Are we now entering the 5 wedge era?

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The 5-iron and 7-iron mentioned above have the same length shaft. The 5 has a regular steel shaft and the 7 is one degree stronger and has a regular graphite shaft.

From the same place on the fairway or on a par three, they are equivalent.
Whether one goes further than the other could be an advantage or a disadvantage. The one degree stronger is going a bit further, I think that is a given.
Will one get the ball closer to the hole more often than the other? I will find out.
I will reserve judgement for two years.
I went to Ping HQ for a fitting for the i530s. I bought the Eye2 BeCu set for £40 from Ebay. Its gonna be interesting.

Yes this thread inspired me to get the blades out the loft and go down the range.
Seemed to hit both about the same but how they compared I couldn’t really say.
The track man was US and the balls being range balls …. well, not the same obviously.
I was pleased I gave it a go. Didn’t seem a lot in it. It will be interesting to see to see on the course. Nice when you hit a blade right, though