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Date Posted: 17:16:30 07/16/09 Thu
Author: Vince
Subject: Entry 1 - Background
In reply to: Vince 's message, "Vince's Mini Blog" on 17:07:54 07/16/09 Thu

I'm in my late forties, and have been playing golf for about 10 years. Currently about a 14 hcp, I've worked close to a single-digit handicap, with a couple of rounds in the 70's.

Having bladed one too many wedges, I was looking for a solution to that problem when I came upon the 1 iron site. The concept of single-length irons with the same clubhead weights made a lot of sense to me. Everything I've seen about customer service has been positive, so I'm heading into the 30-day trial period with an open mind, a willingness to work, and curiosity as to how it will all turn out.

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[> Entry 2 - Pre-purchase Plus/Minus Thoughts -- Vince, 17:51:32 07/16/09 Thu

Having looked through various forums, talked with fellow golfers, and thought about things, here are my plus/minus thoughts going in.

Plus #1: Same length, same weight, same shaft.
Learning one swing for all iron shots makes perfect sense to me. I understand there will be situations that require something out of the ordinary, but for the vast majority of typical iron play it only makes sense to reduce the number of variables as much as possible.

Plus #2: Company reputation
Along with the 30-day trial period, I've only seen positive things about customer service. Having this forum is yet another plus.

Minus #1: No customization of shaft flex or lie angle.
I can't see a 92-year-old and a burly 20-year-old who happen to have the same WTF measurement playing the same flex shaft. I've got to believe the typical/maximum swing speeds they generate -- and if nothing else personal preference -- could only be addressed with different shafts. Likewise with lie angle. Physical limitations, etc. seem to require adjusting the lie angle. When it comes down to it, the same argument against "one size fits all" made against typical off-the-shelf clubs applies here, too. But, I can also understand that from a business perspective it's just not possible to custom fit each individual. Even though I made to adapt my swing a bit to fit the clubs, I'm willing to give it a try and see how well the clubs work for me.

Minus #2: clubhead technology.
From the few images on the web, if I squint really hard it looks like the clubheads are cavity back, with extra weight in the low center. They remind me of the Natural Golf clubs I saw a few years ago. Again, they seem better than the level of my game, so I'm totally willing to give them a shot. But like the shaft, it's kind of a Model T approach (any color you like, as long as it's black). Since the Model T worked out great for quite a few people, the clubs might, too.

And one interesting/ironic observation: My current set of custom Pings was varied in all the categories (shaft flex, lie angle, grip size, clubhead weight and style) where the 1 irons offer no choice, but didn't have the option of same length and same clubhead weight that the 1 irons do offer. Almost exact opposites! The real test will be to see which grouping of parameters gives me the best results on the course. I'm beginning to see why some people take up club making to have it all! :-)


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