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Can anyone else get 280 yards from a 4i?

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  1. 1. How far do you hit your 4i?

    • 150-180 yards
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    • 180-200 yards
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    • 200-220 yards
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    • 220-250 yards
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    • 250-300 yards
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Lihu Incredible Member

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I can get there, but only if you let me hit it 2 times......

Actual carry with a 4-iron (which I no longer have in the bag) is about 190.

On that hole, I think you would need scuba gear on your second shot. :-D

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rehmwa Super Member

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My iron striking starts to break down around 4i and longer...so on a clean hit....

4i was my 205-210 iron

but I've put it away in lieu of my 4h (for the above reason).....which is about my 205-210 club

unless I'm at altitude, then maybe an extra "unearned" 20 yards or so

If I start hitting my 5i poorly, I would take my 4i to the range and practice with that until it feels good.  Seems to clean up contact on everything shorter.

now....downhill....downwind.....bouncing off the cart path?   That's a hammer

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Patch Incredible Member

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Yeah, I can get 280 out of my 4 iron..............eventually.

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Wally Fairway Great Member

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I could hit a 4i a 1/4 mile...if I found the right road...........


So now we know the user name for David Simms

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Hammer 4 Great Member

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So now we know the user name for David Simms

Close, but not quiet... :-D

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ghalfaire Great Member

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I don't carry a 4 iron anymore.  I use a hybrid and if you have two digits in your handicap I recommend this.

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I still hit the four iron (Ping G25/graphite) but i am thinking about ordering a Tour Exotics 4h, either xcg6 or xcg7. Those are being closed out now, anyone have any experiences?


k-troop Great Member

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My normal 4i distance is 210, so I picked 200-220.  Off a tee I can hit it about 230-235 in neutral conditions, but 280 is just stupid.

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jsgolfer Super Member

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I carry a 4 hybrid (2, 5 and 6 hybrids as well) and have a single digit handicap, I love the hybrids, even though I get plenty of looks from the other single digit handicap players, but doesn't bother me, when I beat them.

-Jerry

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My normal 4i distance is 210, so I picked 200-220.  Off a tee I can hit it about 230-235 in neutral conditions, but 280 is just stupid.

For the record, this is my normal distance too.  But since the question was asked based on the attached video, I thought it only fair to consider how far I'd hit it in those conditions.  I (and most definitely you) could get past 220 with that win. :beer:

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Gunther Great Member

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I carry a 4 hybrid (2, 5 and 6 hybrids as well) and have a single digit handicap, I love the hybrids, even though I get plenty of looks from the other single digit handicap players, but doesn't bother me, when I beat them.

I've moved from a 3I to a hybrid but I like having the 4I for longer, low punches. If the longest iron you have is a 7, what do you do if you have a 160 punch shot that you have keep low?

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Slice of Life Great Member

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On an extremely crisp "hard as I can swing" swing, I can get a 5 iron to about 210-220. And since my 5 iron is lofted like a normal 4 iron, that's my answer.

Most shots trying to hit it that far would go about 120 yards. Most likely dribbled to the right.

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jsgolfer Super Member

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I've moved from a 3I to a hybrid but I like having the 4I for longer, low punches. If the longest iron you have is a 7, what do you do if you have a 160 punch shot that you have keep low?

I have no issue with hitting low punch shots with any of the hybrids (the Callaway X2 Hot Pro hybrids actually have a smaller face than their normal hybrids).  But I play the ball back in my stance just like I would with any other club and take the same abbreviated follow through (I've used all of the hybrids to punch a low running shot, so far I've found that the hybrid punch seems to roll farther when I'm hitting a punch shot.

But how many low 4 iron punch shots do you really hit versus using a 4 iron for a normal shot.  For me it's better to have more accuracy on the fuller shot than the minimal benefit that I might get once every 10 rounds from needing to hit a 160 yard punch shot.  And if I don't think I could pull off the low punch with my hybrids, I would use a 7 iron and get it as close to the green as possible and then try and get up and down (which I do most of the time, as I've aged I've stopped trying to pull of the miracle shot and use my short game to save my a**).  I'm thinking even having the 4 iron to hit the punch shot, how often are you really hitting the green?  Not saying it will work for everyone, but I almost wish I would've changed earlier.

It has helped me immensely, for example I was having the shanks with any club over a 7 iron, all of the par 3's at my course are 175-190 yds.  I played all summer using my normal clubs, and I would on average double one or two of these holes every round.  Shank a ball out of bounds, pull hook it to avoid the shank into the water.  Still would shoot 79- low 80's during the round, handicap went from 4 to 9.  Switched to the hybrids toward the end of the year, once I got used to the clubs, last 3 scores 76,75, & 76.  Played 13 holes last month before the cold weather hit and was 1 over.

-Jerry

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Don't bet on this!

Recall the scene from Tin Cup when Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) loses a bet to his nemesis David Simms (Don Johnson) on who can hit a 7.iron 200 yards. David spins his stance 45 degrees and hits the 7i into the middle of a roadway, and the ball bounces well beyond 200 yards.

Just a word of caution...

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I could hit a 4i a 1/4 mile...if I found the right road...........

I could hit a 4i a 1/4 mile...if I found the right road...........

So now we know the user name for David Simms

I could hit a 4i a 1/4 mile...if I found the right road...........

Don't bet on this!

Recall the scene from Tin Cup when Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) loses a bet to his nemesis David Simms (Don Johnson) on who can hit a 7.iron 200 yards. David spins his stance 45 degrees and hits the 7i into the middle of a roadway, and the ball bounces well beyond 200 yards.

Just a word of caution...

WUTiger, did you not read these..??? :-P:-D

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Fast forward to 10:40 in the video. Brian Taaffe hit something like 280 yards with his 4i. He got a near green on a 293 yard par 3.

After watching the clip, it's probably more realistic that he hit a 4-iron 240-250 downwind.    Par3/exec courses are notorious for overstating yardages on the short 4s, but lets assume 293 is accurate.   Figure 270 to the front edge of the green and he was a full 25-30yds short of the green.   These are pretty good players and this isn't unusual to hit a 4-iron that far downwind.......IMO.

My 2 cents.///

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After watching the clip, it's probably more realistic that he hit a 4-iron 240-250 downwind.    Par3/exec courses are notorious for overstating yardages on the short 4s, but lets assume 293 is accurate.   Figure 270 to the front edge of the green and he was a full 25-30yds short of the green.   These are pretty good players and this isn't unusual to hit a 4-iron that far downwind.......IMO.

My 2 cents.///

I just went into Google Earth and punched in Tooth Course Orange County National FL.  Hole number 9 is just above the big green circle area when my screen shows up.  If you go by the center of the second tee box to the center of the green it shows 298 yards.  I moved his tee area up a bit going by the marker on the ground and measured to where his ball rested near the sand bunker.   It looks like he hit it pretty much 268 yards going by my calculations.  That's pretty damn far in my book.

... give me time, I'm still working on the all this grassy knoll banter that happened in Dallas.

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