What should we be thinking about when it comes to choosing our irons? Should we be going for looks or performance? Or both.
And when should you break the set with hybrids? What about combo sets? Are these a good idea?
We sat down with Mizuno club designer Chris Voshall who gave us some advice for choosing a new set of irons
When it comes to putting a set of irons together for an 18-handicapper what do you think a set for them might look like?
“It’s really player dependent. Just because you are a 20-handicap doesn’t mean you’re weak and swing slow at it.
“In terms of which actual iron model you use the rule of thumb I use is play the most forgiving thing you can stand to look at.
“But for the set make-up you need to determine how much speed you are bringing to the table.
“Ultimately ball-speed is king. Once your ball speed starts to drop-off and you can’t maintain your distance gaps that’s where you need to break that set.
“Whether that’s at the 7-iron or it’s the 3-iron and handicap is almost irrelevant. There’s a lot of good ball-striking low handicappers that need a more forgiving 3 or 4-iron which is why you see long-iron replacements.”
