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Forum Thread of the Day: “Softest, most forgiving players cavity irons?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from moorebaseball, who asks fellow GolfWRX members for their recommendations on soft and forgiving players cavity irons. A whole host of different irons get a mention in the thread, with Mizuno’s cavity irons proving to be one of the most popular choices amongst our members.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- jimb: “I haven’t hit anything better feeling than the 2013 Callaway X-Forged.”
- deep18: “As others have said, JPX919 Tour. Players look but according to Mizuno’s data, slightly more forgiving than the AP3 and almost as forgiving as the MMC.”
- elwhippy: “Mizuno will be the softest. Srixon a close second. I imagine the TM will be most forgiving. AP2s are very blade like in their performance. P760 goes very high and straight with DG 105 and 120 shafts.”
- 300_Straight: “Wilson V6 Tour is also a great feeling iron from what I’ve heard. Never personally tested it, though. Any Srixon 7 or 9 series irons are very soft, as are most Mizunos, Callaway X Forged, etc.”
Entire Thread: “Softest, most forgiving players cavity irons?”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
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Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
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Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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reggie
Nov 15, 2018 at 12:02 pm
Mizuno… like having s e x with the golf ball… OoOoOooooh
ogo
Nov 15, 2018 at 7:47 pm
.. ttiittyyy soft impact ?? :-p
ogo
Nov 15, 2018 at 2:21 am
BTW…. it’s not just the clubhead that provides that soft buttery feel… it’s the clubhead in conjunction with the shaft. 10% clubhead; 90% shaft. Smoke that tokers… :-O
George49
Nov 14, 2018 at 6:20 pm
Bridgestone j15 with Nippons
Eric Poppa
Nov 14, 2018 at 5:38 pm
Mizuno….that’s all that need be said….Oh, and MP-18sc!! 😉
Garry Pierce
Nov 14, 2018 at 4:07 pm
are there other irons out there?
susan
Nov 14, 2018 at 1:26 pm
Softest… butteryest… orqasmik… forgiving feeeeling… OoOoOoOooooh 😮
susan
Nov 14, 2018 at 1:24 pm
Softest… buttery… orgasmik… forgiving feeeeeling…. OoOoOoOoooh :-O
Gary
Nov 13, 2018 at 7:13 pm
Miura CB-1008. A little expensive but well worth it.
yup
Nov 13, 2018 at 2:49 pm
785 srixon