Mike, Harry Arnie,Scott and all, I think we are going to try the Near Net blades. The good reports here , the price , and previous good experience with Raven Golf are all factors. Thanks to all.
Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Pogor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 2:30 PM Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Left handed forged blades > Kent, > > I have put together a set of the Golfworks LH forged irons, and they are > AWESOME!! I had both sets of the KZG forged blades in the past, and I > think that the Golfworks heads are a lot better. They are a LOT more > forgiving, I have no problem with the long irons. With the KZG, I used > the cavity back long irons with the muscleback short irons. > > A couple of caveats, though: The chroming job on the clubs is the worse > I have ever come across. Golfworks has acknowledged a problem with this, > and has offered to replace them for me. However, I don't want to lose > the use of them during the season, I may take them up on it at the end > of the year. Plus, I don't know if they sell enough of the LH heads to > get rid of the old stock for a while. > > The second problem, however, is a larger one, and the only disappointing > thing that I have to say about the irons. The 9 iron has a loft of 43 > degrees, and the PW has a nominal loft of 49 degrees. Mine came with a > loft of 50 degrees, so if I bump the loft of it down to 47 or 48 > degrees, it will add way too much offset to the head. I complained about > this fact, but the customer service rep simply stated that the heads > were easy to bend, and didn't or couldn't understand my complaint about > the offset. > > >From the sounds of the Raven clubs, I may order the PW head and give it > a try. > > Mike >