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3 hours ago, zero said:

My irons are the 106 column, hybrid and up in the 100 column. I'll find out soon enough what's going on, GolfTec initial appointment soon!

Just to clarify, the chart is for carry distances and not total distances. That is, the distance the ball travels in the air. Could this be the discrepancy?

2 hours ago, freshmanUTA said:

What do the numbers at the top correspond to? The 60, 70, 80, 90, etc.? Is it the average Swing Speed?

The numbers at the top indicate driver SS. All numbers in the chart are carry distances, except where it states (total).

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On 3/6/2017 at 11:32 PM, Lihu said:

Somehow, I don't think a PGA pro is playing the same par 4 that we are. Theirs can go as long as 530+ yards at sea level, while really good amateurs play from less than 475 yards at sea level.

The ones you or I should be playing are on average sub-400 yards or about 391 yards.

http://blog.trackmangolf.com/performance-of-the-average-male-amateur/

Tee

Average
Par 4 Length

Approach After Actual (226 yards)

Approach After Optimal (255 yards)

Black

450 yards

224 yards

195 yards

Blue

428 yards

202 yards

173 yards

White

410 yards

184 yards

155 yards

Green

391 yards

165 yards

136 yards

Red

328 yards

102 yards

73 yards

Take the 450 yard estimate and subtract from 390 and you get 60 yards difference or about 6 clubs difference on the approach. Even at 430 yards, there's 4 clubs difference.

So, if you play a PGA length course you might need an additional stroke or two per hole, but if you play from the proper tees you could play for par.

 

That's above average for sure, carry a 7i 150 is in the 98mph driver SS range which translates roughly to a 6 handicap.

CarryDistanceSwingSpeedChart-600x218.jpg

 

Handicap-vs-average-driver-club-speed.pn

 

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1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

The chart tells me I should be playing on the LPGA Tour!

Put on the skirt!

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3 hours ago, boogielicious said:

The chart tells me I should be playing on the LPGA Tour!

Sure, I'm sure you have the length potential to play the LPGA tour. But do you have the accuracy and short game skills? That and as @dennyjones mentioned, donning a skirt or similar outfit. . . :-D

Take a look at Inbee Park!

 

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5 hours ago, boogielicious said:

The chart tells me I should be playing on the LPGA Tour!

 

3 hours ago, dennyjones said:

Put on the skirt!

It can happen quicker than you think...remember what happened to Fred Funk when Annika out-drove him?  Better shave your legs Boogie...

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18 hours ago, 1badbadger said:

 

It can happen quicker than you think...remember what happened to Fred Funk when Annika out-drove him?  Better shave your legs Boogie...

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On ‎3‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 2:26 PM, zero said:

My irons are the 106 column, hybrid and up in the 100 column. I'll find out soon enough what's going on, GolfTec initial appointment soon!

For what it's worth, the GolfTec eval was definitely worth the $75 I paid. The packages they then sell are, well, pricey, I can't see spending $1200+ right now, maybe by the end of the season :) Learned a ton, got good video to reference, drills, and SS. We used the 7i for most of the time, which I averaged 156 carry, which is exactly what I measured. Driver SS was low 90s. Don't really care about distances, as long as I know what they are! More importantly, got some good data to work with.

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