![]() ![]() Strong-lofted irons have come a very long way since those crude, early days. So how do modern strong-lofted irons work? So even though golfers gained yards, many complained about consistently chipping back onto putting surfaces because their ball flight and descent was so shallow they couldn’t hold the green. Shots flew lower, with less spin, making it difficult to stop them on the dancefloor. But strong lofts also meant shots launched, landed on a green and span like a club less, which when translated to 6, 5 and 4 irons was less than ideal when hitting approaches. It did what engineers wanted, and increased ball speed and carry distance – two factors most golfers look for on a launch monitor. In their defence, like most things you don’t really understand what you’ve created until it’s put into action by thousands of different people.īut in the beginning, make no mistake 7-iron lofts were just replaced by those expected on a 6-iron. ![]() “Loft jacking” as it’s called has been abused over the years, and we reckon some brands would hold their hands up and admit to that. TESTED: Titleist Pro V1 vs Mail Order golf balls A bit about the history of strong lofts Unbelievably, though, they’re not the strongest.Ĭallaway’s Rogue X (the strongest widely available 7-iron in 2018) incredibly has a 27° loft – the equivalent of a 5-iron back in the ’90s! ![]() But if we hone in on the strongest-lofted 7-irons from Ping, TaylorMade and Cobra in 2018 we’d be looking at an average of 29° – that’s a full club-and-a-half stronger than back in the 1990s. ![]() The average 7-iron from the 26 sets of forged irons we tested last month was 32°, so 3° less. Back in the 1990s a 7-iron typically had a 35° loft. So we’ve made it our business to get you the truth, so you can best decide whether strong lofts should feature your in next set, or not. TESTED: Forged irons ranked by forgiveness
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