Gogolf

Anyone try out DECADE Golf? Scott Fawcett uses a statistical approach to help golfers improve my game. Thinking about trying it out but wondering if other members have tried it already. https://www.birdiefire.com/about-decade

I took a closer look at the ratings and on ralphmaltby website it says, "In short, the higher the Playability Factor value generated by the formula, the more playable and forgiving the particular design should be." A higher rating doesn't necessarily mean a better club, it just means it's more forgiving. I wouldn't choose a club just because it is more forgiving than others because there's a lot more that goes into which irons go into my bag. For example, top line looks, sole interaction, shot-shaping abilities, feel at impact, etc. or could overrule how forgiving the club is. Maybe others feel the same way. I don't know about the bias, but I thought the results were interesting. Attached it for others who want to check it out. Looks like it's dated 05/2016. MPFRatingsChart.pdf

Could you provide an explanation why?

I think ultra game improvement irons have always been on the pro tours. A noteable playerswho come to mind are Rocco Mediate, who played Callaway X-series (x-14, x-16, etc.) irons for the longest time, before switching to PXG Link to the witb video from circa 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM8Qvx070tQ There are others but It's probably just not covered very much.. I think people forget that Annika shot 59 with x-14 irons (not even the pro series) http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/callaway-staff-pro-annika-sorenstam-shoots-59-record-shattering-round-leads-to-lpga-tour-victory-71716307.html

I read a lot of posts about which irons are the easiest to hit and I haven't seen any posts/responses referencing the Maltby Playability Factor (MPF). More information about what it is: http://ralphmaltby.com/what-is-mpf/ I remember this being a trusted source back in 2013/2014, but I haven't seen anything about it recently. Looks like the Maltby experts just published their 2016 ratings and I'm curious to see what others think about it. http://ralphmaltby.com/golf-head-ratings/

Other popular one is Gabriel Writer's 'Movement to Improvement' VBlog