Standard Golf Wedge Lofts

The 4 iron the longest iron used by many golfers has a long shaft and a low loft of approximately 25 degrees.

Standard golf wedge lofts.

And as your intuition tells you the more highly lofted a club is the higher will be the trajectory of your ball. In the last 20 years club manufacturers have strengthened the irons by decreasing loft and thereby creating more distance with each club. 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. So generally think about putting in a gap wedge that s.

Loft angles are expressed in degrees with respect to vertical rather than the ground. A typical man will hit a 4 iron 170 yards. The 9 iron and pitching wedge feature 41 and 45 degrees respectively with the sand wedge at 55 and lob wedge at 60. A high lofted club such as a sand wedge would have a loft somewhere about 55 degrees.

If it s 45 degrees or less add three more wedges that are spaced apart by no more than 4 5 degrees each. Wedges and short irons have considerable loft by design. Know your pitching wedge loft. 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.

Irons are designed for use on the fairway when golfers get closer to the green. In other words a pitching wedge has a loft that is similar to that of an older 9 iron. 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.