Ultimately, your answer is yes, you can do this. Please contact Patrick Gallagher at 800-437-1314 or email patrick@mitchellgolf.com. United States. Custom Edel E-3 Putter, More than likely you will hit the ball a bit farther as well, potentially close to 1/2 a club. First, is it safe to have P790s bent that much? That said, no equipment can make up for poor fundamentals in your approach to moving a golf ball around three to four miles of real estate in the least number of strokes. Bottom line: bending 2* strong may or may not cause issues. It would increase if you added loft. Another reason why stronger lofts dont always mean more distance is something I do frequently to help golfers hit the ball farther weaken lofts. Ping G30 irons w/Recoil 95 The Ever Changing Bag! Not fact but I do think more offset makes it easier to draw the ball. Its not about research or information, its about ego and emotion. Learn how your comment data is processed. If the customer cant get the 4 iron in the air, pull that too and give them a hybrid that will get in the air. TM TP EF Tour Issue 50* & 56*, 62* Whether you can still hit the ball in the air and make good contact is dependent on your swing. well unfortunately people buy clubs based on their ego and the club manufactures feed it. To do this I will need to bend the 6 iron - PW 1 degree stronger. I am constantly amazed at how many golfers are trying to play the game with a fundamentally unsound hold of the club. Vokey 54.10, 2009 58.12 M, Testing TM MG2 60* TW grind and MG356* TW grind. Your previous content has been restored. I just switched from Wilson Ci9 to Taylormade TP MC, and Ive gained almost 15 yards despite the lofts being higher. What to consider when bending golf clubs. It is very easy to do these modifications, and also recommended by a lot of folks to have your set checked either frequently or at the end of each year in case any changes happened during the season from general play. However, recent form has shown the real Grant, with back-to-back class efforts at Torrey Pines and Pebble Beach, where at the former he led an elite field after a first-round 64. From my observation of thousands of golfers of all skill levels, far too many are deficient in the fundamentals, starting with the grip, and then to the set-up and only then to the swing motion. It has been working really well for me. Nick so, how much difference can CoG location make to the optimum loft? All bending machines are not accurate in their readings. You can easily bend the lofts and lies to be progressively consistent from one club to the next with zero tolerance. (others have mentioned) I went to GG with my pops and hit the speedblade 9i for sheets and was hitting them 165-170why? Ping G410 Plus Oban Kiyoshi Tour Limited If you have any doubt about the hand position, think of this scenario. Often, golfers think they need to make more birdies in order to score better or become a better golfer, when in reality it is minimizing the bad shots and bad holes that can have more impact. Strengthening the loft should decrease the effective offset shouldn't it? Bending irons 2 degrees stronger gopher99 May 9, 2021 May 9, 2021 Thread starter #1 G gopher99 Active member Joined Mar 15, 2019 Messages 233 Hi, i need some info from the more knowledgeable people on here than myself, I would like to bend my mizuno 921 forged irons 2 degrees stronger to fit in with the gapping on my wedges. In my experience I have seen guys in the 8-14 handicap range with moderate ball speed try X Hot irons, and see much better results with the Rocketbladez. "If you have any doubt about the hand position, think of this scenario. Cleveland RTX4 50, 54, 58 More photos from the event here. I know for people with slower swing speeds these crazy lofted, ultimate SGI irons are perfect. Loft is used to get the irons back to the proper launch window. In 11 starts since gaining his place at the top level, the 26-year-old has made four cuts, including a first-time-out 12th at the Fortinet, 10th in Bermuda (led after a first round 62), 22nd at the American Express 7th after day one) and top-30 at the Plantation Course last week. Working through the grades, hisdebut, five-shot victory on the KFT,was backed up with a pair of top-10s and two-top-20s, easily enough to nab his PGA Tour card for 2022/23. question on bending a forged iron 2 degrees strong By ssfranny, January 22, 2019 in WRX Club Techs Reply to this topic Start new topic ssfranny Lefty Boomers 3.5k Feedback 20 0 0 Total Rating 100% Posted January 22, 2019 Have a set of basically new MP 53s I want to bend them 2 degrees strong to make them play more a modern loft. If you're after a driving iron, I would expect you to use it off the tee for the most part. Just about every club that leaves the factory won't be 100% spot on for loft, manufacturing tolerances are going to throw that out. Driver: GolfWRX is on the ground in Orlando ahead of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Hes learned nothing Olympic legend launches scathing attack on Tiger Woods over tampon apology, Golf fans left bemused following bizarre Jim Nantz blunder, Best driver 2023: Expert club fitters recommend the best driver for your swing speed, An UP-CLOSE look at Tiger Woods famous Scotty Cameron putter, David Feherty ridiculed for Greg Norman comment during LIV broadcast, Tour pro says LIV would be done if Brooks Koepka returned to PGA Tour, TOUR REPORT: McIlroy switches drivers during Genesis Invitational (plus Tigers iron change). Lofts don't always come in 4-degree increments. All rights reserved. Seriously. For most players the answer is - MORE than we normally can bend static lof, Lower launch, lower flight (generally) but you lose some bounce and add offset, Titleist TSi4 8.25* / Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7-X Not every iron or wedge can be bent. The 2 that were out the most went from 'avoided' clubs to 'favourites'! Bending 2* strong will increase the clubs digging tendencies. How will that affect it though? In a typical golf set, loft increases as shaft length decreases. Not going to dig any more than normal. 4-6 more yards (depending on club and swing speed) and lower launch with less bounce. Still many worries about bending lofts due to bounce changes, and many also thinkthat shafts can lift or lower ball flight by changing dynamic loft, but without anything happening to bounce, but that cant be prevented, bounce always follows loft no matter if loft was changed due to bending, angle of attack, or adifferent shaft, all 3 scenarios has the same changes. Including me. Older irons can be bent to achieve better gaping and additional distance, but the distance increases will be very small. Odyssey 2-ball Pro-Type milled face putter. Will the clubs dig more or enough to tell a difference? Hi Greyson, Bending your irons strong will reduce the bounce of the club. database of over 140,000 golfers and in excess of 250 million shots recorded using performance tracking products such as the unique. Reduce the loft & you reduce the bounce which, on the longer clubs, is quite small anyway. The MB and CB clubs you have need a bit more loft to get the ball launched well. Thank you for such an eye opening article. Hi all, I was wondering if bending a club 2* strong would affect the playability of said club? Forged irons should be checked every year or 2 anyway for loft/lie. Srixon Q-Star Tour / 2. This will change the trajectory of the ball, and can potentially cause misdirected shots. The Topgolf Blue Flag Challenge: Can you go 5-for-5 from 155 yards? If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Mizuno MP59 4i-6I w/ PX 6.5, Wedges- Scratch 8620 Driver/Slider set. Still, someone has to win, and, with such dead wood, punters might smile at this opportunity to nab the winner of an event returning to its status as an opposite event expect LIV to make an offer in 2024. Show Your True Colors With Mitchell Golfs Custom Color Program. Espana. I just purchased a new set of 716MB irons. Well this article outlines a variety of statistics which will help you pinpoint which areas of the game you are above or below average. Guess I dont get it. Iwas wondering if I could bend my 712 AP2 irons strong and not see any changes in the irons. Youll be amazed at the difference a properly fit set of irons can make to your game. The decision wasn't about distance it was about gapping. How Long Do They Last, Driving Iron Advantages and Disadvantages, You are using clubs that are too tall for you (easy fix is to change the shaft length), You stand far away from the golf ball when making a swing. I have read that it can create "diggers" is this true? As far as lofts for amateurs go, I feel like long irons have to little difference between them. I teach golf on the Eastern side of Michigan where I am the Director of Instruction for three golf courses. I know that for every degree strong I bend it, it will take a degree off the bounce. It, In any case one can't really compare clubs anymore with respect to asking what someone hit. If experience still trumps explanations, simulations and printouts, print out some ebay listings there are lots of older sets with barely used 3 irons. Barring physical limitations, anyone can learn to hold the club properly, and you can practice it anywhere from the sofa in front of your TV to your office while on a call. How much will bending an iron affect how it plays? A 4 iron only has 1 degree of bounce standard so will I have negative bounce when bent two degrees strong? When this happens, its usually the result of some type of inconsistency in the metallurgy of the club. You can post now and register later. That is only if the area you are going to contact the ball moves up on the face as a result of bending, the lower portion of the face will move backwards when bent strong. Your previous content has been restored. Here are common ball flight issues if you are playing the wrong lie angle: Unfortunately, club manufacturing companies sometimes use different lie angles for their clubs. You hit the golf ball off of the heel of the club often causing the golf ball to hook or pull, You are playing clubs too short for you (again. It flies lower and that is about it. This applies to both face angle and lie. What I was hoping from this article was proof for that a current 46* MB/CB PW doesnt go any further than the 47/48* PWs of the past. A standard golf shop, or fitting center will be able to do this. I haven't built them yet, i was wondering if the results are still working out a year or so later? Couldn't agree more with your entire post. For you lower swing speed players, go to blades with weaker lofts or better yet go to an old vintage blades with the pitching wedge 52 degrees, and you can hit the ball farther hehe. Maybe its conceptually challenging but when all sets came 3-PW with heads the size of your pinky-toe, golfers either left their 3 iron home or just used it for low punch shots back to the fairway; back then, a well-hit 6 iron would outdistance an over-muscled 3 iron seven times out of 10. Clamp the piece of angle iron into the vise. I am purchasing new irons and am seriously considering getting the lofts 2* weak to create a 48* PW and 4* loft spacing.
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