Cavity, muscle or blade

I play with a set of Ben Hogan Edge CFT irons with Rifle 5.5 shafts. They have an undercut cavity a bit like Callaway (I tried some X14s at the time but preferred the Hogans).

I bought them about 18 months ago and since then have become a much better player but really don't have any complaints about the clubs. I hit the ball nice and long with a high elevation. My natural shot is a draw and when I'm playing really well I can fade the ball with these clubs.

Given the fact that the majority of pros now seem to use a cavity back (albeit the "Professional" version) my question is whether they would be any benefit in me looking for more of a "player's" set of irons?

I play blades / semi blades and always have ... I like the feel, I like the smaller head with thin top line and I can work ball without having to worry about offset on the irons.

I'd never play cavity backs, unless I was paid a LOT of money.

If you're looking for forgiveness, then blades/semi blades are no good to you. Any misque and you're buggered ... But, if you don't need the forgiveness and can work the ball enough to take advantage of having no offset, blades or semi's are for you.

Don't kid yourself ... less than half of the PGA tour pros use cavity backs! Trust me on this ... They may endorse Callaway but lots of them actually have Hogan irons in the bag or the new forged X-Tour irons. The vast majority of Mizuno and Cleveland players use blades / semi blade models. Almost all of the Titleist boys use the new MB/CB irons all of which are blade-types. Trust me, cavity backs are not as popular on any of the large tours as you think, I've been there.

Why don't you try the Hogan Edge Pro? They're a blade but with a bit of forgiveness in the longer irons. I have a set I was given by the tour van at a tournament and liked them very much ... They have a slight muscle back, thin top line ... very nice and great feel. I'd suggest you start there.

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I play mostly blades myself but thats just a throwback to early days, I always played blades as a junior so I suppose thats just what im used to. You might find that if you use Cavities you may find a blade a bit daunting too look at when youre over the ball. The Hogan's are nice clubs, I dont see any reason to change. Unless you try a set and find a vast improvement I wouldnt bother.

The best of the halfway between blade and cavity are the mizuno's usually. Hogans own attempts are good. Clevelands TA3 are excellent as well.

Try some new ones out but dont give up on your Hogans, they are excellent bats.

D.

I use a deep cavity, and love the fact that my mi****s still feel sweet. But on the other hand I want to try blades, I believe that if I use a club that needs more accuracy I'll start hitting better.

hehehe I can't believe that 4 stars appeared because i forgot to put a space between miss hits

For a moment there I thought you were using "Mizunos" as a swear word! Heaven forbid.

Although I really like my Hogans I have to say that a set of Mizuno irons just oozes quality and class. For my game I was thinking that a set of MP-30s would do the trick. 35th birthday and tenth wedding aniversary are both coming up this year so I've a couple of good reasons to treat myself.

I had a set of Mizuno MP-30s and traded those for Callaway X-16 Pro Series irons. I have just replaced those X-16s with another set of MP-30s. I will certainly not make the mistake again of replacing a forging with a cast cavity back iron.