You don't have to be single digit to play a blade!! Make that a baby blade

[dunn]

It's not the first day that blades can become painful....... It's over a period of time specially after honeymoon wears off........ Some can stick it out and continue on wit them.... Some because they really do like em better and some because of pure ego.........

All I know is on my own experience as a single digit they are tough to CONSISTENTLY hit em well day in and day out and out of all golfers I have seen play wit them only a few low to scratch players could take advantage of em and actually strike em consistently............ Most of em it Hurt my ears to listen to the sound of toe and thin shots repeatedly........... But hey free country play what you want

It's not that people are telling people what they should play it's just based off experience and the amt of people ( mostly high digits)that go to blades only to sell or trade em in later far far outweighs the low number of high digits that actually stay wit them.........

Lots of threads on low digit guys looking for a little extra help there are that play blades......trying to knock off those last few strokes takes playing or practicing almost every day

Going from a mid 20 to 17 to 15 to 12 isn't that hard once you get single digit the strokes are three times or more as hard to knock off....... Even harder if your going from 5 trying to get to scratch.....

[SurfinTurf]

[quote name='MadGolfer76' timestamp='1344107816' post='5406786']
A low handicap is not required to play blades...but it helps.

Happy for OP, though.
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A low handicap would make the transition more easily.

But a higher handicap could actually benefit more if he puts the time in. It's all about feedback and commitment.

Good for you OP!

It's the Indian [b]AND [/b]the arrow.

[gopherguts]

[quote name='Aithos' timestamp='1343005824' post='5330842']
[quote name='drumdude96' timestamp='1342923683' post='5324414']
Blades are not the best choice for golfers who don't hit the center of the clubface a high percentage of the time. GI irons have more mass out toward the heel/toe areas and a lower center of gravity to help mishits travel longer and more on line, and to help get the ball in the air. I would recommend GI irons to most high 'cappers, because trying to play blades would likely result in them playing worse and enjoying the game less. But as Mudguard stated, if you hit the sweet spot most of the time, you should be okay with just about any type of iron you want to play. It's really just about what you're more comfortable with in that scenario.
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[b]Anyone who has gotten to a sub 20ish handicap hits the center of the clubface a high percentage of the time[/b]. The problem is more often someone leaving the clubface closed or open, or having a swing path too much to the right/left. [b]You don't get to where you are better than a bogey golfer without at least being able to reasonably hit the center of your irons consistently[/b]. [b]Also, GI irons don't really improve minor mishits much at all versus the newer blade offerings[/b]. They only significantly improve major mishits, which again puts you in a category where if you are doing it frequently you aren't a sub 20 handicap. You are a true "high" handicap and probably should play GI. Also, not everyone has a hard time getting the ball in the air or needs the type of turf interaction a GI brings. In fact, quite a few people would do better with what blades bring to the table if they could get over the "mental" stigma associated with blades.

Blades are *not* hard to play, they are *not* hard to hit well, and they do *not* intrinsically increase your score. Anyone who believes that probably also believes they can "buy" strokes off their handicap, or that a new <insert club/shaft here> will somehow magically improve their game. The only time that is the case is when something is so drastically wrong for their game (no fitting at all) that something new makes a drastic difference. And I'd wager most people who have gotten decent at golf don't fall into that category and certainly not most people on this forum.

[b]People need to quit drinking the blades are impossible to hit kool-aid[/b], it's ridiculous. Just like Ernie Els not getting to play in The Masters, good thing he's washed up and wouldn't have been able to contend...*note sarcasm*
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You are truly delusional,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[dunn]

[quote name='gopherguts' timestamp='1344825195' post='5458598']
[quote name='Aithos' timestamp='1343005824' post='5330842']
[quote name='drumdude96' timestamp='1342923683' post='5324414']
Blades are not the best choice for golfers who don't hit the center of the clubface a high percentage of the time. GI irons have more mass out toward the heel/toe areas and a lower center of gravity to help mishits travel longer and more on line, and to help get the ball in the air. I would recommend GI irons to most high 'cappers, because trying to play blades would likely result in them playing worse and enjoying the game less. But as Mudguard stated, if you hit the sweet spot most of the time, you should be okay with just about any type of iron you want to play. It's really just about what you're more comfortable with in that scenario.
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[b]Anyone who has gotten to a sub 20ish handicap hits the center of the clubface a high percentage of the time[/b]. The problem is more often someone leaving the clubface closed or open, or having a swing path too much to the right/left. [b]You don't get to where you are better than a bogey golfer without at least being able to reasonably hit the center of your irons consistently[/b]. [b]Also, GI irons don't really improve minor mishits much at all versus the newer blade offerings[/b]. They only significantly improve major mishits, which again puts you in a category where if you are doing it frequently you aren't a sub 20 handicap. You are a true "high" handicap and probably should play GI. Also, not everyone has a hard time getting the ball in the air or needs the type of turf interaction a GI brings. In fact, quite a few people would do better with what blades bring to the table if they could get over the "mental" stigma associated with blades.

Blades are *not* hard to play, they are *not* hard to hit well, and they do *not* intrinsically increase your score. Anyone who believes that probably also believes they can "buy" strokes off their handicap, or that a new <insert club/shaft here> will somehow magically improve their game. The only time that is the case is when something is so drastically wrong for their game (no fitting at all) that something new makes a drastic difference. And I'd wager most people who have gotten decent at golf don't fall into that category and certainly not most people on this forum.

[b]People need to quit drinking the blades are impossible to hit kool-aid[/b], it's ridiculous. Just like Ernie Els not getting to play in The Masters, good thing he's washed up and wouldn't have been able to contend...*note sarcasm*
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You are truly delusional,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
[/quote]yeah i am a 5-7 and i still dont hit the center majority of time..........the few times i play wit 20 hdcpers they are lucky if they hit center 20%......blade open or closed...thing is their irons are so huge they wouldnt know if they hit center cause even a miss feels like a nut............have a 20 caper game some mb, he will then know how much his irons were compensating for him

why do you think so few tour players are playing blades?.........and they do hit center most of time but still even for them those few times when they dont absolutely nut it can cost them the round, tournament, championship......put em in water or some other hazard


the swing comes and goes for no reason at all........you can lose it in a heartbeat......happen to me just other day...shot an 84.....happens to tour players all the time

as the man said you are truly delusional..............not one thing you said was true