Average Distances - How Far Do You Hit Each Club? (And Don't Lie!)

[Slice of Life]

Distances have changed greatly since the last posting and my lesson with Erik:

Here are averages (not including mishits):

Taylor Made RBZ Stage II 9.5 Degree S Flex: 245-265 yards (Gone down now that I'm back to a strong fade/slice )

Taylor Made RBZ 3 Wood S Flex: 230 yards

Cleveland Halo 2i Hybrid: 210 yards

Taylor Made RocketBladez 5i: 190 yards

6i: 175 yards

7i: 165 yards

8i: 150 yards

9i: 140 yards

PW: 130 yards

AW: 120 yards

Ping Tour Rustique 52 Degree: 112 yards

Crappy 56 Degree (Rarely use): 90 yards

Cobra S 3400i 60 Degree: 80 yards

[saevel25]

Driver - 285-305

3-wood - 270

3-hybrid - 230-240

5 Iron (24°) - 217

6 Iron (27°) - 204

7 Iron (31°) - 191

8 Iron (35°) - 178

9 Iron (40°) - 165

PW Iron (44°) - 152

AW Iron (49°) - 139

52 Iron (52°) - 125

56 Iron (56°) - 115

Putter - 1000 yards

[Slice of Life]

Originally Posted by saevel25

Driver - 285-305

3-wood - 270

3-hybrid - 230-240

5 Iron (24°) - 217

6 Iron (27°) - 204

7 Iron (31°) - 191

8 Iron (35°) - 178

9 Iron (40°) - 165

PW Iron (44°) - 152

AW Iron (49°) - 139

52 Iron (52°) - 125

56 Iron (56°) - 115

Putter - 1000 yards

I hit a 3 wood 270 once.

Once.

[Jeremie Boop]

Originally Posted by Slice of Life

I hit a 3 wood 270 once.

Once.

I am really thinking about getting a 4 wood for versatility off the tee, was hoping a good one would go on sale soon.

[Slice of Life]

Originally Posted by Jeremie Boop

I am really thinking about getting a 4 wood for versatility off the tee, was hoping a good one would go on sale soon.

I have no need for one. My 3 wood is good for 225-260 depending on how I play it, and my 2i hybrid is good for 205-220, so I really don't have a gap there.

[Jeremie Boop]

I don't have a 3 wood either, just driver to 4i. So I have a decent sized distance gap. *done with off topic stuff, my bad*

[whatwoodtigerdo]

Every time I look at a thread like this I think to myself, "self a lot of people on this site seem to have 110-115 MPH swing speed".

Looking at these yardages makes me wonder if a lot of you guys say man that shot must have been playing longer than the yardage said a lot on the course.

[Jeremie Boop]

Originally Posted by whatwoodtigerdo

Every time I look at a thread like this I think to myself, "self a lot of people on this site seem to have 110-115 MPH swing speed".

Looking at these yardages makes me wonder if a lot of you guys say man that shot must have been playing longer than the yardage said a lot on the course.

Actually, I look at my gps app on my phone because I don't trust the markings anymore. I learned my lesson about assuming markings are correct.That being said I've pulled my 9i for a 155 yd center green shot *via gps* and flew it to back edge with a bounce off. I've no clue what my actual swing speed is, but hoping that they'll have a way to measure it at the outing this weekend.

[Hardballs]

Yeah! I think the yard markers on my course cannot be trusted, I also tried a phone GPS and one of them is way out! Sometimes up to 25 yards! ....I discovered as i watched my ball land past a green and bounce into the horizon!

[cipher]

Originally Posted by saevel25

Driver - 285-305

3-wood - 270

3-hybrid - 230-240

5 Iron (24°) - 217

6 Iron (27°) - 204

7 Iron (31°) - 191

8 Iron (35°) - 178

9 Iron (40°) - 165

PW Iron (44°) - 152

AW Iron (49°) - 139

52 Iron (52°) - 125

56 Iron (56°) - 115

Putter - 1000 yards

Golly Gee, I would not carry a driver if I could hit a 3W like that.

These are carry distances. The PW, GW, SW have added swing weight.

Driver: - 240-250

3Wood - 215-220

3(utility) - 195(not quite sure yet)

4 iron - 180

5 iron - 170

6 iron - 163ish

7 iron - 155

8 iron - 145

9 iron - 135

pw     - 120

50     - 105

56     -  90

[jayisu]

It seems the lower handicappers have much greater distance.  Probably consistent distance as well.  My game has improved this summer (24 to 12) as my distance has improved.

Driver --  250-275max

3W --  220-245 max

3h -- 200-210

3i -- never use it, except for low punch out of trees

4i -- 200-210, use hybrid instead

5i -- 190

6i -- never use it, mental block, choke down on 5

7i -- 160-170

8i -- 145-155

9i -- 130-140

PW -- 120-135, no control

56 -- 100

60 -- 65

I can only give a range because I don't consistently hit a certain distance.  Try to control distance gaps with choking down and shorter swings with limited success.

[Fore Left]

Nothing against the higher-handicappers who play the muni courses, but they probably aren't seeing yardages on the course that are very accurate.   I don't have/use a range-finder though, because I just try to focus on enjoying the game, and part of the "challenge" if you will,  is determining what club to play from whatever position/lie/elevation etc. I am, using whatever the course lists the yardage as, or what my eyes tell me the distance is.

[jayisu]

Originally Posted by Hardballs

Yeah! I think the yard markers on my course cannot be trusted, I also tried a phone GPS and one of them is way out! Sometimes up to 25 yards! ....I discovered as i watched my ball land past a green and bounce into the horizon!

I agree with this and have the same trouble on my course.  The other day I was inside the 150 marker by 15 yards and the guy with the range finder said it was 157 out.  No wonder I was hitting that shot short.  I don't have the app, but I go on Google earth and measure with its device and am surprised at how close or long some of the distances I hit from are.  I am trying to memorize some of the positions I am usually in and trust the Google yardage.  Hard to gauge a shot when you don't have a reliable yardage to use.

[WhySoSerious]

1. Driver-10*  250 to 260
2. 2 Hybrid 15.5*  210 to 220
3. 3 Hybrid 18* 190 to 200-ish
4. 4 Hybrid 22.5* 170-180-ish
5. 5 Iron 24* 170-ish
6. 6 Iron 27* 160-ish
7. 7 Iron 31* 150-ish
8. 8 Iron 35* 135-ish
9. 9 Iron 39* 125-ish
10. P-wedge 44* 115-ish
11. G-wedge 50* 100-ish
12. S-wedge 56* 70-ish
13. L-wedge 60* 50-and under
14. see my sig for club descriptions, driver is R flex, hybrids are S flex and irons are R flex

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by jayisu

It seems the lower handicappers have much greater distance.  Probably consistent distance as well.

Those are redundant statements.  In order to reach longer distances--especially for an average--you need to consistently get that swing speed/smash factor/launch angle, etc.  It's not as simple as being able to swing hard translating into long distances.

[Wardy]

Re: the above post.

Lower handicaps have better swing mechanics, which create a faster swing speed = further distance.

[Toasty]

Driver - 260-270

4 wood - 230

3 hybrid - 205

4 iron - 190

5 iron - 180

6 iron - 170

7 iron - 160

8 iron - 150

9 iron - 134

Pitching wedge - 125

51 wedge - 110

55 wedge - 95

59 wedge - 75

[antnee94]

This has all been charted thanks to my Garmin S3. And yes I do own this many clubs and have used them all this year. I'm giving you the average throwing out the distances that I've mishit, and the ones that I absolutely caught pure and flew a much greater distance. I use a 25 yard range when I throw out short or long shots. I also don't record the distances when I'm playing into or with a strong wind.

I pretty much only decided on my bag set up for the remainder of the season 3 rounds ago. I'm going with the 15/19 degree FW, the 21 degree hybrid, 5I-PW, 50, 55, 60 degree wedges.

D: 247.3 (119 Swings)

13 degree Tour Spoon: 238.6 (12 swings)

15 degree 3 wood: 238.5 (24 swings)

17 degree 4 wood: 231.0 (7 swings)

19 degree 5 wood: 219.5 (14 swings)

18.5 degree hybrid: 209.8 (5 swings)

21   degree hybrid:  207.5 (18 swings)

21.5 degree hybrid: 196.6 (7 swings)

3I: 212.9 (12 swings)

4I: 194.7 (15 swings)

5I: 185.4 (16 swings)

6I: 174.4 (12 swings)

7I: 165.8 (20 swings)

8I: 156.2 (32 swings)

9I: 141.4 (24 swings)

P:  125.7 (28 swings)

50W: 114.3 (17 swings)

55W: 98.9 (10 swings)

60W: 72.5 (2 swings)