Equipment
Forum Thread of the Day: “What happened when distance irons seduced me…”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from Popeye64 who has been a blade player all his life but was seduced by distance irons which came at a price. Here’s what Popeye64 had to say on his experience switching to distance irons:
“I have been a career blade style player with pretty close to traditional lofts. I had some KBS 105s shafts in my MMBs, and I just didn’t like the combo. Maltby came out with the TS-2 irons, and I was definitely smitten with the clubs. Feel, ease of playing and wow…did they go far. I played a full season with them and had an excellent GIR last year but wasn’t so close to the hole.
GW was 120y. PW was 140 y, 9i was 158 yards… The issue was I was having to go less than full swing on a lot of holes or step on an iron to get it into a distance window. I am long enough off the tee that most of my second shots are inside 150. So having a set of MMB heads laying around I shafted them up with some Paderson Ts shafts. Love them by the way.
Putting them back in play and being traditionally lofted I now am at 58° 70 Y.. 54° 95 Y.. GW 105.. PW 120.. 9 135.. 8 150. I have been bombing the flag again with the much tighter gaps with the irons. But I’m still using the TS-2 5 and 6 iron. But I am also using MMB 6 iron. There is a 4° gap between the 6 irons, and it’s a nice fit.
So yes I was sucked in on the distance iron craze, but it wound up being a comprise in my game. How many of you guys have gone back to old school lofts?”
Here are a few posts from the thread in response to Popeye64, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- PowderedToastMan: “I think there are flaws in old school and new lofts. Lofts with the longer clubs have always tended to be too close together. I think a 22 degree 4 iron and a 48 degree PW with equal gaps in between would be the perfect set of irons (set of 7) and a nice blend of traditional and current loft setups.”
- disco111: “Being a senior, actually a super senior, I have delved into the jacked lofts equation. What I have determined is that if you don’t have enough swing speed, the loft on the club is inconsequential.”
- MaxRylie222: “Playing my 4th year, I used to fall for distance irons, had the m4 irons hitting 7 iron around 170-180 but switched to ap2 718 this year and my love for distance goes out the window as the 718 has traditional loft, now hitting 7 irons around 150-155 and very happy.”
- FormerBigDaddy: “This is one of the reasons why I have a hard time giving up my Taylormade 2005 TP CB’s. Traditional lofts just make gapping so much easier for me: 48 degree PW and 22 degree 3 iron. The guy I play with has an older set of pings, and I think they play close to mine. He just ordered the new TW irons in the weaker lofts as well. I don’t think I’m losing much with my CB’s and I’m constantly lurking on eBay for replacement irons that are in good shape. Not looking to go stronger in lofts anytime soon. Couldn’t care less what iron I’m hitting around guys with distance irons when I’m smoking my driver 20 yds by them!”
Entire Thread: “What happened when distance irons seduced me…”
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/7/24): Mizuno 245 irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
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 Mizuno 245 irons.
From the seller: (@JB_007): “1. Mizuno Pro 245 – $1000 –> 950/obo
- Purchased brand new – they have 36 holes on them, with probably 10 premium range balls. Great set of irons, I just am looking to go another way right now.
- 5-PW –> stock L/L/L
- Project X LS 6.5
- Stock MCC Mizuno Grips.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno 245 irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Whats in the Bag
Peter Kuest WITB 2024 (May)
- Peter Kuest what’s in the bag accurate as of CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
5-wood: TaylorMade SIM Titanium (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 85 6.5
Irons: Srixon ZX U (2), Srixon Z-Forged II (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3
Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52-MID 10, 56-MID 10, 60-FULL 9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Peter Kuest’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Kelly Kraft WITB 2024 (May)
- Kelly Kraft’s what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Red 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali White 70 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Synergy Blue
Irons: Srixon ZX U Mk II (23 degrees), Callaway X Forged Star (5-PW)
Shaft: Project X IO 6.0
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-08M, 60-08M)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Versa 2-Ball Prototype
Grip: Odyssey Garsen Quad Tour
Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Kraft’s equipment here.
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