You're Using The WRONG IRONS And Here's Why!

Blade irons have really helped me improve my swing. They have been the most brutally honest teacher I have had, as you will be the first to know when you hit flush as well as when you REALLY DON'T.

I switched to blades a little over a year ago as a 17 and I’m down to 14.5 and dropping. For me, stiffer shafts were the real difference maker but the sound, feel and workability of blades has given me more confidence and just looking at my clubs always makes me want to play. Do what’s right for you, not what someone tells you to do

Great advice Matt. I was fitted for my irons late last year when my WHI was 22 and the fitter gave much the same advice. I came out with Wilson D9 Forged with longer, stiff shafts and slightly flatter lie, and hit I them so well (I've dropped down to 16 since then). At the same time I switched my hybrids to Mizuno Fli Hi 2 and 3 irons and I absolutely love them! Getting fitted was one of the best things I've done for my game.

Started playing JPX223 Pro irons 5 - GW as of February. Previously played JPX800 Pro Forged with DG S300 Shafts. Really needed lighter shafts and a bit more forging. The JPX923 Pro's are exactly what was needed. The head size is almost exactly same size as the JPX800's. I tested all of the new Mizuno offering before landing on the 923 Pro's. I'm 72 years old but I still hit it decent PW 120- 125 yds. The biggest improvement with my game is due to getting 10 yards more on distance (expected with strong lofts) and lighter shafts (Recoil 95 F3). When I first had a chance to swing them, I could actually feel where the head was. That's a much different feeling. Current handicap is 6.7 and I play a 6350 yard course from the regular men's tee. I'm addicted and play several times a week. I enjoy your videos and the rivalry between some of you Chaps. Great content as well.

Switching to a bladed iron 20+ years ago (MP-33's) was a game-changer. Handicap went down, feel was magnificent. Can't imagine hitting anything else.

I'm old now but I learned on and played blades when younger. When I started trying perimeter weighted clubs I was about a 12 and my main complaints were that distance seemed inconsistent and I could not tell where I hit the ball on the club face so feedback was poor. I hated hitting it pure with perimeter clubs and watching the ball go 10 yards past the target when compared with a solid but not pure strike, which was most of the time. So my best swings of the day were often penalizing me and that sucked. With blades I could tell where the ball hit the club face, distance was much more consistent and I could get better feedback on my swing. After a good warm up, I had a good feel for what was going on and just felt more confident about where I would hit the ball. With the perimeter weighted clubs I never really felt like I knew where the ball would go. And trying to hit fades and draws seemed much easier with blades.

Very Instructive Matt, I'm a mid to low handicap and I use Callaway Rogue ST Pro's massive improvement over my Wilson D7's

Boy Matt what a great bunch of information that took some of us years the hard way to get up to speed with! What would we do here on YouTube without all the brilliant pros from the UK and Australia! Love you guys,

I play off 1 and have recently changed from AP2 to JPX HM Pro and can honestly say they are awesome. Forget handicap level, just use what is best for your game.

very useful video, im still using a beginner set mostly but i did get a mizuno 50 degrees wedge in their Mizuno JPX range (cavity club) its a lot smaller blade already compared to a beginner club and you definitely have to hit that a lot purer compared to the beginner set or you lose distance or worse even the wrong direction. im glad i have this club to grow my swing game but im happy its only 1 in the bag so its not frustrating to hit every club in such a pure way or risk playing a bad game all day.

Being 62 i have dropped the 4 iron and replaced it with a hybrid, I was also fitted with the JPX 923 with 2 degree upright and I have added 10-15 yards per iron and dropped my handicap by 6 in just 4 months. Having been fitted I now hit it flush more often and cannot wait to keep playing these new irons.

That's a very nice report. I'm glad you mentioned the question of loft because I've always used blades (wilson Tour Blades), so I just take one more club.❤😊😊😊😊😊

I have those JPX cavity backs in my bag and I figure I will be playing them for a long time because they are excellent.

Chuckling to myself at the cavity backs having a larger SOUL, just imagining them singing their soulful hearts out in a gospel choir🤣

Very interesting testing. A lot of it is ego too. Proper gapping is really important as well since certain clubs may travel similar distances.

I’m a 12 playing mizuno 225’s. I love em. I definitely lose some distance on toe strikes, but it’s butter out the middle.

I am trying a set of AP1s. I usually don't get along with bulkier irons, and learned to play with cut-down blades as a kid.

I'm a beginner (4 months into the game) and my fitter gives me the Mizuno 225 with DG instead of a game improvement irons and I improved so much.

I have been playing blades all my life and just switched to cavity irons. As a mid handicapper this is the best move I have made for my game. Certain clubs I have always hit well in past like 3i, 5i, 8i, pw, but other clubs struggled with. Now more consistant with all irons.

I was using callaway xr os like shovells did help slightly however I switched to 921 forged my god the feelnand improvement is unreal!