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10 Handicap and Up...What irons do you use? Blades, CBs, GIs?


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Right now - Honma TW 737V Forged CBs with graphite shafts - got a good deal and experimenting with graphite. Not getting any younger and stronger....Last 2 sets were Bridgestone J33 CBs and Miura CB 57s.

12 handicap

I learned to play with old Wilson blades but switched to T. Armour 845s in the 90s, dabbled with some blades such as the Taylor Made RAC, MP 32 and 37s when I was younger and stronger - those days are gone so forgiving irons with a bit of classic design is what I tend to use these days.

 
TaylorMade Stealth HD 10.5 Driver
Yamaha RMX 220 17* 5 Wood
Callaway Apex 21 Hybrids - 21* and 24*
Callaway Apex 21 P-6 Irons
Titleist Vokey SM9 Wedges 56-14F and 60-4T
Slighter Seattle Custom Putter
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Those are nice and yes they do look like they're not easy to hit. Very bladish/players profile....I've never played Ping irons but I will play the I200s...

 
TaylorMade Stealth HD 10.5 Driver
Yamaha RMX 220 17* 5 Wood
Callaway Apex 21 Hybrids - 21* and 24*
Callaway Apex 21 P-6 Irons
Titleist Vokey SM9 Wedges 56-14F and 60-4T
Slighter Seattle Custom Putter
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Titleist 718 AP1. Kind of wish I would've gone with the AP3s or Srixon Z585s at the time. Definitely getting new sticks this year. Waiting for the Ping G410 replacements, new Srixon line, and new Mizuno JPX line. Will test those along with Cobra King Forged Tec and probably Titleist T200. I do like a longer blade length since my miss is toe side. Not too picky about top line or offset. I do need some forgiveness though and need to keep good spin because I'm a low launch player. Not really looking for distance. Launch, spin, and dispersion will decide my new set.

Titleist TSR3 - D

Titleist TSR3 - 4W

Titleist T200 - 4i

Titleist T150 - 5-GW

Vokey SM9 - 52º - 56º - 60º

Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport

Titleist Pro V1

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Wishon 575MMC CB’s. 4 - AW Super light Steel Stiff shaft.

Started as a combo set, 4-6 CB, 7-AW MB.

In November I began experimenting with all CB’s for the first time. I’m really liking them so far.

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PXG  9* 0811 X  Hazardous Smoke Yellow 60g Stiff

Wishon 929HS 3W  Wishon Black 65g Stiff

Wishon 929HS 7W  Wishon Black 65g R 

PXG 0211 5i DG 105 Regular

Wishon 575MMC  5 - AW  Wishon Superlight Stiff

Ping Glide 3.0  54*  KBS 610 Stiff shaft

Ping Glide 3.0  60*  Z-115 Wedge shaft

PING Anser 3 Goose Neck Putter   

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AP3 with Steelfiber i95cw shafts. I’m a devoted graphite shaft user.

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TSr 2, 11 driver, Tensei Blue, 55r

TSi 2, 16.5 fairway wood, Tensei Blue, 65r

Aerojet, 21 fairway wood, Kai’li Blue, 65r
Qi10 22 hybrid, Ventus Blue, 65r
AP3, 5-48* - Steelfiber i95 r
Vokey SM9 - 52, 56, KBS Tour lite
Evnroll ER2,  33"
 

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Above 10 I would play GI/SGI. But I would also play GI/SGI down to at least 5. Contrary to popular belief, most double digits HCs do not have a consistent swing (whether different clubs make a material difference in the shots is up for debate).

I also think some of this depends on swing speed and what type of height you can get out of more traditional or players irons.

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Play to about a 15 at the moment. Currently playing MP-54, was gaming JPX 825 Pro before that. I guess you'd classify the 54s as a cross between muscleback and slight cavityback. I don't do well with GI irons, too much offset for me.

Added a sweet set of MP-32s off of BST this year to play around with. I like knowing when (and how) I miss it, and golf is less about score and more about the feel of a flushed shot to me.

 

Titleist TSR3 10*: LA Golf Olyss 65S

Titleist TSi2 16.5*: Aldila Rogue Silver 125 70S

Titleist TSR3 19*:  LA Golf Ozik Black Tie 105S

Titleist TSi2 22*: Aldila Tour Blue 105TX

Grindworks PR-202 6-PW: Nippon Modus3 120X

Edel SMS 48*V / 60*T:  Nippon Modus 125 Wedge 

Grindworks Barrett 52* / 56*: Nippon Modus 125 Wedge 

Scotty Cameron 2014 Select Fastback

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Mizuno JPX forged, but I have been thinking about moving to a hot metal pro. I don't play as much as I used to and could use the extra forgiveness.

Taylormade Stealth Plus// HZRDUS RDS Black 
Callaway X2Hot 5 Deep // Aldila Tour Green

Taylormade Stealth 7 Wood // Diamana D Limited

Taylormade P790 UDI // Tensei Pro White
Cobra F7 Hybrid 23.5// Diamana D+
Mizuno JPX 900 Forged 5-GW // Project X
Taylormade Mill Grind 52 // DG S400
Taylormade Mill Grind 58 // DG S400
Odyssey White Hot OG 7

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A hair under a 10, also play the Mizuno 919 forged. First set of clubs were AP2s, which I think were a great set to play while improving one's game.

Driver: SIM2 - 10.5* - Accra Tour Z RPG 462 M5+

4W: Sim Ti - 17* - UST Proforce 8F5

3 Iron: Titleist u500 - Pro White 100x / 7 wood: Epic - 21* - GD TP 8TX

4-PW - Mizuno 921T - C-Taper 130x

Wedges - Vokey SM8 - 50.12F, 54.10S, 60.12D - TT S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X7

Ball: ProV1

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Around 13 and played ap2 in past and now z765 and loving the feel. Irons are strength of my game.

Driver:  TSR3 8 Ventus Red TR 8X 

Fairway: TSR3 16.5 Ventus Blue 8X 

Hybrid:  Sim2 Tensei Orange 90TX Or Srixon ZX 2 Iron 105X

Irons:Black T200 4-5 T100S 6-AW MMT 125TX

Wedges: MG4 54 MMT 125TX and Vokey SM9 58.04T MMT 125TX

Putter: Lajosi DD201

Pro V1X Left Dash

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I don't keep a handicap but I am around an 18. I have been playing the Mizuno 919 Hot Metal since last fall. Some days I feel like I could use the forged version but I like the extra help of the hot metal.

My game has become more consistent since using these clubs. You really gotta put a bad swing on it to result in a big miss. Believe I can still do it. :)

 

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Officially about a 14 with a couple rounds in the 70s last year. Unfortunately I only get to play maybe 15 or 20 times a year. Normally I play XR Pros but sometimes I’ll bring out my Wilson Staff FG-17s just because. There’s not a big difference in scoring and I like the setup behind the ball of the FG-17s a lot better, however the XR Pros are super easy to hit so depending on my mood it can make the game more enjoyable. What I’d really like is an iron with the insane good looks of a Wilson Staff blade that has the performance of my XR Pros. I feel like the tech is getting us closer every year but so far that’s been a unicorn.

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16: SGI all the way for me as I'm a low launch, low spin, lower swing speed player (especially after a back injury in 2017). I play an older set of Taylormades with conforming heads as I'm not fond of the feel I get with newer multi-material heads. Turf interaction is the tricky one for me as a picker. I'm not fond of high bounce heads as a result. These irons have plenty of trailing edge relief which really helps me.

My next set will definitely be graphite shafted. I'm a big fan of hybrids, so would consider something like the Cleveland HB Launcher Turbo as a prime candidate.

My problem is LOFT -- Lack of friggin' talent

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Cobra F-Max Airspeed 10.5°

Adams Tight Lies 2.0 3W/7W

Ping G30 4h/5h

Ping G 6-UW

Cleveland CBX Zipcore 56° SW

Cleveland CBX Fullface 60° LW

Odyssey WRX V-Line Versa                          

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