Its possible the hosel of the iron may have been bored off-center resulting in inconsistent hosel wall thicknesses that crack when bent. None of these conditions can be identified prior to bending. However, breakage is very rare. Ferg November 8, I have Ping G10's and had them bent from black dot standard to yellow dot 1.
I was warned as well by the guy that did mine. Luckily, there were no issues. WUTiger November 8, Bendability varies from model to model, even within the same family of irons. The X20s can be bent, but Callaway advises against bending the X22s. TourSpoon November 8, Bend them I have never had a problem November 9, Send em back to Taylormade to get adjusted. CassinoNorth November 9, Taylor Made's do have a tendency to break more than other companies but if you're willing to risk it, I'd say go for it.
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Another power five is not undefeated now. The question is if MI will jump Cincy. And what to do with annoying Oregon? Then I lay the club down behind the ball. I look down the fairway one last time, then down at my clubhead not the ball. This has been my routine for 37 of those 45 yrs. Think Diablo Forged. Hope you do a JPX review very soon……and swing nice and easy with your gamer 6I this time!! M — The RocketBladez are absolutely worth taking a look at.
Just wanted to thank Tony Covey for an excellent story about the new RocketBladez. I always come to your site because i love the way you do the testing of new golf products. I have bought alot of the products you guys have tested and they all lived up to my expectations.
Most of my bag consists of Taylormade products and maybe these new RocketBladez will find a new home in my bag next spring. This is the best website when it comes to all things golf. So they are freakishly long….. I for one am fine with hitting my 7 iron a specific distance say or I am more intrigued by the consistency numbers.
It they are really that much more consistent on off center hits……I am interested. Consistency is the key for ME. I am a pretty good ball striker……but if a golf club can give me MORE consistency on off center stikes then talk to me all day long.
I can adjust the loft and length to my liking…………. Anyone else old enough to remember the Wilson reflex irons? The pendulum always swings back again. I was playin the Staff Dynapowers with the Hogan Directors seeing occasional bag time in the late 70s. Callaway wins hands down in the appearance category. Taylor Made is dazzling us with too many numbers.
I was just relooking at the results of your Launch Monitor Test, or are the numbers jacked because you were leaning on you gamer 6I so hard? If so then what do you suspect the results would have been if you had swung with the same effort you put into your gamer 7I and the Rocketbladez 7I?
Your thoughts. I was stepping on it as hard as I could, and absolutely pured a couple. T — Thanks for the reply. This is my problem; I liked you review and doubt a more unbiased and thorough review will be done anywhere else in any medium…. I do think you kinda poisoned the pool when you decided to nut up on your gamer 6I. You eally need an Iron Byron……anyone got grand lying around? Seems a bit odd though that you reported that your shots went extremely high.
Just find it odd that a club with a shaft made to keep the ball down is actually hitting sky high shots. Thanks to Si his comment below that the Wilson Reflex irons were those that I referred to earlier. To an extent, yeah…lowering lofts, and increasing lengths will add distance. That was the trick golf companies used with the idea of a distance iron was born.
Over time, the technology has evolved. They tweaked designs such that the 7 iron, which on specs alone is a 6-iron, produced a true 7 iron trajectory. The latest revisions of distance-based iron technology are more materials-based.
So the only way to get any additional distance is to develop new face technologies. And lets not forget, lengthening irons also makes it more difficult for higer handicappers to hit.
Im interested but will wait for a more thorough review involving more players of varying handicaps. By the looks of it though, I probably wont need anything longer than the 6 iron in my set. Move to Florida, get off your ass and warm up before you test, and tell us about the test equipment …. Type and stiffness of shaft, swing weight, grip, lie and loft and how this sets up compared to your present set.
Lol… You gotta get a clue!! These are about. These actually look more understated than one would have thought. Not too bad looking if you think they are replacing those RocketBallz irons. And I wonder what the actual flex is of the shafts? KBS Tour R flex shafts can range from 4. So what is it? Just curious as to what actual flex number is being used as an R and an S flex, considering the tip trim options give such a broad range. Impressive consistencey from them.
Equally interesting is that the looks are fairly toned down. I also enjoy that RocketFuel is the shaft rather then a replacement ball so far anyways. I suspect those will be my cup of tea a little more.
Apparently a flexing face can do that to you. The irons were Wilson Reflex. Last week i got a set of electric snakes steel tt They feel almost forged. Played two days in a row and i like the feel performance consistency. Go hit the amps. A 23 deg. Very neat irons is all i can say, I like the Amp Cell Combo set better but i would give the tour version a try. The wedges. All I care about is the wedges. Tell me more. Better than the ATVs for you? Will they be available individually?
And some people said the Cobra amp cell irons were ugly lol these look like they could be a weapon in the game Clue in the hands of that Mustard fellow.
However the numbers were really impressive to see and it was a great write up thank you for that, I will not be using these next season I will be sticking with my Cobra Amp irons.
Of course to be totally fair I suppose I must hit these next season at a demo days session to be absolute in my decision. Need to decide soon. Impressive stats on the RocketBladeZ consistency. Curtis the Amp I it are Amp steel, not sure if I am ready for a forged blade yet still in the 8 handicap range but I absolutely love the Amp irons solid feel forgiving and great distance and consistent. As much as the jacked up lofts and clown name are off putting… That aside, if they made every iron in the set look like that gap wedge the only one that remotely resembles a blade of any kind with its minimalist graphics and clean lines, Taylormade would have a seriously nice looking set on their hands.
Thanks for the link WD. I was really hoping some of the stylistic cues of Adams might find their way into the TM lineup. So much for that! That was my thought too. Never mind if they look like a blade or not, the A wedge is a seriously sharp looking club. A full set like that would even have me looking at TM. That wedge is an old RAC Black…probably 7, 8 year old at this point.
Man, those are some impressive numbers. An excellent and intriguing write up. I doubt that I will buy these but they and others like them will be on the radar as I pledge to make the year of results instead of the year of the scratch ego!
Scratch is scratch. Based on your analysis — it seems like the speed pocket helped more with consistency vs. Gotta say the yellow looks pretty sharp to my eye. And while the marketing may be off-putting, your numbers speak pretty loudly. Looks like a pretty solid GI offering. Length, lie angle were identical, offset was almost a few tenths of a millimeter difference on the longer irons. I currently play the 2.
They look ok for a gi iron, 7 iron going ? So you only need 6 iron to wedge then? Plus 4 gap wedges! LOL, Dude weak? I just posted inside about the day coming when I put away the MBs. That day may be in February when the Tour is introduced.
As far as being an elitist, I got nothing to be elite about. I was at a charity dinner on Saturday night and there were 4 forks. Damn good food though, pretty sure it would have been just as good with one set of utensils though. RP……I have to admit….. BK, the 59s are sweet, no doubt.
What T said that, for me at least, is the most critical factor, is the consistency of his flight. Dispersion was similar. With the RocketBladez…two were basically right down the center. With my own, the misses were generally right, but not by much either.
Distance control was really the thing. With my cavity backs, misses can be punishing. You really have to hit high on the face to suffer with the RocketBladez…dammit.
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New Inesis Putters Oct 22, 19 Comments. Machines with fixed measuring gauges will not be accurate when measuring clubs with offset, progressive offset, or face progression hosel positions. Even the most skilled repair professionals can occasionally break a club. It can be re-bent without any adverse effect on it. Loft and lie changes are more or less permanent. The 2-degree limit is only recommended when changing the lofts on irons due to the potential effect such bends will have on the sole angle of the club.
If the hosel design and manufacturing processes allow it, the lie of an iron can be bent degrees or more with no compromise to the integrity of the head. This is especially true of clubs made with long hosels.
Forged titanium models are bendable as well due to their softer titanium structure. And provided the hosel of the wood is long enough to allow the bending bar to fit over its length, metal woods can be bent to custom-fit a player. This applies to both face angle and lie. Bending the loft is another story. This will change the trajectory of the ball, and can potentially cause misdirected shots.
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