Wilson Golf Clubs
Wilson Shafts, Lofts and Lie Angles: The Fitting Basics
The specifications that decide performance, and the ones that only decide price.
Lie angle is the most ignored specification in golf
If the lie angle is wrong, your iron shots will miss consistently in one direction and no amount of practice will fix it. Too upright pulls the ball left; too flat pushes it right.
It is measured in a few minutes and adjusted in a few more, and forged Staff Model heads bend easily. There is almost no reason to play with the wrong lie.
Shaft weight before flex
Weight affects tempo, delivery and strike location more than the flex label does. Flex is also not standardised — a stiff from one manufacturer can play softer than a regular from another.
Weight in grams is a real, comparable number. Start there.
Iron shaft choice
Steel remains the default for golfers with reasonable speed. Graphite is not a compromise — it is the right answer for slower swings, for anyone with joint problems, and for golfers who need help with launch.
Whichever you choose, keep weight consistent across the set and close to your wedges.
Loft: read the whole chart
Game-improvement sets have strong lofts, and that is fine as long as you plan around it. What matters is the step from the set’s pitching wedge into your first wedge, which is where most bags have a hole.
Ask for the full loft chart, not the 7-iron number. One strong loft flatters a set; the chart tells you how the bag will gap.
Length and grip size
Length affects strike location more than almost anything. Half an inch too long moves contact toward the heel on every swing.
Grip size affects hand action. Too small encourages excessive release; too large restricts it. If you consistently miss left, try a larger grip before changing anything else.
Keep the build sheet
Length, lie, loft, shaft, grip and swing weight, written down. In three years when you replace a club, that sheet is worth more than the receipt.
Fitting tip: Ask to hit the same head with two shaft weights thirty grams apart. The difference will surprise you and it is the clearest way to feel what shaft weight actually does.
Model names current as of September 2026.