Vegan702
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When looking to purchase new irons, what drives you to 1 model over another?
I went into my local Golf Galaxy today to go looking for some wind gear and got the chance to hit some of the new irons that are out and coming out. I was able to hit the new Cleveland CG7 BP in both versions, TaylorMade R9 in both versions and also the TaylorMade Burners. I ruled out the TP versions of both the Cleveland and R9s. So I am left with the CG7 BP, the R9 and the Burner. I can say I hit the Burner about 8-12yds further about 80% of the time, so there is definitely distance to be gained with the Burner over the other 2, however, to me they felt very hard. The R9 felt extremely smooth when hitting. It was like there was almost no vibration and with almost every contact it felt like it was money. I even hit some off the toe and heel to see how it would feel. I almost want to say it was a muted feeling. The Cleveland's were kind of in the middle of the R9 and the Burner. I can't say I like them better over the other and the intriguing thing to me which got me searching out information on the Cleveland's is the new zip grooves that they have. I also like the Cleveland promotion if you buy an iron set this year you can trade it in for the newest thing before 12/31/2011. Its not the deciding factor as the irons being discussed are all about the same price and any further irons from Cleveland in the next 2 years will most likely have the new conforming grooves. Being an amateur I want all the technology available to me, and obviously going back to a groove that spins less is not in my best interest in most cases. So I think I am stuck deciding between the R9 and the CG7 BP.
I went into my local Golf Galaxy today to go looking for some wind gear and got the chance to hit some of the new irons that are out and coming out. I was able to hit the new Cleveland CG7 BP in both versions, TaylorMade R9 in both versions and also the TaylorMade Burners. I ruled out the TP versions of both the Cleveland and R9s. So I am left with the CG7 BP, the R9 and the Burner. I can say I hit the Burner about 8-12yds further about 80% of the time, so there is definitely distance to be gained with the Burner over the other 2, however, to me they felt very hard. The R9 felt extremely smooth when hitting. It was like there was almost no vibration and with almost every contact it felt like it was money. I even hit some off the toe and heel to see how it would feel. I almost want to say it was a muted feeling. The Cleveland's were kind of in the middle of the R9 and the Burner. I can't say I like them better over the other and the intriguing thing to me which got me searching out information on the Cleveland's is the new zip grooves that they have. I also like the Cleveland promotion if you buy an iron set this year you can trade it in for the newest thing before 12/31/2011. Its not the deciding factor as the irons being discussed are all about the same price and any further irons from Cleveland in the next 2 years will most likely have the new conforming grooves. Being an amateur I want all the technology available to me, and obviously going back to a groove that spins less is not in my best interest in most cases. So I think I am stuck deciding between the R9 and the CG7 BP.