Forged vs Cast

DonM · 2020-06-13T13:43:31+00:00

Thought I'd give you a laugh, because yesterday I hit a forged iron for the first time in many many years. You ho's are probably hitting one at least once i...

pellmell

Maltby TE and previous iterations use a 5-step forging process and are butter soft. I've read the DBM, which is the same design and manufacturing process with a black finish, isn't as soft.

Spuzz

Par4QC Spuzz endorsed Balliwicks

The blades? I may be interested in those.
Dibs!

JeffTilley

I still remember the 1st time i hit forged irons, Mizuno's to be exact. I was demoing irons, looking to buy a new set. I hit those Mizuno's and my jaw hit the deck. Unbelieveably soft. I handed the iron to my golfing bud, he hit it and said it didn't feel any different than his cast clubs. Some folks just have better feel perception or softer hands IMO. The only irons I've ever hit that I thought were softer feeling were the Adams CB2's that I hoed for a couple months......

fatshot

scotts33
Looks like you could shave with the leading edges on those things.....!!! 😀

scotts33

If you do not hit dead solid center on a forged iron you are not going to "feel" the difference. Add that some folks have hands of stone. Hit one off the toe on a forged blade vs. off the toe on a cast shovel "feel" will be different as well as performance.

Par4QC

Well, while going thru a couple boxes just now, I find that I have a set, 3-PW, of Wishon 550C forged heads. I had partially stripped them a few years ago and was always meaning to send them out for refinishing. Will check into that next week.

I really wish you fellas would quit starting threads like this....my stimulus money is about to run out. 😂 BUT....the economy is doing just great!

johnnydoom

Par4QC I really wish you fellas would quit starting threads like this

Same here. Now I want another set of traditional blades. Won’t make a difference as inconsistent as my swing is, but I still want them now.

LBlack14

Cast

kelco9

I play cast and have no problem with the feel of them. BUT, I played forged Snake Eyes for a few years and I really do think you could feel the difference. I can remember the first swing I took with them. I flushed a 5-iron and my immediate response was "I never understood the phrase 'hitting a good forged iron is like squeezing butter in your hands,' but now I do." That's what it felt like.

DonM

ode XV's have more bounce and are better suited for my steep attack angle.

Me too. Its hard to find a bit of bounce in less than SGI clubs.

DonM

One of the great things about the game is setting the ball soar through the air. And that beautiful feel of a well struck shot would be another. Like a drug. I had a cast set that felt decent but it was several years ago. I miss that.

Seems like you need steel shafts to get the right feel too?

Eguller

DonM Seems like you need steel shafts to get the right feel too?

Not required...but, they do have a slightly different feel than good graphite with forged irons.
I think the idea of 'filled' iron heads was to simulate the feel of forged. 'Tuning' so to speak.
Love the feel of a perfectly struck real forged iron - like a mini marshmallow exploding...JMO.

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