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Forum Thread of the Day: “Is it easier to hit players irons?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day was created by lazyjc4, who asks fellow GolfWRX members for their opinion on what they feel are some of the easiest to hit players irons on the market. Our members have mentioned a multitude of players irons, with plenty of detailed reasoning behind their choices.
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.
- thewral: “New Level 902. Single piece forging, feel great, smallish head, low offset, distance lofts.”
- naj959: “I went through a couple of sets of irons this year which included 765s, flyz+, and finally settled on the…..Bridgestone J15 DPF. There are some great reviews of these irons. The 765s are forgiving, but the j15s are even more so. They have a very thin top line, are workable, and are lonnnng.”
- Casper_golf: “Take a good look at the Wilson V6, or if you are looking for something older, guys really like the V4’s that can be found as a steal. Way underrated irons. Soft feel forgiving and long for the weaker lofts they have. No offset.”
- Sonja Henie: “Very interested in the comment about the 745s being similar to the 545s in forgiveness. I’ve been very tempted by the 565s but might do better with the 765s.”
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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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
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Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
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
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
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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ChipNRun
Dec 18, 2018 at 10:26 pm
“Is it easier to hit players irons?”
Easier for whom? For those of us that don’t always break 90, the answer is no.
At demo day rough fittings, I usually chart out best with GI irons with sub-100 gram steel shafts, or Recoil 95s.
A couple of the “player’s cavity” irons such as the Ping i200 fly well for me, but the bladish clubs are very tough to handle.
A common tale I’m hearing from former college players who now have jobs and families: they shifted from players to GI irons because they don’t have time to keep a “players” swing in tune. The GI forgiveness helps their score, whereas the players high miss-to-supershot ratio hurts their score.
To GM: Your thread focus was a bit hard to decipher. In future, you might run your question by a colleague to make sure you say what you mean to say. It’s rough when you end up as your only editor.
John
Dec 18, 2018 at 2:36 pm
“Is it easier to hit players irons?” Is not the question he asked. Did you decide to make up your click-bait headline?
A. Commoner
Dec 15, 2018 at 11:10 am
Good grief! Start with a ridiculous question and go from there.
Gerald Teigrob
Dec 14, 2018 at 5:59 pm
I am always going with the thinking that I was always hit and miss with players irons but I might possibly be able to play with forged and forgiving irons. However I find the game improved a lot like my oversized irons, so I will keep playing them over the players’irons…I would make an exception with the Cobra Bio Cell+ irons though!