What do the different number on the iron golf club means?

Question

What do the different number on the iron golf club means?

Answer 1

they help you know at which angle the head is angled the higher the more obtuse the angle for a higher shot

Answer 2

The numbers signify the face angle and the length of the shaft. The higher the number on the iron, the higher and shorter and softer it will land. Out of a set of irons such as 3 iron thru pitching wedge, the pitching wedge would be the shortest and have the mosst angle. Next would be the 9 iron, 8 iron,7 iron, etc.

Answer 3

If you notice each iron club has a different length shaft, a different lie angle which means the lower the number the more one will be reaching for the ball while keeping the sole of the club as close to parallel with the ground.  As the shafts become  shorter , the club head comes closer to the body while the angle of the face of the club increases. The steeper the angle , the higher the number.

Answer 4

Lower number - lower trajectory and longer distance.  Higher number, higher traj and shorter distance.

For example, a 5 iron would go about 200 yds;  an 9 iron would go about 150 yds.

P - Pitching wedge...analogus number would be 10

S - Sand Wedge .. analagous to 12

Answer 5

The higher the number the larger the loft is (the larger the angle on the club is). The higher the loft is the higher the ball will go and therefore the less distance it will go.

Answer 6

They relate to the loft or angle of the club face.  The higher the number, the greater the loft and the higher the ball will go.

Answer 7

To put it simply, the higher the number the higher and shorter the ball goes, as with the lower numbers, they will send the ball lower but further.

Enjoy!

Answer 8

The different numbers on the irons a very important thing to know. It shows which iron has the lowest angel. The one with a #3 on it is a 3 iron has a loft of 21 degrees. Then the one with a #4 on it is a 4 iron which has a loft of 24 degrees. So the lower the number the the less degrees it has. You can of course hit the lower irons farther than the higher ones.  Then when you get down to a #9 it is a 9 iron it has a degree of 44 degrees so you will hit the ball higher in the air so you can stop it on the green, and hopefully be close to the pin.