Jason Day's Iron Swap is Paying Off in Houston

With great course conditions and relatively mild weather, low scores were available on Friday at the Texas Children's Houston Open, and one golfer who took full advantage was Jason Day, who went out and shot a 7-under par 63 around Memorial Park.

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One of the strongest parts of Jason's game so far this week has been his iron play, and during his 63, he gained just over 2 shots on the field.

When asked after his round about what he has recently been working on Jason had this to say about his irons.

"...I went back to first-generation iron from Avoda. Tom [Bailey, found of Avoda] had it right the first time. The guy that built them for me. It just, I went through a second generation and a third generation. Essentially -- I could get as deep as you want.

I don't know if you want to be here all night. Essentially, what happened was I was standing there and these irons were going too straight; the first-generation irons were going too straight for me. At the time, I was wanting to hit a draw. I got them to make some where they're drawing, and the second generation was drawing too much."

Day continued:

"...Third generation, we made a few tweaks. It was drawing fine, but just the way that it looked to me, with a little bit of offset, looked like it was hooded and pointing left, so I was kind of fighting that.

Then the first generation is onset, so there's no offset at all. So it looks a lot squarer to me and it seems to come out with a little fade, which is kind of where I'm at. I've come full circle, gone from a draw to a fade. I don't even know what I want.

Golf is we want what we don't have. It is frustrating sometimes, but just stick to what makes you good and go from there. Hopefully, fingers crossed, I will not be making any changes soon"

Talk about a quote!

As gear nerds and golfers in general, it's hard not to take what Jason said to heart. "Golf is: We want what we don't have. It is frustrating sometimes, but just stick to what makes you good and go from there", and how true it is.

Faders often want to learn a draw, and drawers want to fade. We see new equipment and want to swap because it's new and shiny, but Jason makes such a great point: if you find something that works, it's more advantageous to leave it alone.

And, with his game and gear sorted out, we should be in for some exciting play this weekend from Jason at Memorial Park, and hopefully it continues a couple more weeks into Augusta.

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