I'm still confused on how the lie settings work. Are they preset to which loft you pick? I only see settings on the outside club arrow for plus, minus, or standard. It doesn't show any club lie settings.

Cleveland RTX6 are the best I've ever used and have used most.

Why wouldnt you match the shaft length and swing weight? So lazy.

I wasn't expecting a lot of change with this series of driver/fairway/hybrid releases, but Cobra seems to have dropped a bomb with the new hosel. Will be interesting to see if the other companies have their own bombs to drop in the New Year.

Blueprint T loft is 33 degrees not 30 degrees even power spec 31.5 degrees

Game improvment irons reduce sidespin? (No draw)

MPF proven once again !

Looks like Emma needs to get into some Mizuno blades

I have the max. What offset are you even talking about??

This is exactly what happened to me, re: the loft differences. I'm a new golfer (58yrs old)... had a 25 year old set of Cleveland TA4 irons. I tried out some newer clubs at Edwin Watts and noticed that i was hitting the 7 iron 20 yards farther than my own. Had no idea about the differences in loft and bought a used set of Callaway Rogue X irons based on that performance. Did research after I got home and learned about the differences, then went deep into the rabbit hole. I think the PGA needs to standardize loft ranges for each club... it makes no sense that there can be an 8 or 9 degree difference across brands for the same numbered iron. Or, throw the numbering system out entirely and just list the loft on the club instead of a number, like they do for wedges.

I guess I'm using old clubs. My Wilson's FG 7 iron is 35 I think.

Can you do the same test with a golfer with an average swing speed and regular shafts? I wonder if that is where we will see the differential between blade and GI with lofts being equal. Since average swing speed will not get the compression as well, will a center strike with blade result in the same numbers as with GI iron?

I’m glad you spent some time discussing the different purposes of the clubs beyond a straight carry distance comparison. Because in terms of a totally straight shot I don’t think it would be hard to make an argument that the G430 has an advantage, in that you’re getting the same performance in a half inch shorter club. The “extra wedge” in that set begins to make a lot more sense too, especially if you assume you drop a club off the top of the set.

30 degree 8 iron? LOL That's the loft on my 6 iron.

Blades same distance, but can shape more intricate shaped shots.I have some great bag shots

My only question is it appears that the video is cut several times when she addresses the ball and then when she swings. Were those mishits? That is what would really tell the story on the clubs if we actually saw every swing and not just those where she made good contact.

Emma’s super cute

Not to steal your thunder, because I think it's incredibly valuable to do these sorts of comparisons, but the guy at Elite Performance Golf Studios has done a number of these comparisons, and done it better. He not only matches lofts, but also shaft length, lie angle, and even adds lead tape to get the swing weghts equalized. Think he's done TM, Cobra, and Mizuno so far, and he also does segments where he's intentionally hitting heal, toe, and thin shots. Turns out there is no significant difference in performance if you are using the same loft. Forgiveness on off-center hits, spin numbers, distance, etc are all within very narrow bands. Think he was dialing down to around an 80 mph swing speed using a typical 7 iron shaft length, so pretty average for a male golfer.

Made the same comment on the old 2nd swing golf video; the # on the bottom means little to nothing and loft jacking is a way to make you feel you hit farther. Play 7-P jacked up 12 degrees and you can buy 6 'wedges' to go with your set, or buy traditional 4or5-P and 2-3 wedges. Dispersion, launch/decent, length, and feel come from the shape/tech in the club and should be looked at as such. See if your dispersion on the TM TW irons are the same as MC,770, or 790 all at the same loft. One of those will have the best features for you with what your swing needs.

I have had friends go from blades to improvement, and their scores always go up not down.

I know Emma plays Jpx 921 hot metal pro, would love to see her try new Jpx forged when available.

The results probably would've been much different if a 20 HC were swinging the clubs. I would think those results would skew heavily towards the GI irons.

Great video, Emma has great swing and personality.

I play the G series because out on the course the ball doesn’t sit as perfectly as on a mat! As a 4 handicap I could play a less forgiving model but I don’t play for a living so give me easier!

Emma could make testing #2 pencils look interesting 😂

It doesn't matter what the lofts are. Ball goes too short?, hit a longer stick. Why is an 8 degree driver still a driver but a strong 7i not 'a real 7i'? And why is it only the loft that is allowed to dictate what the iron is? It's okay to have a 8i at 7i length, that's still a 8i right?. But a 8i at 7i loft, well that's not an 8i. Daft.🙂

Shows that game improvement vs blade forgiveness is vastly overblown in terms of distance drop off. If you can’t control face to path that’s a different story

Can you ask Emma to play 18 holes with you on a challenge, playing from different Tee boxes that are appropriate? That would make great content. Also, for 25k, does this trackman have a driving range you can hit ONTO greens and adjust the yardages? I have to say,,,for the money? The trackman range is absolute trash. its so so bad.

Outstanding video. Took me a bit to figure out what loft progressions work best for me. I switch to a hybrid at 25 degrees (5 iron replacement). That leaves me with the choice of playing traditionally lofted irons (34 degree 7 iron) and go 5 to PW and two wedges or playing slightly stronger lofted irons (32 degree 7 iron) and going 6 to GW plus two wedges. Setups with 30 degree or stronger 7 irons create too much of a gap on the low end and and too much bunching on the long end. My preference is the players cavity back segment like T150 and Pro 243. To Emma's viewpoint on feel, there are some really good choices in the players cavity segment. For me the higher launching designs don't generate enough spin and cause me to lose some distance with the longer irons.

The difference was the angle of attack. She was compressing the ball more with the blades, which delivered less dynamic loft, which lead to lower ball flight which lead to a few more yards. Its a confidence thing. She said herself she was able to attack the ball better with the blade vs the GI iron. Golf really is between the ears. Swing one club more confidently than another, you'll get "better" results from the confident swings. Great video.

Waiting for all the 20 caps saying they need blades while shooting a smooth 105 😂

Emma ftw ❤

Loft is king. Not really surprised about the results, once you take into account statistical significance the 2 clubs were close to being functionally identical in terms of carry, ball speed and spin. The only areas where there are real differences is launch angle, peak height and as a consequence descent angle. The G430 launches higher by virtue of their being more weight at the moment that pulls the CG lower.

Club testing on KZbin might be misunderstood.

Awesome that you did this. Once I got a simulator, I saw these exact same results. All this technology BS for irons is just that. It's funny reading golf forums and seeing so many people think tech in irons is so far advanced, lol. Im sure some are sponsored and have to say that...

What balls are you hitting? Also, the G430 8I is 31.5( power loft), not 30. Also it's 31.5 (power loft)with the Blue Print T.

ive changed my bag drastically - I've gone from thw triple diamond 13+ 3 wood to the standard paradym 3 wood dialed down to 14 degrees for a little fade bias. I also have gone to a UW 17 degree instead of the 5 wood as it has tighter dispersion and the 21 degree uw to replace my 4 iron. If i get my swing back in shape I might go back to the triple diamond 3 dialed down a degree to promote a fade bias, as a 2 wood or driver off the deck has never been a problem for me. my miss is a nasty hook with hybrids which is a killer for me. Sadly the old original Heavenward hybrids were not draw biased like today and for me were much better I still sometimes put my 1 iron Heavend wood hybrid in my bag for tight courses, it shoots 250 + yd bullets.

Just put the ball down and twat it as hard as you can, that’s my swing advice

Cool video! Definitely an overlooked detail for a lot of golfers. Would have been cool to see how lie angle can affect strike location on average.

I tend to draw/overdraw (hook😂) my long clubs so the Ping with its adjustability is the best option for me. Can reduce loft by 1.5 degrees and flatten the lie angle. I don't carry any irons below a 5 and don't get on with hybrids so lofted fairways are my go to. Currently have 7&9 woods in the bag but may add a 5 wood for longer shots. Don't carry a 3 wood any more. My irons are traditionally lofted so the 5 is 26 degrees. I carry a 9 wood that's 24 degrees and a 7 wood which I loft down to 20 degrees. Nothing below that which I should probably address if I can get some confidence with a 5 wood lofted down a bit.

Please, hit the ball!

Question: What are the results over time when changing shaft stiffness? Kevin performed better with a regular level of stiffness but was used to a stiff shaft (same with irons). But would this hold over time? If Kevin -- or any player -- switched to the "better performing flex", would that be true six months later, or would "new irregularities" creep up in his game? In other words, what are the results over time? Great video!

That was super interesting: Great explanation of flex and its consequences (pull vs draw). But super interesting was the result that the "feel" doesn't always match performance. Here, the player felt better with a stiffer shaft (and was used to it, so arguably would perform best with it), but actually performed significantly better with a regular level of flex. The distances were all comparable. But the dispersion with the regular flex was HALF of either the stiff or the more flexible. Wow! It seems golf is like life: It is feeling vs thinking, reason vs passion, intuition vs analysis ! Good luck juggling those! Great video guys!

I've got the Vokey SM10's and the Ping S159's and while both are very good, I prefer the Pings.

Ping G430 are incomparable.

I'm really happy with my set of Ping i530 irons.

I still play the ping eye 2 and the big bertha(1988)

Solid video. Even though it’s 3 years ago

I was able to demo the G430 and liked the feel and distance (roughly 260 yards) but still prefer the PXG Gen5 driver which at best I hit 5 yards farther. At 68 years of age I doubt my distance will ever increase regardless of driver make and model.

Come to England and visit Manchester please