Question for Driving Iron Owners

Eddie

On the heels of my iron testing, I'm thinking of pulling my regular 19 degree hybrid from the bag and putting a driving iron in its place.

My question is what playing length are you playing your driving irons at?

I'm thinking of playing a driving iron at a really short length, basically the same length as my 4 iron, but in a head with much less loft. My logic is the shorter the club length, the more I will be committed to hit down on the ball and remove the early extension miss. I know swingweighting will be a challenge but with a proper rebuild, adding weight to a head is always easier than taking weight off.

Just curious if anyone else has gone short length with the driving iron.

dphatt

If you go shorter in length you will more than likely hit the ball lower. If you want a good example of this try hitting a one length 4 iron.

Golfingfanatic

I'd be careful about the shorter length, too. Height is most likely going to be an issue. Driving irons don't go particularly high anyway in my experience.
If you want something a little shorter maybe get a MAX GI 4 iron like a SIM Max?

tinkerer

I can’t speak specifically to the DI but I shafted a 4h up with a Steelfiber and played it at nearly 5 iron length and loved it. It was definitely more consistent at the shorter length