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Date Posted: 22:50:24 04/03/10 Sat
Author: Roy Reed (R2)
Subject: Re: Looking for feedback from low handicap players
In reply to: Thomas 's message, "Looking for feedback from low handicap players" on 11:25:07 04/02/10 Fri

Tom: Just a couple of thoughts. I like blades a lot, and have played both steel and graphite blades, but personally, the 1-Irons are much, much easier to control and far more accurate from 90 yards in than any blade out there, period! I own all four of the wedges and the yardage gap is very, very consistent at 10 yards/wedge. I keep a "reminder" card attached to my bag so once I know the distance, it's a simple matter to pick the correct club to get the job done. I love the fact that all my irons are the same length, therefore same set-up, alignment, swing, ball position, stance and timing sequence. Also, you are correct about adjusting to the new single-length clubs. You do have to get used to them and make minor adjustments. My WTF is 34" and all my 1-Irons are the same length as my old 9-iron (about 36"). It took me a couple of months to "mentally retrain" to start hitting them well. Now I would never, ever consider any other club to play with. Let me throw something else in, too. I switched from a standard putter to a 51", double grip side-saddle putter. Best putter decision I ever made ( I shaved 3-4 strokes per round). It is so much easier to stand tall, face your target and simply putt the ball to the pin than it is to hunker over and try to align thru "side-sighting" the target. Remember, nearly 80% of the game of golf is played within 100 yards of the pin. Every putt you can save and every chip you can make will dramatically lower your score. Good luck and let us know what you do. Hit em straight! R2

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[> [> Re: Looking for feedback from low handicap players -- Ray, 20:27:46 02/11/11 Fri

One thing that really helped my game, once I decided which club to hit, was to completely ignore which iron I was hitting and the distance involved. It took a little time to condition my mind to this, but it works. After address and final alignment, I concentrate on the left edge of the ball (the edge away from the club) and am not conscious of seeing the club.

I made my own "single" length irons back in the '90s, after reading about the ones by Tommy Armour, and utilized this method of ignoring the club and the distance. I dropped 9 strokes the first time I played them, because every club swung the same, ball position was the same, alignment was the same, etc., much more consistent ball striking.


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