Main reason to play blades?

[Nard_S]

Like the transparency, the weight, the consistency from top to bottom of set and the positive feed back they can communicate. The good is better, the bad is worse, the trade off of that is a square deal I can live with.

[puttingmatt]

Blades are not for everyone, and I like it that way.

[GolfChannel]

> @orangeology said:

> it feels me like i'm a player

>

 

Best post in WRX history.

[ZacA215]

> @Ivyguy said:

> Nothing looks or feels better than a hosel rocket off a premium forged blade.

 

Literally spit out my coffee when I read this from laughing.

 

 

[bribake]

It's what I grew up playing.. RAM, MacGregor, Titleist, Mizuno.. I've tried playing some "more forgiving" forged irons but they often look too "chunky". It's all about what you feel confident standing over and what feels best. You can get the shanks with any iron!

[arobbins3]

Looks, Feel, Spin, Feedback, and Dispersion.

[fsusmith]

I feel more confident when looking down at them mainly bc they suit my eyes better. Also they have better turf interaction and workability

[Muirfield Willie]

To piss off people who think I give a shit how far their 7 iron goes.

[DFS PFD]

Turf interaction and distance control. I never have to worry about flying a shot too long into a hazard and can mitigate short misses as necessary.

[justasgood]

Because real men play blades, nothing feels better than a well struck blade and nothing feels worse. No false euphoria over a poorly hit shot that finishes well. Besides, If you can master the Blade, everything else is like cheating.

 

Just one man's humble(jaded) Opinion.

[Oldboy]

They look good in the bag and make me feel like a tour player

[shanx]

They are shiny

[Georgewang]

> @craz-e said:

> I first went over to blades after a lot of trial and error and the thinner soles worked a lot better for my swing and the ground conditions I played in. After I had them for a while I found I enjoyed the game a lot more as well, found it more satisfying

 

Since you game 718CB - doesn't this mean they are not blades and are cavity backs instead??

[Tree Levino]

Easier to clean.

[Pepperturbo]

Not sure any of our reasoning will be of help. Maybe because _success with MB's demands attention to detail and overcoming obstacles,_ which fits my character. Anyhow, I learned with forged butter knife blades, and still have one set of custom butter knives 2-LW. I still put the butter knives into play when ball striking pushes stinky.

 

My reason for learning with them had to do with advice from a relative that played on the PGA tour back in the 50/60s. He said butter knives will teach me about ball-striking but I will have to cope with frustration. Today's blades have larger "nickel" sized sweet-spots and much more forgiving than what I learned with. The sweet-spot is lower and further back and centered, heal to toe, which is what makes them more forgiving.

 

My MacGregor MB's have the sweet spot fractionally closer to the heal and high and closer to the front on the face with narrow flat sole, compact from heal to toe, and has old bounce numbers with a fractional offset. As a result of extensive practice, I learned better distance and trajectory control, plus through my hands, where the impact was on the face.

 

My current 716CB's do not compare to my MacGregor MBs in distance control or feel at impact. Though each is forged I suspect the forging process is somehow different. No matter how well I hit 716CB iron they fly expected yardages and when I mishit one it's somewhat noticeable in my hands and loses 5-10yds inline with the target. When I pure my MBs each can be pushed as much as 5-8yds longer than stock yardage and when I mishit one, it's 10-15yds short left or right, all depends on how far I was off the "dime" sweet-spot. Takes more accurate work to move the ball left or right with 716CB's, not much effort to move MB's left or right. IMO a well-struck MB blade shot feels so sweet it's hard to convey to others the accomplishment.

 

Even though contemporary MBs are easier forgiving irons, I wouldn't suggest them to anyone that isn't prepared for a lot of frustration and range work, and I mean a lot.

[Yuck]

Playing S55’s now which are definitely not blades, but the small profile, narrow sole and limited offset make a good compromise between blades and chunky players cavities like the AP2. They are workable and great out of heavy rough.

[MK7Golf21]

> @Yuck said:

> Playing S55’s now which are definitely not blades, but the small profile, narrow sole and limited offset make a good compromise between blades and chunky players cavities like the AP2. They are workable and great out of heavy rough.

 

new t100 are the same size as s55, iblades

[ian-500]

Blades look great, GI clubs don't. Blades feel great, Gi clubs don't. Blades give me better front to back dispersion than GI clubs......play blades :)

 

If you hit your GI clubs fat, then you'll hit the blades fat. No difference so......play blades :)

[BIG STU]

> @Buzzkill said:

> I do it because that's what most clubs were in the 70's when I started - I still think simple is better BUT I'm biased probably!

 

Naah you are not biased---- You are like me that is what you started with and thus they fit your eye and feel best

[BIG STU]

> @"Muirfield Willie" said:

> To **** off people who think I give a **** how far their 7 iron goes.

 

Thanks Willie I just spit tea and tobacco juice all over my keyboard---- In that case I just laugh and pull out my 5 iron--- Like you I ain't impressed with how far their jacked up 7 iron goes

[BIG STU]

> @shanx said:

> They are shiny

 

Mine ain't they are played and besides they have lead tape on the back. But I do keep my grooves clean except on the 2 iron and I have a reason for that too

[herbert7890]

Several reasons:

 

1. I started playing with old hand-me-down Blade as my first clubs when a kid (so, for me, they were the normal clubs)

2. I have a high launch and ball flight and most of GI irons actually hinder my ability (ballooning ball flights, loss of distance, etc)

3. They just look so much better at address. The ball is framed perfectly with blades, which subconsciously helps me hit the ball off the center more often than with a larger club (heel to toe). This could be a visual feedback factor due to the smaller size.

4. After 3 testing sections at the store with Monitors, even science backs up my claim. Mizuno MP-20 MBs were longer and with better launch angle than all of the GI Clubs I tested (including T-200, T-100, P790), and also the dispersion was the best of them all

 

I'm glad I decided to move back to blades, it was a "fun" 5 month trial with GI clubs (Ping 400, Titleist 718 Ap1 and Titleist T-200), but after this prolonged testing I can 100% confirm that for my case, blades will always be better.

[Yuck]

> @Redjeep83 said:

> > @Yuck said:

> > Playing S55’s now which are definitely not blades, but the small profile, narrow sole and limited offset make a good compromise between blades and chunky players cavities like the AP2. They are workable and great out of heavy rough.

>

> new t100 are the same size as s55, iblades

 

I will have to check them out. S55 and the Titleist CB were the same size, but I did not realize the t100 and cb are the same size.

 

 

[herbert7890]

> @Yuck said:

> > @Redjeep83 said:

> > > @Yuck said:

> > > Playing S55’s now which are definitely not blades, but the small profile, narrow sole and limited offset make a good compromise between blades and chunky players cavities like the AP2. They are workable and great out of heavy rough.

> >

> > new t100 are the same size as s55, iblades

>

> I will have to check them out. S55 and the Titleist CB were the same size, but I did not realize the t100 and cb are the same size.

>

>

 

I can also attest T-100 and Mizuno MP-20s appear the same at address (size, heel to toe) but definitely hit the MP-20s much better.

[Zen_Golfer]

I do it for the consistent distance control, feel, for traditional lofts and because I want to. Also, Im not convinced that more forgiving irons make enough of a difference for it to be worthwhile an I hate loft jacking.

[SubaruWRX]

Guys playing blades get the chicks! Nuff said

[craz-e]

> @Georgewang said:

> > @craz-e said:

> > I first went over to blades after a lot of trial and error and the thinner soles worked a lot better for my swing and the ground conditions I played in. After I had them for a while I found I enjoyed the game a lot more as well, found it more satisfying

>

> Since you game 718CB - doesn't this mean they are not blades and are cavity backs instead??

 

I moved country and now the ground conditions I play in have changed dramatically

[Muirfield Willie]

> @"BIG STU" said:

> > @"Muirfield Willie" said:

> > To **** off people who think I give a **** how far their 7 iron goes.

>

> Thanks Willie I just spit tea and tobacco juice all over my keyboard---- In that case I just laugh and pull out my 5 iron--- Like you I ain't impressed with how far their jacked up 7 iron goes

 

Shhhh.......Dont tell anyone its the same club ;)

[Kingcat990]

I do it because Nard, Christen The Sloop, No Catchy Nickname, Kayyyelll, justasgood, Big Stu, Bigmean, wmblake talked me into.

[pgoi]

I hit most of my shots closer to the heel side, ergo i play blade

Summer in australia the ground gets super hard too, it help to cut through quicker instead of bouncing off

 

I play higher bounce cavity back in winter