T400 Lofts?

[Cantankerish]

Would it be fair to say that better tech is making the ball launch higher (which is good?), and so manufacturers are reducing lofts to keep the trajectory we see stable?  The net result is the same trajectory but a longer shot.  Or is it consistency that all these fancy weights and materials are creating?

I really do not know if any of what I just wrote is correct.  I am trying to wrap my head around the big picture here.

[Bonvivant]

1 hour ago, Cantankerish said:

Would it be fair to say that better tech is making the ball launch higher (which is good?), and so manufacturers are reducing lofts to keep the trajectory we see stable?  The net result is the same trajectory but a longer shot.  Or is it consistency that all these fancy weights and materials are creating?

I really do not know if any of what I just wrote is correct.  I am trying to wrap my head around the big picture here.

I think that both are true. From what I have seen the launch angles created are similar from these strong lofted irons. Perhaps that is what they are going for. The other thing that stays consistent throughout their line is the length of the club, which could also be what they are going for. I'm a big fan of traditionally lofted irons because it is much easier for me to compare them to each other/switch from one to another without a shock.

[Cantankerish]

On 3/23/2020 at 6:28 PM, Bonvivant said:

I think that both are true. From what I have seen the launch angles created are similar from these strong lofted irons. Perhaps that is what they are going for. The other thing that stays consistent throughout their line is the length of the club, which could also be what they are going for. I'm a big fan of traditionally lofted irons because it is much easier for me to compare them to each other/switch from one to another without a shock.

Are you saying that the shock you would get would be from different numbers on the loft and not from the path of the ball.  I would have thought the reverse was true.