But what about the change in posture, ball position and shaft length when you switch to a #3 wood or the driver. Is’nt it a greater difference than with “normal” clubs?
cheers from Germany Thomas Brandner > Am 26.10.2016 um 14:58 schrieb Don M <[email protected]>: > > I play a set. Part of human psychology is that we are affected more strongly > by bad things than good things. > The bad things about a single length set are easier to notice, especially in > the beginning. Whether that is that the wedges feel less controllable, or > the 5 iron doesn't fly as high. The good things are harder to notice, and > more subtle. They boil down to the fact that by playing one club over and > over, you get very familiar with it. Want to knock it down? You position > the ball and your hands the same way for the shot whether it's a PW or 5 > iron. Etc. > > Oh, and forget about being locked into one ball position. You will have one > posture. But ball position is up to you, if you are good enough to play the > ball back or forward as needed. > > The good things outweigh the bad, IMO. > > -Don > > > From: Roy Nix (AGCP) <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 5:52 AM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Single length irons > > I have sold many sets of both Wishon Sterlings and Pinhawk irons. All golfers > seem to find them more consistent and more accurate including me. > They do take some adjustments and some adapt faster than others. I was once a > plus handicap with a great wedge game and I am having trouble adapting to > longer wedges. Not impossible but different for sure. There is a difference > not so much in distance but in technique. It is easy enough to adjust to > different yardages but not so easy to adjust to a different swing that is > needed. > Some players have different results than others. It seems that hitters adjust > faster than sweepers. It seems in my experience that the golfers who have the > most trouble adapting are the golfers who play irons forward and pick it > clean off the turf with little divot. White the golfers who hit down and > through the ball already seem to have fewer problems adjusting. > I do not have any data to back this up all information is based on player > comments and my person experiences with Wishon Sterlings. > The comment I get most often is "they always go where you aim them". Followed > by "even when I'm not hitting them good I seem to score better". Other > comments are: more greens hit, and closer to the hole, more birdies and lower > scores even though they are saying they can't quite get used to them totally. > Pitching and chipping are different with the longer short irons. Chipping > with lower loft clubs pretty easy adjustment but pitching from 10 - 20 yards > off the green with the longer clubs takes some getting used to. Results are > OK but getting used to the feel of the longer club makes it seem worse than > it really is. > Just one man's experiences, hope it helps. Most of this is my experience and > the experience of the friend I play with once or twice a week as well as > comments from others who bought them. > Fairways & Greens > > Roy Nix > > Golf Professional > Clubfitting Professional > www.agcpgolf.com <http://www.agcpgolf.com/> > www.mcnixgolf.com <http://www.mcnixgolf.com/> > On 10/25/2016 7:54 PM, Bob Barrette wrote: >> Hi all >> >> Has anyone had any experience with a set of single length irons they made >> for a customer, or for themselves? >> Would you be willing to share? >> >> Regards, >> >> Bob > > >
