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That leads to the question of possible progressive sets.
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Dirty Harry: “a man’s got to know his limitations.” Blades are sexy to look at and fun to play if you have the game but in the words of Clint Eastwood in his role as Detective Harry Callahan, a.k.a.
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The company says it’s tried to make the Ben Hogan ICON as playable as possible. “It’s not just a piece of metal on the end of a stick.” Can You Even Blade, Bro?įorgiving and blade go together like haddock and ice cream so, in this case, you have to look at it relatively. “It’s a pretty forgiving blade,” says White. As irons get longer, the center of mass gets lower, so you get the ball up easier. For scoring irons (8-9-PW), the center of mass is higher, producing lower, more piercing shots without ballooning. Hogan calls it the Progressive Center of Mass Weighting System, a fancy name for a simple concept: the center of mass gets lower as the irons get longer. “It puts more mass behind the golf ball so you get that great feeling a blade can provide when you hit it squarely.” “The weight pad on the back has a different geometry for each individual club,” adds White. That should translate into more confidence and – for a blade – more forgiveness. The design also allows for a larger face and a larger hitting area. I ended up falling in love with them and use them exclusively to this day.“This feature provided a thicker mass behind the face while keeping the center of gravity more heel-ward for easier workability,” wrote Jeff Sheets for MyGolfSpy back in 2010. I bought my first set of old tiny headed blades for practice irons to help me work on ball striking. You can buy newer sets of forged blades and progressive sets, but these older sets out there on eBay for under $100 are hard to beat. These are top shelf forged muscle backs.Īnother great older set of irons mentioned already that are one of the nicest feeling set of irons anywhere are the forged This set of irons cost $1,100 in 1984 new. This is essentially an early set of forged progressive cavity back irons from 2-7 and muscle back blades in the 8-pw. I like to use them in the winter to get the same distance per club year round, the graphite is a little easier to deal with in the cold, and the faces are larger in the 7 - 2 since I don't play as much when it is cold (the 8 - pw is the same head as the Golden Rams). With factory graphite shafts on eBay for $75 years ago, 2i - sw. These were VERY expensive irons in the day for that reason. Ram was the first company to large scale frequency match clubs, spine align shafts, balance the set, etc. I bought a set 2i - pw for $50 many moons ago and absolutely love them. My personal favorite set of irons of all time, You can pick up GREAT sets of irons cheap on eBay. I might never play the Channelbacks again, but every time I think about which vintage set to haul out, the PCs are on the short list.
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I debated putting the long irons in the bag and 7-E as the PCs, but they don't mesh together at all and ultimately I prefer the PC long irons. I really don't care for the Chanelback short irons for some reason. I was super excited when my shipment came, but wasn't too excited after I tried them. The Channelbacks have that same sort of feel. I remember hitting the EDGE irons when I was a kid and having a hard time with them. The Channelbacks do have a bit of a clunk to them off the face. I've actually got just about every set the company has made, don't hit them though. I've got a set of Grinds you can borrow if you're ever in the LA area? :) They're pretty bitchin' looking.
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I was about to say, Redlines, the best? Really? Channel backs (beautiful but over my head - used by Justin Leonard to win The Open Championship) these ones even though not "Ben Hogan Apex" irons - they remind me of Clevelands (or vise versa) BH Grinds (used by Tom Kite to win the Open) Seriously though, of all the versions of Apex I've played, the following 2 are my favourites: