What is the longest iron in your bag?

[Hook DeLoft]

6 iron, but it is on probation.  If I could find hybrids that really work for me, I might drop the 7 and 6 iron.  In my case, even though I don't swing fast, the problem is ball striking more than speed.  Because of that, I tend to hit hybrids as poorly as I hit irons.

[bozo]

I carry a 4 iron and hit it ok. I'm a senior golfer and I bought a 4 hybrid but haven't put in the bag yet. Getting close to replacing my 4 iron but still get distance with my 4 iron but no height. My 4 iron goes farther than my 4 hybrid with roll and living in Arizona you get a lot of roll.

 

[cksurfdude]

6i. Then 5H.

And have only started using the 6i semi-effectively the latter half of this season. Before this it was in the bag for show .. and the occasional rescue / punchout shot.

Wish I'd started golf earlier in life... One of my golfing goals is to hit irons nicely, and wouldn't it have been nice to get comfortable with them early on and with longer irons, too.

And PS: wow Freddie can still swing and got the ball!!!

Edited October 7 by cksurfdude

[JKH]

4 iron, but it’s 25 deg (I have pretty weak lofts on my irons). I’m pretty comfortable with it, I generally hit it straight, so I trust it. If I miss-hit it, it might be low in the face, so it may be a little short, but straight. I really have trouble with hybrids. I tend to draw the ball anyways, and with hybrids I really have a tendency to turn them over even more.

[Ron Whitmore]

81 yrs.  60 yrs of golf. High single digit until 14 yrs ago.  Just replaced 7i with 7 hybrid.  Onward and upward!!

[Beakbryce]

8 iron. Hybrids and woods for my bag!

[Ahart4444]

5 iron, tried to switch to a 5 hybrid but it simply flew too high and bring back the 5 iron.

[bf0127]

6 Iron

[Trihen]

5 iron. I found a 7 wood that I love and that ended the 4 iron. The 7 wood is extremely easy to hit and is longer than the 4 iron. The only time I regret the choose is in heavy wind.

[Martinjfs]

It's a 4 iron that is used almost exclusively off the tee. This doesn't include a P790 driving iron for little punches to avoid overhanging trees and shrubs when things go wrong.

[Fatshot]

6 hours ago, crusader1966 said:

Hybrids can replace the 9 / 11 wood if I feel the need to change.

My 9 wood is a fixture in the bag.....I have an 11 wood too, but I hit it too high (and the 5 hybrid too low).  This game is one dilemma after another, LOL.....!

[Slypanther]

37.5 inches long by 29/30 degrees loft; number stamped into the club means nothing any more. In college 92-96, it was a PingEye2 1 iron bent to 13 degrees (balata balls back then) I need to find what's in the bag for Fred Couples, I can not find a Major OEM that offers a 6 hybrid, might be one on the horizon.

Driver: Titleist 915 D4 8.5 - Zcom Proforce 95 stiff tipped 1 inch

3 wood Great Big Bertha Titanium Aldila NV 85 gram stiff, bore thru so no tipping

5 wood Great Big Bertha Titanium Aldila NV 95 gram stiff, bore thru so no tipping

7 wood Great Big Bertha Titanium Aldila NV 75 gram stiff, bore thru so no tipping

4 Hybrid Titleist 24 degree hosel adjusted to equivalent of 23

5 Hybrid Titleist 27 degree hosel adjusted to 26.25

Mizuno MP 4 6-PW Dynamic gold 105 R flex

Titleist 49 degree SM 7F

Titleist SM 8S 52/08 bent to 54

Titleist SM 8T 60 degree

Scotty Newport 2 Studio Super Select, weights 40 gram

 

Trying to find a Titleist Hybrid I saw at a fitting, 29 degrees? 6 Hybrid in my bag.

[cnosil]

17 minutes ago, Slypanther said:

 I can not find a Major OEM that offers a 6 hybrid, might be one on the horizon.

Trying to find a Titleist Hybrid I saw at a fitting, 29 degrees? 6 Hybrid in my bag.

TaylorMade and Titlest offer 6 hybrids.   You indicate you want a Titleist so look at TSr1 and TSi1; it is offered in 29* 

[Tcswan5871]

4 iron is currently the longest iron

[Dweed]

5 iron.

[Ron Whitmore]

1 hour ago, cnosil said:

TaylorMade and Titlest offer 6 hybrids.   You indicate you want a Titleist so look at TSr1 and TSi1; it is offered in 29* 

 

[Ron Whitmore]

Ping offers g430 6h & 7h hybrids @ 30  & 34 degrees respectively.

[racingdaly]

Not counting the 18-degree driving iron I occasionally throw in for fun, it had been a 5-iron. Got sick of hitting it fat 9 times out of ten, so recently added a 5-hybrid (24*) to the bag.  I've only used it for 1 round so far, but damn the forgiveness is nice to have, so I think it's there to stay, and the 6-iron will be the longest iron I carry.

[Michael.Sandoval33]

I've always found irons the easiest to hit (easiest spoken very carefully) compared to everything else in the bag. Right now I carry a 5i, but have thought about bringing the 4i back out.

[Wolfstrum]

3i driving iron. Then 4i on down. I am like a few others who hit long irons fairly well. For now at least they are more consistent and accurate for me than fairway woods or hybrids. 

[Rosey99]

6 iron

[jaskanski]

It's a 4 iron. It's been that way for a while, but once upon a time it was a 2 iron - different game and different lofts back then....

[BionicMan]

On 9/30/2024 at 11:19 PM, Vertical said:

 

Right now it is a 6 iron (5 only if the wind gets up from off the ocean as I can keep it lower than the 5-hybrid). 

[Beakbryce]

23 hours ago, Slypanther said:

37.5 inches long by 29/30 degrees loft; number stamped into the club means nothing any more. In college 92-96, it was a PingEye2 1 iron bent to 13 degrees (balata balls back then) I need to find what's in the bag for Fred Couples, I can not find a Major OEM that offers a 6 hybrid, might be one on the horizon.

You have some Callaways so I guess you like them. Oddly enough, so do I. They have 6, 7, 8 hybrids for many years. I have the 6 and 7 Big Bertha 19 hybrids. Love them. Check out the new Paradym line and you can see they still have 6,7,8 hybrids. You can also get them on the pre-owned site.

[Bob Pegram]

I tend to hit the ball high. The longest iron in my bag is sometimes a 3 iron. Other times I use a 3 hybrid instead depending on the course and other conditions. I find that the 3 iron is easier to hit straight, although it is slightly shorter in shot distance than the hybrid. Without the 14 club limit I would definitely have a 1 iron in my bag. I used to have one when I was younger, but the times I need it are so seldom compared to the greater versatility of fairway woods, that it isn't worth removing a different club and then carrying one. Back then I could hit the 1 iron about 240 off the tee and 210 or sometimes more off the fairway. I hit the ball a little shorter with all clubs now.

[MacAndrews]

5 iron for now. Looking for a 26/27* hybrid that could replace the 5&6 iron. Have learned to love my Mavrik Pro 3&4 hybrids after hating hybrids in general because I could only hit them off the toe.