It is all in how the ball looks next to the club, Craig you know where I keep myself busy and get to play and EVERYBODY there knows that it is all about how the ball looks against the club... I have seen numerous pros with old school blade irons because they cannot get over the visuals of the cavity... I will stick with my Ping I-3 Blades until the new classification of clubs comes out with the new groove rule... I hope you enjoy em...
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Got Some New Irons Today!
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Craig Mac
BoM 4/10 7/11 12/14
I thought I would post my review here for those that were interested in how these clubs performed today:
Today was the day I decided to try out the TaylorMade R9 TP Irons. I woke up early and got my laundry washed and put away, and then headed up to the range. Upon arriving at 9 o'clock I found out the range doesn't open until 10. So I got back in the car and started driving to the next range. The problem is the next nearest range has been closed since the storm and I didn't feel like driving another 20 minutes to the next range so I figured I'd stop and get something to eat and wait until the range opens at 10. Since I had a little time to kill I wanted to go somewhere and sit down and eat so I decided to go to Denny's!
After getting my belly full I headed off to the range. As I arrived, the man was still getting setup so I gathered my "range change" and carried my bag out. I stretched for about 15 minutes then went in a purchased a large bucket.
The first thing I noticed is how well the clubs set up to my eye at address:
I found when looking at clubs in the past that offset clubs have never looked right at address to me. I always felt when I set the club down it seemed a bit open or a bit closed. With the R9's I set it down and looked square before I took my grip. I usually hit 7 iron first and then alternate between the high and low lofted clubs as I work through the bag. The top line of the clubs at address was the look I like, not too thin and not too thick.
I usually hit about 6-10 balls with each club and spend a little more time on some clubs if I seem to be having any issues. My normal ball flight is a draw and when things are going south for me I usually end up pull-hooking with my misses. My concern in hitting new clubs is always how much are the clubs going to influence my misses. I know a lot can be attributed to my swing faults, but with offset clubs I miss just about everything left. This is the main reason I usually look at clubs with little or no offset when demoing.
After getting warmed up I felt pretty good about the way I was hitting the ball, for the most part shots were pretty straight! When I did draw the ball it wasn't very much and I only hit 2 or 3 hooks where normally it would be several more. Another thing I noticed is that I was able to fade the ball quite easily with the R9's. Of course my slice is about a 5-10 yard fade. When hitting the 3 and 4 irons I noticed that on the miss-hits I got a good amount of feedback or what I would say is a bit of a "clanky" feel, but that is to be expected with a "Players" club or "Tour" labelled equipment. The ball flight on the miss-hits was still pretty good, mostly just lacking the trajectory and distance of a normal shot.
I spent a good amount of time hitting the 9 iron, mostly because there was a green about 140 yards out and I wanted to see how many I could get close to the pin. I hit several straight, draw and fade shots at this green and a majority of them were within a few feet of each other. This had me very pleased to say the least. I know this a first impression post and taking the clubs to the course is the next step but I am very pleased with my first run with these clubs! Can't wait to get in a round with these beauties!
My new WITB pic:
Today was the day I decided to try out the TaylorMade R9 TP Irons. I woke up early and got my laundry washed and put away, and then headed up to the range. Upon arriving at 9 o'clock I found out the range doesn't open until 10. So I got back in the car and started driving to the next range. The problem is the next nearest range has been closed since the storm and I didn't feel like driving another 20 minutes to the next range so I figured I'd stop and get something to eat and wait until the range opens at 10. Since I had a little time to kill I wanted to go somewhere and sit down and eat so I decided to go to Denny's!
After getting my belly full I headed off to the range. As I arrived, the man was still getting setup so I gathered my "range change" and carried my bag out. I stretched for about 15 minutes then went in a purchased a large bucket.
The first thing I noticed is how well the clubs set up to my eye at address:
I found when looking at clubs in the past that offset clubs have never looked right at address to me. I always felt when I set the club down it seemed a bit open or a bit closed. With the R9's I set it down and looked square before I took my grip. I usually hit 7 iron first and then alternate between the high and low lofted clubs as I work through the bag. The top line of the clubs at address was the look I like, not too thin and not too thick.
I usually hit about 6-10 balls with each club and spend a little more time on some clubs if I seem to be having any issues. My normal ball flight is a draw and when things are going south for me I usually end up pull-hooking with my misses. My concern in hitting new clubs is always how much are the clubs going to influence my misses. I know a lot can be attributed to my swing faults, but with offset clubs I miss just about everything left. This is the main reason I usually look at clubs with little or no offset when demoing.
After getting warmed up I felt pretty good about the way I was hitting the ball, for the most part shots were pretty straight! When I did draw the ball it wasn't very much and I only hit 2 or 3 hooks where normally it would be several more. Another thing I noticed is that I was able to fade the ball quite easily with the R9's. Of course my slice is about a 5-10 yard fade. When hitting the 3 and 4 irons I noticed that on the miss-hits I got a good amount of feedback or what I would say is a bit of a "clanky" feel, but that is to be expected with a "Players" club or "Tour" labelled equipment. The ball flight on the miss-hits was still pretty good, mostly just lacking the trajectory and distance of a normal shot.
I spent a good amount of time hitting the 9 iron, mostly because there was a green about 140 yards out and I wanted to see how many I could get close to the pin. I hit several straight, draw and fade shots at this green and a majority of them were within a few feet of each other. This had me very pleased to say the least. I know this a first impression post and taking the clubs to the course is the next step but I am very pleased with my first run with these clubs! Can't wait to get in a round with these beauties!
My new WITB pic:
Craig Mac
BoM 4/10 7/11 12/14
I could nae finish it either! I gave it my best effort but that was a lot of bread!