Last night a friend phoned me wanting some opinions on a new set of irons. He's a high handicapper, so i suggested trying out everything that he could get his hands on.
Then he made a mistake. He said "Well, let's head down to the store, hit some balls...."
Well, he went to be educated, i went to hit balls. I hit EVERYTHING. From 200 dollar starter sets to brand new sets of Mizuno's and Callaways.
Interestingly enough, the clubs that i loved the feel of weren't Callaways. They weren't Titleist. They weren't Nike, Taylor Made, Cobra, Ping or any of the big names.
They were a set of Nike Slingshot knock-offs made by a group called Precision. I hit the Slingshot thinking "how come these feel like dog doo, but these super cheapies feel like i'm puring them constantly?"
Total price, including 2 woods was 300CDN. Insane! The simulator had me hitting 7 irons about 170. Compared to a good 7 iron with a Slingshot or my trusty X-16's, at about 155-158.
The thing that I have found over the last few years is that so many irons have come out that are so good, that it's tough to tell many of them apart when it comes to feel. The lower end companies that produce knock offs are becoming better and better when it comes to quality. They just feel that damn good.
Woods are another category in themselves. The knock offs are NEVER better than OEM stuff. All those huge-ass heads are all the same. Tin sounding and terrible for feedback. I strongly beleive that 90% of a clubs interaction with the player is in the shaft. I really do. It can make or break you.
Damn those irons were sweet.
Comment as you wish. :fart:
R35
Then he made a mistake. He said "Well, let's head down to the store, hit some balls...."
Well, he went to be educated, i went to hit balls. I hit EVERYTHING. From 200 dollar starter sets to brand new sets of Mizuno's and Callaways.
Interestingly enough, the clubs that i loved the feel of weren't Callaways. They weren't Titleist. They weren't Nike, Taylor Made, Cobra, Ping or any of the big names.
They were a set of Nike Slingshot knock-offs made by a group called Precision. I hit the Slingshot thinking "how come these feel like dog doo, but these super cheapies feel like i'm puring them constantly?"
Total price, including 2 woods was 300CDN. Insane! The simulator had me hitting 7 irons about 170. Compared to a good 7 iron with a Slingshot or my trusty X-16's, at about 155-158.
The thing that I have found over the last few years is that so many irons have come out that are so good, that it's tough to tell many of them apart when it comes to feel. The lower end companies that produce knock offs are becoming better and better when it comes to quality. They just feel that damn good.
Woods are another category in themselves. The knock offs are NEVER better than OEM stuff. All those huge-ass heads are all the same. Tin sounding and terrible for feedback. I strongly beleive that 90% of a clubs interaction with the player is in the shaft. I really do. It can make or break you.
Damn those irons were sweet.
Comment as you wish. :fart:
R35
