What IS the Smallest Blade iron ever made?

[Llortamaisey]

I didn’t read all the comments so I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned PSP Golf but they by far have the smallest head size for an iron, which is actually a cavity back, and nothing is even as close to as small as it.

[Llortamaisey]

I didn’t read all the comments so I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned PSP Golf but they by far have the smallest head size for an iron, and it’s not even close.

 

 

[justasgood]

> @Llortamaisey said:

> I didn’t read all the comments so I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned PSP Golf but they by far have the smallest head size for an iron, and it’s not even close.

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That is a training aid not a full set.

[drugazi]

> @justasgood said:

> > @craz-e said:

> > Here are a few small blades I have played and owned.

> > Miura Baby Blade

> > Wilson Staff FG59

> > Ping Blueprint (only tested)

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> That’s what I’m talking about. In the top picture, the WS looks 1/2 the size of the BB, looking at the soles, the WS looks much longer.

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> Can you measure the top line on both? Like from the hosel curve to the end of the toe? And measure the face height in the center from sole to top line?

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> I’m going to get some calipers to measure the blades I have. Using the 5 iron to measure.

 

That's the camera angle... the baby blade is closer to the lens.

[twidener]

I have some '64 and '67 Wilson Staff DynaPower irons that are small, but easy to hit. Also have a set of '66 Hogans that are slightly larger but no bounce at all on the sole. Perfectly flat with a sharp leading edge. You need to be able to "pick" the ball off the turf to hit them well.

[nandy]

> @justasgood said:

> > @Llortamaisey said:

> > I didn’t read all the comments so I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned PSP Golf but they by far have the smallest head size for an iron, and it’s not even close.

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> That is a training aid not a full set.

 

are you going to stop me from playing it on the course as a one-club set

[deepred]

Already mentioned, but these have to be the smallest, although they are pretty forgiving.

 

[rufus mangler]

Ah. the "low-profile" days. Followed shortly by the "featherweight" days.

[tanndonn]

Smallest I've played: Titleist 962B, not really a "blade" as in forged muscle back, but those were tiny

[sfthompson_ca]

When I was younger, played lots of different blades .... Wilson Staffs, Maxfli Australian Blades, McGregor Muirfields, Slazengers and Hogan’s. Smallest I ever saw were Powerbuilt Citations and Scotch Blades ... absolute knives!!!

[RayGorman]

> @deepred said:

> Already mentioned, but these have to be the smallest, although they are pretty forgiving.

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Was just going to mention the Browning's. I picked up a set several years ago at a Florida Flea Market for $35 bucks and used them a few times. VERY strange feeling getting over the ball. If you were a real "digger" on impact, you might miss the ball the clubs were so narrow. Or at the very least, pop it straight up off the top line and straight at your face! But if you were more of a skimmer (like I am), they were pretty forgiving for the most part. I gave them up mostly because it was a psychological thing.

[wam78]

The Ping Blueprint's look great! I only tested them indoors on a mat, but I thought they felt fantastic as well. Did not find them hard to hit, regardless that they look small heel to toe. Set up really square.

[johnnypro]

My vote goes to the Hogan Apex PC

[justasgood]

> @johnnypro said:

> My vote goes to the Hogan Apex PC

 

I have the Apex PC and the Muirifield 20th is smaller as is the MP14. The PC is about the same as the Miura Tournament Blade.

[Canadian Bubba]

Muirifield 20th has got to be the smallest I have ever seen. i will post a pic later today at address with a ball. All 4 of these are 9 irons. The Muirifield is tiny!

 

[justasgood]

 

In order according to my eye

[deepred]

> @RayGorman said:

> > @deepred said:

> > Already mentioned, but these have to be the smallest, although they are pretty forgiving.

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> Was just going to mention the Browning's. I picked up a set several years ago at a Florida Flea Market for $35 bucks and used them a few times. VERY strange feeling getting over the ball. If you were a real "digger" on impact, you might miss the ball the clubs were so narrow. Or at the very least, pop it straight up off the top line and straight at your face! But if you were more of a skimmer (like I am), they were pretty forgiving for the most part. I gave them up mostly because it was a psychological thing.

 

A friend had a set he played for a couple of years, great from the fairway, not so much from the rough as I recall.

[Shallowface]

> @deepred said:

> Already mentioned, but these have to be the smallest, although they are pretty forgiving.

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I have a lot of experience with those. As shallow as they are, they aren't all that narrow heel to toe.

The Adams hybrids I use for my 2-5 irons these days remind me a lot of the Brownings. I know Barney Adams was a big fan of the Browning 440s.

I never had any problem with the Brownings in the rough. I've always tried to be aware of where the leading edge is at all times no matter what kind of iron I'm playing. While the Brownings may have gone a bit overboard in the low profile department in the eyes of some, it was available in the marketplace for over 20 years and spawned a number of lower profile designs in the 70s and 80s. The oversized irons that followed, with their high centers of gravity, served to drive long irons out of the game and were why hybrids (which went back to the more playable shallow designs) were invented.

Commenting on the post above with the Miura vs the Wilson Staff, I find it interesting how designers vary the amount of "unscored toe" in order to achieve a certain look in an iron. There's quite a bit of difference in those two models. I remember when MacGregor came out with a cast Tourney iron in the late 1970s that was designed by David Graham. He designed it with a longer blade heel to toe but then extended the scorelines, reducing the amount of unscored toe to the extent that it didn't look like a longer blade at address.

 

[Canadian Bubba]

He is a couple pics showing the size of the Muirfield 20ths

 

[EBlade1]

> @Chuck905 said:

> > @"A.Princey" said:

> > Ping Blueprint is smallsy, guy brought a demo head out the other day, to randomly show me, and I immediately looked at it and said, "Way, waaaayyyy too small for my skill level, I'm more of a i500 type."

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> > His look at me after this exchange said it all...

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> I agree, the Blueprints are the smallest out of the modern main stream brands, however, they are very forgiving for their small size. You would be surprised.

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Smaller than the p7TW? I just saw those in person and the soles are tiny.

[Canadian Bubba]

 

[justasgood]

> @EBlade1 said:

> > @Chuck905 said:

> > > @"A.Princey" said:

> > > Ping Blueprint is smallsy, guy brought a demo head out the other day, to randomly show me, and I immediately looked at it and said, "Way, waaaayyyy too small for my skill level, I'm more of a i500 type."

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> > > His look at me after this exchange said it all...

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> > I agree, the Blueprints are the smallest out of the modern main stream brands, however, they are very forgiving for their small size. You would be surprised.

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> Smaller than the p7TW? I just saw those in person and the soles are tiny.

 

PT7W aren’t even close. They are more the size of the Callaway Prototype

[justasgood]

> @"Canadian Bubba" said:

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In all honesty, I think the muirfield’s are probably the most perfect aesthetically pleasing no nonsense iron ever made.

 

The Miura follows suit with a taller blade profile, but the Muirfield came first.

 

Would love to find a blade smaller but I’m not sure it exists.

[tannyhoban]

 

Haig Ultra 7 iron is definitely smaller than my modern Amp Pro Forged 7 iron, which isn’t very big.

 

 

[justasgood]

> @tannyhoban said:

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> Haig Ultra 7 iron is definitely smaller than my modern Amp Pro Forged 7 iron, which isn’t very big.

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Can you overlay the Haig on top of the Cobra?

[floycota]

> @boggyman said:

> Wilson Staff FG 17s

 

I was looking at the FG-17 2-iron I have in the basement, I use it as a training aid. It's so small that if you aren't stripping it you'll know very quickly.

[Fairway14]

> @"Canadian Bubba" said:

> He is a couple pics showing the size of the Muirfield 20ths

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Winner !

[tannyhoban]

Tough to show it, but the Haig is definitely smaller.

 

[seve1972]

Accuform ....for you Canadians

[WonIron]

Anyone remember the 80's circa Accuforms?? Canadian company. Joey Sindelar played 'em