Originally Posted by LowPost42

To be honest, I don't know off the top of my head why clubs are stepped in 1/2" increments, besides trying to keep swing weight constant. Assuming this is the reason, I could keep swing weight (or feel, or heft) constant, there would be no reason to shorten the clubs. Again, we're assuming the stepping is to keep feel constant, as head weight goes up in the shorter clubs.