In the early 1990’s mobile cell phones started to make their way to the hands of the public. However, they were the size of a cereal box. As time marched on, cell phones got smaller and smaller as technology evolved. However, 20 years later the demand is switching back to a larger phone and thus the future looks as if I will be speaking into a box of Cap’n Crunch.
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Golf has a similar evolution pattern with equipment. As of late, the resurgence of long irons has been all the rage. But why? Hybrids have been dominating the long game for a number of years now due to their ease of use and high forgiveness off the deck. Why would anyone want to move away from easy? Well there is an easy answer…..technology.
Driving irons are no longer just a low lofted iron that looks as daunting to hit as a butter knife. New technology in materials, weight distribution, and shafts have allowed golfers ranging from professionals to mid-handicapers an alternative off the tee that adds more dimensions to course management.
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Once again, why should anyone use a driving iron over a hybrid? The answer lays in shot selection. Take the freshly concluded Open Championship, for example. Tight fairways, tall rough, deep bunkers, and strong head-winds spell disaster for a high trajectory shot (which hybrids are built to produce). What is needed is a low, penetrating shot that can be controlled like an iron but with metal-wood distances.
Rory McIlroy used his Nike Golf Driving Iron to dominate the competition for his wire to wire victory at the Open.
Combine the ease and distance of a hybrid with the control of an iron. However, there is another factor in the discussion. How do they play off the deck and out of the rough? One reason I love my hybrid is the confidence I have in it to help me get through nasty situations from the long stuff with enough distance to put me in good position to score. I know for a fact that a standard 3 iron will not afford such luxury. Can a driving iron provide any more than just the “driving” role for the mid to high handicapper?
I am looking forward to testing some of the newer iterations of the driving iron released by popular companies such as Nike, TaylorMade, Ping, and Callaway. Technology has come a long way with the long game and the biggest benefit is the addition of strategy in shot making to a much wider audience of golfers.
Do you think “Driving Irons” a just the newest fad or something that could benefit your game?
