How far do you hit your 7 iron?

[leaney]

As I'm fairly new to the game, I'm curious as to what distance is good when hitting your irons. And to save going through all of the iron distances, can you tell me how far you can hit your 7 iron?

Mine is fairly consistent at 145 - 150 down the range (of carry).

Thanks

 

[timchump]

measured my 7 iron for the first time today on the sky caddie i got for xmas

two shots into a par 3, one pitch mark was at 152, and the second 154

 

[Steve King]

Anything from 10 yards to 170, depending on the shot required, wind direction, elevation, quality of ball strike etc

you should take some time to work out how far you hit the ball...it will really help you later on, and I wouldn't get too hung up on how far you hit the ball

As the great Seve said "it's not how - it's how many"

Cheers
Steve

 

[Ethan]

As I'm fairly new to the game, I'm curious as to what distance is good when hitting your irons. And to save going through all of the iron distances, can you tell me how far you can hit your 7 iron?

Mine is fairly consistent at 145 - 150 down the range (of carry).

Thanks

That is decent distance, and plenty enough to score well. Better to hit them all 145-150 that hit one 170, the next 150.

I carry mine about 155.

 

[bluewolf]

I work on an average of about 155 carry... I can hit it less when needed, and I can hit it more when not needed.. I have airmailed the green on a couple of occasions this year.. I can't explain it but sometimes the ball comes off the face of the 800 pros like a rocket......

 

[Lump]

You cant compare distances. The loft of different manufacturers will lead to one 7 iron going further than anothers.

 

[BTatHome]

150 for me, although with the wind/elevation at my course I rarely use it for that distance

 

[john0]

I can throw my 7 iron about 55 yards consistently!

 

[brendy]

As an average carry (no wind and flat ground), anything between 135-185 can be considered healthy.

Being honest with yourself is key to course management and ultimately scoring better.
Loads of guys can say they hit it 170 or whatever but for some reason always come up short of the flag on par threes and approaches to the longer holes. Knowing max distances is only part of the job, knowing how many times out of ten you can accurately repeat it so helps.

 

[Region3]

Around 160 here, but as others have said it's more important to hit it roughly the same distance each time regardless of what that distance is.

 

[RGDave]

About 145 yards, which sounds quite reasonable until I realise that I then go up in *only* 10 yard increments from there, which makes my 4 iron a rather pathetic 175.

Better/stronger players will often hit a 7 150 but get more yards between clubs......

It's the cost of poor technique.

 

[fat-tiger]

As I'm fairly new to the game, I'm curious as to what distance is good when hitting your irons. And to save going through all of the iron distances, can you tell me how far you can hit your 7 iron?

Mine is fairly consistent at 145 - 150 down the range (of carry).

Thanks

normally this time of year 140,summer 150 is what i aim for,

you have got some nice irons there,but no disrespect but they are aimed at single figure golfers you might be better off with the 1s ive got ap1s ,more forgiving, its all about making the game easy for ourselfs

 

[Scottjd1]

I probably hit mine 150-155 on a good day. Today was a good day, shot 7 over

 

[DaveM]

135-140 most of the time. Even the shanks go the same!!

 

[Steve In Spain]

Until I received and used my new irons, my average 7 iron was around the 140-145 mark. Now with new irons, it's around the 150-155..although that is in the winter time. I am HOPING for a further 10 yards in the summer.

Yeah yeah you lot.. I know I live in Spain where there is 300 days of sunshine..but it drops from the high 20's to the mid teens like it is now!!

As someone said earlier though, it matters NOT what club you use to hit the ball 150 yards or what clubs you use to get that ball in the hole, it's how many times you hit it and not what you use to hit it with and how far.

 

[wull]

for me it's roughly 170.it all depends on weather conditions and how well i am hitting it but calm conditions with no elevation between tee box and green my 7 iron is good for 170.

 

[Phil2511]

165 give or take a yard or 2 would be my general average with a 7 iron carry wise. We have 2 par 3 holes this distance and it's worked well for me on a calm day.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

According to sky caddy the average with my R11's is 143 (into an approx 10 mph wind left to right and slightly into). My old distance with the TP's was 142 and that was on a clam day so I'm gueessing the R11 to be about 5 yards longer. I'm not hung up on numbers and know I'm a relatively short hitter but I'm working hard on being straight. If I can get it going towards the green then as long as I'm not overly aggressive/conservative on yardage and club selection I have a good chance of being somewhere on the green

 

[Robobum]

165 is a good 7iron for me and is a distance I can rely on hitting to about 85%+ of the time.

 

[JustOne]

Mine is fairly consistent at 145 - 150 down the range (of carry).

Sounds perfect for a 148yrd pin. Let's hope you hit it as consistently straight as you do long.