Yardages

[connor]

Do you know your exact yardages of your irons. I only know my pw and 7 but thats only roughly. 100 or slightly more ill take a wedge 150marker a smooth 7. That's generally how I play looking for markers. I don't use a range finder or anything so it's alot of guess work. Around 200 I lash either my 3wood or 19* hybrid depending on the lie.

 

[theknife]

yes....i have an app on my android phone that records the distance of each club.use a gps and bingo you know what club to hit ...obviously you have to take into account and conditions etc.

 

[connor]

I've got an ap that will tell me that but I Apprently can't use it on the course as I have an iphone

 

[ademac]

I have a rough idea, I personally dont think at my level I will swing consistently enough to get the same yardage with the same club each time!
There are so many variables when you play that I think you only need a rough idea anyhow.
It will be interesting to see other peoples opinions on this.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Preety much. I did some measuring of each club into and down wind on the practice ground when I got them and use my SC5 to work out the distances and took the average one not counting those I hit poorly and the rare ones I pured. 10 balls per club was more than enough

 

[m10johnson]

I've got an ap that will tell me that but I Apprently can't use it on the course as I have an iphone

Could you share this app or any other that is free please.

 

[wull]

pretty much..

i believe it's very important to know your exact yardages with your irons,more chance of shooting good scores and the difference is noticeable.

a tip i like to use is...use an iron that would get you to the back of the green,a problem i see players make is taking the club that would get them there and just with the best strike of the day.

 

[connor]

Its called golf shot. There's a free one and one you pay for.

 

[connor]

pretty much..

i believe it's very important to know your exact yardages with your irons,more chance of shooting good scores and the difference is noticeable.

a tip i like to use is...use an iron that would get you to the back of the green,a problem i see players make is taking the club that would get them there and just with the best strike of the day.

Never thought like that. Deff a good tip to start using might stop the coming up short and then having to chip etc

 

[ademac]

a tip i like to use is...use an iron that would get you to the back of the green,a problem i see players make is taking the club that would get them there and just with the best strike of the day.

What if the pin is at the front of the green???
You could potentially be leaving yourself with HUGE putts!!

 

[wull]

What if the pin is at the front of the green???
You could potentially be leaving yourself with HUGE putts!!

you can either hit the shot a little softer than normal.a normal iron swing being say.......80% of full.

or play the 1 less club knowing that your sunday best would get you to the middle,or if it's not quite the best strike it will get you to the front and no more.

 

[USER1999]

According to tonight, I shank 80% and the remaining 20% go 120 yards, regardless of what club I use.

 

[Imurg]

According to tonight, I shank 80% and the remaining 20% go 120 yards, regardless of what club I use.

So at least you know now for the weekend - no more guessing....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

According to tonight, I shank 80% and the remaining 20% go 120 yards, regardless of what club I use.

80%!!! Isn't that down on last week.

 

[Jonny]

I do know how far my irons go yes... although I don't tend to bother with an exact yardage for my 2 iron.

In relation to taking extra clubs into a green I think in this manner.

If there is a hazard at the front I will take slightly more club so that a pure strike gets me to the middle of the green and a standard strike puts me over the hazard. I also use that approach when the pin is at the front of the green. For a pin or a hazard at the back of the green I'll take the club which will put me no more than the back edge on a pure strike so that a standard shot leaves me in the middle. That would typically be less club than the standard distance.

That way I am on the green, not risking a watery grave or a deep bunker, and with a mid length putt at the very worst.

 

[harvey4banger]

I generally work to the following

G/W 120
P/W 130
9 140
8 150
7 160 an so on through the bag depending on course conditions

 

[Andr3w]

Fairly well hit I can expect the following:


60: 100
56: 115
52: 125
PW: 135
9: 145
8: 155
7: 165
6: 175
5: 185
4: 195
19: 220
3W: 240
Driver: 270

I recently got a laser and it makes the decision making process a lot easier!

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

I have a little black notebook (cost £1), inserted in it are measured yardages for each club, winter and summer. Now all I need is to stop nobbling, hooking or mis-hitting.

 

[Anders]

I know my rough yardages for the irons, and tend to take the right club to get me pin high at least. Since buying a laser rangefinder I think my distance control has improved and (duffs aside) I am rarely too short on club selection. If the distance to the flag is in between irons, I always go with the stronger loft so I don't feel I have to go at it.

 

[Andr3w]

I'm the opposite, if I'm between clubs I'll tend to go for the lower iron. I find I get better results if I commit to a shot rather than constantly thinking on the way down not to hit it.