Equipment

‘Best iron of the last 50 years’ – Who is still playing this legendary iron?

Published

3 weeks ago

May 22, 2026

In our forums, our members have been discussing Ping’s iBlade irons. WRXer ‘Foglaid1’ opens the conversation on the legendary iron as it approaches its 10th anniversary, saying:

“I know the topic of the Ping iblade irons standing the test of time has been raised from time to time but I thought I’d bring it up again as we approach the 10th anniversary of the release of these iconic sticks. For me, the iBlade is hands down the best iron I have played in the last decade and probably in the 50 years I’ve been playing this crazy game. Compact without being intimidating, minimal offset, relatively weak lofts (by today’s standards), good feel for a cast club, great turf interaction especially for a picker like myself (straight leading edge, fairly narrow sole, low bounce unlike i210/i230), super durable, all with a touch of forgiveness (compared to real blades). I have bought and sold multiple iblade sets during this time thinking the fairways were greener with newer offerings always regretting the absence of my iblades. OK ball striker but have played off an 8-12 during this time so far from a scratch golfer. I was fit into the iblade irons over i210 and have hit these more consistently than many other sets that are supposedly more forgiving including models from Ping, Wilson Staff, and Taylormade. As for Ping offerings, I’ll take the iblade over i210/i230/i240 (I can’t hit these clunkier clubs), i59 (too little spin for me), and BP-S (I prefer the sole of the iblade).

Anyway, I’m curious to learn how many of you are still playing these irons and why.

I just found a set of heads in excellent condition that I will use to build a new set. Hope to play these for another 10 years! Meanwhile, I can only hope that Ping decides to do a refresh of this classic. Are you listening Ping? LOL”

And our members have been sharing their experiences with the irons in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

ColinKelvin: “I have these in my holiday bag and have played them every summer over the last 5 years. I find that they work really, really well on tight lies/links courses. i210s at home (heavier ground) and I love both models. They are quite similar from address.”
CynicalFly27: “Just put them back in the bag. I love these things. I had a BP S/T combo set, but I just hated the look of the BP S. They look like TaylorMade and Cobra had a drunken love child. lol The iBlades perform equally good, and are arguably more forgiving than the S (definitely more than the T, of course).”
PreppySlapCut: “I would happily play a set today. It’s an incredibly well-rounded iron.”

Entire Thread: “‘Best iron of the last 50 years’ – Who is still playing this legendary iron?”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

17 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”