DG_1234
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Within the golf equipment industry "bigger is better" seems to be a widely accepted concept. I've tried to embrace the idea, but the supposed "more forgiving" clubs usually don't work as well for me as ones of smaller, more traditional size. For example:
1)DRIVER- I've had success playing many 460CC drivers but find a smaller head is more consistently accurate . My current KZG SP700 driver is about 355CC and I find it easier to consistently square at impact than the 460CC drivers I've played. For me average distance is essentially the same with any head size from 350CC to 460CC.
2) FAIRWAY METALS- other than from tee boxes, I struggle to play consistently goof shots from the ground with modern large head 3 and 5 woods. I think the heads are just too large to consistently square at impact with anything other than an ideal, level lie. So, my bag has 16* and 19* hybrids. The hybrids are about 15 yards shorter yardage than fairway metals, but impact quality and accuracy is better with the hybrids.
3) IRONS: For about 55 rounds of golf I played the largest head iron set I could find (Ping G700) and while it was fun getting super charged distance shots, the distance and accuracy control was not great.
So, I went back to playing my former set, MP63, which is not by any means a "small head", but it's significantly smaller than the G700, and with the MP's I am squaring the face at impact more than I did with the large head G700's.
4) PUTTER: I have not tried any of the modern large mallet head putters so I won't comment about putter forgiveness.
So, I think the word "forgiveness" may be misleading. If (for some players) large heads produce more mishit shots, is that large size really "forgiving"?
* I understand that computer data reveals a mishit will get better results from a large head than a smaller head. But if swinging a large head produces ore mishits (than a smaller head) is the large head truly more "forgiving"?
1)DRIVER- I've had success playing many 460CC drivers but find a smaller head is more consistently accurate . My current KZG SP700 driver is about 355CC and I find it easier to consistently square at impact than the 460CC drivers I've played. For me average distance is essentially the same with any head size from 350CC to 460CC.
2) FAIRWAY METALS- other than from tee boxes, I struggle to play consistently goof shots from the ground with modern large head 3 and 5 woods. I think the heads are just too large to consistently square at impact with anything other than an ideal, level lie. So, my bag has 16* and 19* hybrids. The hybrids are about 15 yards shorter yardage than fairway metals, but impact quality and accuracy is better with the hybrids.
3) IRONS: For about 55 rounds of golf I played the largest head iron set I could find (Ping G700) and while it was fun getting super charged distance shots, the distance and accuracy control was not great.
So, I went back to playing my former set, MP63, which is not by any means a "small head", but it's significantly smaller than the G700, and with the MP's I am squaring the face at impact more than I did with the large head G700's.
4) PUTTER: I have not tried any of the modern large mallet head putters so I won't comment about putter forgiveness.
So, I think the word "forgiveness" may be misleading. If (for some players) large heads produce more mishit shots, is that large size really "forgiving"?
* I understand that computer data reveals a mishit will get better results from a large head than a smaller head. But if swinging a large head produces ore mishits (than a smaller head) is the large head truly more "forgiving"?