RE: ShopTalk: Golfsmith DC-01 Undercut Irons

[RSkirvin]

Ted,   Seems like you have received a lot of good advice.  I thought I might add a thought, the DC-01’s I have built have satisfied my customers needs for a game improvement club but like we have discussed before the club is a tool and as long as the appearance, offset, sole width, loft and lie angle are correct the next thing is customer confidence or in your case what do you like.  Being on the Golfsmith Pro plan has allowed me to try them all and I play the Fireforged irons because I like the feel and appearance. The Fireforged irons are made of a very hard metal and I have broken a few trying to bend them 2 degrees but the rest of the SE line have had no problems. At the current time the FC-01’s are the best sellers and I have many happy customers.   Rick   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Hayes, Jeff Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ShopTalk: Golfsmith DC-01 Undercut Irons   Ted – I’ve played a set of DC-01’s off and on this summer and have made a couple of sets for friends with good feedback.  My set has actually evolved into a combo set of DC-01’s in the 4-7 irons and the FC-01’s in the 8-SW.  I found the DC-01’s a little bit too large and clunky looking in the shorter irons and really like the look of the gunmetal FC-01’s in these higher lofted clubs.  My friends have stayed with the DC-01’s through the whole set so it’s really just a personal preference on my part.  For an oversized game improvement clubhead, the DC-01’s have a pretty clean look at address.  The top line is relatively thin compared to most game improvement designs.  The sole is pretty wide but not so much as the new ’02 Big Bertha irons – but wide enough to see the sole at address when the long irons are sitting square at address.  Distance, forgiveness and feel are all good but not great.  I’d say they are as good as anything out there in the category and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.  I also briefly played the Fire Forged irons that Dan mentioned and think they are a nice hitting head.  They have a unique sound/feel at impact, presumably from the thin face.  I did not see any appreciable distance gains over other comparable setups.  They have an oversized bulkier look than the DC-01’s due to a thicker top line.  They have  less offset than the DC01’s so that might make a difference for some people.  I had a chance to sell them so I did and haven’t looked into another set due to the high price.  Lately, I’ve been playing a set of wide soled irons “inspired” by the ’02 Berthas.  Although I never thought I’d be able to stomach the look of these at address, I can’t get away from the fact that the wide sole really makes these easy to hit, especially off the less than perfect lies we’re beginning to see as winter approaches.  Hope this is helpful info.  Jeff   -----Original Message----- From: Way, Ted/SAC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 9:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ShopTalk: Golfsmith DC-01 Undercut Irons   I am looking for a new set of irons - does anyone have experience with the DC-01's?  I really like the appearance of the Mizuno MX-20 heads - anyone know of a similar component model?   Ted Way