xrman wrote:

Cleveland HB Launcher irons

I tried a set of Cleveland HB Launcher irons with seniors flex shafts yesterday. Set 5 iron to GW. These are super game improvement irons. With the large hybrid like sole they are less likely to result in fat shots. Conditions were wet and soggy. Once I got used to playing variable length irons again, I found that they were easy to hit, not super high and carry about the same as my regular clubs. I think they would suit a beginner and senior players with slower swing speeds. These are the superceded model. The new Turbo version look to have slightly stronger lofts on a few clubs.

Cleveland HB Turbo Driver

I am using a 12 degree head that suits my 85-89 mph swing speed. No adjustments on the hosel / no moveable weights. It feels light to swing. it is available in 9, 10.5 ( + draw model) and 12. Retail $350-380. Pretty good performance / yard. I have added some lead tape to the heel to encourage a more draw bias. It is a loud driver!

Milford Single Length irons SL-7

I have been using SL irons for two years now. The advantages are a single consistent swing and ball position for all your irons. I started with Cobra F7, then moved to Cobra F9. ( 5 -GW) . The Cobras are strong lofted ( e.g. the 5 iron is 22.5 degrees= most 4 irons) and possibly for slower swing speed players the 5&6 irons would be better replaced with hybrids. The 5 &6 were prone to producing flyers with widely varying distances.

The Milfords have some advantages. They are 50% the cost of the Cobras & have traditional lofts which I have found give more consistent carry distances. I am using graphite shafts. I would say that the Milfords are better suited to players with a shallow delivery, unlike the Cobras with their wider sole.

I have the SL-7 from 6 iron ( 29 degree loft) to LW. I used the SL-7 SW and LW in summer and Cleveland CBX2 SW and LW in soft winter conditions ( higher bounce). If you are at all interested in the SL concept, these are a good starting point. You need to use them for a few games to properly evaluate the system.

Cobra Single Length Hybrids

One of the downsides of SL irons is that you need a good swing speed to get the 4&5 irons ( those under 26 degrees) to fly high enough and get good gapping distances between the irons. The alternative is to use Hybrids, but the longer shafts of traditional Hybrids can make them less accurate to hit. Cobra has been making SL hybrids for the last three models. These are hybrid heads on 7 iron length shafts. Generally they should be considered as 3,4& 5 iron replacements. They are not as long as traditional hybrids, nor as high flight wise. They fly just a bit higher than a iron, with similar accuracy. They are also good for punch shots, chipping close to the green and long bump and run shots. The baffler rails make them the club of choice in poor lies and the short shaft is good for side lies.

thanks for the insightful post!

Goldy wrote:

BumpunRun wrote:

Placegetter wrote:

And to think the other guy in your cart was only able to birdie two of those three holes. Such a pretender.

BumpunRun wrote:

Madam wrote:

BumpunRun wrote:

Placegetter wrote:

Looks like Sanctuary Cove with water in play on 19 of the 18 holes. Hows the drainage? Do you need to wait long before you can play again?

Last time I played at Sanctuary Cove I remember a lot of water holes.

From memory, the toughest ones with water carries were 4, 14, 15 and 16. The ones on the back nine are definitely a challenging stretch of holes that can make or break your round.

B9 made your round didnt it?

Birdies on 14, 15 and 16 did help make the round what it was, yeah.

That aside, it was the inspirational lift that got me home

All that rain. I don’t know how you people do it.

Im running out of sunscreen for my noggin