How far do you hit your 7 iron

[Kor.A.Door]

Callaway XR Pro is the model, 175 yards comfortably in the summer time, in the winter it's about 165.

[BIG STU]

Damn.... you young guys are killing me! I used to be around the 170 mark with a 7 iron. Now..... it's my 150 - 155 club. I've noticed a "noticeable" loss of distance the past year or two. I play Mizuno irons.

Trust me it gets worse--- I can remember when I used to hit that blade Macgregor 7 iron around 170 175. Now the Callys are not jacked per say the 7 iron is only 2* stronger than the old Mac

[EthanSterlingPrice]

Ben Hogan PTx 34 degrees. 165 is my stock distance but I can squeeze out 175 if I have to, typically though I'll club up instead.

 

 

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[downlowkey]

Adams MB2, Matrix Program 130x, 190 (altitude adjusted 170). Man I love thin air!

 

 

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[STUDque]

Adams MB2, Matrix Program 130x, 190 (altitude adjusted 170). Man I love thin air!

 

 

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I always have a hard time when I play up in the mountains. Especially off the tee I reach hazards I don't expect to get to.

 

 

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[Sluggo42]

Seems 160 is about a mean average.

216 is only 56 yards further-

 

That's pretty insane

[BIG STU]

Seems 160 is about a mean average.

216 is only 56 yards further-

 

That's pretty insane

LOL yep the kids can hit it insane now. Sometimes I get nostalgic as heck. Last week I was playing a course I used to play and I was deciding on hitting the driver since I have just stepped up to the senior tees with modern equipment. There is a creek that runs across the fairway I did not get to it either with a well hit drive. I told Bear that I used to hit a 1 iron  from the back tees there and about 20 years ago I carried that creek with a freaking Persimmon driver from the tips!!! Oh well I had my days in the sun. But on the bright side with a slower and shorter swing I am a better ball striker than I ever was when I was young

[Rickp]

Seems 160 is about a mean average.

216 is only 56 yards further-

 

That's pretty insane

216 yards! I can't see that far

 

 

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[MattF]

7 iron is my 150-155 club. Maltby DBM with a Recoil 680 F4 shaft.

[moosejaa]

On a calm day usually 160-170.

 

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[tommc23]

7 iron is my 150-155 club. Maltby DBM with a Recoil 680 F4 shaft.

I came so close to buying these clubs

 

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[Rickp]

216 yards! I can't see that far

 

 

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Farthest I could ever hit a 7i was 165 about 15-20 years ago. Lose a little yardage every year. I could see 216 back then also

 

 

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[TBT]

With my new Cobra F7 7 iron with Rocoil 95 stiff shafts I hit it about 160-165

[chisag]

LOL yep the kids can hit it insane now. Sometimes I get nostalgic as heck. Last week I was playing a course I used to play and I was deciding on hitting the driver since I have just stepped up to the senior tees with modern equipment. There is a creek that runs across the fairway I did not get to it either with a well hit drive. I told Bear that I used to hit a 1 iron  from the back tees there and about 20 years ago I carried that creek with a freaking Persimmon driver from the tips!!! Oh well I had my days in the sun. But on the bright side with a slower and shorter swing I am a better ball striker than I ever was when I was young

 

 

... To be fair BS, as I said my son carries his 7 iron 185 and more if he wants to really go after it. If he were hitting a Wilson Staff Fluid Feel 7 iron with a HT-100, he would only hit it 175 but much higher. It is impossible to make a full swing and hit that old balata ball hard as you can without it spinning excessively and ballooning. As you well know with balata balls and persimmon woods, we learned to control the ball first and add distance later. Today with the new ball that spins so much less off the tee it is exactly the opposite, hit it as far as possible first and learn to control it later. 

[Camcmart]

I'm right around 155-165 depending on how well I hit the ball. That's with my relatively strong-lofted WS D300s. After I get the money to get fit to my irons and have more time/money to play, that may increase at the age of 23, but we'll have to wait and see!

 

 

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[Rtracymog]

7 iron is my go to club at 180. I've got Wilson V6s.

 

 

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[Sluggo42]

LOL yep the kids can hit it insane now. Sometimes I get nostalgic as heck. Last week I was playing a course I used to play and I was deciding on hitting the driver since I have just stepped up to the senior tees with modern equipment. There is a creek that runs across the fairway I did not get to it either with a well hit drive. I told Bear that I used to hit a 1 iron  from the back tees there and about 20 years ago I carried that creek with a freaking Persimmon driver from the tips!!! Oh well I had my days in the sun. But on the bright side with a slower and shorter swing I am a better ball striker than I ever was when I was young

Well, you hit the nail on the head Stu-

I'm 61 now, and scoring better than I ever have. I'm still long enough to play from the blues on most courses, and that probably because of the new equipment. But you put this new stuff into the strong kids hands, and you get these bombs. I wonder if I take my DBD 816 and a sleeve of PV1x into a time machine and go back 30 years, I could probably hit it a little further than I did then

[PMookie]

My Edel 7 iron is right around 170. The TaylorMade P790 “7 iron” I hit 185-190!!! Need to ask the question: how far do you hit your “X” lofted club.

 

 

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[Big money]

Hit my Callaway XR 7 iron 135 to 145 on a good day

[JohnSmalls]

Just started working with a coach and rebuilding my swing---should have done this from day one. I am carrying 145-150 now. Hoping with practice over the winter I'll be back up to the 155-160 range in the spring. Swinging Nike Vapor Speed irons.

[CFrazier]

About 170ish with a callaway apex 16 7 iron.

 

 

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[jaxbeachpackerfan]

About 170ish with a callaway apex 16 7 iron.

 

 

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Same club, 160-165 ish usually, 170 with the great strike.

[josmi15]

I'm averaging 153 currently with my Ping G30's. I just looked up my averages for the season

 

 

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[Kkaw1988]

I'm at 145-155 depending on elements etc. obviously I don't get to be in the young kids crushing it far club . Nike Slingshot Tour R300 shafts. I think I could hit some of these game improvement distance irons a bit further with the extra loft (about 3 degrees on ave from mine per club).

 

 

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[Berg Ryman]

Earlier this year I carried one 181 over water, 190 total, but the average is around 162-165 carry, 170-173 total. R+ KBS Tour shafts, One Lengths from Cobra. I could go firmer in the flex, but the higher launch and higher spin helps me as a low spin iron player anyway.

[Kc8703]

170 at sea level for my Srixon 545s

 

 

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[dhartmann34]

Ping S55...175ish

 

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[Bags]

Im 51 and carry 7 160/163

 

 

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[BIG STU]

... To be fair BS, as I said my son carries his 7 iron 185 and more if he wants to really go after it. If he were hitting a Wilson Staff Fluid Feel 7 iron with a HT-100, he would only hit it 175 but much higher. It is impossible to make a full swing and hit that old balata ball hard as you can without it spinning excessively and ballooning. As you well know with balata balls and persimmon woods, we learned to control the ball first and add distance later. Today with the new ball that spins so much less off the tee it is exactly the opposite, hit it as far as possible first and learn to control it later. 

I can swing hard at any wedge with any modern ball and balloon it now. Had to show Bear the other day and this is sorta embarrassing. I only hit a 50* wedge about 105 or so (used to hit a 56 like that) Had a shot that required a 115 carry. Bear said aw hell you can stretch it some. I told him naah I cant. We were just messing around anyhow . I showed him with the 50* Cally BECU. I ballooned it high as a Philly Mick flop shot with a 64* only went 75 yards or so and I did not hit it fat. Took my PW and hit a little check up skipper with it. Now that little balloon shot can serve to my advantage. If I had been 85 or so yards out I would have hit the same shot with that 50 if I needed to stop it super quick or I could have taken the PM 56 and toe hit it a bit and stop it. All of this comes from screwing with wedges and practicing my short game a lot. I have always honed and practiced my short game most of my life. I also think there is some trickery involved with that PM wedge that I found by accident. I can hit the prettiest one hopper forward and spin back with it than I ever could with any other wedge including my beloved 588s. I found that little tidbit of a shot by accident dialing that wedge in. So I have been practicing it quite a bit. Saved my bacon Sunday afternoon because I did not have a good ball striking day as far as GIR with my irons.  Which in the past was SOP "Stu Golf".  Wedge and putter saved my bacon again

[robertson153]

If we're talking average, it's about 180-185. At my course we have a par 3 that plays anywhere from 175-200 depending on which tees you're playing from and where they have them. With that being said I️ believe I️ could “hood” my 7i and “nut” one with perfect conditions 200. But then again my Nike VRS forged irons are GI irons that are a 1/2 a club jacked up.

 

 

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