Driving Irons - Who's Gaming Them?

[Undershooter]

Or is it not worth switching to driving iron vs bending something like a rocketbladez tour 3i to 2i specs?

[markb]

Haha I suppose I should explain why I asked that. I'm trying to decide whether I should replace my 2 iron(old mizuno mp30) with one. I hit the ball extremely high anyway and if my 2i is in the bag then I want to keep shots under the wind, which I have trouble doing. Even my 2i goes high if I want it to. Low is the hard shot for me

I wish I had your problem! I'm the opposite. I tweak everything to go high.

 

Here's a thought for you. Get a cheap lowish launching Rocketbladez 3 iron which has a loft of 18° (equal to a 2 iron) but is very easy to hit. Try to get it with a lower launching shaft like a KBS C-taper. Or have it re-shafted with a low-launcher. That might work.

[sp0rtsfan86]

I'm thinking about getting one. However, I'm in a weird place. My iron set is a 5-PW. I have a 4 hybrid that goes basically 5-10 yards further than the 5 iron. I'm almost tempted to drop the 3 wood and hybrid and get a 4 iron and get a 3 iron as well. That or replace my 3W/hybrid with a driving iron and go with a hybrid/5wood.

 

It's one of those until I get to a launch monitor and figure out my distances with each style of club and what I can hit, I can't see myself pulling the trigger.

[Undershooter]

I wish I had your problem! I'm the opposite. I tweak everything to go high.

 

Here's a thought for you. Get a cheap lowish launching Rocketbladez 3 ironforgivenessloft of 18° (equal to a 2 iron) but is very easy to hit. Try to get it with a lower launching shaft like a KBS C-taper. Or have it re-shafted with a low-launcher. That might work.

The c taper actually launched really high for me but with low spin so it ended up being a very long shaft. Im currently looking on ebay for something along the rocketballz 3iron lines. Polly gonna bend it strong a degree or two and put a dg x7 2i shaft in to match the rest of my set. I really like the look of the mmproto that rory is sporting. Pitty it isn't available.

[Undershooter]

You think rocketbladez is a better idea than rocketbladez tour?

[markb]

You think rocketbladez is a better idea than rocketbladez tour?

Imo, the Rocketbladez Tour was a dud dengn, to be avoided. Noticeably shorter and harder to hit than the Rocketbladez and Speedblades.

[Undershooter]

Imo, the Rocketbladez Tour was a dud dengn, to be avoided. Noticeably shorter and harder to hit than the Rocketbladez and Speedblades.

 

Well crap.. I just don't like a thick top line. thats part of the reason i havent pulled the trigger on any of the driving irons so far. that and i havent gotten to test any of them other than the 712u.

[markb]

Well crap.. I just don't like a thick top line. thats part of the reason i havent pulled the trigger on any of the driving irons so far. that and i havent gotten to test any of them other than the 712u.

Maybe you should wait for the 16° Taylormade UDI 1 iron and spec it with a low launching shaft. That's the lowest degree driving iron I've seen released this year.

[ZenGolfer]

Ive gamed Mizuno driving irons in the past but I dont have the swing speed to generate enough spin to get the ball high enough in the air with them.

They are beautiful clubs though and I wish that I had the swing for them.

[txgolfjunkie]

Well crap.. I just don't like a thick top line. thats part of the reason i havent pulled the trigger on any of the driving irons so far. that and i havent gotten to test any of them other than the 712u.

 

The SLDR 3 iron (19*) top line isn't as thick as you might think. It's thinner than the SB or RB irons. It also has about half the offset as the SB or RB irons. I am seriously considering just buying a SLDR 3 iron (but with a DG X100 shaft) for times when i need to keep it a little lower and use my 19* sonartec hybrid for the days that require a lot of carry and less roll. 

[Undershooter]

The sldr is definitely in the mix if I can find one on eBay or something. The top line on it looks much better than the other 2. Plus the chrome finish goes well with my vr pros

[Jmikecpa]

May also want to give the Ping Rapture DI a shot.  That club just hit low bullets for me when I hit it on the range at a demo day.

[Undershooter]

May also want to give the Ping Rapture DI a shot.  That club just hit low bullets for me when I hit it on the range at a demo day.

Ive been trying to get to a ping demo day but can't seem to ever find one in my area. really want to give it and the udi a shot.

 

Markb really like the looks of the udi except for the top line. The 16* really does have my interest though. Could be a perfect gap from my 3i to 3wood.

[Undershooter]

What I really seem to need is a trip somewhere with some better golf store selections lol

[RoverRick]

Last week in this thread, I stated that I had used to game MP FLI HI's but went back to the Hogan Hybrids for higher approaches and more spin.  This did not really work out the way I wanted it.  I found myself wishing I had the iron like clubs last week.  I wanted the hybrids because I felt I could hit and hold more greens but in reality, I would have been better off with a longer running irons.

 

I also do not think the MP FLI HI is a true driving iron.  It is more of a GI iron.  A driving iron IMHO is something that needs to be hit off of a tee,  The FLI HI works equally well off the turf.

 

The FLI HIs will find their way back into my game bag.  I have some new hybrid shafts and am going to alternate the FLI HIs and the Adams 9031 Pro Blacks for a while.

[Jmikecpa]

The 9031s are solid clubs and you can't go wrong there.  I regret swapping out my 18* for the newer version since I can't flight the newer version as well.  I have actually been thinking of putting my old Pro Gold with a Matrix back in my bag.

[Mr_Theoo]

Just hit the tmag udi. Head felt great but the stock shaft is too light for the type of players they're targeting

[apprenti23]

Haha I suppose I should explain why I asked that. I'm trying to decide whether I should replace my 2 iron(old mizuno mp30) with one. I hit the ball extremely high anyway and if my 2i is in the bag then I want to keep shots under the wind, which I have trouble doing. Even my 2i goes high if I want it to. Low is the hard shot for me

 

Fix the flip at the bottom of your golf swing. I'm sure you can probably hit a driver off the deck without even taking a divot. There isn't a club out there that will keep the ball low for a flipper.

[Undershooter]

Ive never been called a flipper before? Are no divots generally an indicator? Bc if so then that's not me. I usually take dollar bill sized divots. May even take a tiny one with a fairway wood depending on the shot I'm trying to hit.