Stuck in between rock and hard place on new irons

TPowell · April 30, 2017

So I've played TaylorMade's GI irons for as long as I've played golf (12+ years) and I'm to the point now that I want to look at something different. I have an old TM Rocketballz 5 wood that I really like that is 19 degrees and I see the new M2 irons have a 4 iron with that exact loft! The lofts are just getting too crazy for me. I want more standard loft irons like the AP1's or the Ping i200's. I don't feel like I'm good enough to get a full blade set like iBlades or the MB's but I hit the ball relatively solid. My only real miss is getting quick from the top and hitting it a shade fat or hitting a pull/draw/hook depending on the club I'm hitting and how quick I get. My swing has been completely re-done last year resulting in a much smoother on plane swing. The big problem I'm having is that I'm left handed and the place I went yesterday (great training place that fits clubs) didn't have anything in stock that I could in LH but they had a Ping Demo Day. Even at the Demo Day, I was only able to hit the i200's because that was all he had in LH. I don't like the idea of getting fit for irons indoors which is the majority of my options around me. I was satisfied with the 7 iron I hit with the i200's, my ball speed was around 120-122 on good shots (not me getting quick) and the carry was around 170 on a flush and 160-165 on mishits which is basically what I do now EXCEPT my 7 iron is 30.5 degrees, not the 33 degrees that the Ping club was! Any advice on what you guys would do? I've been a TM whore in the past and I'm really trying to find what is best for me now.

lefty74pgh · April 30, 2017

If you know what shaft fits you the best, then it's just down to picking the head you prefer. Most the irons in this category are going to play similar. I would look at the lofts on each manufacturer to see what's best for your game.

TPowell · April 30, 2017

I would definitely like to hit more shafts iron wise because I only hit the stock one in the Ping I200's but I did like it. Looking at it, the AP2's and Apex Pro 16's are about a degree softer than the i200's but the AP2's don't come with an AW I would like to have. Guess I'll end up going to Golf Galaxy or Edwin Watts an hour+ away and testing the i200's vs the Apex Pro 16's with different shaft options and seeing how they compare. I would probably bend that Ping UW down to 49 or so though because I don't like the idea of more than 4 degrees of separation in your scoring clubs.

lefty74pgh · April 30, 2017

The AP2 have a gap wedge at 50*.

TPowell · April 30, 2017

The AP2 have a gap wedge at 50*.

Didn't see that at the stores I was looking at. That makes them a little better option. Hate to say it but price comes in to play as well. The i200's are close to $200 cheaper overall. Think I may do what you suggested and focus on the shafts mostly and then just make sure I hit the best shift with the i200's in the same range as the Apex and AP2's

lefty74pgh · April 30, 2017

I may be selling my i200's 5-U DG X100 soft stepped X1.

TPowell · April 30, 2017

I may be selling my i200's 5-U DG X100 soft stepped X1.

Very close to what I need lol but I'm going to pass on the X stiff. People MAY say I need it based off distance and #'s but I like hitting the ball higher and I don't come close to ballooning my irons now so I like to stick with stiff. Think our club has a ping account that I can get the price at wholesale +10% or so and just order exactly what I want. Going to experiment with shafts and then double check that I need blue dot because my miss lately has been a draw more than anything.