hit 2 loft equal clubs. I bent my old 1997 dci blade 7 iron to 38 degrees loft to match 38 degree loft of my newer 2014 taylormade tour preferred iron 8 iron) and I consistently hit the newer club 10 yards further.

Now that being said, my scores aren't substantially better. I get new irons every 2-3 years and have kept some of my favorites from the past. My 962B titleist irons, callaway x forged and some adams cmb's