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R11 Irons

• Tightrope 1,072 Posts

  Fri, Oct 11 2013 7:24 AM

  rocnrolman:

  Just got those bad boys yesterday and played a couple rounds with them and love the meter.

  My question though is do they react differently in the wind than the lvl 79 burners?? I feel like I'm always coming up wayyyy short.

  Since the clubs give more spin you will be short if you use the same amount of extra spin as with your old clubs. Remember that there is really no "front spin" or "no spin", there is always more or less backspin and dot in the center is simply "normal backspin". I use a lot less backspin with the R11 than previously with the RBZ and, particularly, the G20. The extra spin gives you flexibility and using full bs everywhere is just a waste of that flexibility.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Fri, Oct 11 2013 9:33 AM

  rocnrolman:

  Just got those bad boys yesterday and played a couple rounds with them and love the meter.

  My question though is do they react differently in the wind than the lvl 79 burners?? I feel like I'm always coming up wayyyy short.

  Leave the spin alone and learn how they work without it first. You need a base to work from and trying to learn something new like those irons while throwing added factors in (like spin) is going to frustrate you. Learn the carry for each club, that's more important than anything.  :-)

• andyson 6,415 Posts

  Fri, Oct 11 2013 10:51 AM

  Tightrope:

  The extra spin gives you flexibility and using full bs everywhere is just a waste of that flexibility.

  The flexibility of the distances using spin is a very good point Tightrope!  We sure could use a "SpinPal" from WGT to more accurately judge the amount of spin applied.  It is hard to be consistent and especially so when using different balls.

  Something like this would work.

  

  As we move the spin dot we see a numerical readout of the position.  4 decimal places would be sufficient for most players.  ;o)

• lonnieskinner 1,677 Posts

  Fri, Oct 11 2013 1:21 PM

  + 1 Andyson

• oneeyedjohn 9,581 Posts

  Fri, Oct 11 2013 5:01 PM

  If only we could move that wretched dot sideways, now that would be cool.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Fri, Oct 11 2013 6:20 PM

  YankeeJim:

  rocnrolman:

  Just got those bad boys yesterday and played a couple rounds with them and love the meter.

  My question though is do they react differently in the wind than the lvl 79 burners?? I feel like I'm always coming up wayyyy short.

  Leave the spin alone and learn how they work without it first. You need a base to work from and trying to learn something new like those irons while throwing added factors in (like spin) is going to frustrate you. Learn the carry for each club, that's more important than anything.  :-)

  +1 on that Jim

  Stick to basics first.....  the more you think of doing different things, the more trouble you will get into and get discouraged with the clubs.

  If you are using full b/spin all the time.... then just try taking some off.. Dot just off bottom

  -Roger

• rocnrolman 58 Posts

  Sun, Oct 13 2013 8:28 PM

  Thanks for all the responses and tips guys!!

• hpurey 11,505 Posts

  Fri, Nov 1 2013 10:59 AM

  MBaggese:

  JasonNumber100:

  It might take me a long time to hit the ding with every club.

   

  When ya get that figured out, please post the "how to" on my wall;)

  Got that answer right here.   ;-) 

  

• Quatsch83 10 Posts

  Tue, Nov 5 2013 2:29 PM

  Now that is funny!!!

• pjctas0822 4,609 Posts

  Mon, Nov 11 2013 9:40 PM

  hpurey:

  MBaggese:

  JasonNumber100:

  It might take me a long time to hit the ding with every club.

   

  When ya get that figured out, please post the "how to" on my wall;)

  Got that answer right here.   ;-) 

  

  What a very thin line you have. Know how to make ding line wider ? I do . You do lose something graphically though but worth the loss.