Dynamic Loft

The actual loft angle of the club face at the moment of impact, accounting for shaft lean, wrist angle, and angle of attack. Different from static loft, which is the loft stamped on the club at address.

A 7-iron with 32° of static loft might deliver only 24° of dynamic loft for a player who leans the shaft forward and compresses the ball — and that compression is what produces the penetrating ball flight and consistent distance control of better players.

Dynamic loft is measured by launch monitors that track both the club face and the ball at impact. Combined with attack angle, it determines spin loft and therefore spin rate.