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Originally Posted by Regorium
Anyone have a good recommendation for a new set of irons? Been using my super-beginner set from 10 years ago and finally looking to upgrade. Played a lot during COVID and starting to get low-mid 90 rounds (and a fluke 89 last week!).
I think I'm looking for game improvement style, but is there something that exists that isn't quite beginner, and gives a bit of room to grow as I keep getting better?
From my research it's something like the JPX Hot Metal Pro series, but wondering if I'm just tunneling too much into this one set. Also whether or not I should go get custom fitted..
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My recommendation is always the set you fell you hit the best. Go to a store that has a simulator and select three or four sets you are interested in. Do a blind swing test. Do not look at the club you are hitting, just swing and feel the ball. Go with a friend and have them randomly feed you clubs and just hit the ball. You will quickly land on what feels best for you. Buy that.
As far as what irons may provide the biggest bang for your buck, the Mizuno JPX series is always right at the top of the list for game improvement. The 919s (921 for 2021) are great clubs but make sure you can get the full set you want. Mizuno has had supply issues this year. Other clubs to consider in your blind taste test should probably include (inexpensive in the line and more expensive) the Taylormade SIM Max and M6, the Callaway Mavrik and Rogue, Titleist T300 and T400, and the Ping G400 and G410.
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I think that this off season I am going to order a set of equal length clubs. I need new clubs at some point and I think that equal length makes sense. Removing that variable from the swing should hopefully provide some improvement to my game and more consistent ball striking.
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I would be hesitant to go that route. Equidistant clubs could be a quick fad and lead to more problems than cures to your game. There is a reason why clubs have graduated length. They help with control and limit club head speed. The longer the shaft, the less control you are going to have with a shot. What may work for a mechanic like Bryson Dechambeau is highly unlikely to work for a once or twice a week player who is a mid to high handicapper.
Because of Dechambeau's win at the Open there ill likely be a big push to get some of those equidistant clubs into stores and push sales, but I would think beyond the shiny disco ball newness of the product. Where are you going to get instruction when your game falls apart with those things? No instructors in your local market will ever have used them and be able to teach you how to hit them. If you really think this a solution to your game, go buy an old pitching wedge and have your local golf store put a 3 iron shaft in it for you. Take that to the range and see how you like hitting it and how it affects your game. Better to blow $50 on a club to experience this than $1,200-1,500 on a set of clubs you may not be able to hit.