How many clubs in your bag can you accurately hit 150 yards?

[Snelly]

I quite often see people saying that they use X iron for X yards and it sometimes surprises me. 160 yard 8 irons or 120 yard 9 irons.

I also remember when I was about 15, Mark Roe proving to me that he could hit every club in the bag (except putter) 150 yards to the green with a high success rate. I was amazed that day!

It prompted me to think just now about how many different clubs I hit for a 150 yard shot. I know it depends on the conditions at the time but I think it is an interesting question.

I normally hit an 7, 8 or 9 iron 150 yards depending on the shot but I reckon I could be reasonably accurate (50% on the green let's say) with a half swing 4 iron (which I sometimes play in strong wind) or if I had an obstacle to go over, I could probably hit a wedge or 54 deg wedge as hard as I could that distance but it would probably be with a lower than 50% success rate - a few might be thin or heavy when hitting that hard.

I reckon I could hit 6 clubs - 4 to 9 iron - in my bag 150 yards with some consistency. Maybe 7 at a push including my wedge. What about you?

Cheers,


Snelly.

 

[Imurg]

Much the same.
I know our 10th (par3) is about 150 to the middle and I've used from 5-9 iron to get there depending on the conditions.
Sometimes you need to be able to hit a 150 yard 5 iron.

 

[Redwood]

I reckon 4 to 8 iron. Don't think I could make it with with 9 iron, even at full bore!!!

 

[Tiger]

I'm confused. Are you asking 'How many clubs could you hit 150 yards on a clear day?" or "Depending on the conditions what clubs could you hit 150 yards?"

If it's the former probably three though an easy 7 iron is my new preference. If it's the later anything from gap wedge to 2 hybrid!!!!

 

[golfstick]

I cud absolutly lamp my PW there but the accuracy is limited to say i would only hit the green 50%

9-6 iron i would say my accuracy is really high, I wud expect to hit the green most times.

5 and above i dont think i could control the distance, not the straightness

 

[USER1999]

None. Iron play is not my strong point.

 

[Midnight]

At the moment none 150 yds and def not straight, If you were asking how many I could hit 150 yds into the water or rough then the answer would be most of them.


Cheers

Midnight...

 

[haplesshacker]

I can't hit any club in my bag 150 yards.


Now balls would be different matter.


I know. I'm being a pedantic sod!

 

[TobyRich1928]

think this is the video, check luke hitting loads of different clubs the same length
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maP2jN11eW8

 

[Region3]

I don't think I could make 50% if you gave me my choice of club for every shot.

 

[golfstick]

I don't think I could make 50% if you gave me my choice of club for every shot.

really! so your saying that if someone said, thers the green 150yards away, you would only hit it 50% of the time?

 

[Region3]

I don't think I could make 50% if you gave me my choice of club for every shot.

really! so your saying that if someone said, thers the green 150yards away, you would only hit it 50% of the time?

It was an off the cuff comment so I've just looked at SS2 (stats program) and found out that when I hit the fairway with my drive I hit 49% of greens. I don't know from how far away that is on average but I guess it would be around 150, maybe a bit further.

 

[JustOne]

How many clubs in your bag can you accurately hit 150 yards?

Accurately? None.



Occasionally I miss a 4" target from 3 feet with the easiest club in the bag!

 

[daymond]

Irons: 7,6,5,4
Woods: 7,5
Pathetic is'nt it

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I never assume I hit one club xx yards and will pick a club on the shot and conditions. I can hit anything from an 9 iron (bone hard fairway and gale force wind behind) to a 3 hybrid (beautifully judged fatted shot) and it is just the accuracy that may be the issue

 

[goldenbare]

Irons: 7,6,5,4
Woods: 7,5
Pathetic is'nt it

thanks Daymond, I'm with you but didn't want to be first to admit it, but its a lovely distance for my 7 wood.
Perhaps we can start a thread lowering the target to 125

 

[Snelly]

I'm confused. Are you asking 'How many clubs could you hit 150 yards on a clear day?" or "Depending on the conditions what clubs could you hit 150 yards?"

If it's the former probably three though an easy 7 iron is my new preference. If it's the later anything from gap wedge to 2 hybrid!!!!

I meant on the flat on a clear day without wind.

 

[Robobum]

I'd feel pretty comfortable hitting 9, 8, 7 & 6 for this, 5 & 4 would be 50% at the very most down to distance control.

I did spend 27 holes having to hit rescue from every distance betwwen 100 and 200 yds after an attack of the "pipes" @ last year's county champs!!

 

[JustOne]

I reckon I could get close with every club in the bag... but not every time and not accurately. I'm sure I could even whack my putter there if I really wanted to but at what cost/risk?

In 'normal' conditions if I have 150yds I'd rather just take the right club (+/- 1 club) according to how I'm swinging on the day and what danger is around the pin.

 

[JT77]

tough one, I am not sure how accurate, but I could smash a pw, or 9 iron 150, 8 iron or 7 iron, then I would fancy my chances a lot more, grip down soft 6, good possibility. not sure I could say 4 or 5 would go 150 accurately on a windless day. possibly, but it isnt a shot i would be trying to often.