Best looking, feeling shovels

[Roejye]

What about the new Clevelands? I play the Launcher xl's with Nippon Zelos 7 shafts and I love them. The new line looks really good though. 

[LeoLeo99]

I have a set of G400 with Alta CB and JXP919 Hot Metal with Recoils. The HM are clicky and not staying.  I prefer the woosh of the G400s.   The G400s are noticeably bigger and more shovelier.  I'd try out the various shovels to find the "feel" that you prefer.  Don't know if P790s count as shovels but they are very pretty.  

Edited March 22 by LeoLeo99

[jjfcpa]

Titleist T350's are really good looking in and out of the bag and although they are a little oversize, they look much smaller at address.

 

Not to mention, they are one of the best performing game improvement clubs around.  I've compared them to a lot of clubs and they are very hard to beat except for spin, which could be better.

[robbie91]

Are the Srixon ZX4's considered shovels? If so, I go with these. One of the more fun irons to hit I've ever come across. Every shot feels like you melted it and they even look half decent for the size. 

[Urb]

Tour Edge C723.  Hit all over the face, maintains distance.  Very little workability.  Filled full of goo so they feel not clicky at all.  Best feeling shovel I tested.  Lower offset for shovels.

 

They're a little higher bounce.  And they're not nukes like the Paradym/Hot Metals.

[wjets]

Miura cb301 larger than normal forged iron forgiving,launch fairly high feel great I have them shafted in i95 steelfibre regular flex very smooth.

[Ghostwedge]

Got paired up recently with a guy who played PXG (early Gen) SGI shovels.

Looked great in his bag  and he hit them high, far and straight. Think he used Recoil shafts. And he was an ok guy, not all full of himself, was intrigued by my OL Forged Tec iron setup. I didn't try to sell him, he's a player already.

[petep5280]

32 minutes ago, Urb said:

Tour Edge C723.  Hit all over the face, maintains distance.  Very little workability.  Filled full of goo so they feel not clicky at all.  Best feeling shovel I tested.  Lower offset for shovels.

 

They're a little higher bounce.  And they're not nukes like the Paradym/Hot Metals.

 

Yessssss!  We speak the same language. What shaft did you test?

Edited March 23 by petep5280

[Urb]

1 hour ago, petep5280 said:

 

Yessssss!  We speak the same language. What shaft did you test?

Ventus Blue.  They're really stiff to flex for how light they were (80g).

 

You can get sets so cheap slightly used that you can just buy a set and re-shaft them.

[belh22]

Hot metal 923

[petep5280]

How would the speed of these compare to the Mizuno Pro 225s?  I had those, but gave them to my son. 

[Maine Golfer]

[BWillis]

T350 and  zx4 mkii 

 

I play the zx 5 mkii love them. When I was in Vegas the rental set was t350 they were automatic 

[petep5280]

1 minute ago, BWillis said:

T350 and  zx4 mkii 

 

I play the zx 5 mkii love them. When I was in Vegas the rental set was t350 they were automatic 

 

How forgiving are the zx5 mkii?

[BWillis]

Just now, petep5280 said:

 

How forgiving are the zx5 mkii?

Imo very forgiving, my miss is toe ball and it stays on line just short. Also feels very soft on mishits 

[snab4]

Callaway Paradym played long and are easy to look down at for a shovel. Not much offset but like all shovels the sole is pretty wide. 

[hammergolf]

1 hour ago, Maine Golfer said:

He said “best looking”…. 🤣

[dekez]

1 hour ago, petep5280 said:

 

How forgiving are the zx5 mkii?

ZX5 mkii are in players distance category. ZX4 mkii is in Game Improvement. 

[CDLgolf]

I would look at the new cobra dark speed irons with the kbs graphite shafts. 

[dufferaaron]

Not graphite, but a true temper shaft...

[BWillis]

22 hours ago, petep5280 said:

 

How forgiving are the zx5 mkii?

I should have stated the zx5 is forgiving but not forgiving like a zx4, t300 or ping g. 

[petep5280]

1 minute ago, BWillis said:

I should have stated the zx5 is forgiving but not forgiving like a zx4, t300 or ping g. 

 

Think they're in line with the Pro 225s in forgiveness?

[BWillis]

6 minutes ago, petep5280 said:

 

Think they're in line with the Pro 225s in forgiveness?

I’ve never played the mizzos but would compare the zx5 to a t200. 

[MMB1500]

My vote goes to the ZX4 & ZX5. Fantastic performance coupled with respectable feel.

[dhen9]

I've played with this category of irons for several seasons now. The key is little offset or at least a clean transition and a soft but clean topline. From classy to brassy here goes

 

0311XP

T300/350

ZX4 MKII (Same topline as ZX7)

JPX 923 HM

 

Bought and sold everyone of these and now game Maltby TS3. 

[Maine Golfer]

On 3/23/2024 at 3:58 PM, hammergolf said:

He said “best looking”…. 🤣

If you call my long irons ugly again, we are gonna have a problem pal!

 

😉

 

 

[petep5280]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 

[Golfinfloridaafter40]

On 3/22/2024 at 3:21 PM, BirdieBob said:

As mentioned above,  PXG Gen6 XP irons..............next question

Most forgiving and accurate irons ever

[gvogel]

On 3/22/2024 at 5:57 AM, petep5280 said:

Another pick me an iron thread. 

 

I hit one shot shape. So workability is a waste. Greens in Buffalo are soft enough so spin isn't an issue. I need graphite shafted shovels that just blast the ball in the air. 

 

They need to look sexy though like I'm a good golfer. 

I live in Buffalo.  I went from AP1 to T300, then T200 and T350 combo, and now TSR1 5, 6 and 7-hybrids.  I think that they look sexy (like little fairway woods), and they blast the ball in the air!

[gvogel]

Just now, gvogel said:

I live in Buffalo.  I went from AP1 to T300, then T200 and T350 combo, and now TSR1 5, 6 and 7-hybrids.  I think that they look sexy (like little fairway woods), and they blast the ball in the air!

If I had more speed, I would go 4, 5 and 6-hybrid, maybe 7-hybrid, and then T150 7 - PW.