These are clubs made to replace the longer irons in the set. They are a cross between a wood and an iron in design.

They also are more forgiving and have a bigger sweet spot than the traditional irons.

Graphite also absorbs the shock of a hit. The first (graphite) clubs that came out were too flexible, but now you can get them to be just as firm as you want and need.

My handicap? Woods and irons

On 17 we both hit the wrong clubs, eight-irons instead of nine-irons. I didn't have much of a shot and it was a bad lie in a hard pan. It was a question of landing the ball in the right spot and it was a bit of a shock when it went in. But then it was a great up-and-down by Ernie as well.

Faux Wood blinds represent nearly 50% of our revenue, so we were set up to take a big hit if we were forced to increase our prices. Our decision was to absorb most of the raw material increase, which would keep prices stable for our customers. Not too many of our competitors have the volume to make the same decision.