Yeah, I was surprised to see the lie angle disparity. Swing weight too. I think for me, I've been playing way too long to try such a significant departure from the old norms. At this point, I'm not even interested in practicing or improving. Just love to play the game with family and buddies and try different brands/clubs (at traditional lengths).
I'll follow this thread though. I'm interested to see if you can take advantage of the SL design!
If anybody is looking to try SL, I have a set of KBS S flex shafts, which ones I need to go back and look, with brand new grips on them that I need to pull from a set. I tried to demo them on the range and my elbow quickly advised I knock that off.
I remember Bobby Lopez getting a set of these from Cobra. He used his bending machine to change the lie angle. The more upright lie angle is what DeChambeau uses.
I’d be interested in trying out the SL 4,5,and maybe 6 irons in single length. That’s about it. Just to see what they do as far as contact and flight goes. For me it wouldn’t make sense going longer in short irons. I’m pretty happy with my consistency thru 6 down. I’ve never been paired with anyone who’s had them
Sneakylong The more upright lie angle is what DeChambeau uses.
That probably goes along with his Moe Norman type setup and swing...
sdandrea1 Very interested in your results. I love the idea of a 37" 6, 7, & 8i, but I am scared of a 37" 9, W, GW.
I played most SL iron brands over the years but not the Cobras. Unless the clubs are the same head weight and lie, same shafts and lengths they are not SL. One club I never tried but had some interest in were the Pinhawk SL hybrids as father time took his toll on my game. The best performing SL clubs I ever had were the original Wishon Sterlings. I never had any issues with the SL wedges. I started having issues with the lower loft head distances dropping off the older I got.
I'm sure there will be a fair amount of adjustment going forward both in distances and posture. I hope it works out.
Biggest problem so far is that I don’t like the KBS shafts very much. I just don’t swing them like the True Tempers I’m playing now.
ode I think I like the 110 weight okay. The 80 and 90 are just too tip soft for me. I've had to relearn the fact that I like higher bend point shafts. When I switch back and forth between my DGSL 7 iron and the Radspeed One 7 iron, the DGSL swings so much better. So for now the Cobras are going to stay in the garage. I'll make a decision about them in the spring.
,... They got to be out of spec!/?
... interesting!
