The equipment reference
Find your iron generation.
Look up a model, check the generation, then read its original loft, lie and length specifications. This first collection covers 5 generations across two brands.
TaylorMade2016
M2 irons (2016)
The original M2 generation, with a V-shaped cavity badge. Its wedge specifications differ from the 2017 M2.
28.5° 7-iron loft
TaylorMade2017
M2 irons (2017)
The second M2 generation, identified by the manufacturer's Face Slot design and fin-style cavity badge.
28.5° 7-iron loft
TaylorMade2018
M4 irons (2018)
The 2018 M4 generation. Its familiar 28.5° 7-iron loft does not make it the same head as an M2.
28.5° 7-iron loft
TitleistGeneration 710
AP1 irons (710)
The 710 generation of the AP1 family. The generation code is part of the identity, rather than a confirmed manufacture date.
33° 7-iron loft
TitleistGeneration 712
AP2 irons (712)
The 712 generation of AP2, with a 35° 7-iron and a 47° pitching wedge in the standard table.
35° 7-iron loft
A model year identifies the archived generation; it does not establish when an individual club was manufactured. Read our sourcing approach.