Master Club Distance Thread

[keiyoz]

Pardon the un-imperial units!

you have a huge gap between 5-iron and 4-iron, how do you deal with this? we have similar distances up until 4-iron.

[marpr]

you have a huge gap between 5-iron and 4-iron, how do you deal with this? we have similar distances up until 4-iron.

Oops! Pardon the un-imperial units! Driver: 270-285 m 3 Wood: 230-240m 2 iron: 205-215m 3 iron: 200-205m 4 iron: 180-190m 5 iron: 165 -185m 6 iron:155-160m 7 iron:145-155m 8 iron:135-145m 9 iron:130-140m PW iron:125-135m SW: 120-130m

[extremeld]

Driver 360
7 Iron Up To 225
Pitching Wedge Up To 170
Lob Wedge - Short Stuff
Putter - Just Short


I Dont Have Many Clubs All Broken

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[Ruckus]

Extremeld...

[ElTigre]

Driver- 255
3 wood- 230
5 wood- 215
3i-195
4i-185
5i-175
6i-165
7i-150
8i-140
9i-130
PW-115
GW-100
LW-85

[Williamevanl]

I answered this question earlier but I feel like the question is to ambiguous. Many people's response to this is how far CAN I hit my clubs and I think the answer to that with limitations is how ever far I need too. I found this interesting...

In the book Tiger Woods How I Play Golf he states, "I love links golf so much. You get to use every ounce of your creativity, sometimes on the same hole. For example, 200 yard 9-irons and 100-foot putts are not uncommon". Thats right 200 yard 9-irons

I watched tiger attack a pin 130 yards away with his pitching wedge earlier. I generally use a 56 degree wedge from that distance but my guess is because he is so much better he probably uses the bare minimum necassary to accomplish the task at hand.

There is a hole on my local course that require a 200 yard shot over trees to be in the clear for the second shot onto the green. I hit a 6-iron once over the trees with everything I had and was successful the first time I tried. Since then however, I haven't attempted it because I think I got lucky and for me, it is probably a very low percentage shot. So I think now that the distance you hit your irons isn't really a constraint limited by your athletic ability but instead a conscious choice that is chosen by every golfer. Some golfers choose to hit their pitching wedges 150 yards some don't but I believe most can if they need to.

[Pinseeker81]

Many of my irons/wedges seem to go much shorter than I would like, and I was wondering how far the rest of you hit yours.

All are +/- 5 yds or so.
3 Iron - 200ishyds
4 Iron - 190yds
5 Iron - 170yds
6 Iron - 150ishyds
7 Iron - 140yds
8 Iron - 120yds
9 Iron - 110yds
PW - 90-100yds
52º - 50yds

My longer irons seem to be okish on distance, but my short irons/wedges seem to come up wanting. 50 yards on a full 52º wedge?? My PW comes up way short. My 9 goes as far as a lot of people's sand wedges. Could my crappy equipment be largely to blame, or is it likely me doing something wrong?

Best link I could find to my clubs http://www.epinions.com/sprt-Golf-Go...lop_Reflex_Set

[g-funk13]

Full Swing:
60 Deg--85
58 Deg--95
52 Deg--110
PW 125
9i--135
8i--145
7i--155
6i--165
5i--180
4i--195
3i--210

Here's and OVERSIMPLIFICATION that may help. Your distance with the long irons would suggest to me that you are a natural sweeper of the ball, taking shallower swing plane and perhaps a smaller divot. Your swing tendency may not be suited for distance on the short irons, which require a more upright swing plane (much less sweep).

Or I could be totally off.

[larlev]

Hey Pin have you ever checked the lofts of your irons?
Those distances aren't bad......if I remember correctly every 1deg of loft equals 3 yards.

[marpr]

Mine are (converted from metres to yards for you guys):
Driver = 270-285y (due to fade, 270 ave)
3 Wood = 260-270y (off the tee)
2 Iron = 235
3 Iron = 230
4 Iron = 220
5 Iron = 205
6 Iron = 195
7 Iron = 180
8 Iron = 165
9 Iron = 153
PW = 119
SW = 120
LW = 105 yards
Putter = Anything within 3 feet (haha! i wish!)

[Klean]

I hit my 52 about 95-97yds. It goes insanely high though, so I'm probably lifting it more than striking.

[twomey7]

I only get my 60 degree 80 yards max, if i hit it solid. my 56 is about 90-100.

[Big_M]

these are new... so I'm still trying to dial the yardages in for sure...

4i - 195
5i - 182
6i - 170
7i - 157
8i - 145
9i - 135
PW - 125
52* - 105
58* - don't usually hit full shots, but will go about 75-80

[Dent]

Driver - 270-280
3 Wood 250-260
5 Wood 210-220
3 Iron- N/A (Don't Hit)
4 Iron- 190-200
5 Iron- 180-185
6 Iron- 160-170
7 Iron- 155-159
8 Iron- 145-150

Rest i dont know.

[Pinseeker81]

Hey Pin have you ever checked the lofts of your irons?

3 - 20º

4 - 23º 5 - 26º 6 - 30º 7 - 34º 8 - 38º 9 - 42º P - 46º

[walk18]

the more you play and the better you (and your ball striking) get, the more distance you'll get on the irons. It'll come with time and practice.

as for me,
PW 135
7i 170
4i 220

and so on..

I don't swing hard either, but I'm usually on the sweet spot.

[larlev]

3 - 20º

Here's mine. Lofts

3HY- 190 / 19 4HY- 180 / 23 5HY- 170 / 26 6HY- 160 / 29 7I - 150 / 33 8I - 140 / 36 9I - 120 / 40 PW - 100 / 44 GW - ? haven't hit yet 50 SW - 80 / 54 LW - 60-70 / 60 These are the distances that I will pull and hit each given club, sometimes of course I'll hit it longer or shorter.

[larlev]

the more you play and the better you (and your ball striking) get, the more distance you'll get on the irons. It'll come with time and practice.

Your definetly right....now that I consistently take divots I have noticed a huge difference...in distance and more importantly control.

I smile everytime I hit now...I had sooo many days of hitting fat shots it wasn't fun.