Korbin
23rd October 2015, 05:45 PM
Hi all
New to the forum, and back from a long break from golf (4 or more years), so hi everyone and straight into the 'help me choose product' type question as below.
The question's:
There is a great deal on a set of Cleveland 588 TTs - $400 fitted. Originally I was going to reward myself with new irons when I get my handicap to a strong 12 - 15 however, after a good deal of internet searching, and a quick hit on a 7 iron mid-week I have the below questions:
Will the 588 TTs help my game in terms of getting better feedback and feel on the ball compared to my current set (as below)?
Will the 588 TTs help me see/feel the difference between poor and well hit strokes?
Will I see better accuracy from the 588 TTs with my improving swing? ie Will they deliver better practice results to confidently hit a shot that lands consistently close to my desired destination? (I feel my current clubs reward me when its 100% perfect, and confuse me off the sweat spot with a variety of success/failure)
Do my current set prevent me from doing the above?
Is there a different set I should consider that are comparable on price and quality as the 588 TTs?
From my research, they appear to be a forgiving player iron, which would allow me to grow my game, but not frustrate me in the short term.
Note: I'm not putting any hope on these dropping my game by 5 strokes on purchase, instead, I'm looking at reward for practice with better feedback translating to more consistency in stroke and generally more enjoyment from the game with better equipment.
Background context to the question's:
High level:
Ability: Currently playing reasonable boggy golf - shooting 18 - 20 over.
What got me here: I've put the most work into my driver and iron swing/game and currently putting a lot of work into my approach/chipping/putting game.
Results:
I can confidently get around 18 holes with a 200+ meter drive that lands somewhere playable, which puts me in a great position for an approach.
I will then ruin this advantage with poor iron play, often having to hit a couple of approaches to get onto the green, and then 2 - 3 putting.
Where I was once happy to get the ball in the air and straight, I'm now wanting the ball to land consistently at the desired location.
Back in the day (about 10 years ago) , I used to hack around with a entry level set of Maxfli's, I think the whole set cost me $650 new, including bag, irons, putter and drivers and later I got some lesson's that got me to regularly playing at a 20 - 25 over the card.
But this time, I've decided to do it right, including:
Lessons from day one, which have of course helped immensely - I bought an initial pack of five 30 mins, to get my swing and technique to a good bassline.
Practice of the lessons - I commit 6 - 8 hours of practice in between lessons so I'm actually building the technique and drills.
Playing - trying to play 2 - 3 times a month, along side the above range practice - but I'd like to move this to weekly in the near future.
Current Equipment:
By chance, there was a Callaway Razr 10.5 degree on sale new in my pro shop for $150 (down from $400), and my above-mentioned drivers were terrible, so I figured that was a good start to give me some kind of fighting chance off the tee.
Everything else came from my stock purchase about 10 years ago, irons 3 - SW, and putter.
Thanks again - great to be back into the game.
Korbin
New to the forum, and back from a long break from golf (4 or more years), so hi everyone and straight into the 'help me choose product' type question as below.
The question's:
There is a great deal on a set of Cleveland 588 TTs - $400 fitted. Originally I was going to reward myself with new irons when I get my handicap to a strong 12 - 15 however, after a good deal of internet searching, and a quick hit on a 7 iron mid-week I have the below questions:
Will the 588 TTs help my game in terms of getting better feedback and feel on the ball compared to my current set (as below)?
Will the 588 TTs help me see/feel the difference between poor and well hit strokes?
Will I see better accuracy from the 588 TTs with my improving swing? ie Will they deliver better practice results to confidently hit a shot that lands consistently close to my desired destination? (I feel my current clubs reward me when its 100% perfect, and confuse me off the sweat spot with a variety of success/failure)
Do my current set prevent me from doing the above?
Is there a different set I should consider that are comparable on price and quality as the 588 TTs?
From my research, they appear to be a forgiving player iron, which would allow me to grow my game, but not frustrate me in the short term.
Note: I'm not putting any hope on these dropping my game by 5 strokes on purchase, instead, I'm looking at reward for practice with better feedback translating to more consistency in stroke and generally more enjoyment from the game with better equipment.
Background context to the question's:
High level:
Ability: Currently playing reasonable boggy golf - shooting 18 - 20 over.
What got me here: I've put the most work into my driver and iron swing/game and currently putting a lot of work into my approach/chipping/putting game.
Results:
I can confidently get around 18 holes with a 200+ meter drive that lands somewhere playable, which puts me in a great position for an approach.
I will then ruin this advantage with poor iron play, often having to hit a couple of approaches to get onto the green, and then 2 - 3 putting.
Where I was once happy to get the ball in the air and straight, I'm now wanting the ball to land consistently at the desired location.
Back in the day (about 10 years ago) , I used to hack around with a entry level set of Maxfli's, I think the whole set cost me $650 new, including bag, irons, putter and drivers and later I got some lesson's that got me to regularly playing at a 20 - 25 over the card.
But this time, I've decided to do it right, including:
Lessons from day one, which have of course helped immensely - I bought an initial pack of five 30 mins, to get my swing and technique to a good bassline.
Practice of the lessons - I commit 6 - 8 hours of practice in between lessons so I'm actually building the technique and drills.
Playing - trying to play 2 - 3 times a month, along side the above range practice - but I'd like to move this to weekly in the near future.
Current Equipment:
By chance, there was a Callaway Razr 10.5 degree on sale new in my pro shop for $150 (down from $400), and my above-mentioned drivers were terrible, so I figured that was a good start to give me some kind of fighting chance off the tee.
Everything else came from my stock purchase about 10 years ago, irons 3 - SW, and putter.
Thanks again - great to be back into the game.
Korbin