Dirt_Guy
I dig holes.
Well, I did go to the "local" golf shop (120 mile round trip) to test out a few irons. I've been in need of a new set ever since I bought what I currently have. They are a generic brand that resembles the Ping Eye 2 irons. Needless to say, most clubs on the market today have a better chance of helping my swing flaws.
I started swinging the Burners and I was just crushing the ball. The distance was unreal and had such a great feel with each ball strike. Although these clubs were great, they weren't what I need to advance my game. I need more help with my finesse than distance, so I had to move on.
Next, I sampled the R9's. Once again, I was pounding the ball downrange like the Burners. The difference I realized between the R9's and the Burners was the different club feel in the scoring irons. The R9 scoring irons flirt more toward players' irons than GI irons in my opinion. I need my irons to be as forgiving as possible in the whole set, so I had to move on once again.
Now I found myself with the irons that brought me to the golf shop today, the CG7 Black Pearls. With the great review that was done about the bp's and the current Cleveland promotion, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I started swing these and fell in love. I didn't hit them the distance of the TaylorMade clubs, but I found the grace that I feel my game desperately needs. I don't know if I chose these irons because I had it in my mind to try them out, they looked so amazing, or it was a great deal when packaged with the Cleveland promotion, but these will now push my current iron set into the spare bag.
The guy helping me with my fitting told me that my occasional push/fade is probably due to not having the irons fine-tuned to my swing. He recommended I get +.5 length and +1* lie with and extra wrap under my right hand. It is amazing what a few tweaks to a club can do to change their playability. It was great to have access to their driving range with heated stalls to see the true ball flight and not just what the launch monitor says.
I'll add whatever comments I have about these clubs to the current thread on their review once I get some time with them. Unfortunately, the courses close till spring once we get enough snow, so it will be all simulator time until then.
I started swinging the Burners and I was just crushing the ball. The distance was unreal and had such a great feel with each ball strike. Although these clubs were great, they weren't what I need to advance my game. I need more help with my finesse than distance, so I had to move on.
Next, I sampled the R9's. Once again, I was pounding the ball downrange like the Burners. The difference I realized between the R9's and the Burners was the different club feel in the scoring irons. The R9 scoring irons flirt more toward players' irons than GI irons in my opinion. I need my irons to be as forgiving as possible in the whole set, so I had to move on once again.
Now I found myself with the irons that brought me to the golf shop today, the CG7 Black Pearls. With the great review that was done about the bp's and the current Cleveland promotion, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I started swing these and fell in love. I didn't hit them the distance of the TaylorMade clubs, but I found the grace that I feel my game desperately needs. I don't know if I chose these irons because I had it in my mind to try them out, they looked so amazing, or it was a great deal when packaged with the Cleveland promotion, but these will now push my current iron set into the spare bag.
The guy helping me with my fitting told me that my occasional push/fade is probably due to not having the irons fine-tuned to my swing. He recommended I get +.5 length and +1* lie with and extra wrap under my right hand. It is amazing what a few tweaks to a club can do to change their playability. It was great to have access to their driving range with heated stalls to see the true ball flight and not just what the launch monitor says.
I'll add whatever comments I have about these clubs to the current thread on their review once I get some time with them. Unfortunately, the courses close till spring once we get enough snow, so it will be all simulator time until then.
