Being a lefty gear head is tough... lately I am just not finding something that catches my eye and very close to sending Patrick an email to begin the process on some custom irons. I would be interested to hear if any of you have played with NCW irons or gone through the consultation process. Hesitant to move forward on clubs that I am unable to hit. However I hear the process is very thorough and I feel like I have landed on good playing specs of lie/length/loft + shaft for my current swing. Interested to build some sort of raw combo set kinda like these 5/6/7 (CB) 8/9/P (MB) and maybe a GW

I've thought about commissioning a half set for a minimalist bag but want to try it out with my current set first to see if it's an idea I can get along with.

If you are not in a rush it might be worth ordering just a single iron first, see how you like it and if you really like them order the rest of the set.

My bank account would only allow for one iron a year 🤣

Jaybananapantsarthur Says the guy who has one set for each day of the month LOL

I have a set. I was lucky in that a friend got - set, and I extensively Demo’d his on course. So I just had them create an exact copy for me. Best feeling blades I’ve ever hit, and I’ve tried a lot. The one negative, Ari was really responsive until he got money, and then the responsiveness went away completely. Also. 8-10 week timeframe for delivery went to about 8 months.

I went through the process and they were so backed up at the time it ended up taking 10 months for me to get them in hand. With my old set I was converting over to a half set permanently and worked to find the gapping that fit me best (turns out that was 8*, working up from the bottom of the bag) I went half set with NCW [58 / 50 / 42 / 34 / 26] and haven't looked back. Top of the bag goes 20* srixon driving iron, 5w, and then Driver. Including the putter I only carry 9 clubs total. The process with NCW was very specific and you need to know your numbers and tendencies but I would highly recommend them. Let me know if you have specific questions as well. You can see some pics of the irons they made for me on my Instagram if you'd like (same as my username here)

pfdz I had a set of LH irons built by Don and Co. back a few years ago. They do a couple sets a year. I went with the split cavity square toe 4-PW. Absolutely loved them, was hitting balls on the range at SACC when a member walked up and hit a few balls with them and offered to buy them from me for more than i paid for them.

National Custom Works (Irons)

ckay

Are they that much more than a Miura? They’re definitely beauties. My game is trending in the wrong direction to bag them though.

Jaybananapantsarthur

ckay yes

Golfingfanatic

ckay I think they start at 400 per head. So for 7 clubs you're looking at 3-4k depending on shafts and grips

ForeLeft

Golfingfanatic start at $450/head and goes up based on grind time.

and that doesn’t include any shafts, grip, labor, etc.

dphatt

It’s like having 8 drivers in the bag 🤪

OffTheDole

These timeframes and prices are downright wild 🤯. I know they’re not for me and I’m plenty happy with just being a basic Mizuno irons guy. 😂.

Putterho

OffTheDole Think about that ... a basic Mizuno blade guy!!!!

maxbianchi

OffTheDole they quoted me at 4.5k for a set of raw irons back in 2013 (may have been scratch instead of NCW at the time too). That was a quick no from me lol.

OffTheDole

Putterho 😆 Everything is relative. Compared to those NCW and Miura guys, my direct-from-Mizuno irons might as well be from Nordstrom Rack!

Also, I would like to point out that I have a combo set. My blades don't start until the 7 iron.

OffTheDole

maxbianchi Sometimes you just have to say to yourself, "I am not worth it."

Giphy - im not worth it shailene woodley GIF by The Divergent Series

Putterho

OffTheDole I just say to myself ..... "My swing is not worth their presence."

Forget handicap, this is how I will reward my ball striking.

Srixons: Half Dollar sized wear pattern
Mizuno: Quarter sized wear pattern
Miura: Nickel sized wear pattern
National Custom: Dime sized wear pattern

Cheat Code: Go raw on any of them and no one can see my wear pattern. 😅

OffTheDole

Putterho Srixons: Half Dollar sized wear pattern
Mizuno: Quarter sized wear pattern
Miura: Nickel sized wear pattern
National Custom: Dime sized wear pattern

This is brilliant.

The first mark on my PW was out near the toe and it shames me every time I pull that club. No way am I spending $4k+ on clubs that would end up telling on me!

southpawfox

Well 2020 strikes again... got the email back from NCW - All remaining LH heads sold out

And no lefty heads available for the foreseeable future 😢