Loft Golf Club
Loft Golf Club
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 Wilson Deep Red II Tour Driver 90 loft graphite S stiff flex golf club $59.99 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 53m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 HB PowerBilt TPS BeCu Driver Vintage Wood Copper Head Steel Shaft 95 Loft $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 46m |
 Nike Forged 350 Driver 105 loft Nike Golf Graphite Shaft Regular flex $21.99 Time Remaining: 1h 5m |
 Mint Condition Callaway Diablo Fairway Wood 3 Wood 15 Loft Neutral Stiff Flex $49.95 Time Remaining: 29d 2h 59m Buy It Now for only: $49.95 |
 Hippo Hex Titanium Driver A flex 9510512 loft w free 2 ball chipper $49.99 Time Remaining: 1h 30m |
 ACER XB 68 DEGREE LOFT 6 DEGREE BOUNCE WEDGE APOLLO SMOOTH SHAFT RIGHTHAND $21.95 Time Remaining: 12d 34m Buy It Now for only: $21.95 |
 Hippo Hex Titanium Driver R flex 9510512 loft w free 2 ball chipper $49.99 Time Remaining: 1h 34m |
 Hippo Hex Titanium Driver S flex stiff 9510512 degrees 0f loft $39.99 Time Remaining: 2h 26m |
 +1 TALL MENS GUNMETAL BLACK WEDGE GOLF CLUB SET 52 56 60 3 LOFTS GAP SAND LOB $79.99 Time Remaining: 28d 16h 45m Buy It Now for only: $79.99 |
 L H Hippo Hex Titanium Driver R flex regular 105 degrees 0f loft Left Handed $39.99 Time Remaining: 2h 27m |
 NEW CLEVELAND CG16 BLACK PEARL WEDGE 5414 GAP SAND WEDGE 54 LOFT 14 BOUNCE $79.99 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 7m Buy It Now for only: $79.99 |
 Callaway Diablo Edge Driver RH 13 HT Loft Senior Graphite Shaft Mint Condition $94.00 Time Remaining: 2h 33m Buy It Now for only: $104.00 |
 Calloway D Gap wedge 50 loft Stiff Shaft $43.95 Time Remaining: 2h 58m Buy It Now for only: $60.95 |
 PRINCE GOLF MX2 MENS NEW HYBRID APPROACH AND CHIPPER CLUB GRAPHITE 37 DEG LOFT $49.95 Time Remaining: 17d 22h 25m Buy It Now for only: $49.95 |
 TaylorMade RocketBallz Driver 95 loft Stiff Matrix Ozik Shaft Mint Condition $190.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 44m |
 TAYLOR FIT WHITE MADE HEATER 20 BURNER CUSTOM HYBRID WOOD CLUBS ALL LOFT 2 SW $39.00 Time Remaining: 5d 6h 29m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 TEXAN CLASSICS GUN METAL 3 NEW GOLF CLUB WEDGE SET INCLUDES 52 56 60 LOFTS $39.98 Time Remaining: 3h 46m |
 NEW 2012 TAYLORMADE R11s DRIVER WHITE CROWN 105 DEG LOFT RIP PHENOM 60 REGULAR $349.99 Time Remaining: 4h 12m |
 New Cleveland Launcher DST Driver Golf Club RIGHT HAND 105 Loft Regular 300 g $119.99 Time Remaining: 27d 18h 26m Buy It Now for only: $119.99 |
 NEW other Taylormade Ladys Raylor Rescue 4 Hybrid 22 loft Lady flex RH $59.00 Time Remaining: 4h 40m Buy It Now for only: $69.00 |
 ACER WEDGE RH CHOICE OF LOFT BOUNCE 11 USGA LEGAL $21.99 Time Remaining: 22d 2h 50m Buy It Now for only: $21.99 |
 NEW Warrior Custom Golf Driver 9 Degree Loft 42 Shaft Over sized Grip $55.00 Time Remaining: 4h 55m |
 ILLEGAL WHITE INTEGRA SOOOLONG 175 DRIVER 12 DEG LOFT 47 1 2 INCH $35.00 Time Remaining: 4h 58m |
 Taylormade Tour Spoon 13 Loft Golf Club Right Handed RH $9.99 Time Remaining: 26d 22h 43m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 PRINCE GOLF LX2 LADY MIRACLE FAIRWAY WOOD HYBRID Hi LAUNCH GRAPHITE 22 DEG LOFT $54.88 Time Remaining: 5h 26m |
 95 MSRP TOMMY ARMOUR GOLF PRO SPIN TOUR 52 LOFT 5 BOUNCE GAP APPROACH WEDGE $59.99 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 9m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 NEW TAYLORMADE R11 S TP 105 LOFT STIFF PHENOM SHAFT RH DRIVER $255.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 5h 39m |
 PRINCE GOLF MX2 MENS NEW HYBRID APPROACH SANDWEDGE GRAPHITE 56 DEG LOFT $42.88 Time Remaining: 5h 52m |
 Set of 2 RH wedges choose 2 from 50 52 54 56 58 60 64 or 68 degree loft $52.95 Time Remaining: 17d 5h 38m Buy It Now for only: $52.95 |
 PRINCE GOLF MX2 MENS NEW HYBRID APPROACH SANDWEDGE STEEL SHAFTED 56 DEG LOFT $42.88 Time Remaining: 6h 7m |
 PRINCE GOLF MX2 MENS NEW HYBRID APPROACH AND PITCH CLUB GRAPHITE 42 DEG LOFT $49.95 Time Remaining: 17d 22h 8m Buy It Now for only: $49.95 |
 PRINCE GOLF LX2 LADY MIRACLE FAIRWAY WOOD HYBRID Hi LAUNCH GRAPHITE 18 DEG LOFT $54.88 Time Remaining: 6h 8m |
 EZ Cure Womens No Think Golf Club Wedge Right Hand 64 Degree Loft Graphite $6.10 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6h 10m |
 New 2012 Womens Mercedes Golf Graphite Shafted 3 Loft Hybrid Tech Wedge Set $67.00 Time Remaining: 23h 30m Buy It Now for only: $67.00 |
 EZ Cure Womens No Think Golf Club Wedge Right Hand 64 Degree Loft Graphite $0.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6h 10m |
 LEFTY 64 DEGREE LOFT 5 DEGREE BOUNCE LOFTED WEDGE $28.99 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 15m Buy It Now for only: $28.99 |
 NEW MENS TITLEIST 910D2 RH PROJECT X 7C3 73G 60 STIFF SHAFT 95 LOFT DRIVER $213.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 6h 16m |
 PRINCE GOLF LX2 WOMENS NEW HYBRID APPROACH AND CHIPPER CLUB GRAPHITE 37 DEG LOFT $44.88 Time Remaining: 6h 31m |
 Taylor Made Burner 3 15 Loft Golf Club $65.00 Time Remaining: 20d 9h 29m Buy It Now for only: $65.00 |
 New Tour Style Mercedes Golf Steel 3 Loft 3 Wedge Set More Feel and Control $59.88 Time Remaining: 6h 31m |
 Cleveland CG Black Fairway Woods Your Loft Your Flex $229.00 Time Remaining: 29d 3m Buy It Now for only: $229.00 |
 New Womens Hybrid 3 Loft 3 Wedge Set High Spin Graphite Shafts Mercedes Golf $59.88 Time Remaining: 6h 55m |
 New Tour Style Mercedes Golf Steel 3 Loft 3 Wedge Set More Feel and Control $59.88 Time Remaining: 7h 7m |
 Cleveland Classic Tour 310 Driver Your Loft Your Flex $379.00 Time Remaining: 28d 20h 6m Buy It Now for only: $379.00 |
 PRINCE GOLF LX2 WOMENS NEW HYBRID APPROACH AND CHIPPER CLUB GRAPHITE 37 DEG LOFT $44.88 Time Remaining: 7h 18m |
 Golf Clubs Iron MARUMAN MAJESTY ROYAL VQ AW Flex S Loft 51 $260.00 Time Remaining: 29d 8h 35m Buy It Now for only: $260.00 |
 Titleist DCI 990 Iron set Golf Club 3 PW Std Lofts Length Lie Muscleback $95.00 Time Remaining: 12h 10m Buy It Now for only: $135.00 |
 Taylormade Burner 3 wood 145 Loft $50.00 Time Remaining: 14h 7m |
 LADIES KING COBRA DRIVER SS 350 OFFSET TITANIUM HEAD 135 LOFT GRAPHITE SHAFT $49.95 Time Remaining: 29d 23h 58m Buy It Now for only: $49.95 |
 Rocket Ballz Taylor Made 3 Wood 15 degrees loft Stiff flex stock shaft $142.61 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 15h 35m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 SQUARE DRAW OFFSET CUSTOM GOLF FAIRWAY WOOD CLUBS ANTISLICE LOFTS 3 5 7 9 $38.00 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 17m Buy It Now for only: $38.00 |
 TaylorMade 4 wood 20 degree loft Pittsburgh Persimmon RH $2.19 Time Remaining: 17h 22m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 Adams Fast 12 Driver graphite reg shaft 105 loft $190.00 Time Remaining: 17h 34m Buy It Now for only: $209.00 |
 DYNACRAFT AVATAR LAUNCHER HYBRID 3 IRON 20 DEGREE LOFT $24.95 Time Remaining: 22d 20h 15m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 |
 Ping K15 Driver Golf Club 95 Loft TFC 149 Stiff Flex Brand New $102.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 19h 42m |
 Plop Floppy Wedge Golf Club High Loft $24.90 Time Remaining: 22d 1h 36m Buy It Now for only: $24.90 |
 Ping K15 Driver Golf Club 105 Loft TFC 149 Stiff Flex Brand New $113.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 12m |
 2011 ADAMS GOLF HYBRID 4 23 DEGREE LOFTGRAPHITE SHAFTREGULAR FLEX VG COND $29.99 Time Remaining: 20h 27m Buy It Now for only: $35.99 |
 Golf Clubs Iron MARUMAN MAJESTY VANQUISH VR AW Loft 51 Flex R $260.00 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 43m Buy It Now for only: $260.00 |
 Callaway Great Big Bertha Hawk Eye 9 degree loft $9.99 Time Remaining: 20h 51m |
 NEW mens WHITE Hybird Golf Clubs taylor fit custom made 2 CLUB 17 degree loft S $37.99 Time Remaining: 14d 17h 9m Buy It Now for only: $37.99 |
 Callaway FT 5 Tour Driver Golf Club 95 Degree Loft Neutral Face Awesome $15.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 55m |
 Orlimar Trimetal II 7 wood 21 loft graphite shaft s flex $20.00 Time Remaining: 21h 4m |
 64 DEGREE LOFT 5 DEGREE BOUNCE WEDGE RH GRAPHITE SHAFT GRIP SIZE CHOICE $34.99 Time Remaining: 13d 1h 20m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 Ping Rhapsody 3 Fairway Wood Ladies Golf Club 18 degrees of loft Ladies Flex NEW $160.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 21h 39m |
 Cleveland Launcher Ti 460 Driver 95 loft driver with stiff flex Graphite shaft $59.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 20m Buy It Now for only: $59.00 |
 TAYLOR MADE RH 17 Loft METAL WOOD 3 GRAPHITE ALDILA Shaft PITTSBURGH PERSIMMON $2.99 Time Remaining: 22h 37m |
 Used RH Tour Van Issued Exotics XLD Driver 105 Degree Loft Graphite Stiff Flex $34.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 22h 50m |
 Titleist Titanium 983K Driver Golf Club 95 Loft Regular Flex 4560 Shaft $54.99 Time Remaining: 24d 4h 13m Buy It Now for only: $54.99 |
 TAYLORMADE 5 WOOD V STEELHEAD 18 DEGREE LOFT 425 LONG MASULTRALITE FLEX M $29.99 Time Remaining: 23h 10m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 New FACTORY Nickent 3DX Utility DC Hybrid 4 FW 17 Loft X Flex $54.00 Time Remaining: 19d 1h 13m Buy It Now for only: $54.00 |
 Titleist Vokey Spin Milled C C Tour Chrome Wedge Golf Club 56 loft 11 bounce $39.99 Time Remaining: 23h 56m |
 Wilson Original R 90 Sand Iron Mens Std Length Lie 56 Sand Wedge Loft $29.95 Time Remaining: 1d 12m Buy It Now for only: $39.95 |
 NEW Northern Spirits Sand or Lob Super Wedge Loft 70 Steel $48.76 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 2m Buy It Now for only: $48.76 |
 VGC Riley Golf RESCUE Utility Fairway Loft Hybrid 40 Aldila LITE Graphite w HC $12.61 Time Remaining: 1d 12m |
 New Cleveland Launcher DST Driver Golf Club RIGHT HAND 105 Loft Stiff 300 g $119.99 Time Remaining: 27d 18h 45m Buy It Now for only: $119.99 |
 TaylorMade Rescue TP 2009 2 Hybrid 17 Degree Loft $70.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 15m |
 CALLAWAY X 7 Wood RH Lite Flex 21 degree loft Graphite Shaft $12.50 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 27m |
 New FACTORY Nickent 3DX Utility DC Hybrid 4 17 Loft Regular Flex $54.00 Time Remaining: 19d 1h 1m Buy It Now for only: $54.00 |
 Taylor Made Burner SuperFast 20 Mens Driver 95 LOFT Stiff Flex $49.95 Time Remaining: 1d 30m |
To Hit The Golf Ball Better and Higher - Consider Reducing The Loft Of Your Golf Clubs
At first sight this may seem to be a strange paradox; after all, in order to hit the ball higher the obvious thing to do outside of changing the golf swing would be to increase the loft, not decrease it. This may be the accepted wisdom of "usual" golf advice, but is it necessarily correct?
Let me explain.
When set correctly in preparation to strike the golf ball, the leading edge of all irons sits off the ground; the extent to which it does depends on the club, with the leading edge of the more lofted clubs sitting more off the ground than those with less loft.
The amount by which the leading edge is off the ground is the sole angle of the golf club, commonly known as "bounce", so the sand wedge, for example, will have more bounce than, say, a six iron. As a comparison, the former may have 12 degrees of bounce against 5 degrees with the latter.
Wedges - particularly sand wedges - tend to be a law unto themselves and are, therefore, outside the scope of this article which focuses on the rest of the irons.
There may be a number of reasons for failing to get the ball airborne - de-lofting the club at impact for example - but one of the main causes is hitting the ball "thin".
Everyone has at some point in their golfing life thinned a shot so badly that it skids along the ground, sending an unpleasant wave of stinging vibration up the shaft and into the hands; but does anyone ever really consider what a thin shot is? It may seem obvious but I shall say it anyway, and that is that a thinned shot occurs when the golfer strikes the ball with the leading edge of the club.
Interestingly enough, many golfers that are prone to thinning their shots will instinctively de-loft the club to avoid the "leading-edge strike", only to find that they still fail to get the desired ball-flight for reasons that are self-evident.
The "stinging" shot described above is, of course, an obvious example of hitting the ball thin, but what about the times when the vibration is not there, the golfer has not de-lofted the club but the flight of the ball is still lower than expected? This is still likely to be a consequence of "not getting all of the ball" which is what a marginally thinned shot is.
The ultimate aim is to strike the ball with the "sweet-spot" of the club because by doing so the golfer will achieve the optimum ball-flight, direction and distance assuming all other things - such as swing path, for example - are equal. The location of the sweet-spot may vary slightly from one set of irons to another but as a general rule is situated marginally towards the heel of the club and a little below halfway up the face; the sweet spot is never on the leading edge!
Taking all of the above into account, it may help to form a picture in our minds of the position of the leading edge of the club relative to the ball at the precise moment of impact of a slightly thinned shot. Having done so, mentally "freeze" the club in that position (with the leading edge just touching the bottom of the ball) and then, whilst it is there, bend the leading edge downwards so that it and the ball are no longer in contact. Having now moved the leading edge "out of the way", re-start the golf club to complete the strike and you should "see" that it is now the club-face that hits the ball.
It follows, therefore, that for someone who is prone to thinning the ball and as a consequence fails to get it airborne, moving the leading edge "out of the way" by bending it downwards could help them to get the club face on the ball, thereby taking advantage of the available loft.
As with many things connected with golf club specification, however, the inter-relationship which exists between all aspects of the club means that moving the leading edge "out of the way" will impact on something else and in this case it is the loft. Bending the leading edge downwards - thereby reducing the distance between it and the ground (the sole angle or bounce) - will reduce the loft. Looking at it another way, reducing the loft of the club could help the "perpetual thinner" by getting the leading edge "out of the way" at the moment of impact. In any event, the effect on the loft is not great, given that a one degree reduction in bounce roughly equates to the same reduction in loft. Putting this into context, a seven iron, say, has a loft of around thirty-five degrees with about six degrees of bounce. Reducing the bounce by one degree (and I would not recommend much more - two degrees at a push, perhaps) will result in a new loft angle of thirty-four degrees.
In the right circumstances the trade-off is more than worth it because the better quality of strike can be such that the golfer's game can improve beyond recognition without the need to change the golf swing.
About the Author
Steve's expertise in golf club technology has, over the years, brought him into contact with golfers of all abilities - from beginners to tour pros - and he wants to share this experience with his readers. Some of the ideas he has gathered are radical, outside the box, or just plain controversial. He has put together a complimentary report containing innovative golf swing concepts which you can access at: http://www.golfadvicedetective.com