I've been playing a set of Tom Wishon Sterling single-length irons since late 2018. I love them. I have 4 iron through 9 iron as well as 48, 52, 56 and 60 degree wedges. Same ball position, same motion. I am an analytical chemist by academic training. We always eliminate as many variables as possible to improve consistency. You do have to have decent swing speed for the 4 iron. That might be a limitation for some folks.
HERE is a Golf Digest article from 2016 when DeChambeau was making a name for himself in the NCAA and US Amateur circles. It gets into a little bit of detail about single-length irons.
I’m pretty sure I heard say in an interview that DeChambeau was looking at a set of Bobby Jones’ clubs on display at Augusta and he noticed they were the same length.
I saw a video of (I think Rick Shiels) trying them out. His general consensus was they played great. The differences he noted was there was some distance lost with the longer irons but were a tad more forgiving and the short irons went extremely high. I’ve kicked around the idea of switching to those at some point myself.
@jon - Never tried it, but DeChambeau is a lot smarter than me, and quite frankly on the surface the concept does seem to have merit. Sorry I can't offer more specific advice, but perhaps others out here in Forumland might chime in?
I've been playing a set of Tom Wishon Sterling single-length irons since late 2018. I love them. I have 4 iron through 9 iron as well as 48, 52, 56 and 60 degree wedges. Same ball position, same motion. I am an analytical chemist by academic training. We always eliminate as many variables as possible to improve consistency. You do have to have decent swing speed for the 4 iron. That might be a limitation for some folks.
HERE is a Golf Digest article from 2016 when DeChambeau was making a name for himself in the NCAA and US Amateur circles. It gets into a little bit of detail about single-length irons.
Interesting! I’ve been super curious. The concept is simple. Same club swing for every club.
I saw a video of (I think Rick Shiels) trying them out. His general consensus was they played great. The differences he noted was there was some distance lost with the longer irons but were a tad more forgiving and the short irons went extremely high. I’ve kicked around the idea of switching to those at some point myself.
@jon - Never tried it, but DeChambeau is a lot smarter than me, and quite frankly on the surface the concept does seem to have merit. Sorry I can't offer more specific advice, but perhaps others out here in Forumland might chime in?