Matt you forgot the most important thing, blades make you look like you know what you are doing and give an immediate advantage in any match play situation
Impressions mean zero if ya can’t hit the ball where you want it to go. So, after the first 30 seconds of impressing intimidating others it’s gone unless you play the ball where it needs to go.
I started with cavity backs, moved to blades for the same reason. The better I got the more I couldn't control the distances with cavity backs. Also, for me, I really struggle with anything that has a thick sole, but I am not much of a digger more of a picker. Excellent explanation on the differences!
I really love the feel of the older/heftier blade irons from the 70's and 80's. They really forced me to learn to swing the club, rather than hit with the club. As an old duffer, I am also grateful for a coach that educated me in the Sam Snead/Patty Berg swing methods.
i actually just recently switched from a game improvement (mizuno jpx 921 hot metal) to a player iron (honma tr20v) and i've had my best scores since the swap. something about that thinner top line and smaller club helps me concentrate more.
Your comprehensive understanding and unwavering dedication to the game are truly commendable. The video is a testament to your expertise and passion. I'm going cavity-backs for sure.
Great video! So I have the p790, they look like blades but are forgiving. So if you’re looking for a blade like club but not really a blade, go p790. Cheers !
Got the same blades 8-pW and zx5 mids. I love the consistency and feel of blades on approach shots, but when I need a long shot the forgiveness of the CB irons is equally satisfying.
I went from blades to 0311 gen 3s. The difference is amazing. I feel like my distance control has gotten so much better. The difference between a flush and a slight mishit is so much closer. After a year, i have no issues flighting them down or working them when i need to (typically recover shots, I'll work the shorter clubs into pins). With modern technology the only advantage to a blade is feel. Put the ego aside.
Going from cavity backs to forged mid handicap irons has changed my game tremendously. I’m not playing blades they’re t200s, but they’re not super forgiving either. It taught me to work on my swing and learn how to hit a ball and it’s made me better from doing that. You know when you hit a bad shot more often when ur clubs aren’t forgiving. And you’re able to adjust because of that.
I'm a new golfer. Second month in. This is what was running through my head while watching this. If I start with a technically harder club it'll force me to be more accurate early on, and being able to see the error a little more obvious.
I always had blades and I'm a high handicapper but don't play very much. I just use what I acquired lol but now if I try modern cavity backs the head size alone really throws me off. Golf is a weird game.
I love my Taylormade p790s. They look like blades, but are quite forgiving. It’s not that I want to be “cool” with a blade, but I really really despise the look of a thick chunky club behind the ball.
Would say they look like a hollow cavity back (which they are). Don't get me wrong P790s aren't a bad looking iron but they are chunky monkeys Vs a blade, especially the sole
Amen, I'm the sane with a modern driver at 460cc, can't afford or find the right spec TM 300 mini, so went for a TM Sim 2 rocket 3 wood set at 11.5 degrees, the smaller head and face helps me concentrate on striking the ball correctly
Blades are the best game improvement equipment ever made… and they are incredibly more forgiving than blades from 10, 20, 40 years ago. Got mizuno mp69s… they are works of art
While these days it's mainly a semantic difference, all of the modern clubs that we call "blades" are really muscle back irons. Back in the day, a blade was an iron with no added mass behind the ball and a cavity back was the first more forgiving alternative to a blade. If you ever get a chance to hit an actual old school "blade" 'iron anything that misses the dime sized sweet spot will sting your hands for days!
Agree. my first set were Tommy Armour 845's said (by many) to be up there with some of the best clubs ever designed. A good beginner and up to mid handicapper club. And yes, if you miss-hit them they too hurt just like a pure blade did/do. I get Matt's experience as a very low handicapper how with the feel, and a more centred consistent ball strike he prefers and plays blades. The comment by Matt about difficulty/inability in creating fading or drawing by deliberate design with cavity clubs as compared to being able to do that more easily/better with a bladed club was not my experience either. I have played with pure blade sets, and do carry pure bladed clubs (2 and 3 irons) in my bag now so I know from playing them how they feel in comparison to hollow backed clubs. I was, back in the Armour days, quite able to draw and fade very well (scrambled a lot back then lol so I had to haha☺) with my cavity backed Armours with no trouble whatsoever. This I put down to Normans teaching which I practised and practised and practised as closely as I could until it became second nature. As an aside for newer golfers wanting to learn how to set up their basics of swing and shots having no knowledge of these I learnt a huge amount about the fundamentals of stance, ball position, strike, shaping shots, from Greg Normans VHS tapes, and modelled my swing, set-up and play on his and as such could pull shots around corners left n right hit super high shots over trees, punch shots 10 yds off the ground for hundreds of yards on windy days with my cavity/peripherally weighted Armours. I've just bought Ping i525's after a few progressions over the years since my Armour clubs ("muscle backed irons" as you describe) and love em to bits. First set of well/carefully fitted Pings by the way (although I have played with Pings before). Still got loads of forgiveness, lower projected ball flight, great soft feel. Did look seriously at Srixon ZX5's and 921 Mizuno's the new gen. semi-cavity/muscle backed but for the look, feel, forgiveness, and additional distance the Pings give we, well, they are simply delicious.
Couldnt agree less. I still play with Mizuno T-Zoid Pro irons from 1996 and there is no better feeling than hitting it in the sweet spot. However catching it on the toe can really sting.
@@cheex100 A club from 1996 is not at all what I am referring to. The TZoids are not really any different than modern day blades aside from the lofts. Try hitting a blade from the 1960's.
I have seen one true blade that’s currently available new: the TaylorMade P7TW, a club Tiger had input on. Not sure, but the Wilson Staff may also be a blade. I played musclebacks for years, and would consider them again. They are more forgiving than true blades/
@@johnhoie-hj7cg The P7TW and modern Wilson Staff irons are still muscle backs. A true blade iron hasn't been made in decades, it would be like Ford engineering a horse drawn carriage in 2024.
I totally relate to absolutely puring an iron once in a while and it flies 20 yds past the green. Also lost some balls like this. It get annoying. Beautifully struck balls aren’t supposed to get lost.
This is great knowledge here. I am planning on getting fitted within the next couple of months and since i am a high handicapper, I plan on definitely going with cavity backed irons. If I ever start scoring below 80, I may rethink my clubs. Makes no sense for a player like me to be using blades at this point in my game.
Nice. Once you get under 80, do it at least 10 more times before changing. Also, there are cavity backed forged irons like Srixon which are made from forged metal and not cast. That is a very nice soft cavity back
Cool man. Very good video. I like you. I got blades and cavities. Gonna go back to cavity now. Lol. Blades are indeed hard to master. Need more time to practice.
I just bought some cavity backs as well and will try them as a blended set Srixon Z585 4i 5i deep cavity Srixon Z745 6i 7i 8i shallow cavity Srixon Z forged 9i PW blade Srixon Z785 AW Let's go!
@@golfsidekickextras i see you travel to asia a lot. Wonder if you got any chance to check out the Vinpearl golf courses in Vietnam. They are supposed to be some of the best ocean courses. I'm heading there in July-August. Super pumped.
Question: Why is a blade more workable? Curvature, spinn and ball flight is a result of face to path at impact in all cases. The ball responds accordingly.
The miss on our course is short on every hole so blades are great if you feel good with them. The sting is way less bothersome these days with grip technology. My MP-37 seven iron is 35 degrees. Lofts are getting ridiculous now.
When I first started playing golf (2007) I bought a very old very used set of blades for $25. Constant ringing hands and very poor shots, I was not very happy with my purchase or the game for that matter. Then I hit the only nice shot i had that day and the way it felt coming off those blades………pure joy no better feeling than pure-ing a blade. Cant wait til i can strike good enough to justify owning a set myself.
Blades will teach you how to hit the ball properly, but the danger is with people losing motivation. As long as you have it, with good instruction and practice, you'll be a baus 🎉
I’m starting on titliest blades but have cavity back tommy armor 845’s I just learned the difference and stripe the ball everytime I hit a cavity back just based off learning with blades
I've been playing with blades since 03'. Mizuno MP-32. I've even tried to replace them but I just can't take them out of the bag. The strike is absolutely pure.
@@danjanyja I play mp-33 in the summer into the fall, Titleist 775CB in the winter, and MP-32 in the spring. All different shafts. The MP-33 are my gamers. They are just true. I would rather be short of the green instead of over the green any day. Remember, the golf architect designed the golf hole from tee to green.
That's what I like about blades. Consistent distance. Of course you lose distance on a mis hit by your solid strikes go the same distance or much closer
I have a full set of Z585's, they are very pure for a forged cavity back. Not blade pure but you can tell they are forged. They let out a satisfying loud crack when struck. They are stronger lofted so than most irons on the market so you will hit these one club further. I carry 5-PW, the 5 goes 200yds. I moved to these from MP4's, best decision I ever made. They aren't shovel like either, for a forged cavity they look pretty minimal.
dont sell um till ya see if you can atleast hit um or try to hit them. i play a mixed set of long iron cb and my 6 7 8 and 9 irons are blades. you may be surprised how you play. if ya try them and cant hit um then yea sell um but give them a try.
I disagree, the worst thing I ever did for my game was buy some ping G5 irons. Too forgiving, I never learned how to fade, draw, or even hit the ball. No feeling at all. I upgraded to Cleveland CG4 tour, made me play better. I now play mp-33. Yes, give the beginner cavity backs, but it is going to be a long journey
According to Titleist, 70% of tour players use cavity backs while 30% use blades. So why do so many amateurs feel like they must use blades? Makes zero sense.
ego. lots of golfers are old insecure men. i’m new to the game and have no shame in using game improvement clubs since my game is still improving and im already hitting more consistently and further than men who have been playing for years
Sponsors and modern mentality! Cavity backs have great distance, but modern muscle backs aren’t that difficult to use. I own sets of Titleist 712 MBs and AP3’s with the same shafts. It will take me a couple of holes when switching to the MBs but I quickly am reminded to slow down and strike that ball. My blade 6 iron is my 7 iron cavity back in reality; cavity backs are made with stronger lofts to give players the illusion they are longer! I will admit when facing the a par 3 over the lake and hitting a 5 iron blade can bring horrible swing thoughts! Then again those thoughts invade me too when using a cavity back! So I’ll use a hybrid in that case! Striking a blade well is the best feeling!
It was a day I would never forget. The suspense had been building for weeks and today was the day. The day I became a real man. Women wanted to be me, men wanted to be in me………er I mean other way around I’m 6ft but that day I walked onto the practice green feeling 6ft 1. Everything before had led me to this moment in time, a time that would be spoken about for generations I could see the eyes of the other golfers eagerly twitching and straining to get a look of what would be my crowning achievement. I could not deny them any longer! I slowly removed the protective head covers I had bought to keep my prized possessions in perfect condition. The sun hit their highly polished chrome surface reflecting a blinding light the likes have only seen when the baby Jesus first smiled The only sound that broke the silence was an audible gasp from the crowd that had gathered. I held my Mizuno MP18 blade 3 iron aloft, my Excalibur! As I took to the first tee and placed my ball the crowd had grown and members had come out onto the balcony to witness my ascension to a higher plane. It’s here, it’s now Time went into slow motion as my backswing reached a crescendo. Laser focused I started my weight transfer savouring every moment, feeling the lag and power build from the X factor Clean shanked it 50 degrees to the right, straight across the practice green, over the bush and nearly killing an ex mens captain on the 10th fairway
If you fail to hit the ball well, all the forgiveness in the world won’t help your swing. Blade irons improve your ball striking. Cavity backs lack feedback for bad or great shots; it’s like having dead hands. The notion that you need to be a 7 index to play blades is ridiculous! Everyone has their preferences. A bad strike with a cavity back can easily send you a hundred yards into a hazard. There’s no ball movement! Being stuck in a tree line from a bad driver shot (from a forgiving driver!) and using a blade can help with a low fade shot around real trees! Why doesn’t anyone talk about this? Modern blades are fantastic!
See everyone in here saying oh my game is so much better with blades everyone needs to move to them. That’s just not true lol. Cavity backs are just better clubs. People who have blades just wanna look cool then slice the ball every other hit cause most people can’t hit blades at all. My cousin who almost went pro told me that blades are the biggest waste and only uses cavity backs. Mind you he is a +2 handicap which yes means in tournament play he adds two strokes to his total.
Everyone is different…play your large cavity back then! Who cares unless you have actually owned a set of modern blades then ignorance is bliss. Perhaps the 2 indexer needs the psychological assistance having a cavity back for extra confidence! Tiger Woods little boy hits blades and it’s for a reason! They will make him a better player!
I'm sorry but much of what you're saying is just not correct. You're repeating conventional wisdoms that are not accurate. You need to do real testing with a launch monitor so you can see what these clubs actually do. I play blades and I have never had my hands stung with even the worst of mishits. There are many tests of these kinds of clubs and blades are more consistent in every way than cavity backs or even game improvement irons even with mis hits. You could easily argue that blades are MORE forgiving than game improvement irons. There is also very little difference in peak height between clubs with the same lofts. Of course a 34 degree blade is shorter than a 28 degree game improvement 7 iron but if you match the lofts there is little if any difference in height or distance. There is also little or no difference in workability between these clubs.
please do not display low IQ here - no one said anything about the goal of the swing. the club assists in getting the ball AIRBORNE due to the way it was designed.
Matt you forgot the most important thing, blades make you look like you know what you are doing and give an immediate advantage in any match play situation
Yes , its called " Wintimidation " :)
Yeah right!!
Until you hit it 20 yards short of the green, ha ha.
@@Pwilli-hs6yi blade players know their yardage, never hitting from behind the green, which a golf hole was never designed to be played.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Impressions mean zero if ya can’t hit the ball where you want it to go. So, after the first 30 seconds of impressing intimidating others it’s gone unless you play the ball where it needs to go.
I started with cavity backs, moved to blades for the same reason. The better I got the more I couldn't control the distances with cavity backs. Also, for me, I really struggle with anything that has a thick sole, but I am not much of a digger more of a picker. Excellent explanation on the differences!
I really love the feel of the older/heftier blade irons from the 70's and 80's. They really forced me to learn to swing the club, rather than hit with the club. As an old duffer, I am also grateful for a coach that educated me in the Sam Snead/Patty Berg swing methods.
i actually just recently switched from a game improvement (mizuno jpx 921 hot metal) to a player iron (honma tr20v) and i've had my best scores since the swap. something about that thinner top line and smaller club helps me concentrate more.
Your comprehensive understanding and unwavering dedication to the game are truly commendable. The video is a testament to your expertise and passion. I'm going cavity-backs for sure.
How did I not know about this separate channel!?
because i dont think this is actually matts channel LOL straight ripping his content
Great video! So I have the p790, they look like blades but are forgiving. So if you’re looking for a blade like club but not really a blade, go p790.
Cheers !
Got the same blades 8-pW and zx5 mids. I love the consistency and feel of blades on approach shots, but when I need a long shot the forgiveness of the CB irons is equally satisfying.
Wondering why you didn’t go the zx7 over the 5 ?
@@TheCarty1986 not quite as forgiving or long, I wanted max forgiveness but still forged feel.
@@shREDhead44 fair call. Thanks
I went from blades to 0311 gen 3s. The difference is amazing. I feel like my distance control has gotten so much better. The difference between a flush and a slight mishit is so much closer. After a year, i have no issues flighting them down or working them when i need to (typically recover shots, I'll work the shorter clubs into pins).
With modern technology the only advantage to a blade is feel. Put the ego aside.
This is the right way to look at it. Although I suck with the cavity’s anyway lmfao
Going from cavity backs to forged mid handicap irons has changed my game tremendously. I’m not playing blades they’re t200s, but they’re not super forgiving either. It taught me to work on my swing and learn how to hit a ball and it’s made me better from doing that. You know when you hit a bad shot more often when ur clubs aren’t forgiving. And you’re able to adjust because of that.
I'm a new golfer. Second month in. This is what was running through my head while watching this. If I start with a technically harder club it'll force me to be more accurate early on, and being able to see the error a little more obvious.
@@paulshay Get a set of forgiving irons to start. and if along the way you can pick up a set of forged blades for cheap, you can try them.
Matt this content is absolutely for the boyfriends. I am subscribed to both channels, keep it up. Waddaplaya
I always had blades and I'm a high handicapper but don't play very much. I just use what I acquired lol but now if I try modern cavity backs the head size alone really throws me off. Golf is a weird game.
Saw a feather planted on the tee of a par 3 yesterday. I hope it worked for them!
I also saw a planted feather yesterday.. the way of the playa is everywhere!
I planted one yesterday. Building up the account and hoping to cash it out in the next round.
I love my Taylormade p790s. They look like blades, but are quite forgiving. It’s not that I want to be “cool” with a blade, but I really really despise the look of a thick chunky club behind the ball.
Would say they look like a hollow cavity back (which they are). Don't get me wrong P790s aren't a bad looking iron but they are chunky monkeys Vs a blade, especially the sole
Amen, I'm the sane with a modern driver at 460cc, can't afford or find the right spec TM 300 mini, so went for a TM Sim 2 rocket 3 wood set at 11.5 degrees, the smaller head and face helps me concentrate on striking the ball correctly
Blades are the best game improvement equipment ever made… and they are incredibly more forgiving than blades from 10, 20, 40 years ago. Got mizuno mp69s… they are works of art
Completely agree, I wouldn’t play anything else even though I’m not a low handicapper. You know when your swing is off with those things.
100% facts! There’s this mantra…..blades are unforgiving! The game is unforgiving if you don’t learn to strike the ball well!
Mp15 here. Butter
While these days it's mainly a semantic difference, all of the modern clubs that we call "blades" are really muscle back irons. Back in the day, a blade was an iron with no added mass behind the ball and a cavity back was the first more forgiving alternative to a blade. If you ever get a chance to hit an actual old school "blade" 'iron anything that misses the dime sized sweet spot will sting your hands for days!
Agree. my first set were Tommy Armour 845's said (by many) to be up there with some of the best clubs ever designed. A good beginner and up to mid handicapper club. And yes, if you miss-hit them they too hurt just like a pure blade did/do.
I get Matt's experience as a very low handicapper how with the feel, and a more centred consistent ball strike he prefers and plays blades.
The comment by Matt about difficulty/inability in creating fading or drawing by deliberate design with cavity clubs as compared to being able to do that more easily/better with a bladed club was not my experience either.
I have played with pure blade sets, and do carry pure bladed clubs (2 and 3 irons) in my bag now so I know from playing them how they feel in comparison to hollow backed clubs.
I was, back in the Armour days, quite able to draw and fade very well (scrambled a lot back then lol so I had to haha☺) with my cavity backed Armours with no trouble whatsoever. This I put down to Normans teaching which I practised and practised and practised as closely as I could until it became second nature.
As an aside for newer golfers wanting to learn how to set up their basics of swing and shots having no knowledge of these I learnt a huge amount about the fundamentals of stance, ball position, strike, shaping shots, from Greg Normans VHS tapes, and modelled my swing, set-up and play on his and as such could pull shots around corners left n right hit super high shots over trees, punch shots 10 yds off the ground for hundreds of yards on windy days with my cavity/peripherally weighted Armours.
I've just bought Ping i525's after a few progressions over the years since my Armour clubs ("muscle backed irons" as you describe) and love em to bits. First set of well/carefully fitted Pings by the way (although I have played with Pings before).
Still got loads of forgiveness, lower projected ball flight, great soft feel. Did look seriously at Srixon ZX5's and 921 Mizuno's the new gen. semi-cavity/muscle backed but for the look, feel, forgiveness, and additional distance the Pings give we, well, they are simply delicious.
Couldnt agree less. I still play with Mizuno T-Zoid Pro irons from 1996 and there is no better feeling than hitting it in the sweet spot. However catching it on the toe can really sting.
@@cheex100 A club from 1996 is not at all what I am referring to. The TZoids are not really any different than modern day blades aside from the lofts. Try hitting a blade from the 1960's.
I have seen one true blade that’s currently available new: the TaylorMade P7TW, a club Tiger had input on. Not sure, but the Wilson Staff may also be a blade.
I played musclebacks for years, and would consider them again. They are more forgiving than true blades/
@@johnhoie-hj7cg The P7TW and modern Wilson Staff irons are still muscle backs. A true blade iron hasn't been made in decades, it would be like Ford engineering a horse drawn carriage in 2024.
Thanks for the explanation. I’ve been wondering about this recently and now I know!
I totally relate to absolutely puring an iron once in a while and it flies 20 yds past the green. Also lost some balls like this. It get annoying. Beautifully struck balls aren’t supposed to get lost.
Great concise explanation
What would be the difference between Gabe improvement irons and Max game improvement irons?
This is great knowledge here. I am planning on getting fitted within the next couple of months and since i am a high handicapper, I plan on definitely going with cavity backed irons. If I ever start scoring below 80, I may rethink my clubs. Makes no sense for a player like me to be using blades at this point in my game.
Nice. Once you get under 80, do it at least 10 more times before changing.
Also, there are cavity backed forged irons like Srixon which are made from forged metal and not cast. That is a very nice soft cavity back
@@golfsidekickextras thank you, Matt!
I loved my z585 really good size head and not too strong lofted. I’m in titleist t100s now.
Cool man. Very good video. I like you. I got blades and cavities. Gonna go back to cavity now. Lol. Blades are indeed hard to master. Need more time to practice.
I just bought some cavity backs as well and will try them as a blended set
Srixon Z585 4i 5i deep cavity
Srixon Z745 6i 7i 8i shallow cavity
Srixon Z forged 9i PW blade
Srixon Z785 AW
Let's go!
@@golfsidekickextras i see you travel to asia a lot. Wonder if you got any chance to check out the Vinpearl golf courses in Vietnam. They are supposed to be some of the best ocean courses. I'm heading there in July-August. Super pumped.
Great video Matt! Very informative, thanks
Nice information way to explain the simple concepts
Question: Why is a blade more workable? Curvature, spinn and ball flight is a result of face to path at impact in all cases. The ball responds accordingly.
The miss on our course is short on every hole so blades are great if you feel good with them. The sting is way less bothersome these days with grip technology. My MP-37 seven iron is 35 degrees. Lofts are getting ridiculous now.
When I first started playing golf (2007) I bought a very old very used set of blades for $25. Constant ringing hands and very poor shots, I was not very happy with my purchase or the game for that matter. Then I hit the only nice shot i had that day and the way it felt coming off those blades………pure joy no better feeling than pure-ing a blade. Cant wait til i can strike good enough to justify owning a set myself.
Blades will teach you how to hit the ball properly, but the danger is with people losing motivation. As long as you have it, with good instruction and practice, you'll be a baus 🎉
It's a huge pet pev of mine people confusing forge, cast, MB and CB. Thanks for getting it spot on 👌
I’m starting on titliest blades but have cavity back tommy armor 845’s I just learned the difference and stripe the ball everytime
I hit a cavity back just based off learning with blades
Excellent review. Thanks
Awesome explanation!⛳️
Well said playa. I want those blades so bad...but I'm not there yet.
The increased degree of difficulty in hitting blades is highly exaggerated, in my opinion.
I've been playing with blades since 03'. Mizuno MP-32. I've even tried to replace them but I just can't take them out of the bag. The strike is absolutely pure.
How pure do those toe and heel strikes feel? MP-32 are good clubs if you don't miss the sweet spot.
@@danjanyja they don't feel to well if you don't hit them on the screws.
@@danjanyja I play mp-33 in the summer into the fall, Titleist 775CB in the winter, and MP-32 in the spring. All different shafts. The MP-33 are my gamers. They are just true. I would rather be short of the green instead of over the green any day. Remember, the golf architect designed the golf hole from tee to green.
@@jimmydelrio8662 I agree. Long is usually punished.
I got cavity irons and went from 120’s to mid to high 90’s in less than a year.
A friend was a single-digit guy with Ping Eye 2s; switched to Walter Hagan blades and a 15 handicap!
Brilliant 🤩 video! What would the difference be between a muscle back and a blade?
Same thing
Thank you. Excellent explanation
That's what I like about blades. Consistent distance. Of course you lose distance on a mis hit by your solid strikes go the same distance or much closer
On the blades I’ve had a strike toward the heel ever so slightly is the sweet spot.
The Maltby Playability Factor (MPF) confirms this; it's a great free resource that helps golfers choose irons that best suit their abilities.
That Srixon looks like a pretty large head for a blade?
Blades feel incredible when you hit the sweet spot.
running with a mixed bag of 620CB 3-5 and 620MB 6_PW, happy days
Very sensible advice.
I enjoyed this!! Thank you
Love my callaway XR's cavity backs.
Hot garbage
Love this video. Your best!!!
Very informative.
Love blades, nothing feels like hitting a long bladed iron.
Matt how do those forged cb's (srixon) feel?
I have a full set of Z585's, they are very pure for a forged cavity back. Not blade pure but you can tell they are forged. They let out a satisfying loud crack when struck. They are stronger lofted so than most irons on the market so you will hit these one club further. I carry 5-PW, the 5 goes 200yds. I moved to these from MP4's, best decision I ever made. They aren't shovel like either, for a forged cavity they look pretty minimal.
ive been playing for a month or so. i was given a set of blades for free. do you think i should purchase cavity backs or just run the blades?
Sell the blades for whatever you can get, and get cavity backs made in the last 4-5 years
dont sell um till ya see if you can atleast hit um or try to hit them. i play a mixed set of long iron cb and my 6 7 8 and 9 irons are blades. you may be surprised how you play. if ya try them and cant hit um then yea sell um but give them a try.
Great video. Well done. Now I know what the term, 'bounce' means. .... Subbed. 👍
Pro K.J. Choi played a lot of PING equipment in his career, and signed with Ping in 2018, bagging G400 irons. Heresy? Sacrilege? Better mis-hits?
Thanks for your iedas.
liked and subscribed.
well done. I got it thank you.
So helpful
Thanks!
Awesome thanks ✌
I play nike victory red TW blades TW stamped on them there awsome
Blades are equipment for fine tuning.
Combo set all the way
U gotta be a good ball striker remember people don’t go crazy buying blades
My brother calls them hot shots. When my cavity backs randomly go 10-20+!yards further than my normal yardages. It's rare but it happens
I call you a hot shot
I disagree, the worst thing I ever did for my game was buy some ping G5 irons. Too forgiving, I never learned how to fade, draw, or even hit the ball. No feeling at all. I upgraded to Cleveland CG4 tour, made me play better. I now play mp-33. Yes, give the beginner cavity backs, but it is going to be a long journey
never hit a blade in my life... would love to just have one blade 7 iron for pratices tho
This is a great idea.
According to Titleist, 70% of tour players use cavity backs while 30% use blades. So why do so many amateurs feel like they must use blades? Makes zero sense.
Because they are sexy. We like sexy things.
ego. lots of golfers are old insecure men. i’m new to the game and have no shame in using game improvement clubs since my game is still improving and im already hitting more consistently and further than men who have been playing for years
Sponsors and modern mentality! Cavity backs have great distance, but modern muscle backs aren’t that difficult to use. I own sets of Titleist 712 MBs and AP3’s with the same shafts. It will take me a couple of holes when switching to the MBs but I quickly am reminded to slow down and strike that ball. My blade 6 iron is my 7 iron cavity back in reality; cavity backs are made with stronger lofts to give players the illusion they are longer! I will admit when facing the a par 3 over the lake and hitting a 5 iron blade can bring horrible swing thoughts! Then again those thoughts invade me too when using a cavity back! So I’ll use a hybrid in that case! Striking a blade well is the best feeling!
Im in the middle with zx7s
My ping i200 cavity back irons were more consistent front to back then any blades ive played.....
It was a day I would never forget. The suspense had been building for weeks and today was the day. The day I became a real man. Women wanted to be me, men wanted to be in me………er I mean other way around
I’m 6ft but that day I walked onto the practice green feeling 6ft 1. Everything before had led me to this moment in time, a time that would be spoken about for generations
I could see the eyes of the other golfers eagerly twitching and straining to get a look of what would be my crowning achievement. I could not deny them any longer!
I slowly removed the protective head covers I had bought to keep my prized possessions in perfect condition. The sun hit their highly polished chrome surface reflecting a blinding light the likes have only seen when the baby Jesus first smiled
The only sound that broke the silence was an audible gasp from the crowd that had gathered. I held my Mizuno MP18 blade 3 iron aloft, my Excalibur!
As I took to the first tee and placed my ball the crowd had grown and members had come out onto the balcony to witness my ascension to a higher plane. It’s here, it’s now
Time went into slow motion as my backswing reached a crescendo. Laser focused I started my weight transfer savouring every moment, feeling the lag and power build from the X factor
Clean shanked it 50 degrees to the right, straight across the practice green, over the bush and nearly killing an ex mens captain on the 10th fairway
J b bag lmao that was awsome!
That and if the look throws you off there’s now “cavity back” that look like blades
If you fail to hit the ball well, all the forgiveness in the world won’t help your swing. Blade irons improve your ball striking. Cavity backs lack feedback for bad or great shots; it’s like having dead hands. The notion that you need to be a 7 index to play blades is ridiculous! Everyone has their preferences. A bad strike with a cavity back can easily send you a hundred yards into a hazard. There’s no ball movement! Being stuck in a tree line from a bad driver shot (from a forgiving driver!) and using a blade can help with a low fade shot around real trees! Why doesn’t anyone talk about this? Modern blades are fantastic!
You’re a 19 handicap aren’t you
See everyone in here saying oh my game is so much better with blades everyone needs to move to them. That’s just not true lol. Cavity backs are just better clubs. People who have blades just wanna look cool then slice the ball every other hit cause most people can’t hit blades at all. My cousin who almost went pro told me that blades are the biggest waste and only uses cavity backs. Mind you he is a +2 handicap which yes means in tournament play he adds two strokes to his total.
Everyone is different…play your large cavity back then! Who cares unless you have actually owned a set of modern blades then ignorance is bliss. Perhaps the 2 indexer needs the psychological assistance having a cavity back for extra confidence! Tiger Woods little boy hits blades and it’s for a reason! They will make him a better player!
64% of the current pros on tour play with cavity backs! 🤔
Cavity backs look horrible blades look amazing
Blades fly through the air better, ha, only kidding; I haven’t thrown a club ever; 😄
I've got soul but I'm not a soldier. :)
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I'm sorry but much of what you're saying is just not correct. You're repeating conventional wisdoms that are not accurate. You need to do real testing with a launch monitor so you can see what these clubs actually do. I play blades and I have never had my hands stung with even the worst of mishits. There are many tests of these kinds of clubs and blades are more consistent in every way than cavity backs or even game improvement irons even with mis hits. You could easily argue that blades are MORE forgiving than game improvement irons. There is also very little difference in peak height between clubs with the same lofts. Of course a 34 degree blade is shorter than a 28 degree game improvement 7 iron but if you match the lofts there is little if any difference in height or distance. There is also little or no difference in workability between these clubs.
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More pga players play cavity back than blades so Ive never understood why people act like they are really doing something with blades.
Jy's Afrikaans, neh? Could be wrong, though.
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Should not have got blades smh
He says it helps you get under the ball and lift it. But that’s not the goal of the swing.
please do not display low IQ here - no one said anything about the goal of the swing. the club assists in getting the ball AIRBORNE due to the way it was designed.
@@golfsidekickextrasmate your comments are as funny as your content 😂😂
Your not a shot shaper??
Your are a 3 handicap
You have to be a shot shaper to play off 3
By what you are telling us you are a 18 handicapper
Only an idiot or a perennial 28 handicapper would say that. Every scratch golfer in the world will tell you that you play one shot shape. Retarred
@@golfsidekickextras dear oh dear keep on playing what you are playing and der