Iron loft question

[Logie]

Just wondered what lofts the pro's have on there Irons?

 

Are beginer clubs designed to have more loft to get the ball in the air? Do the better low hdcp players have less loft? (More penertrating flight etc)

 

Im getting so much height on my Mizuno MP-57's, i always get asked "How do you hit the ball so high" My pro is slightly concerned at the height, we having looked to much into it as im working on somethign else

[jgpl]

The loft of an iron only plays a small part in the height of a shot. Strong lofts will generally give more distance, eg., Titleist 695CB's are strong lofted and very long clubs versus most other on the market. Yes it is true that some (though not all) pro's irons are 1 to 2 deg stronger per iron than most std off the shelf clubs. If your ball flight is very high it is for one of or a combination of the following reasons:

 

Shaft: swing speed - the shaft in your irons is too soft for your swing speed, you may need to go for a Project X 6.0/6.5 or DG S400/X100

 

Ball Position: striking the ball forward in your stance (sweeper as opposed to a digger) will give a high ball flight.

 

Spin: Using your "hands" in the swing will impart a lot of spin and make the ball climb

 

Another factor worth considering is the type of ball you play

 

The MP57's have std lofts but they will give a much higher ball flight than the MP32's or MP67 range and slightly more than the MP60's. They are designed to be somewhat forgiving with a high ball flight

[Logie]

Thanks, i bought a MP-32 2i and that has quite a different ball flight to my 3i all irons have Dynamic Gold S300. Not a sweeper, take a divot after the ball etc (unless i balls up the swing :) )