Men’s golf irons are designed specifically to give the golfers better distance as well as optimum accuracy of the shots. The golf club irons are used for playing so many different shots and hence there are different types of irons in the golf iron sets. Whether you are driving the ball to the green, or chipping the ball to the green or playing a shot over a tree or from the sand hazards – you need an iron. That is why the most number of clubs in any golfer’s golf club set is irons. There are numbered irons from number 1 iron till the 9-Iron. The lower the number of the iron the longer is the shaft and lower is the loft of the iron. Apart from the nine numbered wedges the standard golf iron set also includes four different wedges that are used for variety of shots including the lob wedge, gap wedge, pitching wedge, and sand wedge.
What are men’s golf irons?
Generally the lowest numbered iron of the men’s golf irons is 39.5” long and that is the longest iron and also called the golf driving iron. As the number on the iron increases, the length of the club gets shorter. The highest numbered iron is about 35.5” long. The wedges are shorter than the 9-Iron in length. These are the standard length of the men’s golf irons that are made of steel. But the graphite shafts are generally an inch longer than the steel shafts.
The numbered irons are basically used to drive the ball to the green and for playing precision shots that are approaching the outing green. Therefore, the irons should ideally give you more precision in shots and head of the irons are designed keeping this in mind. The head of the men’s golf irons are designed in a blade like shape that has a cavity back. These golf iron heads are very good for precision heads as they provide exceptional accuracy of the shots. But the drawback of these irons is that they have narrow sweet spot and are least forgiving. So if you are new to the game and still not confident about your swing it is always better to choose the oversized golf irons. These golf iron heads are larger in size and have a muscle back design that helps to drive the ball to greater distances. These oversized heads also have wider sweet spot that make the iron more forgiving.
The men’s golf irons have different options of shafts. The shafts of the irons are either made of steel or graphite. The steel shafts are durable, less expensive but they are stiffer. So if you have a fairly good swing speed only then you should opt for the steel shafts. Otherwise a graphite shaft is perfect you. The graphite golf irons are lighter in weight, easier to handle and have more options in flex. You can opt from different flex level like the extra stiff, stiff, senior and regular. There are so many well known and reputed brands that produce top quality men’s golf irons and you can choose the right golf club irons as per your preference.
