Need some help from my fellow Jr's

mditans10 · December 15, 2007

Well i've been trying to get a new set up clubs for sometime now, and after months of looking, I thought that I found the ones that I was looking for, the Titleist 735's, only to find out that Titleist is no longer making them, and the only place to find them is in stores that still have a set in stock from over 3 months ago or on the web. So after the guy that I was going to get my clubs fitted from told me this, i tried some other clubs, the 755, 695cb's and mb's as well as the Taylormade r7 TP's and Rac forged. The fitter was very bias in the way that he like Taylormade much more than Titleist, because he found out that Titleist will not be making anymore forged heads, only cast iron :) which I think is total bs, cuz the zm's are forged...right? Anyways he also thought that it would be wrong to put me into a full set of blades because, he thought my ball flight was too low, even with rifle shafts in them. But my golf coach is telling be that I should be getting into blades so that I can take my game to the next level (which is another reason why im so confused)

So out of the clubs that I tried, I liked the 755's and the 695mb's the best, so I was going to do a combo set between those two sets of clubs, the price to do this would be around $900, which is right around the same as it would be to go out, get a set of the 735's and get those custom fit from this club fitter.

I want to know what my fellow jr golfers think I should do, and if theres any other clubs out there that I should try ex. mizuno, callaway, srixon? And dont just say clubs because there sweeet!!!! I need to know what you like about them not just that there the best

Also which clubs are going to be the best for my game, im a 7.6 cap and pactice 4-6 times a week, and want to be shooting two or three over by the time summes over, should I make the jump to blades or stay in cavity backs???

beachgrovejunior · December 15, 2007

first of all handicap doesnt always matter about club choice, im a 5 and when i was a 13 cap i could have used blades, mainly because i always catch the ball solid, just not straight. IMO i would obviously get which ones you are most comfortable with, most of the times the fitters dont really know too much, so find the ones that feel the best to you and look the best and get them fit to you perfectly

M-Grind · December 15, 2007

Hi.

In my opinion the whole Blades and CB's only suit players of a low handicap is utter rubbish. I played off 16 when i got my Mizuno Mp32's and EVERYONE thought that i was being dumb and making the wrong choice. The choice is entirely your OWN, you will be playing these clubs so firstly don't go with something that someone else finds great, because their game is different to yours.

When i moved to the MP32's i noticed a few differences straight away.

1. You FOCUS a lot more on where you are hitting the ball on the face and a lot sharper on looking down at it. With a blade the club head is obviosuly a lot smaller then a CB, this in turn has made me think more about my ballstriking and made me become sharper.

2. Feel is a big factor in getting feedback from your shots. When using CB's i could hit it anywhere on the face and it would feel like it was coming out the middle. Blades do not do this at all. I can hit a shot and just from the FEEL of the shot i will know where it is going, what trajectory and distance. If you want to improve then you NEED great feel.

3. Shaping the ball will also enable you to attack more pins and make more birdies. Blades will HELP you do this where as i found it was much harder with some CB's.

Just my advice, good luck with your future purchase.

Thanks
Mike.