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What's everyone's "yardage per pound" as measured by an average of your drives and your 5-irons? How about yardage per inch?

Me: 180 lbs and 5'10"
Driver: 1.5 yds/lb, 3.86 yds/in
5-Iron: 1.03 yd/lb, 2.64 yds/in

270 and 185 yards, respectively, for the times when I don't completely mishit a shot. I threw those out, and the 270/185 numbers were confirmed by some recent launch monitor work as well.

On a scale of 0-10, 10 being super-muscular and 0 being a big flabby wuss, I'm around a 5. I'm neither.

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ME : 6'1" 180LBS.
DRIVER : 1.61 yds/lb 3.97 yds/in
5 Iron : 1.17 yds/lb 2.88 yds/in

Driver average 280-300.
5 iron 210 yards.

On a scale of 0-10, 10 being super-muscular and 0 being a big flabby wuss, I'm around a 7. I am lean, not super muscular but pretty thin/cut. Im working on getting my body fat % down and my lean muscles up!

Driver: 1.32 yards/lb, 3.71 yards/inch - 260 yards avg
5 iron: only .86 yards/lb, 2.43 yards/inch - 170 yards carry
I'm probably also a 7 (5'10" 197lbs) with a stocky/muscular build with a bit of a gut .

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Interesting topic. Driver average probably 285 and 5 iron is 195.

Me: 6' 0" 190 lbs.
Driver: 1.5 yards/lb, 3.95 yards/in
5 Iron: 1.02 yards/lb, 2.70 yard/in

I would put myself at around a 6. Pretty average build but tipped more toward the musclar/fit than the flabby side of the scale.

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6' 0" - 175 lbs.

Driver: 1.43 yds./lb., 3.47 yds./in.
5-iron: .91 yds./lb., 2.22 yds./in.

On a scale of 0 - 10: 4 (at best). Whatever's left is from another time...

Rick

  • 2 weeks later...

Ouch!! What about us fat guys..

Weight 225
Hight 5-10

Average Driver distance 290 so thats 1.28 per pound
Average 5 iron distance 192 so thats .85

What else can I say. I'm fat and happy


Height 5'9"
Weight 150 lbs

Driver : 1.73 yd/lb
5-iron : 1.16 yd/lb

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Old Thread but something I have been looking into

Im 5ft 10 weigh 125 lbs (left leg amputee) 

Driver is 280 average - 2.24 yards/4.0 per in.

5 iron is 205 average - 1.64 yards/2.93 per in

On a scale of 1-10 ....I'm scrawny but pretty in great shape so a 7.5.spacer.png 


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