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[jr8719]

I have plans next week!

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I hope you're not this guy...

 

[shorticus]

I hope you're not this guy...

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I have my clubs with me.

 

[Labrat]

It's the pull cart that gets me.

 

[softchewy]

Picked up my new irons today and I'm super pumped! Took them to a bay to hit each club on the Trackman. Some background - I'm 67 and with my previous irons, a really good 5 iron would be about 185. 170 was normal. With the new clubs I was averaging (solid hits) over 195, and this was my best shot out of around a dozen hits. Can't wait to hit the course!!!

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Nice
Slick looking clubs

Spoiler: club loft spoiler

The actual loft may be stronger vs your old irons.
Best to compare actual club loft instead of number stamped on the sole.
Club makers have been strengthening lofts for years to make it seem like their club goes longer.
The JPX 825 irons have a 26 degree loft 5 iron (2014)
The JPX 900 irons have a 24 degree loft 5 iron (2018)
The JPX 921/925 irons have a 22 degree loft 5 iron (2021-2024)
They basically changed a 3 iron into a 5 iron over the course of about 10 years.
You may actually be hitting a ~4 iron relative to your old clubs depending on what you were using previously.
Have a friend who plays Cleveland irons from the mid 2000s - his 5 iron loft is 27 degrees - my 2017 Taylormade p790 5 iron loft is 23.5 degrees.

 

[BirdCage]

“Do not feed or harass crocodiles”

Florida golf!

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Nice
Slick looking clubs

Spoiler: club loft spoiler

The actual loft may be stronger vs your old irons.
Best to compare actual club loft instead of number stamped on the sole.
Club makers have been strengthening lofts for years to make it seem like their club goes longer.
The JPX 825 irons have a 26 degree loft 5 iron (2014)
The JPX 900 irons have a 24 degree loft 5 iron (2018)
The JPX 921/925 irons have a 22 degree loft 5 iron (2021-2024)
They basically changed a 3 iron into a 5 iron over the course of about 10 years.
You may actually be hitting a ~4 iron relative to your old clubs depending on what you were using previously.
Have a friend who plays Cleveland irons from the mid 2000s - his 5 iron loft is 27 degrees - my 2017 Taylormade p790 5 iron loft is 23.5 degrees.

Not spoiling anything. I'm fully aware that the lofts on newer game improvement clubs are stronger. But there is a lot more going on with these newer clubs than just stronger lofts. My new 7 iron falls in between my old 5 & 6 with regards to loft. And yet I can hit it higher than my old 7, and with longer carry than the old 5. And with a better descent angle, and with more forgiveness. The newer clubs are better than the older clubs in every way, whether compared to the same club, or a club with a similar loft.