Are any young golfers playing 1 irons? Or am I just old school?

I just can't get the hype surrounding hybrids...hit my 1 iron sweet but just can't put a hybrid in the bag...anyone else in the same boat?

Mine may say a 3 but its a 1i

17.5°

Yes, I play a club with 1 iron loft. Although now it's called a putter. Go to club in college was a 1 iron, but can hit a hybrid farther and higher, so don't see a need.

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Mine may say a 3 but its a 1i

17.5°
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exactly....loft strengthening has literally made the 1 iron obsolete....because it cannot exist anymore in many iron sets. If your 3 iron is 20 degrees a 1 iron is impossible

The Mizuno MPH5 1 and 2 should be tried. Hits higher and further than my hybrid use too. Carry 5 wood now in place of Hybrid and didn't have the money for the 2 iron that I wanted.

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[quote name='KjBowen' timestamp='1431996584' post='11582410']
Mine may say a 3 but its a 1i

17.5°
[/quote]

exactly....loft strengthening has literally made the 1 iron obsolete....because it cannot exist anymore in many iron sets. If your 3 iron is 20 degrees a 1 iron is impossible
[/quote]Yepa...the loft on my 1 iron is 17 degrees. I know they are strengthening the lofts but I just think for me it is an issue of confidence. I can hit a hybrid but not as consistently as a 1 iron. A lot less error with the 1 iron and no difference in distance.

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The Mizuno MPH5 1 and 2 should be tried. Hits higher and further than my hybrid use too. Carry 5 wood now in place of Hybrid and didn't have the money for the 2 iron that I wanted.
[/quote]I learnt to play with Mizuno TP 19's (1 iron to SW) so I became a great long iron striker (better than my low irons for sure). I am only 41 years old but just can't jump on the hybrid hype. God only know I tried to love fairway woods and hybrids but my game got better as soon as I put the 1 iron back in the bag. I now also hit my driver (R1) off the deck when I need to with good results.

I'd like to play a 2 iron at 18 degrees but then I'd have to take my 3 wood out. Another thing I'm considering is strengthening my 3 iron from 21 to 20 and then I would keep the wood. I'm not a hybrid guy. They launch too high for me.

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[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1431997330' post='11582514']
[quote name='KjBowen' timestamp='1431996584' post='11582410']
Mine may say a 3 but its a 1i

17.5°
[/quote]

exactly....loft strengthening has literally made the 1 iron obsolete....because it cannot exist anymore in many iron sets. If your 3 iron is 20 degrees a 1 iron is impossible
[/quote]Yepa...the loft on my 1 iron is 17 degrees. I know they are strengthening the lofts but I just think for me it is an issue of confidence. I can hit a hybrid but not as consistently as a 1 iron. A lot less error with the 1 iron and no difference in distance.
[/quote]Sorry boys. Just check the loft of the 1 iron and it is 16 degrees, and the 3 iron is 21 degrees.

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I'd like to play a 2 iron at 18 degrees but then I'd have to take my 3 wood out. Another thing I'm considering is strengthening my 3 iron from 21 to 20 and then I would keep the wood. I'm not a hybrid guy. They launch too high for me.
[/quote]I agree, the launch on the hybrid is just too much for me...especially with the winds we have to play with here in South West, Western Australia...always have to hit it low.

Like others have said. 1 iron isn't what it used to be.

The eye2 1 iron was 16 degrees. The Taylor made rsi1 3 iron is 17 degrees.

I have a Callaway Razr-X Forged 2 iron that I had bent to 16º. When I am swinging well I can hit a stinger with it past most people's drivers. I get a lot of attitude for that. "What is that? A 1 iron? Don't you know no one uses those anymore?"

I can't stand hybrids. They just look funny to me but maybe I am just too old school (45). I do have the original hybrid, but it is called a 5 wood.

I normally carry a 1iron, sometimes if need be I'll swap it out for a 4 wood. For some reason I've never been that fond of 2 iron's though...
I've toyed around briefly with hybrids before but they've never given me the sort of feedback I like.

J

I got a MacGregor JNP c. 1990ish 1 iron bent to 15.5 degrees with a soft stepped s300 shaft. Sweet spot is the size of a dime, and the ball is taller than the club face. Its pretty much 250 or 180, nothing in between.

Also, I was almost dumb enough to replace it with a UDI. That lasted a couple rounds...

BTW I'm 20 so I suppose I'm youngish

I'm not young and I use a 1 iron all the time. Don't like hybrids and never have. Yes the new stronger lofts in clubs nowadays would make a 3 irons close to 1 iron lofts but shaft is shorter, so not quite the same.

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[quote name='michaelskivinis' timestamp='1431997649' post='11582556']
[quote name='MtlJeff' timestamp='1431997330' post='11582514']
[quote name='KjBowen' timestamp='1431996584' post='11582410']
Mine may say a 3 but its a 1i

17.5°
[/quote]

exactly....loft strengthening has literally made the 1 iron obsolete....because it cannot exist anymore in many iron sets. If your 3 iron is 20 degrees a 1 iron is impossible
[/quote]Yepa...the loft on my 1 iron is 17 degrees. I know they are strengthening the lofts but I just think for me it is an issue of confidence. I can hit a hybrid but not as consistently as a 1 iron. A lot less error with the 1 iron and no difference in distance.
[/quote]Sorry boys. Just check the loft of the 1 iron and it is 16 degrees, and the 3 iron is 21 degrees.
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I believe TMAG and Callaway have 3 irons that are 17-18 degrees..

In a players' club set, yes the lofts have remained a bit more traditional

Just really hate hybrids! God bless those who love/play them. Very 'old school.' Have Eye2 2 and 1 irons. When ground gets hard and firm there is nothing like the 'knife.' If you can get these airborne they will land and roll a mile. Guess you had to start playing with these in a time when there were no hybrids.

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I got a MacGregor JNP c. 1990ish 1 iron bent to 15.5 degrees with a soft stepped s300 shaft. Sweet spot is the size of a dime, and the ball is taller than the club face. Its pretty much 250 or 180, nothing in between.

Also, I was almost dumb enough to replace it with a UDI. That lasted a couple rounds...

BTW I'm 20 so I suppose I'm youngish
[/quote]Yep, you certainly are youngish but great to hear that I am not the only one in the world who plays 1 or 2 irons and can't do the hybrid thing!!!

[quote name='richard t' timestamp='1432082833' post='11589920']
Just really hate hybrids! God bless those who love/play them. Very 'old school.' Have Eye2 2 and 1 irons. When ground gets hard and firm there is nothing like the 'knife.' If you can get these airborne they will land and roll a mile. Guess you had to start playing with these in a time when there were no hybrids.
[/quote]I totally agree. I love smashing the ball with the 1 iron and generally there are very few lies around the place where a 1 iron will not work. I have the callaway x14 1 iron and it is so forgiving it is ridiculous. Lot more forgiving than the 1 & 2 iron TP 19 blades I learnt to play with.