Standard Golf Wedge Lofts

Loft angles are expressed in degrees with respect to vertical rather than the ground.

Standard golf wedge lofts.

It says the typical loft for a 4 iron is 25 degrees with each successively shorter club adding 3 degrees up to the 8 iron which generally has 37 degrees of loft. So generally think about putting in a gap wedge that s. Irons are designed for use on the fairway when golfers get closer to the green. In terms of irons in the 1970 s most golf manufacturers adhered to what was known at the 24 38 rule when it came to iron loft and length.

That rule says that the average male golfer could be expected to hit a golf club with 24 degrees of loft and an overall length of 38 inches approximately 170 yards. A high lofted club such as a sand wedge would have a loft somewhere about 55 degrees. Golfers used to have one or two wedges in their golf bag the pitching wedge which is included in most sets of irons and the sand wedge. In the last 20 years club manufacturers have strengthened the irons by decreasing loft and thereby creating more distance with each club.

Wedges and short irons have considerable loft by design. If it s 45 degrees or less add three more wedges that are spaced apart by no more than 4 5 degrees each. The important thing for accuracy on the golf course is. The 4 iron the longest iron used by many golfers has a long shaft and a low loft of approximately 25 degrees.

The 9 iron and pitching wedge feature 41 and 45 degrees respectively with the sand wedge at 55 and lob wedge at 60. And as your intuition tells you the more highly lofted a club is the higher will be the trajectory of your ball. Women s clubs may have slightly more loft and women will typically hit the ball shorter for each club.