Changing Lofts on Irons (stronger)

[enis750]

Since i switched to my PJX 6.0's from DG S300's, I lost a club distance
i am going in to get the lofts checked to make sure they are not out, BUT.....

My current lofts are:

4-24
5-27
6-31
7-35
8-39
9-43
P-47

Thinking of changing to:

4-21
5-24
6-28
7-32
8-36
9-40
P-44

in order to get my one club back
its driving me nuts being one club short

standard 9i was 150 for me, w a regular swing w my DG S300's, but consistency was horrific
i like the PJX shafts much better, but being a club down is terrible

ideas?
assuming my lofts are ok and to spec, should I de-loft them one club to get my distance back??

or am i on crack........

[shades9323]

I think you are on crack, but that is just me. I would leave them and learn the new distances.

[goblue107501]

I would give it some time to see how you adjust. You changed to a different style shaft that is stiffer and plays a little different. Once you get used to the new shaft, the distance will come back. There are probably little things like ball positioning and swing timing that will take some adjustment.

A couple of years ago I went from the DG S300 to X100 and lost about a half a club to a club the first couple of months (and wanted to do the same thing). After I got used to the new shaft the distances came back. Now I am hitting a little further than I was before.

If you do change the lofts I don't know that I would go 3º on each club. Each degree you change, you will change the bounce the same amount. I don't know if that would matter for you or not, but just something to think about.

[DavidFehertysBike]

I think you are on crack, but that is just me. I would leave them and learn the new distances.

Concur..lol. Youre on crack. Dont do that.

[rebby]

Agreed. They are IRONS! Irons are not for distance but for accuracy. If the number on the bottom of the club is bothering you that much, take a Sharpie and write down a new number.

As others have said though, give it some time and you'll likely start hitting them a bit further once you get used to the new shafts. If not, figure out your exact distances and play some golf. Bending your clubs is only going to cause issues with bounce.

[enis750]

never thought about how it would affect the bounce in them......makes sense

[andef]

Does it really bother you to hit 8 iron instead of 9 iron? I'd rather be hitting 8 iron to 15 feet every time instead of hitting a 9 iron to 5 feet once every 10 shots if it means that the other ones are going to miss left/right, ect. As rebby suggested, bending the clubs will affect the bounce, especially if you bend them 3*.