Hindsy1987

I have physical issue also.  Curved spine.  Very curved.  Lost lots of time due to various injuries.  Disability 3 full years.  Now I golf!  I got fit 2 of my 3 iron sets.  First 2 were modern cavity back cast.  I finally took lessons.  I learned that I wanted a narrow sole for accurate hitting and direction, which is hard to do with the wide bottom cavity backs.  I decided to make a split set, go for a fitting for the short irons 8-9-PW, and stick with the last cavity model that Nike made, Vapor Fly.  I hoped I could hit Mizuno blades.  Not quite but I got fitted for Ping I 500s on a good graphite shaft, the Recoils.  The I 500 is a forged face welded to a well designed, well engineered body.  Loved them so much that I decided to sell off my full set of the Nikes, and eventually added the 6 and 7 Ping I 500 irons.  For clubs longer than that, I had a bargain bin find, a 24 degree forged hollow body Mizuno Fli-HI.  And a MIzuno JPX hybrid 5.  I don't see me getting different irons for a long time.  I might re-shaft to Aerotech Steelfiber but that is a luxury doo-dah I don't need to do.  I am not scoring below 100 yet because I doodle around on a few holes, learning to try the hard shots until I get good at them.
Bottom line, is 1.  get fitted if you can, and hopefully better than Dicks.  They are nice but not like getting a fully skilled experienced PGA fitter.  2.  Start like I did with the 8-9-pw.  Never mind a full set.  You can do just like I did, add longer clubs if you are in love.   3.  I also highly suggest Mizuno forged wedges.  Again, I bot some, found true love in their 2018 model the S5.  Easy to use, accurate, easy to find used ones in good condition.  Mizuno makes Grain Flow Forging.  They re-heat and hammer the billet of steel to get the molecules all lined up in parallel.  I don't think anybody else does this.  Vokeys are Titleist (bob vokey is their employee) very good and they pay the pros but I have stuck with the Mizu and love them more and more every round I play.
Hope this helps.  Don't let my crummy scores bother you.  I finally retired and now can work on scoring, and I play on a pretty hard course with lots of marsh where if I roll off the fairway, so long, no rough, I'm in the drink.    

two other arguments for going with blades. first, there is little chance you will hit the part of the face necessary to generate a good shot without swinging easy and smooth. that may be helpful in your situation where you are recovering from a musculoskeletal issue.
secondly, you mention that low price is important to you. because blades between the different brands are so similar, you can probably get some dtc blades, like sub 70 or newline, for relatively cheap, and they would be closer to what you would get from mizuno or cobra blades than the players distance or game improvement clubs from those brands.
on the other hand, golf is hard and blades make it harder. if you go with the tm p790 or the mizuno mp 245’s you get gorgeous, blade-esque irons that will serve you well for a decade or more, which makes them a good value as well, even at their increased cost.

You are 100% on the money i have issues with topping the ball,  i played cricket for many years so the idea of striking down on the ball i over compensate and think im going to hit the ground instead i top it, thanks heaps for the advise 

do it, if you have the patience and mental fortitude, or you want to improve your patience or fortitude, and you don’t care about your score, and you want to make working the ball a big part of your game. you’re going to have a really rough learning curve, but if you ever make it to the top of the mountain, you will definitely have earned your place. IMO. Also, take a virtual fist bump 👊🏼 for even having the audacity to consider the path less taken.

@Hindsy1987 to be clear I don’t know you But frankly, as much as you believe “I dont care about progress being slow or frustrating” at some point you won’t enjoy playing the game because you’ll be posting weak scores and you’ll be hitting a lot of bad shots in front of your playing partners. It will be hard for you to build confidence in your game or measuring progress. The excuse of “I’m playing blades” will become a tired refrain.
 
I think you’re better off finding clubs that suit your abilities and as your game grows then trade and move up in clubs. Just think how much club technology changes year over year. 

Love SIM golf, is it accurate, no, can it be better, yes, it’s putting atrocious… absolutely! But living in Canada where my golf season is only 6 months long SIM golf is a big part of my golf life. Plus it gets us out with our friends for a nice causal round of fun getting to “see some courses we’d otherwise never get to play”. Some of the places we have in town have some pretty wild tech from Korea as well that get you way more feedback on your swing that a simple session at the range would provide, you can learn a lot about your consistent metrics and where you may need to improve.

You are 100% on the money i have issues with topping the ball,  i played cricket for many years so the idea of striking down on the ball i over compensate and think im going to hit the ground instead i top it, thanks heaps for the advise 

Ive recently had two years off due to  damaged intercostal muscles and a blown shoulder and im now looking at returning to the fold, now this probably seems like a stupid question but what about procuring some blades this time around, i understand the difficulty in ball striking but my thoughts are if i learn on the hardest tool and i dont care about progress being slow or frustrating surely this is the way to go. on this i only have a limited budget at the moment (very limited :P) so i would like some suggestions on some short irons and wedges, thanks guys cant believe i didn't know this forum existed luckily a mate told me last week. 

My hands are similar in size, I will say when I was younger it was all corded grips I've never seemed to have this problem, thanks for the above mate that's all but ticked the boxes of what I was asking and gives me somewhere to start cheers 

I wish we had top golf here I hear there's one in Melbourne but I'm in Perth and it's always at least a decade behind🤣

@Hindsy1987 that seems like a bargain! As I mentioned in my post, the nice thing about a sim is you can practice in a “perfect” environment. So I can really take the time and reps to work on my driver, irons, etc. But then I can also switch over to courses and play a quick round. I can easily finish 18 holes on a sim in under two hours, and think how great two hours of practice a week could be. 

The thing that appealed to me about this x golf is that's it's $25 AUD a week and you get two hours per day in the Sim 

I like to use a sim every now and then, I will say that it helped me keep my swing through the winter months. Normally around here it cost about 30.00 for 18 on the sim. I’m going to be going to top golf for the first time within the next couple weeks, my daughter got me a gift card, the have all you can hit balls Monday through Friday from open till Noon at the one near me. Overall I like the sims, 

It’s a different game with different challenges. It does help keep the swing in shape during the winter and I get off to better starts during the season than I used to before I started playing in a sim in the winter. 

I really like using a sim for practice sessions and just to keep me in form when the course is closed. I like having the feedback and knowing that my ball flight isn’t being affected by factors like wind and stuff (unless I add it to the sim ). I’ll play courses every now and then but it’s really just for fun and I view it as a different way of practicing. 
 
In terms of obstacles, a sim offers you a perfect experience instead of what you’ll likely encounter on a course. So sidehill, uphill, downhill lies, sand, heavy rough etc can’t be replicated well of at all. But for a means to practice or just have fun, indoor sims are great. 

I Agree with @cnosil . Sim golf is great especially if you live in a region with harsh winters like myself. As long as you go in with level set expectations it’s a lot of fun. 
I mainly focused on 7-GW in terms of proper striking and distances. The rest were just hoping I made decent contact. 

Hi guys recently I've moved back up to the big smoke and have noticed a heap of "X-Golf" centres around, I know that top golf style outdoor ranges are huge at the moment and obviously I've watched a lot of Sim Testing via Rick Shiels and Co. What's the biggest obstacle you guys have when you go for the virtual experience? The only thing that I can forsee being a problem translating from the Virtual World over to the Physical one is playing wedges and such out of bunkers, are there tools or plugins if you will that change the nature of the hitting surface i.e. and this sounds stupid mini sand traps or thicker rough ? I'd love you hear your experiences, thoughts and any tips you might have ? 

Got all the clubs I needed to regrip done. 

Recently flipped my old driver for a stand bag, this Ping Anser 3 and cash. The putter was quite oxidized so I used Flitz metal polish and brought the Bronze back to damn near new. Also did a custom paint fill (USA) and repainted the sight line as well. Came out great. Slapped a new Ping man grip on it and now GTG. Plays at 35 1/2" and is like swinging Thors hammer. I did not weigh the head before reshafting, but I would have to guess it's at least 350g to possibly 365g. The ball really pops off the face well. Love it. 

Just helped my brother extend and regrip his clubs yesterday. These CPX grips sure are nice! I put fresh grips on mine a month ago but I’m tempted to switch to theses. 

I really enjoy the Nike Roshe G golf shoes.  Great light shoe for summer golf. Not good for wet weather. 

Great review mate super informative, covered every aspect of what I'd be looking for in a set myself in particular the wear on the black finish and other components of the set 

Great review mate super informative, covered every aspect of what I'd be looking for in a set myself in particular the wear on the black finish and other components of the set 

Great review mate super informative, covered every aspect of what I'd be looking for in a set myself in particular the wear on the black finish and other components of the set 

Morning Spies! The unpacking continues to be very slow at the new place, with a funeral and a wedding in the last week to slow things down, but I have managed to (mostly) get my office set up. I mean, sure, the pantry stuff isn't fully unpacked yet, I don't know where my good work shoes are, and I can't find the charger for the vacuum, but I've managed most of the essentials 😂