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Originally Posted by jimhoward
A well struck short iron or wedge will hop and stop or even spin back on the green with a good ball. I may not do that very often, but it gives me great pleasure when I do.
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My GHIN index is 18,
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I've been between a 3 Index & 8 Index, for 20+ years. I can count on one hand, the number of times I've spun a ball back on a Green, not counting sand shots.
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Originally Posted by jimhoward
My GHIN index is 18, yet I play forged irons. Why? Because the sweet feel of the occasional well struck shot is better than sex. Game improvement cavity backs take that away. I know it probably costs me a stroke or two.
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There is no "feel" difference between a "forged" golf club and a "cast" golf club. That's been proven over & over & over again. It's an old wive's tale. Almost all golf irons are made of carbon steel, 431 or 17-4ph stainless. Just use common sense. How could any of those steels, "feel" differently, when hitting a marshmallow (in comparison) golf ball? It defies logic. if you insist there's a different "feel", it's because you never hit the "sweet spot", which is tiny on an old set of forged irons. Naturally, it's going to feel better if you get lucky and hit the center of the club face. A modern forged or cast club, has an enhanced & larger sweet spot.
There has been only 1 set of irons produced by a major Club manufacturer, in both Forged & Investment Cast. The are the Hogan Edge GCD model, produced in 1994 & 1995. I happened to own a set of each. I witness (tested) at least 10 different Golf Professionals hit the 2 clubs, side by side. None of the 10 could consistently feel the difference. No average played would have any hope of "feeling" the difference.
There was a Golf Publication out in those days, called "Peterson's". It named the Hogan Edge GCD irons as the greatest irons ever produced ... which obviously caused a run on the irons. They're still a sought after collector's item. Peterson's tested both the Forged & Investment Cast versions, with the same result. No change in performance, no change in "feel". (The only difference in the 2 models, was the Forged irons had a touch less offset than the cast irons.)
The feel of a golf club is related to a number of design characteristics, none of which are related to whether a club is forged or cast. 80% of the Top 100 players on the PGA Tour use Cavity Back Irons. Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson & Adam Scott, all switched out of forged blades, last year.