Nike NDS Irons Specifications
Full factory loft, lie and length chart for the Nike NDS irons, from 2007.
- Years produced
- from 2007
- Category
- Game Improvement Irons
- Construction
- cast cavity back with a progressive heel-and-toe notch weighting system
- Material
- 431 stainless steel (softer than the 17-4 stainless used in most cast iron heads)
- Set makeup
- 3–SW
Data confidence: medium. These figures are compiled from secondary sources rather than a manufacturer spec sheet. If you have an original catalogue page, send it over and we will update the chart.
Loft, lie & length chart
| Club | Loft (°) | Lie (°) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 21 | 59.5 | 39 |
| 4 | 24 | 60.5 | 38.5 |
| 5 | 27 | 61.5 | 38 |
| 6 | 31 | 62.5 | 37.5 |
| 7 | 35 | 63 | 37 |
| 8 | 39 | 63.5 | 36.5 |
| 9 | 43 | 64 | 36 |
| PW | 47 | 64.5 | 35.75 |
| SW | 55 | 65 | 35.5 |
Lofts and lies are the factory standard build. Individual clubs may differ if they have been bent, re-shafted or re-gripped during their life.
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About the Nike NDS
NDS stands for Nike Distance Series, an affordable game-improvement iron aimed at beginners and mid-to-high-handicap golfers rather than better players. The cast 431 stainless steel body is notably softer than typical 17-4 cast stainless for extra feel, and a notch cut into the back cavity concentrates weight toward the heel and toe; the notch is wider in the long irons for maximum forgiveness and narrows through the short irons to raise the center of gravity for more workability. A low, deep CG and progressive offset (heaviest in the long irons) are built in to help get the ball airborne and reduce fat shots. Lofts are moderately strong for a game-improvement set of its era, with a 35-degree 7-iron; the standard men's set runs 3-iron through pitching wedge with a matching sand wedge available.
Stock shafts
- True Temper NDS steel — steel · flexes: Uniflex
- Fujikura NDS graphite — graphite · flexes: R, S, W
Frequently asked questions
What is the loft of a Nike NDS 7-iron?
The Nike NDS 7-iron has a loft of 35 degrees, a 63-degree lie angle, and a 37-inch steel-shaft length.
What does NDS stand for on Nike irons?
NDS stands for Nike Distance Series, an affordable game-improvement iron line Nike introduced in 2007 aimed at beginners and mid-to-high-handicap golfers.
What are Nike NDS irons made of?
The heads are cast from 431 stainless steel, which Nike marketed as roughly 25 percent softer than the 17-4 stainless steel used in most cast iron heads, intended to give a softer feel while keeping manufacturing costs down.
What clubs came in a stock Nike NDS iron set?
The standard men's set ran 3-iron through pitching wedge, with a matching 55-degree sand wedge available, in either stock True Temper NDS steel (Uniflex) or Fujikura NDS graphite shafts.
Production status
Introduced in 2007, the Nike NDS has no confirmed end date on file. LoftChart records a discontinuation year only where a source dates it, and none has been found for this set, so it may or may not still be in the Nike catalogue — check with Nike or a retailer before counting on a new set. Used sets appear on eBay, and should be measured against the chart above before buying, since irons are routinely bent from standard.
- equip2golf.com 'Nike NDS Driver Review' (irons section) — confirms NDS as a game-improvement iron aimed at beginners/high handicappers, the 431 stainless steel body ('25% softer than 17-4 stainless'), the notch weight progression system (wider notch/more heel-toe weighting in long irons, narrower and higher-CG in short irons), a men's 3-PW set and women's 4-SW set in right and left hand, stock True Temper NDS steel (Uniflex) and Fujikura NDS graphite (S/R/Women's/Senior) shafts, and launch pricing ($479 steel / $599 graphite)
- southamptongolfclub.com 'Nike NDS Irons Review' — independently confirms the cast 431 stainless steel cavity-back construction, perimeter weight ports in heel and toe, progressive offset and sole width, and gives a loft/lie table for the 3-iron through 9-iron (21/59.5, 24/60.5, 27/61.5, 31/62.5, 35/63, 39/63.5, 43/64) that matches the fuller table below exactly on every row it covers
- TheSandTrap.com forum thread 'Lie angle' (post by user Sacman, 5 May 2012, comparing his then-seven-year-old Nike NDS irons to new Mizuno MP-53s) — supplies the complete loft/lie/length ladder used in specs above, 3-iron through sand wedge (3: 21/59.5/39, 4: 24/60.5/38.5, 5: 27/61.5/38, 6: 31/62.5/37.5, 7: 35/63/37, 8: 39/63.5/36.5, 9: 43/64/36, PW: 47/64.5/35.75, SW: 55/65/35.5); no catalog/chart attribution was given in the post, so treat the length column as secondary to the independently corroborated loft/lie figures above. Individual pre-owned club listings on golfroots.com and 2ndswing.com show real-world lengths that are close but not identical (3-iron 38.75in, 4-iron 38.0in, 8-iron 36.75in, PW 35.5in, uniflex steel) — the discrepancy of roughly a quarter to half an inch per club versus the forum chart is noted but unresolved, likely reflecting either a different measurement convention or normal used-club variance
- golf-shack.blogspot.com 'Nike NDS Irons Review' (Feb 2011) and golfmonthly.com 'Nike NDS' review — both independently confirm the True Temper Uniflex stock steel shaft, cavity-back/notch design, and 35-degree 7-iron loft; golfmonthly gives UK launch pricing of GBP 349 (steel) / GBP 429 (graphite)
- golfbluebook.com 'Nike NDS' research page states Year Introduced 2007 and repeats the 431-stainless/low-deep-CG/progressive-offset description and $479 MSRP; pitchmarks.com 'Nike Irons By Year' timeline independently places NDS in 2007 alongside the CCI Cast, CCI Forged and SQ Sumo irons. A competing fan-made timeline (swingyard.com) instead places NDS in 2004, and one Golf Monthly page's extracted metadata suggested 2004 as well; year_introduced 2007 is used per the two more specific/structured sources and the brief's stated announcement year, but the 2004 alternative could not be fully ruled out
- No predecessor or successor could be confirmed with confidence: equip2golf's review references the earlier Nike Slingshot only as a general point of comparison, not a stated lineage, and no source states which model directly replaced NDS in Nike's cast game-improvement tier, so both fields are left null
- Confidence is medium: the model's identity (Nike Distance Series), material, construction concept and 3-iron-through-9-iron loft/lie figures are corroborated across multiple independent sources, but the full spec table's length column and the PW/SW rows rest on a single uncorroborated forum repost of what looks like a manufacturer chart, and the exact introduction year has one dissenting source
Last updated 29 July 2026. Spot an error? info@loftchart.com