Actually, one is sitting firmly on the fence on this one. In my golf promotion suit, perhaps new clubs are glorious and help new and ageing golfers create a bit of speed and launch. Fuck knows we can all use some help with that.
Wearing a swing technician’s hat perhaps new clubs aren’t helpful at all.
Please allow me to explain…
New game-improvement irons tend to be long and more upright. The majority of golfers tend to be faders of the ball and the new irons help them reduce the fade and add speed. However, it means that the pattern of the swing remains the same. More upright and path to the left (for righties).
If you want to improve your swing more upright and longer clubs are counteractive to this. We know that a more inside path produces better shots and a flatter lie angle helps us produce this.
So, it comes down to what you want. You want to improve your ball striking without improving technique then game improvement irons are the business. If you want to improve technique or enhance it then being fitting into something that works and looks good to your eye is important.
A couple weeks back I hit a Wilson club with a graphite shaft and all the bits. It went so far I couldn’t quite believe a 7 iron would do such a thing. Certainly not what I wanted in a club but, man, it was fun. As a preference I like my players to have clubs that are slightly heavier and less upright so that their swings can groove into place. But, that’s just me.
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