How far can you hit your 7 iron?

[KeefG]

Lets say, for clarity's sake, that you have a slight tail wind in your favour, the ground is hard and you catch it full & nice.....how far would you expect your 7 iron to fly?

I dont know if anyone else saw it, but at the TPC last night, Tiger hit a 7 iron 225yds into the 16th green

In the same conditions, I reckon I can get mine about 165 - 170yds tops.....50+yds short of Tiger

 

[rob2]

Given the conditions above I would expect between 150 - 160 yards (or a 50 yard top along the floor.. )

Rob2

 

[Putting_Green_Pro]

140-150

 

[Parmo]

160-165 tops average about 150.

 

[Macster]

with a slight tail wind, perhaps 160-170, on a good day.

Factor in the stronger lofts the Pro's probably use too, but its still a long way

 

[Imurg]

This is one of the big problems in comparing how far we hit to how far they hit.
They play a different game to us so trying to make comparisons is hopeless. They have to hit a 7 iron that far because they're playing on 7500 yard courses compared to our 6500.
When I see the "What's in the bag?" sections in mags I know I can move every club at least 1 sometimes 2 down the order. So Kim hits a driver 300 and a 3 wood 260 and a 5 wood 230 - well to me thats adriver 260, a 3 wood 230 etc etc.
And it comes down to how many it takes to get you in the hole not really how far you hit it.

Oh and about 160-170 with the roll.........

 

[MarkS]

regularly 150-160 yards,

although if i am hitting towards a water hazard it's about 200 yards........

 

[Deleted member 1740]

I'd love to be able hit it 200+yds but my average would be 170yds give or take a couple yds.

These pros make every shot look easy though

 

[CrapHacker]

regularly 150-160 yards,

although if i am hitting towards a water hazard it's about 200 yards........

Regularly 140-150

But if i'm hitting OVER a water hazard about one or two fathoms

 

[KeefG]

regularly 150-160 yards,

although if i am hitting towards a water hazard it's about 200 yards........

Regularly 140-150

But if i'm hitting OVER a water hazard about one or two fathoms

 

[HTL]

The pros use weaker lofted irons, check out any 'players' irons compared to 'game improvement' and you will notice the difference.

I hit my 7 iron 100 yards at Lydd and about 170 at my nice tree lined Surrey track.

 

[andiritchie]

7 iron 155-160 in normal conditions

Probally could get 180 out of it with a bit of a tail wind

 

[medwayjon]

In calm conditions in summer my current 7I carries around 150 with range balls and 160-170 on the course with a full-blast however I prefer to take one more club and give it 90% as opposed to all out.

 

[madandra]

Ah, the good old Tin Cup challenge.

In medal play about 170 but if I go for a TV shot I can get 180+ but never find the bleedin' thing

 

[The23rdman]

About 160-170 under those conditions.

Most pros actually do use stronger lofted irons, but that's in an attempt to control trajectory a little. They hit it so hard and so well they tend to hit the ball too high.

 

[jammydodger]

Probably land it around 165/70 then who knows how much run i'd get

 

[Adrena1in]

A better question would be, "How far would you expect to carry a 7I shot in completely calm conditions", because what is a "slight tailwind"?

Third hole at my local club is 157 yards. Bit of a bowl area infront of the green, with a deepish bunker right along the front, and a narrow, but wide green. I generally take a 7I, but with a slight tailwind once I took an 8I and carried it about 20 yards over the green! Yesterday with a slight headwind I creamed a 6I and landed it several yards short, in the bunker.

 

[borntorunsean]

160 for me with a nice clean swing, and if i really went for it maybe 170 max.

 

[JustOne]

226 yards ....Keep up Tiger!

 

[brendy]

A lot of things depend on getting good distance, Ive hit a 7i full 100 yards into a wind and over 200 with a tail wind, it really does depend.