Why you don’t need as much spin from your irons as you might think
Written by Rob McGarr on Friday 27 June 2025
Traditional wisdom suggests that high spin is key to making approach shots stop quickly upon landing. But today’s club designs have flipped the script. Here’s why you don’t need as much spin as you think – and what really matters for distance, control, and consistency. The traditional thinking around iron spin was simple: your irons should spin at roughly 1,000 rpm per...