Standard Golf Wedge Lofts

The 9 iron and pitching wedge feature 41 and 45 degrees respectively with the sand wedge at 55 and lob wedge at 60.

Standard golf wedge lofts. Irons are designed for use on the fairway when golfers get closer to the green. So generally think about putting in a gap wedge that s. If it s 45 degrees or less add three more wedges that are spaced apart by no more than 4 5 degrees each. The 4 iron the longest iron used by many golfers has a long shaft and a low loft of approximately 25 degrees.

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. Know your pitching wedge loft. Women s clubs may have slightly more loft and women will typically hit the ball shorter for 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.

A typical man will hit a 4 iron 170 yards. Wedges and short irons have considerable loft by design. The important thing for accuracy on the golf course is. 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.

Loft angles are expressed in degrees with respect to vertical rather than the ground. In other words a pitching wedge has a loft that is similar to that of an older 9 iron. A high lofted club such as a sand wedge would have a loft somewhere about 55 degrees.