How Far Do You Hit A 5 Iron

[Big Don]

How far do you hit a 5 iron (carry plus roll)?

[iacas]

How far do you hit a 5 iron (carry plus roll)?

185, no roll.

[Shindig]

There's no option for mine: 143 yards, plus roll. It isn't less than 140, nor is it 150-160.

I guess the question I then have is, how long did it take you from the time you started to hit properly until the time you got good distance on your clubs?

[Everardo]

Roll depends alot on conditions, so I only consider carry which is about 175 for me

[RyanR]

Last year I was hitting it about 160 on the fly, probably 170 with roll, but in the offseason I've changed my swing and have a lot more clubhead speed now so we'll see what happens!

Ryan

[georgep]

I play it for 185 carry.

[aquacooled]

170 meters = 185.914261 yards

In the summer, in the winter I need a 4 iron to carry that distance..

[ezmoney5150]

When I used to play Ping Zing2 and Ping I3 I used to hit my 5 iron 180+. The Mizuno's I have seem to have a higher trajectory.

No big deal to me.

It's not the number on the club but on the scorecard.

[milner_7]

Depending on how I strike it between 170-180. Nice easy swing

[ChillyDipper]

170- Nice easy controlled swing
180- if I try and nuke it which results in pulls a lot of the time

[LONGERthnU]

210 no roll

[ipark1303]

Me.... around 180 yards on average and no roll.

Roll.... I thought we were talking about irons.... don't we usually calculate the carry when dealing with irons?

I can also hit it to 200 yards, but the next day I have problems in rising from bed!

Sometimes, I hit it 205 yards (if we introduce the concept of roll...), yeah, whenever I hit it thin, you should really see how much it rolls... if my ball was able to talk, it will scream: "aargh" for the pain!!!!!

The problem is that unfortunately when I hit those distances, most of the times, the ball goes in a very slightly (just a bit!) different direction from where I actually aimed!!!

[bjw181]

210? I think you might be de-lofting your club face a bit too much. I hit mine nice and high around 190. Most pros will pull out the 5-iron around 180-200 depending on the pro. Teeing it up on a par 3 is different though. Maybe then around 210 or 220 with a draw.

[LONGERthnU]

Trust me...I hit it plenty high!

[ipark1303]

Trust me...I hit it plenty high!

I believe you... your handicap index speaks by itself.... congratulations!

I actually played with other guys in California who constantly hit their 5 irons around 200-210 (they were getting in two on all the par 5 - 520-550 yards!!!)

[LONGERthnU]

Thanks.....Here is a driver swing a week ago..I havent hit a ball outside for a couple of months due to weather......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bym3BQR01vo

[bjw181]

That's quite a shot longer...you are a club up on most people. That's a nice driver swing too...wait a minute...you wouldn't happen to have a bias towards Nike gear would you?? :)

[LONGERthnU]

I love nike gear ;)