The loft angle on the different clubs are designed to be used to your advantage. Golf clubs are designed with different lofts to get the ball up in the air.
Loft Angle: The angle of the club's face. The wider or more "open" the face, the higher the ball will be lofted on contact . . . and the higher the number of the club.
Loft angle has a major effect on distance off the tee, so its important to choose the correct loft for your driving club. The slower speed swingers (ladies, seniors and some regular flex players) need higher lofted driving clubs.
loft angle
The angle of a club's face, with higher numbered clubs having a wider angle (open face), creating a higher loft.
digger a club whose loft angle is such that the sole's leading edge is substantially lower than its trailing edge, thereby causing the club to gouge into the turf or ground too abruptly ...
Example of a 3 wood golf loft angle
Drivers, Fairway Woods, Utility Woods and Hybrids in in a Wood golf set.
Woods for women are often longer and lighter, and have large hollow, high lofted heads of hard material. For example titanium.
The loft angle of a wedge or a short iron is an apparently simple variable with complex effects.
Since there was no recording of loft angle, launch angle, and atmospheric conditions, the reasons for the differences can only be speculated. It is difficult to find empirical data that has well documented conditions of launch.
Long Iron: Generally refers to irons numbered one through four with lower loft angles.
Contrary to popular belief high compression balls do not necessarily fly farther, as other components such as clubhead speed, swing speed, the club's loft angle and dimple pattern are as important in determining distance.
 See also: Golf, Swing, Shaft, Hit, Loft
  
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