Gap test

[Sats]

For the first time In my golfing career I had a gap test and I must say I will have one every year it only cost me £20 and my results were;

Driver 248
FW 223
3HY 207
4HY 191
5I - 183
6I - 172
7I - 158
8I - 145
9I - 132
PW - 120
52º - 92
58º - 74

I, like most golfers overestimate how far I hit my clubs, has anyone else done so or plans to?

BTW: This was done indoors on GC2 Quad so they are dry numbers.

 

[SammmeBee]

Carry?

 

[Sats]

Carry?

Yes and the numbers were averaged with total miss hits taken out.

 

[Hobbit]

I used to do it on the practice ground years ago. I’m sceptical of doing it indoors, and with those things. It’s not real. Yes I’m a Luddite.

 

[casuk]

Gapped at 120y PW about 15y per club down to 4i but i use game golf which gives me my true yardage on course and it's a whole lot less than what the indoor yardage state, probably get 105/110 PW 10 yard difference down to 4i on course

 

[inc0gnito]

Gapped at 120y PW about 15y per club down to 4i but i use game golf which gives me my true yardage on course and it's a whole lot less than what the indoor yardage state, probably get 105/110 PW 10 yard difference down to 4i on course

Will it depend on the range balls though?

 

[jim8flog]

I am like Hobbit. I used to do it on a practice ground using the same make of ball I played with. Then they turned our practice ground in to a driving range.

Carry has always been more important to me because I am reasonable confident of judging when a ball will land and stop within x or land and run.

 

[casuk]

Will it depend on the range balls though?

I done the gapping in my lessons on a indoor monitor, balls were a mix of prov1 and dx2 both were about the same carry, its also warm and dry so I think you get a little more distance in they conditions

 

[patricks148]

as long as the monitor isn't set for 30 deg and altitude and you play at sea level in the UK, you should be OK

 

[Imurg]

Gapped at 120y PW about 15y per club down to 4i but i use game golf which gives me my true yardage on course and it's a whole lot less than what the indoor yardage state, probably get 105/110 PW 10 yard difference down to 4i on course

GameGolf and similar products only give you total distances - not useless but they don't help when you have 160 to carry a lake and your GameGolf stat tells you your 6 iron goes 163 - your balls gonna get wet.

 

[casuk]

Aye true but its real time conditions I also know through gg what my yardage is on course, different lies, conditions, ect, if I'm hitting 163y and only need 160y I'll calculate what I need to do, IMO gapping in controlled conditions will never be the same as course conditions

 

[Jacko_G]

GameGolf and similar products only give you total distances - not useless but they don't help when you have 160 to carry a lake and your GameGolf stat tells you your 6 iron goes 163 - your balls gonna get wet.

Game golf is guff.

 

[Wolf]

Game golf is guff.

Never tried but be interested to hear why you think that

 

[Karl102]

Interesting this... I have my lessons indoors and quite often after a few tweaks I end up nutting my shots and they fly miles. Big powerful, confident swings.
Cue, standing on a tee, fairway (or rough more likely) with different alignment angles and certainly less confident swings and I find the ball not getting remotely close to the distances I hit indoors.

 

[fundy]

For the first time In my golfing career I had a gap test and I must say I will have one every year it only cost me £20 and my results were;

Driver 248
FW 223
3HY 207
4HY 191
5I - 183
6I - 172
7I - 158
8I - 145
9I - 132
PW - 120
52º - 92
58º - 74

I, like most golfers overestimate how far I hit my clubs, has anyone else done so or plans to?

BTW: This was done indoors on GC2 Quad so they are dry numbers.

Think Id want to fill that gap between PW and GW. Good advert for 4 wedges those gaps

 

[SteveJay]

Game golf is guff.

Why? I disagree, as most users, myself included, allow for the fact that their GG distances include roll and make adjustments. I would argue it is more accurate than a one off gap test as you can average data over a far longer period than, say, 10 balls hit from a mat.

In addition it gives you the distance you hit a specific shot. We have a long par 3 over water, almost always into wind. If I just used a gap test to gauge which club I would rarely carry the water. I accept the limitations of Game Golf, but certainly don't think its guff.

 

[casuk]

Game golf is guff.

The way you play you could be doing with it 😂

 

[Jacko_G]

The way you play you could be doing with it 😂

Would you like a saucer of milk with that comment?

🤔

 

[Jacko_G]

Why? I disagree, as most users, myself included, allow for the fact that their GG distances include roll and make adjustments. I would argue it is more accurate than a one off gap test as you can average data over a far longer period than, say, 10 balls hit from a mat.

In addition it gives you the distance you hit a specific shot. We have a long par 3 over water, almost always into wind. If I just used a gap test to gauge which club I would rarely carry the water. I accept the limitations of Game Golf, but certainly don't think its guff.

Glad you make the most of it.

Personally I'd rather put the effort in on the practice range and measure off from there, add in a bit of Trackman work/lessons and you have a fairer end product from my experience.

You are right, guff was not the correct word and I apologise. "Limited" is a better phrase.

Incidentally if and when you change grips be very careful as the discs are very very flimsy and frail and snap easily.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I used to do it on the practice ground years ago. I’m sceptical of doing it indoors, and with those things. It’s not real. Yes I’m a Luddite.

You are not alone. I usually do it both ways on our practice ground (except for the woods and hybrid as it's a narrow landing zone going back) as it tends to play into the wind going out the conventional way and downwind on the way back. I tend to simply take the average of the best five