What are your distances per club?

[USER1999]

But there is also the question, why?

Ok, so someone can hit a 300 yard drive, which is self confessed, directionally challenged. So in reality, they can't hit a 300 yard drive, as they have no control what so ever (which would also play merry heck with the term 'average') over the direction. Surely rather than the macho I hit 100 yard drives, they would be better off hitting a controlled 265, and getting on the fairway more often. This would lead to the lower scores that reduce the handicap.

The pro's who hit these distances (300+) are still hitting at 90%, and I am sure many pros who don't hit this long could, if their livelihoods didn't depend on a consistency that others don't seem to value.

 

[birdieman]

Bit of a pea-shooter compared to most on here. Must be giving up some distance for accuracy.

Me too IMO2 !

It's not how, it's how many!

 

[jammydodger]

Bit of a pea-shooter compared to most on here. Must be giving up some distance for accuracy.

Me too IMO2 !

It's not how, it's how many!

heehee have to agree , been looking at some of these distances and thinking how short my game is compared to everyone on here. Funny as i'm usually regarded as one of the longer players at our place and i'm cat1 too !

 

[Robobum]

I doubt if many (if any) of us play on a 7000yd+ track, that means that the majority of par 4s are either around or under 400 yds.
So, with everyone's claimed 300yd+ drives, your tracks are effectively pitch & putt and any par 5 under 550 is just a long par 4 with that sort of hitting.
To be able to hit those distances you must have some sort of (pretty decent actually!) technical capability to deliver the clubface squarish back at the ball. Hard to believe you can't transfer that ability to hit a little wedge onto a green and be threatening birdies all the time rather than the bogeys (and worse) that some of the h'caps reflect??

P.S I'm in the short hitting Cat1 camp, feel free to lose 30yds and come join us

 

[Smiffy]

I played with a 4 handicapped young lad last Sunday. He hit the ball absolutely miles. Roasted it. One of the biggest hitters I have ever played with. His longest drive was 323 wind assisted. His average? 280 (confirmed by technology on the day).
I couldn't get anywhere near him and I'm not particularly short off the tee amongst my playing friends....

 

[Dodger]

Here we go again....let's pull our choppers out and see who's the longest.

 

[Brendan]

Here we go again....let's pull our choppers out and see who's the longest.

There's a good show for the next GM meet, line them up and lets see who's the longest.

 

[JustOne]

I doubt if many (if any) of us play on a 7000yd+ track, that means that the majority of par 4s are either around or under 400 yds.
So, with everyone's claimed 300yd+ drives, your tracks are effectively pitch & putt and any par 5 under 550 is just a long par 4 with that sort of hitting.

I wouldn't exactly call East Sussex National a pitch&putt course

I'd happily sacrifice some length for more accuracy although at the moment I'm struggling with whether or not to continue playing at all

 

[Smiffy]

Here we go again....let's pull our choppers out and see who's the longest.

Could we play "snap" instead?

 

[Parmo]

Driver - 250-260
3 wood - 230-240
20* Hybrid - 180-200
4 - 170 - 185
5 - 160 - 170
6 - 150 - 160
7 - 140 -150
8 - 135 -145
9 - 120 -135
44.5* - 100-120+
50* - 80-100
56* - 60-80
60* - 40-60

Something like that, I tend to use my PW choked down on 130 yards in and rarely use my 6,8 irons.

 

[JustOne]

Here we go again....let's pull our choppers out and see who's the longest.

LOL

Length is NOT everything... but you always see the guys who don't have it complain about the ones who do

 

[Robobum]

Here we go again....let's pull our choppers out and see who's the longest.

LOL

Length is NOT everything... but you always see the guys who don't have it complain about the ones who do

And when no-one can verify the length most just talk BS and say the have a huge one

 

[Dodger]

Here we go again....let's pull our choppers out and see who's the longest.

LOL

Length is NOT everything... but you always see the guys who don't have it complain about the ones who do

......or the ones who talk utter bull###t about it.

 

[borntorunsean]

Driver between 250-300
5 wood 220-230
3 210
4 200
5 190
6 180
7 170
8 160
9 150
PW 140
52 wedge 120
56 90

 

[Smiffy]

Driver between 250-300
5 wood 220-230
3 210
4 200
5 190
6 180
7 170
8 160
9 150
PW 140
52 wedge 120
56 90

You don't hood your clubs by any chance???

 

[Parmo]

Driver between 250-300
5 wood 220-230
3 210
4 200
5 190
6 180
7 170
8 160
9 150
PW 140
52 wedge 120
56 90

You don't hood your clubs by any chance???

If I am on the next fairway remind me to put my crash helmet on

 

[cbetofop]

Here we go again....let's pull our choppers out and see who's the longest.

I'm only getting my chopper out if I can bring along a couple of space-hoppers too (we are talking about 1970's toys here arenn't we?)

 

[ClarkeCAGC]

I am 14 and a 13 handicapper and these would be my average distances on a normal day:
Driver- 250-270
3 wood- 220-240 (off tee)
19* Rescue- 210
4iron- 180
5iron- 170
6iron- 160
7iron- 150
8iron- 140
9iron- 130
Pwedge- 120
52* GW- 110
56* SW- 90
60* LW- 75 (on the very rare occasion i hit it full)

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In the bag:
Titleist 907 D2 9.5* adila nvs stiff
Titleist 905f 15* adila nvs stiff
Taylormade burner 19* stiff
Macgregor mactec combos rifle 6.0s
52*,56*,60* titleist vokeys
odyessy white hot XG9
Pro v1x

 

[feary]

Depending on a goood strike

Driver- 230-250
3wood- 200-220
4hybrid- 170-180
5iron- 160-165
6iron- 150-155
7iron- 140-145
8iron- 130-135
9iron- 120-125
10iron- 115
PW- 105-110
SW- 80-90
LW- 65-70

 

[haplesshacker]

I always find these types of threads really funny reading. They come up quite regularly and you'll always get the bit of bravado and the cynics.

Personally I don't care how far someone hits it, it's where they hit it that matters. Regardless of club used.

We already know of the loft differences between older and newer irons, and even between different sets from the same manufactuer. Let alone from the different manufactuers.

If however one of you said driver went 220, but hit 80% of fairways. Then I'd be impressed. TBH, I'm impressed by pretty much anyone that can hit a golf ball reasonably consistently! (I'm only jealous!)

Just my 2 cents worth.