Swinglowandslow
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Not bothered but if I had a “7” that went 225 I would be very happy.
Not as happy as me?
Not bothered but if I had a “7” that went 225 I would be very happy.
It annoys me that lofts are so strong on irons nowadays - and I haven't even been playing that long comparatively. But from my irons I couldn't hit the 5 or the 6 iron, they are 23 and 26 degrees though, so in old money a 4 and a 5, or even older money a 3 and a 4. Less surprising I can't hit them when you look at it that way. At the other end, my PW is 44 so I've had to add another wedge - effectively have two pitching wedges which is silly really. In name only, I technically have only three irons and five wedges!Thanks everyone. Some great comments and a good mix of humorous and serious. It s usually at about this point that threads start to go off at tangents. I tried not to advocate either way in the original post - merely wanted to see what others thought. I see some bags with no iron bigger than a five iron - so only 5 clubs with the single digit only and no loft number. Perhaps another thought - Who would not bother to look at the lofts when considering a purchase of some new irons? Mavrik lofts appear to be one-club-out-of-kilter to me.
I would change my name to Bryson.Not as happy as me?
https://www.2ndswing.com/ping/golf-irons-and-iron-sets/i10/ (click Specs)Looking for a suitable marker pen right now. Sadly, it will be 168 (carry distance) on my five-iron (ping i10). I don't know what the loft is. But not bad for a senior. (Happy face) The number will, no doubt, only decrease as the years go by. (Sad face)
Looking for a suitable marker pen right now. Sadly, it will be 168 (carry distance) on my five-iron (ping i10). I don't know what the loft is. But not bad for a senior. (Happy face) The number will, no doubt, only decrease as the years go by. (Sad face)
Thanks. I think I might have seen the specs when I bought them. But, of course, I don't remember (old person). You've given me the option of writing the lofts on - so thanks again.
If all wedges were marked PW, GW, SW and LW then I’d be happy enough with that.Interesting idea, although it appears to be a general ‘no’ from the posts so far, albeit there is little mention that wedges tend to have the lofts stamped on them, so a bit of a mixed message.
My Ping hybrids have both the loft and a number on them.
Although the discussion has been about personal preference / benefit, which is correct, another benefit of replacing numbers with lofts would be a reduction in the macho / billy big bollocks statements “I only hit a X iron” and incredulous statements from social media, TV commentators and posters regarding club number and yardage. ?