Equipment

Are these ideal launch numbers?

Published

5 months ago

Jan 21, 2026

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?”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

2 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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2 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

2 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. 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.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”