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Forum Thread of the Day: “1 or 2-iron recommendations?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from Afor1991 who is on the hunt for a 1 or 2-iron after having no luck with hybrids. With a swing speed in the low 100s, Afor1991 is confident he has the speed and consistency to make a 1 or 2-iron work for him, and our members have been giving him their best suggestions in our forum.
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.
- boggyman: “1st generation TM UDI 16* hard to beat with right shaft for a 1-iron, IF you could find one. Used mine in a set of OL Cobras for a while. Need to re-shaft it now though.”
- Pepperturbo: “I have been effectively using T-MB 17* 2 iron since it was introduced. Now and again put my old Mizuno Pro 16* 1 iron in the bag to remind me those clubs require a good swing. Good luck with your choice.”
- joelsim: “It depends on how much you value consistency over distance. And of course what your handicap is. I don’t have an official handicap but am regularly scoring in the 70s at my home club, at most 85 if I have a really bad day. And I tried a UDI #2 a couple of weeks ago and sold it a day later. Will stick to my G400 #4 Iron at power spec 19*. Gives me 195y carry consistently with run out according to ground hardness. So far it beats G and G400 Crossovers, Cobra King Utility and TM UDI #2 hands down.”
- wam78: “Currently playing Mizuno mp h5 2 iron and I absolutely love it! Feels good, easy to hit high and low and can be found for a good price.”
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“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.”
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“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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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)
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Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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A golfer
Jul 29, 2019 at 12:16 am
Hybrids are way easier to hit. Its a swing fault if you cant hit a club designed to be easier to hit higher longer and easier. Why NJ ot just fix the fault…
Jon
Jul 20, 2019 at 6:01 pm
I have been having good luck with srixon z u85 2 with ad di x flex, though might be a little stiff based on the information provided, give it a try with stiff flex, I have had issues with hybrids over the years, never found one that wouldn’t hook, an issue I do not have with any other clubs… z u85 is very hot off the face
Jon
Jul 20, 2019 at 5:59 pm
“With a swing speed in the low 100s”
Is that driver swing speed?
Keith
Jul 20, 2019 at 3:10 pm
A good 1 iron is actualy very easy to hit. Ping eye or ISI
Egdew Rich
Jul 20, 2019 at 2:08 pm
The TM R15 hybrids are close relatives to the best of the Adams hybrids. I believe there is a 19* or so that might save you $$ and fill the need. Compact and forgiving and very long!
steve
Jul 20, 2019 at 2:05 pm
Hmmm…Unable to hit a hybrid, so looking for a 1 or 2 iron? There’s a very real reason very few players carry those clubs.
s
Jul 18, 2019 at 3:05 pm
Bought a used MP-14 2 iron off eBay and hung on my wall just for display. When I realized I found myself needing to escape out of the woods by hitting it very low (under 4-5 ft) and long (100-150 yds) more often than I used my 60 deg wedge, I decided to convert it from trial into production. I am glad I did because it saved me from the situations that guaranteed a bogey or worse a lot more than I expected. I use my driver off the deck for 150+ yd shots but anything other than these two sticks, they launch too high and hit the branches. Almost never use it for a full shot because there’s hardly any needs and it’s just near impossible to hit it flush and produce the results I desire.