In our forums, our members have been reacting to a post from a WRXer who just got fit for new irons. WRXer ‘Cellis’ recently picked up his new irons after a recent fitting but is concerned that “maybe my launch angle is too high now”, saying:

“After years of playing on and off, I finally went and got fit for a set of irons. The irons I was using prior I loved, but in my opinion, they never gave me the launch I needed on the course and when I went to get fit it showed the max I was getting was 85-90 of height out of my old 7 iron.

I finally got the new irons I ordered back out to the track man and can’t help but think that maybe my launch angle is too high now….My new launch angle is averaging 20.5 degrees and the attached image is basically what my average good swing strikes are looking like.

Is there any concern with a launch window that high or any of my other numbers? These irons were built 2 degrees weak so strengthening them wouldn’t be an issue if that is a thought as well.”

And our members have been weighing in with their thoughts on the subject in our forum.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

• WristySwing: “A good general rule is that the apex of the shot should be approximately your swing speed (in mph). If you are swinging about 87mph then anywhere in the 85-90 ft apex is solid, as long as your descent angle is around 45-46*.”
• apprenti23: “Can easily squeeze out another 7-8 yards going 2* stronger lofts (or more) to kill some spin. Will still be going to the moon and plenty steep. Indoors, the majority of fittings will be giving you higher iron launch and with less spin than on the course anyway due to the turf. 3/4 of a club in distance and a much heavier ball flight for windy days.”
• Jeff58: “A few things going on most likely. Make no conclusions until you play them outside. As you may know, the type of mat, the ball, the monitor itself, and your basic mechanics are significant variables when hitting indoors. When you weaken iron lofts, there is typically no consideration as to effects other than static loft. You’re also lowering the CG to some extent, which will obviously increase launch angle, max height, and overall trajectory. Your numbers overall look very good, if they are what you’re looking for. A key factor that doesn’t get a lot of attention IMO is carry to total distance, 3 yards in this case. That means that your 8 iron has close to zero roll, with the 9-PW generating unnecessary spin entirely. You’re definitely giving up total yardage with this configuration. Your call as to whether this is what you want.”

Entire Thread: “Are these ideal launch numbers?”