Irons for a bogey golfer

[platgof]

That's ugly and fat!!

[Billfitz]

1 hour ago, Esox said:

I am sure one could easily adjust to an 8 iron that looks like a fairway wood at address if it produced desirable results

The deeper soles are on the longer clubs, to the extent that the 4 and 5 irons look and play more like hybrids. The soles get progressively shorter on the shorter clubs, so once you get to the 8 iron other than the thick top line you can't see much of a difference from a standard iron at address. It makes sense, because what clubs do most users have the most difficulty with? The long irons. 

[mikey6866]

Finding the best shaft is the hardest part of finding irons that will be great for him.  If he gets into right shaft weight and profile i think he will like whatever irons he chooses granted he doesnt go for a blade.  The other important factor often overlooked is also picking a head that has a sole design that will work best with his swing and getting the right lie angles. 

[platgof]

Maybe you expect your brother to play at your level, and it will never happen. If he is having fun, then it really doesn't matter what he is shooting. Sounds to me like he is a feel player with his desire to get blades. He is just wanting to have fun and probably doesn't really care about the d... score. Sounds like a Mizuno candidate to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 7, 2021 by platgof
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[BottleCap]

Get him a single 3 iron and a driver, thats how you fix your swing

[Jifmoli]

Hmm, was somewhat similar myself a few years ago, though my handicap was a bit higher (22 - 23). I had very much the game improvement type of clubs with for me a too thick a top line, which I got increasingly annoyed with. Was looking for something slimmer but not so unforgiving that it would hurt my game too much. Ended up buying Srixons Z355 which are still cavity back and forgiving irons but much better looking and provide a lot more feedback to poor contact than my previous Cleveland CG16s.

Over the time I had them my HC dropped to 15 at one point but that was not the clubs (I was overseas playing with a half set of different irons) but because of improved short game. I came to realise that with most of my game sort of OK, only practise will make my HC go down. I clearly had a huge weakness with my chipping but my putting and iron game was a bit ok. My driving is still iffy but I will soon get rid of my driver and then that will improve also (get rid of the ego and hit a 2 or 3 hybrid of the tee instead). Now that I have had the opportunity to practise more, my swing is more consistent, I should see improvement with my HC as well.

 

Having said that, I do agree with a poster here saying that he should not have clubs that will hold him back. If he has 'shovels' now it is going to be difficult to improve. As I mentioned above, the better feedback of my Srixons made me a better swinger as I realised that I actually did not hit it all that well. Would I go for blades? For fun yes, but only the 8,9, and 10.

 

I bought my Srixons when they were 4 or 5 years old and got them cheap. I like them a lot, a clean strike out of the middle feels really nice and I reckon I can play these even if my HC would drop to close to 10 or so. Another poster here has a good suggestion: get a single blade (or blade like) 6i and try that before buying a full set

 

Edit: My HC is 21 as can be seen on the left while I state my HC 15 in the text. I returned home to MUCH faster greens and had to relearn my putting! Also, a missed drive in the rough is a lost ball at my course here where before in Honiara I could usually find it and get out so been losing more strokes thatn I care for in recent months (and balls for that matter))..

Edited October 7, 2021 by Jifmoli
explain HC now and mentioned in text..

[JAMH03]

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but he might not listen to me. As for buying new irons, what do you think would be the best way for him to figure out what he is best suited for?

Just get him what he wants or thinks is the best. Truth is he'd probably love a set of your "gamers" as much as anything.

Reason being he's not likely to change his do it himself attitude or likely to practice more or likely to take those lessons. Surely you can see potential in him that he can't but I don't think that's going to affect how he acts over the short term.

All the best.