Distance Ratio: Are your iron distances proportionate to your Driver

[vangator]

I don't think this formula works for me. I typically have a 250 or more carry for my driver with more on "open" holes where I can launch it. I hit my PW about 110 normally. On my approaches, I swing for accuracy, not distance. If I want more distance I grab a longer iron. The exception would be forced carry and needing to stop the ball quicker (like over a tucked pin). On fairway shots that will land short of the ideal landing, I will swing harder to maximize distance and the formula might apply.

[Lihu]

I don't think this formula works for me. I typically have a 250 or more carry for my driver with more on "open" holes where I can launch it. I hit my PW about 110 normally. On my approaches, I swing for accuracy, not distance. If I want more distance I grab a longer iron. The exception would be forced carry and needing to stop the ball quicker (like over a tucked pin).

On fairway shots that will land short of the ideal landing, I will swing harder to maximize distance and the formula might apply.

This is curious, and I see your equipment is relatively standard stuff.

On top of this, I'm guessing your PW is 48 degrees or so? Do you take a half swing with it or something like that?

[colin007]

[Chris Berman] They call him Flipper! [/Chris Berman]

Dude, you should fix that.

i know, i know...its really been quite frustrating.  probably my biggest flaw.

[RFKFREAK]

i know, i know...its really been quite frustrating.  probably my biggest flaw.

Don't be so hard on yourself.  You have plenty of other major flaws that I've seen.

[dfreuter415]

I was fiddling around on the PGA website about the whole "Tee It Forward" thing and they had this chart that said how far you would expect to hit each club based on driver carry distance... I know we have a master thread on distance with each club... here are the percentages... Note this chart only goes down to pitching wedge.... and denotes carry distances not total distance

Driver: 100%

3-wood: 90%

5-wood: 84%

4-iron/hybrid: 77%

5-iron: 72%

6-iron: 68%

7-iron: 64%

8-iron: 59%

9-iron: 54%

PW. : 49%

Do your CARRY distances fall in those lines? Or do you think the PGA of America is pulling hogwash?

Here is my 2¢:

Club               PGA %               My %            Difference

Driver:            100%                100%                  ---
3-wood:           90%                   91%                   1%
5-wood:           84%                   82%                   2%
4-iron/hybrid:   77%                   77%                   0%
5-iron:              72%                   73%                   1%
6-iron:              68%                   68%                   0%
7-iron:              64%                   64%                   0%
8-iron:              59%                   59%                   0%
9-iron:              54%                   52%                   2%
PW. :                49%                   45%                   4%

Hm-m-m-m-m. Pretty close.

[colin007]

Don't be so hard on yourself.  You have plenty of other major flaws that I've seen. :whistle:

:-)

[vangator]

This is curious, and I see your equipment is relatively standard stuff. On top of this, I'm guessing your PW is 48 degrees or so? Do you take a half swing with it or something like that?

My PW is 50*. It's not a half swing. I just don't swing as fast. I used to hit a 9 iron from 150. I still can. Now I hit a 7 iron. I would hit too many pulls and hooks and the occasional straight shot and fades. That made it hard to score effectively. When I swing harder, my transition is not consistent. When I control my swing, my transition is much better.

[Lihu]

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Originally Posted by Lihu

This is curious, and I see your equipment is relatively standard stuff.

On top of this, I'm guessing your PW is 48 degrees or so? Do you take a half swing with it or something like that?

My PW is 50*. It's not a half swing. I just don't swing as fast. I used to hit a 9 iron from 150. I still can. Now I hit a 7 iron.

I would hit too many pulls and hooks and the occasional straight shot and fades. That made it hard to score effectively. When I swing harder, my transition is not consistent. When I control my swing, my transition is much better.

My PW is also almost 50 degrees.

I also have a problem with sequencing during the transition, but if I slow down my swing all my clubs are affected equally. For example, if I drive 240 one day, then my PW is about 120, and if I drive 255 another day, my PW is about 127.

Even though my swing varies quite a bit from day to day (as I am just starting to learn how to swing properly), all my club's distance ratios seem to remain the same.

[vangator]

My PW is also almost 50 degrees. I also have a problem with sequencing during the transition, but if I slow down my swing all my clubs are affected equally. For example, if I drive 240 one day, then my PW is about 120, and if I drive 255 another day, my PW is about 127. Even though my swing varies quite a bit from day to day (as I am just starting to learn how to swing properly), all my club's distance ratios seem to remain the same.

My distances for my irons do not vary very much except on days my bones are aching more than others. I have a different mentality when hitting approach shots than distance shots such as drives or fairway shots. My driver approach is much different than any other shot.

[onkey]

I would follow suit and post my club comparisons, but it appears that I am the typical golfer.  Those percentages pretty much match my clubs exactly.  And fairway bunkers are always exactly the right distance to be in play for me.

[The Recreational Golfer]

The ratios in the OP are on target for me.

[Uncle Peter]

Same here, spot on for me, especially with the mid-irons (predicted value of 7I was withing 1 yard of my actual 7I distance).

[Fairway_CY]

Driver: 100%

3-wood: 90%

5-wood: 84%

4-iron/hybrid: 77%

5-iron: 72%

6-iron: 68%

7-iron: 64%

8-iron: 59%

9-iron: 54%

PW. : 49%

Mine are give-or-take, and based on total distances.  Not really far off that chart.

Driver - 100%

3 Wood - 87.8%

2 Hybrid - 81.6%

4 Iron - 77.6%

5 Iron - 71.4%

6 Iron -  67.3%

7 Iron - 61.2%

8 Iron - 57.1%

9 Iron - 51.0%

Pitching Wedge - 44.9%

Gap Wedge - 36.7%

Sand Wedge - 28.6%

CY