I have found that when I begine to lose distance and control it's time for upgrade

I was in the same position where I had played with my irons for several years. I love my irons but I was finding that I was consistently hitting more club than my buddy's. They are all playing some form of highbred player improvement irons. I am playing the Mazuno MP-4's and found myself wondering if I needed to find more distance. So off my wife and I went to the local shop and had my nephew who works for the golf shop put me on the simulator. We hit a variety of new irons and shafts. All looked good and felt ok and there was a little more distance but did they feel better than my irons? I brought mine with me so I started hitting a few and found that I was coming up 10 to 15 years shorter on my irons. The pattern of shots was telling, the MP-4's were closer to center than any of the other clubs I hit and felt just as solid. I did pick up some tips from the simulator and needed to flatten my trajectory. Once I got it down to 14 degrees my numbers started climbing and some of the distance I thought I was losing was more of a change in my swing and less about the quality of my irons. I did the same thing with my driver and found me hitting it 10 yards shorter than my nephew Eli and he is a young bomber. So off I went with my cash in my pocket and knowing I just need some new grips and I am good to go.

I got fitted for a set of png S-55 irons a few years ago,and I really like them.

From a guy who buys and trades clubs on a regular basis, in hindsight and many dollars later I have come to conclusion that newer is not always better. If you are hitting something well, keep it. I have gone into a store on a few occasions now ready to purchase new, only to discover that what I already have is just as good or better than what has come out.

If I had the budget, I'd change them out with every Titleist cycle. My first set of Titleists was the 712 AP1 and 913D and F to fill out the set, with a 915H following later on, along with SM4 and 5 wedges.

Since I replaced the irons with 718 AP1s, a TS3, and SM7 wedges. Hoping to swap out the 3 and hybrid in the spring. So about every 5-6 years for me.

Depends on how many rounds you play and the wear on the grooves, but for recreational play a decent set of irons (get fit) could last you 10 years or more.

I don’t change them that often but I get my loft and lie angles checked every year or so

Every release to every other release.

It takes a lot to bust a club, and there are plenty of people playing irons that are 10 years old. So it's not like they're about to disintegrate in your hands at impact. likesfinder.com/instagram