The Advantages of Blade Golf Clubs
Blade golf clubs are for the golfer who has built a swing that is practically flawless. The blade club is an iron that is completely filled in the back. When that part of the club is hollowed out, it is called a cavity back. The blade club is not for the beginner or inexperienced golfer. Instead, it is for a golfer who has the confidence and ability to delive solid shots on an every-hole and every-round basis.
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Significance
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In recent years, the term "forgiving" has been tossed around to discuss many of the newly manufactured clubs. Clubs with larger sweet spots are said to be quite forgiving because you have a much wider range of spots to hit your shot and still be successful than you would otherwise. Blade clubs, also known as "musclebacks," are not forgiving and do not have larger sweet spots. Instead, they have smaller sweet spots and reward those golfers who hit the ball in the middle of the club face almost every time.
Features
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Why would anyone want a club that features a smaller sweet spot when so many other "helpful" clubs are available? Because these clubs will provide a greater feel and reward than the easier to use clubs. While the sweet spot on the blade is smaller, your shot will go longer and straighter if it is hit correctly than on a forgiving club. When a sweet spot is spread out, you won't get the punch and power that you will with a well-struck blade club.
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Identification
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The look of the blade club is fairly distinct when comparing it with the cavity back. The hitting surface of both clubs is very similar with a flat surface that has 15 - 20 thin, horizontal grooves. The difference is the back of the club. The blade club appears to be one solid piece of metal that covers the rear portion of the hitting surface. The cavity-back club is hollowed out so that most of the weight is on the perimeter. Any shot that is not hit on the toe or heel of the cavity back should be playable. Since the blade has so much weight in the middle of the club's face, any shot that is not struck in the middle of the club face could be headed for trouble.
Benefits
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If you are a golfer who regularly shoots in the mid-70s or below, you may benefit from blade clubs. Scoring at this level means that you are a golfer of significant accomplishment and that you have built an excellent swing. Playing with blade clubs tells other golfers that you don't need the advantage provided by cavity-back clubs and that you are unafraid of playing the game with the same type of clubs that golfers used until the mid-1980s, when cavity-backs first started to come along. Also, if you can hit a blade golf club, you will get added distance by hitting the ball in the middle on the sweet spot.
Expert Insight
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Golfers who struggle on an everyday basis should not play with blade golf clubs. There is nothing wrong with taking advantage of modern technology and giving yourself the ability to score well with cavity-back clubs. Those clubs have been approved by the United State Golf Association so there is no reason to think you are getting an unfair advantage by using them. If you ever get to the level when you can use blade clubs, you will know because your club face will build up wear-and-tear on its face and you will see where you strike the ball since a pattern will build up. If that pattern consists of a golf ball-sized dot in the middle of the club face, you are probably ready for blades.
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