The Modern Set Of Golf Clubs

The make-up of the modern set of golf clubs continues to evolve. The latest trend towards substituting fairway woods or hybrids for long irons continues to grow at all levels of play. Both higher lofted fairway woods and hybrids are excellent replacements for the long irons (1 thru 4 irons). Even tour pros are carrying fewer long irons these days. Most players find hybrids and higher lofted fairway woods much easier to use and much more fun to hit.   First the Accuswing Irons.

Accuswing Irons

The Accuswing  irons are made of 431 stainless steel and come with steel or graphite shafts in right or left hand models.

This modern design system has three separate head designs, created to combat the common problems most players have playing irons.

 

1 – Long irons-

The 3 and 4 irons are cavity back designs with perimeter weighting to add forgiveness on off center hits. In each cavity there is a thin muscle back member to add mass behind the strike of the ball; and to allow players to more readily “work” the ball from left to right or right to left as they desire. The soles are heavily weighted to place the center of mass low in the head. This allows players to get a higher launch angle on their shots than is customary on what are normally difficult irons to use.

2- Mid irons-

The 5, 6 and 7 irons are considered to be mid irons. Here the same basic cavity back design of the long irons is used, but the muscle back member in the cavity is thicker. This adds more effective mass where the ball is struck  which in turn yields greater distance. And it allows players to work the ball as they may need.

3- Short irons-

The 8, 9 and PW have the traditional muscle back design as was found in forged clubs years ago. This provides a classical high spin shot that tends to hold the green well. The modern cavity back designs make it difficult to curve the ball in flight, to get around obstacles, to land near well hidden pins. This design overcomes the problem.

 Accuswing Iron Specifications:

The iron faces are only 73 mm’s long measured from heel to toe. This lowers the resistance to swinging each club (the moment of inertia) by bringing the center of mass of the head closer to shaft  That in turn increases swing speed. An added benefit is that smaller face lengths chop through the rough more readily without tangling, and allows for better recoveries. 

Each leading edge of the sole has a pro-grind radius (e.g., a rounded front edge) to prevent chunking and stubbing from the fairway. 

The soles are also radiused (or rounded) when viewed face on. This avoids the catching of the toe or heel on side hill lies that will turn the club off the target line.

These irons are available in the following sets, recognizing that some players will want to substitute fairway woods or hybrids for some of the longer irons:-

If you're not sure about a set, order a demo 7 iron. You'll be amazed by these great clubs.

The iron lengths we use as our standard are as follows:-

Men 

Women’s lengths are 1 inch shorter.
 
We custom fit to your needs so these lengths can be adjusted up or down in ½” increments.

All irons are made with True Temper TT Lite steel shafts or our proprietary Prestige 75 graphite shafts. For those seeking greater control, the True Temper Dynamic Gold steel shafts (R-300, S-300 & X-100) are offered as an option.

The shafts available are:

TT Lite (steel) - stiff, firm, regular, senior & ladies
Dynamic Gold (steel) – R- 300, S- 300, X- 100
Graphite - stiff, firm, regular, senior & ladies

We’ll recommend a shaft based on your swing speed and advise you for confirmation.

In general graphite shafts will produce a little more distance, since they are lighter than steel and the clubs can be made effectively longer. The slight downside to graphite shafts is that with very strong swings they will twist more than steel on off center hits, producing a slightly wider dispersion pattern.

In the past most players who could hit their 7 irons more than 150 yards tended to use steel shafts. The trade off –  greater distance versus greater accuracy – varies from individual to individual. Many seniors and ladies prefer graphite shafts, feeling that distance is their greatest  problem. Some low handicappers also use graphite shafts since they tend to make square contact on the club face and get all the accuracy they need anyway.

We spine align all shafts for shot consistency during play.

All Clubs Are Custom Fitted and MOI Matched.  We make all the irons of a given set as moment of inertia (MOI) matched clubs. In straight line motion the unit of resistance is simply mass. In curvilinear motion, where we rotate the club around an axis, the unit of resistance is the moment of inertia (MOI, or I) of the entire club. This matching means the player can accelerate each club in the set with the same input energy. To put it another way, each club will swing the same. This leads to better, consistent play.

Our narrower irons have a total lower moment of inertia than typically found, which leads to higher swing speeds.

Higher club MOI’s about the shaft often leave the face open at impact and contributes to pushes and slices. A player fighting a slice is clearly better off with a lower MOI which will tend to close the face more at impact.

In general, the longer the club is, or the heavier the head is, the higher the MOI will be. Conversely, the shorter the club and/or, the lighter the head, the lower the MOI will be.

The actual values of MOI we use vary for each skill and strength level, generally higher for the long hitters and lower for the shorter hitters. That is, higher MOI’s will feel “heavier” while lower MOI’s will feel “lighter” and easier to swing. Our MOI values have been established by us over the years, and are time proven to cover the full range of players.

 For those who care to pursue moment of inertia in greater detail look here.