When I hit 70 years of age almost 5 years ago, I finally gave up on a
3-iron. Never had much use for hybrids...my old Mars Cydonia LCG 5W worked
just fine at 185 yards. But, last year Tour Golf closed out some left-over
hybrids they called Special Edition Ironwoods that were sold as a set
5-hybrid through SW hybrid in 2005. I got the left-over 4 version for about
$9, somewhere around an 18° loft near as I can tell (about a normal 3-iron
loft, I guess...5 was listed in catalog at 21°), to give it a try. Also
wanted to try a lightweight $9.20 R/S hybrid shaft from Monark called the
Neon Hybrid. Added a 69-cent (on sale) Seamless Softwrap grip and built the
club to 40", like my old Chicago 944C 3-iron, with a soft step to a high
A-flex. I couldn't believe the result..long, high draws about 170-180
yards...amost as long as my 43" 5W and far more consistent than my 3-iron
ever was. Wanted to get the 3 and 5 versions of the SE Ironwoods, but they
were all gone. My handicap has come back to a single digit (7.6 GHIN) from a
10 since I started using the 4-hybrid SE. (Summer distances helped, too. )
If anyone knows where to find the 3, 5 or 6 of this set, please let me know.
Bernie
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 1:05 PM
Subject: ShopTalk: Favorite Club for 2009
Now that the golf season has been in full swing for a while and you've had
a chance to try out 2009 component combo's, I wonder which you all had the
most luck with.
My favorite new club is the Cleveland Niblick. I finally gave up trying to
learn how to chip and the Niblick has saved me on many occasions. Last
week I sunk two long chips out of 9 holes.
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John Muir
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