Hitting It PHAT
Today I was playing golf with my friend Steve. We were on a par 3 at a course neither of us had ever played, neither of us endangering the course record. We were paired with this guy John. John was a really nice guy and a pretty decent golfer. He was easily keeping pace with our …umm… hacking. Steve and I were talking about my Miura irons, as he’s looking to snag some CB-202 irons himself here shortly. Once you’ve hit’em, it’s impossible to want anything else. :) They’re like a golf equipment virus…one that will eventually become a household name I’m betting.
John, like everyone else on planet Earth when they first hear the name Miura, said, “Mi-what?” I showed him, gave him some background on the clubs, and said, “try them.” This particular par 3 called for a 4 iron for John. I play the Miura Tournament Blades - Miura’s medium-sized blades - but most people would call them small I guess. As John addressed the ball, “these sure have small heads.” I replied, “not compared to the 1957 baby blades!” ;) Of course for Miura fans, that’s more than an inside joke, but it was of course true.
John chunked the HELL out of it, as I was betting he would. Dirt spewed everywhere, and as I winced in mock-pain, looking over at Steve for a similar reaction, I was in shock when John handed the 4-iron back to me with a smile saying, “that was GREAT!” WHAT? Sheepishly, I replied, “yeah, people usually do that their first few times with blades.” John said, “No, really, I loved it. Very nice iron, even hit fat like that.” Holy smokes, that 4-iron only went half way to the green. Maybe he hit it PHAT. :P
