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I love the look of a bladed iron. With Cobra and Nike releasing their new lines this popped into my head again. There's just something about them that is extremely appealing to me. In reality, I have no business bagging them and probably never will and I'm fine with that. Despite this, I've wondered for a while if practicing with one would be of any benefit besides just satisfying my selfish desire to hit one every once in a while for fun. I play Ping G25s and I love them. I've been considering ordering an S55 5 or 6 iron in my specs just to hit at the range occasionally to change things up. It wouldn't break the bank if I could order a single iron but what do you guys think? Would it be worthwhile or beneficial to my swing outside of just messing around with it?

Driver -  :taylormade-small: M1 9.5* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Fairway -   :taylormade-small: M1 5W 19* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Hybrids -   :ping-small: G25 4H 23*

Irons -  :mizuno-small: JPX 850 Forged 4-PW w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Wedges - :mizuno-small: S5 50*07, 54*12, 58*12 w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Putter - Oddyssey Metal-X #7 w/ SuperStroke Pistol GT 2.0

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I see no harm in practicing with a blade or blade like iron. I would just make sure to get the exact same specs as the gamers.

Driver:   :callaway-small: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5

FW:   :cobra-small: F6 baffler set at 16º

Hybrid:  NONE
Irons:   :taylormade-small:  3i 2014 TP CB  4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400

Wedges:   :nike-small: 52º :nike-small: 56º  :edel-golf-1: 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped

Putter:   :ping-small: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot

 

 

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Why dont you just practice with your Gamers ???????  It's the set that you use on the course right?

Driver:   :taylormade-small: M3 Tensei CK Pro Blue
3-Metal:: :callaway-small: GBB EPIC, FujiKura Pro Green

5-Metal:  :cobra-small: F-7, FujiKura Pro

Irons:   :mizuno-small: MP-18 SC, KBS Tour 120

Wedges:  :cleveland-small:   RTX-3  52 - 56 - 60
Putter:  EVN-Roll ER-5

Ball :  :bridgestone-small: Tour B XS

Range Finder:  Busnnell Tour-X,  Garmin S20 

 

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I think it's a great idea. Yes, you could order one (not sure what one would cost), but check eBay for a used one. If you know what your specs are, have your local shop adjust it. Just get one with the same shaft.

 

I just finished a quick 9 holes; the weather is fantastic for November. I have an old set of Macgregor forged irons that I used to play a long time ago, but they have stiff steel shafts. I like the feel of hitting them, and I hit them pretty well; just not as far as my i20s. So, my winter project is to reshaft them in graphite. I would like to play them with the SCORs if it works out. If not, then they will be good practice irons!

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Thanks for the replies guys. Yes Hula, I practice with my gamers. I spend quite a bit of time at the range practicing with my gamers. I didn't mean to imply that I would practice with a blade and disregard my gamers. I was leaning more towards whether or not practicing with a blade in conjunction with my regular practice might benefit my swing, ball striking, etc.

Driver -  :taylormade-small: M1 9.5* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Fairway -   :taylormade-small: M1 5W 19* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Hybrids -   :ping-small: G25 4H 23*

Irons -  :mizuno-small: JPX 850 Forged 4-PW w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Wedges - :mizuno-small: S5 50*07, 54*12, 58*12 w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Putter - Oddyssey Metal-X #7 w/ SuperStroke Pistol GT 2.0

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If you still get some practice time in with  your gamers, why not practice some with a blade?  Satisfying a selfish desire is more than allowed!  

 

What's in the bag:
 
Driver:  :titelist-small:TSR3; :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR Carbon
FW Wood: :wilson_staff_small: DynaPWR 3-wood; :titleist-small: TSR 2+
Hybrids:  PXG Gen4 18-degree
Utility Irons: :srixon-small: ZX MkII 20* 
Irons:;  :Sub70:699/699 Pro V2 Combo; :wilson_staff_small: D9 Forged;  :macgregor-small:MT86 (coming soon!); :macgregor-small: VIP 1025 V-Foil MB/CB; 

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: RTX6 Zipcore
Putter: :cleveland-small: HB Soft Milled 10.5;  :scotty-small: Newport Special Select;  :edel-golf-1:  Willamette,  :bettinardi-small: BB8; :wilson-small: 8802; MATI Monto

Ball: :bridgestone-small: Tour B RXS; :srixon-small: Z-STAR Diamond; :wilson_staff_small: Triad

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If the goal is to be a better ball striker why not go with a Tour Striker or Tour Striker Pro to practice with? 

Driver: :taylormade-small: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black

3w: :taylormade-small:'16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82

5w: :cleveland-small: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow

Hybrid: :cleveland-small: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black

Irons: :cleveland-small: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125

Wedges: :cleveland-small: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125

Putter: :odyssey-small: Red 7s

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If the goal is to be a better ball striker why not go with a Tour Striker or Tour Striker Pro to practice with? 

I was coming in here to say the exact same thing.  I think the Tour Striker is the absolute best training aid out there for ball striking.  That being said if you can find an old 1 or 2 iron blade and get to where you can hit it, then you are well on your way, my friends.

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I'll have to look into those. Hadn't heard of them before. Thanks guys.

Driver -  :taylormade-small: M1 9.5* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Fairway -   :taylormade-small: M1 5W 19* w/ Aldila Rogue Silver 70X

Hybrids -   :ping-small: G25 4H 23*

Irons -  :mizuno-small: JPX 850 Forged 4-PW w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Wedges - :mizuno-small: S5 50*07, 54*12, 58*12 w/ Nippon N.S. Pro 1150S

Putter - Oddyssey Metal-X #7 w/ SuperStroke Pistol GT 2.0

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IMHO it will not hurt a thing. Now I played vintage blades (Mac VIPs) until last year. Now I do play a cavity back forged blade (Infiniti TS-10s) I also play some vintage golf with forged blades and persimmon woods. This sounds crazy but I practice with both. Now in all fairness I have hit forged blades all my life. I would suggest getting maybe a forged blade 9 iron and maybe a 5 iron. Don't spend a lot of money maybe you can find a couple at your local thrift store or yard sale cheap. Maybe at the end of a model run you could at least buy a demo 5 iron cheap. If you can hit the blade consistently you can hit your modern gamers

Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha  Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56*  Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick 

 

 

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For a while I practiced with blades and played money games with other irons, but then  realized that I played better with the blades.  At least to a point.  The short irons, I played better with blades.  The mid irons it did not seem to matter, but the long irons did not play better with a blade. 

 

Solution, no big surprise, I play a combo set.  Recently, don't play the long irons at all.  Once I found the right head and shaft combination in hybrids, the long irons got kicked out of the bag.

:ping-small:G430LST 10.5° on     T P T    POWER 18 Hi Driver 

:ping-small:G430MAX 3w  on     T P T    POWER 18 Hi Fairway 

:ping-small:G425 3H on     T P T    POWER 18 Hi Hybrid 

:taylormade-small:P790 Black 4-A 
on :kbs: TGI 80S
 

:mizuno-small: ES21 54-8° & 58-12° on :kbs: Hi Rev

:L.A.B.:DF2.1 on :accra: White

:titelist-small: ProV1  

:918457628_PrecisionPro: Precision Pro  NX7 Pro

All Iron grips are BestGrips Micro-Perforated Mid

Driver, 3w, 3H are JumboMax JMX UltraLite XS 

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I'm moving towards a combo set myself and have just ordered a 2003 Hogan 7 iron to test as a sort of bridge between my Scors and Speedblades. But I'll probably have to bend and reshaft to get the specs right.

bag - SunMountain Synch with Ogio Synergy X4 cart
driver - :callaway-small: Optiforce 440, Paderson Kevlar Green stiff 46.5"
fwoods - :taylormade-small: Jetspeed, 3HL regular
irons - :taylormade-small:  Speedblades 3-8, 85g stiff steel, 2 up
wedges - :edilon-small: Scor 40, 45, 50, 54, 58
putter - :ping-small: Ketsch 35" slight arc, SuperStroke 2.0 mid-slim
ball - :titelist-small: ProV1x

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Thanks for the replies guys. Yes Hula, I practice with my gamers. I spend quite a bit of time at the range practicing with my gamers. I didn't mean to imply that I would practice with a blade and disregard my gamers. I was leaning more towards whether or not practicing with a blade in conjunction with my regular practice might benefit my swing, ball striking, etc.

 

Cool, like the guys said, I would look into the tour striker to enhance ball striking. 

Driver:   :taylormade-small: M3 Tensei CK Pro Blue
3-Metal:: :callaway-small: GBB EPIC, FujiKura Pro Green

5-Metal:  :cobra-small: F-7, FujiKura Pro

Irons:   :mizuno-small: MP-18 SC, KBS Tour 120

Wedges:  :cleveland-small:   RTX-3  52 - 56 - 60
Putter:  EVN-Roll ER-5

Ball :  :bridgestone-small: Tour B XS

Range Finder:  Busnnell Tour-X,  Garmin S20 

 

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