Blade users thread (NO DEBATING CLUBHEADS! NO Buy Sell Trade!)

[WishIPlayedMore]

 

Say hello to my little friends! Well, DeNinny was kind enough to part with these babies and have officially replaced my Cobra King Forged Tour's. I was never in love with the looks of the Cobra's but they felt great. They were the first set I ever got fitted for. I enjoy the priviledge of walking many courses with DeNinny as he waxes on about the greatness of Miura. Most of his science flies over my head as I'm more of a 'grip it and rip it' type of player. But he convinced me that I would love these guys if I gave them a try. After a round this weekend and an hour on the range, I have to admit, he was right. Not only do I absolutely love how they look in the bag and, especially, behind the ball, they also feel like no other club I've hit. I guess most surprisingly, is how well I am hitting the long irons. The blade really suites my eye. I had heard that many found the smaller head more intimidating, but for some reason, it just looks great and inviting to me. I haven't played them enough to see how different yardages I'm getting but I certainly don't think I've lost any distance with them. I didn't carry a 3i with my old set but I'm scorching my new 3i 220yrds. At least at the range:) We'll see if I can get it to translate on the course.

I've spent hundreds of hours on the Bandon WRX threads as I've been making the trek for several years now. Looks like I've got a new thread to keep me busy over the summer.

[DeNinny]

FYI my science is never wrong. I wouldn't post if I wasn't confident in it and 100% sure.

Also when you pure that 3i off the #16 tee at Brandon Dunes you'll be as close to golf heaven as you can get. And know why I'm always waxing about blades and Miura steel. ?

Lastly...

[Kingcat990]

Hey folks, hope you all have been well. I finished these a bit ago and wanted to get them on here. Really excited to try this set as their shape is rather stunning. Big thanks to Kayyyelll for sending these my way to refinish them. Kept the precision 6.0 shafts and stuck some BBF ferrules on. These are raw finish with some good ole paint fill, MOI matched to 2700 with ⅜" lengths. Healing from an accident I was involved in earlier this week that will keep me out of golf for a bit, so maybe I will get some time to finish those Palmers.

[boggyman]

Nice sticks. Here’s to a speedy recovery!!

[chipa]

I like Captain Pickard have been assimilated(sort of), I bought some Acer XV Tour Blades(I'm on a budget, I would have preferred some Maltby blades but I'm not complaining). The are small have a thin topline and have no more offset than any classic blade and just have more weight distributed in the sole like some really good name brand blades out there. I'm hoping to be able to hit a fade again.

[Christen_The_Sloop]

Closer to heaven is the 2i. Closest the 1i.

[DeNinny]

LOL agreed. But that set he has ends at 3i, so it's as close as he's getting. ?

As soon as I get that weight removed from my BB 1i, aka "Excalibur", it's going back in the bag so I can achieve Nirvana. Transcend. ?

[Christen_The_Sloop]

I'm still getting by with the two knives I hit to reach a par 5 two rounds ago. It's gonna take a while to top it. Meanwhile I've picked up a couple really nice two irons. The Apex with the Apex4 feels reallly nice. And, I still haven't taken out the Hagen. I got a deal on some Golf Pride Tour Velvets with a Founders Club logo of all things and of course I am putting them on my Crenshaw Grinds (not the set of Founders I picked up a couple weeks before). The hoing gets really intense during the rainy season for some reason.

[Kingcat990]

Thanks boggy. I really wanted to get out and hit those this Sunday. Such is life. Looks like its going to be a great weekend for golf for most areas too.

[DeNinny]

Went 39-39 today. I was the low man in my group but still lost to, yes, you guessed it, @WishIPlayedMore in total skins, 10 to my 7. But I'll take a 78 any day. Plus it's always nice to be in the same group with another blades user, another Miura one at that. Here's our sexies for all y'all:
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[WishIPlayedMore]

You were on fire @DeNinny. Unfortunately, I couldn't miss on the front nine and took a big lead. Was a great day out at Heron Lakes. Love my blade lessons from you each time we get together.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Thinking of having a rack-armaggedon. I need to clear out some sets because I've come to realise that there's only so many I like playing. Please note I am not putting this out in the hopes of getting offers, because if/when I do sell it will be through Yahoo's auction site or something similar.

Anyway, Here's where I'm at right now:Keep:

MP-4s 4-PW

Wilson FG-62s 3-PW

Wilson FG-J8s 3-SW (very similar to the FG-17s)

Wilson Staff Tour Blades custom 4-PW

Mizuno ANGC 3-11i (reshafted with DGS400s to my specs)

Mizuno MP-14s 2i-PW

Mizuno MS-7 (US model) 2i-SW; love the specs on these; the PW is 36" and has 1/4" increments to the 6i, then 1/2" gaps

Mac Muirfields 1i-SW

Mac Muirfield 20ths 3-PW

Mac MT Forged 3i-PW (these are beaten up and worth nothing, but I like playing them. Worth nothing second hand, so I'll keep playing them)

RAM Tour Grinds 3i-PW

Maxfli TM-92 Australian Blades 3-PW (these are closest to the chopping block of these 12 iron sets, but the last time I played with them, I really liked them).

 

That's 12 (TWELVE!) sets I'm definitely keeping.

Get rid of:

Ben Hogan '72 Apexes 3i-E (these are fine, but I've played them enough and don't love them enough to keep)

Mac RM58s 3i-SW (I love these irons, but the FM6.5 shafts are a bit stiff for me, and the shaft lengths are too short. If I likes the shaft more, I'd get them extended)

Mac VIPs 2i-SW (not originals. An Eighties JDM reissue with massive short irons with too much offset. I can live without these)

Mac VIP Tours 2i-PW (my only set of cavity backs. They're OK, but I'm not in love with them)

Mac SS1 1i-SW (these were a limited edition set that would have originally come with woods and a putter. Shafts are too short for me, so I think they can go. Bit sad to part with them).

Golfcraft Joe Kirkwood Signatures 3i-9i, SW (aluminium shafts, which I don't like)

Baldo MB11s 3i-PW (got these to flip. Nice irons, but I don't like Modus 120 shafts)

Maruman Conductor SG irons 3i-SW (too much offset, but the black finish looks cool).

Wilson '72 X-31 2i-SW (the X-stiff shaft is hard work, and I've other Wilson irons I prefer; they can go)

Mizuno Masters Tournament 3i-SW (got these with the intention of reshafting and playing, but the heel-to-toe length is too much for me. Not worth it).

Honma PP737 3-11i (these look great, but that's about it. Cast irons that feel "meh". Like the short irons, though. I've played them enough to know I don't love them)

 

Not sure about:

Mizuno MS-11 3i-SW (I like them, but I haven't played them for a couple of years. Just not worth anything second hand)

Mizuno MS-1 3-SW (apart from the SW, I like these clubs, but I've other Mizunos I prefer and will play more)

Nike OG Blades (Tough one. Like them a lot, but I could flip them and make money on them. Great irons, but not seeing a ton of bag time)

Callaway Protos 3i-PW (Haven't played them yet so just not sure about them, though I think I'm going to like them. I got them cheap and reckon I could make money if I sold them. But they look too good for that. Probably keeping these)

RAM Pro Tour Camber Soles 3i-SW (The SW I reshafted with a new DGS400 I'll definitely hold on to as it's one of my favourite vintage wedges. Not sure about the irons. I reshafted these with extended PXi shafts I had lying around, and had to extend them by about 3/4". Not worth much second hand, so I might play them, or pull the shafts and put S400s in them to match the SW)

 

Now, if you've got this far, I know many of you have multiple sets. How do you rank/regard them, and what makes you cling on to certain sets, yet let go of others? Recently for me it has been whether the shaft lengths, especially in the shorter irons, fit me. I like a PW at 35.5" at least.

[Nard_S]

Now, if you've got this far, I know many of you have multiple sets. How do you rank/regard them, and what makes you cling on to certain sets, yet let go of others? Recently for me it has been whether the shaft lengths, especially in the shorter irons, fit me. I like a PW at 35.5" at least. -NCN

 

No doubt shaft spec & overall weight guide my decisions on what I play. Feel like it takes 3-4 weeks to acclimate to a certain set, pretty much don't want to change things once I do. Might have 5 sets that "fit me" & that I can choose from. The rest, need redo or banishment.

[NixLix26]

Awesome collection. I started to go through my inventory and found many sets, but here are the bladed irons we talk about in this thread. They all get used at one point or another. Every time I have sold a set of irons thinking I would enjoy the monetary gain, I actually always regretted it. So as i have gotten older I have learned I really enjoy keeping my golf stuff. Of course in these times, I have had to sell some things because life and bills have not slowed down. I really do enjoy putting together a new bag whenever I feel like it. Certain days I want that Mizuno Blade classic look. Other courses I need that Srixon Blade (the most forgiving blade I own). My 710 MBs I like to throw around because they are what i call my beater set.

Mizuno MP-32

MIzuno MP-5

Callaway Apex MB (raw)

Titleist 710 MB

Srixon Z forged

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

I know exactly what you mean about chasing the monetary gain only to regret it later. This is why I have accumulated so many sets, more than I can play so that's why I want to reduce the number a little. It would also be good to free up some space for new acquisitions...

The MP5s took a while to grow on me, but they are some fine irons. I've tried out the Z-Forged and liked them a lot. Really easy to hit. Now, the recent Apex MBs I have not seen in the wild, but from the pictures I've seen, they look amazing. I especially like the more recent (custom?) edition with the thicker muscle pad.

Although the 710MBs are not a set I would chase after, I did pick up a set Titleist 710 CBs in the UK recently that I am quite taken with, though I usually bag my '79~80 Titleist Tour Models that I grew up playing when I am back over there.

[NixLix26]

I bought the MP-5's off a seller on this site. I was looking for MP-4 or MP-5 whichever popped up first. the 5's are pretty easy to play and do look amazing in the bag. The first round I put them in play, I jarred a 6 iron from 175 for Eagle and hit the flag stick on a 165 par three with the 7 iron. when my swing is on they are a great pleasure to play.

[DeNinny]

As an engineer with highly OCD tendencies I could not see myself with too many multiple blades sets. It would lead to a mental meltdown. ? I'd end up analyzing them all to death to determine which one(s) played the absolute best and if that wasn't an issue I'd go through a laborious process of which ones felt the best. I'd end up spending a lot of time just getting it to 1 gamer set, 1-2 backup sets, and a beater/travel set. 4 sets max is all I could mentally handle. And they all better play and feel similarly.

What's also helped me is the high cost and performance and feel benefits of my BB sets. They have truly ruined my desire to seek out "better" clubs on all fronts. Every time I test out something different I go back to them because they simply cannot be beat. Best. Irons. Eva!

[NixLix26]

do you have any pics of these bad boys. I need to have something to look for next. haha

[DeNinny]

Technically they are 'bad b*tches' ?

My gamers, aka "P*rn Stars"...

And my backup gamers, aka "Cal Hotties"...

I bought the Cal Hotties first and because I was so smitten ? I had to have two sets. ??

[NixLix26]

SO SO FRESH!! I may retract my previous statement. Sell all my sets and hunt these down. Well done sir, well done.

closest thing I have to that rare of a cat, Raw Apex MB’s

[granata10]

My Wilson Staff Blades finally came, unfortunately I have been so busy I haven't been able to play. But hitting them on the range and in my net (with my Skytrak) I am starting to kick myself for not coming back to blades sooner. I am having so much fun hitting them and they are noticeable straighter than my Ping i210s were, they also spin a lot more, that's good for me, and they are just as long as my Pings were. Now if I can only keep the "ho" in me from buying different sets of blades!!

[DeNinny]

Those are some fine kitties for sure! Callaway's best irons, IMHO. ???

[DeNinny]

- blades are awesome to play your technically best golf with no matter what your skill level is and provided that you have the correct mind set about playing them

 

- blades exacerbate the feedback and feel of impact which is akin to playing golf in 'high definition' as opposed to 'standard definition'; with blades the best shots feel the greatest and the poor ones feel the worst

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Although I'm not OCD, most of the sets I am planning to get rid of have the wrong specs for me. I've realised I can play a fairly wide variety of shafts, but what I can't be doing is using short irons that have shafts that are too short for me. Some of the older Japanese iron sets appear to have pitching wedges starting at 35". It feels like I'm swinging with a lollipop stick! The Mac RM58s with Brunswick FM6.5s I could manage if only the PW, 9i, and 8i weren't so short.

Now, lies and lofts I can adjust to match my preferences, though I always hit the clubs before I make any adjustments. The MS-7s, for example, I got recently and knew just from looking at them that they were too flat. A couple of swings soon confirmed that. Oh, and that's another problem with having too many sets: keeping track of all the lies and lofts, and adjusting them when necessary, is a right pain in the backside.

So getting specs right does matter to me, but I've found that a certain amount of variation does no affect results. Well, certainly not as much as how I am swinging on any given day

[braincramp52]

I've been playing my new Wilson's since we opened up in May. It only gets better with the Staff's. They are the first set of irons that I've played that I am actually bummed when my round is over. I just want to keep playing.

[granata10]

Funny you say that, its how I felt yesterday hitting balls in my garage. I was a sweaty mess but didn't want to stop. Hoping to get out and play with them on Monday.

 

[Christen_The_Sloop]

Feel the same at the range, whether it's with the Hagen Crenshaw grinds or my Mr23 US spec Cbs. The crenshaws have me re-evaluating all of the other sets in my stable. Maybe there is something to the bore-thru hosel? They are so solid and easy to hit, even with s400s which I have never really gotten along with. I don't notice them at all. They are easy from 2 thru P and I can flight the short irons easier than anything. Lovin golf right now, just stuck in the middle of rainy season.

[boggyman]

These have popped up on IG recently. Hmmmmm.....

[NYCGolfNut]

Wow! Please share more details. Which account on IG?

[boggyman]

theequipmentjunkie posted it.... westonmaughangolf also posted the pic. Seems as it originated from Japan. There’s also some CB pics posted on the Japan site.