Anyone know anything about game improvement irons? Any club recommendations in particular?

Question

Looking to buy a good set of irons and get rid of my K-mart specials. I've been playing golf for a while but haven't really progressed. I hope that a good set of clubs is the first step to getting on track. I shoot in the low 100's to mid 90's. I was told that my slice/fade would be helped and distance, and consistency, added by getting cavity back game improvement irons. I'm willing to spend up to about 500 or 600 bucks. Any advice, how to shop for new irons and make an effective purchase, and/or specific club recommendation is appreciated.

Answer 1

Find a good deal on a used set of Mizuno MX-25... thank me later!!

Answer 2

In my honest opinion, the best clubs for some one like yourself will be the a used set of Adams Hybrids. Skip the big boys for now, learn to make contact and control the ball.

These will fit the Bill.

But mostly, just have fun!

Good Luck.

Answer 3

you should go to your local pro shop and get fitted for the clubs, it helps a lot more than going in and just buying the cookie cutter irons. Most places will fit you for free, and it really takes strokes off your game.

Some good game improvement irons:

Taylor Made RAC OS2- On sale around 400 dollars right now, these are my second favorite irons right now

Taylor Made RAC HT- Nice clubs with low center of gravity to help get the ball off the ground.

Ping Raptures-Same as HT, more expensive though

Cleveland Launchers- Same as HT

Cleveland CG Gold- very nice, prices are around $529

Clevaland CG-4, amazing irons, on sale at places around the price of 399.

Those are a good starting point, but get what feels the best to you. Try a lot of irons, those are just clubs i have tried that i would get. Talk to the people in the pro shop where you are going, and they are very helpful in setting you on the right track. Try to stay away from blade irons, or muscle backs, they are harder to hit. Also just my opinion, i find Mizunos very hard to hit, no matter what they are.

If you find an iron you like that is an older iron, look at the used clubs rack, sometimes you can get really good deals.

hope this helps

ps. lessons are a great investment, they will help you improve your game greatly

Answer 4

In all honesty for a player like yourself who is shooting low 100's to mid 90's your going to find game improvement clubs helpful in several ways. First your ability to solidly strike the ball will improve, this is mostly due to the over sized iron heads which are fitted to game improvement clubs. Secondly the height and trajectory you will find with improvement clubs will be high with low spin, which is ideal for a player trying to improve. This will mean less control in regards to ball placement, although I doubt this is your concern currently.

Cavity Backed clubs are great for improvement, however I would suggest that for your longer irons you consider Hybrid Irons as their MOI (moment of Inertia) is higher and will allow you to strike ball easier in a variety of locations, oh and with added distance.

Now lastly, choosing irons.  My suggestion would be to save your money and purchase a pair of cheaper cavity back irons, either coming with or replacing your long irons with Hybrids.  The main difference between the cheaper irons and more expensive irons is A the metals and B the shaft. The metals essentially adding feel and the shaft adding distance vs. control.   Replace the cheaper cavity backed irons in a year or two with progressive cavity back irons, the titleist  735cb irons ring a bell steel shafted, beautiful irons. And if your feeling brave you could then move to muscle backs, although these are becoming obsolete. Anyways, back to cavity backs.

As to getting them fitted, obviously a good idea if you intend to golf seriously, however my golf coach at university always told me my game has nothing to do with the clubs, and I personally never blame my game on clubs or club type. Lastly the most important suggestion,  set aside some money, get a membership to a golf course and range, hit balls everyday. Varying distances and locations, practice efficiently with goals and targets.  There are pros everywhere who will teach you similar things, but all will tell you hit the range at least a couple times a week to see any noticeable improvements.  

And one drill I recommend to every golfer is really easy, take your pitching wedge, or something less than 52 degrees and aim for that 100 sign, once you can hit it fairly regularly, start aiming for only one of the two zeros, this is a simple yet efficient way of improving and being able to see the improvement, oh and will lower your score by several strokes a round.

Ps. I have played University level golf for 4 years and am currently getting my CGPA card.  GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 5

I would go with Callaway X20's great set of irons.