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Two things, primarily: 1. The 3-iron has a longer shaft (the skinny metal part between your hands and the clubhead) 2. The 3-iron has less loft, meaning that the ball doesn't fly as high as with a 9-iron. I don't recall exactly but I think a 3-iron has about 21 degrees of loft compared to maybe 48 degrees for a 9-iron. These two things make the 3-iron hit the ball much farther than a 9-iron, maybe 200-225 yards vs. 100-125 yards for the 9-iron. But it is also a much harder club to make good contact with, due to the longer shaft and lack of loft.

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