Golf club leaderboards — TaylorMade irons

Handicap band	Share
Low handicap	34	37.4%
Mid handicap	23	25.3%
High handicap	29	31.9%
Not classified	5	5.5%

Strongest-lofted 7-iron

— the top 25 of 86 clubs with a 7-iron loft

#	Club	7-iron loft
1	TaylorMade M Gloire Iron Set	27°
1	TaylorMade SIM MAX OS Iron Set	27°
1	TaylorMade SIM2 MAX OS Iron Set	27°
4	TaylorMade Qi Gunmetal Edition Irons	28°
4	TaylorMade Qi Irons	28°
4	TaylorMade Qi Max Irons	28°
4	TaylorMade Stealth Irons	28°
4	TaylorMade Womens Qi Irons	28°
9	TaylorMade M2 Iron Set	28.5°
9	TaylorMade M4 Iron Set	28.5°
9	TaylorMade M6 Iron Set	28.5°
9	TaylorMade P790 TI Iron Set	28.5°
9	TaylorMade SIM Max Irons	28.5°
9	TaylorMade SIM2 Max Irons	28.5°
15	TaylorMade AeroBurner Iron Set	29.5°
15	TaylorMade M CGB Iron Set	29.5°
15	TaylorMade Rocketbladez Tour Iron Set	29.5°
18	TaylorMade M5 Iron Set	30°
18	TaylorMade P·790 Irons	30°
18	TaylorMade Qi HL Irons	30°
18	TaylorMade R7 CGB Max Iron Set	30°
18	TaylorMade R7 XD Iron Set	30°
18	TaylorMade Stealth HD Irons	30°
24	TaylorMade M1 Iron Set	30.5°
24	TaylorMade M2 Tour Iron Set	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.

Weakest-lofted 7-iron

— the top 25 of 86 clubs with a 7-iron loft

#	Club	7-iron loft
1	TaylorMade Rac Forged CB TP Iron Set	36°
1	TaylorMade Rac MB Iron Set	36°
1	TaylorMade Rac MB TP Iron Set	36°
1	TaylorMade Tourirons	36°
5	TaylorMade 300 Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade 320 Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade P-730 Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade P∙7TW Irons	35°
5	TaylorMade R7 TP Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade R9 TP Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade Rac LT 2005 Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade Rac LT Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Iron Set	35°
5	TaylorMade X300	35°
15	TaylorMade 360 Iron Set	34°
15	TaylorMade 360 XD Iron Set	34°
15	TaylorMade P∙7MB Irons	34°
15	TaylorMade P∙7MC Irons	34°
15	TaylorMade PSi Tour Iron Set	34°
15	TaylorMade RSi TP Iron Set	34°
15	TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC Iron Set	34°
22	TaylorMade 200 Steel Iron Set	33°
22	TaylorMade Burner Superlaunch Iron Set	33°
22	TaylorMade Firesole	33°
22	TaylorMade Kalea Ladies Iron Set	33°

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 68 clubs with a 7-iron offset

#	Club	7-iron offset
1	TaylorMade R7 Draw Iron Set	0.224"
1	TaylorMade R7 XD Iron Set	0.224"
1	TaylorMade Rac OS 2005 Iron Set	0.224"
1	TaylorMade Rac OS Iron Set	0.224"
1	TaylorMade SIM2 MAX OS Iron Set	0.224"
6	TaylorMade AeroBurner Iron Set	0.209"
7	TaylorMade R7 Iron Set	0.205"
7	TaylorMade SIM MAX OS Iron Set	0.205"
9	TaylorMade Burner Plus Iron Set	0.193"
10	TaylorMade 360 Iron Set	0.189"
10	TaylorMade 360 XD Iron Set	0.189"
12	TaylorMade M CGB Iron Set	0.185"
12	TaylorMade M2 Iron Set	0.185"
12	TaylorMade R7 CGB Max Iron Set	0.185"
15	TaylorMade Burner Iron Set	0.181"
15	TaylorMade Burner Superlaunch Iron Set	0.181"
17	TaylorMade 200 Steel Iron Set	0.173"
18	TaylorMade Qi Max HL Irons	0.169"
18	TaylorMade Womens Qi Max HL Irons	0.169"
20	TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set	0.165"
20	TaylorMade Rocketballz HL Iron Set	0.165"
20	TaylorMade RocketBallz Iron Set	0.165"
20	TaylorMade Rocketbladez HL Iron Set	0.165"
20	TaylorMade Rocketbladez Iron Set	0.165"
20	TaylorMade RSi 1 Iron Set	0.165"

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 68 clubs with a 7-iron offset

#	Club	7-iron offset
1	TaylorMade Rac MB TP Iron Set	0.043"
2	TaylorMade P∙7TW Irons	0.055"
3	TaylorMade P∙7MB Irons	0.063"
4	TaylorMade P-730 Iron Set	0.067"
5	TaylorMade RSi TP Iron Set	0.071"
6	TaylorMade R9 TP Iron Set	0.079"
6	TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Iron Set	0.079"
8	TaylorMade P∙7MC Irons	0.083"
9	TaylorMade PSi Tour Iron Set	0.087"
10	TaylorMade P760 Iron Set	0.091"
11	TaylorMade P∙770 Irons	0.094"
11	TaylorMade Rac MB Iron Set	0.094"
13	TaylorMade M3 Iron Set	0.098"
13	TaylorMade M5 Iron Set	0.098"
15	TaylorMade Rocketbladez Tour Iron Set	0.102"
16	TaylorMade P·790 Irons	0.106"
16	TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC Iron Set	0.106"
18	TaylorMade R7 TP Iron Set	0.11"
19	TaylorMade 300 Iron Set	0.114"
19	TaylorMade M1 Iron Set	0.114"
19	TaylorMade M2 Tour Iron Set	0.114"
22	TaylorMade SLDR Iron Set	0.118"
23	TaylorMade P790 TI Iron Set	0.126"
23	TaylorMade PSi Iron Set	0.126"
23	TaylorMade RSi 2 Iron Set	0.126"

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 89 clubs with two or more lofts

#	Club	loft range
1	TaylorMade RSi 1 Iron Set	43°
1	TaylorMade Speedblade Iron Set	43°
3	TaylorMade RocketBallz Iron Set	42.5°
4	TaylorMade 360 Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade 360 XD Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade R7 Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade Rac OS 2005 Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade Rac OS Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade Rocketbladez Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade Speedblade HL Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade Tour Burner Iron Set	42°
4	TaylorMade Tour Preferred Iron Set	42°
13	TaylorMade Rocketballz HL Iron Set	41.5°
13	TaylorMade Rocketbladez HL Iron Set	41.5°
15	TaylorMade Burner 2.0 HP Iron Set	41°
15	TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set	41°
15	TaylorMade Burner Iron Set	41°
15	TaylorMade Burner Plus Iron Set	41°
15	TaylorMade M2 Iron Set	41°
15	TaylorMade SIM MAX OS Iron Set	41°
15	TaylorMade SIM2 MAX OS Iron Set	41°
15	TaylorMade Supersteel	41°
23	TaylorMade Qi HL Irons	40.5°
23	TaylorMade Qi Irons	40.5°
23	TaylorMade Stealth Irons	40.5°

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 89 clubs with two or more lofts

#	Club	loft range
1	TaylorMade P∙DHY Utility Iron	4°
2	TaylorMade P∙UDI Utility Iron	5°
3	TaylorMade Tour Perf	8°
4	TaylorMade Kalea Ladies Iron Set	25°
5	TaylorMade P-730 Iron Set	26°
5	TaylorMade P∙7TW Irons	26°
7	TaylorMade Kalea Premier Iron Set	27°
7	TaylorMade P∙7MB Irons	27°
7	TaylorMade P∙7MC Irons	27°
7	TaylorMade PSi Tour Iron Set	27°
7	TaylorMade Qi Gunmetal Edition Irons	27°
12	TaylorMade M4 Iron Set	27.5°
13	TaylorMade Kalea Gold Iron Set	28°
13	TaylorMade Kalea Gold Women's Irons	28°
15	TaylorMade M Gloire Iron Set	29°
15	TaylorMade Rac Forged CB TP Iron Set	29°
15	TaylorMade Rac MB TP Iron Set	29°
15	TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Iron Set	29°
15	TaylorMade X300	29°
20	TaylorMade P·790 Irons	30°
20	TaylorMade P790 TI Iron Set	30°
20	TaylorMade RSi TP Iron Set	30°
20	TaylorMade Tour Preferred CB Iron Set	30°
20	TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC Iron Set	30°
20	TaylorMade Tourirons	30°

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 83 clubs with a lie angle

#	Club	lie angle
1	TaylorMade Stealth HD Irons	63.5°
2	TaylorMade AeroBurner Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Burner 2.0 HP Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Burner Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Burner Plus Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Burner Superlaunch Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade M CGB Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade M2 Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade M4 Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade M6 Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade PSi Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Qi Gunmetal Edition Irons	63°
2	TaylorMade Qi HL Irons	63°
2	TaylorMade Qi Irons	63°
2	TaylorMade Qi Max HL Irons	63°
2	TaylorMade Qi Max Irons	63°
2	TaylorMade R7 CGB Max Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade R7 Draw Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade R7 Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade R7 XD Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade R9 Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Rac OS 2005 Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Rac OS Iron Set	63°
2	TaylorMade Rocketballz HL Iron Set	63°

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 83 clubs with a lie angle

#	Club	lie angle
1	TaylorMade X300	61°
2	TaylorMade 300 Iron Set	61.5°
2	TaylorMade P∙7TW Irons	61.5°
2	TaylorMade R7 TP Iron Set	61.5°
2	TaylorMade R9 TP Iron Set	61.5°
2	TaylorMade Rac MB Iron Set	61.5°
2	TaylorMade Rac MB TP Iron Set	61.5°
8	TaylorMade Kalea Ladies Iron Set	61.8°
8	TaylorMade Kalea Premier Iron Set	61.8°
10	TaylorMade M Gloire Iron Set	62°
10	TaylorMade Rac Forged CB TP Iron Set	62°
10	TaylorMade Rocketbladez Tour Iron Set	62°
10	TaylorMade Tourirons	62°
14	TaylorMade 200 Steel Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade 320 Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade 360 Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade 360 XD Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade Firesole	62.5°
14	TaylorMade M1 Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade M2 Tour Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade M3 Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade M5 Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade P-730 Iron Set	62.5°
14	TaylorMade P·790 Irons	62.5°
14	TaylorMade P∙770 Irons	62.5°

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 85 clubs with a length

#	Club	length
1	TaylorMade M Gloire Iron Set	37.5"
1	TaylorMade M5 Iron Set	37.5"
1	TaylorMade M6 Iron Set	37.5"
4	TaylorMade Burner Plus Iron Set	37.3"
4	TaylorMade M4 Iron Set	37.3"
4	TaylorMade Qi Gunmetal Edition Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade Qi HL Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade Qi Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade Qi Max HL Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade Qi Max Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade SIM Max Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade SIM MAX OS Iron Set	37.3"
4	TaylorMade SIM2 Max Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade SIM2 MAX OS Iron Set	37.3"
4	TaylorMade Stealth HD Irons	37.3"
4	TaylorMade Stealth Irons	37.3"
17	TaylorMade 200 Steel Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade 320 Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade 360 Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade 360 XD Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade AeroBurner Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade Burner 2.0 HP Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade Burner Iron Set	37"
17	TaylorMade Burner Superlaunch Iron Set	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.

Shortest