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I hit my 8 iron 150 yards and still use a regular shaft on my driver. My driver I hit from 240 - 260 yards

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congrats , maybe some tighter dispersion with a stiff ;)

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I hit my 8 iron 150 yards and still use a regular shaft on my driver. My driver I hit from 240 - 260 yards

You have R shafts in everything. Is your signature up to date?

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Got the same results from the calculator as other folks. Drives a little too long. Short irons a little too short.

Probably has something to do with your irons. Maybe they should have a field for the loft of our 5-irons since it's all based on 5-iron yardage. I play older irons with more classic lofts and found all their predicted yardages to be right on the money.

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Problem with the calculator is that if I put in a conservative distance for my 5 iron, the distance gaps between irons become larger than they are. Why should I want to put in a conservative value for my 5 iron ...... experience tells me that if you use distance for your let's say pure hits, you will be short a lot of times......

What I normally do is taking one club extra, if I am too long ..... well that is great, but most of times we don't hit pure shots and one club extra is in at least 90% the perfect club...... at least in the irons.

My conservatives are :

58LW-80 / PW-105 / 9i-116 / 8i-127 / 7i-138 / 6i-149 / 5i-160 / 4i-171 / 3i-182 / 2i-193 yds / 3W-220 / Dr.-260 yds.

Driver and 3W are sometimes shorter/longer, but iron averages are pretty good...... in between distances are just gripping down about 3/4 inch.

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If you mess with the data entry values, even for the better, you'll notice that better stats have a negative impact on the scoring clubs distance. I guess the better you get at golf, the shorter you hit. At least that is what it is showing for me. It was also about 5 yards short for my irons.
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I hit my PW 115, my 7i 145 (carry). I swing my driver around 95 mph (stiff shaft). How far should I be hitting the ball with driver, 4w, and 3h? (Decent contact). I just want an opinion about reasonable yardages to shoot for at that swing speed or lower.

That's me, pretty much. You driver will carry 210-220, haven't hit a 4w in 4 decades, 3h ~185.

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I have two issues with the calculator:

1. I now have to check 50+, :(.
2. It really should specify loft for the 5 iron. this can vary the results significantly.

I hit my 26 degree 5 iron 170 to 175 carry. the number for the irons, even with my "50+", are very close. the woods are way long for me, unless you count roll. I carry my 10.5 deg driver, regular shaft, 220 average and as high as 240.

So, to the OP, your numbers are close to mine and the Recreational Golfer. I would expect yours to be similar.

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The Calculator was Pretty Accurate for me. My actual distances are...
D: 260
3W: 220
5W: 180
3H/4H: 210/180
5:170
6:155
7:135
8:125
9:115
PW:110
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Ive got a similar swing speed with driver and I average about 225-230 total(carry+roll) on a decent swing with good contact occasionally getting to 250 with a really good one with my longest ever being in the 285-290 range off an elevated tee on a downhill par 5 with wind at my back. Hit my 3 hybrid about 200-205, my 4 hybrid about 180-190.

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This is a fun little online calculator. If you are honest with yourself about your skill level and swing mechanics, it generates fairly accurate estimates for your shots:

This website is scary close. The only club that was off was driver (wood) it was a little short but not by much. Pretty cool site.

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