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re: 190 yards. What you hitting?

Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:20 pm to
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
18090 posts
Posted on 9/6/25 at 10:20 pm to
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Dang we got some bombers in here


Real sticks know it's a dumb question.
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
5115 posts
Posted on 9/6/25 at 11:04 pm to
Well depends on the shot I’m trying to hit, wind and other conditions. Not to mention if I have to force a draw or fade it al depends. Because I have a few clubs I could hit that number with depending on the shot characteristics.

Perfect conditions dead straight shot ,it’s a 6iron..
This post was edited on 9/6/25 at 11:05 pm
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
12263 posts
Posted on 9/6/25 at 11:22 pm to
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Dang we got some bombers in here…or spec’d down lofts.


It was a 1 or 2 iron for Ben Hogan.

It’s a 4H, hopefully high and soft, for me.
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
30642 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:16 am to
4I
Posted by WhoDat9090
Member since Oct 2019
1681 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 1:20 am to
Driver
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
38533 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 1:39 am to
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7 iron



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Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
26005 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 6:50 am to
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190 yards. What you hitting?



Any of the following:
Flushed 6i
Weak 4hy
A thin 56* from green side bunker with woods around me
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 4:57 am
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
20499 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 7:43 am to
quote:

we got some bombers in here…or spec’d down lofts.


Lofts have definitely changed over the years and so have shaft lengths.

Ping has 42 degree PW as stock.
Mine is 45 degrees. That’s a full club difference in loft. Im not a big hitter by any definition and I carry 4 wedges.

Do some of the biggest hitters carry 5 wedges?

I don’t doubt there are many who are great ball strikers, but some of the distance is modern technology and specifications.

The reason many standard iron sets are 6 through P is that the newest 5 irons look more like 3 irons from the 1980s as far as length and loft.


Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
17591 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 8:38 am to
Rescue 3 or 2 iron.
Posted by cuyahoga tiger
NE Ohio via Tangipahoa
Member since Nov 2011
6121 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 8:40 am to
Well, that's 2 shots for me at 65yo. 5w, then a short pitch/wedge and one put for a solid 4.
Posted by chew4219
Member since Sep 2009
3082 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 9:03 am to
7i and happy to be short.
Posted by FieldEngineer
Member since Jan 2015
2614 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 9:22 am to
6, 7, or 7 wood. Depends on the shot and how I’m striking the ball that day.

quote:

spec’d down lofts


Checking in!
Posted by Higgysmalls
Ft Lauderdale
Member since Jun 2016
7699 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 10:18 am to
185 is maxed out 6. So 5
Posted by mule74
Watersound Beach
Member since Nov 2004
12551 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 11:16 am to
You have to give me more info. With the wind? Against the wind? Better to be long? Better to be short?
Posted by Bigryno7
Nashville
Member since Jun 2009
1517 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 12:57 pm to
Back pin-7 iron
Front or middle-6 iron

Right in the middle of clubs for me

Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
28333 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 5:19 pm to
4H
Posted by toots-N-scoots
Houston
Member since Aug 2012
787 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 6:34 pm to
Old man 7w or a nuked 5 iron for my old arse
Posted by double d
Amarillo by morning
Member since Jun 2004
17067 posts
Posted on 9/7/25 at 8:27 pm to
Depends on the green size, shape, bunkers, and elevation. If flat and able to run up, hard 4 iron otherwise a 5W for me. If I had a 7W in the bag that would be my choice.
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
37019 posts
Posted on 9/8/25 at 12:22 am to
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190 yards. What you hitting?


The panic button...
Posted by Tedorgeron
Member since Feb 2022
123 posts
Posted on 9/8/25 at 7:24 am to
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