Wilson Staff Tour Blade Irons Specifications
Full factory loft, lie and length chart for the Wilson Staff Tour Blade irons, 1987–1991.
- Years produced
- 1987–1991
- Category
- Blade / Muscleback
- Construction
- forged muscle back
- Material
- forged carbon steel
- Set makeup
- 2–SW
Data confidence: low. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 | 57 | 38.5 |
| 3 | 23 | 58 | 38 |
| 4 | 26 | 59 | 37.5 |
| 5 | 30 | 60 | 37 |
| 6 | 34 | 60 | 36.5 |
| 7 | 38 | 61 | 36.25 |
| 8 | 42 | 62 | 35.75 |
| 9 | 46 | 62 | 35.25 |
| PW | 50 | 64 | 35 |
| SW | 55 | 64 | 35 |
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.
About the Wilson Staff Tour Blade
The late-80s Staff Tour Blade — the "Fluid Feel" model collectors know by the red plug in the heel of the sole and the tapered muscle bar — revived the drill-through hosel of Wilson's 1957-75 Staff Dynapower era. Catalog records show the model on sale from 1986 through 1988 (the W/S shield stamp was added in 1989), and Wilson had kept its blade specification essentially unchanged since the 1970s, so the numbers below follow the ladder Ralph Maltby recorded for the Wilson Staff blade in his 1982-published tables: a 38-degree 7-iron and 50-degree pitching wedge, one degree stronger than the 1974-published ladder. Wilson tweaked the specs again with the 1991 Tour Blade.
Stock shafts
- True Temper Dynamic Gold — steel
Related models
- 2014 centennial tribute with the Fluid Feel stamp: Wilson Staff FG Tour 100
- Wilson's modern tour blade: Wilson Staff Model Blade
- Compare: Wilson Staff Tour Blade vs Wilson Staff FG Tour 100
- Compare: Wilson Staff Tour Blade vs Wilson Staff Model Blade
Frequently asked questions
What is the loft of a 1987 Wilson Staff Tour Blade 7-iron?
Approximately 38 degrees per the 1982-published Maltby tables — though a collector's reading of the 1988 Wilson catalog suggests 39 degrees, matching the older 1974 ladder. Either way it is roughly three clubs weaker than a modern distance iron.
What is the Fluid Feel on Wilson Staff Tour Blades?
Fluid Feel is Wilson's drill-through hosel: the shaft bore runs through to the sole (capped with a small plug), a construction revived on this model from the 1957-75 Staff Dynapower blades. It also makes these irons notoriously difficult to reshaft.
When was this Wilson Staff Tour Blade model sold?
Catalog records show it on sale from 1986 through 1988, with a W/S shield stamp added for 1989-90; it is popularly known as the '87-88 Fluid Feel'. Wilson revised the blade with the 1991 Tour Blade.
Finding a used set
The Wilson Staff Tour Blade ran from 1987 to 1991 and is no longer in production, so the used market is the only source. Search eBay, 2nd Swing, Golf Avenue and the PGA Tour Superstore trade-in listings, and check the loft and lie against the chart above before buying — sets this age have often been bent from standard.
- Ralph Maltby, 'Golf Club Design, Fitting, Alteration & Repair' 4th ed. p.844, as transcribed on GolfWRX ('Late 70s-Early 80s Wilson Staff Tour Blades' thread): the 1974-published Wilson Staff ladder (2i 21/38.5/57 through PW 51 and SW 55), with the next listing, published 1982, showing every loft one degree stronger except the 55-degree SW, lies on the 6-9 irons one degree flatter, and PW/SW a quarter-inch shorter — the 1982 ladder is what appears above
- GolfWRX 'Wilson Staff Fluid Feel 87-88?' thread — a collector with the 1980 and 1988 Wilson catalogs states the 1988 specs match 1980 and that specs were tweaked with the 1991 Tour Blade; the same thread dates this model's availability from 1986, the drill-through Fluid Feel hosel revival, and the 1989 addition of the W/S shield stamp. Note his reading supports the weaker 1974 ladder (39-degree 7-iron), so the two period sources disagree by one degree through the set
- Because the surviving evidence is a book transcription and catalog testimony that differ by one degree, confidence is low; the 1982-published Maltby ladder is used as the more precisely documented of the two
Last reviewed 2026-07-29. Spot an error? [email protected]