GolfImposter Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I'm been playing Callaway Apex 19 irons for a little over a year now, and I love the feel of them. When my game is on, I get the exact height, distance, control and feel that I am looking for in irons. However, when my game is off, I really feel the forgiveness and consistency start to fall off for me. Obviously, the club is not %100 the culprit and I have aspects of my game I need to work on (such as I am super quick with upper body on downswing and hit some nasty pull hooks) but I've been toying with the idea of switching to something with a touch more forgiveness. I don't have a handicap, but typically shoot in the mid-to-low 80's, but have the occasional bad day and hit upper 80's. Sets that I am looking at: Mizuno JPX 921 HM/HMP, Titleist T200/300. I know the Apex DCB would also be a good option, but out of my budget at the moment. The big thing for me is, it seems like if I want a more forgiving iron, we start to get into the big/chunky clubheads which I am not a huge fan of. I don't mind a little bit of bulk but nothing that overwhelms the ball. Also worth mentioning, is I don't have great access to really get fitted or test a bunch of clubs out, so I've been most relying on images/videos,etc Thanks for any help! Quote Current in the bag Driver: TSR3 9.0 w/ HZRDUS RDX SMOKE Black 6.5 70g 3 Wood: G425 LST 14.5 w/ Aldila Rogue White 130MSI 70x Driving Iron: U510 2 Iron w/ HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.0 80g Irons: Pro 225 5-GW w/ Project X Rifle Taper Tip 6.5x Wedges: 54 RTX Zipcore Mid/10, 58 RTX Zipcore Full/12, w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner Shafts Putter: Stroke Lab Ten Ball: Tour Link to comment
Larryd3 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Honestly don't think more forgiving clubs is going to be the answer. Apex 19 irons are really good clubs. I'd personally get some lessons before spending on clubs. gman8966 1 Quote TM Sim2 Max 10.5 Ping G410 5 wood Ping G410 7 & 9 woods PXG Gen 5 0311P 5-gap PXG forged 54 & 58 wedges PXG Operator H w/ BGT Stability shaft Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 With any iron you are going to see a drop off in distance, height, spin and so on when you miss the center. Assuming you have the non pro version of the apex 19 irons. If so you are pretty much at the end range of gi type clubs and going for more forgiveness you are going to get into the gi/sgi type iron. In the t300, zx5, i210, you probably aren’t going to see any noticeable difference in forgiveness. 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
gman8966 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 10:19 AM, Larryd3 said: Honestly don't think more forgiving clubs is going to be the answer. Apex 19 irons are really good clubs. I'd personally get some lessons before spending on clubs. 100% get lessons. Best money you can spend. Quote I'm a hockey player playing golf today. TSR3, Ventus Blue Velocore 7X JPX 921 Tour Irons Evnroll EV5.1 ProV1x Link to comment
CarlH Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 The Apex CF-19 are players-distance irons and pretty darn forgiving on their own. Those are the irons that I play and they're hands down far better than the Mizuno JPX 850s that I played before them. Not sure going to a "more forgiving" iron is really going to answer your issues. If you're shooting in the mid 80s, you're playing pretty well but likely have an issue with your setup, backswing, or other easily fixed trait. Spend a couple of sessions with your local pro to find a more consistent swing. I'm guessing that you can resolve it by looking at the cause of the mishits. Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max (10.5* set at -1 and neutral) -- Mitsubishi Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Fairway: Rogue ST Max 3 wood (16.5*) and Heaven Wood (20*)-- Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Hybrids: Rogue ST Max 5H (23*)--Tensai Blue 55g R shaft Irons: Apex CF19 6-9, PW, AW -- KBS Tour Graphite TGI 70 shafts R +1/2 inch 3* upright Wedges: Edison 53* and 57* KBS PGI 80 Graphite +1/2 inch 2* upright Putter: L.A.B. DF 2.1 -- BGT Stability shaft Ball: Maxfli TourX...Golf Bag: Pioneer...Shoes: Hyperflex... Glove: Red Rooster Feather My Photography can be seen at Smugmug Link to comment
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