Obviously if you play from the fairways 100% of the time, you have little experience with this…but me, I like to explore the ENTIRE course at times. I’ve developed a nick in the bottom of my PW and a new one in the bottom of my 7iron (Mizuno jpx forged). Is there a way to fix/fill the nicks without a ton of cost or changing the way the club performs?
I can play them with the nicks…no issue, but would love to fill and fix them if possible. Any thoughts or experience in this group?
Not really possible with the forged clubs. How big of a knick are we talking? Is it something that will affect performance or just an aesthetic thing? Is it worse than bag chatter?
Both clubs are just nicks more than anything…so just aesthetic. I really love the look of them, so was wondering how to preserve or renew them a bit.
Not the best pic…but you can see the ding by the 7.I suppose it would be possible to file it down a bit, but since it’s on the edge, I’d be worried about the turf interaction. You’ll also wind up taking the finish off which could make the filed section rust.
There are belts and wheels (like Scotchbrite) that can smooth it out without truly adding a new sole grind, but as CoryO points out you will remove the finish as well. There are materials for restoring the finish, but I worked on some old forged sets years ago and it’s a LOT of work.
Feels like I just live with it until it’s time to get new sticks in a few years…they are only 3 seasons old.
Yeah, I consider those nicks and scrapes to be battle scars of lessons learned!
I don’t mind if my irons aren’t pretty, I want them to have experience!
It’s on the grind, so it shouldn’t affect performance. It would drive me nuts to look at, though, so I get it. Bag chatter is one thing I don’t mind, but this I get.
I always wonder what I’d do if was on the cart path in a meaningful round and there was no reasonable place to drop. Would I hit off the path and have to go get a new club later? Not like I’m a tour pro and have one waiting for me when I finish my round…
Been in that situation. 100% will not hit off the path. If I have to take junky relief, so be it. I’m a divot-taker. Not great at picking clean, so not only would I destroy my club, I’d probably hurt myself.
I hit off the path in a tournament one time. I sprayed it left and there was basically no relief. Tried to pick it but still had a pretty good scar down the back, I don’t have the set anymore but it was annoying to look at!
Agreed…I’d take the junky lie. Unfortunately this wasn’t off the path…but off the dirt just left of the fairway…didn’t see the rock just under the surface. 
Man that’s the worst.
I’ll dig out my old iron set at some point… one club has some crosshatching from a cart path from around 99… they are just tools, they don’t have to be pretty! (Though I am vaguely regretting gaming the mint set of adams cmbs I picked up)
