Benefit of upgrading Irons?

Milk_Tray

I play with Ping G30's the past 2 years and hit them quite well. Playing of 11 now and cant fault the irons and its probably a stronger part of my game - consistent throughout the 5-PW. Would it be a benefit to upgrade to blades or a better quality iron? I guess iv never played with anything else so curious to understand the benefit

luvthegame

Milk_Tray wrote: »

I play with Ping G30's the past 2 years and hit them quite well. Playing of 11 now and cant fault the irons and its probably a stronger part of my game - consistent throughout the 5-PW. Would it be a benefit to upgrade to blades or a better quality iron? I guess iv never played with anything else so curious to understand the benefit

I Played with large cavity then blades then forged cavity and now back to ping G. Personally the blades were a bridge too far. The forged cavities were very nice but they were a pretty small sized one. I'd recommend the jpx 850 as a good in between if u wanted to try something less game improvement. They are long heel to toe with less offset.

The benefits are hard to be definitive about. Very good ball strikers will benefit from more consistent distances of forged irons. The GI irons will tend to be less consistent distance wise but that's not an absolute.

bustercherry

You get something new and shiney.

mike12

None, they are a good iron the more consistent distance wise is a myth, if u are hitting any club out of the sweet spot the distance will be the same.
No reason to change really.

red ears

If you are hitting the G30's too high or struggling with the offset then maybe a change would be wise but if you are hitting them well you probably wont hit smaller heads any better.

I am currently using GI irons and the offset is not working for me at the min. I plan to change to something with less offset soon. I have had good spells with GI's and player type irons at different stages in the past. I have never owned blades though as i know i don't have the skill to handle them consistently.

Armchair Andy

mike12 wrote:

None, they are a good iron the more consistent distance wise is a myth, if u are hitting any club out of the sweet spot the distance will be the same. No reason to change really.

Unless you can shape shots at will imo. Which,no disrespect to an 11 handicapper, might not be in their game.

red ears

Off 11 make sure you go for something that still has a decent level of forgiveness.

What is it about the G30's you want to move away from?

Senna

Be aware that the Ping irons are high bounce, if you went to a blade they would be low bounce, that difference alone takes a long time to get used to, never mind about offset and head size.
If you do want to change, talk to a pro, they might advise something like a callaway or another ping set, something like Mizuno or Titleist are all low bounce and will not be a smooth transition.

redzerdrog

I have fallen in love with the look of the Wilson V6 irons and contemplating the upgrade so I feel your predicament.

Russman

Op, if you feel the need to change and want something new and shiny, then fire away. But you definitely don't "need" to change irons just because you're improving. As long as the grooves are fine and you can hit them there's no need to change. Spend some of the money on lessons.

ronnie3585

Milk_Tray wrote: »

Playing of 11 now and cant fault the irons and its probably a stronger part of my game - consistent throughout the 5-PW.

If it ain't broke - don't try to fix it!

djivide_

I know the feeling, as i posted in another thread. I changed from GI irons(x-22) to more of a players irons this year,
callaway apex pro and i personally have dropped 2 shots so far this year, and if the driver continues to play ball I
hope to drop another 2 before the end of the season.

Now could I have dropped those shots without the change? probably as I am getting out more this year than in the
past and getting much more consistent but at the same time the draw of new shiney clubs was too much and I wanted
to get them, now the x-22 are much older than the g30 2009 vs 2014 release date but if you feel like it id say go for it,
I am happy I did.

luvthegame

mike12 wrote: »

if u are hitting any club out of the sweet spot the distance will be the same

On a machine yes. And yes a better player will be 'more' consistent distance wise with any club. GI irons are getting the ball up quickly but keeping spin down (perhaps the G30 less so as opposed to the very recent irons). When you have quite a large dispersion on the face you are going to get flyers without a doubt. This is from my own experience! With a forged iron you will generally be the distance you expect or less depending on strike

red ears

djivide_ wrote: »

I know the feeling, as i posted in another thread. I changed from GI irons(x-22) to more of a players irons this year,
callaway apex pro and i personally have dropped 2 shots so far this year, and if the driver continues to play ball I
hope to drop another 2 before the end of the season.

Now could I have dropped those shots without the change? probably as I am getting out more this year than in the
past and getting much more consistent but at the same time the draw of new shiney clubs was too much and I wanted
to get them, now the x-22 are much older than the g30 2009 vs 2014 release date but if you feel like it id say go for it,
I am happy I did.

I know guys playing the same clubs for 10 years or more and guys who change regularly. We are all different. Personally i enjoy the change and trying out new stuff even if the difference is only marginal. Its just another aspect of the game. Its hard to beat some shiny new gear from time to time.

newport2

Milk_Tray wrote: »

I play with Ping G30's the past 2 years and hit them quite well. Playing of 11 now and cant fault the irons and its probably a stronger part of my game - consistent throughout the 5-PW. Would it be a benefit to upgrade to blades or a better quality iron? I guess iv never played with anything else so curious to understand the benefit

I played with a guy last year who was off +1, shot under par and his irons were cavity backs with heads way bigger than my irons(Ap2s). The way he struck the ball lead me to realise that if he doesn't see the benefit from blades, I never will. A lot of amateurs who play blades do so out of ego. Most pro don't even use them. If you hit your irons well, then don't change them until you have to.

coddlesangers

I think you'd have to pry my 1999 Titleist DCI 990's out of my cold dead hands.  They look great, they feel fabulous.  I don't play them out of ego, but then they aren't pure blades...they are a cavity/muscle hybrid sort of, but the head is noteably smaller than a lot of cavity backs i see in other bags.  But then I am also still carrying my original titleist tour model sandwedge from 1985...so i'm probably the worst customer in the history of golf shops...(NB this does not apply to drivers or putters, I appear to be a bit of a slut for those)

Senna

coddlesangers wrote: »

I think you'd have to pry my 1999 Titleist DCI 990's out of my cold dead hands.  They look great, they feel fabulous.  I don't play them out of ego, but then they aren't pure blades...they are a cavity/muscle hybrid sort of, but the head is noteably smaller than a lot of cavity backs i see in other bags.  But then I am also still carrying my original titleist tour model sandwedge from 1985...so i'm probably the worst customer in the history of golf shops...(NB this does not apply to drivers or putters, I appear to be a bit of a slut for those)

Wow the 990s, now they were a small cavity head. Another iron I loved the look of but wouldn't have even attempted to hit them.

coddlesangers

I dont find them hard to play at all though.  Possibly as I've always been a really good striker of an iron, best part of my game is my low-mid irons which is not normal....much better than my driving....hence the endless quest for the perfect driver while I wouldn't change irons (they've been reshafted a few times to be fair!)