re: Best way to get yardage for your iron shots?

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165 is high but its not insane

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I wouldn't hit a PW 165. 155 is about perfect. Like I said, I'll muscle up on it(and might be short) sometimes but at 165 I'm not even thinking about hitting it.

I'm 6' 5''. I don't remember exactly what we had the club people do to my clubs when I was fitted for them, but I think(not entirely sure if this is even possible) they're a little bit longer and I know the loft and angle was changed. I hit my irons WAY higher than anybody I've ever played with. That info was taken into consideration when tweaking them.

Well if you're adding 2" to your 42* PW to account for your height, it's going to play like a standard length 8i

A good driving range with a more normal range ball. Combined with a lot of practice and learning based on situations.

If I can I'll go out to a flat hole with no wind and step off and hit 5 or 6 shots from 130, 140, 150, etc.

I'll have to figure something out. Eaglebrooke is probably the easiest place for me to go around town. They have nice range balls, but their driving range is a bit uphill. And the wind is always stiff and in your face.

I really need to figure out my 7, 6, and 5. I play 2-3 times per week now and I'm getting consistent enough to where just being somewhere around the green on every single approach isn't satisfying anymore. I hit enough good shots now that being long or short because of club selection is pissing me off.

Can a club fitter help me at a shop? Or is it a must to do it outside?

Thanks Tebow

thats nuking a PW. but if im 160ish out thats the club I would use and try to muscle up and get it there because i feel most confident and hit it flush the most. I rarely play though

It is. I tend to pull the ball or draw it way too much when I have too much club and take something off, so I usually pound a more lofted club when I'm between clubs.

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Golf gets fun when you hit that 9 iron 145 and post a round in the 70s.

I find that the guys that bomb it may win a few holes here and there, but I win the match and leave with the money.

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This is very true. The friend I play with the most absolutely crushes a golf ball. I'd get into it but from the looks of it, I'd be laughed off this board. But it's mind blowing what he can do. Anyways, I adjust the way I play when I can tell he's trying to get a big dick that day. I go from beating him ~40% to ~60% of the time when dialing it back a bit. When I do that and beat him, it's the most fulfilling feeling ever. Much more enjoyable than trying to pound it out with him.

I've been playing a ton lately. Do you live in Florida?