+3 hcp here. I played blades my entire golf life. Started tracking all my stats and was hitting 68% GIR. I bought the ping i230 last year and that percentage is now 72%. For me more greens means less bogeys = lower scores. I had a round a few weeks ago where I hit 17 of 18 greens. I still love blades but I’m not going back and I don’t see the reason to play blades unless you just like the look of blades.
I stumbled into blades after finding out irons with narrower soles work better for me. Played them from a 12 HCP to where I am today, a 2 HCP. They have also helped me enjoy the game more as well
Higher CoG, thinner sole/better turf interaction, and compact head. All aspects of blades that suit my swing and I prefer, but I still play cavity backs because I know my ball striking isn’t where it needs to be to survive the mishits 😂
I had a full set of 2020 p770s and for whatever reason I had really nasty random pulls with the short irons. A mishit further off the toe was a nightmare. I was missing so many greens with the short irons. I tried p7TWs in 7-p and that pull completely went away. People look at me like I'm crazy when I mention that the toe miss is actually more forgiving with a blade because it goes much less offline and for less yardage if that makes sense. With the p770 that miss was almost always a guaranteed bogey or double-bogey depending on how rough that area was around the green/out of bounds. My handicap has gone from a 10 to a 4. Average greens in reg went from 6-8 to 10-12. Forcing myself to get better with blades has made me a much better ball striker. The thin top line and less offset give me more confidence to my eye. It feels like you have nowhere to hit but the center of the face. With that being said I haven't tried the newest stuff and the T100s did catch my eye the last time I was in a golf shop. But in the meantime I feel I can still improve my game by cleaning up the short game and putting. Maybe in the future.
Switched to blades a few years ago and my approach game improved. No more odd jumpers. Much better spin and carry distance consistency. Added a 5 & 6 cavity back iron this year to get a bit more launch and peak height and play blades from 7-PW. Pitching wedge is 46 degrees. Handicap index is 4.5.
What did you switch from? I find it hard to believe that a blade would be better than something like t100. But if you came from like p790 I could see it
@@jordanevans6685 oh idk how those are. I played 714 ap2 for like 8 years but bought them off a buddy and didn’t know about equipment back then. I got lucky they were pretty much perfect
Club speed is not a factor most of the time for a club like this, rather the ability to hit the center of the club more often than not. You can play blades and swing at 83 MPH. If you hit it on the sweet spot, it'll work out well for you.
I need something. Playing Callaway Rougue ST Pro. I don’t get enough spin. Even out of the fairway, the ball releases 25-30’. Not making many birdies from there. ⛳️🏌🏽♂️
Scottie Scheffler is the only one who should be using blades. Even Bryson is using a hollow-body iron these days
Played blades as a kid and growing up. Went from MBs to 718 AP2 and never looked back. Right now gaming T150 P-5
+3 hcp here. I played blades my entire golf life. Started tracking all my stats and was hitting 68% GIR. I bought the ping i230 last year and that percentage is now 72%. For me more greens means less bogeys = lower scores. I had a round a few weeks ago where I hit 17 of 18 greens. I still love blades but I’m not going back and I don’t see the reason to play blades unless you just like the look of blades.
I stumbled into blades after finding out irons with narrower soles work better for me. Played them from a 12 HCP to where I am today, a 2 HCP.
They have also helped me enjoy the game more as well
That's Great!
I’m the same. It’s so player dependent
I hit the MBs better than the CBs. They just look, feel and perform better for my swing
Higher CoG, thinner sole/better turf interaction, and compact head. All aspects of blades that suit my swing and I prefer, but I still play cavity backs because I know my ball striking isn’t where it needs to be to survive the mishits 😂
I will never not use blades
I had a full set of 2020 p770s and for whatever reason I had really nasty random pulls with the short irons. A mishit further off the toe was a nightmare. I was missing so many greens with the short irons. I tried p7TWs in 7-p and that pull completely went away. People look at me like I'm crazy when I mention that the toe miss is actually more forgiving with a blade because it goes much less offline and for less yardage if that makes sense. With the p770 that miss was almost always a guaranteed bogey or double-bogey depending on how rough that area was around the green/out of bounds. My handicap has gone from a 10 to a 4. Average greens in reg went from 6-8 to 10-12. Forcing myself to get better with blades has made me a much better ball striker. The thin top line and less offset give me more confidence to my eye. It feels like you have nowhere to hit but the center of the face.
With that being said I haven't tried the newest stuff and the T100s did catch my eye the last time I was in a golf shop. But in the meantime I feel I can still improve my game by cleaning up the short game and putting. Maybe in the future.
blades will never be irrelevant for great ballstrikers
Steelfiber X 110 w/ z forged ii blades is such a fun combo
Switched to blades a few years ago and my approach game improved. No more odd jumpers. Much better spin and carry distance consistency. Added a 5 & 6 cavity back iron this year to get a bit more launch and peak height and play blades from 7-PW. Pitching wedge is 46 degrees. Handicap index is 4.5.
What did you switch from? I find it hard to believe that a blade would be better than something like t100. But if you came from like p790 I could see it
@@kakimotoK20 switched from Titleist AP3 irons. They went too far and didn’t spin enough for me. Had to play 5 wedges.
@@jordanevans6685 oh idk how those are. I played 714 ap2 for like 8 years but bought them off a buddy and didn’t know about equipment back then. I got lucky they were pretty much perfect
Again, how does the average Joe hit them? We really don't learn from Captain ball speed!
My best ball striking was with MacGregor VIP's years ago.
Club speed is not a factor most of the time for a club like this, rather the ability to hit the center of the club more often than not. You can play blades and swing at 83 MPH. If you hit it on the sweet spot, it'll work out well for you.
I need something. Playing Callaway Rougue ST Pro. I don’t get enough spin. Even out of the fairway, the ball releases 25-30’. Not making many birdies from there. ⛳️🏌🏽♂️