Reviewed by: michael timney(Unregistered User)
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Shoots in the 70s
Model Reviewed: wilson staff fg17 tour blade
Summary: THESE ARE BY FAR THE BEST FORGED BLADES TO MADE IN MY OPINION.I PURCHASED THEM BACK IN THE 80'S AND LOOKED GREAT THEN AND STILL LOOK BETTER THAN THOSE OUT ON THE MARKET TODAY.
IF YOU WANT TO WORK THE BALL MORE WITH THESE CLUBS ITS NO PROBLEM,HOWEVER BECAUSE OF ITS SMALL SWEET SPOT(APPROX SIZE OF A 20P PIECE)THE ARE VERY UNFORGIVING.BUT WHEN YOU HITTING THE BALL WELL THEIRS NO CLUBS BETTER OUT THEIR TO MATCH THEM.
YES THEY MAY HAVE BEEN DESIGNED 30 YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN COPIED BY OTHERS BUT NEVER BETTERED.
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Summary: These are by far the most unforgiving clubs i ever hit, which is why i purchased them. I want to improve my ball striking. In my experience with forgings, these are right up with the 1032 carbon steel offerings from Mizuno and Snake Eyes. Pure shots require hitting down on the ball, sweeping it will result in a heavy feeling at impact with a loss of distance. As far as workability, i can hit a 15 yard fade with the pitching wedge no problem. These clubs are 30 years old and still look fantastic.
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Summary: Great set of sticks. Good looking, good hitting, great feel. Long irons are a dream of the tee. The sand wedge is so good from turf that I rate it right up there with my favorite Cleveland 900 gun metal wedge (with PATRIOT golf-pride grips...of course).
Customer Service: -none
Similar Products Used: Hogan: Apex PC's, Grinds, Radials, Apex II, Hagen Ultras,
I hope you're right about these irons. I bought a set (3-PW) yesterday afternoon from a guy who had a yard sale set up in his front yard. I may have to replace the grips and am hoping the shafts--must be the original True Temper pre-DG-- are OK. If not, I'm out $20.00.
Right after I got them, I sustained a nasty arthritis flair-up that affected my right foot and knee which keep me from swinging anything other than a putter until, hopefully, this weekend when I intend to give them a go.
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Summary: Shoots in the 100s? I never tried. Being just at the beginning of this wonderfull trip, started some five years ago, i knew instantly only to go with blades. As an avid tennisplayer, soccer artist and basketball lover, never looked for "game improving" equipment. The iron in your hands should be an extension of YOURSELF. The design should be as clean and pure as you want your swing to be. I want to be in command of my purpose and action and have no thoughts left to wonder about my sticks. When gripping these beautifull blades, i am assured they respond to GRAVITY in a way great craftsmen and wise golfsmen figured it out! What a relief: it's not the irons, they are truely great and timeless, as is this marvellous game.
Sometimes I am training at the range, i am reading "5 lessons" over and over, and sometimes i go to a nearby park here in Berlin with my son (7 yrs), one PW (RH for him, LH for me), one golfball and hitting full shots at each other. What can i say: I love my son, I love the game and i love my rare LH shiny set of FG-17.
Customer Service: N/A
Similar Products Used: Wilson Sam Snead Blue Ridge
Taylor Made ICW 5
Don't listen to him, Alet, he's a blowhard who thinks it's hilarious to troll these comment lists and put people down. Stick with the FGs and learn to hit them on the sweet spot. In the long run--and it may not be as long as you think--you'll be better than all your friends who are hitting shovels, and in the meantime you'll know when you've really hit a shot well, in a way that you'd never know if you were hitting game-improvement clubs. There really is no substitute for the feel of a shot off the sweet spot of a forged iron. You did the right thing. Good luck.
Don't listen to Famous Davis on this issue...He actually scored his lowest round with the FG17s...but he plays ping shovels now because he does not like to practice at the range. He plays alot though. He mostly practices to his favorite rapp music I hear.
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Summary: Without doubt one of the most beautiful forged blades on the market. Performance is as you might expect: lots of feel. Well struck shots give the butterly sensation only forged irons can provide. The DG 300S shafts are fine and do what you expect them to do. With the Fg59's you get what you see: high end players irons with a stunning look.
Similar Products Used: John Letters Super Mex, Wilson Progressive, Mizuno mp33, Ping G2, Wilson pi5
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