Super forgiving iron for a 24 handicap golfer? suggestions?
Options: Nike VR_S Covert, TaylorMade RocketBladez Max, or Mizuno JPX-825.
You really should try a few out before you buy, and buy the ones you hit best. I like the Cobra amp irons, or Mizuno irons, if you can afford them, or try Adams in the mid-price range, or Top Flite (at Dick's Sporting Goods or Golf Galaxy) at the lower price point. Steel shafts will be more accurate than graphite, but if distance or weight is an issue get graphite shafts. I've had Cobra irons for years, they were really easy to hit and accurate. I had Taylor Made irons prior to the Cobra's, I didn't like them, they were unpredictable.
Something fitted. Some people make big deals about longer blade lengths, lots of offset, thicker soles and thicker toplines. they're designed to create MOI. It isn't exactly the same as going from a 250cc driver to a 460cc driver. there just isn't as much room in an iron head to make a lot of difference, and even if it could be done, those changes run the risk of making a golf club look way to chunky and unsettling to a person's eye. A properly fit club all but eliminates this. The point of the fitting is to make sure the golfer can hit the sweet spot the majority of the time. This is all dependent on the golfer, though. If a person has no intentions of practicing and doesn't mind the look of a super-thick iron, there's nothing wrong with buying something like that. If a person is a good golfer and feels that little extra helps them, there's nothing wrong with that, either. Regardless of what the OEMs (and Ping, especially) want to make people believe, there's no set-in-stone rule for what clubs should be used by certain handicaps.
