Golf game improvement irons.

[magnum]

What are the best game improvement irons for a high handicap golfer, i play of 25, but just recently i'm probably playing close to a 20 handicap.I'm using Callaway big bertha 2004 irons at the minute,all suggestions welcome thank you.

[Lambchops]

Originally Posted by magnum

What are the best game improvement irons for a high handicap golfer, i play of 25, but just recently i'm probably playing close to a 20 handicap.I'm using Callaway big bertha 2004 irons at the minute,all suggestions welcome thank you.

I just got a set of Callaway x-22's and although I've only been on the range and course with them a couple of times they are a nice set, more forgiving than the Cobra's I have. I hope to get down to 15/16 this year (from about 20) so lets see what happens.

[Blazblue]

Originally Posted by magnum

What are the best game improvement irons for a high handicap golfer, i play of 25, but just recently i'm probably playing close to a 20 handicap.I'm using Callaway big bertha 2004 irons at the minute,all suggestions welcome thank you.

Ive got a set of Tommy Armour TI 100's and they are class

http://www.golfreview.com/cat/irons/...6_2940crx.aspx

They cost over $1000 when new and when they make contact with rough grass they give off sparks

May sell them

[hank williams]

I'm caddying today first time in months really looking forward to it. Mate im caddying for got me a bottle of brandy sorted

[redandwhiterob]

Just to hijack the thread wheres the best place in the North east to go if I wanted to buy a new set of clubs. Although I am just still a beginner the set I bought last year were the cheapest of the cheapest so I am looking to get a half decent set from somewhere.

Would you recommend getting a new set of going down the second hand route?

[Lambchops]

Originally Posted by redandwhiterob

Just to hijack the thread wheres the best place in the North east to go if I wanted to buy a new set of clubs. Although I am just still a beginner the set I bought last year were the cheapest of the cheapest so I am looking to get a half decent set from somewhere.

Would you recommend getting a new set of going down the second hand route?

American Golf mate - they have a few stores in the north east and are well priced. Check the website out www.americangolf.co.uk

[pkhap]

Originally Posted by redandwhiterob

Just to hijack the thread wheres the best place in the North east to go if I wanted to buy a new set of clubs. Although I am just still a beginner the set I bought last year were the cheapest of the cheapest so I am looking to get a half decent set from somewhere.

Would you recommend getting a new set of going down the second hand route?

Direct golf have just opened a shop in Boro. http://www.direct-golf.co.uk/stores/teesside/

I used the shop in Huddersfield a few weeks ago. First Class service and good advice.

[nessen]

Originally Posted by magnum

What are the best game improvement irons for a high handicap golfer, i play of 25, but just recently i'm probably playing close to a 20 handicap.I'm using Callaway big bertha 2004 irons at the minute,all suggestions welcome thank you.

Callaway are always rated the best but come with the price tag too. Wilson Staff are great. I'm off 25 too and I'm looking tho replace my old Wilson staff DI5s for CI11 which are there mid handicap clubs. My mate got the CI9s a couple of years ago and they were great. If you're playing close to 20 you need to be looking at mid handicap level rather than game improvement clubs. You need to go to somewhere like american golf and get a set fitted to you. They'll let you try a few sets during the fitting process to find the right ones.

[Pepe]

Originally Posted by magnum

What are the best game improvement irons for a high handicap golfer, i play of 25, but just recently i'm probably playing close to a 20 handicap.I'm using Callaway big bertha 2004 irons at the minute,all suggestions welcome thank you.

Keep your hands in your pockets, bar a few quid for a few lessons. Despite what everyone tells you it is the player not the clubs. I got down to single figures with a set of 27 hand blades, no cavity, tiny sweet spot and so on. A lesson or two will do far more for your game than shelling out on new clubs will. If you are making fundamental errors with your current clubs, why would they disappear upon the purchase of new and expensive ones?

Once I got 'good' i then wasted my money on new set after new set till my mate told me my backswing was practically whacking my backside.

[nessen]

Originally Posted by redandwhiterob

Just to hijack the thread wheres the best place in the North east to go if I wanted to buy a new set of clubs. Although I am just still a beginner the set I bought last year were the cheapest of the cheapest so I am looking to get a half decent set from somewhere.

Would you recommend getting a new set of going down the second hand route?

American Golf, Direct Golf or Philips golf in Killingworth. They all have top notch fitting facilities. Fitted clubs are definately the way to go. It's not just the length. They'll also check the ground marks on the sole of the club and align the club heads to ensure you don't toe the club into the ground.

I'm going to pop down to the new direct golf in teeside in a couple of weeks as I'll be replacing my irons in the summer but I can't knock the great service I've always received from American Golf. They are always excellent in dealing with any issues on products they sold.

Originally Posted by Pepe

Keep your hands in your pockets, bar a few quid for a few lessons. Despite what everyone tells you it is the player not the clubs. I got down to single figures with a set of 27 hand blades, no cavity, tiny sweet spot and so on. A lesson or two will do far more for your game than shelling out on new clubs will. If you are making fundamental errors with your current clubs, why would they disappear upon the purchase of new and expensive ones?

Once I got 'good' i then wasted my money on new set after new set till my mate told me my backswing was practically whacking my backside.

This as well. Badly fitted clubs can impede your game but lessons are definately the way forward. My mate had lessons and came down. He then got clubs to suit his games and came down further. I've been taking lessons for over a year to cure some horrendous problems. My clubs need replacing more than anything else as they're getting a bit knackered but I've been holding off until I can get a bit of consitency about my game.

There's been arguments recently that suggest blades are no harder for high handicappers to use. I think Pepe probably proves it.