True loft???

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So there is always talk of jacked lofts and so on and I've been wondering what is the loft of a club supposed to be? Is there an official list of what each club loft should be?

I've just upgraded my irons to the Nike VR PRO COMBO CB's and when I start using them christmas I will loose a whole club distance between clubs compared to my Burner 2.0's.

Here's a list of some 7 irons that I have picked out.

Taylormade Rocketbladez - 30.5 degree
Burner 2.0 - 31 degree
Ping i20 - 33 degree
AP2 714 - 34 degree
Nike Pro Combo - 35 degree

So which is the true loft? My new iron is the weakest of the lot and the rocketblade has a stronger loft than my new 6 iron. My balls are going to shrink when I put theses into play during the winter :rofl:
 
Your balls won't shrink, you'll just be hitting a club with a different number on the bottom.

(Unless the size of your balls depends on hitting a certain number further than your playing partners ;))
 
My Orka RS1 7 iron is 36 degrees. The Orka RS series lofts are 48 degrees for a PW then 4 degree gaps all the way down to a 24 degree 4 iron (and a 3 degree gap to the 21 degree 3 iron). These are pretty much what "old school" lofts would have been as far as I am aware, but are a long way from some of the other brands views these days. Having talked to Alex at Orka about this he strongly believes that manufacturers should have to stamp loft degrees not an arbitrary number on the bottom of the club!
 
Crow said:
Your balls won't shrink, you'll just be hitting a club with a different number on the bottom.

(Unless the size of your balls depends on hitting a certain number further than your playing partners ;))
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Ha Ha nah it won't really bother me, I've already played a demo 6 iron (Nike pro combo) for a few rounds and used it wherever possible.
 
fundy said:
My Orka RS1 7 iron is 36 degrees. The Orka RS series lofts are 48 degrees for a PW then 4 degree gaps all the way down to a 24 degree 4 iron (and a 3 degree gap to the 21 degree 3 iron). These are pretty much what "old school" lofts would have been as far as I am aware, but are a long way from some of the other brands views these days. Having talked to Alex at Orka about this he strongly believes that manufacturers should have to stamp loft degrees not an arbitrary number on the bottom of the club!
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So do Orka do this on their own clubs?
 
The loft or length of a 6-iron is completely up to the manufacturer to decide.

The only thing that truly defines a 6-iron is the weight - 264gms +/- 1 gm or so - while a 7-iron is 271 +/- 1gm or so.

Any other attribute of the club is up to the designer.
 
Foxholer said:
The loft or length of a 6-iron is completely up to the manufacturer to decide.

The only thing that truly defines a 6-iron is the weight - 264gms +/- 1 gm or so - while a 7-iron is 271 +/- 1gm or so.

Any other attribute of the club is up to the designer.
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So there is no such thing as a jacked loft then???
 
Foxholer said:
The loft or length of a 6-iron is completely up to the manufacturer to decide.

The only thing that truly defines a 6-iron is the weight - 264gms +/- 1 gm or so - while a 7-iron is 271 +/- 1gm or so.

Any other attribute of the club is up to the designer.
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Who decrees that foxholer? if the manufacturer can change the loft why cant they change the weight? Or are there certain limits in the appendix to the rules?
 
fundy said:
Who decrees that foxholer? if the manufacturer can change the loft why cant they change the weight? Or are there certain limits in the appendix to the rules?
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I did try to find out a while ago - when the same question came up - but never found the answer.

It seems to be pretty universally complied with for about 50 years, or more, though!
 
garyinderry said:
daveyboy, are you going to re-jig your wedge set up?
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Well it has crossed my mind but the 50 degree is brand new and you would have to kill me to get my 58 off me. My PW is 47 then I have the 50 Vokey. I was thinking of adding a 54 degree Vokey as I use my Burner SW for 90-100 yard pitches with great effect.

What route would you take?
 
The 7 iron in my set sits at 34 degrees, the same as AP2's.

As for where these stand against traditional lofts I would guess they are a degree or two stronger.

Re: your wedges.

Depends how comfortable you are with the distances they give you. Just because it's 47 degrees doesn't automatically mean you should adjust your set up.

Hit some balls and see what kind of spacing you have. Adjust from there :thup:
 
my pw is also 47. ive always been happy with a gap wedge of 52, sand 56 and lob 60.


I have a 54 high bounce wedge but never been completely comfortable fitting it in. the others just seemed to fit naturally.
 
Gareth said:
The 7 iron in my set sits at 34 degrees, the same as AP2's.

As for where these stand against traditional lofts I would guess they are a degree or two stronger.

Re: your wedges.

Depends how comfortable you are with the distances they give you. Just because it's 47 degrees doesn't automatically mean you should adjust your set up.

Hit some balls and see what kind of spacing you have. Adjust from there :thup:
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Yeah that is the plan with the wedges. I have a decent amount of time to sort it out before the new season kicks off.
 
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