Wilson DI7 / DI9

golfbgud

Morning All,

Just wondering if anyone on here has used / tried the Wilson DI7 or DI9 Irons?

Appear to get good reviews and they look good!

Thanks.

Morrisseeee

A friend of mine bought the Di7 last year and saw an immediate improvement in his game and it was mainly due to the improvement in distance he was getting, ie. instead of hitting a 5 iron for his 2nd shot he is now hitting a 7 iron ! therefore giving him more confidence to attack the green and also giving him a higher shot (more loft) to the green. I'm not saying that this improvement would apply to everyone but these irons do seem to give you extra distance.

Dylan69

I played the di7 all last year , distance wise it great, it does it magic!!! It certainly adds a bit of loft and lands, it rolls very little!!

jonas7

When i was looking for a set of irons last year i tried a number of different sets and was very impressed with the Di7s.It was a close call in the end but decided on Ping g10s and i'm delighted with them but would have no problem in recommending the Di7s either.They do give you a nice high ball flight.

SEORG

Can't comment on Di7's but I have Di5's and they are the best investment I have made. I play off 12, when I bought them I was off 17. I saw an immediate increase in distance. Plenty of forgiveness for those wayward shots also.

dirkvandyke

I have the Di7s about 6 months, good solid club. They do go way further than my last set though so its taking me a long time to adjust- in particular with PW.

Confident that when I get it right I will be far better off than with my last set.

stockdam

Oh come on guys....wise up.

The DI7/DI9s go further only because the lofts are stronger. My 7 iron goes 180 yards (but then again I admit that I filed over the number from the bottom of one of my long irons and replaced it with a 7).

The problem with strong lofts is that you then need to buy more wedges.

I've hit the DI7s and hit them at least 10 yards further - but that's a loft thing. They are good clubs but don't fool yourself that they will reduce your handicap just because the lofts are strong.

Pataman

Played my first game today with my new clubs, DI9's. Very impressed with them. Shots previously i was using a 6 iron, I am now using an 8.

stockdam

Pataman wrote: »

Played my first game today with my new clubs, DI9's. Very impressed with them. Shots previously i was using a 6 iron, I am now using an 8.

So grind off the 6 on your old club and then stamp an 8 onto it.

The lofts are listed here......


http://www.golfonline.co.uk/wilson-staff-di9-irons-steel-shaft-2009-p-4577.html


Notice that the 9 iron is the same loft as say an 8 in a Ping G10 set......


http://www.golfdiscount.com/products/ping-g10-irons


The DI/9 9 iron is also longer than the 8 iron of the Ping (almost as long as the 7 iron).

So yes you'll take at least one less club and maybe more if your old set is quite old.

Oh yes........look at the loft of the wedge and you'll see that it's really a "9" iron (if there's such a thing). That means you'll probably need to buy two extra wedges.

The DI/9s are a good set of irons but you need to understand that all Wilson have done is to strengthen the lofts and made the length of the shafts longer.

BombSquad

stockdam wrote: »

Oh come on guys....wise up.

The DI7/DI9s go further only because the lofts are stronger. My 7 iron goes 180 yards (but then again I admit that I filed over the number from the bottom of one of my long irons and replaced it with a 7).

The problem with strong lofts is that you then need to buy more wedges.

I've hit the DI7s and hit them at least 10 yards further - but that's a loft thing. They are good clubs but don't fool yourself that they will reduce your handicap just because the lofts are strong.

Good comment.

Why do people try out new irons and then say "these are brilliant, they go further than my last set"... Are irons not meant for accuracy? Should you not just change club if you can't get the distance? The driver is the only club in the bag that you need to get maximum distance out of. With everything else you can just take an extra club.

PhilipMarlowe

I hit the PW from my set the manly distance of 110 yards with a 'normal' shot. It's irrelevant that someone else might hit a SW further than this... all that matters is that you have evenly spaced clubs to cover full shots from most common distances. With this in mind I put more loft on my clubs so they hit the ball higher and shorter.
So If you have a strong set where your 'PW' is more like a standard '8½' and goes 150 yards, then as stockdam says, you'll probably need a 45*, 48*, 52*, 56* and a 60* wedge too and you haven't a hope of being able to hit the 3 iron and probably not the 4 and possibly not the 5 either....
Longer shaft and less loft = more distance.. it's simple physics I guess.
The question is will you hit the green or not from 150 yards using your PW where someone else is hitting their 8 iron?

Morrisseeee

I see what you are saying stockdam, but..............can you also see the point of my post, in that these irons have really improved my friend's game, ie. he was struggling to hit a 5 iron but now is hitting the same distance with a club (say 7 iron) that gives him confidence and consistancy !
The technology has improved, different lofts, the shafts are longer & fatter, etc etc but to him, he doesn't care, he sees improvement ! You could stick a 7 on his old 5 iron but that doesn't enable him to hit it consistantly !!!!!! its the new technology that has improved his confidence especially from 150 yards out ! I suppose much the same way golf went from old hickory clubs to the latest square headed 460cc bulldoser drivers ( I say that with tongue in cheek )

stockdam

I'm sorry I'm not trying to be argumentative. Modern irons are much better than they were years ago. All I wanted to say was that there's no such thing as a standard 8 iron. My old blades had very weak lofts and the result was that anybody with newer clubs hit their irons "further".

I'd rather hit my wedge 90 yards to within 10 feet of the pin than hit it 140 yards.

Pataman

All I am saying is, having replaced my old blades with new Wilson di9, I notice a big difference. Apart from the distance difference, i find them more forgiving. The cavity irons seem to punch through the ball better than the old blades.

stockdam

That would be a common comment - most people will find new cavity back irons much easier to use than blades.