Best way to check my yardages?

[Alex1975]

Hi all,

Is the best way (without the use of a radar)to check my yardages to simply have a buddy stand out on the practice ground and hit balls to where he can see the carry. Then when there is a consistent paten check the yardage with a GPS?

Is there a better way that is simple?

Thanks

Al


Oh PS: Use a mat for consistency or the roughish ground on the range?

 

[Imurg]

Take your own mini roller and lawn mower - that'll do the job!

Probably not an easier way - except......

Find a hole that isn't busy, set yourself up with a dozen balls and hit to the green. That way you'll have pitchmarks - assuming you hit it - to work with.

 

[RGDave]

Once in a while, I take a 7 iron down to the practice ground and hit 2 dozen or so at the 150 marker. I go up there, take away the stray ones left or right and then the longest/shortest few.
That normally leaves about a dozen in a small area. I could then "mark" the balls with skycaddie and walk back to where I've hit them from, but I don't need to, our 150 is accurate.
Last time I did it, they were a yard or two under 150. There were some much further, buy, hey...can't middle them all.

I do 11 yards either side. 148 7 iron, 137 8 iron, 126 9 iron and so on. I guess that makes my 4 iron 181..

If I could hit the ball straighter, I might do every club, but I'm rarely out for distance.

 

[G1BB0]

you copying my distances Dave, 7 iron is my 150 club

I do 10 yards either side and it works out about right, obviously theres the odd shot on course I hit pure that goes further and vice versa

now hybrids I aint got a clue, I just hit em and hope they are there or therabouts

 

[RGDave]

now hybrids I aint got a clue, I just hit em and hope they are there or therabouts

My 3i hybrid can go anything from 170-200 yards!

 

[Alex1975]

Yep, not interested in power, I have just been using the GPS again and found that I have not been hitting the yardages that I thought I could so I just want the facts really.

Thanks all

 

[MarkA]

I did a similar thing on the range recently when I got my new Driver and found I was 20 yards shorter than i thought with an average of 250 yards. Funny thing is there a bunch of lads that play at our place who pride themselves as long drivers who were practicing at the time - none of them were outdriving me. This distance obsession thing is crazy- theres not many club players who consistently drive a confirmed 280 yards plus but all you hear in the club house is about the 300 yard plus Drive on the third into the wind.
Ask people what they hit theior 7 iron nobody knows - Crazy

I tend to find PW 110 9 125 8 140 7 165 6 175 5 185 4 195
ish -

 

[Crawfy]

I know teh original post said no radar, but it really is the way to go. Find a driving range with Trackman....it's life changing
Accurate distance, carry distance & variance off the straight line.
Totally improved my approach play last year once I was equipped with accurate distances rather that guesstimates.

 

[Aztecs27]

Trackman is the most awesome thing ever.

If they weren't £35k per unit, I'd buy one in a heartbeat!

I long to find a local range that has Trackman.

 

[chris661]

Trackman is the most awesome thing ever.

If they weren't £35k per unit, I'd buy one in a heartbeat!

I long to find a local range that has Trackman.

Not much help to you but the place I go for lessons has an option to hire the room and trackman for €15 for a half hour and they will give you a print out of your yardages.

 

[Alex1975]

Trackman is the most awesome thing ever.

If they weren't £35k per unit, I'd buy one in a heartbeat!

I long to find a local range that has Trackman.

Not much help to you but the place I go for lessons has an option to hire the room and trackman for €15 for a half hour and they will give you a print out of your yardages.

I would love that!