So here it's early June and not 6 rounds into the season and I'm pretty much ready to pull the trigger on changing my iron set. Backstory is that I've been using Callaway irons for years now (x14 to x18 to x22 to my current set of FT's) I purchased the FT set at the end of the 2010 season for two reasons primarily - the price was ridiculously good and I reasoned that with less offset, it would help eliminate my big iron miss which is LEFT OF THE PLANET. My handicap has bounced around between 13-18 for about the last 5 years with varying trouble spots in my game. My irons have typically been the least of my trouble spots and I like to think that they are most often my consistent positive.
When I purchased the set, there was also a sense that I had hit that "aha" moment and was ready to move toward getting to a single digit handicap. With less time to play and even less to practice this year, I'm thinking that my jump has cost me more frustration and set me back in the last two season than moved me closer toward my goals. Said plainly, I think I'm just not quite good enough to swing the FT irons and would be better off with my former "game improvement" category irons like the X-22's. I hit less greens, flush fewer shots and don't well with confidence when standing over even a 6 or 7 iron as I had in the past. I also have come to realize that, even though the offset hosel found in most GI irons are setup to promote a draw (right has never been my miss), if I come over the top of any iron in any category, I'm going to miss pretty badly left - i.e. you can't fix a bad fundamental with any equipment.
So my question is, have you ever looked back and said "why the hell did I change that when it was working pretty darn well?" Did you make the change and head back, or look at something new instead? Have you gone from GI class to more of a players iron successfully?
On the equipment front, my first instinct is to find a used set of X22's and hit the range hard. But then I read a review of some of the new offerings from Callaway, TM, etc... and think maybe I should go through the demo process of the new stuff. I'm a little worried about the new stronger lofts and conforming grooves (after all, in the teens golfer here - I hit a lot of approaches from the rough). Do you think the technology from the X22's compared to the Razr or X hot's are worth a look, or even the Rocketblades for that matter?
Thank you for reading and any advice you can give is appreciated... I feel like I've tried to fit into a pair of shoes that aren't quite right and they've been slowing me down for the past two seasons... it's past time to get things right.
When I purchased the set, there was also a sense that I had hit that "aha" moment and was ready to move toward getting to a single digit handicap. With less time to play and even less to practice this year, I'm thinking that my jump has cost me more frustration and set me back in the last two season than moved me closer toward my goals. Said plainly, I think I'm just not quite good enough to swing the FT irons and would be better off with my former "game improvement" category irons like the X-22's. I hit less greens, flush fewer shots and don't well with confidence when standing over even a 6 or 7 iron as I had in the past. I also have come to realize that, even though the offset hosel found in most GI irons are setup to promote a draw (right has never been my miss), if I come over the top of any iron in any category, I'm going to miss pretty badly left - i.e. you can't fix a bad fundamental with any equipment.
So my question is, have you ever looked back and said "why the hell did I change that when it was working pretty darn well?" Did you make the change and head back, or look at something new instead? Have you gone from GI class to more of a players iron successfully?
On the equipment front, my first instinct is to find a used set of X22's and hit the range hard. But then I read a review of some of the new offerings from Callaway, TM, etc... and think maybe I should go through the demo process of the new stuff. I'm a little worried about the new stronger lofts and conforming grooves (after all, in the teens golfer here - I hit a lot of approaches from the rough). Do you think the technology from the X22's compared to the Razr or X hot's are worth a look, or even the Rocketblades for that matter?
Thank you for reading and any advice you can give is appreciated... I feel like I've tried to fit into a pair of shoes that aren't quite right and they've been slowing me down for the past two seasons... it's past time to get things right.