For someone who shoots high 90s low 100s would you recommend game improvmnt irons or "super" game imprv irons?

Question

I have your typical righty slice/fade problem most of the time. I miss hit a good amount of my shots, not all the time but enough to consistently p**s me off and s***w my game up. What clubs would you recommend? Any specific manufacturers?

Answer 1

Forget lessons, too costly and working on every body part that moves in a certain way will drive you batty. Go to any major manufacturer's web site and search for demo days.

You can go to an actual driving range - spend 3-4 hours hitting balls with different clubs. Use your swing with the right club, I like the slingshot 4 d for a high launch, then there's TM R7 to help with a slice etc, try different shafts.

Answer 2

Neither will help you.  You need to establish better fundamentals so that you can repeat a good swing and hit the ball consistently.  Game improvement clubs will only compound your problems.

Answer 3

I recommend that you get fitted for a set of clubs. One of the problems with your game may be that the clubs just are not right for you -- wrong length, wrong lie angle, etc. Any one of these issues can hurt your game.

Properly fitted clubs by themselves won't cure your ills, but they will help.

Also, get some lessons.

Answer 4

Don't try to fix a bad swing with better equipment.  Learn to hit the ball properly and enjoy being a better golfer.  Lessons, practice, and properly fitted equipment will make you the golfer you want to be.  Your shot pattern is telling you what you are doing, and you have to learn how to read the shot patterns.  It isn't really so complicated.

Answer 5

NO, AND I DON'T BELIVE IN LESSON AS SUCH, GET A BOOK WATCH A VIDEO ON GOLF AND GO TO THE RANGE. LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF AS A TEACHER... PICK ONE SHORT-COMING AND WORK ON IT!!! START WITH YOUR SHORT-GAME AND WORK AWAY FROM THE GREEN... THEN BUY THE CLUBS TO FIT YOUR GAME(YOU WILL HAVE ONE THEN) "HIT 'EM STRAIGHT"

Answer 6

if you slice, try a set of clubs with an offset.  i know that taylor made makes them as well as nicklaus

Answer 7

Get lessons.  Learn to swing properly, then get some Callaway's, Fusions or Berthas depending on your budget and life will be good.  Do not get super game improving irons though, they only do you good for so long, stay away from Nike irons also, they're terrible.

Answer 8

Get lessons at a pro shop, get consistent, and straighten out  the slice. If you buy clubs to "fix" you faults, you will only ingrain those faults further and have a harder time later. So get lessons first, then when you are consistent, get fitted clubs. Fitted clubs are more expensive, but they truly are "game improving."

Answer 9

A good set of fitted clubs could help that slice go away. Don't listen to people who tell you to get lessons before new clubs, they don't know what they're talking about. Poorly fit clubs could cause the ball to go to the right or left, too high or too low. You'll never know if your swing or your clubs are the problem if you don't have properly fitted clubs.

As far as styles goes, I would not recommend "super" game improvement irons for anyone unless they have no desire at all to work to get better, or play less than 10 times a year. Your scores may go down initially, but you will NEVER develop a proper feel for hitting the ball correctly, and in the long run will probably end up being a worse golfer because of it.

Answer 10

Get your fundamentals correct first.  You can straighten things out first with almost any clubs, then, move on to something like the Big Bertha clubs until you are well in the groove, at which point you might want to move on to something a bit more competitive if you want to kick it up another notch.

Answer 11

Keep your old clubs and spend the money on lessons no two ways about it

Answer 12

If you still hit 90-100, try to find irons have wide sole, it more forgiveness...

Want to break 90.... improved you short game like avoid 3 putts, when do green side bunkers, chip, pitch try always on the green... so on par four 1 drive, 1 fairway wood/iron shot, 1 chip/pitch/bunker shot then 2 putts... you get bogey.  18 bogey mean 90... sure you should got some pars or birdie, but also double bogey...

Answer 13

Like everybody else said, don't try to fix a bad swing with clubs, get lessons first.

That said, there are tons of game improvent clubs out there.  Most of the golf industry is geared towards higher handicappers.  I would suggest looking at Callaway Big Bertha type irons.  They are big, easy to hit and easy to get the ball up and straight.  The Cleveland Hi-Bore irons would be a good choice also.  Cobra also makes very good irons for higher HCers.

Remember this also.  When you go to buy a new driver, get more loft.  People always want to get a low lofted driver because it strokes their ego in the store.  However, they get less than stellar reslults with it.  I would suggest a 10° or higher driver.  You will get the ball up higher and it will tend to go straighter.

Also, stay away from offset drivers or anything that claims to fix a slice.  It might work, but all it does is put a band-aid on a problem.  Get the problem fixed and learn how to hit the ball straight.

So when you go to buy new clubs (after the lessons) remember bigger is better(easier) and more loft is better (easier).  Don't worry about labels like "game improvement" or "super GI", they don't really mean much and are just marketing.  Get something that will help you hit the ball better, shoot lower scores and have fun.  Find something big, w/ lots of loft that feels and looks good to you.  That is also important.  It needs to fit your eye and give you confidence.