Piece
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All of them would out drive and out hit me.
Corrected for you Bob, and for me.
but unlikely to outscore....
What are your average distances (carry) ?
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but unlikely to outscore....
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All of them would out drive and out hit me.
Corrected for you Bob, and for me.
I'll join you and Bob also.
Losttheplot
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Ok, honest answer now....
Assuming warm sunny day, no wind, in today's climate....
Driver: 210-215 carry, roll to 250
3 wood: 205-210 carry, roll to 235
3 hybrid: 190 carry, roll to 205
4 iron: 180 carry, roll to 190
5 iron: 170 carry, roll to 175/180
6 iron: 160 carry, roll to 165
7 iron: 150 carry, roll to 155
Etc etc etc
This is assuming I've hit it really well.
I have quite a good ball flight so I don't get much roll out so my roll outs on the mid/low irons are quite small.
With the driver even in the summer now I'm only maybe 250 with a good strike so I'm well behind some of the big hitters on here.
If I'm honest if I have 155 to go I won't reach for the 7 iron as it's a full 7 iron for me to get there. I'd take my 6 iron and play a controlled shot into the target. (well I'd have a go and shank it 30 yards right )
Assuming warm sunny day, no wind, in today's climate....
Driver: 210-215 carry, roll to 250
3 wood: 205-210 carry, roll to 235
3 hybrid: 190 carry, roll to 205
4 iron: 180 carry, roll to 190
5 iron: 170 carry, roll to 175/180
6 iron: 160 carry, roll to 165
7 iron: 150 carry, roll to 155
Etc etc etc
This is assuming I've hit it really well.
I have quite a good ball flight so I don't get much roll out so my roll outs on the mid/low irons are quite small.
With the driver even in the summer now I'm only maybe 250 with a good strike so I'm well behind some of the big hitters on here.
If I'm honest if I have 155 to go I won't reach for the 7 iron as it's a full 7 iron for me to get there. I'd take my 6 iron and play a controlled shot into the target. (well I'd have a go and shank it 30 yards right
)Losttheplot
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Worth pointing out you can knock 10-20% off the distance in the winter easily.
Any more than 220 with the big dog in the winter is a great achievement in my eyes...
Any more than 220 with the big dog in the winter is a great achievement in my eyes...
TheJezster
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I dont know how you can say you "average" a certain distance per club unless you have done some sort of check on a system (maybe a fitting) with every single club.
I certainly havent dont that, and have no idea what my AVERAGE would be?
I know I can hit it up to around the 280 yard mark on occassion but thats not often at all, thats if I hit it sweetly. If I had to guess i would say it was around the 200 - 250 mark normally (taking out any duff/short shots). Id be happy with anything straight from between 200 to 250. Calculating a TRUE average I would imagine I'd be less than 200 yards with a driver.
As for all my irons, again I dont know what an average would be.
I know I hit my 4iron to the 174 yard par 3 and that seems to go about the right length and with the 134 yard I hit either an 8 iron or a 9 iron depending on the wind?
for around 150 yards I suppose it would be a 7 iron or a 6 iron?
So have you all hit loads of balls with every club to determine your averages then?
I certainly havent dont that, and have no idea what my AVERAGE would be?
I know I can hit it up to around the 280 yard mark on occassion but thats not often at all, thats if I hit it sweetly. If I had to guess i would say it was around the 200 - 250 mark normally (taking out any duff/short shots). Id be happy with anything straight from between 200 to 250. Calculating a TRUE average I would imagine I'd be less than 200 yards with a driver.
As for all my irons, again I dont know what an average would be.
I know I hit my 4iron to the 174 yard par 3 and that seems to go about the right length and with the 134 yard I hit either an 8 iron or a 9 iron depending on the wind?
for around 150 yards I suppose it would be a 7 iron or a 6 iron?
So have you all hit loads of balls with every club to determine your averages then?
Losttheplot
Tour Rookie
I don't think you can work to 'averages'.
I said on mine it was if I hit it really well.
Like you say with a driver you can flush one a long way but other times there's a duff etc so I just put a good strike distance down.
They are the figures I work to for club selection and hope I hit it well. If I don't hit it well (often) I know I'm short, if I flush one then it's a bit bigger (doesn't happen often)
I said on mine it was if I hit it really well.
Like you say with a driver you can flush one a long way but other times there's a duff etc so I just put a good strike distance down.
They are the figures I work to for club selection and hope I hit it well. If I don't hit it well (often) I know I'm short, if I flush one then it's a bit bigger (doesn't happen often)
bobmac
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Maybe replace the word "average" with "normal" or "best"
Losttheplot
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This suggestion sounds feasible... I'm with you Bob
TheJezster
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This suggestion sounds feasible... I'm with you Bob
Yep, ok I'll go along with that. Thanks
my distances were total too, not neccessarily carry. My irons dont tend to roll that much though as they are hit quite high. my tee shot on the 174 yard par 3 on Sunday for example was straight at the flag, bounded about 5 yards short of the flag and bounced sideways (to the right) about 2 foot and stopped. So no roll onwards there..
Piece
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Yes, just did that last week with the new clubs. Hit ten balls for each club, then discarded the best and worst to get an average. The results match up well with what I experienced at Blue Mountain on Saturday and against my fit by Nick at Mizuno National Fitting Centre in New Malden.
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One Planer
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What are we talking about now????
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Gentleman extensions - wasnt this the point of post?
haplesshacker
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Bearing in mind that when stood 110 yards from the pin, a lot of us might call it as 100, 120, 115 etc. So how can you tell accurately how far your drive carries when looking at it from 200 yards or so away?
Okay, we have a rough idea of carry and roll out, but even then it's often not that accurate unless mearsured with a DMD.
Unless of course we have a spotter, like in the javilin event.
Only chance I get to measure anthing accurately is during a round with a GPS. I'm using proper balls, not range balls, and proper distances, not 'range' distances.
I don't disbelieve some of your claims at all. But averages?
Okay, we have a rough idea of carry and roll out, but even then it's often not that accurate unless mearsured with a DMD.
Unless of course we have a spotter, like in the javilin event.
Only chance I get to measure anthing accurately is during a round with a GPS. I'm using proper balls, not range balls, and proper distances, not 'range' distances.
I don't disbelieve some of your claims at all. But averages?
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
My averages were taken when the distance from the green is confirmed with a DMD< or when i have seen where my drives pitched and messured the shot with a dmd.
For exmaple from
my drive my dmd may say 120 to the middle of the green, i hit my wedge around 110 so i would hit the wedge to 110, and then watch a few yards roll out.
For exmaple from
my drive my dmd may say 120 to the middle of the green, i hit my wedge around 110 so i would hit the wedge to 110, and then watch a few yards roll out.
G_Mulligan
Tour Rookie
I dont know the exact distances for all my clubs but I know I am not as long as the OP.
I know my wedge distances for 1/4 1/2 & 3/4 swings though and I can get most of my 3-4 foot putts to travel the last 4 inches straight down
I know my wedge distances for 1/4 1/2 & 3/4 swings though and I can get most of my 3-4 foot putts to travel the last 4 inches straight down
Mongoose
Assistant Pro
My typical carry distances in neutral conditions:
Driver 210
5I 170
PW 120
The rest fall pretty much in 10 yd gaps between those.
Driver 210
5I 170
PW 120
The rest fall pretty much in 10 yd gaps between those.
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lot of people on here going to struggle getting the ball up to the flag is my guess.
Its been freezing and blowing a gale for weeks up here in the north west. As an example i have been hitting a 4 iron anywhere between 120 and 230 yards. On a warm summers day with no wind I would normally hit it 190 give or take a few yards. We have not had a single day like this all year, and maybe will get only a handfull.
To me it is about working out what club you require to hit the correct yardage.Too many golfers see 150 yards and therefore it must be a 7 iron or whatever they think they hit 150. In reality, the 150 yards may be uphill, into the wind, a cold day and may in fact be playing 220.
Mid and higher handicappers almost never get the ball up to the flag due to underclubbing. If people had a more realistic perception of how far they carry the ball in the air they would get some better results.
Its been freezing and blowing a gale for weeks up here in the north west. As an example i have been hitting a 4 iron anywhere between 120 and 230 yards. On a warm summers day with no wind I would normally hit it 190 give or take a few yards. We have not had a single day like this all year, and maybe will get only a handfull.
To me it is about working out what club you require to hit the correct yardage.Too many golfers see 150 yards and therefore it must be a 7 iron or whatever they think they hit 150. In reality, the 150 yards may be uphill, into the wind, a cold day and may in fact be playing 220.
Mid and higher handicappers almost never get the ball up to the flag due to underclubbing. If people had a more realistic perception of how far they carry the ball in the air they would get some better results.
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
topped drive 10-30 yards
topped 5 wood 10-30 yards
topped iron 5-10 yards
topped wedge 1-5 yards
topped 5 wood 10-30 yards
topped iron 5-10 yards
topped wedge 1-5 yards
I never worry too much about "average" distances when I'm playing. I know what I can hit each club with a smooth swing but the shot is all about the lie, the conditions and how I see the shot. I find if I automatically pull say a 7 iron for a 140 yard shot because that is how far I hit it I can get very lazy in the set up and execution. I sort of need to think about where I want to land it (is the flag at the front or back) and is it running or holding. The same 140 yard shot may then be 6 iron (into a breeze perhaps) or even an 8 iron and land it short and let it release.
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