Mike, I used the Apache PM-30+ shafts with the 944Cs so I could go 1" overlength. My 3-iron is 40", 5 iron is 39", swingweight about D4. I had the lie adjusted 2� flat to get eveything squared up. They play very well for an old guy at this length.
Bernie Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Mike Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 6:55 PM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: was Test now iron heads > Hi Bernie, thanks for the comments to Mark's suggestion. > I 2 like the 944C heads, and few comments to add. > I find the 944c heads are too light to use with graphite shafts for most of > my applications. Starting at 236 grams with the 3 iron and a graphite shaft > built to 38" will yield a mid "C?" swing weight. What I am tiring to say is > that I would like to build a set with Fenwick graphite shafts, but to get > the desired swing weight (D2), I would have to add weight to every club, > which I would rather not do, 1 or 2 grams to a couple of clubs to get them > within specs is ok, but not the whole set. > Since the graphite will not work for my situation, I am about to build a set > with Dynalite's to sample. > > Also, going through my inventory, I found a (3) sets of new, discontinued > Dynacraft Grand Limited set 3-SW, Dynacraft Cavity Back Plus set 3-SW, and > Dynacraft Cast Blade set 3-SW that would work well with typical weight > graphite shafts. They are about 10 grams heavier per club head then the > 944's. If anyone is looking for these discontinued models, let me know by > private email. > > Mike Walker > www.walktech.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bernie Baymiller > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 5:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: was Test now iron heads > > > Mark, > > What are your objectives and preferences for your irons? What kind of look > do you like? How far do you want to hit a 7-iron and a PW? What are your > directional tendencies? Cost parameters? > > If you like the look and feel of blades, the semi-cavity back Chicago 944C > is hard to beat. Hits solid and long with the right graphite shafts...like > Apache PM-30s. > > If you like cavity backs with low offset, Hireko's Acer XDS2 Professional is > a quality-made, solid hitting head that looks much more expensive than it > is. PW is slightly delofted at 46�. > > If you like cavity backs and are a fader who is helped by offset and needs > distance in the short irons, Hireko's Catapult STS is another quality, low > cost head with a low cg and is considerably delofted for the 7 through the > PW (44�). > > I'm playing the Catapult STS with steel shafts from 8-PW and the Chicago > 944s from 4 through 7-iron with Apache graphites. The combo works well for > me, since I have a slightly outside-in swing and tend to launch my short > irons higher than normal. > > Others that seem to play well for my customers: Dynacraft PC-3 has three > different lies available. Golfworks CER 551 plays OK. Check out golf club > review for some others. http://www.golfclubreview.com/componen2.htm > > Bernie > Writeto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark A. Patton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 3:44 PM > Subject: ShopTalk: was Test now iron heads > > > > oops > > quiet I meant > > > > Looking for opinions on your fav iron head and why. > > My house was robbed the other day, and one of the many things taken was > > my > > clubs. Being that it is slow, lets open up a thread on fav iron heads > > and > > the whys behind it. > > > > Mark > > > > "Mark A. Patton" wrote: > > > > > Test > > > Been real quite here > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > >
