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[ulukinatme]

Any modern club is going to be good. It's all about personal preference and the confidence you feel standing over the shot.

Whenever you buy a set of irons that match the driver release (Ping G, Stealth, Epic, Sim, AI Smoke, etc), it's going to be geared towards the masses and typically fall into the "game improvement" category. Most of those clubs are cast iron, not forged, so they're indestructible. If you hit them well and like the look, they should last you for 20+ years.
As you find time to play more often, become a little better, or just want to buy new clubs then other things might become more important to you: offset, size, feel, looks, etc. A forged club will offer a lot of feedback on where you struck the face and typically feel amazing when pured, but wear out pretty fast. Especially of you play a lot or are in desert/sandy environments.

Each brand offers a different type of iron: super game improvement, game improvement, players distance, players, CB, and MB.
Mizuno MP line, Taylormade P series, and PXG offer the ability to mix your sets, but still look like you're playing the same clubs.
I've blended MP25/MP5, MP20HMB/MP20MMC/MP20, P790/P770, PXG 0311 P/T and they're all great.
I currently use PXG Gen7 0311P 5-6 and 0317T 7-G.

I find myself using the players distance for the long irons and players in the scoring clubs.
Players distance irons are typically compact in size, hollow, hot faces, high/easy launching, and low spin. They go far with the high launch and low spin, but I find them slightly unpredictable. Their high launch is supposed to offset the low spin for holding greens, but it's not as reliable as I'd like. I've also had a lot of "phantom fliers" where my typical 165 yard 8 iron hits that dead spot on the club face and produces a no spin 190 yard shot. At my club, long is dead on every green.
The players irons are a little more compact, slightly more traditional lofts, more spin for consistency and control, but are slightly less forgiving and more difficult to launch.

I've got an old set of Arnold Palmer Signature clubs my dad gave me years ago. They look like this. These any good?

I call them the Happy Gilmore clubs. The irons look like this:

Needless to say, I haven't golfted much the last 15 years since my back surgeries

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

I've got an old set of Arnold Palmer Signature clubs my dad gave me years ago. They look like this. These any good?

I call them the Happy Gilmore clubs. The irons look like this:

Needless to say, I haven't golfted much the last 15 years since my back surgeries

They look a lot like the set I learned to play on.

 

[GoIrish41]

I've got an old set of Arnold Palmer Signature clubs my dad gave me years ago. They look like this. These any good?

I call them the Happy Gilmore clubs. The irons look like this:

Needless to say, I haven't golfted much the last 15 years since my back surgeries

I have my grandfather’s old persimmon driver. I tee off with it on the first hole every season … then I put it back in storage for the year because it flights the ball about as far as a 6 iron. 🙂

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Any modern club is going to be good. It's all about personal preference and the confidence you feel standing over the shot.

Whenever you buy a set of irons that match the driver release (Ping G, Stealth, Epic, Sim, AI Smoke, etc), it's going to be geared towards the masses and typically fall into the "game improvement" category. Most of those clubs are cast iron, not forged, so they're indestructible. If you hit them well and like the look, they should last you for 20+ years.
As you find time to play more often, become a little better, or just want to buy new clubs then other things might become more important to you: offset, size, feel, looks, etc. A forged club will offer a lot of feedback on where you struck the face and typically feel amazing when pured, but wear out pretty fast. Especially of you play a lot or are in desert/sandy environments.

Each brand offers a different type of iron: super game improvement, game improvement, players distance, players, CB, and MB.
Mizuno MP line, Taylormade P series, and PXG offer the ability to mix your sets, but still look like you're playing the same clubs.
I've blended MP25/MP5, MP20HMB/MP20MMC/MP20, P790/P770, PXG 0311 P/T and they're all great.
I currently use PXG Gen7 0311P 5-6 and 0317T 7-G.

I find myself using the players distance for the long irons and players in the scoring clubs.
Players distance irons are typically compact in size, hollow, hot faces, high/easy launching, and low spin. They go far with the high launch and low spin, but I find them slightly unpredictable. Their high launch is supposed to offset the low spin for holding greens, but it's not as reliable as I'd like. I've also had a lot of "phantom fliers" where my typical 165 yard 8 iron hits that dead spot on the club face and produces a no spin 190 yard shot. At my club, long is dead on every green.
The players irons are a little more compact, slightly more traditional lofts, more spin for consistency and control, but are slightly less forgiving and more difficult to launch.

Long is dead sounds like a Donald Ross course.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Long is dead sounds like a Donald Ross course.

It's not a Ross, but a great design nonetheless. It was an old gun club hunting grounds they converted to a course miles from anywhere. With the mounding, every hole feels isolated from the others with exception to 1 and 9. They have a meeting point if you slice either tee shot. It has decent fairway width with less than ten yards of rough leading to chest high prairie grass. Prairie grass or marsh water is behind every green and two of the par threes are peninsulas.
It challenges every part of your game and if one part is off, your score will suffer with the huge greens and prairie grass everywhere.

One of the unique features of the course is the tee boxes are so drastically different from one another. It makes playing from the blacks a completely different hole from playing the gold besides just adding distance. A lot of them add doglegs and some serious forced carries. I routinely mix it up: today I play the par threes from the black, the par fours from the gold, and the par fives from the white, etc.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Picked up the new LAB OZ.1 at the PGSS last weekend.

Mods: expect a name change request this spring!

Swapped the stock pistol grip for the Press II 1.5 and now it's perfect!
I hate taper on my grips... and women


Still not a huge fan of the stock "T" alignment, but I didn't want to wait 8+ weeks for a custom order to come in. I started drawing a T on my ball to line it up easier.

 

[SDIrishFan]

Ordered a used set of 718 AP2 irons off of eBay that look to be in great condition. We'll see. First different set of irons I'll be playing in 20+ years after sticking with my Ping Eye 2 Black Dots basically since high school.

 

[NDohio]

I have my grandfather’s old persimmon driver. I tee off with it on the first hole every season … then I put it back in storage for the year because it flights the ball about as far as a 6 iron. 🙂

I have a three wood persimmon that was my dads. I do the same.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Ordered a used set of 718 AP2 irons off of eBay that look to be in great condition. We'll see. First different set of irons I'll be playing in 20+ years after sticking with my Ping Eye 2 Black Dots basically since high school.

I have the 718 AP2 in 6-PW. AP3 in 3-5. Titleist bent the 5 to close the gap. That blended set has served me well.

 

[Pete]

I’m down in Florida right now, just finished my 4th round. I’ve had 1 eagle putt and 29 birdie putts, didn’t make a single one. Glad to see that I’m in mid season form. 😂

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

I’m down in Florida right now, just finished my 4th round. I’ve had 1 eagle putt and 29 birdie putts, didn’t make a single one. Glad to see that I’m in mid season form. 😂

I'd rather miss scoring putts than not attempt any.

 

[SDIrishFan]

I have the 718 AP2 in 6-PW. AP3 in 3-5. Titleist bent the 5 to close the gap. That blended set has served me well.

Mine will be a bit blended as well, a T-MB 4 Iron and also have a couple raw Vokey wedges.

I'm excited to see how it goes. Biggest change might be the lofts of new irons compared to my older irons. Looks like about 2 degrees on most clubs.

 

[BleedBlueGold]

Mine will be a bit blended as well, a T-MB 4 Iron and also have a couple raw Vokey wedges.

I'm excited to see how it goes. Biggest change might be the lofts of new irons compared to my older irons. Looks like about 2 degrees on most clubs.

Dial them in on the range a few times. You'll be good.

And yeah, I actually hated how the degrees were off on the AP3s. The rep kept saying, "See, you hit those much farther." I said, No shit...they have 2 degree difference on loft. Hitting a 7i AP3 was like a 6i AP2. I actually hit the number I'm used to hitting per the respective loft, not the club number. That guy pissed me off. lol

 

[Pete]

Dale Whitnell plays on the Euro Tour. Dude birdied 1, hole in one on 2, eagle on three. Then he aces 12. One million to one odds on 2 aces in a round.

 

[SDIrishFan]

Dial them in on the range a few times. You'll be good.

And yeah, I actually hated how the degrees were off on the AP3s. The rep kept saying, "See, you hit those much farther." I said, No shit...they have 2 degree difference on loft. Hitting a 7i AP3 was like a 6i AP2. I actually hit the number I'm used to hitting per the respective loft, not the club number. That guy pissed me off. lol

Oh yeah, I’m going to have to change the “stock yardage calculator” that I’ve spent 30 years calibrating in my head each shot, haha.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Currently 18 degrees, but it's supposed to warm up to a beautiful 28 by my 10:30am tee time this morning.
The plan is to walk all 18, but my car will be in the direct path of the ninth green and the tenth tee box. It might be too tempting not to jump in.

Back up bag/clubs will be in play today. I'm always afraid to hit a carbon club under 35 degrees.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Only played nine holes. It was hard to catch my breath it was so cold and I should've worn a scarf. Anyway, five birdie putts, made none. In fact I three putted four times.... f-ing LAB.


Shaggy frozen greens, it'll come.

 

[GowerND11]

Got to play yesterday here in PA. Was windy as all hell, which made for some interesting tee shots. 79 with two birdies. Parred all the par 3s. I will take that any first round.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

I'm in Scottsdale right now. Not golfing but I feel like that's the sole reason some people come here.

 

[ab2cmiller]

A man of the people.

 

[SDIrishFan]

A man of the people.

That had to hurt, looks like he caught the putter head…

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

First round of the year vs my boss later this week.

This is why we grind all winter long at the range….

Let’s Go!

 

[GowerND11]

Been fortunate to get out 3 times so far this year. Saturday was amazing, 83 degrees here in PA. Still winter rules, and no posting scores. But it is always good to get rounds in early.

 

[ab2cmiller]

Kind of insane how good Gary Player looks at 89.

 

[NDVirginia19]

Scottie hit a 62 footer for Birdie. I think we can pack things up here

 

[rtrn2glory]

I used to hate golf...... Now I think Masters Thursday-Friday should be holidays

 

[GATTACA!]

Insane mental fortitude from Rory to come back from that missed putt on 18.

 

[kzoondfi]

Insane mental fortitude from Rory to come back from that missed putt on 18.

I’m waiting for his discussion of the 3rd shot on 13. I was so stressed all day and pulling for him, but he definitely just held on. Lucky Bryson shit the bed today. A win is a win. It’s off of his back but the haters will continue. I hope he keeps his form.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

I missed a putt on 18 today too.

 

[Punky]

I missed a putt on 18 today too.

Were you able to come back in sudden death and beat the other geriatrics in your foursome to win the Green Sombrero and the public par3 course championship?