Listen James, I bought them last September in anticipation of using them for practice only, but as soon as I played them, they ended up staying in my bag. The feel is increadibly good and I don't find them scary. It also motivates you to swing very well because missed hits are costly both for your hands and distance. I much prefer them to my P7MBs actually.
I only started playing in the summer using my brothers v300 irons. Used my dad’s blades and loved them. Went and got a set of Ben hogan apex irons which are actually so much smaller than my dad’s irons. Enjoying using them and enjoying the challenge of using especially for a newbie.
Reading your comment I was like: "Why would you want to make it so difficult for yourself?" Then I remembered I play normal blades myself (not these mega thin ones) and my friends give me the same comment...
James, you do have some older golfers that enjoy your channels. I am amused by your reaction to the size of the Cobra blades you are using on today’s video. I started playing golf in 1965. Back then, ALL irons looked like that. I actually pulled out my high school set to play with a couple of months back and found that I could still hit them well, albeit at least a Club shorter than my Cobra F9 irons of today. Enjoy the clubs as the will force you to improve you center strikes with any current iron. Bruce from Dallas, TX USA
Played these for over a year and loved them! Matched up with the DG Tour Issue X100 shafts, they are amazing! The tungsten toe weight helps a lot to make them slightly more friendly than they appear. Helped me improve due to the extra focus required to play them.
They had the 7 iron at a dicks here in michigan last year. Hit it once. Absolutely flushed it and put it back in the demo bag. No need to end on a sour note.
I've always loved playing MB irons because they make me a better ball striker. The feeling they give you when you hit it pure and in the middle of the face is phenomenal. You definitely have to put your time in with them at the range.
I was playing off 15 and brought some MP4 irons to use down the range to give me better feedback on center strikes. I ended up gaming them and got down to 10. I`d rather know my miss hits will come up short, as it tends to not put me in as much trouble. I`d game those all day long.
Love the Video James !! it just doesn't matter how far you hit a iron, when I play blades and my 6 iron goes like a 7 iron that's fine as long as I get the launch and spin to stop it which you get with the blades because of the weaker lofts , you just build your bag around them and enjoy !!!
I really liked the Rickie irons but James if you ever find an old set of Cobra s3 Pro irons, you gotta give them a try. The best feeling clubs I've ever hit!
I did have a set of jack McGregor muirfield irons the year he won the masters. The golf ball covered the whole face. To make up for it the putter McGregor response zt 615 was atrue monster
I've owned these since they came out. Love them. These are my babies.. I have a Project X 6.0 shaft, custom black/lime pearl ferrules with lime fill on Cobra, King, and crown symbol white fill on rest... and lime green iomac sticky grips. These are the most sexy clubs I've ever had. And hit surprisingly awesome.
Glad to see the weather is better than last week. I know we are about to go in a deep Freeze for the holidays here in Atlanta. Like 9 Degrees Saturday Morning.
I just saw Rickie Fowler's interview on the RS podcast, and he was like "yeah, those didn't really end up being what I wanted.. The ones coming out this year are much closer to what I was needing." or something like that. And how insane consistent/accurate you had to be to even attempt to use the Cobra RFs. It was pretty interesting.
I like the look of these, I would love to try and hit these. I remember you stating you liked the copper finish so why not find a set of the copper forged tech irons and put those in the bag?
Hello James, firstly I would like to say that I enjoy your content a lot, secondly these irons are beautiful, thirdly I think we all would enjoy a round of 18 video featuring them. They would look amazing in your bag and I think they will ultimately make you a ball striker, could take a few frustrating rounds though. Thank you again for all of the excellent content.
I hit those. They feel fantastic. I have some Adams MB2's in 8-pw in the bag. Very similar. Too punishing when you miss the longer irons so I combo'd them up.
These irons look beautiful, I’d love to try them. I’ve played titliest mbs 680,710,712,620 through the years. Every time I try to take out a set of say AP2s or another bigger cavity back my ball striking suffers, back to the blades and it tightens up again. Maybe that’s just me, irons are very much my strength, keeping the driver in the bag and taking my 1 iron off most tees has won me many of tournaments and matches.
My thought process on small, unforgiving irons is that they are a great practice set to have around because they force you to slow down, work on your mechanics, focus on your striking. If you can strike it well with a blade, hitting a forgiving iron That you game for tournaments becomes much easier and much more fun
I find blades are good for practice as I get good feedback on your hands from the strike from blades. I play and practice with Cobra Amp Cell Pro Irons, also nice looking Irons. I hope you end up playing with them. I think you will enjoy the process. Cheers and Merry Christmas!
I found a used set in a golf store and hit them on the simulator some. The 7i felt great, but the 4i was beyond my ability. I'd love to have a set for kicks and grins, and perhaps as a practice tool. Yes, please film an entire 18 with them. Someplace sunny and warm so I can be properly jealous. 🙂
The smallest irons I ever used were Browning 440's, they were extremely low profile and the set reminded me of a bunch of heel shafted putters like the 8802! Ricky has been testing some prototype Cobra cavity back irons, seen them on golfwrx, really nice clubs. I think I'll follow his lead.
James, I usually hit the like button on all your videos. But for your sake, I’ll refrain on this one. 😂 I don’t think you’ll like being stuck with these for the whole 2023 season.
I think as a practice tool blades are fantastic. I have an old set of Bob Toski's. I need to have the swing weight adjusted and I don't plan on taking them on the course but at the range or on a par three course it can be an excellent practice tool to improve striking. Maybe you won't main them but I think they should at the very least find a place in your routine.
I know you try different equipment but you should game what makes you happy. I play with a few guys that still game Ping Eye 2 irons but upgraded driver and fairway woods. FYI -I still play a Bullseye putter. It works for me and scares the poop out of competitors.
Was at demo days this weekend and tried the Mizuno 221, 223, Titleist T100, Zrixon ZX7 MKII, Cobra CB. All were OK, lots of miss hits and shot dispersion was all over the place. But then I tried the Cobra RF with a KBS $ Taper 120 stiff and OMG... Every shot was through the same window. Shot dispersion was very tight with only ONE bad shot. I couldn't believe it either. I even had people watching me hit. Yes, the minimum offset did scare me but since I play the ball forward in my stance, it made up the difference. Very surprised in performance. I'm sold! I'll be getting a set very soon. BTW, my last gamers was a set of Mizuno MP-33's. Lastly, Project X IO, LZ, Nippon's...blah. DG S300, very good. KBS $ Taper, love it.
Fun video James. The clubs were gorgeous to look at but when it comes to golf I really could not care any less about looks. I need something that works (which I have yet to find but that says more about me than club design). These clubs would be an absolute disaster in my hands but you managed them quite well. Three holes and three pars. That said, I have a feeling that you would never love them so I hope you don’t get stuck with them for a season.
I'd absolutely have a set of those if I had the money. It's fun to hit the little heads. Currently, I alternate between mid 2000's Hogan FTX iron and my 2016 Hogan PTX. The smaller muscle backs force me to focus more and I really don't hit them much worse
I’ve been using these for the past 3 months. They are really fun to play with. Now I don’t hit every green and they aren’t super long at all but they have made my swing a lot better. It’s just impossible to play these clubs without commitment. On every shot, you need to dial your mind in and you must have good tempo. If you do all of these things, they deliver. I’ve gotten ridiculously good chipping and pitching with these irons. So fun around the greens. I get about 195 with the 4, 155 with the 7. They really fun thing is the PW. You can hit all sorts of neat shots with that club. I stopped carrying a Gap Wedge. I can hit shots from 100 to 120 with that club. The consistency is phenomenal. My last 3 rounds have been 73, 72, 75. I had previously bought some TM P770s, and those things are in a box. Nowhere near the fun of these RF MBs. However, winter is coming, so I’m not sure how these are going to work out. I’ll make another post and let y’all know.
After I put blades in my bag around 10 years ago I didn't enjoy the game as much. I switched back to more forgiving irons about 5 years ago and enjoy the game much more. Swallow your pride if anyone's thinking of going with blades. Play golf, have fun.
I just bought a set of these today. They should be here in a few days. I think you need to have a mindset using these. Yes, I could buy some King Forged Tec or Callaway Paradyms, but I like authentic golf. I’m not interested in hitting a 7 iron 200 yards. I don’t get paid to play this game, so I think you should play the game the way you like to play it. If playing a blade gives you enjoyment, then do it. If I mishit them some days, then I’ll just go practice some more and find out what’s wrong, not cover it up by using a shovel. That’s just my opinion, and I’m sure many will disagree with me. But that’s ok! Just last year I shot a 69 with some old MP14s. Didn’t hit the ball that far, but I was accurate and I just clubbed up a bit. Nice smooth tempo and you can play blades. I’d like to see a whole 18 holes with these in your bag.
I am by no means a good golfer. I took a pause for about 10 years while in medical school and university and just got back into it. My current clubs are taylormade tour preferred CB from 2011 with r300 shafts so they are too whippy I happened to go into my local golf town and take a couple swings with these with stiff shaft and I couldn’t believe that I was able to hit them surprisingly well compared to my clubs (probably because I swing to fast for R300 shafts) but it felt so crisp and I hit the 7 iron about 165-170 carry to 180-185 total distance and quite straight! I couldn’t believe it and I may pick up a pair
Mr. Miura said his "baby blades" were the easiest to hit for decent golfers, because the mass is concentrated and less twist for shorter blade... seems counterintuitive, but I did play very well with a set of Wilson FG17s for several years in the 90s. A lot of it might be visual intimidation and preconceptions.
@@Scinfull excellent! I actually think that most of the "too hard to hit" issues come from the fact that blades tend to come stock with heavy stiff low launching shafts (DGS/X, PX 6.0...). Its night and day using the mych lighter Modus 105s for example, or softer flex (PX 5.5 or even 5.0,). Sometimes older Titleist and Miz came with Dynalite Gold or Dynamic Gold XP in older models...
A friend of mine is a +3 and plays these irons, they are stunning in person. I took a few swings with them (I am a 2 handicap currently) and they feel fantastic when I connect with one but they drop so much distance on a mishit.
COME ON PEOPLE, HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON!!! I got to hit the 1 iron that Bobby Nichols used to win the 64 PGA Championship. Teed it up and crushed it. Shocked at how great it felt. I imagine if I’d missed the center though I’d be telling you another story.
Ok now that I've watched the video I do agree that buying used / 2nd hand is a great option for golfers. I've been playing since I was 6 I'm now 60 and I was a 3 once upon a time in my late 20's through my 30's. During that time I played Ping Eye 2's and moved on to Mizuno MP 14's and my love for the game became even more with the blades. To this day I play blades. I just have issues with RUclips content saying if you aren't a really good golfer don't even consider blades. Would the new Mizuno JPX 923 Hot Metals make me play better? Perhaps. But for me I love to flight the golf ball, my Pings didn't allow me to do that, blades do. So I guess my rant is I just wish that any time a video on players clubs comes up they don't discourage people from playing blade type clubs or trying them because "you're probably not good enough." After all golf is a game have fun. PLAY BLADES! :) Sorry James for the rant. I did enjoy watching this video and those Cobra's are gorgeous. Top line reminds me of my old Wilson's. Thanks. PS: Nothing feels better than hitting one in the sweet spot! Ever wonder where sweet spot came from. Hit a blade pure and you will.
Let's see 18 holes with those. Test the consistency of the copper irons, and your swing over those tiny things. Reminds me of looking at a set of old blades in a pawn shop some years ago.
You shouldn’t have any problem gaming these irons, you have amazing dexterity and hand eye coordination the way you manipulate and balance a ball on the wedge face.
It’s like having a m5 9 days out of 10 it’s the best car on the road and for the job - there is that one day bright sunshine -dry roads , no traffic when you need a rear wheel drive , preferably Italia , rear drive sports car 🚗
They are beautiful, but I would not want to miss hit those in cold weather. Ouch!😮 But it would make you play better or quit after using them for a year. 😂
Great set of clubs. Wait till it's warm. Put a little larger grip on and you will never pull them out of the bag. Get the mim 4 and 5 at the top end. There's your bag for this year. It will be money back in your pocket
Just scored a set of Titleist Tour Model blades from 1991 and they are like the Supermodel that somehow followed you home after a night at the club. Even If you know it will cost more than you can afford you can’t help wanting to se it thru…. I will be hurting soon!
Ricky's actual Rev 33 irons are even smaller and thinner than these. But I agree these are terrifying looking down at them especially with the long irons.
I think you should get them fitted for you and give them a proper go. They look amazing and I'm sure if you hit the middle of the face, it's gotta feel terrific. Keep up the good work!
You have to love Laura. My wife would have headed to the car before the Par 5 if I was going on about a beautiful golf club like James did. Those irons do look great though.
Definitely clubs that a better player would/should consider. The rest of us should generally stay with a larger cavityback or muscleback design for the forgiveness. A really pretty clubset though.
Robbo …. Please get in touch if you end up selling these because I’ll take them off you for that price 👌🏻 big fan of the copper blades Not good enough to use them but I’d still love a set 👌🏻👍🏻
James can you play them for a few months or so and see if your ball striking gets more precise…..then play a killer round with your favorite semi forgiving irons to see if this experiment worked??
That 4i is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen! It’s bloody ridiculous! I think if you did have them in the bag and lost a load of matches, especially to Gaz, you’d be gutted! 🤣 They are beautiful though!!! 🤙🏻
Forgiveness, feel and looks are available as you know! Why stress with a blade like that? What about a copper putter? Two guys I play with have them! Props to you wife too!
To me these irons were a bit like RF’s perhaps intention to monetize his name/brand/skills. I was very disappointed to see that he indeed used them just for a short while.. great irons indeed, for the great strikers. I have these just for fun, practice and looks. 😬
A year with them in the bag and you’ll become a better golfer. I have a set of P7TW that I game a few times a year and am always amazed at how surprisingly well I play.
How about competing in different classes? Blades play for the Big $ and the rest play for only a tenth of the prize money. This would make golf more fun to watch I think.
only 29,361 more likes to go to bring you to your 2023 knees! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 They are gorgeous looking though... I couldn't play them for all the tea in yorkshire.
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Listen James, I bought them last September in anticipation of using them for practice only, but as soon as I played them, they ended up staying in my bag. The feel is increadibly good and I don't find them scary. It also motivates you to swing very well because missed hits are costly both for your hands and distance. I much prefer them to my P7MBs actually.
Felt the exact same way when I started bagging my 620 Mb's. Now I feel more confident behind the ball than I ever have.
I only started playing in the summer using my brothers v300 irons. Used my dad’s blades and loved them. Went and got a set of Ben hogan apex irons which are actually so much smaller than my dad’s irons. Enjoying using them and enjoying the challenge of using especially for a newbie.
Reading your comment I was like: "Why would you want to make it so difficult for yourself?" Then I remembered I play normal blades myself (not these mega thin ones) and my friends give me the same comment...
It is a question of confidence and challenge. Don't be scared. Jon Rham is but not me.@@EstrayOne
James, you do have some older golfers that enjoy your channels. I am amused by your reaction to the size of the Cobra blades you are using on today’s video. I started playing golf in 1965. Back then, ALL irons looked like that. I actually pulled out my high school set to play with a couple of months back and found that I could still hit them well, albeit at least a Club shorter than my Cobra F9 irons of today. Enjoy the clubs as the will force you to improve you center strikes with any current iron.
Bruce from Dallas, TX USA
Played these for over a year and loved them! Matched up with the DG Tour Issue X100 shafts, they are amazing! The tungsten toe weight helps a lot to make them slightly more friendly than they appear. Helped me improve due to the extra focus required to play them.
They had the 7 iron at a dicks here in michigan last year. Hit it once. Absolutely flushed it and put it back in the demo bag. No need to end on a sour note.
I've always loved playing MB irons because they make me a better ball striker. The feeling they give you when you hit it pure and in the middle of the face is phenomenal. You definitely have to put your time in with them at the range.
I was playing off 15 and brought some MP4 irons to use down the range to give me better feedback on center strikes. I ended up gaming them and got down to 10. I`d rather know my miss hits will come up short, as it tends to not put me in as much trouble. I`d game those all day long.
Hi James, if you are interested in scary preloved muscle-back irons try the Cobra Tour Model blades.
Love the Video James !! it just doesn't matter how far you hit a iron, when I play blades and my 6 iron goes like a 7 iron that's fine as long as I get the launch and spin to stop it which you get with the blades because of the weaker lofts , you just build your bag around them and enjoy !!!
I really liked the Rickie irons but James if you ever find an old set of Cobra s3 Pro irons, you gotta give them a try.
The best feeling clubs I've ever hit!
Recently purchased an FG62 6 iron for practice purposes, but I can't ever imagine hitting these.
I did have a set of jack McGregor muirfield irons the year he won the masters. The golf ball covered the whole face. To make up for it the putter McGregor response zt 615 was atrue monster
I've owned these since they came out. Love them. These are my babies.. I have a Project X 6.0 shaft, custom black/lime pearl ferrules with lime fill on Cobra, King, and crown symbol white fill on rest... and lime green iomac sticky grips. These are the most sexy clubs I've ever had. And hit surprisingly awesome.
Glad to see the weather is better than last week. I know we are about to go in a deep Freeze for the holidays here in Atlanta. Like 9 Degrees Saturday Morning.
I just saw Rickie Fowler's interview on the RS podcast, and he was like "yeah, those didn't really end up being what I wanted.. The ones coming out this year are much closer to what I was needing." or something like that. And how insane consistent/accurate you had to be to even attempt to use the Cobra RFs. It was pretty interesting.
probably contracted by cobra to say things like that to promote the new models😂.
I like the look of these, I would love to try and hit these. I remember you stating you liked the copper finish so why not find a set of the copper forged tech irons and put those in the bag?
Hello James, firstly I would like to say that I enjoy your content a lot, secondly these irons are beautiful, thirdly I think we all would enjoy a round of 18 video featuring them. They would look amazing in your bag and I think they will ultimately make you a ball striker, could take a few frustrating rounds though.
Thank you again for all of the excellent content.
These remind me of OG Ben Hogan Apex irons from pre 1990............... love them!
Blimey amazing to be able to hit a club like that have a good Christmas and look forward to your content next year
I hit those. They feel fantastic. I have some Adams MB2's in 8-pw in the bag. Very similar. Too punishing when you miss the longer irons so I combo'd them up.
Those irons have been in my bag for two years now and I love them so much I purchased a mizuno mp29 1 iron from 1992
hahahaha, walking down the fairway with the iron at arm's reach like a dangling carrot. that was classic.
These irons look beautiful, I’d love to try them. I’ve played titliest mbs 680,710,712,620 through the years. Every time I try to take out a set of say AP2s or another bigger cavity back my ball striking suffers, back to the blades and it tightens up again. Maybe that’s just me, irons are very much my strength, keeping the driver in the bag and taking my 1 iron off most tees has won me many of tournaments and matches.
My thought process on small, unforgiving irons is that they are a great practice set to have around because they force you to slow down, work on your mechanics, focus on your striking. If you can strike it well with a blade, hitting a forgiving iron That you game for tournaments becomes much easier and much more fun
That's what I do. I even have a tiny headed 7iron practice club. Not sure anyone still makes those.
McGregor made a copper faced iron back in the late 50s and/or early 60s. Once the copper wore off, they were hard to look at. Beautiful when new.
I find blades are good for practice as I get good feedback on your hands from the strike from blades. I play and practice with Cobra Amp Cell Pro Irons, also nice looking Irons. I hope you end up playing with them. I think you will enjoy the process. Cheers and Merry Christmas!
I found a used set in a golf store and hit them on the simulator some. The 7i felt great, but the 4i was beyond my ability. I'd love to have a set for kicks and grins, and perhaps as a practice tool.
Yes, please film an entire 18 with them. Someplace sunny and warm so I can be properly jealous. 🙂
The smallest irons I ever used were Browning 440's, they were extremely low profile and the set reminded me of a bunch of heel shafted putters like the 8802! Ricky has been testing some prototype Cobra cavity back irons, seen them on golfwrx, really nice clubs. I think I'll follow his lead.
James, I usually hit the like button on all your videos. But for your sake, I’ll refrain on this one. 😂 I don’t think you’ll like being stuck with these for the whole 2023 season.
That’s ok. I’m only here for the spite “like”.
I think as a practice tool blades are fantastic. I have an old set of Bob Toski's. I need to have the swing weight adjusted and I don't plan on taking them on the course but at the range or on a par three course it can be an excellent practice tool to improve striking. Maybe you won't main them but I think they should at the very least find a place in your routine.
I know you try different equipment but you should game what makes you happy. I play with a few guys that still game Ping Eye 2 irons but upgraded driver and fairway woods. FYI -I still play a Bullseye putter. It works for me and scares the poop out of competitors.
Try Swilken, Eric Brown forged irons dude. Ps Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
I feel the same about my new forge tec ones. So much so I’m using my old pings as I don’t want my new ones to get dirty!!
James, you are my favorite Golf dude on RUclips. God bless you and your family and Merry Christmas!!!
I found me some used TCBs the other day. They looked brand new! Had to pick them up after hitting them on the store launch monitor
Was at demo days this weekend and tried the Mizuno 221, 223, Titleist T100, Zrixon ZX7 MKII, Cobra CB. All were OK, lots of miss hits and shot dispersion was all over the place. But then I tried the Cobra RF with a KBS $ Taper 120 stiff and OMG... Every shot was through the same window. Shot dispersion was very tight with only ONE bad shot. I couldn't believe it either. I even had people watching me hit. Yes, the minimum offset did scare me but since I play the ball forward in my stance, it made up the difference. Very surprised in performance. I'm sold! I'll be getting a set very soon. BTW, my last gamers was a set of Mizuno MP-33's. Lastly, Project X IO, LZ, Nippon's...blah. DG S300, very good. KBS $ Taper, love it.
I had those same irons, I liked them, but as soon as I tried the PXG Gen5 P irons I had no other choice but to sell them.
Fun video James. The clubs were gorgeous to look at but when it comes to golf I really could not care any less about looks. I need something that works (which I have yet to find but that says more about me than club design). These clubs would be an absolute disaster in my hands but you managed them quite well. Three holes and three pars. That said, I have a feeling that you would never love them so I hope you don’t get stuck with them for a season.
I'd absolutely have a set of those if I had the money. It's fun to hit the little heads. Currently, I alternate between mid 2000's Hogan FTX iron and my 2016 Hogan PTX. The smaller muscle backs force me to focus more and I really don't hit them much worse
James old boy. If you think these are small try and find a set of Macgregor Muirfiled irons from around 1984. Still use the p wedge.
I’ve been using these for the past 3 months. They are really fun to play with. Now I don’t hit every green and they aren’t super long at all but they have made my swing a lot better. It’s just impossible to play these clubs without commitment. On every shot, you need to dial your mind in and you must have good tempo. If you do all of these things, they deliver. I’ve gotten ridiculously good chipping and pitching with these irons. So fun around the greens. I get about 195 with the 4, 155 with the 7. They really fun thing is the PW. You can hit all sorts of neat shots with that club. I stopped carrying a Gap Wedge. I can hit shots from 100 to 120 with that club. The consistency is phenomenal. My last 3 rounds have been 73, 72, 75.
I had previously bought some TM P770s, and those things are in a box. Nowhere near the fun of these RF MBs. However, winter is coming, so I’m not sure how these are going to work out. I’ll make another post and let y’all know.
Definitely the most beautiful iron I’ve seen. It would be amazing if I thought I could hit them lol. You did well with them. Enjoyed!
After I put blades in my bag around 10 years ago I didn't enjoy the game as much. I switched back to more forgiving irons about 5 years ago and enjoy the game much more. Swallow your pride if anyone's thinking of going with blades. Play golf, have fun.
I just bought a set of these today. They should be here in a few days. I think you need to have a mindset using these. Yes, I could buy some King Forged Tec or Callaway Paradyms, but I like authentic golf. I’m not interested in hitting a 7 iron 200 yards. I don’t get paid to play this game, so I think you should play the game the way you like to play it. If playing a blade gives you enjoyment, then do it. If I mishit them some days, then I’ll just go practice some more and find out what’s wrong, not cover it up by using a shovel. That’s just my opinion, and I’m sure many will disagree with me. But that’s ok! Just last year I shot a 69 with some old MP14s. Didn’t hit the ball that far, but I was accurate and I just clubbed up a bit. Nice smooth tempo and you can play blades.
I’d like to see a whole 18 holes with these in your bag.
Would love to see you test the Justin Rose Proto’s made by Honma.
I am by no means a good golfer. I took a pause for about 10 years while in medical school and university and just got back into it. My current clubs are taylormade tour preferred CB from 2011 with r300 shafts so they are too whippy I happened to go into my local golf town and take a couple swings with these with stiff shaft and I couldn’t believe that I was able to hit them surprisingly well compared to my clubs (probably because I swing to fast for R300 shafts) but it felt so crisp and I hit the 7 iron about 165-170 carry to 180-185 total distance and quite straight! I couldn’t believe it and I may pick up a pair
Mr. Miura said his "baby blades" were the easiest to hit for decent golfers, because the mass is concentrated and less twist for shorter blade... seems counterintuitive, but I did play very well with a set of Wilson FG17s for several years in the 90s. A lot of it might be visual intimidation and preconceptions.
I’ve been playing FG59 for 12 years or so. I know they make me work harder at swinging better.
@@Scinfull excellent! I actually think that most of the "too hard to hit" issues come from the fact that blades tend to come stock with heavy stiff low launching shafts (DGS/X, PX 6.0...). Its night and day using the mych lighter Modus 105s for example, or softer flex (PX 5.5 or even 5.0,). Sometimes older Titleist and Miz came with Dynalite Gold or Dynamic Gold XP in older models...
James, you have to play them! You can see the joy on your face every time you look down at them. If not, I'll take them. lol
It is so great to have irons you really want. Fun to carry and clean them too. Enjoy!!!
A friend of mine is a +3 and plays these irons, they are stunning in person. I took a few swings with them (I am a 2 handicap currently) and they feel fantastic when I connect with one but they drop so much distance on a mishit.
yeah but you can get that feel with much better clubs and are more forgiving ..like the T100/s . too bad they dont make more irons that color like
COME ON PEOPLE, HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON!!!
I got to hit the 1 iron that Bobby Nichols used to win the 64 PGA Championship. Teed it up and crushed it. Shocked at how great it felt.
I imagine if I’d missed the center though I’d be telling you another story.
Ok now that I've watched the video I do agree that buying used / 2nd hand is a great option for golfers. I've been playing since I was 6 I'm now 60 and I was a 3 once upon a time in my late 20's through my 30's. During that time I played Ping Eye 2's and moved on to Mizuno MP 14's and my love for the game became even more with the blades. To this day I play blades. I just have issues with RUclips content saying if you aren't a really good golfer don't even consider blades. Would the new Mizuno JPX 923 Hot Metals make me play better? Perhaps. But for me I love to flight the golf ball, my Pings didn't allow me to do that, blades do. So I guess my rant is I just wish that any time a video on players clubs comes up they don't discourage people from playing blade type clubs or trying them because "you're probably not good enough." After all golf is a game have fun. PLAY BLADES! :) Sorry James for the rant. I did enjoy watching this video and those Cobra's are gorgeous. Top line reminds me of my old Wilson's. Thanks. PS: Nothing feels better than hitting one in the sweet spot! Ever wonder where sweet spot came from. Hit a blade pure and you will.
I have gamed these for over a year. The hit better than any blade I have ever used.
I just bought a set of these on affordablegolf for 699 custom fit. Beautiful irons and not as scary as some might think
You want em, you got ‘em tough guy. I hit that like button lol
Its quite funny cause not even Rickie uses clubs like these any longer, he's moved on to more forgiving CBs
Everyone should use a forged muscle back for a season .I think they were Alex Elliott's 😂😂😂
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Let's see 18 holes with those. Test the consistency of the copper irons, and your swing over those tiny things. Reminds me of looking at a set of old blades in a pawn shop some years ago.
Love these irons... imagine them in my bag. Every time I see them, in the shop. I would except a +5 on my handicap, swinging them.
You shouldn’t have any problem gaming these irons, you have amazing dexterity and hand eye coordination the way you manipulate and balance a ball on the wedge face.
RIP Robbo's fingers if you thin the long irons a couple of times.
Which do you prefer the look of, those irons, or the Mizuno MP20 MB Copper?
It’s like having a m5 9 days out of 10 it’s the best car on the road and for the job - there is that one day bright sunshine -dry roads , no traffic when you need a rear wheel drive , preferably Italia , rear drive sports car 🚗
That is brave! Trying blades in winter! But blades will make you a better ball striker!
I have a set of wilson fg59 and they got very small heads
Was the price you quoted for a 4-PW SET.
They are beautiful, but I would not want to miss hit those in cold weather. Ouch!😮
But it would make you play better or quit after using them for a year. 😂
lol James..... what exactly does a forgiving pitching wedge do ???
They remind me of the old Mizuno MP 32 butter knives that were popular around 2007/8
Great set of clubs. Wait till it's warm. Put a little larger grip on and you will never pull them out of the bag. Get the mim 4 and 5 at the top end. There's your bag for this year. It will be money back in your pocket
You wanna see “freezing cold” James? Come on over to the Midwest US right now. Temps feel like -40F below currently
Just scored a set of Titleist Tour Model blades from 1991 and they are like the Supermodel that somehow followed you home after a night at the club. Even If you know it will cost more than you can afford you can’t help wanting to se it thru…. I will be hurting soon!
Ricky's actual Rev 33 irons are even smaller and thinner than these. But I agree these are terrifying looking down at them especially with the long irons.
I think you should get them fitted for you and give them a proper go. They look amazing and I'm sure if you hit the middle of the face, it's gotta feel terrific. Keep up the good work!
I wander if they are smaller than the CG1 Black Pearls, got a set here if you want to compare :D
All you have to do with a set like that is strengthen the lofts by 2 degrees and it's a new ball game.
They are outrageously beautiful! But I can’t even hit my cavity backs consistently. Would be a nightmare. But they would look great in my office. 😊
You have to love Laura. My wife would have headed to the car before the Par 5 if I was going on about a beautiful golf club like James did. Those irons do look great though.
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Gorgeous clubs!
18 holes defo. That'll be a better test... seeing if you can with stand the pressure using them all the way round.
Definitely clubs that a better player would/should consider. The rest of us should generally stay with a larger cavityback or muscleback design for the forgiveness. A really pretty clubset though.
Robbo …. Please get in touch if you end up selling these because I’ll take them off you for that price 👌🏻 big fan of the copper blades
Not good enough to use them but I’d still love a set 👌🏻👍🏻
James can you play them for a few months or so and see if your ball striking gets more precise…..then play a killer round with your favorite semi forgiving irons to see if this experiment worked??
Nice looking clubs. Maybe they are better in warmer weather all tho you're making them work in colder weather. PS Laura looks really frozen lol.
That 4i is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen! It’s bloody ridiculous! I think if you did have them in the bag and lost a load of matches, especially to Gaz, you’d be gutted! 🤣 They are beautiful though!!! 🤙🏻
Well done James 👏
I hope you enjoy playing with them next year Happy Christmas ⛄
Forgiveness, feel and looks are available as you know! Why stress with a blade like that? What about a copper putter? Two guys I play with have them! Props to you wife too!
They look awesome and I hope you get the 30,000 likes, if not then definitely play 18 holes with them please
They look so sweet. Merry Christmas to the Robinsons!
I want to see you play Matt Fryer and Chris, you all use these clubs that would be really fun.
“3 Golfers…1 Bag” = a BRILLIANT idea! 🙌🏾
nice score given the conditions...
I've hit blades like that and they're scary. 4i carry distance: 169 yds all the way down to a 130 yds on a bad hit. That is why I don't play them.
James I think you should have a 3 hole challenge with Chris to see who plays them better. Add a good forfeit....
To me these irons were a bit like RF’s perhaps intention to monetize his name/brand/skills. I was very disappointed to see that he indeed used them just for a short while.. great irons indeed, for the great strikers. I have these just for fun, practice and looks. 😬
Beautiful clubs but don't think they would be for me.... Laura looked excited to be out in the cold.
I need to listen to Ramble On while watching this guy, or Rambling Man. 😂
A year with them in the bag and you’ll become a better golfer. I have a set of P7TW that I game a few times a year and am always amazed at how surprisingly well I play.
Yay 🎉 I got to see the lovely Laura!!!!
How about competing in different classes? Blades play for the Big $ and the rest play for only a tenth of the prize money. This would make golf more fun to watch I think.
only 29,361 more likes to go to bring you to your 2023 knees! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 They are gorgeous looking though... I couldn't play them for all the tea in yorkshire.
😂😂😂😂😂 overnight is gonna be the telltail!
@@JamesRobinsonGolf best of luck whichever result you want.