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Forum Thread of the Day: “Most forgiving players iron made within the past 5 years?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from moorebaseball who is on the hunt for the most forgiving players iron on the market from the last five years. Our members offer their suggestions to moorebaseball, with Ping’s S55 irons proving to be a popular recommendation.
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.
- dpb5031: “Ping S55s if you prefer a more compact head, or the i200s if you want a slightly larger profile. Both are excellent, very forgiving “player’s” irons that have been used extensively on multiple Tours.”
- WonIron: “I just bought my Second (backup) set of Adams forged XTD’s with stock KBS C-taper shafts for $160 on eBay. That was a good deal, but you can find them at $200 or better easy. Beautifully setup players look at address, forgiving and longer than the true blades I’ve been playing all my life.”
- BigPapy: “Agreeing with others here on S55’s. Great clubs that most mid-cappers could play well.”
- shakester: “Nike Vapor Pros or Pro Combos are a great set of irons that offer plenty of forgiveness.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving players iron made within the past five years?”
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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Miles
Feb 25, 2019 at 9:12 am
Mizuno MPH4
joro
Feb 22, 2019 at 12:36 pm
The most forgiving club, and I have tried all of them, is the 2002 Big Bertha Irons. They hit themselves, the balance was great and they were high. long, and straight. In fact I still have them, a complete set of lefties that I use occasionally and wonder why I don’t use them more.
F
Feb 20, 2019 at 3:59 pm
I find the P730 extremely easy to hit for some reason, easier than say 718MB and better feeling
F
Feb 20, 2019 at 4:00 pm
May be it’s the feel that fools me lol
Jed
Feb 20, 2019 at 2:25 pm
Will only be forgiving if the specs are right.
kevin
Feb 20, 2019 at 12:49 pm
this thread will probably end up as a list of every players iron made in the last 5 years, but my vote is
Bridgestone j15cb
geohogan
Feb 20, 2019 at 12:27 pm
May not be the longest or most forgiving, but a vote for Adams CMB, great feel and accurate and easily bent to zero offset IMO key to accuracy.
O
Feb 20, 2019 at 8:20 pm
So you increased the loft by how much to get to zero offset?
geohogan
Feb 21, 2019 at 4:36 pm
@O; havent checked loft but guess its minimal change
offset off the shelf: PW is 0.096 inch; 4I is 0.168 inch
Newt
Feb 20, 2019 at 10:23 am
If you don’t give the Maltby TS1 irons from Maltby at Golfworks a look then your doing yourself a disservice. They are outstanding…. great feel… great looking… super forgiving and WAY less expensive then any other club that gets mentioned on her. I’ve tried them all. Check out on Golfworks.com
Actual Facts
Feb 20, 2019 at 10:17 am
Here’s another vote for the Adams XTD Forged and the Ping S55 irons. I’ll also throw in the TMag SLDR irons. Calling them a pure player’s iron is probably a stretch but they’re forgiving and workable so…