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Forged or Cast?
« on: November 29, 2006, 12:42:22 PM » |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2006, 01:26:01 PM » |
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Cast if I paid for it Forged if I am a pro and gears are given for free/they paid me to use theirs  |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2006, 01:29:42 PM » |
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i'm not particularly fussed either way.... as long as they work how I want them to work...  |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2006, 01:34:20 PM » |
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I voted cast, because my irons fall into that unholy region between forged and cast called "Form Forged", but they're more cast than forged.
It's funny, a year and a half ago, I was a complete Forged 1020/1035 carbon steel guy playing Maltby M-05s/Miz. mx-23s and SnakeEyes black wedges. But now, looking at my Kenneth Smith Milled Cavities, GolfSmith Tour C wedge and Golden Bear BearClaw wedge, I guess I've gravitated toward cast 304 stainless.
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2006, 01:42:09 PM » |
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forged forged forged
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2006, 02:08:44 PM » |
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, feels quite like hitting a forged iron perfectly. It's like bouncing marshmallows off your forehead. Not that I've ever done that.
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2006, 02:15:21 PM » |
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, feels quite like hitting a forged iron perfectly. It's like bouncing marshmallows off your forehead. Not that I've ever done that.
I think it's a Utah thing. They wouldn't understand. |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2006, 02:26:30 PM » |
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one is better than the other:  I've hit both. Both (to me) can feel like butter, when hit in the right spot. |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2006, 02:43:05 PM » |
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one is better than the other: I've hit both. Both (to me) can feel like butter, when hit in the right spot. Quite honestly, while currently my irons and wedges are both forged, I probably fall into this camp as well. I think by and large, though, that you can more reliably rely on the feel of forged over cast as a general rule. This isn't to say there aren't a variety of cast options that feel every bit as good as forged, but not all cast options do. $.02. |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2006, 02:47:39 PM » |
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It's an opinion thing so obviously everyone is right. If you prefer F over C or visa-versa then you just do.
It seems likely that it comes down to the player, the particular equipment and probably a dozen other variables.
But I can say this for me. My 550Cs feel five times better in the sweet spot than my TA-5s. I'm not a club HO and the only other set I've owned in the past ten years has been some Cobra knock-offs and I sucked large at golf back then. I can only compare the previously mentioned sets.
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2006, 03:55:33 PM » |
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Could just be that the 550Cs kick large-scale ass.
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2006, 04:17:25 PM » |
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Could just be that the 550Cs kick large-scale ass.
I love my irons. It's a manly love. In a Marines fighting cheek by jowl in Belleau Wood sort of way. |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2006, 09:07:25 PM » |
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Where's the Women's Clubs option?  |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2006, 12:47:03 PM » |
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Re: Forged or Cast?
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2006, 02:00:26 PM » |
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I have sets of both, so I guess you can count me for both sides
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