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

[natureboy]

Club     (Loft)      ~ Avg Yds Carry (not counting hooks and the occasional top)

D         9.5*        250 (263)

3w       15*         225

5w       18*         215

3h        20*        195

2i         17*        195

3i         20*        188

4i         23.5*     179

5i         27*        169

6i         30.5*     159

7i         34*        149

8i         38*        139

9i         42*        129

EW      46*        119

GW      50*        109

SW      56*         85

LW       60*        74

Ping i20 driver, Nicklaus AirMax 35s fairways, Mizuno Fli-Hi CLK hybrid, Hogan Apex Plus (1999) irons, Callaway forged wedges (2009)

[MPtheKid]

Driver 140, 3 iron 150, 4 iron 150, 5 iron 150, 6 iron 150, 7 iron 150, 8 iron 150, 9 iron, on a good day, 160. pw 110. Although I am normally a little more consistant.

[Slice of Life]

I think it was a joke on how he isn't hitting the ball well lol

[MPtheKid]

I think it was a joke on how he isn't hitting the ball well lol

Completely over my head haha...thanks!

[Lihu]

I was just looking around and saw this interesting tidbit:

http://www.leaderboard.com/loftinfo.htm

The measured lofts on all my clubs takes me back to 1965, except that my PW is about 50 degrees not 51. I guess, I'm "old club fashioned".

[guywoof]

Just kidding. It's our normal foursome answer. Average good hit for driver is, with summer roll, 250, seven iron 160, pw 110. If I was serious about golf I would have to quit.

[newtogolf]

I was just looking around and saw this interesting tidbit:

http://www.leaderboard.com/loftinfo.htm

The measured lofts on all my clubs takes me back to 1965, except that my PW is about 50 degrees not 51. I guess, I'm "old club fashioned".

A problem with the new sets is they require you to carry additional wedges or have larger gaps.  It used to be the gap wedge wasn't a required wedge, older golf sets went from PW to SW at normal gap spacing but with the new sets you need a gap / attack wedge to fill the 10+ degree gap between modern day PW and SW.

[Lihu]

Just kidding. It's our normal foursome answer. Average good hit for driver is, with summer roll, 250, seven iron 160, pw 110. If I was serious about golf I would have to quit.

Like most of us.

A problem with the new sets is they require you to carry additional wedges or have larger gaps.  It used to be the gap wedge wasn't a required wedge, older golf sets went from PW to SW at normal gap spacing but with the new sets you need a gap / attack wedge to fill the 10+ degree gap between modern day PW and SW.

Yeah, now I'm not sure how much use there is for my 52 (probably dropping that for the 3W again). If I am slightly closer than the 100 marker 52, slightly farther PW. This has not happened that often except if I am using a driver on those ~350 holes. My PW(50)/56/60 is probably enough. Now, I just need to LSW-fy them with labels on the side for intermediate distances.

[BallMarker]

Max distance I hit with any kind of accuracy. Driver: 265 3 wood: 230 5 wood: 215 3 hybrid: 200 4 hybrid: 190 5 iron: 180 6 iron: 170 7 iron: 160 8 iron: 150 9 irons: 140 46: 130 50: 115 54: 105 58: 90 Putter: 40 feet :-)

[guywoof]

I don't know if this will be useful, but I play in the northwest and this time of year it's very heavy air and sometimes cold, and wet fairways with some mud. My driver I prefer to hit semi-low, a callaway razr fit extreme, so I turn to driving with my 3 wood and seven wood and actually outdrive my foursome because of air time with the higher lofts. Got a good bounce with my seven this week and drove it 240. Something to think about when considering distance.

[dufferdavid]

Driver speed of 93, regular flex shafts...yardage is what I play as carry distance.

58   90 yds

52   108

W    120

9I     132

8I     145

7I     157

6I     170

4H    185

3H    200

4W   215

D      240

[Golfingdad]

Driver (9.5)     ...  270

3W    (15)      ...  240

Hyb   (18.25)  ... 220

3i      (22)      ...  210

4i      (25)      ...  200

5i      (28)      ...  190

6i      (31)      ...  176

7i      (35)      ...  165

8i      (39)      ...  154

9i      (43)      ...  142

PW   (47)      ...  130

SW   (56)      ...  105

Figured I'd go back and see what kind of silliness I reported on here back when I joined to see how wrong I was.  Kinda disappointed to see I wasn't THAT silly.

My current distances** are more like:

Driver (10.5)   ...  265

3W    (15)      ...  245

Hyb   (19)       ... 225

4i      (24)      ...  210

5i      (27)      ...  195

6i      (30)      ...  185

7i      (33)      ...  175

8i      (37)      ...  160

9i      (41)      ...  145

PW   (45.5)    ...  135

UW   (50)      ...  125

SW   (54.5)   ...  105

LW   (59)      ...    80

**For the irons, those are my "what I pull under normal conditions for that distance" distances.  For the long clubs, those are the averages with solid strikes.  Bring in the tops, the pop ups, the toe hooks, and the heel slices, etc, and my driver average drops to 250.  Same would be true (to a lesser extent though) of all of the other clubs.

[Lihu]

Driver (9.5)     ...  270

3W    (15)      ...  240

Hyb   (18.25)  ... 220

3i      (22)      ...  210

4i      (25)      ...  200

5i      (28)      ...  190

6i      (31)      ...  176

7i      (35)      ...  165

8i      (39)      ...  154

9i      (43)      ...  142

PW   (47)      ...  130

SW   (56)      ...  105

Figured I'd go back and see what kind of silliness I reported on here back when I joined to see how wrong I was.  Kinda disappointed to see I wasn't THAT silly.

My current distances** are more like:

Driver (10.5)   ...  265

3W    (15)      ...  245

Hyb   (19)       ... 225

4i      (24)      ...  210

5i      (27)      ...  195

6i      (30)      ...  185

7i      (33)      ...  175

8i      (37)      ...  160

9i      (41)      ...  145

PW   (45.5)    ...  135

UW   (50)      ...  125

SW   (54.5)   ...  105

LW   (59)      ...    80

**For the irons, those are my "what I pull under normal conditions for that distance" distances.  For the long clubs, those are the averages with solid strikes.  Bring in the tops, the pop ups, the toe hooks, and the heel slices, etc, and my driver average drops to 250.  Same would be true (to a lesser extent though) of all of the other clubs.

This might be older.

I also am being honest.  I don't own a rangefinder or haven't used any swing monitor or anything to get technical, but I know how far I hit it.  One caveat:  My wood distances, especially driver, are total, not carry.  I have no idea what my driver carry distance is.  Also, these aren't technically "averages" either, but the club I use for a shot that distance.

1W:  275

3W:  240

Hyb: 220

3I:    210

4I:    200

5I:    190

6I:    175

7I:    165

8I:    155

9I:    140

PW: 125

SW:  105

It was in the Average distance thread, without the "don't lie" part.

I think you were a more seasoned golfer prior to joining, so it makes sense that you at least had a gut feel for your distances without any monitoring equipment, or rangefinders.

If I looked at my old reported distances it was all over the place. Mostly, because it was all over the place.

[guywoof]

It would be interesting to know where players played......dry, high altitude, or Pacific Coast rain belt, etc. I think heavy or light air, heat or cold has a great deal to do with distances. I don't know the exact effect they have, but just from experience I'm thinking sometimes 20 yards with a driver, and if the fairways are wet maybe much more. Don't know of any research. Does anyone?

[Hammer 4]

At least for me, don't really care. To many variables come into play.

[Lihu]

It would be interesting to know where players played......dry, high altitude, or Pacific Coast rain belt, etc. I think heavy or light air, heat or cold has a great deal to do with distances. I don't know the exact effect they have, but just from experience I'm thinking sometimes 20 yards with a driver, and if the fairways are wet maybe much more. Don't know of any research. Does anyone?

http://www.pgatour.com/instruction/instruction-choose-the-right-club.print.html

There's a lot of data on this topic, but here is the recommendation from the PGA tour.

"--The wind: In general, every 10 mph of wind equates to one more or less club. If there’s a 10-mph wind in your face, opt for the 8-iron over the 9; conversely, if there’s a 20-mph wind behind you, choose your pitching wedge over a 9- or 8-iron.

--The temperature: The hotter it is outside, the farther the ball is going to carry. The cooler it is — i.e., early in the morning or late in the day—the less it’s going to carry. Also pay attention to the moisture on the ground because when it’s cool and damp out, you’re not going to get as much roll on the fairways as you will when the course has had a chance to dry out.

--The altitude: At higher altitudes, the air is thinner so the ball will move through it more efficiently; and, as such, will travel farther.

--Elevation: For every 10 yards of elevation (to an elevated green or one below your feet), add or subtract a full club. The lie of the ball can also play a factor—if you’re on a moderate to severe upslope, for instance, you may want to take one more club (i.e., a 6-iron vs.  7-iron), since the hill will tend to add loft to the club."

[DrvFrShow]

Driver: 250 but usually around 230. I haven't really let it rip on the course unless the fairway is wide open. - lack of confidence.

5W 17* (off a tee): 210

3H 19*: 205

4H 23.5*: 180

5i: 170

6i: 160

7i: 150

8i: 138

9i: 125

PW: 112

GW: 100

56: 77

60: 65

Rarely have hit a full 60 except to get over water + bunker and land with a short flag.

[No Mulligans]

I really hope I can improve the distance of my woods in the next 12 months...

Roughly, I have this on my iphone to help me with club selection (especially for the wedges which are my Full, 384, 1/2, & 1/4 swing distances)

Driver - 205

3 wood - 190

5 wood - 175

4h- 170

5 - 160

6 - 150

7 - 140

8 - 130

9 - 115

PW - 105, 95, 75, 50

SW - 80, 70, 60, 35