Blade users thread (NO DEBATING CLUBHEADS! NO Buy Sell Trade!)

[dog flog]

Even my wedges are cb's so why am I talking to the bladiest of the blade men on matters of scoring? Because when you break 80, the champagne glasses should come out and even a blade man loves a shout. Regardless, D did the 70's voodoo that I'd like to do very often and so well. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[DeNinny]

Just shot 78. First time below 80 with the black borons. It took about a dozen rounds, but now the monkey is off my back with the Ninja bag set up. w00t!

 

Had four birdies, all set up with sweet BB shots inside 10 ft: 4i, 4i, 7i, and 9i. I stuck the 9i 125 yds to 15". Wow did it feel soooo good, and I won the KP with it too. I also had GIR pars with 5i, 6i, and 2i. The Ninja bag was on fire and I made my putts. I'm hoping to keep up this kind of play...

Ha! You nailed that tiny 2 iron. I'd be off put by seeing a face around the size of a credit card, but for you, it's money.

 

It was 186 yds to a back pin. I played for a fade and came OTT to slice it a little. It landed 10 yards short but still bounced up to the green. I had a 35 foot uphill putt and I blew it 15' past the hole. LOL I made the comback for par.

 

Trust me, Katana is not always money, but neither is my 5w. I just look at all irons the same now and don't care about the # on the bottom. In my experience, the more I think about a club being an issue, the more it is.

They're all just wedges for various distances and trajectories. I try to swing them all like a wedge. When I can manage that, good things happen.

 

If you look at the face from the ball's perspective, coming into impact, all irons are virtually the same surface area. And they are all the same design with the exception that the lofts and lengths are different. So to me it just gets a little bit harder to hit the next longer iron in the bag simply because it is on a longer shaft. Whatever error that you have with the shorter iron is just a little more exacerbated with the next longer iron, and so forth. So to me you just have to accept that the longer the club gets, the more inconsistent you will be with it simply because of that length. And by my logic, Kitana is 18* and only 39.5" long, whereas my 5w is 42" long, so being shorter, I should, in theory be just a little more consistent with the shorter 2i as compared to the 5w. At least that's how I justify it in my head. As mentioned, the same logic of a blade being superior to a CB in the short irons applies to ALL irons, so it is malarkey to think you can't play a blade long iron when you are already playing them in the short irons.

[dog flog]

Just shot 78. First time below 80 with the black borons. It took about a dozen rounds, but now the monkey is off my back with the Ninja bag set up. w00t!

 

Had four birdies, all set up with sweet BB shots inside 10 ft: 4i, 4i, 7i, and 9i. I stuck the 9i 125 yds to 15". Wow did it feel soooo good, and I won the KP with it too. I also had GIR pars with 5i, 6i, and 2i. The Ninja bag was on fire and I made my putts. I'm hoping to keep up this kind of play...

Ha! You nailed that tiny 2 iron. I'd be off put by seeing a face around the size of a credit card, but for you, it's money.

 

It was 186 yds to a back pin. I played for a fade and came OTT to slice it a little. It landed 10 yards short but still bounced up to the green. I had a 35 foot uphill putt and I blew it 15' past the hole. LOL I made the comback for par.

 

Trust me, Katana is not always money, but neither is my 5w. I just look at all irons the same now and don't care about the # on the bottom. In my experience, the more I think about a club being an issue, the more it is.

They're all just wedges for various distances and trajectories. I try to swing them all like a wedge. When I can manage that, good things happen.

 

If you look at the face from the ball's perspective, coming into impact, all irons are virtually the same surface area. And they are all the same design with the exception that the lofts and lengths are different. So to me it just gets a little bit harder to hit the next longer iron in the bag simply because it is on a longer shaft. Whatever error that you have with the shorter iron is just a little more exacerbated with the next longer iron, and so forth. So to me you just have to accept that the longer the club gets, the more inconsistent you will be with it simply because of that length. And by my logic, Kitana is 18* and only 39.5" long, whereas my 5w is 42" long, so being shorter, I should, in theory be just a little more consistent with the shorter 2i as compared to the 5w. At least that's how I justify it in my head. As mentioned, the same logic of a blade being superior to a CB in the short irons applies to ALL irons, so it is malarkey to think you can't play a blade long iron when you are already playing them in the short irons.

My current set of fatties is progressively sized, if I'm saying it right. The longer irons' heads get a tich bigger, if anything. Going from that to a long shaft with a smaller face, if only slightly - is enough to give me the heebie jeebies.

[DeNinny]

Ha! You nailed that tiny 2 iron. I'd be off put by seeing a face around the size of a credit card, but for you, it's money.

 

It was 186 yds to a back pin. I played for a fade and came OTT to slice it a little. It landed 10 yards short but still bounced up to the green. I had a 35 foot uphill putt and I blew it 15' past the hole. LOL I made the comback for par.

 

Trust me, Katana is not always money, but neither is my 5w. I just look at all irons the same now and don't care about the # on the bottom. In my experience, the more I think about a club being an issue, the more it is.

They're all just wedges for various distances and trajectories. I try to swing them all like a wedge. When I can manage that, good things happen.

 

If you look at the face from the ball's perspective, coming into impact, all irons are virtually the same surface area. And they are all the same design with the exception that the lofts and lengths are different. So to me it just gets a little bit harder to hit the next longer iron in the bag simply because it is on a longer shaft. Whatever error that you have with the shorter iron is just a little more exacerbated with the next longer iron, and so forth. So to me you just have to accept that the longer the club gets, the more inconsistent you will be with it simply because of that length. And by my logic, Kitana is 18* and only 39.5" long, whereas my 5w is 42" long, so being shorter, I should, in theory be just a little more consistent with the shorter 2i as compared to the 5w. At least that's how I justify it in my head. As mentioned, the same logic of a blade being superior to a CB in the short irons applies to ALL irons, so it is malarkey to think you can't play a blade long iron when you are already playing them in the short irons.

My current set of fatties is progressively sized, if I'm saying it right. The longer irons' heads get a tich bigger, if anything. Going from that to a long shaft with a smaller face, if only slightly - is enough to give me the heebie jeebies.

 

A CB with FUGLY offset, overly wide and rounded sole, and huge face suface area gives me the heebie jeebies like nobody's business. When I look at a CB like that with the FUGLY perimeter weighting and huge head size, I just think chunk city and numb, low def golf. No thanks. I'll take blades for life, TYVM.

[dog flog]

Fair enough but what's a TYVM?

[3riC]

Homna TW BM (no, not a tiger woods bowel movement....though after his dui theres just taking another bm on his legacy in this gentlemans game)

Plz tell me one of us has these...i want in the bag pics plz!

In the black chrome is stunning! Though in the reg chrome, they are kinda like less busy amp cell mbs...price isnt all that mad

 

that's hot....really nice. would love it try it

[DeNinny]

Fair enough but what's a TYVM?

Thank

You

Very

Much

 

For example, I look at this bag, my Ninja bag, and all I see is perfect golf technology. This setup is 100% based on enabling the best golf in me. I put everything into engineering the best bag that I possibly could engineer into it. So I have absolutely no excuses with it, and it gives me all the necessary tools to best shoot my lowest scores. I also made it as beautiful as I can make it, and it also feels as good as I can make a club feel So there is not one iota of a heebie or jeebie in my mind when I look at this bag. All I want to do is go play golf with it and have a great time doing it.

 

 

[Kingcat990]

Well, I will say that 18 holes isn't enough time to write up a review on them. I need to have them in more situations before I put down an 1800 word post describing my biased review on my exponential purchase. I refuse to spout off on how they are the greatest irons I have ever played. They are a blade. On today's 18 holes I found them to be significantly more forgiving than they appear. I was rusty today. I went 46/43 with 10 new clubs in the bag (4-P, hybrid, 5 wood, 3+) and 9 weeks from the last time I played or swung a golf club. In fact, on the first hole I had to pull an 8 iron and had to peel the plastic off the grip. I actually forgot to peel the plastic off of most of the grips. Completely spaced doing that before going to the course. I didn't get a good feeling on the Masda Fast Blades until the back 9 when I started piecing my life together. Modus 120's require a softer tempo (IMO). I found on the back 9 that they were the easiest blades for me to control flight in regards to high/low. I don't typically ever have to work irons left or right too much, nor do I think I have the skill set to really try. When hit on the dimes they are absolutely great (like most all blades) and pretty mild when you're outside the kitchen. They are a very dense feeling blade. The turf interaction is great for me since I am mostly a "picker" by definition. Time will tell.

 

I will say again though, the Masda golf grips are just absolutely fantastic. Hopefully they have some longevity. On golf grips, I will add that the Grip Master leather perforated grip is really nice as well. Very nice tack. I'm glad I put it on my hybrid. I'll add some more back tomorrow.

[S.william]

So great to read all the evidence from great guys that im not alone in my fierce love of blades. I started with a boxed set of Wilson optimax Kmart clubs. When I hit my first Mizuno, it was all over. Bought a set of 67s, sold them, (stupidly) but never have turned away from blades since. Matter of fact, they just keep getting older! Can't seem to post a pic from my phone, which is a piece of garbage, but the current stable is...

 

Staff tour blade fg-17, 1-pw (my games)

Staff tour blade 3-pw

Titleist tour model 1-9

Macgregor jack nicklaus personal model, 2-9

Mizuno MP-33, 2-pw ( becoming my gamers)

 

On a side note, I am seeking a 1 iron for the MP-33s like king Arthur after the holy grail, and will compensate heftily anyone who can provide one :-)

 

 

[wmblake2000]

. I refuse to spout off on how they are the greatest irons I have ever played. They are a blade.

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Haha... you have more self control than me. I always love a new iron and think each one is the greatest ever. In the end, the swing's the thing. I *sort of* think as I keep learning that my discrimination gets better even of the honeymoon phase. But there are two outcomes for irons. One, all of them just a hunk of metal at the end of a stick. Two, the really good ones that fit your swing and eye remain a source of frequent pleasure.

 

I am 95% decided to sell all but the Miuras just to force the issue.

 

 

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Homna TW BM (no, not a tiger woods bowel movement....though after his dui theres just taking another bm on his legacy in this gentlemans game)

Plz tell me one of us has these...i want in the bag pics plz!

In the black chrome is stunning! Though in the reg chrome, they are kinda like less busy amp cell mbs...price isnt all that mad

 

I don't have a set, but I have tried them. They're a cast blade, which is somewhat uncommon. Apparently, they were designed with input from Tanihara Hideto; he wanted a longer blade than the TW727MB...but I don't think he actually bags the BM blade now. Anyway, they are noticeably longer heel to toe, which some may find off-putting. They felt pretty good, much better than my much older Honma PP737 cast blades from the late Eighties.

[nzio]

Gratz on the 78 DeNinny - time to shoot below 80 now more consistently :)

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

A break from the Miura BB love fest... :tongue:

 

Dear Penthouse,

I never thought this would happen to me, but....

 

....so the local second hand shop has some nice booty in right now. There was the latest (I think) version of the Epon Personals blade in (tried them; OK, but shaft was shorter than standard, which made it tough to properly evaluate them), MP-33s, MP-68s, a load of Honma PCBs, and a set of (alleged) tour issue Titleist 714 blades.

Now, I like some Titleist blades, but the 714s never did it for me. However, I thought these allegedly tour issue clubs deserved a hit. They have more bounce than the standard OTR issue, and look slightly different--bigger lettering, perhaps--but there's not much difference otherwise. They are shafted with DG Tour Issue X100 (HELLO!! My favorite shaft!), lovely thick grips (MCC+4), and ever so slightly longer than standard shafts (perfect for me).

I fell in love with these things at first swing. The big difference was the balance. It was so perfect with every club I tried. I can't say they felt better than my Mizunos, or the Miuras I have tried, or even my Mac VIPs, but they are so damn easy to hit.

Problem is the price. I could pretty much buy a new set for the same price, and there's no letter of provenance or anything to say these are actually Tour Issue. Could just be a custom set.

 

Anyhow, I have started a war of bargaining attrition with guy at the shop. I might end up getting them, I might not, but I am going to try

Meanwhile, I need to bid on a nice looking set of Mac Muirfields I just saw :pimp:

[NRJyzr]

For anyone who pulls own shafts:

 

How do you avoid "bluing" the hosel. Heat gun, micro torch?

 

I have a shaft extractor coming in, going to hot rod Maruman C.S.1's with FM 6.5 stepped shafts, hickory dowels made off my screw machine and leather grips, probably Best Perfs.

 

I have a heat gun and for years used that, but went to a butane micro torch a couple years ago. Much faster. The trick to avoid bluing is to just keep the flame moving. It doesn't take all that long to break down epoxy.

 

I lack a puller so it's just heat and twist. Which also means I haven't been pulling graphite. ;)

[Sir edward of putternut]

Homna TW BM (no, not a tiger woods bowel movement....though after his dui theres just taking another bm on his legacy in this gentlemans game)

Plz tell me one of us has these...i want in the bag pics plz!

In the black chrome is stunning! Though in the reg chrome, they are kinda like less busy amp cell mbs...price isnt all that mad

 

I don't have a set, but I have tried them. They're a cast blade, which is somewhat uncommon. Apparently, they were designed with input from Tanihara Hideto; he wanted a longer blade than the TW727MB...but I don't think he actually bags the BM blade now. Anyway, they are noticeably longer heel to toe, which some may find off-putting. They felt pretty good, much better than my much older Honma PP737 cast blades from the late Eighties.

Thanks for the info. Cast blade......meh

[NRJyzr]

Homna TW BM (no, not a tiger woods bowel movement....though after his dui theres just taking another bm on his legacy in this gentlemans game)

Plz tell me one of us has these...i want in the bag pics plz!

In the black chrome is stunning! Though in the reg chrome, they are kinda like less busy amp cell mbs...price isnt all that mad

 

I don't have a set, but I have tried them. They're a cast blade, which is somewhat uncommon. Apparently, they were designed with input from Tanihara Hideto; he wanted a longer blade than the TW727MB...but I don't think he actually bags the BM blade now. Anyway, they are noticeably longer heel to toe, which some may find off-putting. They felt pretty good, much better than my much older Honma PP737 cast blades from the late Eighties.

Thanks for the info. Cast blade......meh

 

You can cast a blade out of softer steel than is used in many forgings. "Forged or cast" is not the decision tree to pay attention to. Look instead at the material used.

 

I have a set of blades cast from 1020 carbon steel. They're very soft. If no one told you they were cast, you'd never know.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Homna TW BM (no, not a tiger woods bowel movement....though after his dui theres just taking another bm on his legacy in this gentlemans game)

Plz tell me one of us has these...i want in the bag pics plz!

In the black chrome is stunning! Though in the reg chrome, they are kinda like less busy amp cell mbs...price isnt all that mad

 

I don't have a set, but I have tried them. They're a cast blade, which is somewhat uncommon. Apparently, they were designed with input from Tanihara Hideto; he wanted a longer blade than the TW727MB...but I don't think he actually bags the BM blade now. Anyway, they are noticeably longer heel to toe, which some may find off-putting. They felt pretty good, much better than my much older Honma PP737 cast blades from the late Eighties.

Thanks for the info. Cast blade......meh

 

The TW 727 is actually very similar in design except with a smaller head, and forged. But hard to find. I have only seen one set in a second hand shop in Japan, and that was in Tokyo (the little Festival Golf branch in Shinjuku, near the big Shinjuku Post Office. That was back in April, so they may still be there if anyone's around there).

[Nard_S]

Thanks to all who gave input on the shaft pulling.

 

 

The Maruman re-shaft needs to come out 1st rate so I'm going to cut my teeth on a set of 962B's heads that will get S300 Sensicores from my Top-Flite Tours.

[PixlPutterman]

What are every ones opinions on Adams MB2? Just scored a set.........

[NRJyzr]

What are every ones opinions on Adams MB2? Just scored a set.........

 

Afraid I know virtually nothing about them, so I'll absent myself from that discussion...

[oxtail]

A break from the Miura BB love fest... :tongue:

 

Dear Penthouse,

I never thought this would happen to me, but....

 

....so the local second hand shop has some nice booty in right now. There was the latest (I think) version of the Epon Personals blade in (tried them; OK, but shaft was shorter than standard, which made it tough to properly evaluate them), MP-33s, MP-68s, a load of Honma PCBs, and a set of (alleged) tour issue Titleist 714 blades.

Now, I like some Titleist blades, but the 714s never did it for me. However, I thought these allegedly tour issue clubs deserved a hit. They have more bounce than the standard OTR issue, and look slightly different--bigger lettering, perhaps--but there's not much difference otherwise. They are shafted with DG Tour Issue X100 (HELLO!! My favorite shaft!), lovely thick grips (MCC+4), and ever so slightly longer than standard shafts (perfect for me).

I fell in love with these things at first swing. The big difference was the balance. It was so perfect with every club I tried. I can't say they felt better than my Mizunos, or the Miuras I have tried, or even my Mac VIPs, but they are so damn easy to hit.

Problem is the price. I could pretty much buy a new set for the same price, and there's no letter of provenance or anything to say these are actually Tour Issue. Could just be a custom set.

 

Anyhow, I have started a war of bargaining attrition with guy at the shop. I might end up getting them, I might not, but I am going to try

Meanwhile, I need to bid on a nice looking set of Mac Muirfields I just saw :pimp:

 

No matter the club, its such a great feeling just stumbling on something that fits. I'd say get that set over a new one, since you'd have to spend time and resources to get the new set to fit anyway and even then the new set might not feel as balanced. Good luck negotiating!

[Ghost_556]

So great to read all the evidence from great guys that im not alone in my fierce love of blades. I started with a boxed set of Wilson optimax Kmart clubs. When I hit my first Mizuno, it was all over. Bought a set of 67s, sold them, (stupidly) but never have turned away from blades since. Matter of fact, they just keep getting older! Can't seem to post a pic from my phone, which is a piece of garbage, but the current stable is...

 

Staff tour blade fg-17, 1-pw (my games)

Staff tour blade 3-pw

Titleist tour model 1-9

Macgregor jack nicklaus personal model, 2-9

Mizuno MP-33, 2-pw ( becoming my gamers)

 

On a side note, I am seeking a 1 iron for the MP-33s like king Arthur after the holy grail, and will compensate heftily anyone who can provide one :-)

 

FG-17s got me started down this road. Saw a full set 2-PW in a resale shop for so little I couldn't pass. I was surprised to find I hit them as well or better than any CB I played prior. But the pure hits make it all worthwhile. Never felt anything like that from even a quality forged CB.

[mahonie]

Anyone know anything about MacGregor VIP Jack Nicklaus irons...asking for a friend ;-)

[NRJyzr]

Anyone know anything about MacGregor VIP Jack Nicklaus irons...asking for a friend ;-)

 

There are several different models with that sort of moniker on them. Any chance you might have a sample pic? :)

[mahonie]

Anyone know anything about MacGregor VIP Jack Nicklaus irons...asking for a friend ;-)

 

There are several different models with that sort of moniker on them. Any chance you might have a sample pic? :)

 

I guessed there would be :-). Here's a link to the photo:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MACGREGOR-FORGED-VIP-JACK-NICKLAUS-BLADE-IRON-SET-2-9-STIFF-SHAFTS-CLASSICS-/282497464033?hash=item41c62936e1:g:hdEAAOSwcB5ZIWR3

 

 

[NRJyzr]

Anyone know anything about MacGregor VIP Jack Nicklaus irons...asking for a friend ;-)

 

There are several different models with that sort of moniker on them. Any chance you might have a sample pic? :)

 

I guessed there would be :-). Here's a link to the photo:

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...dEAAOSwcB5ZIWR3

 

 

 

I don't have any personal experience with those, I'm sorry to say. They are the VIP set I've mentioned a few times over the years as being similar to the Hogan Personals, and upon which the MP14/MP29 and 2014 TM TP blades were based.

 

Rather lovely, I must say. Your friend (ahem) may wish to jump on those. Or such is my opinion :)

[mahonie]

Anyone know anything about MacGregor VIP Jack Nicklaus irons...asking for a friend ;-)

 

There are several different models with that sort of moniker on them. Any chance you might have a sample pic? :)

 

I guessed there would be :-). Here's a link to the photo:

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...dEAAOSwcB5ZIWR3

 

 

 

I don't have any personal experience with those, I'm sorry to say. They are the VIP set I've mentioned a few times over the years as being similar to the Hogan Personals, and upon which the MP14/MP29 and 2014 TM TP blades were based.

 

Rather lovely, I must say. Your friend (ahem) may wish to jump on those. Or such is my opinion :)

 

My friend (ahem) much appreciates your opinion and tells me that they are on the way ;-)...I'll let you know how he gets on with them!

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

Anyone know anything about MacGregor VIP Jack Nicklaus irons...asking for a friend ;-)

 

There are several different models with that sort of moniker on them. Any chance you might have a sample pic? :)

 

I guessed there would be :-). Here's a link to the photo:

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...dEAAOSwcB5ZIWR3

 

That's certainly not the typical VIP design, but there are so many versions of the VIPs out there. Big Stu in the classics forum would be the guy to ask.

I have a set of VIPs that I think were a 1985 reissue for the Japanese market: crowns on the club face, not diamonds, but lots of reverse progression, so the short irons are quite offset. In fact, I don't play the PW and SW because there is just too much offset for me. Lovely irons otherwise, and the feel is, I think, better even than my MP-4s.

If you do a Google search for "GolfWRX" and "stingingbee" (IIRC), you should come across some posts by Clay Long, who was a designer at MacGregor and worked with Jack Nicklaus at his golf club company. There are some posts in which he talks about the different blanks used for certain iconic Mac blades and CBs.

Incidentally, I a friend just won a bid for some Muirfield 20th irons. I'm My friend is curious to see how different they are to my VIPs.

[mahonie]

Anyone know anything about MacGregor VIP Jack Nicklaus irons...asking for a friend ;-)

 

There are several different models with that sort of moniker on them. Any chance you might have a sample pic? :)

 

I guessed there would be :-). Here's a link to the photo:

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...dEAAOSwcB5ZIWR3

 

That's certainly not the typical VIP design, but there are so many versions of the VIPs out there. Big Stu in the classics forum would be the guy to ask.

I have a set of VIPs that I think were a 1985 reissue for the Japanese market: crowns on the club face, not diamonds, but lots of reverse progression, so the short irons are quite offset. In fact, I don't play the PW and SW because there is just too much offset for me. Lovely irons otherwise, and the feel is, I think, better even than my MP-4s.

If you do a Google search for "GolfWRX" and "stingingbee" (IIRC), you should come across some posts by Clay Long, who was a designer at MacGregor and worked with Jack Nicklaus at his golf club company. There are some posts in which he talks about the different blanks used for certain iconic Mac blades and CBs.

Incidentally, I a friend just won a bid for some Muirfield 20th irons. I'm My friend is curious to see how different they are to my VIPs.

 

Thanks, Catchy. I came across a few of your posts re: your VIP journey when researching this set. I'll do some further research...interested to find out what year they're from...love reading stories about the old club makers like Clay Long and Don White.

 

Btw, I'm sure your friend will enjoy those Muirfields ;-)

[wmblake2000]

Ok, I am going to try to be measured and matter-of-fact in reviewing my first round with Miura Small Blades.

 

Data:

 

Score: 37-38 - 75 on a 6350 yard par 72. My lowest score to par in my life. I shot 75 many times as a teen but on a par 70. I made no putts over 5'. I played a shorter course from up tees because I wanted to hit the irons a lot. Even on par 5, I hit irons and not fw woods.

 

GIR: 14/18. I count those shots just off the green that I putt as a GIR and as putts, not chips. These are shots within 2-3 feet of the green, and where the pin is close. Actual GIR: 8/18.

 

Biggest surprise. 4 iron. On one long par 4 into a a little wind, I had 205. I hit 4 iron, intending to layup (4 iron - 180 max) and then to chip to test the PW around the green. I hit the green on a fully flushed shot. Flat out smoked it. Incredible feel and flight. I hit maybe six (6) 4 irons - all, except the first one on the first hole, incredibly well. I hit 3/4 in GIR with it. The other 4 irons were layups (I wanted hit it instead of wood/hybrid). Same great distance for 5 and 6 iron... longer than I imagined. First 5 iron on 2nd hole from 168. Smoked it pin high, 15 feet left. Incredible feel. 3rd hole, very short par 4 (280). I laid up with 6 iron, seeking a 120 shot into green. I had 100 left because I hit it 180. I hit almost every swing in the sweet spot. Unbelievably fun.

 

Chipped with PW 2 times. Nearly holed both.

 

Now, this was the best ball striking round of my life with irons, without question. I think I missed 3 swings, one because of kikuyu grabbing the hosel. I was going to play 27+ but quit after 18. I didn't want to push my luck. My swing is generally solid these days, but this was... great. I often drive the ball well, but this level of iron play was a cut or two above.

 

The two guys I joined (I played as a single) were 50ish and smoked weed the whole way around. Hilarious.

 

As to the non-factual, more personal response: Are you freaking kidding me? These irons are fugging awesome! DeNinny and BigMean: I give you full permission to say 'I told you so.' Good lord. Maybe I should retire and put these clubs and scorecard on the wall.

 

Ok, that's round #1 with Mirua Small Blades. I can't play again this week (rats) but wow do I want to...