Should I try a set of blades rather than cavity back golf clubs
Hey Golf Nut, my brother has a set of golf irons that are blades and said that he didn’t want them and would just give them to me. Should I try them or stay with my newer cavity back golf clubs? I’ve heard that these are the “top line” golf clubs.
Well, now that’s an interesting question. I assume from your question that you have a reasonably new (less than 2 years old) set of cavity back or perimeter weighted golf clubs. Most of us golfers know that these golf clubs are easier to hit and today’s golf technology just keeps getting better and better.
Blades are probably the most accurate golf clubs ever made when hit correctly. But the sweet spot is so tiny. These golf clubs are really for golfers who almost always hit the ball in the middle of the club. That’s why pros and scratch golfers typically use them.
So what should you do? Well unless your golf lessons have suddenly dropped double digits from your handicap and magically transformed you into a scratch golfer, I would recommend one of the following: Sell the golf clubs on ebay and treat yourself to a new golf training aid. Wrap the clubs up as a golf gift for your favorite scratch golfer. Or just forget about these golf clubs and never, ever discuss going to the “dark side” with your brother again.
Seriously, blades are just not for the typical golfer and I would encourage you to stay away unless you just want more frustration with your golf swing.
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Comment by Matt on 10 November 2009:
I started playing golf a year ago. I went to the range, got a bucket of balls, hit them and had one nice shot out of 70. That was enough for me. I started researching irons and became quite cynical about all this new technology. After much frustration I read an article that said all the forgiving technology just covers up flaws in your swing. I then turned to blades and was laughed at by the guys at the golf shop when I mentioned my interest. I ordered some that were forged, but with a cavity (Mizuno MP-57’s) and could not be happier. The thing is, I don’t mind the fact that it will take me a long time to be able to hit them well every time. I think the new technology tries to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Face it, the golf industry doesn’t want you to hate golf so much that you quit, and thus tries to offer products that provide more immediate gratification. As The Golf Nut has mentioned, the clubs you use are not the problem. Go to your golf shop, tell them you are considering blades. They”ll take you back to the hitting room and put impact tape on the face, then you’ll swing a few. When I did this, the sweet spot was all I hit. If you don’t hit it, but rather hit all over the face, then tell them that you are more interested in the standard game improvement irons
. But if you hit the sweet spot, consider going all the way. My experience with this first set of irons has revealed to me that hitting the sweet spot is not the problem when I am on the course. I put the ball in the wrong place, I take a divot the size of New York, I hit the ground before I hit the ball, I top the damned ball, and so on. Good luck on this decision, which is really one of the best ones to make, because it is so fun, and so personal. Just make sure if you shell out some bucks, you end up getting what you really want, the rest will follow. Good hitting to ya!