Iron dilemma

[Charlie1961]

Love one set of irons. Hit well ,solid, however they are 10-12 yards shorter than some of the others I own.  Why can I not just accept that fact and hit the 7 rather than the 8?

[Jim E]

It’s just a number on the bottom of the club. If you’re still getting enough height who cares if it’s a 7 or 6 iron. some irons go farther because of low cg/low spin. Im a low spin player so im going with more traditional lofts which are a bit shorter but I feel I have more control coming into greens.

 

 

Edited December 1, 2021 by Jim E

[Ivyguy]

Change must come from within….

[ChipNRun]

6 hours ago, Charlie1961 said:

Why can I not just accept that fact and hit the 7 rather than the 8?

 

Reality check: Pick up the yardage with an accurate driver, a decent fairway wood or two (maybe 4W + 7W rather than strong 3W?) and a bridge hybrid. Use irons for accuracy.

 

If you hold the fairway off the tee, and have irons that you "Hit well ,solid" you will score well! (What a concept! 😵)

[lefthack]

Rather than numbers, give each club a name. Then you know "Steve" goes 140 yards, while "Jose" goes 160. 

[OnTheBag]

I agree with Jim, it's just a number stamped on the bottom of the club.  Those of us on the upper end of the age spectrum remember when a 7 iron loft was between 32 and 34.5 degs.  Those are 8 iron numbers today.  Who cares if it's going in the correct direction most of the time.

[PEI_Golfer]

Just take the sharpie out and write what ever number you want on the bottom of the club, it's 100% irrelevant...

[Kingcat990]

Hey, if you want, I'll fill in the numbers on the soles with a tig welder. Get some weight added, introduce a little mystery to the bag lol

[bladehunter]

1 hour ago, lefthack said:

Rather than numbers, give each club a name. Then you know "Steve" goes 140 yards, while "Jose" goes 160. 

Gad! I love this.  
 

“ what did you hit there “? 
 

“ well it was a 3/4 Steve with a little fade tail “.     
 

i can see my buddies heads explode now !  

[lefthack]

3 minutes ago, Kingcat990 said:

Hey, if you want, I'll fill in the numbers on the soles with a tig welder. Get some weight added, introduce a little mystery to the bag lol

 

One length unnumbered clubs. The literal mystery bag. 🤣

[petachiu]

The search of perfect set of irons continues!

[Kingcat990]

11 minutes ago, bladehunter said:

Gad! I love this.  
 

“ what did you hit there “? 
 

“ well it was a 3/4 Steve with a little fade tail “.     
 

i can see my buddies heads explode now !  

Its not too late to give that putter of yours a dudes name. "I put a good stroke on Bruce and he treats me good". 

[bladehunter]

23 minutes ago, Kingcat990 said:

Its not too late to give that putter of yours a dudes name. "I put a good stroke on Bruce and he treats me good". 

Touché !   Bruce it is.  As in - Robert the Bruce! Cracks me up ! 

[Charlie1961]

On 11/30/2021 at 11:34 PM, Kingcat990 said:

Its not too late to give that putter of yours a dudes name. "I put a good stroke on Bruce and he treats me good". 

funny

Edited December 7, 2021 by Charlie1961