Favorite Irons Of All Time

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Richie3Jack

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Chip Putterman said:
Does anyone remember the Armour Ti100's? They were the size of small shovels.
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You mean these beasts? I heard that they consumed all of the steel in Bolivia making 5 sets of these.

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cmartingolf

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Richie3Jack said:
You mean these beasts? I heard that they consumed all of the steel in Bolivia making 5 sets of these.

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3JACK
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I actually hit those once. They felt good. The problem hitting irons that big is when you have a poor lie.

My favs:

Titleist 735 CM (current stix)
Hogan Apex (early 90's)
Ping Eye 2 (mid-late 80's)
 
cmartingolf

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Richie3Jack said:
....Taylor Made ICW 5 - I used these in HS and just hit them really, really well. I was deadly back then because I obliterated the 2-iron off the deck or on the tee. Get me on a very tight par-4 and I could just step up with the 2-iron, knock it about 230 off the tee (which was very long back then with balata golf balls) and dead straight down the middle. Struggled with the 9-iron and PW, but I think that was more due to some QC issues with the club. If we had the technology we have today, I could've been hitting them just as pure spending no more than $50.

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Richie, I had the set. Dumped them. Kept the 2-iron and loved it. Left it on the range at a prominent CC for 15 min by accident and it was gone:eek:
 
birdie_man

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Haven't hit a ton but...

-PING S58 and 59
-Muirfield Custom
-some nickel PING i3 clones (made by TNT)
-PING Eye 2 + (they grow on me/look better everytime I hit them...it is pure mystery)
-MacGregor PCB Tour
 
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Mike O

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Wilson Staff Blades- sweet in the day - However, since I have had the Ping S-59's - I'm thinking that they could make it through a nuclear blast- what a difference compared to re-chroming every 5 years.
 
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matt kluck

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Best Irons

I played my best with the Mizuno MP-14s but felt like I was cheating when I used the BeCu Eye 2s and the Eye 2. My favorite of all time is the first run Joe Powell irons direct from his shop in FLA. Happy New tear to all!
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westy

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Would love to take the set of ORIGINAL MACGREGOR MT TOURNEY RMT2 IRONS 1-PW currently on ebay and put some Rombax 115 fujikuras in them.
Probably wouldnt work out very well, but would be fun.
Also,
+1 BECU original eye 2s (with sandvik ti shafts.)
Colorkrom's, Tommy Armours,
Zb Titleist
Palm Springs forged blades
Hogan Medallions
I also found a list of Macgregor wins, makes an interesting browse....
MacGregor PGA Winners

1931 -- Tom Creavy
1940 -- Byron Nelson
1945 -- Byron Nelson
1946 -- Ben Hogan
1948 -- Ben Hogan
1952 -- Jim Turnesa
1954 -- Chick Harbert
1955 -- Doug Ford
1956 -- Jack Burke
1957 -- Lionel Hebert
1959 -- Bob Rosburg
1963 -- Jack Nicklaus
1971 -- Jack Nicklaus
1973 -- Jack Nickalus
1975 -- Jack Nicklaus
1979 -- David Graham
1980 -- Jack Nicklaus
1993 -- Paul Azinger

MacGregor Masters Winners

1937 -- Byron Nelson
1940 -- Jimmy Demaret
1941 -- Craig Wood
1942 -- Byron Nelson
1947 -- Jimmy Demaret
1948 -- Claude Harmon
1950 -- Jiommy Demaret
1951 -- Ben Hogan
1953 -- Ben Hogan
1956 -- Jack Burke Jr.
1957 -- Doug Ford
1963 -- Jack Nicklaus
1965 -- Jack Nicklaus
1966 -- Jack Nicklaus
1972 -- Jack Nicklaus
1975 -- Jack Nicklaus
1986 -- Jack Nicklaus
1999 - Jose Maria Olazabal

MacGregor U.S. Open Winners

1939 -- Byron Nelson
1941 -- Craig Wood
1947 -- Lew Worsham
1948 -- Ben Hogan
1950 -- Ben Hogan
1951 -- Ben Hogan
1953 -- Ben Hogan
1957 -- Dick Mayer
1962 -- Jack Nicklaus
1967 -- Jack Nicklaus
1972 - Jack Nicklaus
1973 -- Johnny Miller
1980 -- Jack Nicklaus
1981 -- David Graham
1988 -- Curtis Strange
1989 -- Curtis Strange

MacGregor British Open Winners

1963 -- Ben Hogan
1966 -- Jack Nicklaus
1970 -- Jack Nicklaus
1973 -- Tom Weiskopf
1978 -- Jack Nicklaus
1986 -- Greg Norman
 
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westy

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Kevin Shields said:
I think it has to do something with once a game improvement cast iron club with perimeter weighting is opened on the backswing, it is actually harder to square up than a blade. The weighting actually resists squaring. I think I have this right but Brian will correct me if not.
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I have also heard Homer Kelly talking with Tomasello about centrifugal force and blade length, and how a longer face is easier to square.
Is this true? If the sweet spot is further from the shaft, it takes longer to square, offering a bigger window for controlling it?

In my experience I find blades easier to hit straight.
I loved my Eye 2s but felt I could hit a short blade with more accuracy when I was hitting it well, but worse when I missed.
 
birdie_man

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westy said:
I have also heard Homer Kelly talking with Tomasello about centrifugal force and blade length, and how a longer face is easier to square.
Is this true? If the sweet spot is further from the shaft, it takes longer to square, offering a bigger window for controlling it?

In my experience I find blades easier to hit straight.
I loved my Eye 2s but felt I could hit a short blade with more accuracy when I was hitting it well, but worse when I missed.
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All I know...is that figure skaters stick their arms out to rotate slower.

(I do not watch figure skating)

(but every once in a while I don't mind taking a peek)
 
trashpar

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1. Titleist Tour Model Box Blades (1987) great lookin' clubs. Won a set in a tournament and don't know what possessed me to ever sell them.
2. Ping Eye 2's -- Was almost like cheating...plus I had a Becu SW and LW that were like Voodoo.
3. Titleist 735 CM (current set just like Cmartin). Luv 'em when I'm swinging well.
 
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