Another Major winner, another player with no blades in their bag

All depends on what you are comfortable: looking at, swinging and feel.

I learned on blades. I tried a set of cavity backs, even had the Ping i59's, i230, Callaway Apex 19 Pro and M4 irons. Some clubs just don't look right behind the ball. Some I just don't think I can get the toe through the ball.

I couldn't play any of them and score. Put Cobra RF blades in the bag and shot -1, even and +2.

Carry a 2.7 HDCP.

I can play any irons, just can't trust or score with some.

But, different strokes for different folks.

IMHO

TCBs are still musclebacks right? It’s not shocking because he doesn’t try and hit all 9 windows from what I’ve observed and he sticks with his fade.

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All depends on what you are comfortable: looking at, swinging and feel.

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Eh, not really. It also depends on if you are a good golfer or not and want to actually improve your game

John Rahm not using blades doesn't really prove any point because plenty of pros don't use blades, that's nothing new.

But it does not make any sense for a golfer that can't shape the ball to use blades. They are less forgiving, that really can't be argued. If you're not striking the ball very consistently, there's not a real benefit for you to use them. There are clubs that are much much more forgiving that would benefit certain players that are using blades.

I played Mizuno blades for years and loved them, but I'm not as good as I once was so I switched. The JPX tour I use set up almost identical to the blades. They look and feel almost identical but they are just a better iron for my game. I'm still a low handicap, it would be even worse for someone with a higher handicap to be using blades.

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This is also the biggest horse-shite excuse of all time

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Well you're taking this way too seriously. I was agreeing with with you doofus.

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1) The amount of times you need to dramatically shape your iron shots is incredibly low for any given round.

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What does that matter? If you're a pro and can shape it, and blades are the best thing for it, then use them. One course they might not need to much, another they will. Have you never played a course with doglegs in different directions?

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2) you can shape shots with any CB and its within feet of a blade shaping a shot. There are countless youtube videos showing this.

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Where did I say you can't?

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1) The amount of times you need to dramatically shape your iron shots is incredibly low for any given round.

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Moving it up and down is easier with a blade due to the CG location. That's the reason a lot of players use blades in their scoring irons and CB in the longer irons.

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Thats just the way i type on TD, im angry guy. Also it was general statements that blade stans make, it wasn't directed at you, i know you agree.

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because the others are more forgiving

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Sure. But if you're a pro, you're hitting the sweet spot over and over. That's what she said. They have less need of forgiveness than an amateur does, especially over someone who is 5 and up handicap.

I think it's cool they are winning without blades, but i definitely see why top tier guys still use blades. But honestly, there can't be too many mid-high handicap guys buying blades. I can't tell you the last time I played with someone who had blades other than my brother in law who had some hand me downs. And I made him look for some new clubs asap. Kid was learning how to play with blades

I played blades all through HS and college and the first few years I was a pro. I didn't play anything else until Titleist came out with the first iteration of the DCI and they "strongly suggested" all their staff guys play them. Gave up my Tour Models to play them.

Golf club aesthetics have always been important to me; it has to look appealing to me for me to trust it. The DCIs were the first club I played that didn't fit my eye and I hated them. I was very happy when the DCI 962 irons came out. If I was still playing fulltime today, I'd probably be gaming the TaylorMade P770.

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2) you can shape shots with any CB and its within feet of a blade shaping a shot. There are countless youtube videos showing this.

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So you're saying somebody like JT doesn't even get a benefit? That seems hard to believe with how data driven these teams are now.

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Golf club aesthetics have always been important to me; it has to look appealing to me for me to trust it. The DCIs were the first club I played that didn't fit my eye and I hated them. I was very happy when the DCI 962 irons came out. If I was still playing fulltime today, I'd probably be gaming the TaylorMade P770.

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I think this is just one part of golf that i never understood that applies to some people. I'm an engineer at heart, so i have a very utilitarian view of these things and as long as i know its the right piece of equipment, i don't care what it looks like at address.

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I think this is just one part of golf that i never understood that applies to some people. I'm an engineer at heart, so i have a very utilitarian view of these things and as long as i know its the right piece of equipment, i don't care what it looks like at address.

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I get this; my brother is an engineer as well, so I understand your thinking here. The interesting part to me is my aesthetics importance in a golf club only applies to my irons. With woods and putters I take the utilitarian approach. But irons and wedges have to fit my eye.