From titleist ap1 to zb irons

[runninlope]

Hey guys im switching from the titleist ap1 irons that i have to the new zb's i was wonderin if this would be a very good idea. I am a second year college golfer and have recently signed with a D1. I am a better ball striker than the ap1's were probably made for . I am looking for something a little lighter and less bulky that i can work the ball more consistant with. to big of a transition or will i get along?

[juniortodd46]

Might take alittle getting used to, but it shouldn't be bad. I'd say a range session should get you tuned to the difference of the two.

[TheTrueReview]

The answer should be in a comprehensive test of the ZB irons. Have you done that yet?

[wirehair]

Let's see you like Titleist stuff, but want more than AP1 and are hesitant about ZB's. Look at AP2's they fit right in.

[slickpitt]

I'd give the AP2's a shot... never know!

[runninlope]

well not that i like them as much but i can get e new set of zb or ap's for $420 but im not sure if the ap's have to much cavity for what i want but im not sure and i have no place to hit them

[mddubya]

Here is my experience going to blades. Your mishits aren't going to go anywhere near as far. That can be good and bad. Good if a bad hit would have put you out of bounds, bad because if the course is wide open, you're still going to be a long way from the green.

Blades made me concentrate on making solid and true contact more. Do I do it all the time, of course not.

And you should be able to work the ball with the AP2's, definitely with the ZB's. Unless you are wham up great golfer I'd stay away from a true blade. My RAC mb's have some forgiveness built into them.

[runninlope]

I really like the nice feel of blades when struck well i have an OLD set of hogens that are pure blades down to the three iron and i strike those very well but i dont know how similar old blades are to new

[warbirdlover]

I wouldn't sweat it. I'm a hack and went from Ping G5's to Ping S59's and hit them better.

[niblick]

My index has dropped by 8 since making the switch from Cally X-18s to the decidedly less forgiving Wilson Staff Pi5 irons. If you're a good enough stick to get a golf scholarship, you've got nothing to worry about.

[runninlope]

okwell went ahed and odered them today but now i got the long two week wait for them to get here

[floggerrushmd]

As a D1 golfer you should have absolutely no problem playing those sticks. I found that when I switched to blades, I was able to work a ball not just left to right or right to left, but also to much more easily control distance with each iron. This meant that my irons rather than having a 10 yd range where I would hit one iron and one iron only I have twenty yard ranges with each club overlapping distances with the two around it. Now I am able to hit that hard 7 to put spin on it or a soft 5 to let it run out or an easy 6 to let it bounce twice and stop. All to the same initial distance. It should help if you put the time in to get used to it.