Irons schmirons

DonM

After a stormy relationship I’m divorcing my irons of two years.

People tried to tell me but I couldn’t see it. They were young, slim, light in weight, and pretty. Oh, we had some good times, we sure did. Especially on the driving range. But not when it counted. Sigh.

So now I’m just out the money. Gold diggers! I should have known better.

I have a date this afternoon with some heavier old irons. At the driving range. I am having performance anxiety. Sigh.

fatshot

DonM I have a date this afternoon with some heavier old irons.

Let us know how it goes with those "Older but wiser girls !!" 😉

KCee

DonM Oh, we had some good times, we sure did. Especially on the driving range.

I haven't even been able to get mine to work at the range.....until last night when I started striping them. Haven't hit them like that all year. I used 2 empty golf ball boxes to make a path to swing through and all of a sudden BINGO! If I hit the range tonight I'm sure it will be gone. I really should be working on chipping and putting since a great full swing is like hitting Powerball.

If you like the irons just try some lead tape on them or new grips or something and they'll probably make a comeback.

Sparky

DonM I’m divorcing my irons of two years.

DIBS!

garyt1957

DonM Don't worry the older heavier ones are just glad to have you. They will work way harder to please you then the newer, prettier models who know there's someone just salivating to get their hands on them should you let them go.

Rickochet

fatshot Let us know how it goes with those "Older but wiser girls !!" 😉

I think us old guys do better with the old girls with fatter and wider bottoms. 😁

DonM

fatshot It didn't go as well as I was hoping. I hope I'm not washed up in this department.
😑

Kidding aside, I'll find it one way or the other. It's mostly my swing and I'm just looking for something to stop the bleeding.

sdandrea1

Don, make sure you tell them "it's not you, it's me"...... in case you ever need them again. 😎

DonM

KCee My problem is also swing path. Back swing mostly.

sdandrea1

Irons are overrated. Just find a set of tees that only require driver, hybrid, wedges, putter. Problem solved.

DonM

Sparky I was wondering if someone was gonna say that. 🙂

Walterjn

DonM I'm still waiting to hear what they are....

KCee

DonM My problem is also swing path. Back swing mostly.

Yup. I have watch my setup posture and then I have a tendency to yank the club inside quickly. Somehow I used to get away with it a bit more often, but apparently I have lost what little timing and hand/eye coordination I once had.

DonM

KCee That’s a good point too. Aging. And it’s hard to sense what it is doing to our coordination.

DonM

I’m playing tomorrow and will be using my emergency swing. Open stance and try to hit fades. I really should just go with that and see if it’s my best swing.

Giphy - Tom Hanks Dipshit GIF

LBlack14

Walterjn I'm still waiting to hear what they are....

I figured I just missed it.🙄😁

DonM

Walterjn What, the older irons?

sdandrea1

DonM What, the older irons?

YES!! JAYSUS, WE'RE ALL WAITING! DUH!!! 😉

Walterjn

DonM well, the ones you are divorcing... And the ones you are embracing now.

DonM

Walterjn My irons have been Maltby TS2. The ones I tried today are Snake Eyes Viper MS. They didn't really help. Maybe a little.

Eguller

DonM My irons have been Maltby TS2. The ones I tried today are Snake Eyes Viper MS. They didn't really help. Maybe a little.

Wait - you may get a suggestion for Eye2’s. 😉

sdandrea1

Eguller Wait - you may get a suggestion for Eye2’s.

Bad swings make bad shots no matter what iron you're holding. I've made some pretty ugly contact with Eye 2s and every other iron I've ever owned. What I tend to do is remember all the great shots I've made with iron sets over the years and think "yeah, I should go back to those". I shot one of the best rounds of my life when I had a set of steel-shafted Taylor Made 320 irons back when they came out. "Yeah, I should try and find a set of those again". No............