BennyLar24 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 I recently went through a fitting at Club Champion and decided to go ahead and upgrade my irons. Based on the results of the fitting, I am going from a set of Mizuno JPX-EZ Forged to Callaway Apex Pros. So here's what I'm wondering. Those of you who have made the jump from irons more in the game improvement category to more of a blade, what are the biggest differences you noticed? And how long did it take you to feel comfortable with your new irons? Bonus question: if you play the Apex Pros, what are your biggest likes and dislikes? Quote Driver: M5 10.5 - Tensei CK Orange 60s 3W: RBZ 5W: SLDR 4-GW: JPX-EZ Forged - Dynamic Gold X100 Wedges: SM7 52 & 60 Putter: TM110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 You should have seen the differences in your fitting. There’s going to be variations from each person but some things that will change are spin, potentially peak height and descent angle. For some turf interaction may change. Without going down the jacked loft rabbit hole one probably will see a distance change in the iron number on the bottom mishits will be more penalizing with more of a players iron pkgavin 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavygolffeels Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Immediately better distance, dispersion, and turf interaction. Much more enjoyable to practice and play. BennyLar24 1 Quote GARSEN GRIP TESTER Driver: PING G400 MAX, Ventus Blue 6x Woods: COBRA F6 Baffler AD DI 8S Hybrid: CALLAWAY Apex Pro, Ventus Blue 8s Irons: SRIXON ZX5 mk2 5-6, ZX7 mk2 7-PW, Modus 120x Wedges: EDEL 50 C grind, 54 V grind, CLEVELAND 60 RTX6 Low Putter: YES Abbie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyLar24 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, scooterhd2 said: Immediately better distance, dispersion, and turf interaction. Much more enjoyable to practice and play. That sounds good to me! Now I just have to wait until they get in. Quote Driver: M5 10.5 - Tensei CK Orange 60s 3W: RBZ 5W: SLDR 4-GW: JPX-EZ Forged - Dynamic Gold X100 Wedges: SM7 52 & 60 Putter: TM110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 If you are a good ball striker then you’ll see a better ball flight, tighter dispersion and nice clean divots.However if you tend to hit a “clunker” now and then just know that those will be much more penalizing....big loss of distance, wide misses and some skilled shots.I played with a set of MB irons for a awhile....when I hit them pure there was nothing better! Just get ready for a few stinkers as you get used to them.Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Quote XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryShortCake Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 9:16 AM, BennyLar24 said: I recently went through a fitting at Club Champion and decided to go ahead and upgrade my irons. Based on the results of the fitting, I am going from a set of Mizuno JPX-EZ Forged to Callaway Apex Pros. So here's what I'm wondering. Those of you who have made the jump from irons more in the game improvement category to more of a blade, what are the biggest differences you noticed? And how long did it take you to feel comfortable with your new irons? Bonus question: if you play the Apex Pros, what are your biggest likes and dislikes? I really liked the apex pros they fit well and felt very nice off the face. My only gripe is the black finished looked so good when new, after about 20 rounds they look like trash. They play well no problems but to me the finish is a big part of looking down at my clubs. BennyLar24 1 Quote Driver: Rogue Sub Zero 9* stiff Wood: Tight Lies TI 3 wood stiff Hybrid: XR 3 19 deg stiff Irons: JPX 900 Tour std loft/lie Wedges: 52,56,60 Putter: #7 Red Ball: Q-Star 12.9 Handicap Comox Valley, B.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacchus Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I went from Taylormade Burners to JPX 900 Tours. Better feedback, better distance dispersion (when hitting it clean; I definitely got some hot balls with the taylormade which drove me crazy), definitely cuts through the turf better, feel like i can get better contact on the ball in the rough (maybe a little subjective), I also took practice more seriously with wanting to try and live up to the better irons. Quote Driver : F7 - Project X Hzrdus Yellow 6.5 75g 3w: F7 Fairway - Project X Hzrdus Yellow 6.5 75g Hybrid: F6 Hybrid - KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype 95g X-Stiff Irons: JPX 900 Forged (4,5) JPX 900 Tour (6-P) KBS C-Taper 130 (Softstepped) Wedes: SM7 52* F Grind, 56* M Gind (KBS C-Taper 125), 60* S Grind Putter: Futura X7M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyLar24 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/6/2020 at 8:30 PM, StrawberryShortCake said: I really liked the apex pros they fit well and felt very nice off the face. My only gripe is the black finished looked so good when new, after about 20 rounds they look like trash. They play well no problems but to me the finish is a big part of looking down at my clubs. I've played a few rounds now with them and I agree, they feel great off the face. That's good to know about the black finish. I really liked the look of those but ended up going chrome, but now I don't regret that decision StrawberryShortCake 1 Quote Driver: M5 10.5 - Tensei CK Orange 60s 3W: RBZ 5W: SLDR 4-GW: JPX-EZ Forged - Dynamic Gold X100 Wedges: SM7 52 & 60 Putter: TM110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamflowers Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I went from M2’s to iBlades. The feedback on shots was what I noticed the most. It’s much easier with blade-type irons to feel where you’re hitting the ball on the face. I’ve found that’s very helpful in understanding your swing and ball flight. Quote ST 200 9.5°, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 65 S ST 200 3w 15°, Diamana S+ 60 S Z H85 3h 19°, Project X Hzrdus Black Hybrid 6.0 P770 (2017) 4-PW, KBS Tour FLT 120 S SM8 50.08F, 54.14F, 58.08M, KBS Tour S Sigma 2 Fetch 34" Tour B X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorgriffo Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 I played with a set of Rogues for a year or two because of a back injury - couldn’t turn fully so needed help getting the ball in the air. When things were getting back to normal, I couldn’t stop them from going up to the moon with every shot. I could hit them from level with by back foot and they still went into space. When my ball speed returned, I switched back to an x forged/apex mb combo set and can now control trajectory etc, Didn’t see any loss in distance (though I am swinging faster now, but the player’s irons are plenty long enough) and the feeling when you hit either type in this combo set is incomparable. Quote Callaway Epic Flash SZ 9deg, 15 deg tensei av blue x flex Cobra F9 hybrid 17deg, 24 deg Mizuno MP20 (6,7,8 MMC, 9,PW MB) Callaway MD4 50, 54, 58 Scotty Cameron Select Squareback 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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