Before defining what each club’s loft degree should be, it’s important to understand what’s meant by golf club loft degrees. This is a measurement (in degrees) of the angle that your club’s face lies relative to the shaft which is perfectly vertical. When you have a higher angle you have more of a trajectory.
The Driver’s Degree Loft
While drivers use to have a degree range of 7 – 13 degrees this has improved thanks to modern technology. The degree range you’ll want to use will depend on how fast your swing speed is. If you have a faster swing speed, you’ll want a higher loft.
The Fairway’s Degree Loft
Most fairways range from 13 – 19 degrees but there are some professional golfers who use 7-woods with as high as 24 degrees. What you use will depend on how you club off the tee and from the fairway.
The Hybrid or Utility’s Degree Loft
Many golfers have discovered that the best way for them to bridge the gap between the fairway woods and the longer irons is by using either a hybrid or a utility iron. There are even some golfers who’ve replaced their fairway woods with these clubs. This is why these clubs can be lofted from 17 – 25 degrees.
The Iron’s Degree Loft
Since these clubs vary from one manufacturer to the next, they don’t have an official loft angle assigned to them. However, the longer irons (a three-iron) are usually around 20 degrees while a four-iron is around 25 degrees and a five-iron is around 29 degrees. Typically a 6-iron is around 31 degrees while a 70-iron is around 34 degrees, an 8-iron is around 37 degrees, and a 9-iron is around 41 degrees.
The Wedges’ Degree Loft
There’s a lot of variety in the wedges’ loft because their distance-gapping and the gapping down from irons must be even. This is why a pitching wedge can range from 45 – 50 degrees while a gap wedge is 50 -54 degrees, a sand wedge is 55 – 58 degrees, and a lob wedge is 58 – 64 degrees.
The Putter’s Degree Loft
Traditionally these are only three or four degrees.
Conclusion
Now that you are more knowledgeable about golf club loft degrees you should be able to choose the best club for your shot. Remember, loft is the primary determining factor in how high or low your shot will fly. This knowledge is instrumental to your game.
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