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Today from the Forums: “Driving iron for a first-time buyer?”

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Today from the Forums takes us to a conversation on driving irons. WRXer, rockhound100bopd, plays a short home course where he only uses driver off the tee on three or four occasions and is interested in trying a driving iron. Our members have been discussing the strategy in our forums and giving advice on finding the right driving iron for a first-time buyer.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the full discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • thejuice: “If you can, try a Srixon U85 (or U65 if you can find one). It feels REALLY good when struck purely (forged face I believe) and the ball flight is piercing but not low running. I have a 4/23* and it’s my 205-215 club.”
  • hopewell: “My experience is rather limited so take this on face value, but I’ve got a Cobra Utility black w/hzrdus black in the bag and can’t get enough of it. Holding out on a 4i too, but the UK second-hand market hasn’t produced one as of yet! Having hit this back to back with a friend’s p790, I’d take the Cobra all day long. My only gripe with this is my miss on the face is towards the toe, and I lose 20-30 yards with a bad miss. Obviously Indian and not the arrow, but it’s never something I noticed when playing hybrids at that end of the bag. With cobra replacing the Utility this year, potential to grab a bargain and/or get a fit?”
  • j3r1ch0h0l1c: “I have to give a shout out to Srixon on this topic. I bought a U65 off of BST here with the Modus3 120S, and it’s a beast. It actually feels a bit more flush if you hit it higher on the face, but a low strike runs the ball forever.”
  • Boomersooner523: “Sounds like you use the driver about as much as I do so here are my thoughts….. I don’t know if I will ever give up my TM p790 2 iron….It came with the standard HZRDUS shaft, and it was garbage…Switched to a .5 shorter Tour ADI AD-95x. Fairway monster now with the slightly heavier shaft. I also find myself using this club all the time from punch outs of woods to stingers in the fairway or even the high launch drives on par 4’s. If you have the swing speed you should definitely pick one up…2 of the 3 guys in my group bought one after seeing how much I use it when we play. Disclaimer: I have huge hands, so I have a lot of weight in the grips, this is the only club I had to throw some lead tape on to get the swing weight where I wanted it. I say that because this is the only club in my bag that really suffered from the weight distribution on the club.”

Entire Thread: “Driving iron for a first-time buyer?”

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  1. Brandon

    Feb 7, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    Adams DhY. Got a 21 degree on the bay for under 20 bucks in great condition. I’ve hit it against all the new stuff and nothing is noticeably better. It’s money from 220-230.

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Best ‘forgiving’ wedges – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving wedges on the market. WRXer ‘aaronpoling’ lays out his current setup and what he’s currently considering, saying:

“I am looking at getting new wedges, but looking for a forgiving wedge.

I currently play Ping G25 50°, MD4 54° and 58°. I used to play the CBX2 in the 50°, 54° and 58° and liked them a lot; but like any good dad, my son took them.

I am currently looking Callaway’s CB12 and Cleveland’s CBZ. Anyone have thoughts on these? Or recommendations of other wedges that I should check out?”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts and recommendations in response, with one brand coming out emphatically on top.

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.

  • boggyman: “CBZs are amazing wedges!”
  • drewbens: “Agreed, the Cleveland CB wedges are great! Already had a CBX Full Face 2 54 and recently added a 50 and 58 (for well under $100 a piece). Was chipping so well last week that my brother-in-law asked if the wedges were legal. Definitely underrated wedges for those of us that are not scratch golfers.”
  • BogeyTed: “Get Cleveland CBX/CBZ. Very underrated clubs.”

Entire Thread: “Best ‘forgiving’ wedges – GolfWRXers discuss”

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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset putter

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who 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, @negncic has a Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset putter up for grabs.

From the listing: “34” Ping PLD Ally Blue Onset. Ping composite shaft Ping PLD Pistol grip. No issues. $345 shipped.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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I built the worst fitting clubs ever – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been reacting to a WRXer who claims to have built the “worst fitting clubs ever.” ‘dlow206’ recounts his experience with plenty of insightful findings for where he can go better next time in a detailed post, saying:

“Here’s my story of building the worst fitting clubs ever (for me). And my findings of what a better fit is.

I am short in stature, as well as a very short wrist to floor of 30.5″. I went down a rabbit hole of wanting to try irons 1″ shorter of more than standard length. Given the shorter lengths, the swingweights would be super light unless I added back a ton of weight to the heads, but I don’t like adding an extreme amount of weight back to the heads, so I decided to compensate with heavier shafts (115 grams instead of 95). Played with this set for a while and was hitting all irons extremely poorly. Thin, fat, right, right, left. My swing didn’t deteriorate that much because I was hitting my driver well, woods well, etc.

Went back to my older set of irons, playing at standard length, and my iron play improved immediately. Since then, have been doing more testing, while paying more attention to different possible variables. What I have found is I actually prefer lighter total weight with relatively normal or slightly heavier swingweights. Did a recent fitting and found that 85 gram shafts were better for me than 95 grams with standard length and relatively standard swingweights. 

Still trying to dial in a final iron shaft choice, so have a few contenders that I will be testing. Will be moving away from my current Steelfiber i95 S parallel to lighter and softer

  • MMT 80 parallel R – worked pretty well in a limited number of swings at a fitting
  • Fujikura Travil 85 R – the fitter liked the Axiom 95 R for me at Club Champion, but i didn’t love the effort required to swing them. If there was a 85 Axiom, that would probably have been a great fit. So i am going try a Travil 85 R which is japan only
  • Steelfiber i80 CW R – i have been playing Steelfibers for a long time, so need to give one Steelfiber shaft a shot

Given I do club building work, I am going to build all of these shafts with the All-Fit universal iron adapters to pair with a Srixon 7 iron head for testing. With these adapters, there isn’t a swingweight issue because the amount of weight from drilling out is about equivalent to the universal adapter components.”

And our members have been sharing their reactions in our forum.

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.

  • Mikey_HACKilroy: “That length cut costs you a fair amount in swing points. I’d posit the length mattered more than the weight because a 115g shaft isn’t going to actually add enough back after cutting an inch off. Does it mean 115 would ultimately work? Hard to say. Maybe try a 1/2″ cut and add 2g to the head to compensate assuming the 7i is 37″ long. Maybe that will feel better. It translates to the same ~D2 you’re swinging at with the 95g shafts (estimated based on common weight, but you can weigh your parts on your own obviously).”
  • Stuart_G: “Your process is good – keep at it and trust it.”

Entire Thread: “I built the worst fitting clubs ever – GolfWRXers discuss”

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