How Often Do You Upgrade Irons?

[rgk5]

Every three years.  Before up to five times per year. 🤮

[msg]

2012 - Burner 2.0
2016 - AP1 714's
2019 - Cobra Forgedtec and Cobra F9's, Mizuno Hot Metal 921 and Forged 900, Srixon 585's and 785's, Tommy Armour 845 and Atomic, Cobra Fly Z. 🤣 all tried and tested and gamed in the short summer of Canada. 

2022 - back to Srixon 585's and I am done lol it won't be a long time again before I change my irons. 

Edited April 19, 2023 by msg

[Is Golf Fun or Work]

Played the set before my current ones for 7 seasons, wished I would have kept them.

[jonflesh]

I’m still gaming the j15 cbs. Every year I think I’ll get a new set but can’t find anything I like quite as much as the Bridgestones. 

[phizzy30]

I'm always upgrading driver, but irons I will switch every 5-8 years.  Tech hasn't changed much so there isn't a need to change too often.

[lefthack]

I went through 4 sets in '20, 3 sets in '21, 2 sets last year and I still have the second set. I usually get bored, but I've found something really good, so I'm keeping them for now..

[Roejye]

1 hour ago, lefthack said:

I went through 4 sets in '20, 3 sets in '21, 2 sets last year and I still have the second set. I usually get bored, but I've found something really good, so I'm keeping them for now..

[black bnr32]

On 4/18/2023 at 6:50 PM, spacecowboy said:

The following list will explain why iron play is probably the weakest part of my game.  Been playing since about ‘87 and of the sets I can remember owning…

 

Mizuno ? From Service Merchandise

Various sets built from components

Ping Eye 2

Yamaha SX25 Hal Sutton Grind

Ping Zing

Stan Leonard (vintage forged set from my Dad)

Tommy Armour 845

Ping Zing 2

Ping isi

Mizuno MP14

Mizuno MP37

Ping i3 Blade

Tour Edge ?

Mizuno MX23

Mizuno TZoid 

Maxfli Revolution

Titleist 804 OS

Ping S59

Ping G10

Titleist 775

Titleist 755

Titleist 635 CM

Titleist AP1

Titleist AP2

Titleist AP1 710

Titleist AP2 710

Titleist AP1 712

Titleist AP2 712

Titleist AP1 714

Titleist AP2 714

Taylormade PSI TP

Taylormade PSI

Nike Covert Forged

Titleist AP1 716

Mizuno Pro 225

Ping G410

Callaway Apex 19

Titleist T300 21

Cobra Forged Tec 2020

Titleist T300 19

How did those T300 and Forged Tec compare?

[sadclevelandsports]

After I hit 75 posts, I have been buying and selling irons every couple months...

[NRJyzr]

Before GolfWRX, there was GEA.  Not the version that everyone remembers as a community, but the original, where there was at least as much equipment chatter as here.

 

I'd only started playing golf a year before that forum started, and it was not the best influence.  In my first two years of golf, I picked up two sets of irons, on top of my initial set.  After that...

 

Once I discovered classic iron sets, it became cartoonish.  I bought and sold three dozen sets or so in a three year period.  At Golf Nerd outings, I would sometimes swap out the entire bag at the turn, for the fun of playing each set.  I've owned 3 separate sets of Ram nickel blades, two or three different sets of Precept Tour Premiums...

 

But, as MtlJeff says, none of these were actual upgrades.

 

Finally tired of the club race, and now its just occasional curiosity purchases, except for a couple acquisitions in the last few years to flesh out my Ram Tour Grind collection.  

 

[Even Further]

3-5 years.

[Tiptx1122]

I've been thru way too many set as I wouldn't call it upgrading its more experimenting/addiction. In the last 3 years I've play from P790's , G710's, Cobra MIM's, ZX5's, Gen 4 XP's, i525's to my current set of JPX 923 HMP's. One thing I've always like was trying out different brands as to switch from the same brand year to year just doesn't meet my expectations. There is something that I really loved about each set I've owned from the way they perform, to the forgiveness, feel, distance, Looks, and customer service. So there is a small list but for 2023 I'm staying with the Mizuno's as this is the one set I didn't need a break in period.

 

 

Edited April 20, 2023 by Tiptx1122

[jamgam]

On 4/18/2023 at 7:35 AM, MtlJeff said:

I never upgrade lol but I sure buy a lot

 

The most truthful statement on GolfWRX.  I buy a lot of irons and play virtually the same with all of them.  lol

[nsxguy]

On 4/18/2023 at 8:50 PM, spacecowboy said:

The following list will explain why iron play is probably the weakest part of my game.  Been playing since about ‘87 and of the sets I can remember owning…

 

Mizuno ? From Service Merchandise

Various sets built from components

Ping Eye 2

Yamaha SX25 Hal Sutton Grind

Ping Zing

Stan Leonard (vintage forged set from my Dad)

Tommy Armour 845

Ping Zing 2

Ping isi

Mizuno MP14

Mizuno MP37

Ping i3 Blade

Tour Edge ?

Mizuno MX23

Mizuno TZoid 

Maxfli Revolution

Titleist 804 OS

Ping S59

Ping G10

Titleist 775

Titleist 755

Titleist 635 CM

Titleist AP1

Titleist AP2

Titleist AP1 710

Titleist AP2 710

Titleist AP1 712

Titleist AP2 712

Titleist AP1 714

Titleist AP2 714

Taylormade PSI TP

Taylormade PSI

Nike Covert Forged

Titleist AP1 716

Mizuno Pro 225

Ping G410

Callaway Apex 19

Titleist T300 21

Cobra Forged Tec 2020

Titleist T300 19

 

 

Seeing this list makes me want to go, like when I was a kid trading baseball cards,,,,,,, Got it, got it, got it, need it, got it, need it, got it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

 

Actually thought I've only had 6 of those though. Plenty of others but only 6 of those,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

[aussieb]

Since the first unfitted store set of X18(2004), I had original AP2s(2008) traded for MP60, Tour Issue X-Prototypes(2010) which I still own, '18 Apex MB (2019),  MP20 (2020), ZX7(2021) and just bought a new backup set of MP20 this year.  Straight away I see I'm not much of a WRX level changer once I find what I like, but I do demo a lot of new stuff as a lefty to make sure I don't miss out. I keep my gear clean so it lasts, but not one for iron covers.  Irons are about precision, so not sure how you can get good with them if you're changing them a lot. Good fittings and a custom builder who knows what they're doing helps as well.

[FSUgolfer]

20 hours ago, sadclevelandsports said:

After I hit 75 posts, I have been buying and selling irons every couple months...

It sounds like I should actively try not to reach that milestone. 

[madeonecut]

Played MP33’s new for years. Bought 712ap2 new played them til this spring now combo zx5-zx7’s. Every 10 years or so.  

[bobfoster]

How often do I change irons? What's today again, like, Thursday? 🤣

 

Seriously though, I try new irons constantly, but usually only do a full change every couple of years. Only exception being when I stumble across a club that seems perfectly tuned to me, in which case four or five years. Though that has only happened a couple times. Hogan Apex irons early to late 90s. Mizzy MP-32s from 2004 - probably 2009/2010 (one of the favorite clubs I've played in 50+ years of golfing - kept trying new irons, but nothing seemed to be able to kick them out of my bag).

 

Currently gaming MP-20 MMCs, and they may also have some staying power. I was excited about the new221/223/225s, but they frankly didn't really impress me that much. 

[gsrjc]

Every few years when the new srixons show up 

[RacineBoxer]

Average... about every 2 years. As I've gotten older with a little more change in my pocket I splurge a bit more on my hobby.

 

That said, I have legitimate questions on if the gear has gotten any better the past 10 years. Yeah, lofts have gotten stronger, some have made their faces a little hotter, some have pushed weight deeper and farther back... I'm not sure it matters at all. Hitting a golf ball onto the green from 170 yards is still all about strike, path and face control. 

[AC in TX]

15 iron sets since 2017 ... so every 5 months or so ... damn you GolfWRX!

[Bdck]

Still gaming mp67s

 

Not much grooves left on the 9,8,7

 

Still pure though.  Swapped the x100s for x7s and good to go.

[XHoop24]

I update every 6 or 7 years. The clubs are generally still fine after that amount of time and ~50 rounds a year. But my swing has usually changed a lot over that period of time. When I was younger I was gaining speed but now I'm losing speed. I just moved from the 900 Forged ZX5 MK2's. Excited to give them a run. 

[LeftyZach]

I just upgraded from TM RAC HTs (circa 2002 😂) to Mavrik Pros in November. 
 

I’ll probably upgrade quicker the next time around though. 

[EagleGSU]

Have only been playing 2 years. But started with sim2 max os irons, switched to Apex DCBs, and now am rocking with the Mizuno 223s, and don't see myself switching again for a long time. Love these irons.

Edited April 21, 2023 by EagleGSU

[tipperi]

Frequent enough that when I list a set on the BST I never have to use terms like "Bag Chatter" or "Browning", usually able to pay them off before the credit card company charges me interest on the previous set.

[BigDreamz1981]

Just played Mizuno MP64's for about 9 years.....wore that sweet spot in nicely.  Finally retired them and tried a set of P760's and ZX7's......zx7's may get me through another 7-10 years.  I'm all about feel and look at address and they tick the box. Time to start wearing out this 8 iron lol

 

Drivers on the other hand lol......

 

[Golfcrzy]

First clubs I bought myself new were TM RocketBallz. Had for a decade ish. 
 

I got fitted for PXG Gen4 in 2021 but played them for under a year, even though I loved them, and replaced with Mizuno 225s from GlobalGolf because they’re gorgeous and more appealing and I can’t break free. 
 

But, I prob have also bought another four sets in the last 2 years after building a simulator. Gen4 XP set for guests, Miura Baby Blades (why not?), JPX 923 HMP(slick deal on Global Golf), and PXG Gen5 with Autoflex Shafts (Frankenstein build). Never played any of those a course, yet, though. 
 

If my space could accommodate driver, we’d be in serious financial trouble at my house. 

[QuigleyDU]

I change my irons every time I take a bath. 

[Desert Golf]

I’m on my third set set since the turn of the century.  Started with Ping G2s, then Mizuno MX25s and now Ping I25s.  
 

Im probably overdue for a change but the lofts on the newer offerings don’t seem right.