JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
I need to get out with my GPS and measure some wedges as I feel that my 50° gap wedge goes as far as the P/W I'm currently using, so I might drop the P/W in favour of a 3wood.
Pro Distances
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HughJars
Q-School Graduate
All my distances are how far the ball goes, not carry distance. Unless the green is soft enough to take a pitch mark, then you have no idea what distance you carried anyway, so it's total distance I am looking for.
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Well feel reassured.
If you know the exact yardage you hit every club good on ya.
I just hope that its not windy, wet, uphill, downhill or a dogleg cos if it is how are you going to cope???
Surely as amateurs its better to know roughly how far you hit as we dont have the time to practise our games enough to know them inside out ...
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Errr,Homer does though!
Well feel reassured.
If you know the exact yardage you hit every club good on ya.
I just hope that its not windy, wet, uphill, downhill or a dogleg cos if it is how are you going to cope???
Surely as amateurs its better to know roughly how far you hit as we dont have the time to practise our games enough to know them inside out ...
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Errr,Homer does though!
Ethan
Money List Winner
The average pro has a driver head swing speed of between 110 and 115 mph. That is for their normal pace of swing and they can add quite a bit more if they need. Alvaro Quiros is around 125-127 mph. Long driving freaks (such as Jamie Sadlowski) can reach 140 mph or more. The average amateur is about 90-95 mph.
115 mph equates to a carry of around 275-280 yards with typical launch conditions, 125 mph to about 300+ yards. In favourable conditions, and in nice temperatures or at altitude, they can add quite a bit more distance, so at the recent Reno PGA event where it was warm and it was at altitude, the average drive was about 300 yards.
The average pro would probably choose a 7 iron for a shot of about 170-175 yards in still conditions on the flat.
The pro's distance is also helped by having optimised equipment, fitted or tailor made fot ehm, and striking the ball on the sweet spot rather more often than you or I.
115 mph equates to a carry of around 275-280 yards with typical launch conditions, 125 mph to about 300+ yards. In favourable conditions, and in nice temperatures or at altitude, they can add quite a bit more distance, so at the recent Reno PGA event where it was warm and it was at altitude, the average drive was about 300 yards.
The average pro would probably choose a 7 iron for a shot of about 170-175 yards in still conditions on the flat.
The pro's distance is also helped by having optimised equipment, fitted or tailor made fot ehm, and striking the ball on the sweet spot rather more often than you or I.
Nikki
Head Pro
I've hit 150 meters on the range with my 8 iron...
But i hit the same with my 4 and 6 iron so I don't really care how far it goes... My 8 iron on the course goes about 138 Abnd my seven iron goes 148
I'm not interested in yardgae, more about getting the ball where I want to.
I look at the flight I need, what I want to feel and how I want to see the ball go to the green.
I hit a 150 meter 8 iron into the green of our long par 5 here... but I felt that if I went for it with an 8 iron I would have most chance of getting it right...
In the end it's not about how far you hit it but where you hit it.
But i hit the same with my 4 and 6 iron so I don't really care how far it goes... My 8 iron on the course goes about 138 Abnd my seven iron goes 148
I'm not interested in yardgae, more about getting the ball where I want to.
I look at the flight I need, what I want to feel and how I want to see the ball go to the green.
I hit a 150 meter 8 iron into the green of our long par 5 here... but I felt that if I went for it with an 8 iron I would have most chance of getting it right...
In the end it's not about how far you hit it but where you hit it.
RGDave
Money List Winner
My GW (52* TM satin thingy) is 1/2" longer, as is about the same length as the PW from my old Mizuno set. When I cleaned up my clubs, I noticed that my Callaway 9 iron and these two wedges are within a whisker of each other for length. 3 clubs the same length....can't be right. It works though, and I feel very comfy with them.
Adrena1in
Challenge Tour Pro
At the end of the day, how far you carry each club is pretty irrelevant. Take the 5th hole at my old club...173 yard par 3, slightly downhill. I've taken a 5W on that hole before, and the loftiest club I've ever taken was an 8I. I can guarantee I don't carry those clubs the same distance, (not that I have a 5W anymore!), but on those particular occasions I did.
Knowing which club is the right one for any given situation is surely all you need to know.
Knowing which club is the right one for any given situation is surely all you need to know.
