TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Women's Rescue

Three heads at 23 degrees, then 27, then 31, every one right-handed, all aimed at the part of the bag where long irons stop working first. A 450 stainless body with a carbon crown keeps the centre of gravity low, which is what gets lofts like these airborne without much help from the swing.

The build above the head is the lightest TaylorMade offered in the category that year, an Ascent Ladies 45 from Aldila under a Lamkin Sonar weighing 38 grams. Nothing adjusts at the hosel. For a golfer whose long irons have quietly stopped earning their place, swapping the lot for these three is the straightforward move, and the loft steps are spaced for exactly that.