Why irons don't have the same size?

[SurfinTurf]

[quote name='rkangrah' timestamp='1347494450' post='5631479']
PUH!! YOU EDITED THE QUOTE.... ???!!!

[b]Why is it matter if I play or what my friend play???[/b] the subject is Mizuno MX-950....

Go trolling somebody else...
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[i]HaHaHaHa!!![/i]

I'm am officially your biggest fan.

[rkangrah]

[quote name='Vegaman' timestamp='1347494741' post='5631503']
Also, tradition I guess. Orlimar came out with a "reverse" iron set where the long irons were bigger and then the set got progressively smaller and more compact as you went down to the short irons. This they made because long irons are harder to hit. I think weight is the main issue historically, the long iron heads get progressively lighter because of the increasing length of the shaft, to keep the swing weight the same.
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OK. why didn't they make the iron the same size? Making it smaller for high lofted iron still make the iron difficult to hit.

[craniac24]

Whenever I feel down or lonely, I always look to see what rkangrah has posted. His rants and musings brighten my day every time.

[golfingchuck]

I'm loving this thread! I believe the troll here is rkangrah, but I could be wrong. Is there a way to save threads so I can come back to this one for Lolz?

[SurfinTurf]

[quote name='craniac24' timestamp='1347496087' post='5631647']
Whenever I feel down or lonely, I always look to see what rkangrah has posted. His rants and musings brighten my day every time.
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So basically PW through 6 iron. All the same size. Then forged hybrids.

[Swingem]

Actually heads are all same size. 5i only look smaller because it is farther away, due to longer shaft.

[MizzyMan]

this ish is WAY more entertaining than anything on tv

[Arafel]

[quote name='MizzyMan' timestamp='1347497969' post='5631807']
this ish is WAY more entertaining than anything on tv
[/quote]

Yeah it is. I was going to to tune into Forest Gump, but I like simpletons who fight with people better.

[golfingchuck]

Bayou billionaires is on tv right now. Get the dueling banjos out!

[jpalermo]

I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like

[rkangrah]

[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
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never this bad... especially the replies... trust me!!

[Arafel]

[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
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Laughter, pure laughter.



I'm starting to believe that Thomas Gray was right though.

[rkangrah]

[quote name='sustain' timestamp='1347500099' post='5632023']
[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
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Laughter, pure laughter.
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hahahahahahah so funny so funny!!
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[golfnuthb]

[size=6][b]WOW[/b][/size]

[Swingem]

[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
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Check out "Forgiving Pear Shape Drivers" ...a classic!

[rkangrah]

[quote name='Swingem' timestamp='1347500438' post='5632065']
[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
[/quote]

Check out "Forgiving Pear Shaped Driver" ...a classic!
[/quote]

yes it was! My best post so far!! No.1 !!

Also check

"Forged Iron for Average player".
"Open Face Driver"
"Hybrid Set"

and a lot more of my posts. They are all amusing.... hahahaha.

[golfingchuck]

Oh man, the keep that keeps on giving!

[SurfinTurf]

[quote name='Swingem' timestamp='1347500438' post='5632065']
[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
[/quote]

Check out "Forgiving Pear Shape Drivers" ...a classic!
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Thank You!

I like it when he tells the marshal that his post is [b]"the most useless reply to this thread...."[/b]

[jpalermo]

Dude, you are a knot head.

[Falang_Golfer]

[quote name='TomWishon' timestamp='1347483933' post='5630769']
[quote name='rkangrah' timestamp='1347473515' post='5629787']
When I see my irons from 5 to PW, they don't look the same. PW has the biggest head to the smallest head which is 5 iron. My favorite is 8 iron. It has a balance between size and workability. My question is why my 5 iron is not as big as my PW? Wouldn't it make easier to hit the 5 iron?
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Damn. . . it took 10 posts before someone came up with the right answer for you. That's kinda scary.

Post #10 is right. And #13 sort of hit on part of it.

In order for all the irons in a set to come out to have the same swingweight while each iron gets a half inch shorter, the headweights have to increase from 3 to 4 to 5 and so on. The typical headweight increase in irons is 7 to 8 grams between head numbers. Making the heads get progressively larger helps make it easy to have the heads keep increasing by +7 or 8 grams from head to head. So when you look at the average 5 iron which is 253 grams and then the average PW which is 281 grams, that is a big amount of weight increase so the head size is made larger.

The other part of this is that the progression of head size MAY help the designer get the center of gravity for each head in the right position with respect to the head just above and just below. I say MAY because there are TONS of different ways to manipulate the weight around a clubhead to ordain the center of gravity location.

And that's it. BTW, it is possible to make a set of irons all have the same head size in terms of height and length - to do that you manipulate the headweight progression with the sole width or the face thickness. It can be done in other words, but isn't typically done because of several reasons that would take more time to explain than what anyone cares to read about here I think.

TOM
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Tom said I was right. It doesn't get any better than this. I'm going to retire from posting now.

Seriously though, I liked the thoughts until it turned into this, wtf... Still not sure if he wanted to know or just quizzing waiting to jump on a answer that didn't agree with his thinking.

[jpalermo]

[quote name='Swingem' timestamp='1347500438' post='5632065']
[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
[/quote]

Check out "Forgiving Pear Shape Drivers" ...a classic!
[/quote]

I read that one. Lol

[SurfinTurf]

[quote name='rkangrah' timestamp='1347500570' post='5632085']
[quote name='Swingem' timestamp='1347500438' post='5632065']
[quote name='jpalermo' timestamp='1347499537' post='5631967']
I can only imagine what the other 1520 of his posts are like
[/quote]

Check out "Forgiving Pear Shaped Driver" ...a classic!
[/quote]

yes it was! My best post so far!! No.1 !!

Also check

"Forged Iron for Average player".
"Open Face Driver"
"Hybrid Set"

and a lot more of my posts. They are all amusing.... hahahaha.
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Only replying so he doesn't second guess chumming the waters.

Rkangrah, you are awesome!!

[golfingchuck]

I'm with you turf! Can't wait until he chimes back in. Lolololol

[Arafel]

This guy has some classics. We're talkin' serious diamonds in the rough here. So much potential, so little time.

[Tayzer]

Sitting in bed ( watching the A's rule the baseball world ) and just read all three pages.

I'm pretty sure this guy is just having fun at our expense. The only other thing that could even be a possible explanation would be mental illness. Which is unfortunate.

If he really is just being a B-hole, he deserves every bit of the rodgering he's recived.

This guy is the reason Golf Now should NOT let singles book tee times.

Can you imagine the topics involved in a conversation on the course??

Unreal! LOL

[ZBigStick]

Get your popcorn ready!

 

[tsmcanada]

rkangrah I am your biggest fan ... pure comedic gold. I swear everything you say has me in stitches.

[golfingchuck]

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rkangrah I am your biggest fan ... pure comedic gold. I swear everything you say has me in stitches.
[/quote]Sorry but sustain and surfinturf have dibs