Best looking, feeling shovels

[hammergolf]

2 hours ago, Maine Golfer said:

If you call my long irons ugly again, we are gonna have a problem pal!

 

😉

 

 

Let’s just say your irons have a really great personality…… 😉 lol

[Milfordlefty]

On 3/22/2024 at 5:57 AM, petep5280 said:

Another pick me an iron thread. 

 

I hit one shot shape. So workability is a waste. Greens in Buffalo are soft enough so spin isn't an issue. I need graphite shafted shovels that just blast the ball in the air. 

 

They need to look sexy though like I'm a good golfer. 

Cleveland Launcher XL Zipcore, a poor man's ZX4

[PearSorbet17]

Epon 5 or 7 series. 

[dekez]

Recommended 

 

[Tumadre1337]

On 3/22/2024 at 12:23 PM, hammergolf said:

PXG 0311XP are very forgiving and feel as good or better than most irons out there.

+1 for trying out PXG's, the fittings are only $25 at retail locations.

[Chrischo555]

Miura just released their version of the hollow body foam-filled iron with their IC-602. Should be a rocket launcher like the other irons of its type (p790, PXG stuff, etc) and it has the "prestige" of Miura that people seem to pay a premium for.

[North Butte]

If some offset doesn't spoil the "good looking" part for you, I'd second the recommendation(s) of Titleist's T300/T350. To me they still look like a Titleist, which means they look like clubs a decent player would use but they really get the ball up and at 'em with the best of the "shovels" in my opinion.

 

I swear the T300 5-iron is easier to hit straight than the 8-iron of my old DCI's back in the day. While looking much less shovel-ish (to me, at least). 

[cz13X4]

Ping rapture j spec 

[MotherTeresa10]

The Ping Blueprints (now the T version) has always looked incredible to me.

[trying2scratch]

On 3/27/2024 at 8:56 AM, dekez said:

Recommended 

 

Any pics of the ts3 vs zx4 at address?  Does the ts3 have more offset?

[hammergolf]

On 3/26/2024 at 1:19 PM, Milfordlefty said:

Cleveland Launcher XL Zipcore, a poor man's ZX4

From what I’ve heard and seen so far the Zipcore XL are even more forgiving. Hopefully mine will be here later this week to hit them.

 

 

[dekez]

2 hours ago, trying2scratch said:

Any pics of the ts3 vs zx4 at address?  Does the ts3 have more offset?

 

Here you go.  These are both 7 irons.  The TS3 has just a little more offset.  It is easier to hit.

 

ZX4 MKII 7 iron

 

TS3 7 iron

 

 

ZX4 MKII on Left, TS3 on Right

 

 

ZK4 MKII on Left, TS3 on Right

[nosedive32]

T350

[ChristopherMcDonald]

I'm going to say the 902OS, depending on what qualifies as a shovel 

[me05501]

The side effects of modern hollow construction seem to be that shovels LOOK much better but FEEL much worse. 

[hammergolf]

1 hour ago, me05501 said:

The side effects of modern hollow construction seem to be that shovels LOOK much better but FEEL much worse. 

I agree 100% that No doubt this is the case. The only set I’ve found that feel good are the Gen4 XP’s I currently play. However, from everything I’ve read and seen that the new Zipcore XL irons don’t have the clicky, harsh sound or feel. Hopefully mine arrive late this week so I can confirm that myself. 

[Maroon_19]

Well... after a couple of months of just awful ball striking, I've taken the Artisans out of the bag and put my 2002 Mizzy MX-20s back in.  Confidence is back.  Length is back.  I stand over the ball and am not worried that I can't carry that creek or cover that tree.  I know it is me and my god-awful swing and not the clubs, and the Artisans when struck well do feel better than the Mizzys, but right now I'm playing better golf with the 22 year old shovels.

[dekez]

My Edel SMS (non-pro) 7 iron trial came in.  It's a very nice club.  Definitely a contender... but the cost...

[dmeeksDC]

On 3/27/2024 at 8:56 AM, dekez said:

Recommended 

 

 

 

On 4/1/2024 at 6:34 PM, ChristopherMcDonald said:

I'm going to say the 902OS, depending on what qualifies as a shovel 

Here, here! If you want a more generous sized club face — I would not call these nominees shovels — and you want forgiveness but you don’t care for the hollow heads, the Maltby TS3 and New Level 902-OS are two excellent pure forged choices that stand out from the crowd. 
 

They have low centers of gravity, perimeter weighting, solid MOI, more club face to see from address than most forged irons, have long irons that are easy to launch and they feel fantastic. Both are high quality forgings that prove you don’t need multi-material heads to produce a very playable iron. The 902OS on closeout now is a nice deal and I would say the TS3 is even one notch easier to hit.  

[JosephNewton293]

On 3/22/2024 at 12:59 PM, jonkevin said:

Takomo 101

I second the Takomo 101 ..........and it'll save you some money. 

[jwb10]

S-T-E-A-L-T-H

[braincramp52]

22 hours ago, me05501 said:

The side effects of modern hollow construction seem to be that shovels LOOK much better but FEEL much worse. 

Yes. But the PXG Gen 6 XP's have made that no longer true. Up until last fall I had been a Ping G series fan a long time. I put up with the sound because they just flat out performed so well for me over the years. Now that I've had the Gen 6's for a while they have solved that issue. The Gen 6's look great at address, feel fantastic, and are stupid easy to hit. I know some don't like the screws and I get it. I'm almost embarrassed that I used to think PXG was a flash in the pan.

[Radeon962]

PXG 0311XP. They are like a better feeling and better looking Ping. 

[hardten]

Played 50 years and owned 54 and counting sets of irons of all types and makes. Mostly forged cbs. Current sets are 4-pw ZX4 MKii KBS stock Tour Lite and Cobra Forged Tec X 5-gw,PGI 85 stiff. Both very good and by no means garbage cans.

[me05501]

2 hours ago, braincramp52 said:

Yes. But the PXG Gen 6 XP's have made that no longer true. Up until last fall I had been a Ping G series fan a long time. I put up with the sound because they just flat out performed so well for me over the years. Now that I've had the Gen 6's for a while they have solved that issue. The Gen 6's look great at address, feel fantastic, and are stupid easy to hit. I know some don't like the screws and I get it. I'm almost embarrassed that I used to think PXG was a flash in the pan.

 

The look of the gear and the image they sell...neither appeals to me in the slightest. 

[braincramp52]

7 minutes ago, me05501 said:

 

The look of the gear and the image they sell...neither appeals to me in the slightest. 

And that's cool. I don't understand what kind of image they sell but that's ok.

[Barfolomew]

On 3/22/2024 at 10:45 AM, Barfolomew said:

These threads always end up naming all the brands on first page...... listed so far, should help 🙄😂

 

New Level

Titleist

Mizuno

Ping

Srixy

Callaway

Hogan

PXG

Maltby

Cobra

Taylormade

Ace Hardware

 

 

 

 

.....and by now all the other brands have been listed too.  So that's easy take your pick of any brand as apparently they are all Best looking Best feeling shovels 😂 good luck

[ephmen]

has to be Zx4 mkii

[ad_l1b]

I was a big fan of my Titleist T300s both in the bag and behind the ball, I bet you can get a steep discount on them now too. 

[bcjim]

On 3/22/2024 at 5:57 AM, petep5280 said:

Another pick me an iron thread. 

 

I. I need graphite shafted shovels that just blast the ball in the air. 

 

 

On 4/1/2024 at 12:02 PM, MotherTeresa10 said:

The Ping Blueprints (now the T version) has always looked incredible to me.

 

 

Lol