Funny review...

[Rockford35]

Came accross this great quote concerning forged blades. The guy was giving his opinion on why forged blades aren't necessarily for the average golfer:

"Blades are sort of like the bitch girlfriend you once had, who was hot in every way imagineable, but you couldn't stand her constant demands and she made you feel like shit most of the time."

Being a recovering Blade-o-holic, I can relate! LOL. That made me laugh out loud!

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[VtDivot]

It still puzzles me why you gave up on them. A 4 handicapper like yourself must be a pure enough striker to handle them. Is that one thin shot saved per round really worth going back to the thick toplines?

 

[IrishGolfer]

Came accross this great quote concerning forged blades. The guy was giving his opinion on why forged blades aren't necessarily for the average golfer:

"Blades are sort of like the bitch girlfriend you once had, who was hot in every way imagineable, but you couldn't stand her constant demands and she made you feel like shit most of the time."

Being a recovering Blade-o-holic, I can relate! LOL. That made me laugh out loud!

R35

Very good R35, wiping the coffee off the table as we speak...

 

[Rockford35]

It still puzzles me why you gave up on them. A 4 handicapper like yourself must be a pure enough striker to handle them. Is that one thin shot saved per round really worth going back to the thick toplines?

VT,

If I had time to dedicate to them through the week, I would have kept them forsure. But I found that if things got busy and I had to take even 4 or 5 days off between touching the sticks, my iron game suffered. Suffered in the fact that I could hit them decently, but I couldn't attack the pin like I wanted to on occasion. I just didn't have the groove with the time off. I thought long and hard about changing, and decided to get the next closest thing - a cavity back that has basically the same footprint and topline of the 33's. The MP-30 came closest and was affordable. I would have waited for Mp-60's or 32's, but I sorta think that the 32's are cut from the same cloth as the 33's.

In my limited time with the 30's, I can honestly say that I made a good choice. I hadn't hit balls for almost 3 weeks when i got them, they had the wrong shafts in them for me, and it was much cooler on the course, and I hit them surprisingly well. In my second round, I played them to my handicap, which basically sold me.

In a perfect world, I would go back to the 33's. I would even consider getting the 2 iron for the set, they feel that nice. But, as I said, if you don't concentrate on them 100% of the time, they will bite you. Especially when you need that ball to fade around that high faced bunker, but it doesn't and now you're faced with a tough bunker shot.

Positives for blades? The ball goes straight, even if you get 5% of the sweet spot. I find it almost impossible to hit a slice. The feel like a million bucks, except when you thin one. But then, that's your own fault. Finally, they look so sweet. Everyone comes up and asks about your clubs. They truly are the players sticks.

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[DaveE]

Funny review. Makes me feel even better about my MX23s. I guess they're the ok looking girlfriend that's almost always easy to get along with.

 

[Davebud]

Question

I have also gotten rid of the blades I had, of course I am not as good a golfer as you. That being said, I have a complete hybrid set, and I kept my cavity back 9, mostly because I can really place my shots between 30 and 60 yards with that club.
The question is, why are the cavity back clubs easier to place your shots, for a hack like me all the way through to some one like you that has a 4 handicap?
I wonder because I have pretty good control with my 56* wedge and that is more of a blade style club, and yet the 7 and 5 that I had were very tough to control ball placement.

 

[SiberianDVM]

Funny review. Makes me feel even better about my MX23s. I guess they're the ok looking girlfriend that's almost always easy to get along with.

Well, I guess I'd better start looking for a Bang-o-matic driver............

 

[Rockford35]

The question is, why are the cavity back clubs easier to place your shots, for a hack like me all the way through to some one like you that has a 4 handicap?
I wonder because I have pretty good control with my 56* wedge and that is more of a blade style club, and yet the 7 and 5 that I had were very tough to control ball placement.

Dave,

Good question. The cavity back style club has a lower center of gravity, along with an outer distribution of weighting along the perimeter of the club. Both give more foregiveness over say that of a blade that has a smaller, tighter sweet spot. In short, the cavity "seems" to allow you to hit tighter shots, but it's more the foregiveness on "less tha perfect" shots. If you were to hit the same shot with a blade, you may have the distance correct, but not necessarily the shot that you want.

A wedge is designed with the utmost of accuracy in mind. In other words, it's built specifically for getting that ball close and nothing more. Low CG and wide face result in a broader sweet spot to improve accuracy. That's why even if you heel or toe a shot with a wedge, it still "ends up decent, even tho I didn't hit it perfect."

I think that it makes sense that shorter irons make it easier for control. So it's not surprising that you had less controll with your 5, a little better with the 7 and excellent with the wedge. However, trying to get the same results with a 5 iron and a SW are going to be difficult at best. I mean, if you can spin your 5 iron from 185 as tight as a wedge from 60 yards, you're going on tour, my friend!

I don't really consider wedges as "blades", even though they may share some characteristics. Wedges are somewhat an animal of another breed. But I follow what you're saying in terms of their styling and performance.

Don't know if this helps much, but for what it's worth....

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[Rockford35]

Well, I guess I'd better start looking for a Bang-o-matic driver............

What it, you may need a Ping Doc afterwards....

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