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I have tried the one length & love the concept but ultimately I am in the camp that ultimately they can benefit beginner golfers mostly. I found that the lower - can"t say long - kind of all went the same distance. Maybe high speed swingers could generate the appropriate gapping on the lower end of the set. Some players struggle with longer "high"irons as you are chipping with a 7 iron length gap wedge. I believe incremental improvements over sets on lie/loft has better addressed potential gapping issues I had my wife in a set of one length Pinhawk irons and it helped her get the swing groove going but she has graduated to variable length after a few lessons. My final thought that I hear quite a bit is something like 5-6-7 iron 1 length 8-9-PW in another set length & GW - SW normal length. One length does make the same distance you stand from the ball & position within your stance a no brainer which I think is a huge plus.

I must have 20 dozen in the rack. I win, buy, exchange & have tried almost everything. My "go to" is the Callaway Supersoft. I know MGS hates it but it just seems to work for me & my buddy. I am testing the Supersoft Magna on another buddy's recommendation & the TM Distance plus. Looking for straight distance & they seem to work. As a high ball hitter I can get away with these type of balls. I have to shout out to the Maxfli S as that is my 3 piece ball with Urethane cover. When I wasn't retired & could afford it I was partial to the AVX. I can't get along with any of the "good" TM balls, didn't like the Wilson Triad, or the Maxfli X. Oh, just looked & have 4 dozen Vice Pro Soft in green so I guess I like them also!!

I was fit for the Halo's with F2 Helium nanocore shafts & since we have had a few days of amazing weather in WI have hit them outside & on the course. High & straight are the operative words. So easy to hit. Thought they might be hooky but not a one. Stealth HD has 2X's the offset & can be hook machines for me. Around the 7 iron it really looks like a normal club albeit big toppling & face. I went up to GW & cool thing is you can blend Cleveland wedges into this set (full face ) which I did. I love the counterbalance aspect of Cleveland clubs also. But... I must be a club snob as it just is tough for me to look down on this lower clubs. Being a sweeper doesn't matter w/ these but they launch real high as I am already a high ball hitter. Wind could be hurting these Halo's. Thus I also have a set of.... Tacomo 101's (opposite spectrum!) and amazed at how easy these are to hit. Even the 4 iron which I have no need for goes high ( not as high as Halo's) & straight. I have steel KBS Tour lite in R so struggling with steel feel vs a few years in Graphite but these work. I may try graphite on the Tacomo's & I may have a real weapon. I am left handed a weak 10 handicap, losing swing speed & distance by the day but each style here offers good dispersion, accuracy & decent - distance 7I at 150yds. Still experimenting....

This is probably marketing but I am interested in an approach a company called Krank Golf uses where they make their drivers based on swing speed. They supposedly offer different face thicknesses on their drivers based on where you fit on swing speed or your average carry distance. The theory being that all OEM drivers are based on 1 standard which is what the pro's paid to advertise the clubs use. OEM driver face thickness is constant & if Pro's swing speed is so much higher than most recreational golfers & OEM drivers are spec'd accordingly, than we mere mortals are not getting the benefits of the OEM driver we are buying off the rack. Anecdotally, I have read where some pro's will try a bunch of driver's looking for that 1 anomaly in a driver face that is just a bit faster & may fall outside of average tolerances of a conforming OEM product. I have also heard of a company that will"shave" your club face for added distance depending on swing speed. Most Krank Golf drivers are not on the conforming USGA list & also not on the non-conforming list. They are just not submitted. Unless we are playing in a USGA event, they think the potential advantages of more distance to recreational golfers are a huge benefit. I am going to go down this rabbit hole when we open for golf in Wisconsin & see if there really is a benefit. 1 huge plus for Krank Golf, whether the science is true or not, is that they offer all their drivers/fairway woods in a plethora (!) of lofts for lefty's which is a huge plus over OEM's. The list price is high but they always run sales at about 30 to 50% oft making them more reasonable. Limited shaft selection but decent shafts offered as stock.

I picked up a new PXG 0211 7 wood for $140 over the winter. Still on sale on site I believe. Haven't had chance to hit it up here in cold weather but have dabbled in the 7 wood vs. hybrid experiment in the past. Also a lefty so they can be hard to find in many OEM line ups. Ping & Callaway has always been kind to Lefties. I do like the Taylormade HL fairway woods though they do not come in lefty 7 wood. Buy it in a heart beat if they did. I do have Stealth HL 3wd which can be a rocket but is presently getting a time out. I have in the past switched between the 18* Cleveland "Hy-wood" & a Ping 7 wood. I think the 7 wood has been overall kinder to me for when you are supposed to use it but I like chipping with the hybrid more. Probably testimony to my lack of short game. I presently go 9* driver, 13+ 3 wood, 19* 5 wood & 21 degree 7 wood. I use the 3+ off some par 4's & when my driver is not listening to me. That line up I suspect will present some yardage gapping issues but we shall see when global warming comes to Wisconsin. I hate all the head covers in the bag but I guess you can tell a guys age by the # of head covers he carries...

@ Fred Mitchell >>>>I am no Doctor & did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express but I believe if someone is suffering from foot issues the wider Sqairz shoe could be of benefit. They are just better on my feet as the toes are spread out. Now I cannot attest to the longer distance & all those other alleged attributes occurring for me but they are comfortable. I suffer from foot issues also so these shoes have helped. My original Sqairz are a little heavy when walking a course compared to other competitors shoes but not clogs. My last Sqairz purchase was a mesh hybrid type that offered the same foot profile in a lighter shoe & I think these will be the ticket for walking my course. I do not know about H2O proof on the mesh but the earlier pair stood up well to early morning rounds. I love Sketchers but Sqairz were way better for my feet. Prior to Sqairz I was a fan of Tru Links (?) the shoe pro Ryan Moore was famous for. They had a wider toe profile but not like Sqairz. Tru Links were more the real light weight you could wear on & off the course all day kind of shoe. I believe Sqairz tells you to buy 1/2 to 1 size large than normal & I found that is accurate. My buddy buys off Amazon in a bunch of sizes & returns what doesn't fit for him. I purchased direct from Sqairz during Holiday sales. Good luck.

Pretty Maltby club. Unfortunately they discriminate against Lefty's. I should ask for reparations! I thought to much about it so....My whole bag, including the bag, are new for 2023. I am putting a 9* Krank Fire X Driver, 3+WD, 19* 5WD & PXG0211 7WD in the bag. I also am starting the season w/ PXGxcore 0211's 5 thru LW w/ MM 80+ stiff shafts- my 1st attempt at graphite in the irons. Only club not new is my Evenroll 2 putter that you will have to pry out of my cold dead hands! A Neverlooz golf bag in green & new "barrel" head covers to improve the wood placement in the Neverlooz clips. My ball is undecided but I have a plethora to test. The new PXG ball, AVX, E12 are on the table. Last year I played the Vice Soft & Callaway Supersoft. I need a lower ball flight, less spin & of course distance. This site has me thinking firmer is faster in my pellets. I usually walk so push a Nitron cart, (not new) or I paired a V2 remote electric to a Caddy Tek cart. The Nitron is so simple & lite. The V2 is a lot less strenuous walking round not pushing but can be a PITA sometimes to manuever. Walking in Squairz shoes & Iron Joc golf shirts, from right here in Wisconsin. I look good out of the trunk & on the 1st tee & it's all downhill from there! To much info but it's 16* in Wisco & not much else to do.

A little different but I have a Neverlooz cart bag - fits on my Nitron push - that is pretty cool. Gotta see it on the web site vs. me trying to explain it to you but it has individual clips for your clubs stacked in rows, lots of pockets, decent colors. Owner is super helpful. On my 2nd Neverlooz bag & I kind of like stuff that small fry in the business world are trying to market. You see the pix & you know you'll get lots of comments on the tee box. One of these days I'll figure out how to post photos!

I am gaming the new PXG 0211 Xcore's which are hollow body & 5 thru gap wedge for just over $600. "Gaming" meaning simulator here in Wisconsin so a caveat on distance but feel is great. I also picked up the 0211 7 wood on their site for $139! Shipping is expensive but about a 7 day turnaround on my irons. I was fitted on-line but know my specs from other fittings. Great lady out of NY named Susan who was very knowledgeable & super helpful on soft/hard stepping. Followed up with info after the sale. I tried the Cobra forged Tec. They were pretty but a tad expensive. IMO, a very underrated iron set are the Cleveland XL irons. The heads look very long & big at address & impossible to miss but aren't close to shovels. I have a set of 2023 T-Rails on the sale block. Uber forgiving but I been down that road a few times ( Cleveland) & I just can't wrap my head around those hybrid type clubs. Plus I already hit the ball high & these launch them sky high. I'm an 11 handicap but basically on my home course & it doesn't travel well! Oh, also left handed but a lot more options these days. I hear great things on Sub 70 & Takoma, all over this site & I have met Jason Hiland from Sub 70 when he was working out of an old dilapidated brick garage as Diamond Tour & everything you hear about Sub 70 service & Jason's program is 100% correct. Limited lefty stuff but 699's are available.

No pix to share but I favor the knit covers for an ole school look. I also have this "thing" about using OEM covers as it advertises your clubs in the bag for that guy who may be looking for a 5 finger discount at the club corral. had it happen & seen it done & with drivers upwards of $600 someone walking away with a driver is not good! The best OEM head cover ever were the Cleveland barrel head cover, so easy to pull on & off. Some head covers are a wrestling match. A shout out to PXG covers which are also great with the magnet & pretty easy/off. Just advertising PXG, even if it's not PXG club under the hood, goes back to my fears of being ripped off at the cart corral or while traveling.

I also agree the PXG's 0211's are forgiving & pretty inexpensive believe it or not. I do see a bunch of used sets at my local Nevada Bob's store so makes me wonder ... and not all of them can be mine!

I know they are hybrid look but the Cobra T-Rails are uber forgiving. Go High, go far. Wilson makes great under appreciated irons like the D-7's & D-9's. Go a mile. Lastly I also gamed the Cleveland XL's - not the Halo's - and they seem so huge that you can't miss. Other than the new 2023 T-Rails, these are on the inexpensive side. I am also left handed so feel your pain. I have been researching the 699's by Sub 70 & they don't look forgiving but I guess they are & everybody seems to rave about them. It's about the only club they make left handed for us super game improvement types. I don't believe their 799's come left handed. Good luck in your journey.

I play the Evenroll 2 & it will NEVER come out of my bag. I use the conventional grip vs. the larger stabilized grip with the steel rod in the handle as that normal grip felt better to me. I change clubs like people change underwear so it says something that the putter stays. The tech behind the club is the real deal. I switched from a L.A.B. Mezzo which I like but pretty lite - very stable as advertised - & also had the L.A.B. bonding iron style in a broomstick model. Says something that I went from broomstick to Evenroll 2.

I use the Nitron cart which I love & the 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Bag. The Sync has less storage than C-130-s but is lighter & fits better on the push cart. no problem on a ride cart & it has that ability to lift up the velcro'd GPS pocket for secure straps. The S (stand) is really only for taking off a riding cart for use on the range as I see it. I really like how the woods in the Sync Bag are configured in the center of the bag & the irons go down the left & right individual 14 way slots. The Sync has ample storage. My only potential negative on the Sync is the top left & right slots can be a tad difficult to get a club in & out as club can snag. Probably can't go wrong with either but the club configuration, fit on the Nitron & weight was the deciding factor for me. Impossible to find the "perfect bag" but Sync is pretty close.

I have been playing the OL King Forged Tech irons all year & like them a lot. Just simplifies ball position to center of your stance & the same distance away from the ball. I struggled initially with the scoring irons but had no problems with the lower lofted irons / hybrid. My distances were a club longer on average than my previous variable length clubs but that is probably the Forged Tech properties & not due to length of clubs. I am one of those guys whose brain makes golf pretty difficult so simplifying the whole stance, ball position thought process has helped me a ton. My wife just took up golf again after many years off & I bought her a cheap set of OL Pinhawks off EBAY - all clubs look like hybrids - & she is having pretty decent success with them. She likes the OL for the simplicity & the big heads for more confidence in contact as she learns the swing. I believe firmly someone new to golf would benefit a bunch from OL but may be a difficult adjustment for individuals who have played a long time. Good luck with the experiment!