If I get the chance Ill try them one day. InTheHoleGolf.com is your #1 resource for. More interesting is the stuff thats difficult to quantify. Oh mommy!! | For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. The waste bunker that comes into play on the tee shot on #15 isnt quite hardpan. thanks. Jonathan Wall is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.coms Managing Editor for Equipment. 2 of the 3 guys were significantly more accurate coming out of the waste bunker while the 3rd was only marginally less accurate. Tight Lies was the get out of the jail club; the safety club that could almost literally be hit from anywhere. WebWelcome to 2nd Swing - Shop Over 100,000 New and Used Clubs + FREE SHIPPING This new complete set is designed with features and for a game improvement set of clubs that will have you I dont think your assessment is quite right. Velocity Slot gives the Idea driver a boost in the ball speed department. Of course Perry and Watson are Adams contract players. Adams 5-Wood 19 Loft Golf Clubs, 5-Wood Fairway Wood Golf Clubs; Additional site navigation. The Adams Idea a7 iron set comes with the 3i and 4i replacement hybrids, with traditional irons beginning at the 5i. I recently retrieved a couple of the original Tight Lies clubs from a dark corner in my basement with a view to giving them a shot to be in the daylight again. I chose the 5-wood for testing purposes. Easy to hit club-- don't try to overpower it and let the club do the work type of wood. The goal with the Idea iron ($599/7-piece steel set; $699/7-piece graphite set) was to create an iron that offered plenty of forgiveness without making the overall profile Price:$179 with UST Mamiya Helium NanoCore Black shaft and Lamkins Crossline 360 grips While none (myself included) could provide a concrete explanation why (a couple of the guys cited weight in a general sense) none of our testers actually preferred the Tight Lies to what was already in their bag. There is a massive Velocity Slot behind the leading edge to enlarge the sweet spot and help improve performance on thin shots. I did have one of the first tight lies clubs and loved it but $199.00 bucks is tooooo high! Theyd continue to play safe. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Adams Tight Lies Our averages were derived from the remaining shots. This is interesting because when I tried a tight lies on a simulator the other day, its numbers were good, but I had the same reaction as your testers. Its perfectly functional from the fairway, and our results suggest that for many of you the new Tight Lies will be easier to hit from those nasty places we wish we didnt have to hit from. For those in search of a nasty lie, the 15th has plenty to offer. Need help understanding which fairway wood is best for you? Adams Tight Lies Im also extremely comfortable hitting a 3-quarter pitching wedge to what might otherwise be gap wedge distances. Price:$599 (4-PW, AW) with KBS Max 85 steel shafts and Lamkin Crossline 360 grips; $699 with UST Helium NanoCore graphite shafts