When do you decide to get new irons?

I ordered PXG 0211 steel shafts after my graphite shaft TM M2s developed really bad bag rash.

I usually carry bag until worn out, but I should have replaced bag sooner. Bag was a titleist. Maybe 3 years of rounds on it.

I think the 95 gm steel shafts help me slow the transition, but I have come over the top with them now and again. Get fitted.


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Every year.

Quarterly.

I have a problem.

When I find a set for a great price......which is why I have 12 sets

I recently read an article that suggests you get new irons every 5 years. The article stated that irons don’t wear out for a long time, but if you don’t upgrade every 5 years, it’s like giving a shot per side to your opponents.

By no means am I any sort of credible authority, but what I have read for replacing clubs goes something like this.

1. Wedges are most frequently replaced as grooves will wear down within a few years depending on frequency of play.
2. Drivers and woods are next because this is where the technology is advancing the most nowadays.
3. Irons next as technology has not advanced nearly as much. Most things I’ve read is that you can hit these for as long as 15 years if you get some that really work for you.
4. If you find a putter that works, never change it.

Again, I am no authority on things but that is what my internet research has lead me to conclude as I’ve been in the process of upgrading the 25 yr old hand me downs my dad gave me over the last year.

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I just bought some new irons and i def dropped over 2 grand.

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Yeah but you got shafted. What you got should have been like $1,500

That picture is perfect

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but you aren’t getting 8 irons, 8 non stock shafts, and a build for too far under 2k. Just isn’t happening

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I just got 4-9 P770 with project x 6.5, 46,50,54,58 vokeys split between project x and s400 shafts for $1,800.

My current irons are 15yo this season...Mizuno MX-23. They're starting to look a bit ragged but they still hit well and haven't had any loose heads or anything. I feel like there's definitely been some improvements in technology over the years that I'm missing out on but I've not convinced myself to swap them out yet.

I know you hear some folks say that the loft of irons has changed enough in the last 15-20 years that a new 7 iron, for example, would have the same loft as an old 6 iron, translating to longer iron shots. Seems like a sneaky way to sell people on your brand's irons adding distance.