NG here with a “new” set of ABS spec iron’s. Wow! What a difference these make. If you don’t know what ABS spec’s are check out John’s spec sheet.
Flatter, heaver, no off-set on these Walter Hagen, Haig-Ultra set.
The first thing I notice when I pick one of the clubs up is the weight. They feel heavy and substantial. But, with the weight, the main thing I noticed is how balanced the clubs feel. I don’t sense the weight as much as I sense the balance of the club. These feel like a weapon. Something I can do some serious damage with. (Hopefully most of the damage will be to my card in terms of fewer strokes.)
The other significant improvement with the ABS spec clubs is I am much more aware of what the blade is doing and what changes to grip pressure does to the club head position. I don’t have to guess what’s going on during the swing, I can feel it in my hands. This may be old news to most of you but it’s a revelation to me to actually swing a golf club and know how the club is behaving and why it’s behaving the way it is. Makes sorting out what you’re supposed to be feeling much easier.
This plays into my plan perfectly. I’ve just had both my knees replaced in June, 2013 and the ABS “protocols” are such a workout for an old guy like me ABS will be a large part of my rehabilitation. I have a very bad back, won’t bore you all with the details, but this “method” ABS, I believe will help me to continue to play without back pain or with greatly reduced back pain.
John, the Lag meister, gave me a chip and putt lesson yesterday. You’ve gotta get what John is teaching about the chip and putt, it’s MONEY! Seriously, it is, at least for me, another revelation on how to continue the ABS protocols from the driver to the putter. Drive for dough, putt for dough, shoot, pitch and chip for dough. You get the same club feel from your driver to your putter and you use the ABS protocols to hit the ball with every club in the bag.
John Erickson is the real deal. No…, really…, seriously…, he is. I watched him punish those little white balls off that deck. Yeah, you can hear and feel the compression, yeah, there’s plenty of lag, without any warm up, just a quick shoulder stretch and WHAM-O. Dead straight, slight fade at the end, beautiful ball flight to watch.
