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Lihu Incredible Member

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Sorry to use your particular post @Strandly, but I've often wondered about every time someone mentions thinning or blading a club farther than a well struck shot?

From my experience a well struck shot in the center of the face will always go farther than a thin shot? IDK, maybe I'm just weird?

Depends on the club, bladed driver or long iron doesn't really go anywhere imo.  A bladed wedge goes 10 miles past where you intended though.

If I mishit my clubs even the slightest I lose yardage. The worse the mishit the more yardage is lost. Thin, fat, high, low, toe, heel all lose yardage for my swing. The center gives me the longest distance and the most optimal flight. Maybe it's because I use blades and/or am near my maximum distance? IDK?

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Jon Hoover Well Established Member

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Depends on the club, bladed driver or long iron doesn't really go anywhere imo.  A bladed wedge goes 10 miles past where you intended though.

Yes if you blade a wedge it will go significantly further because instead of the force being applied in the upward direction it will be applied straight forward, that happened to me in my league on Wed with my 54 so instead of the ball going the 120 yrds onto the green it went about 160 yrds which was over the green, fringe and rough and into the water behind it, but I wouldn't list my distance based on that 1/100 line drive shot. :-\


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If I mishit my clubs even the slightest I lose yardage. The worse the mishit the more yardage is lost. Thin, fat, high, low, toe, heel all lose yardage for my swing. The center gives me the longest distance and the most optimal flight. Maybe it's because I use blades and/or am near my maximum distance? IDK?

If I blade/thin my wedges they go a lot further because the don't fly as high. Basically it acts like a severely delofted  strike. I don't necessarily understand the reason behind it, but my stock 50* goes around 125, but if I blade it then I'm looking at 145+.

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Barring a tree, my thinned irons will go longer if its anything from 7I thru wedge. Less than that, and the thin is usually shorter.
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I can't think of one golfer, delusional a we can be, that would consider a shot they would be embarrassed by on the course to be good. If I thin a 9 iron 20 feet over the green I don't think wow I crushed that I am kicking myself for not taking advantage of a good opportunity.

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I can't think of one golfer, delusional a we can be, that would consider a shot they would be embarrassed by on the course to be good. If I thin a 9 iron 20 feet over the green I don't think wow I crushed that I am kicking myself for not taking advantage of a good opportunity.

Yeah, my reaction is always "crap, that's going to go way too far and now I'm screwed"

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Well at my lesson yesterday measured on the GC2. Carry distances:

LW: 75

SW: 88

GW: 100

PW: 113

9i: 124

8i: 137

7i: 150

6i: 162

5i: 174

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Well at my lesson yesterday measured on the GC2. Carry distances:

LW: 75

SW: 88

GW: 100

PW: 113

9i: 124

8i: 137

7i: 150

6i: 162

5i: 174

Have to say those are pretty dang respectable.

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The pro got me swinging my shorter irons better and making more solid contact on my full swing. Accuracy is still a bit of an issue but the shots are at least staying playable. Of course this doesn't take into account playing off uneven lies that happen on the golf course. Perfect lies are one thing. On the GC2 I don't use the "roll out" distance.

I've been working hard on my rotator cuff muscles and shoulder strength. I think this has paid off on distance. Sad, this was supposed to be my year, but the injuries wiped it out. It'll have to be next year.

I was going to play today, but then the weather outside. I really want a warmer day than 62 degrees and 40% chance of rain. Tuesday and Thursday next week look nice.

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