HoleInOne_Holly
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Was cleaning out the garage this weekend and found my old set from high school, some mid-2000s Tommy Armour thing. Out of curiosity I looked up the lofts. 7 iron was 35 degrees. My current 7 iron is 29.
So basically I've spent two years telling my regular group I "hit my 7 iron 165" when that club is closer to my old 6. Whatever, tech moved on, I get it, the ball goes farther, heads are hotter off the face. That part isn't the problem.
The problem is that every set I demoed this spring has different gaps. One brand does even 4 degree steps all the way down. Another one jams a 5 degree gap between the 7 and 8 and markets the 8 as a "scoring club." So my 6 iron and my buddy's 6 iron are 4 degrees apart, and we stand on the range comparing carry numbers like those mean anything.
I'm not asking for blades with a 50 degree 8 iron again. I just want one line on the spec sheet that tells me what I'm actually swinging. Call it effective loft, traditional equivalent, whatever. Put it next to the number on the sole. Give me something to anchor to.
Half tempted to just go buy a set of old man irons with traditional lofts and a 46 degree wedge and stop thinking about it. Anyone else bothered by this or am I just yelling at clouds?
For what it's worth I still hit the 29 degree 7 well. Doesn't change that the number on the bottom is a lie.