using Laser- calculating roll out

[turkish]

I know this might be a how long is a piece of string type of question but do any of you that use lasers have figures in your head for roll out on various clubs when you know the distance to the pin?

I realise there are a ton of factors; my own SS, length/loft of club, temperature, ground conditions, slope of green, below or above feet etc

Just wondering as a general rule what do you do on say flat same level green, normal temperature & conditions?

I've not had any time to work out these but guessing something like following (for me):

wedges: 58-PW - 0 yards
9 iron - 5 yards
8-6 iron- 10 yards
5-4 iron- 15 yards
Hybrid & 3 wood - 20 yards

or are you more specific or do you just play it by ear depending on all of above?

 

[chrisd]

I did a session on a GC2 which gives carry distance as well as roll out for every club and they all seem pretty accurate

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I doubt anyone bar Pro's are that specific about things

 

[patricks148]

I only work on carry distance for most shots and they would tend to be inside 150 yards. if its longer shot i will zap the pin then where i would be looking to hit it, like a bank or upslope, or how far a front bunker is that needs carried etc.

 

[UlyssesSky]

Roll-out needs to be figured out on a day by day basis...

I've played courses with baked greens in the summer where I got > 5 yards of roll on my PW, and I've played soft greens in autumn where my 8i ended inside 1 foot of the pitch mark.


The numbers you get from launch monitors won't help too much as well, as the roll-out gets calculated based on spin and landing angle, but ground conditions do not get factored in...

 

[ruff-driver]

Roll-out needs to be figured out on a day by day basis...

I've played courses with baked greens in the summer where I got > 5 yards of roll on my PW, and I've played soft greens in autumn where my 8i ended inside 1 foot of the pitch mark.




The numbers you get from launch monitors won't help too much as well, as the roll-out gets calculated based on spin and landing angle, but ground conditions do not get factored in...

Agreed, i hit driver onto a par 4 last week and it was a foot from it's pitch mark, same with a 6 iron,
with current conditions i try and base my full shots on carry.

 

[guest100718]

Roll out? Not much of that at the moment....

 

[ScienceBoy]

Laser just gives a distance to an object.

It does not tell you what club to hit.

choose what shot to hit, get the relevant distances then pick the club to hit the shot you planned.

I find I need to keep it to that order to avoid picking a shot based on the distance measured alone.

 

[JustOne]

Watch the pros.... they have 171 to the pin, pull a 9 iron making us all think WOW! they can hit a 9-iron 171yds, and yet still come up 10-12yds short of the pin a lot of times..... no big deal it's just a 30-36ft putt for birde.

I think you're over worrying :thup:

In answer to your question....I'm just trying to hit the green.... that's if I can even make decent contact on the ball and not just fat/top it

 

[Three]

or are you more specific or do you just play it by ear depending on all of above?

I think it's something we work out pretty quickly on the first couple of holes.

 

[Region3]

A general rule I have (although there are plenty of exceptions) is that I'll use the club that carries to the pin with a perfectly struck shot.

If I hit it perfect it will have plenty of spin and stop not too far past.
If I don't hit it perfect it will land short and hopefully roll on a bit.

 

[upsidedown]

My yardages are worked out on carry and roll out, so if I've lasered the flag at 118 I hit my pw which averages out at 120 carry +roll. As Three say adjust for the day after a few holes.