I came up with this idea for hard to hit long irons that may or may not work. Everone knows that long irons are difficlut to hit, and many players now opt for the hybrids. They are hard to hit, well, because they are long clubs- and the face is flatter with less loft. What if I took my 3,4,and 5 irons and cut them down to the length of 6,7,and 8 iron? I know this will decrease distance by,say, 5-10 yards a club. To eleviate that problem I would put graphite shafts on those 3 clubs. Imagine having a 4 in your hand and being as close to the ball as you would with a 7 iron.
I was just curious of anyone's opinion on how this would work out. I might try it with an older set of clubs as a test. What do you think? Of course this is only an idea, but maybe worth a try.Thanks.
I'm sure it's been done, but dont you think that if it really worked that OEM's would be doing that???
I'm sure they tried it, but maybe not. It sounds very much like it would work. The reason why they are hard to hit is because they are longer in length. Why not keep the same loft and shorten the club?
You will probably have to change the lie by more degrees then the hosel of the club could be safely bent, resulting in hosel failure. This would be perticularly true of cast club heads.
I came up with this idea for hard to hit long irons that may or may not work. Everone knows that long irons are difficlut to hit, and many players now opt for the hybrids. They are hard to hit, well, because they are long clubs- and the face is flatter with less loft. What if I took my 3,4,and 5 irons and cut them down to the length of 6,7,and 8 iron? I know this will decrease distance by,say, 5-10 yards a club. To eleviate that problem I would put graphite shafts on those 3 clubs. Imagine having a 4 in your hand and being as close to the ball as you would with a 7 iron.
I was just curious of anyone's opinion on how this would work out. I might try it with an older set of clubs as a test. What do you think? Of course this is only an idea, but maybe worth a try.Thanks.
Have some clones that I am working with that are shortened graphite, all with different shafts. At 5'8 and 135, shorter clubs are needed anyway, and lie problems crop up... (as Forged has said..'hosel angle for lie ..') I am re machining the sole on the 3 and 4, plus some other mods. May try one on practice range soon. The 3 is finished and pinned. Looks kinda different..LOL
personally I find the mid to longer irons easier to hit its only as the loft of the head decreases that your technique needs to be good. Its when you start to get to some of the woods & hybrids that some of the club lengths do get a bit too long for controlable comfort. But the types of shaft have a lot to do with this & a driver with a really good shaft which is quite long can be hit well, if the weights etc are right for the person using the club.
If it were me I'd be wanting wedges with slightly lengthened shafts, but then this would also increase the distance & not necessarily a good thing, so really OEM makers have gotten it about right. But is someone is prepared to risk a few quid on trying different shaft lengths on certain clubs, all the best to them.
Thanks for the info. Well, I'm going to try this experiment. I'm 5'11" and I know there are many out there that are 5'4" - 5'6". I would need shorter clubs for the 3,4,5 irons. I will buy 3 clubs (3,4,5 iron) w/ the same graphite shafts in the used club bins from the many golf shops here in the Windy City. I will get them cut down to the length of a 7, 8, and 9 irons, and get the lie angle appropriately changed. Golf Galaxy charged only $4.50 /club to change a lie angle.
April 14th, 2006, 11:48 PM
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