So you own more than one iron set...

[JBent9610]

> @mxskier said:

> What do you do with them? Swap them regularly?

 

I swap mine quite often. I was changing my bag every two rounds for the past couple of years, but I've slowed down this year. I'm going about 5-6 rounds before changing my irons. My favorites are the TE EX-1, so it's harder to take them out of the bag for another set. I've been playing them for the last 8 rounds. Before that, I had the Rapture J-spec in the bag for about 2 rounds, TFT2003 for 5 rounds, and XL2000 for 3 rounds. I have yet to play X-20's or the GC Mids this year and the GC Mids are my favorite feeling iron, by far, in my rotation.

 

 

[Mych]

One set of gamers, and a few "guest" sets in case my dream foursome randomly shows up at my house and nobody happens to have golf clubs. lol

[starrman77]

I have 4 sets of Ping irons.

i3OS, G10, i20 and G30.

 

[SUPERG]

Travel irons, gamers, and 2 sets that I switch in when I need a change in scenery haha

[wmblake2000]

2 sets. Mizuno mp-4 and mp-18mmc. Blades for when I feel confident, cbs for when I dont

[deejaid]

Iron sets I currently have....

 

Macgregor CB-92/VIP combo set- My gamers

Ping ISI- my forgiving clubs/gamers

1958 Wilson Dynapowered- my classic set

1954 Hogan Precision- my other classic set

1960 Hogan Power Thrust- in process of being built

1958 Hogan Saber- heads only still looking for shafts

KZG Forged Cavity Back- former gamers

 

 

I sometimes just want to get rid of all but one set but there is no way I could choose one of the other. The Mac’s, the Ping’s, and the 58 Wilson’s are all definitely staying at this point, the others will go on to someone else sooner rather than later.

 

 

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

I've got over 20 sets of irons, mostly pre-2000. When I play my modern set, I use either my Wilson Fg62s or Mizuno MP4s, although the fg62s have seen much more time in the bag this year.

When I play persimmon, I rotate sets each round, though I have some favourites, such as my Mac Muirfield 20ths and Wilson FG-J8s (FG17s for the Japanese market.

There are one or two older iron sets I play occasionally with the modern woods and wedges, such as the Muirfield 20ths.

Once I recover and start playing again, the MP14s I bought recently will also be used in both bags.

 

Then there's the three sets of irons I have back in the UK...

[Warrick]

1 set of JPX900F at the folks condo in palm springs, and 2 sets of 919T at home (well in a few days).

[kgeisler13]

I game Mizuno MP18 SC

My back up set / I thought I was good enough to play is Scratch SB-1

Also I have Mizuno MP59 heads laying around as well.

[mukster]

My Srixon Z765s and a set of Mizuno MP32s that I haven't played in yonks.

[Nard_S]

> @mxskier said:

> What do you do with them? Swap them regularly? Have a travel bag and a home bag? (Are they the same?) How do you express your inner golf ho?

 

I've acquired at least 12 sets over last few years, wasted some money but the wide array of setups taught me what I like and why it works. So now, there's maybe 2-3 that really click but predominantly practice and play just one. My inner ho is now about setup of specs, static weight, shaft profile, nuances of grip weight and such. I know what I like in heads but things like sole design or offset carry a lot less importance. The next phase is hot rodding some of the good sets and making them great,

[t4t3r]

Mizuno MP32

Mizuno MP33 x 2

Adams MB2 Tour Issue (considering parting with these)

Ping S55 x 2 (1 set at home, the other stays at my parents house for when I visit)

Bridgestone J40 CB

Srixon Z745 (picked these up super cheap and trying to decide what to do with them)

Callaway X Forged 2013 x 2 (1 set that are the current gamers and other is a backup)

Bridgestone J15CB x 3 (my favorite irons ever)

 

I think that's a dozen sets. Through a lot of tinkering and experimenting I've gotten down to a handful of different shafts that work really well for me so some of these are in a build or pre-build state, and a couple of the sets I mostly use for just testing. I like to have a few that I can rotate in just to get a different look when I'm not striking it well. I'm about 10-15% hoarder/collector with irons, 50% don't see the point in buying irons new when you can get awesome sets at ridiculous prices, and 35% building is a big part of the fun in having so many.

[ME27]

my backup set is a bag full of some of the last clubs from the nike era

vapor fly pro driver

vapor fly 3 wood

vapor pro combo 3-aw

engage 54 & 58

method origin b2-01

nike vapor volt/grey staff bag

[gulpeg]

always tinkering ...

2 sets of the same with different shafts, my mom's original Patty Berg starter set. A set from the early 40's from her uncle. A MacGregor Byron Nelson set from 1960 (birth year).

Lastly the MacGregor VIP TP63 Centennial Irons With Display Case, that have never been out of the boxes that I'm trying to get rid of.

[Michaeljrosa]

Mizuno MP5 PW-7, Mizuno MP18 SC 6-4 are my gamers

Nike Vapor Pro PW-8, Nike Vapor Pro Combo 7-4 are my back up set

Also have a mint set of Miura CB 1008 PW-4 that see the course here and there

Mizuno MP 64's heads on the way now!

[Pepperturbo]

I have four sets of irons (2-LW). The current set I play, one set for guests, one set of old MacGregor MB blades to take out when my ball striking gets stinky, and one set collecting dust. Won't bother to count the number of graphite driver pulls or sets of iron shafts collecting dust in a large cabinet or sets of wedges.

[Christen_The_Sloop]

I have a few.

In the bag now Bridgestone MR23 CB

Back ups are Mizz TN87 and Ms203 followed by about 20 other classic sets from Japan and Hogan Redlines. Most are works in progress like - Founders 200 series, Daiwa 8201 and SS01 and some fuzzy ass Dunlop DPs. Most are muscle back. I've snagged some rare sets like Bridgestone Proisme and Yamaha Hal Suttons, various Mizuno MS, Maruman Conductors... When I was a kid I had no money and I bought just about every Golf Digest from 1992 to 1999. That's as close as I got to those clubs. Even when Ebay was a thing, I didn't even consider having more than one set - it is the indian and not the arrow (to an extent)... And now all those classic sets are pocket change. It's hard not to bring some of those poor bastards home and give them a little love. All I can say is god damn the USGA for their rule making a lot of those great classic sets untouchable.

[hwwong]

Thank goodness for this forum. I've always been a 1 in, 1 out kind of person. Making sure I only have 1 bag set up. Buuuuut I just ordered a 2nd set of irons (MP5s). AND I'm really excited about the new MP20s that just got announced. I fear the sickness is growing stronger.

[bullie76]

I have 3 sets of irons.

1)Ping G - gamers

2) Taylormade Burner 2.0 - use at my coastal condo

3) Ping Eye 2's - Played these in the 80's & early 90's. Can't get rid of these

[jadams13]

Just 2 sets right now. Srixon z725 Endo forged in a bag in the garage. Srixon z765s in the game day. Just sold a set of Mizuno JPX EZ Forged. But somehow I'm collecting wedge sets at the moment.....

[RainShadow]

Currently 3 sets of irons

Forged Tec Black 6-GW Modus 105s in play.

Z765 6-gw Modus 105s For sale or trade

Adams CB3 5-GW SteelFiber 110 CW stiff.

Want to sell the 765's for sure, CB3's maybe, and get some Hot Metal Pros w/ Graphite cause I'm getting older and want a bit of help and going back to graphite for wear and tear

[mxskier]

Well this has been an interesting discussion.

 

I have Apex Pro 19 4-P with my Obans.

Just got in Apex MB 5-P with the same shafts.

 

Probably gonna make some sort of combo and then just play the blades and sell. Feels like a waste to have two of the same.

[nuttinbutapeanut]

I sold ALL the sets I have this year P 790's, Srixon, Ping G's etc etc. Got sick and tired of finding out they all basically play pretty much the same with the exception of lofts getting stronger and stronger and taking out the 3 irons and adding in multiple wedges..... So now I narrowed everything down to my old set of Golfsmith Tour Cavity Professional Grinds. Three thru SW with DG shafts. Of course they are much weaker and shorter but I've played some of the best golf of my life. When my playing partners ask what I hit and I say PW I also have to add "remember it's a 48* pw unlike your 43* pw". This whole idea of hitting everything longer and longer just got to me after a while. I want everything to go a specific distance with the exception of my driver and possibly the 3 wood. On a good note I don't have to watch my golf bag at the course and I added $4800 to my bank account !!

[Stonewalled]

After selling the hoard I had this spring I feel like the cupboard is empty. Had a few friends ask Got any Club's For Sale??? Nope all out.

 

Well except for a few straggler's

 

Ping i210 5-UW

Ping i25 6-SW

Ping Jspec Rapture V2 5-W

Ping i59 3-W

Ping S55-8-W

Ping Zing 3-SW copper

Stenson Legacy Blacks

Mizuno MP-5 5-pw

Mizuno combo set jpx 800 pro 567 MP 63 89w

Mizuno Tzoid pro 11 3-w

Callaway prototype mb 4-w

Callaway X forged 4-w.

Epon 502 4-w

Epon 302 coppers 4-w

Epon 302 satin 4-w

Taylormade J spec burner TP 5-w

Fourteen TC-910 4-w

Miura 57 CB 4-w heads

Mizuno MP-60 4-w heads

Z 101 3-w heads

Adams MB2 tour satin 3-G

Adams MB2 raw 6-W heads

Tour Model 111. 1-SW

 

Blueprints and the MP-20's are looking pretty sweet, always have to have something on the horizon. Shut down the buying big time but abstinence is futile.....

 

 

 

 

 

[St Jimmy]

I have three sets:

CB57, CB57, and a set of MP25's I picked up dirt cheap to help with the transition to CB57's from Hot Metals.

[bigdane]

> @"James the Hogan Fan" said:

> I have a number of sets. I should only have one, but I don't. By order of acquirement:

> 1. Hogan Radials. My first set, restored/refinished and (as I joke) the finest condition set of Hogan Radials in the world. They live in a bag in a shed pending better display options.

> 2. Taylormade Burner Plus's. My high school irons, recently replaced. I should note that one year ago, these were the only two sets I owned. They live in a box in the closet for either my dad if he wants to move on from ping zings or to sell to the high school coach to give to some kid.

> 3. Hogan Apex '88's. I bought these to be my long-term set last June. Then I found they started rusting and their grooves are non-conforming. They live in a box in the closet pending better display options.

> 4. Hogan Apex '99's. See above, but not rusting and groove-legal. They live in my California bag.

> 5. Wilson Staff Fluid Feel Tour Blades. Intended to be a shaft-donor for other projects, but I forgot the rule of shafts and Wilson heads ("Forget about it!"). Also in a box, also in the closet.

> 6. Hogan Apex Edge Pro's. My Finland clubs, that I just fired. Until this week they were my #1 gamers. They lived in my club locker in Finland. Will probably sell to my future brother-in-law.

> 7. 1951 Spalding Robert Jones Registered. My vintage set, matching a set of woods from my great grandfather.

> 8. Hogan Apex '03. Arrived yesterday, will go into play once re-gripped, will live in locker in Finland.

 

I have approx. 11 sets of Hogans of various age and condition - and I just added another (spare) set of 1999 Apex to the collection. I still play with a set of 1999 Apex blades, which I have owned since they were brand new. Best clubs I ever had.

When I leave the earthly fairways (and bunkers, water hazards, high rough, etc) I sure hope that both in Heaven or Hell, there are golf courses, if not, I'd rather go to Texas o:) >:)

[TheInfidel]

I only have 2 spare sets.I feel so inadequate here now. I'm leaving.

[mojonate22]

I thought I was bad... But some of you need to do some self evaluating.... And then sell me your clubs.

1. Trophy irons that I play just ok with: Epon af tour mb

2. My consistent gamers: Wilson fg tour v6 Raw

3. New found fav oldies: Cleveland cg7 tour zip black.

4. Regret recently buying... Im the only one that hates these: Callaway apex pro 2009

5. Beginner set sitting in garage: Wilson ci7

6. To remember how to put torque on a shaft: my wifeys cobra king oversize senior flex because let's face it she hasn't ever used them so they're really just mine.

* Regret recently selling: Mizuno mp 60

[holeechit]

I have 2 sets

 

One for travel : Ping i210 modus 105S (cast)

One for gamers : Mizuno MP55 KBS TOUR R (forged)

[LaymanM]

1. PING i210 4-PW gamers

2. Tommy Armour 845 Evo v-25 forged 3-PW. Backup set that I occasionally play.

3. Wilson Staff Tour Blades 2-PW. Sit in basement. Not sure what I will do with these

4. Wilson Staff FG 59 2-PW. same as above