I love a good training aid, and here at Golf Monthly, we get sent some of the very best training aids on a pretty regular basis. The ButterBlade from RYP golf however was a little different. I had seen so much of this little yellow golf club on my Instagram feed that I had become personally intrigued, so I actually contacted RYP myself to see if they would send me one. They kindly obliged, so let’s take a look and see if it could help your game…
The extremely compact head of the RYP ButterBlade
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The premise couldn’t be much simpler, and we see it with training methods across numerous other sports – if you make practicing a skill harder than competition, when it’s time to compete, the skill should feel significantly easier and your confidence and competence will increase. From distance runners training with weighted vests to boxers shadow boxing in swimming pools for extra resistance and many more, all take advantage of this concept, and that is what RYP is bringing us with the ButterBlade.
The difference in profile size between the ButterBlade (left) and a ‘standard’ 7-iron (right).
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Essentially what we have here is a tiny little 7-iron clubhead, significantly smaller from heel to toe than any other ‘regular’ 7-iron you will find on the market. It comes in both right and left-handed options, ladies, and junior weights, and with numerous shaft flex options which is a real plus.
When you first place the ButterBlade in behind the ball, you wonder how you are ever possibly going to make contact, as it is barely bigger than the ball you are intending to strike! That initial shock passes, however, and my first few swipes were genuinely good, solid golf shots.
PGA Professional Joe Ferguson testing out the ButterBlade
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For context, I am a PGA Professional, so my ball striking is reasonable, but it was still a fairly intimidating initial aesthetic. I continued on for around 25 balls with some mixed strike results which was to be expected, and I must say that feedback was excellent. The ButterBlade would not win any awards for the most forgiving irons, but that is exactly what it is designed for. You can immediately tell where you have struck the ball on the tiny club face and can take the necessary corrective action.
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The fun really starts when you switch back into your own ‘gamer’ iron, however. After ten minutes or so I pulled out my Callaway Apex CB 7-iron, put it…
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