Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why doesn’t everybody get the highest possible MPF club regardless of handicap? Why would someone want a club that isn’t as forgiving?
JimHarrington Posted new comment September 11, 2023
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but why doesn’t everybody get the highest possible MPF club regardless of handicap? Why would someone want a club that isn’t as forgiving?
Good question. You would think that is what players would want. The only reason I can give is that the cosmetics, the look, are important and players have different tastes with regards to what they want the club to look like. That is why we have tried to make the most playable and forgiving club possible within each club type category. Our “blades” are the most forgiving blades, our players cavity designs have high playability and our “game improvement” irons have the highest forgiveness and playability. In fact, if you look at the MPF, most of our designs are in the Super Game Improvement category or the Ultra Game Improvement category. This is achieved by paying attention to the mass and dimensional characteristics of the design, NOT just the traditional cosmetic or perceived category of blades, cavities, etc. that has been passed down through the years. Fact: not all cavity backs are forgiving and not all blades (at least ours) are hard to hit. The only thing that matters in producing a stable and forgiving iron is mass and dimensional characteristics and how they effect where the center of gravity is located. So, in short, you really should play the most forgiving club you can in a model that you like to look at if you want to take advantage of what those designs can do – reduce the bad effects of mishits.
Britt Lindsey
I grew up playing 1971 Wilson Staff blades, not a forgiving design at all. Then Ping came out with the cavity design and others followed. I tried many of these designs and never played better overall with any of them, and my chipping was definitely better with the blades. In time I recognized that it wasn’t the forgiveness (MOI) of the design, but rather the interaction with turf — the ability to get down and through a ball that isn’t sitting very well. Further, the more the offset increased, the harder it was to hit a cut shot and the more awkward the club felt at address.
Another issue has to do with training your eyes. I found that the larger the head, the larger were my misses from the sweet spot. In short, I would tend to get sloppy.