What Are Your Yardages?

[GolfSpy_APH]

No egos, what are the yardages for each of your clubs? Are you happy with how things are gapped out in your bag? Do you wish there was more consistency in certain areas and what if any changes could you be making soon to make for either better yardages or better gapping?

[Indy_Oz]

Arccos data filtered for 'last 100 shots'. 5i and 2i was a very limited data set (only a few shots each) so they're both down on what I expect to hit them.

Edit (now I have a little more time): in terms of changes, it's mainly a decision whether to keep the 2 iron in the bag and what to drop. It's more of an occasional club and stays home for comps for now. I may try different shafts in it. Shaft in 3W and 7W may also change as I strive for greater consistency and better feel.

The irons are P790s (2019) and occasionally 'go big' with low spinning bombs, which is a bigger deal for the shorter irons. I like the long irons. I've switched PW to a P7MC with good success towards the end of the season. Much more predictable distance and I love the feel. With the 9iron I've overshot greens giving me carries well over 160yds on a smooth full shot and the old PW flew short greens a few times from par 3 tees. I now know the P790s (and other similar hollow bodies) can have this tendancy. Certainly the earlier model like mine.  Even if it's a perception, I was losing confidence with the PW and I'm more confident with the change and the mental game is a big deal.

Edited December 30, 2023 by Indy_Oz
Added detail/ explanation on desired changes.

[Josh Parker]

I have a gap from 6 to 7 iron but there isn't much I would change. I choke up for in between shot distances on those. 

58* - 100yds at full 

54* - 115

52* - 125

Pw - 135

9 - 145-150

8 - 160

7 - 170

6 - 185

5 - 195

4 - 205 - carry but will hit a knockdown for tee shots around 220-230 with rollout. 

[GolfSpy_BEN]

According to shot scope:

I think the 6 iron to 5 iron boils down to I rarely use my 5 iron on the home course. The rest doesn’t look too far out of keeping

[Rob Person]

I did this some months back, over 3 visits to a top tracer range. These are averages of all my sessions.

It's clipped to the bag, as a quick reference.  I will try and redo this probably 3 times a year now.

 

[ParFore74x]

Pulling yardages from 18 Birdies has given me the following numbers. Some clubs get used quite often which equates to their averages being more accurate to my expectations.

Driver - 254

3W - 227

4H - 212

2 iron - 221 Used only for tee shots

5 iron - 180 - Not used much at all. Only had 10 shots recorded.

6 iron - 173

7 iron - 164

8 iron - 154

9 iron - 140

PW - 127

GW (49*) - 106 - This club is about 3/8" shorter than it should be which destroys confidence and it will be getting an extension during regripping this off season.

SW (54*) - 83 - Not often that I take a full shot with the 54

[sirchunksalot]

I pulled these from ShotScope from my last 4 rounds. I have a bit of clustering with the 4 and 5 hybrid but admittedly I'm not hitting the ball well right now. The 6 iron I've only hit once and I can't stop topping the 8 iron. I'm pretty happy with what the potential could be if I can strike the ball better, but I'm still not at 100%. I've lost about 8 yards from a combo of the cooler weather and not being able to go at it, but at least I know where my game is at right now. 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Per Arccos, here are my average distances 

[No3PuttLaLa]

I’m pretty happy with my current gapping. I struggle with my 4 and 5i so switched to a sub 70 4H this year. Haven’t really needed to use it. That said, I need to get it figured out this offseason as I would love to have that 200-230 spot filled with 5i and 4H. Currently my 5i is only used as a punch out club. 

[Thisway84]

Overall I’m happy with my gapping. My 4i is skewed because it is my go to for hitting stingers out of trees . Generally I play my 4i from 190-200. My 3h is actually a 2h, just paired it incorrectly. That is typically a 205-220 club. I will be interested to see how this continues to change. I upgraded to new irons near the end of the season last year and I have been doing SuperSpeed training since Christmas. Hoping for better gapping and bigger numbers from the changes!



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[Shapotomous]

If i havent lost any distance from last year this is where i am at.  The only spot i struggle with in my gapping is when i am sitting at the 200 yard shot.  I find it hard to lighten up the 18* and keep it on target and if i go after the 23* it just goes higher but not further.  

D - 250

3w - 225

18* 2h - 210

23* 4h - 190

5i or 27* hybrid - 175

6i - 160

7i - 150

8i - 140

9i - 130

Pw - 115

49* - 105

53* - 90

57* - 75

[brogies]

These are my general distances, but obviously can change depending on how much I'm sucking:

Driver - 260+ carry, 290+ total

3W - 240+ carry

3H - 225

4i crossover - 205-210

5i - 196-198

6i - 185

7i - 172-174

8i - 160

9i - 148

PW - 135

GW - 122

54º - 108

58º - 95 (also 105 if I thin it like an idiot)

 

 

 

[FloodedGolf]

Driver - 250

5W - 206

4H -190

5I -180

6I - 170

7I - 162

8I - 155

9I -140

PW - 130

AW - 123

SW - 90

LW - 70

Pretty happy with my club gaping except at the top of my bag. Recently got a G425 5w that I plan to loft down to 16.5 to make it more of a 4w to close down my gaps at the top of the bag. From there I'll most likely add an additional hybrid or possible a 7w to complete my bag. Gotta get that 4w dialed first tho lol

[Mrbenkenobi]

I hit a lot of different shots with all the clubs in my bag.  These are my stock carry averages per shot scope and trackman/gc3

Driver: 288

3w: 260

5w: 245

4u: 226

5u: 212

6i: 194

7i: 182

8i: 170

9i: 159

pw: 145

gw: 130

sw: 115

lw: 100

[Shifty]

I switch clubs in and out of my bag, depending on the conditions, and the course.

All Carry distances for partial 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 and full swings on wedge matrix (with choke up, and choke down numbers as well)

For the rest, carry distances as well;

9i- 150

8i- 165

7i- 180

6i- 195

5i- 210

4i- 225

2i-238

5w- 242

3w-265

D- 280

 

[rcookwv]

Stock shot carry averages:

Driver - 240

5 wood - 215

7 wood - 200

5 hybrid - 185

6 hybrid - 175

7 iron - 160

8 iron - 150

9 iron - 140

PW -    125

A-      115

54* -  100

58* - 80