What are your current club distances?

Average carry distance starting at 4 iron and going down. Woods are total.

D: 268
3w: 239
3h: 220
4i: 199
5i: 189
6i: 176
7i: 160
8i: 146
9i: 132
PW: 121
AW: 115
SW: 97
LW: 86

Could probably go with a weaker AW for better gapping there, but I have pretty good distance control with my wedges, so it works for now.

Edited to correct the woods. I recorded total distances for those.

Obviously the totals depend on conditions. So these are all carry with normal, smooth swings.

Driver: 270
4W: 240
3H: 225
3i: 215
4i: 205
5i: 195
6i: 185
7i: 175
8i: 165
9i: 150
PW: 140
50°: 130
54°: 115
60°: 100

That’s 14 clubs. Depending on the course and conditions, I’ll pull with the 4W, 3i, or 50°. Irons are Miura TC201s. So not strong lofts or anything.

D: 275-285 carry
3w: 240 off deck / 260 off tee
2i: 230
4i: 215
5i: 205
6i: 195
7i: 185
8i: 175
9i: 160ish
PW: 150
GW: 130
SW: 115
LW: 80-100

Driver: 280-300
3w: 240 off the deck, 260 of the tee
3h: 220
4h: 200-10
5i: 190-200
6i: 175-185
7i: 165-175
8i: 155-165
9i: 145-155
PW: 135-145
AW: 120-135
SW: 110-120
LW: 90-110

I usually prefer to be short rather than long so my actual distance is probably 5 yards shorter, but those are the ranges I hit each club at.

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8i: 175

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Hey Beaver, I have a question about distance.. I'm a pretty strong guy with decent club head speed, but I only hit my 8I around 150-155 while yours goes 175.

Now I don't know my swing speed with my 8I, but I just don't get why yours and other real golfers get so much more distance with certain clubs.

I am definitely not know for hitting it pure or clean every time. I typically hit a tad behind the ball which I know isn't good. And I have the ball a tad back in my stance rather than closer to my backfoot.

So, what is the most likely reason a 10-12 handicap like myself isn't hitting my 8I 170-175?

Hitting the ground a bit before the ball? And I mean maybe juuuust a tad fat. Not talking about chunking here. But I do not typically hit the ball clean and take a divot in front of the ball like really good players.

Place the ball further back in my stance for a less lofted swing?

I just don't get it...

My driver is close to you on a good hit.. maybe not 285, but close. And there's no doubt your club head speed is probably a decent amount higher than mine on every club, but I was just wondering how much other factors come into play.

Edit:
Anyone can answer this if they want to...
I'm the type of guy that likes to have things figured out, even it it doesn't help..

The 8 iron I use (T300) is lofted the same as some tour pros 6 irons. “Irons” isn’t an all encompassing concept anymore, they are lofted so much differently and that will effect the height and distance

I play with Ping G25 irons. I really don't know if people like Beaver play with less lofted irons.

That def would make a huge difference too of course.

But I guess I'll throw out my list.

D 270
3W 235
5W 225
3H 215
4I 190 (worst club in my bag for some reason, think I always over swing)
5I 180
6I 170
7I 160
8I 150
9I 140
PW 130
52 115
56 100 (I usually use my 52 degree from 50-115 yards, I suck back hitting my 56 full. Only use it for certain chipping situations, it's a Mizuno with way too little bounce, need a new one with more bounce)

Driver 285-300
3 wood 265
3 hybrid 240-250
4 iron 230ish
5 iron 215
6 iron 200-205
7 iron 190
8 iron 175-180
9 iron 165
P Wedge 150

Not sure on the 52, 56, 60; I don’t ever hit those more than 2/3 swing

Spin is big. Getting correctly fit will let your irons carry and land soft without floating from too much spin caused by your speed.