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Date Posted: 15:34:10 08/22/07 Wed
Author: Bill
Subject: Re: 3 Iron Loft
In reply to: David Lake 's message, "Re: 3 Iron Loft" on 09:53:01 08/22/07 Wed

David,

Thanks for the quick response. I've read that if you can't hit your driver 260 yards, you shouldn't even have a 3 or 4 iron in your bag. What do you think?

Thanks,
Bill

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[> [> [> Re: 3 Iron Loft -- David Lake, 17:06:51 08/22/07 Wed

Bill,

While this may be true for standard length irons it is certainly not true for our 1 Irons. We have numerous customers in their 70's and 80's as well as many women golfers who hit their drives 210 to 220 yards and have great success with our #3 and #4 irons. They do not hit their irons as far as a strong 20 or 30 year-old man, but they still experience a constant yardage gap between their irons from their wedges up through their #3 iron.

That being said, there is a point where a golfer enjoys a greater benefit by replacing low lofted irons with fairway woods. Typically this point is at a 75mph swing speed and below. What distance this equates to with a driver is impossible to say as loft angle, club design, solid ball contact, etc. all influence the distance a golfer achieves with a driver. My gut feeling would be that if a golfer requires a 27º loft angle iron (#5 iron) for a 150 yard shot then he is definitely a candidate for replacing his low lofted irons with fairway woods.

David Lake

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[> [> [> [> Re: 3 Iron Loft -- Bill, 18:29:30 08/22/07 Wed

I think I hit my Callaway Hawkeye graphite shaft 5 iron between 165 and 170. So do you think I would benefit from the 3 iron 1Iron, or would I be better off with fairway woods instead?

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: 3 Iron Loft -- David Lake, 20:44:04 08/22/07 Wed

Bill,

Based upon your yardage with the Callaway #5 iron I would definitely go with the 1 Iron #3 and #4 irons.

David Lake

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