Who from HH have you met in real life? Who would you want to meet?

Fishpo31

RaceBannon said:

My first set was my mom's old Louise Suggs irons

I had a used kids set, then got the Louise Suggs set from my mom when I started snapping heads, followed up by my dad's old Sam Snead Blue Ridge blades...

Fishpo31

chuck said:

RaceBannon said:

My first set was my mom's old Louise Suggs irons

I pieced my first set together from a pile of old MacGregor blades that were on my Dad's reject pile. I played with them for probably 10 years, teeing off only with a 2 iron, before I finally felt wealthy enough to buy my own stuff. Having learned with those blades, the first time I saw a set of huge, offset Ping irons I wondered if they were for some other sport. I still use blades most of the time, and when I don't they are small cavity backs that look like blades from above and below. It's not a pride thing. I just can't hit big, offset irons. I know I can't the second I get set up and look down at them.

It took me about 2 years to feel comfortable with the Pings, but they Eyes were not huge or offset as much as later models. I miss the feeling of pure-ing a blade, and the control you get when hitting it right. Admittedly, it didn't happen often enough, for the most part...

chuck

Fishpo31 said:

chuck said:

RaceBannon said:

My first set was my mom's old Louise Suggs irons

I pieced my first set together from a pile of old MacGregor blades that were on my Dad's reject pile. I played with them for probably 10 years, teeing off only with a 2 iron, before I finally felt wealthy enough to buy my own stuff. Having learned with those blades, the first time I saw a set of huge, offset Ping irons I wondered if they were for some other sport. I still use blades most of the time, and when I don't they are small cavity backs that look like blades from above and below. It's not a pride thing. I just can't hit big, offset irons. I know I can't the second I get set up and look down at them.

It took me about 2 years to feel comfortable with the Pings, but they Eyes were not huge or offset as much as later models. I miss the feeling of pure-ing a blade, and the control you get when hitting it right. Admittedly, it didn't happen often enough, for the most part...

I always picture the Ping Zing irons when I think of older Pings.

Tequilla

chuck said:

Fishpo31 said:

My 2 iron is irreplaceable…through many years of “experimentation”, I can slice and hook low around trees with distance when in jail, key to my “bomb and gouge” philosophy…

I've been stubbornly hanging onto my long irons too and for the same reason. It can be windy as fuck here and a low 3 iron from 170 yards has a better chance of dining the green in the wind than a muscled up 5 or 6 iron that goes a mile high.

But...last year I threw a 19* TM rescue in for my 3 iron just to give it a chance. I found that not only is it easier and more accurate on those low trouble shots, it all but eliminated horrible shots when I'm out 200 yards. I might still miss the green, but not by much.

So I just bought a matched set of Srixon ZH 85 hybrids 2-4 and am going to dump the 4 iron too. That's how im starting the season anyways.

Anybody else have a similar experience with the hybrids?

I’ve always found it easier to hit my irons out of the rough than my fairway woods (particularly if the ball is sitting down) … but the consistency with the long irons is really hit or miss.

I’m definitely contemplating getting a hybrid and trying one out but just not convinced there’s a ton of utility to add versus my 5 wood

TheHB

Tequilla said:

chuck said:

Fishpo31 said:

My 2 iron is irreplaceable…through many years of “experimentation”, I can slice and hook low around trees with distance when in jail, key to my “bomb and gouge” philosophy…

I've been stubbornly hanging onto my long irons too and for the same reason. It can be windy as fuck here and a low 3 iron from 170 yards has a better chance of dining the green in the wind than a muscled up 5 or 6 iron that goes a mile high.

But...last year I threw a 19* TM rescue in for my 3 iron just to give it a chance. I found that not only is it easier and more accurate on those low trouble shots, it all but eliminated horrible shots when I'm out 200 yards. I might still miss the green, but not by much.

So I just bought a matched set of Srixon ZH 85 hybrids 2-4 and am going to dump the 4 iron too. That's how im starting the season anyways.

Anybody else have a similar experience with the hybrids?

I’ve always found it easier to hit my irons out of the rough than my fairway woods (particularly if the ball is sitting down) … but the consistency with the long irons is really hit or miss.

I’m definitely contemplating getting a hybrid and trying one out but just not convinced there’s a ton of utility to add versus my 5 wood

I say if you like your 5-wood and you've played a long time using it and your irons, you probably don't need the hybrids. For me, I couldn't hit a long iron to save my life and the hybrids worked for me just because they seem to be more forgiving. I'm a shitty golfer though, so no superiority guy angle here.

Fishpo31

Tequilla said:

chuck said:

Fishpo31 said:

My 2 iron is irreplaceable…through many years of “experimentation”, I can slice and hook low around trees with distance when in jail, key to my “bomb and gouge” philosophy…

I've been stubbornly hanging onto my long irons too and for the same reason. It can be windy as fuck here and a low 3 iron from 170 yards has a better chance of dining the green in the wind than a muscled up 5 or 6 iron that goes a mile high.

But...last year I threw a 19* TM rescue in for my 3 iron just to give it a chance. I found that not only is it easier and more accurate on those low trouble shots, it all but eliminated horrible shots when I'm out 200 yards. I might still miss the green, but not by much.

So I just bought a matched set of Srixon ZH 85 hybrids 2-4 and am going to dump the 4 iron too. That's how im starting the season anyways.

Anybody else have a similar experience with the hybrids?

I’ve always found it easier to hit my irons out of the rough than my fairway woods (particularly if the ball is sitting down) … but the consistency with the long irons is really hit or miss.

I’m definitely contemplating getting a hybrid and trying one out but just not convinced there’s a ton of utility to add versus my 5 wood

I hit everything really high (especially the 5 wood). The 19* hybrid is really good out of tall grass, comes out hot and low, and gives me much more distance than a skyed 5 wood, or a punch out.

GrundleStiltzkin

Take this filth to the gulf bored.

chuck

Tequilla said:

chuck said:

Fishpo31 said:

My 2 iron is irreplaceable…through many years of “experimentation”, I can slice and hook low around trees with distance when in jail, key to my “bomb and gouge” philosophy…

I've been stubbornly hanging onto my long irons too and for the same reason. It can be windy as fuck here and a low 3 iron from 170 yards has a better chance of dining the green in the wind than a muscled up 5 or 6 iron that goes a mile high.

But...last year I threw a 19* TM rescue in for my 3 iron just to give it a chance. I found that not only is it easier and more accurate on those low trouble shots, it all but eliminated horrible shots when I'm out 200 yards. I might still miss the green, but not by much.

So I just bought a matched set of Srixon ZH 85 hybrids 2-4 and am going to dump the 4 iron too. That's how im starting the season anyways.

Anybody else have a similar experience with the hybrids?

I’ve always found it easier to hit my irons out of the rough than my fairway woods (particularly if the ball is sitting down) … but the consistency with the long irons is really hit or miss.

I’m definitely contemplating getting a hybrid and trying one out but just not convinced there’s a ton of utility to add versus my 5 wood

You'll probably find you get more consistent contact un deep lies with the hybrid, but everyone is different. I have a pretty flat swing so my irons tend to hang up in the rough right ahead of contact. Hybrids glide through better.

I carried a 4 wood as my only FW for a long time. I still have several of them that I'll always keep. It's an amazing club, but my mission with it are worse than with the 16* hybrid, plus it tends to balloon in the wind while the hybrid stays quite low.

Tequilla

TheHB said:

Tequilla said:

chuck said:

Fishpo31 said:

My 2 iron is irreplaceable…through many years of “experimentation”, I can slice and hook low around trees with distance when in jail, key to my “bomb and gouge” philosophy…

I've been stubbornly hanging onto my long irons too and for the same reason. It can be windy as fuck here and a low 3 iron from 170 yards has a better chance of dining the green in the wind than a muscled up 5 or 6 iron that goes a mile high.

But...last year I threw a 19* TM rescue in for my 3 iron just to give it a chance. I found that not only is it easier and more accurate on those low trouble shots, it all but eliminated horrible shots when I'm out 200 yards. I might still miss the green, but not by much.

So I just bought a matched set of Srixon ZH 85 hybrids 2-4 and am going to dump the 4 iron too. That's how im starting the season anyways.

Anybody else have a similar experience with the hybrids?

I’ve always found it easier to hit my irons out of the rough than my fairway woods (particularly if the ball is sitting down) … but the consistency with the long irons is really hit or miss.

I’m definitely contemplating getting a hybrid and trying one out but just not convinced there’s a ton of utility to add versus my 5 wood

I say if you like your 5-wood and you've played a long time using it and your irons, you probably don't need the hybrids. For me, I couldn't hit a long iron to save my life and the hybrids worked for me just because they seem to be more forgiving. I'm a shitty golfer though, so no superiority guy angle here.

I’m very comfortable with my 5 wood off the tee but my woods off the deck can be low bullets or high like off the tee

When I hit my long irons properly they are great … but the consistency isn’t there (particularly if I’m not actively working on them)

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

This thread really took a dive.