Blades only... rank clubs you've owned based only on feel

[Orchardist]

 

1 hour ago, Binson said:

Hogan Ft Worth 15 were butter, great turf interaction, and can be had a for a decent price. 

 

 

No question the current Wilson Staff Blades, now playing.

                                          Hogan Ft. Worth 15 white, still play too.

                                          Hogan Personal Model 1982, still own

                                          Wilson Ken Venturi Personal SG 202

 

                                         Bottom of the pile I own and no longer play...2014 TM tour preferred muscle back.  Look fantastic but it stops there. 

 

 

[wam78]

Mp14 ( my first “real” set of irons)

j15 mb

chitara

’99 apex

[Jayjay_theweim_guy]

Mid 80s Hogan Radials.  Only set of blades I've owned or tried.  I might pick up a modern blade (Blueprints come to mind) to see what the fuss is about.

 

But I need all the help I can get.

[ucmike11]

1. Srixon Z945

2. PXG 0211st

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3. Ping Blueprint

[bodhi555]

1) Nike OG Blades - still own, buttery soft and still my favourite looking club ever, weak lofts and shorter shafts mean they stay in my office, looking sexy.

2) Vega VM-01 - bought an old demo 7 iron from the range I used to use - beautiful.

3) Nike VR Pros - still in the bag and will be until I wear them out. Can't fault the performance but the only way they were a step back from the OGs was in feel - still feel great, but not quite as soft and can be a little clicky on mishits.

 

99) Wilson Patty Berg from the 70s. The set I learned to play with, and being 8 feel wasn't something I paid attention to 🤣

[jyamat]

1) Mizuno T-Zoid True

2) Nike VR Pro

3) Titleist 680's

4) TM P7MB (2023's)

 

Blades owned: Titlest 690mb; Titleist 690.mb; TM P730; TM P7MB (first gen); Nike Vapor Pro; Macgregor MT- MB (black)

[rebby]

I thought this was going to be pretty straight forward from the onset but I guess not. Of the irons that I've played over the past 15 years or so...

 

1) Black Ox / Raw MIura 1957 Baby Blade

2) Black Raw Yururi Flat Back

3) Miura 1957 Baby Blade / Nicklaus LE / Tournament Blade / MB-101

4) 1973 Hogan Apex / Hogan Precision (mid-late 1950's model)

5) Wilson FG-17 / Scratch SB-1

6) TaylorMade P7MB (2023) / P730

7) Titleist 680 / 681

 

Of those that I still own and play regularly...

 

1) Black Ox / Raw MIura 1957 Baby Blade

2) Miura Nicklaus LE

3) Hogan Precision (mid-late 1950's model)

4) TaylorMade P7MB (2023) / P730

 

Of all the irons listed, the TaylorMade P7MB (2023) and Black Miura baby blades get the most course time. My "primary" set of irons right now are the P7MBs.

 

The feel of all of these irons is really difficult to rank subjectively since the shaft and grips play such a big part. I'm fortunate that the majority of these sets have seen various shafts in the time that I've owned them (most prevalent being S400s and $-Tapers, even in the classic Hogan Precisions) and I tend to stick with the same/similar grips. If I had to pick a single set of heads on feel alone, it would be the baby blade without a doubt. I grew up playing the FG-17s and 1973 Apexs in the balata era so I really like an iron with a "softer" feel, even today.

[pgatw]

Accuform PTM

Zero Z Blades

[puttingmatt]

Well owning every Mizuno blade from the MP 14's through the MP 5's,

My favorites were the MP33's,

MP 68's, 37's, 4's and 5's. Playing 

Musclebacks was a 50 plus year affliction,  with Mizuno's leading the club count

[Puppetmaster]

Still have both of these:

Callaway X-Protos 

Maxfli Aussie Blades (the nickel plated ones) 

 

Hate to say it, I love the way my 2014 TM MBs look and play but they don’t come close to those other 2 sets in terms of feel. 

 

[NRJyzr]

27 minutes ago, Puppetmaster said:

Still have both of these:

Callaway X-Protos 

Maxfli Aussie Blades (the nickel plated ones) 

 

Hate to say it, I love the way my 2014 TM MBs look and play but they don’t come close to those other 2 sets in terms of feel. 

 

 

The only reason I didn't list those 99 Aussie Blades is that I have never owned a set.  They were the softest club I'd ever hit.  

 

[Mike_C]

4 hours ago, ucmike11 said:

1. Srixon Z945

2. PXG 0211st

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3. Ping Blueprint

Still have a set of the Z945s, got them used in mint condition, then reshafted with recoils, butter....

 

Also had a set of 1976 Wilson staff blades, played them one year in High School then sold them to a friend, one set I wish I still had.  Still also have my set of Palmer "the Standard" blades I got new in 1982, haven't played them in about 20 years though...

 

One clubmaker I don't see mentioned much is KZG.   I had a mixed set of their blades in the mid 2000s, basically were copies of the MP-29s, they were very nice to hit.   IIRC, Mickelson actually dabbled with them for a very short time 20+ years ago as they made them in LH.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

Maybe not a true blade, but the  best feeling irons I've hit and closest thing to a blade that I have owned/played

 

Wilson FG Tour V6

Edited July 28, 2023 by Carolina Golfer 2

[MelloYello]

It's not even a blade, LOL.

 

The only irons I've ever thought were worth mentioning on a "feel" basis would be the Mizuno MP-64. 

 

I've had and hit countless blades from all the major manufacturers and none beat the 64. Best club I've ever hit on a purely feel basis. 

[Eeecc]

Interesting how a lot of the listed best feeling have been older clubs especially Mizunos are of the older vintage…

[2Down]

Best feel?  For me it was back when balata balls were the thing. They set the standard for me. Happened to be using Ram Tour Grinds with Good old DG S300.  

Modern day id go with mizuno MP 5 with DGS 300 and a Pro V1, different but good

Think shaft and ball have as much or more to do with it than the head.  

 

Thing is with Blades that feel is elusive. Only get ti feel it a few times a round.  I get to feel that I missed it a bit far more often.

 

[DCMorgan89]

Nike VR pro. Still in the bag 3-pw, great if you have a toe mishit

[lefty1978]

1. MP68

2. MP32

3. NIKE VR PRO

4. MP20

5. COBRA FLY-Z PRO

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Mizunos:

MP14s feel great, but for some reason, I've never really got on with them. But they do feel great.

MP4s: love these, have owned three sets over time. Someone mentioned the MP-64s. I've played those, and they're nice as well, but the MP4s are even better.

Sneaky favourite: MS/TP5. Mine are actually stamped MP5 because they must have been sold in 1990 or later, but these are great feeling blades, and relatively easy to play. Wide sole and thick muscle pad means I can play these even when my swing is off.

 

Yonex:

2013 (?) Ezone blades. S20C steel. Very little offset. Not the easiest to play, but felt beautiful. Wish I kept hold of them.

 

Wilson:

FG-J8s Think these are just FG-17s for the Japanese market, but so easy to play, and the feel is excellent.

 

MacGregor:

Loved the Muirfield 20ths. Always enjoy taking them out as a guilty pleasure.

 

Srixon:

Probably my favourite Srixons are the 745 irons, but the Pro 100s are really enjoyable blades.

[hm59]

1. Nike Original Forged Blades
2. Cobra King Forged MB 2019
3. Nike VR Pro
4. Nike VR TW

Edited July 29, 2023 by hm59

[SC-TX 88]

1. Artisan MB

2. Miura MB 001

3. Titleist 680

4. Nike VR Pro II

5. Titleist 620 MB

6. Callaway Apex MB (non-weight screw model)

7. Srixon Z945

Edited July 29, 2023 by SC-TX 88

[jda]

Mizuno mp33

Titleist 660 - Miura Made

Titleist 681 - Probable the best feeling, but super small sweet spot

Wilson Staff from a year or two ago

[glm]

Scratch AR-1

[BombinJim]

1. Tie: Miura MB001/Tournament Blades

2. Titleist 681

3. Fourteen RMB

4. Spaulding Tour Preferred

Edited July 29, 2023 by BombinJim
Update #1

[Canyonaro]

11 hours ago, MelloYello said:

It's not even a blade, LOL.

 

The only irons I've ever thought were worth mentioning on a "feel" basis would be the Mizuno MP-64. 

 

I've had and hit countless blades from all the major manufacturers and none beat the 64. Best club I've ever hit on a purely feel basis. 

 

100%. I decided to bench mine as kids were making my swing far more inconsistent. This started my WRX journey of churning sets of irons and constantly being unhappy with them.  I've finally settled on PXG 0311T Gen3.  They don't feel as good as the MP-64s but they feel quite good in their own way and don't punish mishits nearly as badly. 

 

I also have a set of MP-32s, which I used before the 64s. Also excellent but I think the 64s feel even better. 

Edited July 29, 2023 by Canyonaro
Typo

[Mrgreen36]

I played Hogan Apex Grinds in HS and for years after, played mp29s after that. 

 

29s are mushy, grinds were firm. 

 

 

[rgk5]

1. 1966 Golfcraft Continental

 

2. 1964 MacGregor Tommy Armour 985

 

3. Cobra Greg Norman Blades

 

4. 1967 Wilson Staff Dynapower

Edited July 29, 2023 by rgk5

[thepunch_out]

1) Mizuno TN87

2) Wood Brothers Championship Balance (very limited run, early 90's I believe)

3) Nike VRII Pro

 

Honorable mention goes to the Hogan '99 Apex

[gbang15]

1. p7tw irons

 

2. mizuno mp5

 

3. titleist 714 mb

[hwwong]

1) Cobra S3 Pro

2) Nike VR Pro

3) Mizuno MP 37