Iron Talk

Typhoon

Since I’m huddled into a small portion of couch due to the remodel I thought I’d post this.
All my clubs are cleaned scratches removed and ready to sell so I don’t bring anything to indoor golf. I hit whatever is there, usually the pro’s Titleist hollow headed MB irons with a Nippon 880 amc shaft. Funny thing is I don’t hit it high enough. I carry it 170 with a 7 iron but don’t like my often 46 degree decent angle because it’s only 75-80’ high. Maybe the lead tape on his irons is a culprit.

Last night a guy had Ping i500 irons with a regular flex xp95 shaft. I hit his 8 iron and took a picture of the numbers. I compared it to the Trackman PGA tour averages. Interesting…

So I was 3 mph slower with both clubhead and ball speed.
My launch angle(18.3), decent angle(50degrees)and height (94’)were the same
My spin rate was 2000 rpm less
My carry distance was 12 yards further.

Trackman only shows carry distance, I only had 2.5 yards of roll…so I was stopping the ball just fine.

No idea how old the Trackman charts. A modern 8 iron for me matches up pretty good with the chart 8 iron from who knows when. What sticks out is it seems spin kills distance. But as long as you have decent angle, the ball stops fine. Trackman didn’t show rollout but it would seem with 2000 rpm more spin, the ball would back up. For me,It rolled just under 9 feet… I’ll take that.

I think I mentioned in another thread what bothered me about fitting people for irons, especially older people, was them spending thousands for clubs that were not going to help them.

DonM

Typhoon But how do slow swings get height, descent angle, and distance? I definitely would choose height and distance over spin, within reason.

KCee

I never completely trust the launch monitor. I booked 2 sessions this week so I could swing before the golf trip. I'm warming up with an 8i and hitting it like poop since I haven't swung a club in forever. Then some decent swings, but ball is going nowhere. I realize I left the LM on wrong setting. So I fix it and the #'s are much better, but clearly I am not swinging that great since I'm a club short. Then I realize I'm actually hitting my 9i.......I'm an idiot. 😞

Typhoon

Well the advantage I have working at a place that is all launch monitors and sims is I can be sure they read right. We don’t sell clubs so everything is setup correctly.

KCee

The last time I went on a golf trip I only hit balls into the net in my garage. I used a PRGR swing speed monitor, the camera on my phone and foot powder spray. This time it's been so cold that I have hardly used the net in my garage. I need a setup in the house.

Typhoon

DonM
It’s tough… softer and/or lighter shafts. Tip soft shaft profile and a spinny ball. I cringe when I see some people using Pro v’s. I really try to get them into something that goes higher and spins. People love to see how much further an iron will go but they ignore me when I tell them they won’t hold a greeen.

Retro lifts are needed too. They will get more ball speed because it’s a new iron and made for forgiveness and speed.

The funny thing Don, it’s almost the opposite with driver. They hit it low with too much spin 😁

scotts33

There is a huge difference in golf being played outdoors. Hogan used a 90' tree height to gauge his shots.

sdandrea1

None of your numbers are familiar. Are you using gunpowder? Cannons?

Typhoon

sdandrea1 Hey c’mon… I’m 60 years old!

90’ is higher than people think. Everyone thinks they hit irons too high and they’re not even close to 90’