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Bladez vs R11's question

• JordzNZ 75 Posts

  Fri, Aug 16 2013 3:33 PM

  Ok so i am approaching R11 irons slowly, just a level and a little bit to go before the upgrade, and i have been looking at replays and vids of people who use them.

  My question is this. Are the bladez affected by wind more then the r11's. Say i have an 8 mile an hour cross wind,  i am aiming half a green away with the bladez to get it to land in line with the pin, but i notice in replays for the r11's, that they seem to need on a fraction of that amount.

• fmagnets 3,640 Posts

  Sat, Aug 17 2013 5:53 PM

  R11s fly slightly higher, so are affected slightly more. But hardly enough difference to notice. Remember when watching replays you can't tell if someone has miss-dinged deliberately to reduce the effect of the wind.

• chris5214 1,937 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 7:01 AM

  ^^^  agree

  i'd say the R11's are slightly more affected by wind on dinged shots .. the trajectories are pretty close, but the R11's produce slightly more spin and therefore a tad more wind affected ..

  holds up a bit more also in head- & tail winds using backspin

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 7:53 AM

  chris5214:

  'd say the R11's are slightly more affected by wind on dinged shots

  Guess more spin will produce more effect.  On dinged shots I would not be too concerned on any difference.

  The Bladez were a pig if I missed the ding with the wind I found.  Their lack of forgiveness was the only drawback I found.  Still a very good set and only just second to the R11's

• Wheels65 744 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 12:13 PM

  OK - then if we already have Bladez we should forget buying R11s - or is there enough difference to make it worth while?

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Sun, Aug 18 2013 12:51 PM

  Wheels65:

  OK - then if we already have Bladez we should forget buying R11s

  TM tees HL G20s are cream IMO. Most good quality Legends find the L90 R11 irons cream.............

• derekortt 669 Posts

  Tue, Aug 20 2013 10:00 AM

  Jimbog1964:

  chris5214:

  'd say the R11's are slightly more affected by wind on dinged shots

  Guess more spin will produce more effect.  On dinged shots I would not be too concerned on any difference.

  The Bladez were a pig if I missed the ding with the wind I found.  Their lack of forgiveness was the only drawback I found.  Still a very good set and only just second to the R11's

   

  I'm finding no issues with the Bladez not being forgiving. Playing the Bladez with the distance legend Callaway ball. Unless I really miss the ding big time, the Bladez end up on the green, usually close to the hole.

   

  The Bladez are no less forgiving than the L59 G20

   

• Mushy01 2,567 Posts

  Tue, Aug 20 2013 10:58 AM

  I progressed through this route , and I personally would do it over again , the difference between the bladez and R11's I found justifiable.

• Gooba823 330 Posts

  Tue, Aug 20 2013 11:07 AM

  I too use the bladez......and I just unlocked the r11's yesterday.....I have been asking myself the same questions....To me when I play with others that use the r11 3 iron 225 yards its stops on a dime!!! Bladez 3 iron does not stop that quickly...I still dont see a def answer here! Are the r11's a no  brainer here? Can your score be lowered any by switching from bladez to r11's? Thanks todd "gooba823"

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Tue, Aug 20 2013 11:15 AM

  Gooba823:

  Can your score be lowered any by switching from bladez to r11's? Thanks todd "gooba823"

  IMO - YES!

  Won't be some night and day difference in MP but overall yes.