What's your longest iron?

[MarkT]

What's your longest iron in the bag and why? I'm currently at 5, the 4 still hasn't made it out the garage – the 5 is never trusted to shuffle one into position due to a fear of the hosel, is my worst club and often gets replaced by a nudgy hybrid so is pretty much pointless (though is good for punch outs)..

 

[jim8flog]

I have 6 which gets used a lot and then I have a 4 which is used for very low shots in to the wind for example where the 6 will not make it and the rescue flies to high.

 

[Orikoru]

Seven iron for me. The six iron I couldn't hit any further than the seven. My five iron I couldn't hit it full stop. So they both live in the cupboard, replaced by hybrids. I figured it was a combination of very strong lofts (26° on the six iron, 23° I think on the five) and my swing not being the fastest - hybrids much easier to launch and go the distance required.

Weirdly though I can hit the seven iron fine, pretty much. Odd that the six iron was that much more difficult just for 4° loft difference and a quarter of an inch longer or whatever.

 

[Voyager EMH]

3 iron. 21 degree, I think.
So that would be a 4-iron if it were newer.

Reason.
Because I don't have a 2 (or a 1) with the current set.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

2 iron, unless I swap it out for a hybrid when the ground's wet, in which case it's a 4 iron.
Both of which are hollow headed clubs, which inspire confidence, and help to launch the ball.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

4

 

[fundy]

3 iron (21 degrees loft)

 

[Lord Tyrion]

7 iron, 32° loft apparently.

Similar to Orikoru, couldn't hit a 5 iron, 6 iron was going no further than the 7 and less consistently. I've replaced the 6 with a 23° hydrid which goes very nicely. I do have a bit of a gap between the 7 and hybrid but I can live with it. No intention of putting longer irons back in the bag, been there and done it.

 

[Whereditgo]

3 iron, occasionally a 2 iron will swap in for the 3 wood if very windy.

 

[rosecott]

7 iron - followed by hybrids 31/27/23 then on to woods 7/5/3

 

[Deleted member 25172]

4 iron which I carry around 190-195 I believe, but really need to get a 3 or a 2 in the bag as my next club is a 3 hybrid, and the difference between that and my 4i is about 30 yards carry.

 

[inc0gnito]

I really thought this thread was going to be about the actual length of your longest iron. Six foot long for maximum leverage sir!

 

[bobmac]

1 iron
Do I use it?............not telling you

 

[patricks148]

4 iron, but in reality it's the loft of a 3 iron.

 

[fundy]

1 iron
Do I use it?............not telling you

16 degree butter knife

 

[JT77]

I have 4 iron at 23 degrees. I used to have a 2 iron thing that was 18 deg and loved it too but got the shaft pured and fell out with it.

 

[Canfordhacker]

I'm on a journey. Never used to carry woods, and had 1 iron through lob wedge. Dropped the 1 and 2 when i bought woods in the late 90's. Always carried a 3 and 4 until changed clubs last year, but with the stronger lofts in my recent purchase, 5 is now my longest iron, and it goes 195. Allows me more variation with the wedges, which i am enjoying.

 

[IanM]

5 iron. When I bought my latest set, I was going to get a 4 but went with extra wedge. I wasn't sure an our pro said, I am so sure you'll be using that wedge more than a 4 iron, if you disagree, I'll pay for the 4 iron myself. 2 years later, he hasnt had to order the 4 iron

 

[richart]

4.

 

[Yorkshire Hacker]

4. And when I catch it properly...it's a really good feeling!! I would love to think I was good enough to have a 1/2/& 3 iron in the bag.