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wow...this thread has been around since 2008.. These are my stock yardages with a twist...adjustable based on conditions of course.  Distance varies...........conditions are everything!!

How far do I hit each club?  It depends on the shot and course conditions. distances are for an "in control" stock swing depending on the course conditions............

60..........90-100yds

56.........100-120yds

51.........120-135yds

P...........135-145yds

9-..........145-155yds

8--.........155-170yds

7-..........170-180yds

6...........180-190yds

5...........190-210yds

4...........210-225yds

Rescue..225-245yds

3-wood...250-275yds

Driver.....275-300yds

On average....this is the best description of my club distances.......there is no 1 yardage......  IE....I may hit gap wedge 145 if the condition is ripe for it..just sayin'!!!

What's in Paul's Bag:
- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Driver
- Big Bertha Alpha 815 3-wood
- Callaway Razr Fit 5-wood
- Callaway Big Bertha 4-5 Rescue Clubs
-- Mizuno Mx-25 six iron-gap wedge
- Mizuno Mp-T4 56degree SW
- Mizuno Mp-T11 60degree SW
- Putter- Ping Cadence Ketsch

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  • 2 months later...

New swing, new yardages.  Don't know all of them, but I know three of them to within a few yards measured with handheld GPS on level shots with minimal wind for some older, traditional loft irons (using Taylormade Penta TP balls):

3-iron 240

8-iron 168

9-iron 155

Driver's a bit longer, but still pretty much somewhere in the nominal 285-305 ballpark.  Irons are low and smashed.

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Seems to be:

60° = 60 yards

54° = 85 yards

PW = 110 yards

9I = 120 yards

8I = 130 yards

7I = 140 yards

6I = 150 yards

5I = 160 yards

4I = 170 yards

3H = 180 yards

5W = 180 yards

3W = 200 yards

Driver = 220 yards

These are the yardages I use for choosing clubs, but there's quite a bit of variation. I don't use the 5W very often, but it seems to fly about the same distance as my 3H, just much higher. The 3W is also a bit uncertain, the 200 yard figure probably includes some roll---it's hard to tell exactly where it lands. Finally, the driver number is probably an average of my good shots. It frequently comes up short of that, and occasionally reaches out to about 240 yards on a flat surface, and has gone as far as about 280 down a moderate slope.

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FT-iQ 10° driver, FT 21° neutral 3H
T-Zoid Forged 15° 3W, MX-23 4-PW
Harmonized 52° GW, Tom Watson 56° SW, X-Forged Vintage 60° LW
White Hot XG #1 Putter, 33"

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Well, I'm a club longer than last year so, here are my educated full swing estimates:

Driver: 250-300 (depends on the swing)

3 wood: 230-250

4 hybrid: 200-210 (220 tee'd up)

5 hybrid: 190-200

5 iron: 180-190

6 iron: 170-180

7 iron: 160-170

8 iron: 150-160

9 iron: 140-150

PW: 130-140

GW: 120-130

56: 90-100??? I usually don't take full swings with this club

61: 75??? again, I don't take full swings with this club. usually 50 yds and in

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58º - 80 yards 52º - 115 yards P - 130 yards 9i - 141 yards 8i - 152 yards 7i - 163 yards 6i - 174 yards 5i - 185 yards 4i - 196 yards 3i - 207 yards Hybrid 23º - 200 yards 3-wood - 240 yards Driver - 260 yards Not sure about the last two really. Haven't measured too many tee shots.

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OK here are mine, keep in mind I live in Colorado so we have that thin air and the ball travels about 10% farther than at sea level.

56* = 85yd

52* = 95yd

PW= 120yd

9 = 130yd

8 = 145yd

7 = 160yd

6 = 172yd

5 = 185yd

4 = 195yd

3 = 200yd

Hybrid = 210yd

3WD = 255yd

Driver = 290yd

Driver: Callaway Big Bertha 10.5* 

3WD:  Callaway Big Bertha 15* / X2 Hot H4 Hybrid
Irons:  Callaway Apex 4-PW Project X 5.5 shafts

Wedges: Callaway MackDaddy 2  52/58
Putter: Odyessey Metal X Milled 1

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Mine are about average.

Driver = 290 yards on a good day. 265-275 when I slice it.

3WD = 260 yards

5WD = 245 yards

7WD = 225 yards

5 = 200 yards

6 = 190 yards

7 = 170 yards

8 = 160 yards

9 = 150 yards

PW= 135 yards

GAP = 115 yards

SAND = 100 yards

LOB = 75 yards

Hybrid = 210yd

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I always have a good chuckle when this thread comes back to the top.

I am well below average with my average carry distances according to this thread.

Driver 255

5 iron 185

8 iron 147

PW 127

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Originally Posted by anthony

They're actually well above average.



I think he meant average for the internet.

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Originally Posted by VMAN

I always have a good chuckle when this thread comes back to the top.

I am well below average with my average carry distances according to this thread.

Driver 255

5 iron 185

8 iron 147

PW 127



I Think the exact same thing. Especially when 20 plus handicappers are hittin there 5 iron what i hit my 3 and they out drive me by 30 plus yards.  That must be cause mine is only 270 average but its in the fairway 60 percent of the time. Your carry distances are close to mine. I have you beat by about 10 yards on the longer clubs but our hanicap's are the exact same. lol.

Drivers: Titleist 913 D2 Aldila phenom
Fairway Woods: Titleist 910F-d
Fairway Woods: Titleist 909 F3 or

Hybrid: Taylormade tp 18 or Mp fli hi 2 iron 
Irons: Mizuno MP-52 3-pw
Wedges: TaylorMade RAC Z TP
Putters: Odyssey Black Series Tour Designs #2
Golf Bags: Titleist Blue cart bag

Shoes: Footjoy Dry joys

Golf Balls: Titleist Pro v1x

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58° -> 100 yds

52° -> 120 yds

49° -> 133 yds

45° -> 146 yds

40° -> 160 yds

35° -> 174 yds

31° -> 186 yds

37° -> 198 yds

24° -> 210 yds

21° -> 222 yds

3-wood -> 260 (Carry)

Driver -> 280 (Carry)

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Driver; :pxg: 0311 Gen 5,  3-Wood: 
:titleist: 917h3 ,  Hybrid:  :titleist: 915 2-Hybrid,  Irons: Sub 70 TAIII Fordged
Wedges: :edel: (52, 56, 60),  Putter: :edel:,  Ball: :snell: MTB,  Shoe: :true_linkswear:,  Rangfinder: :leupold:
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This thread is hilarious.  There are some liars in this group, apparently...

Carry Distances:

Driver:  245-260

4-Wood:  225

3-Hyrbrid:  210

4-Iron:  195

5-Iron:  185

6-Iron:  175

7-Iron:  160

8-Iron:  150

9-Iron:  135

PW:  125

GW:  110

SW:   95

LW:    80

I'm not saying everybody here is full of it, but seeing how many "300+ yard driving" 15 handicaps are on this board gives me pause to think there may be an epidemic of short hitters in Southern California.  It reminds me of a buddy of mine who frequently described the 290 yard bombs he was hitting off the tee...until we played together.  290 became 220 really quickly, when measured from the tee to where the ball came to rest.

Cheers!

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Cobra Baffler 3-Hybrid (19)

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Cobra Rusty 55 SW

Cobra Rusty 59 LW

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Originally Posted by carrx

This thread is hilarious.  There are some liars in this group, apparently...

I'm not saying everybody here is full of it, but seeing how many "300+ yard driving" 15 handicaps are on this board gives me pause to think there may be an epidemic of short hitters in Southern California.


You should go out and get an immunization shot then, as it appears you may be infected.  Hitting the long bomb =/= low handicap.

Cheers!

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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

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Originally Posted by carrx

This thread is hilarious.  There are some liars in this group, apparently...

Carry Distances:

Driver:  245-260

4-Wood:  225

3-Hyrbrid:  210

4-Iron:  195

5-Iron:  185

6-Iron:  175

7-Iron:  160

8-Iron:  150

9-Iron:  135

PW:  125

GW:  110

SW:   95

LW:    80

I'm not saying everybody here is full of it, but seeing how many "300+ yard driving" 15 handicaps are on this board gives me pause to think there may be an epidemic of short hitters in Southern California.  It reminds me of a buddy of mine who frequently described the 290 yard bombs he was hitting off the tee...until we played together.  290 became 220 really quickly, when measured from the tee to where the ball came to rest.

Cheers!



Based on the posers hacking it up at the AT&T; Pebble Beach ProAm, you're probably right, but the percentage of players all over the world who are members of any golf forum, let alone this one, leads me to believe the average poster is probably honest, but the postings in this thread are not exactly a random sampling of the golfing population. How many players we see in real life dribbling the ball off the tee are here posting their distances?

Mizuno MP600 driver, Cleveland '09 Launcher 3-wood, Callaway FTiz 18 degree hybrid, Cleveland TA1 3-9, Scratch SS8620 47, 53, 58, Cleveland Classic 2 mid-mallet, Bridgestone B330S, Sun Mountain four5.

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Driver          290

3 wood        265

2 Hybrid      245

4i                220

5i                205

6i                190

7i                175

8i                160

9i                145

PW             130

GW             115

SW             105
LW               90

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