a set of steel shaft pulls 3-PW in regular flex, with .355 tip, and cut to standard length. I'll consider any shafts, but #1 is TT Dynamic Gold R200 or R300 and #2 is Project X 5.0.

I thank you very much for the offer, but I'm holding out for a set of muscleback irons with regular shafts.

I have to go with Dustin Johnson. Although, Ryo Ishikawa is a strong second.

I've done the same thing in going from a hard swing to a slower, smoother swing. I've greatly increased accuracy, but lost quite a bit of distance. If you've significantly slowed your swing, have you changed equipment or are you still using the same stuff? I ask because I have stiff shafts in all my clubs, which were all bought when I had a swing speed ~100mph with my driver and had a very aggressive transfer. Once I smoothed my swing out, I lost a bit of speed (not too much) and completely lost that aggressive transfer which was responsible for properly loading those stiff shafts. I lost a lot of distance, but gained accuracy. Albeit, not as much accuracy as I really wanted. So, I pulled out my old blades from high school, which have regular flex shafts, and took them out to see how I did. I was able to put the ball exactly where I wanted it nearly every time and I gained a full club, distance-wise. Needless to say, I'm about to make the switch to regular shafts. If you're using stiff, you may want to give them a try as well.

I like Dustin Johnson, but my favorite PGA golfer will be Tom Watson as long as he's still playing tournaments.

Haha, yeah, I know it. I struggled to get through 9 yesterday afternoon. It was rough out there.

I've been playing almost exclusively at Chickasaw since I moved back to Henderson. I wouldn't mind playing a couple times a month at all. My #1 golf partner just moved to Knoxville to start grad school, so I'm left trying to round up whoever I can to go play. I've been playing for about 10 years now and I went and played my first solo round a couple weeks ago because I couldn't find a partner.

Man, to have played that little lately and still be scoring that well makes me feel bad. Heck, I've played 6 or 7 times in the past month and I'm not playing at the top of my game yet! Maybe I need to meet up with you and you can get me onto that good stuff, too! My driver is really the thorn in my side right now, too. Yesterday, I shot par or better on every hole that I hit the fairway on. The others turned out pretty messy. I just need to dial the swing in a bit. When I hit it well, I hit a nice draw, but that swing also causes some pushes. It's just not quite there yet. My iron play has taken a hit recently. A shaft change is really in order for me. I've made a lot of changes to my swing recently that slowed me down slightly and gave me a very smooth tempo. Without my former aggressive transfer, I'm just not properly loading my shafts anymore and it just feels like crap. I took my old blades from high school out yesterday (they have R shafts) and struck the ball better than I have in 3 or 4 years. Anyway, it really sounds like you're on a good track if you're hitting about a club longer than usual.

Up for trade is a set of Mizuno MP-57 irons in very good condition. The irons are standard length and lie with Dynamic Gold S300 shafts. The grips are stock Golf Pride Mizuno branded M-21. The grips are like new and have 99% of their life left in them. The grooves on the irons are all in great shape and there is no browning on any of the faces. The irons have a bit of bag chatter and the regular dings in the sole due to the soft forged metal. The picture of the face is the PW, which is by far the worst looking face. I really like these irons, but I prefer the look and feel of pure blades. The shafts are also a little too much for my deliberate iron swing, so I'm looking for a set of blade irons with regular flex shafts. As far as trades I'm open to, I like Mizuno MP-14, MP-33, and MP-29 if you have a set in similar condition to the MP-57s. I'd also take a set of TN-87 if anybody wants to let go of some of those I'm also looking for Bridgestone J33B or J36B, Srixon Pro-100, Nike Forged blades (I prefer the VR TW blades over the old forged blades, but I'll consider either). Certain models of Hogan blades, MacGregor blades , and Maxfli Australian blades will do the job as well. If you have any other irons you think I may be interested in, offer away. I'm willing to add or accept cash as appropriate for the deal. Thanks for looking!