My scheduled iron fitting is finally almost here and I'm batting around the idea of possibly having the lofts strengthened if whatever I'm fit for peaks too high. I'm assuming it will be another game improvement offering or possibly a players distance set? My current set (Cobra King F6 with stock graphite) peaks quite a bit higher than most I play with, but they're also designed to do so. I'm older, and distance challenged and inconsistent so I'm not the right candidate for players irons IMO. So I'm debating possibly lowering lofts even further on a new set of rocket launching GI (or PD) irons. Another bonus would be to expand distance from irons at the top of my bag to hopefully eliminate another club up there. Biggest pro would be more distance and less wind interaction due to lower flight.
My assumptions are the cons to strengthening (ranked worst to least) are:
Reduce land angle and backspin making it tough to hold some greens
Expand dispersion ovals because less backspin = less control
Screw up designed turf interaction and make irons more 'diggy'
Adds offset making irons more prone to pulls and hooks (that's my miss)
Might need another wedge (debated calling that a pro vs con)
I plan to discuss this stuff with my fitter but am I missing anything else?
My assumptions are the cons to strengthening (ranked worst to least) are:
Reduce land angle and backspin making it tough to hold some greens
Expand dispersion ovals because less backspin = less control
Screw up designed turf interaction and make irons more 'diggy'
Adds offset making irons more prone to pulls and hooks (that's my miss)
Might need another wedge (debated calling that a pro vs con)
I plan to discuss this stuff with my fitter but am I missing anything else?