MyBluC4
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- Jan 23, 2008
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Still thinking about and looking for new irons. Hoped the new Adams CB1's would be the ones but demo day did not convince me. The new Callaway Diablos were hot, but I'm still not feeling the love. Still using my Ping ISI Be Cu's and still working them well. Now I'm considering (if I can get a debt owed me paid) the new Ping Forged Ansers.
These irons (only avaiable in Japan so far) are forged with 8620 carbon steel. I'm not sure what this means other than it has properties that allow it to be forged at specific temperatures. My ISI Be Cu's provide good feedback on mis-hit and off center shots. They have always been touted as having a "soft" feel (whatever that really means) even though beryllium is one of the hardest metals. I believe it is the design that provides the feedback having a very thin top line and narrow sole. If you didn't know they were cavity backs, at address you would think they were blades.
Besides design (yes, the new Ping Ansers with hollow perimeters and tungsten is worlds apart from my old besty's), how dramatically different is Beryllium Copper from 8620 carbon steel relative to the ball coming off the face? Also, would it even be possible to create a forged head with beryllium copper?
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These irons (only avaiable in Japan so far) are forged with 8620 carbon steel. I'm not sure what this means other than it has properties that allow it to be forged at specific temperatures. My ISI Be Cu's provide good feedback on mis-hit and off center shots. They have always been touted as having a "soft" feel (whatever that really means) even though beryllium is one of the hardest metals. I believe it is the design that provides the feedback having a very thin top line and narrow sole. If you didn't know they were cavity backs, at address you would think they were blades.
Besides design (yes, the new Ping Ansers with hollow perimeters and tungsten is worlds apart from my old besty's), how dramatically different is Beryllium Copper from 8620 carbon steel relative to the ball coming off the face? Also, would it even be possible to create a forged head with beryllium copper?
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