iron types??

I am not at all a person new to the game of golf, but in my search for the right clubs, I have always just picked what felt best to hit. I always hear people saying that cavity backs are for relative beginners and more experienced players usually use blades and muscle backs, and from what I understand a cavity back club is one where the weight is distributed towards the outside to create a more forgiving club, but I don't really know what the other 2 terms mean, can someone explain? I know this is probably very elementary, but thanks

Hi Patriot,

You have answered your own question go with what feels right for you.

Blades and mussel back are generaly for more experianced golfers who are FEEL players with good swing mechanics.

Cavity backs....there are two types the off set large heads for 20-28 h/cappers and then there there are many types of standard cavities with less offset.

Many pros on TV and I use a cavity type iron it's all about choice, I chose Callaway after trying many types of iron....your not a poor player if you choose cavities, no matter who you play in any competition its about whats on the card not in your bag. No-one with blades is going to run in the club house claiming you cheated because you used cavities.


The choice is yours....hope this helps


Ian.

Choosing clubs on the basis of how well you hit them sounds like the perfect selection process to me.

Cavity backs are more forgiving as the weight is distributed more to the periphery of the clubhead allowing off-centre shots to travel a good distance and trajectory, effectively increasing the size of the sweet spot.

The terms blades and muscle-back are essentially interchangeable and refer to a club head where the majority of the weight is concentrated behing the sweet spot. Compared to a cavity back the sweet spot is smaller and off-centre shots will be awful. Conversely a crisp connection at the sweetspot will generally result in greater distance than a cavity back. It's also easier to work the ball left or right at will with a blade than a cavity back, if you know what you're doing.

Personally I play with cavity backs at the moment and really don't have any complaints but I might try a combo-set soon, which transitions from a blade for wedges and short irons through to cavity back for the long irons. In theory this provides a good balance between workability and feel for the easier clubs and playability for the more difficult ones.

Paul,

I think your answer is great, I forgot to mention combo sets....

When I changed my irons last year I tried loads of combo sets because I thought they are a great idea for the single figure h/capper who is not into full blades.

Alas I failed, some pro forced a Callaway X16 pro series into my hands and I was hooked on how easy they are to use. They look ugly at first but you get used to it after a week or two just don't have the sand wedge with them go for blade wedges,anyway who cares what they look like it whats on the card that matters.


Ian.