I have golfed for 30 years on and off but really just started consistently getting out 1 time a week about 3 years ago. I’m 52 and sometimes scored ok.
2 years ago I bough the full set of Blackstine irons. I struggled with the 3, 4 and 5 irons but hit everything else good.
But by the end of last summer I had gone back to my old set. My iron swing speed is slow…75mph ish. Over the winter purchased the 5,7,9 woods and hit them once a week and committed this spring to give them the single length clubs an honest effort.
This summer I have played the most consistent golf of my life. The thing about the irons is they go VERY consistent distances and the same swing with 6-LW has made the game so much easier.
With the 7,9 woods specifically I am hitting greens from 160-185 yards regularly.
I had to honestly get used to just swinging smoother and stop trying to compensate and try to muscle my irons.
I couldn’t be happier and will never go back to my old variable length irons.
My advice to anyone is buy them, and commit to them. In reality took about 5-6 times out to get used to them…but since I only play once a week I was a little impatient.
So how far does a 5 iron go in relation to a 7 iron? Longer irons go farther not only because of less loft but also a longer shaft. ?
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1 Iron Golf replied:
Hi Ray, shaft length is only part of the equation. In a conventional iron set the club heads are progressively weighted so your swing speed will vary with each iron. Also, the lie angle, bounce angle, and degrees of offset vary in a conventional iron set. All of those have to be equal in order for you to have one consistent swing which our irons do and they are custom built to you as an individual. The only difference in our irons is a precise 4° loft angle progression for accurate distance gaps of 10 yards between the irons. You will hit your 5 iron 20 yards farther than your 7 iron. Thank you!
This makes perfect sense. I hit laser targeted shots between my 6&8 irons. Yet outside those, l miss increasingly wide of target, either way. Years ago l cut my driver shaft to 3 wood length, to find the fairway and l did. I’m 72 and wish l would have learned of one iron tech long ago. Ikr be buying a set soon. Good science makes good sense.
Do they come in left hand?
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1 Iron Golf replied:
Hi! Here are our left handed offerings: https://1irongolf.com/collections/left-hand-offerings. Let us know if you have more questions!
How do I measure myself for your club?
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1 Iron Golf replied:
Hi! Thanks for reaching out. Our fitting process is very easy to do at home, follow this link for instructions: https://1irongolf.com/pages/fitting Let us know if you have any more questions!
I’d like to up my game. I am 73 yrs, old. With a 9 handi cap per 9 holes. I have a single plain swing. Moe Norman ,Natural golf.
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1 Iron Golf replied:
Hi Amos! You can’t go wrong with any of our lines of irons since they are extremely forgiving for golfers of all skill levels. I would suggest either the Pro-line or Blackstone irons as they have been rated Ultra Game Improvement by independent Maltby Playability Factor testing. I am 71 years old and have been playing the Blackstones for five years. Excellent irons.
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