These TaylorMade Tour Preferred "TD" Irons Are VERY SOLID INDEED!! The Quality Of Those Sticks Is TWENTY TIMES That Of ANYTHING That Bazooka Has EVER PRODUCED!!
As Far As The Loft Goes, They Are About One Club Weak, In Comparison To Today's Stuff. Most Pitching Wedges Now Are Either 46* Or 47*. Some Are Even Stronger.
Wilson Staff "FG" Forged Are 45* & 38.5 Inches On The Pitching Wedge. I Have A Set Of Cobra S2 Forged Irons, Which Came From The Factory With A 43* Pitching Wedge!! The 3-Iron In That Set Is 19*!!
It's All Just "Smoke & Mirrors" From The Marketing Guys. You Think That You Just Hit That 5-Iron 20 or 25 Yards Further, But What You Actually Did Was Hit A 3&1/2 Iron, With A "5" Stamped On The Bottom Of It.
You Can Always Take Those TaylorMades To A Reputable Club Shop, And Have Them "Tweaked". But, Don't Bend Them More Than 2* From Standard Specification. It Throws The Bounce Angle Off Too Much, And Tends To "Drop" The Leading Edge Too Much. This Will Cause Them To "Dig In" Too Hard When You Hit Them.
The Best Thing To Do Is Have Them Checked At The Same Type Of Club Shop, In Order To Be Sure That They Are In Fact, At Factory Specifications. Then, Take Them Out To The Driving Range And Determine Just How Far You Hit Each Iron, On A "Pure Strike". It Doesn't Matter What Number Is Stamped On The Bottom, If The Balls Are "Seeking The Flag"!!
Those TaylorMades Are GOOD IRONS!! KEEP THEM & PLAY THEM!! The Shorter Shafts Will "Snuggle You Up" A Little Closer To The Ball, And Give You Back The "Control" That You Probably Don't Have With The Bazookas!! GOOD LUCK!!