Specification comparison

Highlighted cells differ between the two sets. Lofts and lies are factory standard.

Lofts compared

What the differences mean

At the 7-iron, the Tour B JGR HF1 is 26° and the Tour B JGR HF2 is 31°, a 5° gap. Each degree of loft is worth roughly 3 to 4 yards of carry at the same swing speed, so the Tour B JGR HF1 should carry roughly 15 to 20 yards further with that club, on a slightly lower, shallower flight than the Tour B JGR HF2. Across the 7 clubs both sets share, the Tour B JGR HF2 averages 4° weaker, with the largest gap at the 8-iron (29° vs 35°). The pitching wedges are 38° and 44°; the stronger one leaves a 12° jump to a 50° gap wedge, which matters when planning wedge gapping. Beyond loft, the Tour B JGR HF1 7-iron sits 0.5° flatter (61.5° vs 62°), which nudges start direction slightly right for a right-hander; the Tour B JGR HF1 7-iron is 0.75 inches longer (38" vs 37.25").

The sets are built differently: the Tour B JGR HF1 runs 5-iron to AW (8 clubs), the Tour B JGR HF2 4-iron to AW (8 clubs).

The Tour B JGR HF1 is a super game improvement iron and the Tour B JGR HF2 a game improvement iron, so they sit one step apart on the forgiveness scale. The Tour B JGR HF1 is the more forgiving design, with a wider sole, more offset and more perimeter weighting for high handicaps, beginners and slower swing speeds. The Tour B JGR HF2 trades some of that for a more compact head, thinner topline and more control over flight and shape, which suits roughly 10 to 25 handicaps.

The Tour B JGR HF1 is listed as two-piece forged hollow body with a rubber-insert cavity and the Tour B JGR HF2 as two-piece forged, ultra-thin face with polymer-filled cavity. The Tour B JGR HF1's hollow body lets the face flex more and moves mass low and outward, usually giving higher launch and more ball speed on off-centre strikes than the Tour B JGR HF2, at some cost in feel.

The Tour B JGR HF2 arrived 2 years after the Tour B JGR HF1, a typical one-generation refresh. Changes over that span are usually incremental: refined face thickness, revised weighting, updated looks and small loft tweaks rather than a new concept. Here the 7-iron loft moved from 26° to 31°.

Which should you choose?

The Tour B JGR HF2 is the weaker-lofted set — up to 6° weaker than the Tour B JGR HF1. That trades raw distance for a steeper landing angle and more predictable stopping power into greens.

Both charts are reproduced in full on their own pages: Bridgestone Tour B JGR HF1 specs and Bridgestone Tour B JGR HF2 specs.

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