Long iron distance.

[kid2]

Now before i start i dont want this to end up being a Michael measuring contest.....

I consistently carry my 5 iron off a tee 160 mtrs with a comfortable swing. I think thats about 176 yards.....I know this as its the club i always take off our 2nd par 3 at 158mtrs....

Our 4th is also a par 3 at 168 mtrs off the whites and i hit my 4 iron...But what im interested in is ....I have trouble gauging how far i hit my 4 and 5 iron off the ground....

What would be a reasonable distance for a fairway hit with my long irons taking into account my tee shots.......How much distance should i loose...

The reason i ask is that i had 154 left to hit the middle of our 18th green today and i hit 4 iron...It went dead straight but i was just short of the green....Granted i held back a little for fear of cutting the ball slightly and it was into a good breeze.

 

[Region3]

I don't see why it wouldn't go as far as off a tee.

The tee just gives you a better chance of making good contact.
If a 4 iron normally goes 168m and you hit one less than 154m then I'd say it was a bit thin.

 

[kid2]

I don't see why it wouldn't go as far as off a tee.

The tee just gives you a better chance of making good contact.
If a 4 iron normally goes 168m and you hit one less than 154m then I'd say it was a bit thin.

I think maybe ever so slightly Region.....I didnt feel it through the club shaft but i barely grazed the ground with the club... which was pretty bare.

 

[GreiginFife]

As Region3 says, with decent off the ground contact you shouldn't be looking at any extreme difference.
I'm consistently 165-170y with my 5 iron off the ground at the practice area and use my 5 iron on our 166y 7th with same distance (within manageable tolerance) achieved.
Granted there are times where I don't get a clean contact and I'm shorter than that but on the whole it's pretty much the same.

 

[Essex_Stu]

4 iron easy swing for me is 175-180 yards. If I try to give it anymore it ends up going right. Used it off the tee the other day to great effect.