Good morning, good evening, good afternoon to everyone Today were going to talk about one of the hotly contested or the most talked about topic for golfers Its the golf set or golf clubs Specifically were going to start with irons Like what Im showing now on the camera Maybe you are wondering why Im hitting those metals. Thats the sound of a forged iron which is like a muffled or muted sound And this is the sound of a cast iron which is like a clanging cymbal And to simplify our approach on golf irons set discussion We need to dwell simply on the past, present and future development of golf clubs Lets start by asking the question "why are irons called 'irons'? Well its because these are made from metal or steel. For those who don't know yet, Im a licensed metallurgical engineer What's that? Well just go ahead and google the meaning of metallurgy. Essentially, it comes from the word 'metal' which means the science of designing and making of metals. Based from what we learned in university, a steel is basically composed of iron (Fe) and carbon (C) Thats the most basic and fundamental meaning of a steel.
So steel is where the modern day Iron clubs are made from So an IRON is made from Iron (Fe) and Carbon (C) You might be asking the question – "why do I need to know that? Well first for you to know the difference between forged steel vs cast iron And for your additional knowledge if a Pro shop is selling you some clubs or maybe your friends are selling theirs too. So you can choose wisely when you know the difference between forged and cast iron Especially when you play those set on the course, then you can decided which one suits your game and your swing Like what I said, our topic revolves around the past, present and future, so here is an example of the past. On the other side is the WOODs, which is made from real WOOD. This is the Modern golf set. Which is made up of mostly steel material, including the "Woods" .
Confusing right? I will explain in more details later on. For you to know what is the USE of these clubs. There are basically 3 categories of 3 types of a Golf set. Woods, Irons and Putter On the woods category is where you can find the Driver, 3 wood, 5 wood and 7 wood, In the past, these are made from real wood, that is why its called a wood Next is the Iron Category. There are the Long Iron, Mid iron and short Iron clubs Finally, the 3rd category is the putter.
This is used mainly to putt on the green. There is another extra category, called HYBRIDS. This is actually a combination of wood design and iron design, hence its called the hybrids. Oh well, there are many more to share like the precision, the engineering behind it and the metallurgy, like how is forging or casting done. Essentially as beginner, whats important is that can I hit the ball with these irons. Because IRONS for me are the most important clubs, for it is used to approach the green. So here you can see just started to fix my clubs on my bag. That is a club organizer I bought for sometime now. So that my club head do not scratch each others club face.
A scratched clubface will lead to bad contact between clubface and the ball. That will lead to bad ball flight due to a scratched clubface (groove) So those are my existing clubs, the Mizuno MP32. (not 33:) Actually there's 2 more out there. My oldest club is a cleveland TA7. That's the clubs I bought when I was starting in 2003. At that time it's one of the top of the line. Because were a newbie, we are clueless on clubs. So there's this one guy who sold me a second hand set worth $700+ At that time (2003), brand new clubs are selling for Singapore 2000 dollars plus.
So its a pretty expensive investment. So when I was sold $700 dollars offer. Apparently, his story is – there is this golfer who bought this club brand new and played in Indonesia. He apparently scored miserably. He blamed his club for it, so off the clubs went to the 2nd hand market. So when I bought that (cleveland TA7) in the 2nd hand market, it caused me $750 that time.
Watch what happens because those price range are back in 2003. Now this club of mine, the Mizuno MP32. By the way Im cleaning it up because after about close to a year, Im back to playing. In part because golf courses in singapore are fully opening up. And to strengthen my back after my accident. After I bought $700 cleveland in 2003, Took years and years before I bought Mizuno which was in the year 2013. This mizuno cost me $399 in the 2nd hand market. So in 10 years, the price went down to almost half! The other club, the TITLIEST MB690 MB, which I will show later That one I bought in the 2nd hand market . Blade design, top of the line in 2013. I bought it for only 250-280 dollars I think. So you see there is a big big difference in iron set price drop. By the way, when you buy the Mizuno MP32, I dont think they have this same design now. These cost you around $1500-$1800 dollars brand new. So we can see that this is still an expensive club in today's brand new market similar to the Titliest brand. But, todays price range is still cheaper compared to 18 years ago when clubs cost $2000+ So my point is, you can invest or buy pre owned club first especially if you are a beginner.
Because there are many sellers in the market, you just have to look around for good deals. The reason Im sharing this to you is because when was also a beginner, I also bought 2nd hand. And I was advised by friends as well as what I've read on the internet. Dont invest in a brand new club because you might get disappointed if you can't play with it properly. Alright, Im showing you how an iron set looks like now. From 3 to Pitching wedge. Thats my mizuno MP32 (corrected again) 🙂 Thats the club organizer The long irons are pretty shiny because I hardly used them. And here we can see how the modern blade clubs are designed. Its so shiny and polished. This is the TITLIEST MB 690. So its a blade design also. Im also sharing this so can see the design difference between blade and muscle back which I will show shortly That's how a blade iron looks like, its Thin. And now this is the AP1 TITLIEST, which is a CAVITY or MUSCLE BACK iron design. This CAVITY iron is THICKER compared to the blade design.
This one I bought in 2015 (not 2013) when I started to play regularly and want to improve my iron game. So here you can see the THICKER clubface compared to blade. This is another TITLIEST AP2 club. It's like a blade design because it's also thin. That's my set that I have hand me down to my wife:) So Im lining up my irons so we can compare and contrast them. Blade vs Cavity back design. So here is my whole very old CLEVELAND set I bought in 2003. See how it is designed. Its also a forged metal. Back in the day it is the of the line. And at the same time, Vijay Singh is the endorser of this club when he was the top golfer in the world. For the new golfers, not sure if you can remember Vijay Singh anymore. Alright so lets recap what I've shared and hopefully you learned.
First, I shared whats the sound difference between a forged and a cast iron. A cast iron has a clangy like cymbal sound. On the other hand, if the sound is muffled, then it is a forged iron. If you ask me which one is better? well as mid handicap player, I think it depends based on your preference. Most long time players prefer the clangy sound of a cast iron. Because to them the clang sound indicates they hit the ball at the sweet spot of the club.
Others prefer the muffled sound of the forged iron, because its where the sweet spot is according to them. Different golfers prefer different iron set. Second, we covered briefly the past present and perhaps if we have time, the future development of clubs, including new material designs. And why is it called an iron. I gave you a very short description and basic science of making a steel. (Iron +Carbon) So that when you have decided to buy in the future, then you can more or less determine which one suits you and your game. I suggest you to buy pre owned. At least you wont waste your investment if you decided not to pursue this game anymore. Alright, I forgot to mention why is there a numbering on the iron clubs. There's 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, PW (pitching wedge) and SW ( sand wedge). Others have LW (lob wedge) Those are the numbers (not names) that indicates the LOFT angle. Loft angle?Whats that? Well, imagine that this iron is standing, up, loft angle is the ANGLE between a vertical line and the clubface.
Here is how the LOFT angle looks like. And this shows the different iron clubset vs the loft angle. In addition, between 3 iron and 4 iron, 3 is a smaller number, which indicates 3 is a longer iron. That is the naming convention (assignment)for IRONS. Here's one more, there is a PRO golfer that pioneered cutting all his clubs into 1 length only. COMMENT if you know the name of the golfer. Seems like I have shared so much info today. So final info that is important for beginner golfers, here is a chart that shows average distance per club, here it is. Here we can see, a standard 7 iron, for beginner is 105 yards or about 90 meters. For average golfer its about 140 yards of 125 meters, for long time golfer, 150 yards of 135 meters. Here I lined up clubs between blade vs cavity. So we clearly see the design difference. I also lined up side by side the steel shaft vs carbon shaft (BLACK) or handle.
So you have an idea whats the difference between the two shaft types. On the next vlog, perhaps I will share the difference between shaft and talk about the other clubs like woods and putter. There are many info that you can find on the internet to supplement or augment what I shared. The most important thing is – FIND A CLUB THAT IS SUITED FOR YOUR GAME. FIND A CLUB THAT IS EASY FOR YOU TO SWING. AND KEEP IN MIND, ALL CLUBS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THE GOLFER BECOME A BETTER PLAYER. SO THAT'S IT FOR NOW THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THIS CHANNEL. This is MARK BOADO, and you're watching PINOY GOLFERS ADVENTURE. See you next time. BYE!.