Iron heads are getting stale

sdandrea1 · 2020-12-13T00:14:59+00:00

Are there any new offerings coming out? I haven't seen a component iron head that has caught my eye in quite a while. The Maltby TS1 is the last new head...

fatshot

sdandrea1 I still have those Alpha Response heads I told you about
6-GW.....only the 7 and gap wedge have been hit.....the rest in shrink wrap...
Make you a helluva deal!! 😁

sdandrea1

fatshot

Thinking about it. I want to see what else pops up. We can discuss it via PM here or dandreasteve@gmail.com.

scotts33

sdandrea1 Thinking about it. I want to see what else pops up.

Alpha Response heads are very good if you need a medium-wide sole width and offset. The kicker on them is they are 304SS.

Weirfan

sdandrea1

true not cheap, but worth it and probably stop the continued turnstile of lesser quality components . Plus when it comes time to sell them, they hold their value and you wont have to give them away for $12 shipped.😉

sdandrea1

Weirfan true not cheap, but worth it and probably stop the continued turnstile of lesser quality components . Plus when it comes time to sell them, they hold their value and you wont have to give them away for $12 shipped.😉

It's my dilemma. I know that investing in higher end clubs means curtailing the ho-ing of the cheap stuff......which I really enjoy. But the new stuff is always so sweet.

fatshot

sdandrea1 PM Sent

shokosugi

sdandrea1

Maltby ts1 are superior to the pings i200 and i500 at a fraction of the price- I've played them all😉. Maltby were longer and more forgiving than the i200 and better turf interaction and better consistency (not hotspots) than the i500. But, I've gone to the wishon sterlings and haven't looked back... Have you tried single length yet Steve?

sdandrea1

shokosugi Have you tried single length yet Steve?

Yes. I can't make enough clubhead speed to launch the mid irons. I only use 8 - W in irons. I use a hybrid at 31 degree loft. 8 - W is short enough in shaft length that single length doesn't make sense.

candukid

Rickochet Wishon 770ti

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Rickochet

sdandrea1 Yes. I can't make enough clubhead speed to launch the mid irons. I only use 8 - W in irons. I use a hybrid at 31 degree loft. 8 - W is short enough in shaft length that single length doesn't make sense.

Ditto here and the reason I sold my three sets of SL clubs recently.

DonM

Rickochet sdandrea1

Yeah, once the 6 iron gets down to 140, the need for fantastic irons goes away. At that point it’s more about the soles, feel, and especially accuracy.

CallMeAl

sdandrea1

I have a set of Blade TF3 in the Buy/Sell.

Typhoon

Those hollow headed irons... I can’t stand the sound or the feel. As much as I love the look of the Ping i500 irons... they are hollow and feel like crap with that “click” and the awful sound.
Why isn’t everyone filling the heads with foam like TM does on the p790’s?
Our indoor pro picked up the hollow headed Titleist irons and he was hitting them. You could t tell if he hit one good or bad by listening to it. He handed me the 4 iron and I hit a bunch. All had no feel, just that unsatisfying click. I grabbed my Nike VPC 4iron... just feels and sounds sooooo much better.

LogicalOne

Typhoon My Sub 70 699’s are injected with TPE. Sound and feel are pure!

scotts33

Typhoon I grabbed my Nike VPC 4iron... just feels and sounds sooooo much better.

Sound = feel! 😁

Par4QC

LogicalOne Is that the patented "The Poon Energy" formula Jason came up with?

toraider

LogicalOne

I feel the same way about my 0211s with their Ping Like progressive offsets.

Dufferman

scotts33 Has anyone ever done a test on golf club feel where the person swinging the club had noise cancelling headphones on? I swear I have hit some clubs I could feel in my hands did not feel good.

sdandrea1

I'll probably end up shafting up another set of Eye 2 heads. 😅

Rickochet

sdandrea1 I'll probably end up shafting up another set of Eye 2 heads. 😅

Steve, if you are looking for something different I have a set of Integra Powerbar irons. Very solid. All the heads are the same size but different weights, all 2mm offset and jacked lofts. These would probably play well off of your tight Florida fairways. https://www.valuegolf.com/iron-heads/integra-sooolong-power-bar-iron-heads

candukid

DonM
if you are on WRX they would say once the 6 gets down to 200 you are over the hill and not relevant. 😂

sdandrea1

DonM Yeah, once the SEVEN iron gets down to 140, the need for fantastic irons goes away. At that point it’s more about the soles, feel, and especially accuracy.

Fixed it.....