4 irons tie as the strongest-lofted of 2025: Cobra DS-ADAPT Irons, Cobra KING TEC X Irons, Cobra KING TEC X ONE Length Irons and 1 more, all at a 27° 7-iron.
All 61 irons with a 7-iron loft are ranked below, along with 9 more lists: weakest-lofted 7-iron, most offset at the 7-iron, least offset at the 7-iron, widest loft range, narrowest loft range, most upright lie, flattest lie, longest, shortest.
Every iron the record publishes a 2025 release year for. A model year is the year a club was launched, not the year it was designed or the year it left the shops — a iron still on sale is still filed under the year it launched.
Each figure is ranked from both ends — strongest and weakest, most and least — over the same clubs, and each list counts only the clubs that publish that figure, so the totals differ between them. Loft, lie, offset and bounce are fitting specifications — a stronger loft is a longer-carrying club of the same name, not a better one, and neither end of any list here is the good end. How this is worked out.
Who they are built for
The 68 irons by handicap band — DERIVED from published loft, offset and length by the same classifier the fitting uses, never taken from a maker's marketing copy. A club whose category publishes nothing to read keeps its own row rather than being sorted into a band nobody computed.
| Handicap band | irons | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low handicap | 22 | 32.4% | |
| Mid handicap | 19 | 27.9% | |
| High handicap | 20 | 29.4% | |
| Not classified | 7 | 10.3% |
Strongest-lofted 7-iron
— the top 25 of 61 clubs with a 7-iron loft
| # | Club | Brand | 7-iron loft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobra DS-ADAPT Irons | Cobra | 27° |
| 1 | Cobra KING TEC X Irons | Cobra | 27° |
| 1 | Cobra KING TEC X ONE Length Irons | Cobra | 27° |
| 1 | Honma Malbon Performance Iron (Men's) | Honma | 27° |
| 5 | Tour Edge Exotics E725 Irons | Tour Edge | 27.5° |
| 5 | Tour Edge Exotics Max Irons | Tour Edge | 27.5° |
| 7 | Callaway Elyte X | Callaway | 28° |
| 7 | Honma TW777 PCB MAX Irons | Honma | 28° |
| 7 | Wilson DYNAPWR Irons | Wilson | 28° |
| 7 | XXIO XXIO 14 Irons | XXIO | 28° |
| 7 | XXIO XXIO Prime Irons | XXIO | 28° |
| 7 | XXIO XXIO Prime Royal Edition Irons | XXIO | 28° |
| 13 | Srixon Women's ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 28.5° |
| 13 | Srixon ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 28.5° |
| 13 | Srixon ZXiR Irons | Srixon | 28.5° |
| 13 | XXIO XXIO 14+ Irons | XXIO | 28.5° |
| 17 | Callaway Elyte | Callaway | 29° |
| 17 | Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX Irons | Cobra | 29° |
| 17 | PING G440 | PING | 29° |
| 17 | PING G440 HL | PING | 29° |
| 17 | Titleist T350 | Titleist | 29° |
| 17 | Tour Edge Exotics X725 Irons | Tour Edge | 29° |
| 23 | Cobra KING TEC Irons | Cobra | 29.5° |
| 24 | Callaway Apex Ti Fusion 250 | Callaway | 30° |
| 24 | Callaway Elyte HL | Callaway | 30° |
The published loft of the 7-iron, the row every iron spec table centres on. Lower is stronger, and a stronger loft is a longer-carrying club of the same name — not a better one, and not a longer set: the 28° 7-iron and the 34° 7-iron are different numbered clubs sold under the same number. Models publishing no 7-iron row are left off.
Weakest-lofted 7-iron
— the top 25 of 61 clubs with a 7-iron loft
| # | Club | Brand | 7-iron loft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titleist T250 Launch Spec | Titleist | 35° |
| 1 | Titleist T250* Launch Spec Iron Set | Titleist | 35° |
| 3 | Ben Hogan Fort Worth CB Irons | Ben Hogan | 34° |
| 3 | Ben Hogan Fort Worth MB Irons | Ben Hogan | 34° |
| 3 | Cobra King Forged CB Black Iron Set | Cobra | 34° |
| 3 | Mizuno Mizuno Pro S-1 | Mizuno | 34° |
| 3 | Mizuno Mizuno Pro S-3 | Mizuno | 34° |
| 8 | Callaway X Forged | Callaway | 33° |
| 8 | Miura TC-202 | Miura | 33° |
| 8 | PING i240 | PING | 33° |
| 8 | Titleist T100 | Titleist | 33° |
| 12 | Srixon Women's ZXiR HL Irons | Srixon | 32.5° |
| 12 | Srixon ZXiR HL Irons | Srixon | 32.5° |
| 14 | Srixon ZXi7 Irons | Srixon | 32° |
| 14 | Titleist T150 | Titleist | 32° |
| 14 | Tour Edge Exotics MB Irons | Tour Edge | 32° |
| 17 | Ben Hogan M50-01 Forged Irons | Ben Hogan | 31° |
| 17 | Callaway Apex Ai150 | Callaway | 31° |
| 17 | Callaway REVA RISE | Callaway | 31° |
| 17 | Callaway X Forged Max | Callaway | 31° |
| 17 | Cobra 3DP Tour Irons | Cobra | 31° |
| 17 | Cobra COBRA 3DP Tour Irons | Cobra | 31° |
| 17 | Srixon ZXi5 Irons | Srixon | 31° |
| 24 | Ben Hogan Legend Irons | Ben Hogan | 30.5° |
| 24 | Callaway Apex Ti Fusion Plated | Callaway | 30.5° |
The published loft of the 7-iron, the row every iron spec table centres on. Lower is stronger, and a stronger loft is a longer-carrying club of the same name — not a better one, and not a longer set: the 28° 7-iron and the 34° 7-iron are different numbered clubs sold under the same number. Models publishing no 7-iron row are left off.
Most offset at the 7-iron
— the top 25 of 50 clubs with a 7-iron offset
How far the 7-iron leading edge sits behind the hosel, in inches, as the manufacturer publishes it. Offset helps square the face and is a design choice about who the club is for — it measures intent, never quality. A combo set stating two different offsets publishes no single figure and is left off.
Least offset at the 7-iron
— the top 25 of 50 clubs with a 7-iron offset
How far the 7-iron leading edge sits behind the hosel, in inches, as the manufacturer publishes it. Offset helps square the face and is a design choice about who the club is for — it measures intent, never quality. A combo set stating two different offsets publishes no single figure and is left off.
Widest loft range
— the top 25 of 68 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | Brand | loft range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PING G440 | PING | 37° |
| 1 | PING G440 HL | PING | 37° |
| 1 | Srixon ZXi7 Irons | Srixon | 37° |
| 1 | Tour Edge Exotics E725 Irons | Tour Edge | 37° |
| 1 | Tour Edge Exotics Max Irons | Tour Edge | 37° |
| 6 | Callaway Elyte | Callaway | 36° |
| 6 | Callaway Elyte HL | Callaway | 36° |
| 6 | Callaway Elyte X | Callaway | 36° |
| 6 | Srixon ZXi5 Irons | Srixon | 36° |
| 10 | Cobra DS-ADAPT Irons | Cobra | 35° |
| 10 | Srixon Women's ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 35° |
| 10 | Srixon ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 35° |
| 10 | XXIO XXIO 14+ Irons | XXIO | 35° |
| 14 | Srixon ZXiR Irons | Srixon | 34.5° |
| 15 | Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX Irons | Cobra | 34° |
| 15 | Honma Malbon Performance Iron (Men's) | Honma | 34° |
| 15 | Honma TW777 PCB MAX Irons | Honma | 34° |
| 15 | XXIO XXIO 14 Irons | XXIO | 34° |
| 15 | XXIO XXIO Prime Irons | XXIO | 34° |
| 15 | XXIO XXIO Prime Royal Edition Irons | XXIO | 34° |
| 21 | Callaway Elyte Max Fast | Callaway | 33° |
| 21 | Titleist T350 | Titleist | 33° |
| 23 | XXIO XXIO 14 Ladies Irons | XXIO | 32° |
| 23 | XXIO XXIO Prime Royal Edition Ladies Irons | XXIO | 32° |
| 25 | Cobra 3DP Tour Irons | Cobra | 31° |
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Narrowest loft range
— the top 25 of 68 clubs with two or more lofts
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Most upright lie
— the top 25 of 61 clubs with a lie angle
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Flattest lie
— the top 25 of 61 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | Brand | lie angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaway REVA RISE | Callaway | 61.5° |
| 2 | Ben Hogan Legend Irons | Ben Hogan | 62° |
| 2 | Ben Hogan M50-01 Forged Irons | Ben Hogan | 62° |
| 2 | Callaway Apex Ai150 | Callaway | 62° |
| 2 | Callaway Apex Ti Fusion Plated | Callaway | 62° |
| 2 | Callaway X Forged | Callaway | 62° |
| 2 | Callaway X Forged Max | Callaway | 62° |
| 2 | Cobra 3DP Tour Irons | Cobra | 62° |
| 2 | Cobra COBRA 3DP Tour Irons | Cobra | 62° |
| 2 | Cobra King Forged CB Black Iron Set | Cobra | 62° |
| 2 | Honma Malbon Performance Iron (Ladies) | Honma | 62° |
| 2 | Honma Malbon Performance Iron (Men's) | Honma | 62° |
| 2 | Mizuno JPX925 Forged | Mizuno | 62° |
| 2 | Mizuno JPX925 Forged Black | Mizuno | 62° |
| 2 | Mizuno Mizuno Pro S-1 | Mizuno | 62° |
| 2 | Mizuno Mizuno Pro S-3 | Mizuno | 62° |
| 2 | PING G440 | PING | 62° |
| 2 | PING G440 HL | PING | 62° |
| 2 | PING i240 | PING | 62° |
| 2 | Srixon Women's ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 62° |
| 2 | Srixon Women's ZXiR HL Irons | Srixon | 62° |
| 2 | Srixon ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 62° |
| 2 | Srixon ZXi5 Irons | Srixon | 62° |
| 2 | Srixon ZXi7 Irons | Srixon | 62° |
| 2 | Srixon ZXiR HL Irons | Srixon | 62° |
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Longest
— the top 25 of 60 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaway Elyte HL | Callaway | 37.5" |
| 1 | Callaway Elyte Max Fast | Callaway | 37.5" |
| 1 | Wilson DYNAPWR Irons | Wilson | 37.5" |
| 1 | Wilson DYNAPWR Max Irons | Wilson | 37.5" |
| 1 | XXIO XXIO 14 Irons | XXIO | 37.5" |
| 1 | XXIO XXIO Prime Irons | XXIO | 37.5" |
| 1 | XXIO XXIO Prime Royal Edition Irons | XXIO | 37.5" |
| 8 | Callaway Apex Ti Fusion 250 | Callaway | 37.3" |
| 8 | Callaway Elyte | Callaway | 37.3" |
| 8 | Callaway Elyte X | Callaway | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra 3DP Tour Irons | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra COBRA 3DP Tour Irons | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra DS-ADAPT Irons | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra DS-ADAPT MAX Irons | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra King Forged CB Black Iron Set | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra KING TEC Irons | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra KING TEC X Irons | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Cobra KING TEC X ONE Length Irons | Cobra | 37.3" |
| 8 | Honma Malbon Performance Iron (Men's) | Honma | 37.3" |
| 8 | Honma TW777 PCB MAX Irons | Honma | 37.3" |
| 8 | Mizuno JPX925 Forged | Mizuno | 37.3" |
| 8 | Mizuno JPX925 Forged Black | Mizuno | 37.3" |
| 8 | Mizuno Mizuno Pro S-1 | Mizuno | 37.3" |
| 8 | Mizuno Mizuno Pro S-3 | Mizuno | 37.3" |
| 8 | Srixon ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 37.3" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
Shortest
— the top 25 of 60 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honma Malbon Performance Iron (Ladies) | Honma | 36" |
| 2 | Srixon Women's ZXi4 Irons | Srixon | 36.3" |
| 2 | Srixon Women's ZXiR HL Irons | Srixon | 36.3" |
| 4 | Callaway REVA RISE | Callaway | 36.5" |
| 4 | Wilson DYNAPWR Max Graphite Lite Irons | Wilson | 36.5" |
| 4 | XXIO XXIO 14 Ladies Irons | XXIO | 36.5" |
| 4 | XXIO XXIO Prime Royal Edition Ladies Irons | XXIO | 36.5" |
| 8 | Ben Hogan Fort Worth CB Irons | Ben Hogan | 37" |
| 8 | Ben Hogan Fort Worth MB Irons | Ben Hogan | 37" |
| 8 | Ben Hogan Legend Irons | Ben Hogan | 37" |
| 8 | Callaway Apex Ai150 | Callaway | 37" |
| 8 | Callaway Apex Ti Fusion Plated | Callaway | 37" |
| 8 | Callaway X Forged | Callaway | 37" |
| 8 | Callaway X Forged Max | Callaway | 37" |
| 8 | Miura TC-202 | Miura | 37" |
| 8 | PING G440 | PING | 37" |
| 8 | PING G440 HL | PING | 37" |
| 8 | PING i240 | PING | 37" |
| 8 | TaylorMade P·790 Irons | TaylorMade | 37" |
| 8 | Titleist T100 | Titleist | 37" |
| 8 | Titleist T150 | Titleist | 37" |
| 8 | Titleist T250 | Titleist | 37" |
| 8 | Titleist T250 Launch Spec | Titleist | 37" |
| 8 | Titleist T250* Launch Spec Iron Set | Titleist | 37" |
| 8 | Titleist T350 | Titleist | 37" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
Who makes them
The 14 brands with the most, of 14 with at least one iron on record. Each brand with its own boards links to them, where its line is ranked against itself and never against another maker's.
| Brand | irons | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway | 11 | 16.2% | |
| Cobra | 8 | 11.8% | |
| Srixon | 8 | 11.8% | |
| Titleist | 8 | 11.8% | |
| XXIO | 6 | 8.8% | |
| Ben Hogan | 5 | 7.4% | |
| Tour Edge | 5 | 7.4% | |
| Mizuno | 4 | 5.9% | |
| PING | 4 | 5.9% | |
| Honma | 3 | 4.4% | |
| Wilson | 3 | 4.4% | |
| Miura | 1 | 1.5% | |
| PXG | 1 | 1.5% | |
| TaylorMade | 1 | 1.5% |