Then again, I'm not sure that the spin you are talking about is a problem. Vokey 54.10, 2009 58.12 M, Testing TM MG2 60* TW grind and MG356* TW grind. ENTER NOW! Of course the 4* bend is just to illustrate the point but it's better than describing everything in fractions of clubs. You would still have to take the next club down to get to the distance you want. Yes, when we talk of bending golf clubs, the iron family are the best candidates. SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); One thing we talk about profusely in class are Why knowing the different variations in epoxy matter Here How to create excitement before they take the first Mitchell Golf Equipment Company I was wondering if bending my irons 1 to 2 degrees strong at a golf shop will change the playability of the 712 AP2s. 9 iron 41 148 Honma TW747 15* Vizard FD-8X By the way, thank you all for your input! IMO there is no reason to start bending your Titleist strong dude. It will just require substituting a hybrid for the 5 iron and up rather than for the 4 iron and up. Testing for correct lie angle is very easy - they'll put some tape along the sole of the club and get you to hit balls off a lie board (just a hard surface, can use the mat also but a good flat hard surface makes the mark easier to see). Anything more than 2 degrees and the effect on offset is noticeable Did I just answer my owne questions, do pro's bend the clubs stronger to have less bounce? You could bend them stronger but like anything there's a chance something breaks. Pros and cons? It is all about fitting. Of the 59 irons surveyed in the chart, if a traditional 7-iron is 34 (thanks to this GolfWeek article ), that means 15 of them are 34 or 1 weaker than traditional loft, AND 44 are 1 or more stronger. Why is it so popular to bend your irons 2 degrees up? Learn how to hit clubs different ydgsthe pros are very good at doing this 6-iron launch: 17* PM Grind 2.0 54w/PX, PM Grind 1.0 64 w/DG 3W&5W: CallawayEpic Flash Taking your irons to a pro and letting them get to work on your behalf is undoubtedly your best option. How much will bending an iron affect how it plays? I'm also a very high spin player and I'm thinking this might help keep my iron distances consistent, especially when playing in the wind which I often do. TXG Custom Mizuno T20, 50/05, 59/06, Nippon 950H Neo. Bending irons 2 degrees stronger gopher99 May 9, 2021 May 9, 2021 Thread starter #1 G gopher99 Active member Joined Mar 15, 2019 Messages 235 Hi, i need some info from the more knowledgeable people on here than myself, I would like to bend my mizuno 921 forged irons 2 degrees stronger to fit in with the gapping on my wedges. Believe it or not, my spin loft used to be worse, but I'm kind of in a rut right now. [/quote] They sit better to my eye on the ground, the leading edge is noticeably lower and seems to line up with the hosel better (for lack of a better way to put it). Bending irons 2 degrees stronger | Golf Monthly The mark on the sole will show if your clubhead is level or toe up or down at impact. 6 iron SS: 95.5 mph I'm guessing when most say they have been bent 2 degrees, they are talking about the loft. Older irons can be bent to achieve better gaping and additional distance, but the distance increases will be very small. YOU have to be in control of trajectory in your iron play, tweaking your specs is just a bandaid. Nike Vapor Flex 9.5* Left/Low, Rogue Max Low 75TX 2023 Acushnet Company. Players have been doing this for a long time. After all, you dont want to ruin the make-up of your clubs by getting your angles wrong or by using a homemade contraption. Have you experimented with different shafts? stay away from attempting this on the course, and stay away from longer irons, until you've put in the time on the practice tee. So I'm in the process of getting new irons and I'm curious about the idea of getting them bent a degree or two strong. The irons Well the mid-irons are the perfect place to start. Learn how to control your irons from multiple ydgs. [quote name='cxx' timestamp='1444396444' post='12432280'] the dude who's got no shot at doing that always thinks it's the clubs. By With all due respect, I am not saying you do not, but club fitters do this all the time and if they mess it up then they can replace the club. ps my irons are bent (or when i got my Pings, ordered) 2 degrees up ;-) ) - this was to get the sole flat at impact honest. He had me hit on a board and said that I needed 1/2 inch long. [quote name='AustinA' timestamp='1444322114' post='12428254'] 1001 Industrial Blvd [/quote]actually a "good" player (one who actually CAN control trajectory) could grab 10 different clubs off a rack and MAKE the ball flight in the air look VERY similar (no, that doesn't mean they are all ideal for the player, and no that doesn't mean they all fit him). The pros that adjust their lofts are doing so to not only control ball flight but give them consistent distances between clubs. Or, (tinfoil hat on) TMAG wants him to be the poster boy for how long their new irons are and this way they get to hear McCord gush about how Day hit a 168 yard 9 iron. I know a guy who is about 5'6" and has shortish arms for his size. As far as launch angle goes, that isnt really as important on irons because you have so many of them (compared to 1 driver etc). The 4 iron will have a negative bounce if you bend them 2 degrees. Maybe get a cheap 6 or two off eBay and try it? There's a reason good players don't just grab any club off the rack and change their swing to match the clubs. Used to be 6'1" but I've shrunk a little. Paste as plain text instead, Callaway XR Pro 9* Matrix Red Tie 65x For example, when the club is flat, the toe of the club makes contact first and gets slowed down a bit so the clubface opens a bit promoting a fade. get to work on improving your spinloft with your irons (I'm assuming this gets really really bad with you shortest clubs). This sounds like a lot of advice from people who have never been high ball speed, high spin, high trajectory players. And provided the hosel of the wood is long enough to allow the bending bar to fit over its length, metal woods can be bent to custom-fit a player. You could just buy them cut down half an inch and lies bent accordingly, which would maintain the same look.
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