tdroma98 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I carry a 5 iron. My recent Titleist Iron fitting blended the set - 5 iron is a T350 & 6i - PW are T200. The T350 5 iron is hot! BallsLeon, sirchunksalot, Shrek74 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Titleist T200 Irons - 5i thru Gap Wedge - Stiff AMT Black Callaway PARADYM X 9.0 with Hazrdous X Black 6.0 Stiff Shaft Fairway Woods: Callaway Maverick 3W & RazrX Black 5W - Stiff Flex Rescue: Apex 4 (22 degree )- Recoil 75H stiff flex Wedges: Titleist SM8 - 54 (D Grind) wedge flex; SM8 58(M grind) wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1 Handicap: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agpacman22 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I just bought a new set of Mizuno irons last year. Went with 4-GW. I use every club in the bag, and definitely love my 5-iron, although I do regret adding the 4-iron to the set. Last years LPX 923 Hot Metal Pros have the 4-iron lofted at 19 degrees, and while I can still hit it well and get decent launch most of the time, I think I would have been better served working another hybrid or wood into my bag instead. Hearing more and more people praising their 7-woods, and wish I had looked into it further. For gapping purposes I need a club that I can count on for 215 yds, to fit in between the 5i and my 3hy. Sometimes it's the 4i, but I just don't have the confidence I'd like with it. Maybe if I was in better shape I could hit it hard enough to get consistent launch. William P and Shrek74 2 Quote - TM M2 driver, Titlesist 909 F2 3wood, Paradym 3hy, Mizuno JPX 923 HMPros, Cleveland CG14 wedges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsLeon Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 8 minutes ago, tdroma98 said: I carry a 5 iron. My recent Titleist Iron fitting blended the set - 5 iron is a T350 & 6i - PW are T200. The T350 5 iron is hot! I've been thinking about the T350 5i lately. My next club is a driving iron that isn't the easiest to hit off turf, thought maybe it'd fill a nice role as 2nd shot par 5/4. Did you end up sticking with same shaft between T200 and T350? sirchunksalot, tdroma98, William P and 1 other 4 Quote Driver : GBB Epic, 10.5° loft, autoFlex Dream7, SF405x flex (44.75") 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Hybrid: Z H85, 19° loft, HZRDUS Black 85g, 5.5 flex Irons: T350 5i & T200 6i-GW, 23°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.5”, 1° upright) Wedges: JB Forged Raw 54° & 58° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Reg flex (+0.5/0.25", 0.5° upright) Putter: DS72 C, 35”, PP60 grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdroma98 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 9 minutes ago, BallsLeon said: I've been thinking about the T350 5i lately. My next club is a driving iron that isn't the easiest to hit off turf, thought maybe it'd fill a nice role as 2nd shot par 5/4. Did you end up sticking with same shaft between T200 and T350? Good question @BallsLeon. Yes, the T350 has same Nippon shaft as T200's. The cool thing about the fitting, the T200 5 iron was giving me the same speed numbers as the 6 iron. Fitter wanted at least a 5 mph difference between 5 & 6 irons. He put the T350 head on the Nippon shaft and boom, the numbers were great. The club feels great Shrek74, William P, sirchunksalot and 1 other 3 1 Quote Titleist T200 Irons - 5i thru Gap Wedge - Stiff AMT Black Callaway PARADYM X 9.0 with Hazrdous X Black 6.0 Stiff Shaft Fairway Woods: Callaway Maverick 3W & RazrX Black 5W - Stiff Flex Rescue: Apex 4 (22 degree )- Recoil 75H stiff flex Wedges: Titleist SM8 - 54 (D Grind) wedge flex; SM8 58(M grind) wedge flex Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1 Handicap: 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William P Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I still carry and use a 5 iron for short par fours that require a layup off the tee for optimum approach distance or to avoid a hazard. I have been considering adding a 3 or 4 driving iron to the bag in lieu of my 4 hybrid. BallsLeon, Shrek74 and sirchunksalot 3 Quote GT4,10 *, Ventus Black TR 6 S Velacore TSR1, 15*, TPT Power Range Fairway 17 Lo TSR2, Hybrid, 18*, TPT Power Range Hybrid 17 Lo T-200, (2023), 5-PW, SteelFiber, i95cw, S Vokey Design - 50 & 54, SteelFiber i95cw S, and Vokey S10 - 46 & 58, SteelFiber i95cw S Odyssey JAILBIRD 380 Limited Edition ELIXR (2022), MaxFli Tour S (2024) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hedrick Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I do not care to list my age, but looking at those who did.... you are kids! LOL. Yeah, I have a 5 iron in my bag, but hardly ever use it. When I do, the results are not so great. Once I get a couple of other things organized in my bag, I will focus my attention on what to replace it with. sirchunksalot, Shrek74 and William P 3 Quote Bag C130, 14 way Cart Bag Driver TSR1 Fairway. Halo XL Hy-Wood 4+ Fairway GBB Epic 5 Hybrid Epic Flash 3H Irons Launcher HB, 4 through PW Wedges CBX2 - 54 degree, CBX Zipcore 52 degree Putter Seemore Si1 Putter Ball Titleist pro v1x Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfriday101 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Newer 5 irons seem to be where the 24/38 rule (guideline) shows up. the "rule": In the world of Clubfitting there is something called the “24/38 Rule.” Basically, it says that the majority of golfers cannot consistently hit an iron that has less than 24-degrees of loft or is more than 38 inches in its length. The reason is that a club like that requires swing skills that most average golfers do not have the ability to acquire. Thirty years ago the 24/38 line fell on the other side of the 3-iron. So, when you bought a typical 3-iron through pitching wedge iron set, you could reasonably expect to hit each of those clubs. Because of the “van- ishing loft disease,” the 24/38 line has now moved to the shy side of the 5-iron—making the 3-, 4- and even the 5-iron un-hittable for most golfers. From Wishon Golf. Something to think about. Check your specs and see how your 5 iron fits the "rule." mantan, Gripit, sirchunksalot and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I don't carry a 5 iron as I ditched having one in the bag last year simply because I couldn't hit it well. I really didn't use it then as I had a 5 hybrid in the bag at the time. I just basically carried both them for different things, the hybrid was my distance club and the iron was for those punch out shots under the trees. Shrek74, tdroma98 and William P 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agram57 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 I carry 4 and 5 hybrids. I love them because they are easy to hit and carry a long way William P, Shrek74 and Gripit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2puttbogey Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 When I got my new set at the end of last year I decided to start irons with a 6 and carry a 25 instead of the 5. I find the hybrid to be easier to hit and more consistent. tdroma98, William P and Shrek74 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Golf Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I still carry a 4 and 5 iron. Yup crazy. But they work for me, so I haven’t gone to hybrids or 7 woods. I should note that I don’t play blades. Shrek74 and William P 2 Quote TSR 3 9.0 Autoflex 405x - Official Tester 2024 TSi 3 15.0 GD Tour AD - DI 6S Stiff Utility 2 Iron 18.0 - Nippon NS Pro 650GH Stiff / TS3 21 Hybrid Tensei AV Blue 65 HY Stiff 4 - 9 101T Irons - KBS Tour Lite Stiff - Official Tester 2023 Vokey SM9 46 F - 10 BV105 Stiff Vokey SM9 52 F - 12 Nippon NS Pro 950 Stiff Vokey Forged (Japan) 56 M - 10 DG S200 MG3 60 - 12 - Nippon NS Modus3 Tour 105 Stiff Champions Choice Newport 2+ Button Back - 35” / Pistolini Plus Z-Star Diamond Players 4 bag Official Tester - 2021 & Current Club Sensor User Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaskanski Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 still with a 4 and 5 iron. When summer comes and you're playing links golf, you need those bad boys... Shrek74 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSGC Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 100% yes, one of my fave sticks Shrek74 1 Quote Golf Beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jperlin Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I switched to a 5 hybrid about a year ago. I still have a 5 iron but the 5 hybrid gives me better distance HSGC and Shrek74 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt.baty79 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I have recently swapped out a hybrid in favour of long irons. I find I have more control with irons, and even though I mis-hit them sometimes, the results are nowhere near as destructive - I found with hybrids a poor strike was either a top or high right, whereas with long irons a poor strike rarely results in a lost ball. I keep a hybrid in the bag for long par 3s or fairway shots where I need distance and can miss right. I alternate between a 21 degree and a 19 degree depending on course / weather conditions, otherwise stay with 3i, 4i, 5i. Shrek74 1 Quote PB 84, ave. score 91. Keep grinding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanCC Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Probably rather oddly I don’t carry fairways any more and mix and match the top of the bag depending on conditions between Driver, TM BRNR mini driver, 2/4/5 King Forged Tec irons, and 2/3/4 King Tec hybrids from Cobra for 5 slots. The irons have KBS $Taper Lite and hybrids KBS PGH graphites all in stiff. So yes to 5 iron but I can see why you’d switch to a hybrid or fairway from it. The scorecard never asks how, just how many. Shrek74 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFP Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I'm 67, still carry both a 4 and 5 iron but most of the players in the senior league I play in (who are not single digit handicappers) carry a 6 iron max. One thing that I found years ago is that it is very difficult to hit a hybrid low under trees and into the so keep that in mind. I removed my 2 and 3 iron about 10 years ago in favor of a 3 hybrid and gap wedge. That being said, the loft on my Apex 19 4 iron is almost the same as my old X-forged 3 iron. Shrek74 and Haro 2 Quote Driver , Taylormade Sim2 10.5, Hzrds black 6.0 3Wood, Taylormade R15, Hzrds blank 5.5 3Hybrid, Taylormade SLDR, Stock stiff shaft Irons, 4 - P Callaway Apex 19 stiff tour elevate Wedges, 48, 52, 59 Vokey SM 6 Ball, Prov1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usmcgyrene Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I no longer carry a 5 iron. It has been replaced with a hybrid. I have just recently gone back to carrying a 6. My last setup had a hybrid there as well. Shrek74 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0311 Gen6 TT Riptide CB 60 s 3 Wood: Ping G430 max Alta CB 65 s Hybrids: Ping G430 19, 22, 26 Alta CB 70 s Irons: Mizuno JPX923 forged 6-Gap TT DG 105 s Wedges: Mizuno S23 54, 58 KBS HI-REV 2.0 115 Putter: LAB Mezz 1 max Ball: Vice Pro Plus Bag: Sun Mountain C-130S Electronics: Bushnell Tour V6 shift, Bushnell ion elite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgetty Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I still carry a 5 iron in the bag. I admit that it is not used as much as it once was but it is still in use. I find I like it for "trouble" shots more than my hybrid of the same loft. I like having it in the bag especially on windy days because I can keep it lower. It was going to be taken out of the bag until I got my new set of PXG 0317T irons. It is so much easier to hit then my old Mizuno MP20 MMC's. All that being said I think everyone's bag setup should suit their game and not be "standard" because someone else said it should look a certain way. Play well everyone!! Shrek74 1 Quote Driver: PXG Black Ops 10.5 (small +) HZRDUS Black Gen 4 6.0 3 Wood TM QI10, 5 Wood TM Stealth 2, 9 Wood TM Stealth 2 (both with MCA Kai'li Blue 70, S-flex) Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (25 degree) MCA Diamana S-flex Irons: PXG 0317T SteelFiber i95 Private Reserve S Flex Wedges: PXG 0317T (51 degree), PXG Forged (55 and 60 degree) Putter: Bettinardi 2019 Studio Stock 2 MCA MMT Putter or Meridian Tybee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dez Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I do carry a 5 iron for now but I'm thinking of replacing it with a hybrid. Shrek74 1 Quote 10 hdcp. Cobra Aerojet driver, srixon hybrids, Mizuno irons, Cleveland wedges and Yes putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpwagner279 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I turned 60 few months ago ..recently had a fitting with Ian Fraser at club champion..got fit into the ping I 530s( love them)..I still carry a 5 iron..but added a 5 wood last season and I'm really loving it..getting same distance or more as my 5 iron..I would say depends on my ball striking that day if I use5 iron or 5 wood Shrek74 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Fahrney Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I don’t carry a 5 iron. It has been replaced by a 9 wood. Shrek74 1 Quote Played golf for over 50 years until my health and business calendar reduced my time to less then 5 rounds a year. Then 4 years ago I retired, changed my diet and lifestyle, lost 100 pounds and got back on the course. Its been a struggle but things are getting better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Early Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I am in the midst of a trial of replacing my 5 iron with a hybrid right now. Started last week. Bought a hybrid in 2022. It was my 4th try. Didn't work out and has been sitting in my garage. I hadn't tried it in a while and took it to the range last week. After a good session I put it in the bag. I carry a Driver, 3, 5, 7 woods, 19° hybrid, 6-9, pw, gw, 54°, 60°, putter. Shrek74 1 Quote Ebirdgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCW88 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Still carrying a 5 iron, stronger lofts has left me with a 13 club bag where im not sure how to fill with my 5-pw having 4/5 degrees of loft between them then going 50-55-60 wedges, having a hybrid 3 wood driver the biggest gap being between my 3wood and driver Shrek74 1 Quote M.wootton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Toynbee Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 No. I have a 24 deg hybrid instead of a 5 iron and also a 28 degree hybrid instead of a 6 iron. Hit them both better than my previously gamed 5 and 6 irons Gripit and Shrek74 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.M_Big.Poppy Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I do, but I'm also still pretty new to the game. And, similar to what I said in the 7 wood thread, a hybrid is the one type of club that I haven't been able to get to work for me yet. I may give a hybrid another chance now that I've figured out the basics of a golf swing, it for now my 5 and even 4 iron still come in handy occasionally Shrek74 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltc.dan Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I put the 5 iron back in the bag just last year. Still have a 4 hybrid, but all the talk about a 7 wood makes me wonder... Shrek74 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Robbins Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Still have the 5 in the bag, with driver, 3'w, 3 hybrid and 4 hybrid. Still works very well, even at 70. Shrek74 1 Quote Driver : Sub70 839D 3 wood Sub 70 pro Hybrid Sub 70 849 18* Hybrid Sub 70 839 21* Irons Sub 70 639 combo Wedges Sub 70 659 approach 50*, 286 full face groove 54* Putter FGP Ball Titleist AVX Grips: Best Grips std leather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptnkirkdog Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I actually just dropped my 5 iron for a 9 wood Ping G430 Max set on 25.5 degrees. Carry it 210-215 consistently. My 6 iron is set 1 degree weak at 27 degrees, still very strong. Carry it around 195. Works out perfect! For above the 9wood, I plan to put my 5 wood at 19.5 degrees then have a mini driver between that and driver. Super happy with 6 iron as highest! Hitting way more greens from that distance with the easier carry! TMG_Golf and Shrek74 2 Quote Driver - Cobra LTDx (45.75in) 5 wood - Cobra Darkspeed 7 Wood - Cobra Darkspeed 9 Wood - Ping G430 Max 6 - Approach - Cobra Forged Tec One Length (LA Golf shafts) 52, 56, 60 - Cobra Snakebite One Length (LA Golf shafts) Putter - L.A.B. DF2.1 Armlock (LA Golf shaft) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGumby12 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I'm 63 and still carry 4 and 5 irons. My irons are Rogue X so they are lofted stronger. The 5 iron is one of my favorites and go to club. I generally hit the 4 well but I'm considering trying a 7 wood to replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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