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thread should be titled, how far do you hit your 34 degree lofted club. rocketballz "7 iron" is like 30 degree loft...

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Mine is 35*

I use my seven iron to reach through the fence to fetch OB shots, scare away the ducks from tee box and/or green, rake the trap, hit shots off the rocks and/or cart path, and pull a ball out of the water.

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I use my seven iron to reach through the fence to fetch OB shots, scare away the ducks from tee box and/or green, rake the trap, hit shots off the rocks and/or cart path, and pull a ball out of the water.

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Mine is 35* too. Seems like LeFraud is the one with the juiced clubs!

Oh mine are definitely juiced. Ever since senorchipolte came around, I had to get my 7 iron bent to 26 degrees so I could bust it 220+

What's comical is that these club manufacturers even coerce respected pros to brag about the distance of their latest irons. For example, Ernie Els brags that the Adam's irons he's playing are "long" in his current commercial spot.

Why is the golfing public so freeking obsessed with the distance of their irons? If you want to hit the ball further, grab a different stick. It's not rocket science. The sad part is that people DO buy into the hype of longer/hotter irons, or the manufacturers wouldn't be spending huge dollars promoting iron distances.

I think we'll see hell freeze over before Taylormade touts their newest irons as "consistent, reliable, and forgiving" without mentioning distance.

The ONLY clubs that I want to gain distance with are my driver and 3W and even the 3W is debatable. Most importantly, I want my 3W to make the ball travel a specific and predictable distance. 5 extra yards on a couple par 5's MIGHT save me a stroke once every 10 rounds -- and even that is doubtful.

To make fun of this advertising trend, someone should make a parody commercial touting how "hot" their putters are. Have some guy on TV bragging that he can now hit 200' putts.

Great post AgPrognosticator.

Wonder when there will be a paradigm shift....when people start to really notice that new 9 irons are old 8 or even 7 irons.

Ya when I switched from MP32s and went to MP64s my 6-PW got 1* stronger. Not really something I wanted but not a lot you can do..

I did gain distance in all the clubs not just the ones that became slightly stronger. Probably the shafts more than anything as the specs of length and lie stayed the same

7i - 172

I don't know how many different ways I can hit it, but I nailed a 7-iron at RamRock yesterday.

I have been spraying my irons left and right for a month and more or less getting away with it. But that is death at RamRock. I get up on number 5 1 over and hit a good drive. I am 159 to the pin tucked back right over the trap. I practice the one extra club back of the stance low back swing cut off follow thru iron shot to keep the ball low in the wind but usually don't use it on calm days. But I just felt it in the fairway and could not have made better contact. Nice low flight with a slight draw right over the top of the trap to about eight feet. I missed the putt but the confidence it gave me lasted tip 16.

Finished with a topped drive for bogey on 16, a 3 putt bogey on 17 and a OB double on 18. But I did shoot 78, a score I will take on that ***** of a course.

[This message has been edited by agsalaska (edited 8/18/2014 11:21p).]

A smooth/stock 7 for me is 165-168

If I really have to go at it I can get it to about 185ish, but that would most likely result in a major pull

One of my buddies I have played rounds with for over 20 years hits at least 3 clubs less than I do. He is taller, longer arms, and he hoods all of clubs. He hits 7, I hit a 4. It bugged me for a couple of years until I played my own game and forgot about him.

We shoot the same scores in a range of a few weeks. He kills it further, I chip and putt way better. Don't care what club he has in his hand but you are right, manufacturers want these guys to think they hit it miles.

I hit my 7i 145-155. Unless I am 150 to the center of green. Then I hit it 120 or 175.