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That's just as insane, surely they should be stamped 1-7 ? :sneaky:

Below are the specs.
If you shifted the iron number by two, making the 5 the 3 etc, then the lofts follow pretty much what I call the optimum for a sensible set:
SW 56°
PW 52°
9i 48°
8i 44°
and so on with 4 degree gaps to the 3 iron of 24°

This is why so few people carry a 3 or 4 iron nowadays, because their 5 and 6 irons have the lofts of 3 and 4 irons of yesteryear.

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Does this mean that the 3-iron would be 18d and a 2-iron 15d ?
What the heck would the 1-iron be?
Or have the numbers 1, 2 and 3 ceased to exist, just like the numbers 2 and 4 for woods?

25 years from now, will there be a 13-iron with sets starting at 6-iron?

Am I babbling for nothing or just not embracing the changes (or both) ?

Well, I didn't "just leave it there" did I?

I feel better now, however.
 

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To my mind, all manufacturers should just put the loft figure in degrees on irons, then everyone would know where they stand. I realise they won’t, as they like jacking the lofts for numbered irons to make gullible buyers think they hit the ball further with them. Ooooo, I’ve just hit this 7 iron 20 yards longer than my current 7 iron … must buy these. But it has 4 degrees less loft!
 

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To my mind, all manufacturers should just put the loft figure in degrees on irons, then everyone would know where they stand. I realise they won’t, as they like jacking the lofts for numbered irons to make gullible buyers think they hit the ball further with them. Ooooo, I’ve just hit this 7 iron 20 yards longer than my current 7 iron … must buy these. But it has 4 degrees less loft!
Cleveland do this, I used to have some CG16 irons. I think they stand alone though.
 

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Cleveland do this, I used to have some CG16 irons. I think they stand alone though.
Hogan and Tommy Armour had loft specified on the clubs back in the early days of their clubmaking ('50s?). Wasn't a great success. Others have printed loft on the toe and I have heard of one mfr who did loft only that a Pro used. Can't remember who, as it was eons ago.

It's a marketing swizz that doesn't actually matter to me until someone claims their new irons are much better than min as they are hitting them a club or more further than mine. Not so cocky when I point out that their 7i has he same loft as my 5i!
 

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People who enter knock outs but are never available to play.
Through to the 3rd round in both ours without playing a single game?.
Knockouts at my place are now poorly supported, the higher handicap pairs event only had 2 pairs enter, straight to the final then !
I no longer enter the singles or pairs, simply can’t be arsed with all the faffing around with available / unavailable / late withdrawal dates.
There may be case for putting aside days and tee times in the diary for the rounds to be played on ? But no doubt this will create as many issues as it solves…
 

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Range open until 2200, get there at 2000, only to be told it's closed - nothing on the website or any social media platforms.
 

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Being 8" away from a hole in one on Saturday. Would have been my first.
Was annoying for a couple of reasons - it didn't go in and it was the only par 3 that didn't have a NP prize.

On the plus side, I got a share of the 2s pot and also doubled my money in the Beat the Pro comp.
Every cloud.....:p
 

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The England Golf app via HDIDO/ClubV1 not allowing me to sign in on my phone.....
It let Fragger in - obviously it knows he's a power-hungry Mod - but I even logged out and back in again and it still kicked me out.
Still able to sign in via the terminal....
Me no unnerstan:oops:
 
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