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Forum Thread of the Day: “Best current generation blades?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from ghoonk, who asks fellow GolfWRX members for their thoughts on what are the best current generation blades on the market. Ghoonk opens the thread with his musings, after having used plenty of different blade irons at his local shop, and our members are quick to join in and offer their views on the subject.
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.
- ghoonk: “Callaway Apex MB – tried the raw ones in the shop. Buttery soft, slightly on the heavy side but feeling more solid, and go a bit longer than my MC-501 irons. TaylorMade P730 – surprisingly nice to hit. I expected harsh and unpleasant, not a fan of the blingy chrome, but it feels quite a bit lighter than the Callaway and Miura. Decent distance makes a nice alternative to paying through your nose for the MC501.”
- craz-e: “Tried most of the current offerings but have been put off by a lot of them as they are getting a bit on the large size. Favourite offerings are the Callaway, Titleist and Cobra blades. Still rocking my FG59’s and Baby Blades though. I’m looking forward to 2019 and seeing the new Wilson Staff and Srixon blades.”
- nanosg: “TM 730s are really good after hitting them with my shaft at CC. I have been playing Mizuno a long time, but would get the 730s over MP18MBs at this point. Hit them as well as my MP18SCs but they sound/feel better, and I think the looks are classic. I’m tempted to get a set.”
- No Gimmes: “Miura MB-001 are the best looking blades I’ve ever seen.”
Entire Thread: “Best current generation blades?”
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- Austin Cook what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 8 X
Hybrid: Ping G410 (22 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85 X
Irons: Ping i210 (5, 6), Ping S55 (7-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour 120 S
Wedges: Ping S159 (50-12S, 56, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Ketsch
Grip: SuperStroke Split
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Austin Cook’s clubs here.
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- Adrian Dumont de Chassart what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 8 X
5-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Red 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex UT (18 degrees), Callaway Apex CB (3-10)
Shafts: Oban CT 115 (18), True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT Tour White X100
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 58-06C, 58-08Z)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One #7 DB
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
See more in-hand photos of Adrian Dumont de Chassart’s WITB here.
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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Custom-Built Titleist T150s.
From the seller: (@boff2guy): “Custom T150s 4-PW built by People’s golf, w/Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100 Black Onyx shafts. MCC Plus 4 Midsize. Only a few irons have been hit off the mat. Specs and Pics below. $1,150 shipped
- 4) 39.25 21 61
- 5) 38.75 24 61.5
- 6) 38.25 28 62
- 7) 37.75 32 62.5
- 8. 37.25 36 63
- 9) 36.75 40 63.5
- PW) 36.25 45 64″
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Custom-Built Titleist T150s
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Senorsooner
Dec 31, 2018 at 9:51 pm
Srixon Z-945. Been trying to kick em out of my bag but they keep going back in.
Ted Till
Dec 31, 2018 at 4:47 pm
Don’t short change Mizuno blades, they are and have been the gold standard for quite some time.
In particular, MP4s, MP5s and MP18s are the best from Mizuno. MP18s the most recent true blades may be a little better than the 4s and 5s due to the dam flow forging enhancement to grain flow forging begun in 1998.
I’ve tried most forged blades over the years and nothing beats Mizuno.
Bud
Dec 31, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Agree that Callaway MB’s are the best with Ben Hogan FW’s a close second. Call away gets the edge because the blade looks more comp[act at address.
Jack Nash
Dec 31, 2018 at 1:32 pm
Due to a couple of major surgeries in the last year I’ve lost some strength and have been looking at Mizuno Hot Metals reg shaft in steel. Like the look, and feel. Haven’t bit the bullet yet but am leaning in that direction. Thoughts?
William Davis
Dec 31, 2018 at 12:04 pm
I take out a 32 year old set of Mizuno TP9 now and again and find I can hit bad shots just as easily as with my latest JPX. Apparently handicaps are ever increasing which is strange given all the improvements in equipment and current obsession with fitting.
Lionel Mandrake
Dec 31, 2018 at 11:17 am
Ben Hogan FWs. Better than the rest. Full stop.
Shane
Jan 1, 2019 at 1:15 pm
^^^^ what he said! If you haven’t tried them you are truly missing out!
wilbur
Dec 31, 2018 at 12:54 am
I’ll wait for the next generation of new and improved blades…. because the current generation are obsolete now.
Joe4Jet
Dec 30, 2018 at 9:18 am
Switched to Mizuno MP5’s last summer and it was the best transition I’ve ever made.