Kick Point hosts Joe Ferguson and Dan Parker covered a very pertinent topic recently, specifically the fact that lofts on certain types of iron remain strong and that this era of loft jacking might well be coming to an end. Joe, for one, is hoping so.
“I’m getting a bit bored of that whole game improvement, super loft jacking thing,” he sighs. “It just doesn’t work for people. I never see it working.”
In fact, you should watch it (video below), because they also get stuck into a big discussion on whether the TaylorMade Qi4D is the driver to beat in 2026 – and that’s a big call to start the year with.
WATCH: Joe from Kick Point: The Golf Gear Show discusses loft jacking with co host Dan Parker (from 37:24)
Back to loft jacking. What, you may be wondering, is loft jacking?
In a nutshell, it’s a phenomenon/trend where iron lofts have gotten lower over the years – so the kind of 7-iron we have in our bags today might well have been more like an ‘old’ 6- or even 5-iron.
All the manufacturers have been doing this – it’s not exactly new. If one of your playing partners has been bragging about how far they hit their new irons, you might want to pull them up on this!
This loft jacking has been cranked up a notch with the latest game improvement irons.
Fitters and manufacturers can give their customers a nice ego boost by saying, ‘Wow, you hit that 7-iron 20 yards further than your existing model.’ A nice easy sales pitch.
Take the new TaylorMade Qi Max iron, for example, which come with some pretty aggressive static lofts (the 7-iron measures in at 28°of loft).
Crucially, however, it’s also quite easy to launch providing you have enough speed in the locker. This is modern technology for you. Manufacturers have become very good at being able to move weight around so that game improvers can get the ball airborne easily with lower lofts.
Still, Joe isn’t a fan of the loft system – and here’s why.
The new TaylorMade Qi Max iron is also available in a HL (High Launch) model
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A number of manufacturers are also offering a HL (High Launch) model, which is the case with the latest TaylorMade…
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