New Irons any suggestions

bkeano

Hey

I am looking at new irons! I currently have Cobra S9 2008 model ( Red & Black Inserts). they are great clubs and have helped my game hughly in last 2 yrs

My Handicap is 18 at moment but should be approx 15-17 just my putting is letting me down.

I want something that I can feel and try to shape the ball more.

thanks

kmcattack

How much are you looking to spend? I'm also on the lookout for irons at the moment and am torn between good second hand irons or brand spanking new irons. My budget ranges from 200 to 300 depending on my mood I'd be interested to see if anyone has any good suggestions for you!

carman2011

go to one of the fitting places.
i got fitted for irons, hit loads of them, and boom, all of a sudden one set i tried felt perfect, and i suddenly gained 15+ yards and consistency, playing best golf of my life ever since, and would not normally have picked out these ones.

bailey99

bkeano wrote: »

Hey

I am looking at new irons! I currently have Cobra S9 2008 model ( Red & Black Inserts). they are great clubs and have helped my game hughly in last 2 yrs

My Handicap is 18 at moment but should be approx 15-17 just my putting is letting me down.

I want something that I can feel and try to shape the ball more.

thanks

Just some advice, if your iron play is good why are you changing clubs. U are 18 handicapper, but you should be 15-17 only your putting is letting you down. So get lessons on your putting and lose 1-3 shots off your handicap.

It always strikes me as strange to hear an 18 handicapper wanting to shape the ball more????? I play off 12, I'm more interested in a consistency swing than an ability to shape the ball with a fade or a draw.

You've identified the problem are (i.e putting) yet you want to go change your irons???? Solve one problem and move onto the next area.

AGC

bailey99 wrote: »

Just some advice, if your iron play is good why are you changing clubs. U are 18 handicapper, but you should be 15-17 only your putting is letting you down. So get lessons on your putting and lose 1-3 shots off your handicap.

It always strikes me as strange to hear an 18 handicapper wanting to shape the ball more????? I play off 12, I'm more interested in a consistency swing than an ability to shape the ball with a fade or a draw.

You've identified the problem are (i.e putting) yet you want to go change your irons???? Solve one problem and move onto the next area.

Well said, fully agree.

Bogey every hole with 3 or 4 pars thrown in will get your handicap down. You don't need to shape the ball to do that.

Short game. Inside 50 yards and putting

NoelAPM

If you can't shape the ball with your current irons. You won't be able to shape them with new ones either! If you are changing tho get fitted! And work on your short game. I recently had 46 points off 15 cause I bettered my short game. I only hit 3 greens with my irons that day....

stockdam

You can "shape" the ball with any irons (well I mean any make.....wedges are pretty hard to "shape"). I'm not sure why you think you need to "shape" the ball unless most of your shots are from behind trees.

Webbs

I have the same clubs as you and find them great, easy to hit and have got down from 15 to 6 playing with them. Was short game improvement accounted for most of that (along with better game management) not the irons.

I would echo the other posters in asking why you would want to shape your shots?
Are you able to hit the green in reg most of the time and put the ball into the right part of the green?
If so then maybe I stand corrected and you will need a set of irons where shaping the ball is easier (the S9s are hard but not impossible to purposely draw or fade as they are designed so that even off hit shots try to go straight).

kmcattack

You don't happen to be selling those Cobra irons do you bkeano??

veetwin

Yeah have to agree that it would be madness to go buying new irons if you're playing well with them. The object after all is to hit them straight. I'd be looking at the putter and getting a short game/putting lesson.

I'm off 17 and today played 10 holes in a row in level par. Didn't hit the ball that well but the short game more than made up for it. Thats where you will see the handicap coming down.