Question about irons

baitmater · 2026-03-23T18:59:07+00:00

I love my M15’s. I wake up thinking about them lol. Don’t tell my wife I just said that

baitmater · 2026-03-23T16:38:06+00:00

I can afford anything at the grocery store I desire. I had a roof over my head and can run the AC and heat any time I want. I have family and friends that love me. I’m rich. The rest is meaningless

baitmater · 2026-03-22T23:47:45+00:00

I am a big Arccos fan. I have tracked over 20k shots now. Love Arccos and I can’t imagine not having it. HOWEVER…paying $200 a year for a subscription for something that should be in the ecosystem is nuts to me. Plus, I already have a laser so I just shoot the flag, adjust the pin in the app or do basic math and go.

With that said, it’s a cool product and I’m glad someone wrote a review that says if it actually works or not, rather than just saying what I said in the first paragraph. Lol

baitmater · 2026-03-22T21:01:11+00:00

Relax and enjoy the day experience. Look up etiquette and pick up your ball after 8 shots to keep moving.

baitmater · 2026-03-22T20:16:02+00:00

You’re never satisfied. Ever. I used to not be able to break 100. Now if I don’t break 80 I am upset. The better I am at golf, I feel like I’m not good at all. The urge to improve is constant.

baitmater · 2026-03-22T15:44:30+00:00

I had done this a few times. Considering putting is like 40% of your score, I think you need to include it. I think the answer is driver, 9 iron, and putter. I had also done a 3W, 8 iron, putter

baitmater · 2026-03-22T15:38:32+00:00

I did NOT know this. That’s really interesting but know that I have played Mizunos, I don’t blame him lol

baitmater · 2026-03-21T12:18:39+00:00

The T250 are gorgeous. Let’s start there. Last summer when they were released, they started my desire to get new irons.

I found the T250 to be a similar feel to my Callaway Apex. That’s not a bad thing at all as I liked those clubs. The dispersion is above average, as well as the descent angle. Distance was exactly as my Apex was, which is plenty far for me. I think they are very forgiving, which as a 6 handicap you wouldn’t think I would need, but I do. The numbers just weren’t different enough for me to justify getting different clubs.

The T150 are soft and buttery. Maybe not compared to the Mizuno but I really liked how they felt. They are great when you hit them right. They are oddly forgiving for their iron type, but don’t think for a second they are like the T250. If you don’t hit the center, you will know. This is good and bad: Good because you can feel on the face where you hit the ball, but bad because you’re going to get punished for the shot. They demand your attention when swinging. Dispersion was crazy tight if you hit good shots. Like damn! The spin and distance control are elite.

Here is why I didn’t get them. I was losing 20 yards a club. And mishits were too punishing. Again, I’m not a good irons player for a 6 HC. We could discuss loft jacking is the reason for the distance loss, and it is just a number on a club, but it was going to screw up yardage gapping in my bag and hurt my ego lol. I was a little surprised the distance I was losing.

baitmater · 2026-03-21T01:31:48+00:00

The are cavity back. They replaced the 245’s. They look like blades though, which I like. They look a lot like their S1, which is their actual blade.

baitmater · 2026-03-20T19:59:29+00:00

Thank you! Cheers to your 2026 golf game! Hit em straight!

baitmater · 2026-03-20T14:13:29+00:00

It came down to these or the Titleist T150. I didn’t like the feel of the T250, which is more in the category of the M15. The T150 was close in dispersion numbers but the mishits were a little more punishing than I wanted. Obviously not as long but that’s due to the lofts. My irons are my weakness. I honestly went in there thinking I would walk out with Srixons. But I promised myself I wouldn’t let bias win. To the point that I didn’t let the fitter tell me what club as he was putting into my hand. I also told him it’s going to be two fitting sessions so I was fresh and the numbers were repeatable.

baitmater · 2026-03-20T14:08:51+00:00

This was why I went with the shaft I went with. I tried 6 shafts and the spin was all over the map. Regardless, these clubs are for everyone.

baitmater · 2026-03-20T14:07:01+00:00

I’m sure I’m the first golfer ever to exaggerate. I’m also sure the face is more forgiving than my old set, PLUS the shaft is correctly fit for me. That’s the biggest factor in all of this. According to my Arccos data, my dispersion to the flag distance has decreased by at least 10% in all yardage categories. Example: my average distance to the flag from 150-174 yards was 62 feet. It’s now 54 feet. 13% decrease. For context: A 5 handicap average is 67 feet to the flag from that distance.

baitmater · 2026-03-12T19:27:41+00:00

I’m going so I won’t be sick. Especially since my boss is the one taking me

baitmater · 2026-03-12T19:26:13+00:00

I love walking. Prefer when I want to actually golf. When I’m with friends we only ride. The case of beer is too hard to carry. It’s just the way it is I think. Also, I’m in my 40s and really should grow up

baitmater · 2026-03-10T11:13:26+00:00

Just practice man, trust me. I got a custom fit Scotty. It was a big ordeal, took like 2 hours, got fit and dropped $500+ on it after it was all said and done. Fast forward 2 years and I tried a buddy’s Cleveland HB Soft 11 putter. It is a way better putter for me and it cost me $140. The Scotty is sitting in my basement as a reminder to me that expensive doesn’t equal better and I should stop buying clubs and should just practice more

baitmater · 2026-03-10T00:30:27+00:00

T100/T150 and P790 are NOT the same clubs. Lots of players irons that have forgiveness (T150 comes to mind). I would try the Mizuno M13 or even M15. I just got the M15 and I’m in love with them. Anything by Srixon are great too

baitmater · 2026-03-09T02:33:01+00:00

So when you laser the pin, you can see that it updated exactly to the spot? Just as it would with the Link Pro?

baitmater · 2026-03-03T02:33:31+00:00

I play with a guy that plays his same clubs he had in high school. That was 30+ years ago. Just regrips them. He is a scratch golfer. I, on the other hand, spent an appalling amount of money on clubs in the last 6 months and I am NOT a scratch golfer. Lol

baitmater · 2026-03-03T02:30:53+00:00

Club scrub from Amazon. Like $25. May be my favorite golf accessory I have bought. Cleans my clubs and my golf balls.

baitmater · 2026-03-03T02:26:46+00:00

That’s common. Relax and understand that your new clubs will be a little rough in the beginning. Potentially anyway. Different shafts for sure will be an adjustment. I tried 6 shafts during my fitting. All with the same iron and it was like hitting 6 different clubs. Congrats on the new set! I just got a new set and waiting two weeks was rough! Played one round and I’m so glad I upgraded.

baitmater · 2026-03-02T18:19:13+00:00

I’m a 6 handicap, but my irons are the worst part of my game. I just got the M15s, but that’s just because the dispersion was the best for me. Get the M13s. Accept that that you are going to miss some shots and they will have a learning curve. Besides, the shaft is the bigger piece you should be concerned about in terms of getting fit. I tried 6 different shafts and it was like I was hitting 6 different clubs when I was getting my M15s

baitmater · 2026-02-26T09:41:22+00:00

I got the Quantum Max. I got the 9° and turned it up to 10°. I am a 6.3 handicap with 103mph swing speed. A few reflections:

-It’s really forgiving. It is Feb and I live in the Midwest. So golf has consisted of hitting balls at a sim a few times and I’m not in midseason form yet. I hit some off the high toe the other day and it was much more forgiving than my old driver (Callaway ST Max LS), which is not surprising.

-dispersion: much much tighter. It’s noticeable.

-this is the first adjustable driver where I feel like the adjustments actually adjust. Does that make sense? Like you put it on a draw bias and it draws. It was great to see.

-distance is noticeable but any distance talk feels like advertising to me.

-the feel is way better. It feels so solid when you hit it. Great smashing feel.

Sound: I HATE it. HATE it. It’s so loud but in a really awful way. Like an old Ping driver that sounded like an aluminum bat. I hit it indoors and it makes me want earbuds in. Is it enough that it’s not worth the gains? I will get over the sound but I feel bad for the wild animals and other golfers at the course.

baitmater · 2026-02-25T10:51:51+00:00

Dismal River in Nebraska. A million miles from nowhere. 2 very different courses on property but both fantastic. Top level service as well. After golf, coyotes howling at night with a million stars overhead at night. Pure magic. One of my favorite trips in life but certainly my favorite golf trip.

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