that article is hidden behind a paywall or a site login. but if search on the article title “What robot testing revealed about 9 game-improvement irons for 2026” will reveal it has been reproduced in full on many websites.
Very interesting indeed, and great to see that they tested every iron with the exact same shaft. I would have liked to see them bend the loft and lies to be exactly the same. then we can see whether manufacturers claims of longer, higher etc are actually true or not.
This test does seem to reveal what is obvious, a stronger loft goes further with a wider dispersion.
Interesting article and data. Thanks for sharing. I have done robot testing in my career and it is great for ball testing. It can give you some valuable information in club testing, but is not as definitive with clubs as it is with golf balls. Still, interesting data.
Britt Lindsey