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Forum Thread of the Day: “Long and forgiving 4-iron?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from Norboo who is looking to add a 4-iron to his set-up. Norboo is on the hunt for a 4-iron that is long, forgiving and not “too clunky”, and our members have been giving their suggestions for what they feel is the most appropriate 4-iron for Norboo.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- AG12: “I just got a set of P790’s, and the four iron is a beaut’! Minimal offset and flies! It’s pretty forgiving as well without looking chunky.”
- dmeeksDC: “Mizzy MP18 MMC Fli-Hi or the JPX 919 Forged. Also find the Ping i200 easy to hit. I prefer irons that are a part of the set design over utilities, and I will mix brands. Right now the 919 Forged 4 iron is in the bag regardless of the irons I’m gaming. I also switch to lighter steel shafts or graphite shafts at 4 iron, and that helps too.”
- puresurfr: “My vote is for the Hot metal pro……i think the new Callaway epic forged will be a winner too !”
- jkm27: “Titleist U500. Absolutely gorgeous. Similar to p790 but I think the feel of U500 is slightly better.”
Entire Thread: “Long and forgiving 4-iron?”
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- Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.
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What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.
At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.
Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.
Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alex Fitzpatrick
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Daniel Berger
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Rasmus Hojgaard
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alejandro Tosti
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4
James Nicholas
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Kevin Streelman
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Sang-moon Bae
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Russ Cochran
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align 
MJ Daffue
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align
Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.
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- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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Donn
Sep 14, 2019 at 7:31 pm
Try a Ping I500 or Mizuno MMC Fli-Hi. But really. “Forgiving” and “4 iron” are on different sides of the moon.
Scratchscorer
Sep 7, 2019 at 5:42 pm
Callaway X-20 tour. Old but still works great.
Lilly
Sep 8, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Of course! That must be the end all be all of 4 irons. No need to ever make a new model! I’m positive that’s the best for every single golfer anywhere.
Shaft doesn’t matter I suppose?
Getting fit is silly.
And now golf isn’t fun?
Scratchscorer
Sep 8, 2019 at 5:10 pm
Hope your day gets better buddy.
For the record..
Never said end all be all, said it qualifies as long and forgiving.
Never said no need for a new model, but individual older clubs are more economical than brand new.
Actually it wouldn’t be the best for everyone, because some people prefer something less forgiving. Not to mention that not everyone even puts a 4iron in their bag.
Shaft would be a more customized option, that would depend on details and preferences that aren’t provided in the article. Getting fit can be great or a waste of time; it depends on the fitter.
Again, hope your day gets better and you can get back to having fun.
Dungur
Sep 10, 2019 at 12:31 am
7/10 More woke & get more triggered than that. Get to it pleb
Dungur
Sep 10, 2019 at 12:36 am
Good choice, love the irons.
s
Sep 6, 2019 at 6:33 pm
2014 Apex UT 24 deg. Has a cool steel look Recoil shaft that blends into the iron set. It fills the gap between my 5 wood (19) and 5 iron (27) “consistently”. It really does, so don’t get too angry,, geez! LOL
Jamie
Sep 6, 2019 at 11:38 am
Quit golf if you want a “long” 4 iron. Fill the gap, consistently, between your next longest and shortest clubs.
Where do these f*cktard questions come from? Obviously from those who don’t realize golf existed before Tiger Woods was born.
JP
Sep 6, 2019 at 9:37 am
The best 4 iron is the one you can consistently hit in the sweet spot with the proper swing path. That’s not a club meant for forgiveness.