Iron Standard Golf Club Length Chart

And a s means that the proper club length for you is standard.

Iron standard golf club length chart. The standard length for a 1 iron measures 40 inches a 5 iron is 38 inches and a 9 iron is 36 inches. You can use the golf club sizing charts below to help you determine the perfect length of club to pack in your golf bag. With respect to off the shelf clubs there is no organization authorized to set standard lengths for golf clubs. The same is true for graphite golf irons.

Use the chart to determine how much longer or shorter than standard your club length should be by. Iron color code chart. A 0 5 instructs us to build your clubs to be 0 5 shorter than standard length. For example 1 75 means that your clubs should be made to be 1 75 longer than standard length.

With the variety of shaft weights both in woods and. A 3 iron is 38 5 inches. A club length that suits one player won t necessarily suit another which is why there are professional club fitters. When you look at golf equipment history there has been a change in golf club lengths from time to time.

Sometimes a golfer s height and arm length will negate each other and a standard length is the best option. During 1970s 80s the drivers had 43 inches of length. But a survey of major manufacturers shows that standard golf club lengths are fairly uniform across the board. The same would be true for a shorter golfer using an under length club.

For example standard length for a steel 2 iron is 39 inches. Manufacturers have invested in research and understanding user psychology to get the correct length of the club. Graphite clubs are slightly longer with a standard driver at 45 inches 5 iron at 38 5 inches and a sand wedge 36 inches. As is true for woods.

6ft 9 7ft 0 add 2 to standard length 6ft 6 6ft 9 add 1 1 2 to standard length. A 4 iron is 38 inches and so on to the steel 9 iron with the standard length of 35 5 inches. Golf club size guide. Most of the time a golfer who is tall or has short arms or both will make better contact with an over length club.

Changes of golf club length over time. As length is increased so is the weight. Clubs other than drivers gradually get shorter if a 44 inch steel shaft driver is indicated by the chart your 5 iron will measure 38 inches and sand wedge 35 5 inches. Your ping iron static fitting recommendations for lie angle and length are determined using the ping color code chart below using a combination of your height and wrist to floor measurement first wrist crease.

The correct golf club size starts with the golfer s height and wrist to floor measurement. To choose irons for your height golf monthly recommends using the golf club size guide below. After that depending on the type of club wood iron or putter a size can be determined according to the manufacturer s golf club sizes charts.