I gamed theses clubs for many years and loved every minute of owning them. I'd go back in a second!

Awesome!! Cold mornings hitting a three iron right out of the bottom of the club and slicing it into the trees...that's real golf.

Thanks For Watching Guys! Soooo who fancies a go with them?!

Love my MacGregor VIP blades. I learned on my MacGregor’s and the 7 iron loft 35 degrees. I have been gaming a set of P790’s this season and don’t get me wrong they feel great but nothing feels as soft or sound as good as my MacGregor’s. Because the old school blades don’t have much, if any, forgiveness they make me concentrate more on setup and tempo, making me a better player.

I bought these on ebay in 2008 almost brand new and in my specs as something to practice with to help my ball striking. I fell in love and they've never left my bag. It forces concentration on every shot and the feel of hitting that tiny sweet is so addicting that I can't go back to hitting cavity backs.

So pretty love the look of a blade. I have a old set of 1970 slazenger blades i practice with. No distance but the feel is amazing feedback. Those are gorgeous. No pain no gain...

I learned the game with clubs like those, and wooden woods.

I’ve played these irons since 2006 and love them. Nowadays I’m getting the itch for stronger lofted irons though. Something about hitting 7 iron 180 sounds so appealing.

These were actually my first set of “new” irons I played. Worked at a country club and was gifted a set of these. Hit 100-200 balls a day off the grass. These clubs feel amazing when you hit a pure shot. Feels so effortless and efficient.

I like old blades, I cannot lie. Nothing beats the feel of a well struck blade shot!!

Let’s go! I’m up for the challenge. Never ever even touched a blade in my life let alone hit a ball with it. Now I want to know what all the talk is about. Bring it on!

Love the idea of practicing with these to improve you technique with your game irons. Top video, top idea

You’ve described the exact reason why I would love these irons Simon. In every Practice session I bring an old Wilson staff fluid feel 6 iron with me to groove my swing. I always thought I wish I had a whole set. Thanks for the videos.

OMG, Irons with traditional lofts that you have to hit properly, Nooooooooooooo!

Just started playing golf again after 8 years, I have these irons and my hands are in bits!

Started playing blades and never knew about GI irons until i broke my back, leg and foot. I hate GI irons and they're taylormade and not rubbish. But i am trying to get my swing back and there's no better way to learn than sticking that fork in the wall outlet and learning lessons. Put your head down and swing and keep swinging until you get better. Love the videos, Simon. They've pushed me to get back on the links :)

You have correctly divined the value and purpose for these clubs. I've been using this method for years. It works.

Just posted my set off to a buyer today. I've been playing them for the last 2 years or so. Came down from 18-20 handicap to an 11 in that period. Definitely made me work on my ball striking ability and swing mechainics. Instant sellers remorse when I saw this video!!

i grew up playing blades and just haven’t loved any of my irons since

I have these Irons. I started playing last summer and after a week I decided to buy these for 90 euro. Love them and I think my game will be much better because of them when I do decide to move on

Great video Simon... I need these for three reasons; first my birthday was a few days ago. two, they look very shiny and three, they'll make my J38 CB seem massive and mega forgiving... (and a very thin sole is great for me and my "sometimes questionable turf interaction" ;) !

I would love these irons, I tried a bladed iron for the first time the other week and loved it!! Hit around 50 balls and found I was more focused and aware of my movements through the swing. Plus they look incredible!!!

I'm still playing the 695 CBs and would love to have these to make a combo set.

I love old blades! It’s a challenge to hit them but can really help your ball striking with practice. As a college kid buying many sets of clubs is very hard so I’d love these clubs! Thanks for the informational videos

Just want the irons cause i heard it helps your ball striking so i wanna go and practice with it a bit and maybe even gonna use it in my bag

I have a set of Wilson staff goose neck blades. Played with them the other day. My hands are still SHAKING !!!!😋😋 IF you can hit older blades, you got game !!!!😂 great videos Simon

I’ve been finishing my year here in Michigan not striking the ball too crisply, leaving shots out on the toe that I really haven’t been all year. These would serve as a fantastic training tool this winter in the sim as I work to bring things back to the middle before another season of golf!

I started playing golf in 1970, we ALL played blades (Macgregors for me!) and I think I struck the ball so much better, I would love to get back to that! 😍

Just picked up a set of titleist 710 MB blades. Currently off 19 but been told I should be off 9/10 but as last year was my first year I'm still figuring it out. Can't wait to practice with the blades 😍

You're Kidding Me!!!! You ripped all but the 4i - 235 3i or something crazy!!!!! Great mate, epic swing!

Great vid simon, i hit the 718 mb's myself but nothin feels like the old blades.... its subjective but also its all in your head, believe in ur ability anything less becomes your disability. I've never had a handicap(except off the golf course) but if i shoot above 80 its a bad day at the office.... i would love to try the ol 695's, nothing better than a challenge, the game is made easier with cavity backs... as they say at the TT isle of man, if ur in control your not goin fast enough!!

I have always wanted a "Sunday Bag"/Practice bag with blades. I think it would be a blast to take out to the course and test my abilities. I also have always wanted to go a whole winter using only blades and see how much better I am able to get but have never been able to due to money. Loving the content! Keep it up

I taught myself to play with a set of original wilson button back irons. Best way to force yourself to learn ball striking. I play old mp67s 2-pw because I prefer the look at address much more than any other iron. I had some Callaway CB irons from 2012 (what ever they were called) and even the slight offset they had made me feel like the ball was always going to go straight left. One thing I tell people when they ask me what they should do for better iron striking is to get a cheap set of used blades off ebay and regrip them. $150 for the best iron training aid that you can actually use if you wanted.

I love practicing with blades because I find that when I go out and play with my cavity backs it makes my game so much better so I couldn't agree more I would really like them as I actually really like a lighter club. So I would really like to have the set they look incredible!!

I started with max Faulkner blades as a 13 year old out of the catalogue. Still my best clubs. Great fun to play.

Bought a set off Taylormade tour preferred Mc to practice with over the winter gaming a set off P790 was watching one off ur other videos when u said practising with clubs that are harder to hit would help ur game in the long run great advice👍

Playing golf with club's that are hard to hit is a great way to improve your ball striking. I would live to do it with those fabulous looking club's. Great video. 🏌️‍♂️

Beautiful set of clubs mid 20s handicapper would help my progress a tonne love ya videos

Some of the first clubs i ever played golf with were some old ben hogan apex blades and I loved the way they hit. I upgraded to ping zing 2 irons about a year or two ago and I miss the way a bladed club feels. great video as always!

I bought these irons. They look absolutely beautiful. Arrived today. My plan is to use them as my set to practice with. Hopefully ball striking becomes better. Either way they're stunning❤️❤️

I’ve always been Interested in blades! I enjoy the thin look behind the ball. Plus it would help my game with more response to my swing!

When I started playing there were only blades. In winter they can hurt a little if you hit them thin, but when you hit them out of the middle, there's no better feeling in golf. That feeling is worth any kind of punishment you might get. And with those lofts, you don't need a gap wedge, and the lofts are high enough you might even be able to hit your 3-iron. I'd love to have them in my winter bag to replace my old Wilson FG17 blades.

I started with a used set of blades and progressed onto a set of Yonex blades which I still have in the garage. I chose a set of Titleist ZB irons instead of the MB's. I would love to have a chance of using these clubs to see what I have been missing. I am enjoying this series of video's regarding used clubs.

More loft equals increased forgiveness. Those look mighty fine to me. Great videos lately. Keep it up. Cheers!

Been using Titleist 690 mb’s for the last 15 years. Yes, 15!! About to collect my new Mizuno JPX921’s (forged) and can’t wait to feel the sweet spot more often! 😆

Totally agree 100% All juniors could benefit from starting with blades 👍👍

I'm currently using the original cobra baffler blades and they are the best thing that happened to my golf game. I'm a shallow striker and I find that I strike the ball much better with a club that has a smaller sole.

The man, the legend! Great video! I would love them not for the punishment aspect of it but for the ability to learn a perfect swing better. I love the challenge and punishment of blades because it forces you to swing perfect, hit the center and control them better! Would love to use them!

If you could get a hold of them... some old school Spalding Robert T Jones Kro-Flite blades (those are some proper steel shafted blades!) fun tip for a new video... I have a sand wedge with a negative bounce angle (-2* of bounce) that I use to practice out of the bunker... If you can find one ( or make one ) you could show the gains from practicing with one. It's a bit like you said in this video... Make your practice challenging, to make golf easy.

Would love these Simon. My first set of clubs was wilson Sam sneed blue ridge blades, from the local charity shop. These blades remind me of a time when I couldn’t even swing a club.

I had a set of these when my son was born and ended up letting them go. I have regretted it ever since and miss them. Would be cool to have some back.

I first learnt golf with a Carngie Clarke 5 iron blade cut down as I was ten years old in the late 80's. I wasn't allowed to get anymore clubs until I could hit that well, upon which, I received a 7 and a 9 of the same set. I remember golf at 6am on a frosty morning, and if you miss hit the 5, you felt it for a week. I'd love to be able to recreate those miss hit feelings....hahahahaha.

I want these irons because I love Titleist irons and I want some blades for when I’m better as I’ve been playing 1.5 years and I’m off 12. I want to practice with the blades and improve my game. These are gorgeous and I want to be good enough to play them one day. Would love this set 😍 keep up the great content.

My first set of Irons was a hand me down set of Macgregor VIP Blades from my Uncle, as soon as I could afford it I changed them for a set of Cavity backs. However, I have always practised with a 7 Iron Blade as I find that practising with a Blade helps you to dial in your strike.

Would love these to work on my ball striking over the winter... great way to learn. No pain, no gain 😁

Great video Simon. During the winter months I bring my old Mizuno TP-9’s up the range every week and hit 100 balls with them to see how good my strike is off of the club face. When I compare my Mizuno’s to my P790’s, they look tiny and quite terrifying!! lol 😂

These blade clubs would take me back 30 40 years when I used to play blades (quite well actually). probably not be able to hit them today but would love to try them.

I have a set of tour edition blades from 1989. The hardest clubs ever. I now have callaway apex. Like the tip of hitting the blades then the apex. Thanks

Hey Simon! Been playing on and off for 7 years. Like any amateur I am inconsistent with hitting the middle of the face. I’ve always wanted a set of blades and these could definitely help. They look sexy and definitely ooze confidence if you have them in the bag. Hope to see you on the Worlds Longest Drive Championship in the near future! Much love from America 🤙🏼

I'd love to practice with them over winter and thanks for the great content in you videos !!

I love blades..I've had and gamed lots of blades irons..I've just acquired three more sets which I cant wait to enjoy. They are ; S.Ballesteros signature slazenger irons, macgregor muscle macgregor irons and Ben Hogan apex grind which contains the most beautiful Hogan grind 1 iron I've ever used..my 14 year old son sometimes has a the odd shot with my bladed clubs.wont be long now before he starts gaming one of my blade sets.maybe the set you are donating to one lucky golfer,haha..Cheers and Regards David

Bought a set of Mizuno mp30s from 2002 this spring for $80. 3-pw and the 3 iron still had the plastic on it! I love those clubs now after getting used to them. I hit them 10-15 yards shorter than my old big cavity backs but the consistency I get out of them is what I like the best. I’m willing to try any club after hitting em all year.

Off season is for punishment, no pain no gain, you will know if you miss hit blades particularly in the cold weather, it will encourage a better strike. Nice video.

Love to tip to hit them in the winter to prepare for next Spring!

Still got a set of tp9's that I used to use. Was out of the game for about 15 years, not so easy to hit anymore. Still practise with them tho. Great video again, always full of info.

I still have a set of old-school blades that I play a round with occasionally. Always give great feedback on how I am striking the ball. Would love to have these!

They look gorgeous. Your spot on, playing with that type of club will improve your ball striking

I had a set. Absolutely loved them. I am much wiser now.

Yes please!! They would be great to take out on the course, and practice with!!

Yesterday I picked up a set (3-8 iron and PW + SW) of Slanzenger B51 Mark 1 from 1978 (Mising the 9 iron). Compared the 6 iron with my modern 6 iron (JPX 919 Tour) and the older 6 iron was 1 inch shorter. Then I checked all the clubs and all was 1 inch shorter to the equal iron from my JPX model. ook them out for a spin and boy they are harder to hit,. But I am determined to learn how to hit them well. The head size is way smaller to.

I have been blessed (according to others, not me) as the best striker of any weekly golf they've seen. I can hit pretty much any club, niblet, mashie, lady shafted xx flex and I love a challenge, and if you, the man are struggling I want some of that action :) Especially in the winter nice bit of finger vibration off the blades :)

Awesome! I learned the game playing Ram Blades. Also Ram persimmon driver and 4 wood (loved the 4 wood as a kid). I had a set of Taylormade RAC my wife got me for wedding 15 years ago. I switched to Rocketbladz II and for the next few years played terrible golf. I hit it a long way but not accurate so I loose on average six balls a round. I went back to RAC and would loose 1 or 2. I think because they are not forgiving and don’t go as far on off center hits. I’d love to see if I wouldn’t play better with these. I was a much better golf her at 18 then I am now.

Really enjoy your content mate, I have a set of Maxfli Australian blade Royal Precision rifle shafts, wow they look stunning but they are ridiculously hard to hit. As you say they are my winter sticks for sweet spot finding. Keep up the good work

my Ping eye 2 7 iron is 36 degs of loft. I'm going to get fit next week, can't wait to see what 30+ years of tech might do for my game.

Learned as a teen with an old battered half set of macgreggor blades in my bag... Would love these to try to improve my ball striking at 50yo - bet they're easier to hit than what I played at 15yo !!

I am a 18 handicapper but believe blades could bring my.handicap.down keep.up the good videos ⛳⛳

I hit my late FIL’s Golden Ram blades from the eighties every now and then. Talk about a wake up call... especially the 2i!

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Beautiful irons, Simon. Thank you for the video.

I still use my 695MB irons. I love them, so much easier to tell when you're off the sweet spot, and helped to hone my swing much more than the various GI irons I tried. I can't get over looking down at monster headed cavity back irons when addressing the ball, not confidence inspiring for me at all. I use corded grips as well, so you get lots of feedback as to where the club face made impact, which also helps me to improve.

I also played with blades when I started. I have a old set laying around somewhere but I'd love to get my hands on these and have a go

I have never hit an old school blade and would love to try these!

I have a very old Wilson 2 iron that I practice with when my strike gets dodgy. It really does help.

Soon as I saw this, I had to respond! Great to hit, feedback is brilliant. Hit these, then go back to my AP2's and seems a lot easier. Hardest irons? No way! I had Seve Ballesteros SB-01. Still got the 1 iron. Every time someone says they are a great iron player, I go and get it, ask them to hit that! In the 90's it was my favourite club apart from my putter!! Back in the 70's had Wilson Staff tour blade FG17, still the most winning club. They were un forgiving, along with my Hogan persimmons! All you say here though, is spot on correct about learning with these though. Great video

I dropped my handicap down to 6 this year and I still haven’t hit blades. I would absolutely love to try them and see if I could game these. Thanks again Simon for all the great information.

Just bought a net, practice balls, a mat, and am looking at getting the Rapsodo simulation "game" to get some good practice in this winter.

I totaly agree with your thinking over Practice so ,!,, yes i would like them Thx Craig

I agree that confidence is super important. If I lineup my shot and get addressed and I'm not confident... My swing just isn't natural. I get tense or swing too hard.

I still play my '84 Hogan Apex PCs. I tried Titleist 735.CM irons, but went back. Before these, I played '72 Apexes. They don't look scary to me, they just look right. I tried the new Hogan Icon blades, but they offered only marginally more forgiveness. If I'm playing well, the PCs are a joy, and playing them costs me nothing in terms of score. If I'm not, well no irons are going to save me more than a shot or two. I was once told my 1980 BMW 528i needed $4,000 of repairs after I bent the clutch. I told my mechanic that while I could buy a Yugo for this amount, I'd have to drive it. I'll admit to never being much good with the 1 iron in the set, but the 2 iron has always been a friend, especially for hitting low shots under or through trees. I do have to admit that after trying them, the siren call of the Srixon ZX7 irons almost got me.

I bought a set of these back when they came out. I still have the 695MB 2 iron in my bag because it is do easy to hit. To me they're definitely the easiest blades I've ever used, slightly less workable than the set I'm playing with for that reason. Very interesting to see how different people experience feel definitely.

I have no doubt that I would struggle to hit any of the long or even mid irons but I think the short irons will work great. This could work nicely in a blended set. Send them my way, please.

I'm always up for a good challenge. Those are some amazing blades

Simon those blades look fantastic. I'd love to have them to learn to hit the sweet spot better. I still remember the tingle in my knuckles from an off centre strike in winter with blades.

I just picked up a set of Titleist ZM’s in great condition. I like them so much I think they are going to kick my i59’s from the bag.

I never hit any blade iron. I guess i would struggle a lot by changing my iron set for practising in winter and then must go back to my new p790. The switch would take me a lot of time to get used to my p790 again. Don't really know why i should punish myself with blades, but its maybe worth a try. Great contents!

Great point about practicing with blades

I keep playing with this MB695 set just because they look so beautiful and clean.

Great vid Simon, to have these would give me a better understanding of where my shots are going. I've always said, you need to train harder than you play the game.

Been playing golf for over a year now with a second-hand set of big and heavy cleveland irons, would love to try blades over the holidays to practice with. :)

Those are beautiful irons! My game has gone downhill fast over the past years, but I note no real differences between my scores when I play "game improvement" clubs or when I try blades. Longer irons are easier with the shovels, but my short game is better with the blades and their good feel.