200 yard 6 iron?

[mddubya]

Is it just me, or are the Pros hitting their short irons insane distances? Have they all had them delofted, or can they really hit a friggin 6 irons over 200 yards? Sergio just hit the green from 207 out with his 6 iron and actually landed it past the pin. Geez :faintthud

 

[King Par]

He also drove 340 on one hole.

 

[JEFF4i]

6 iron is my 200 club. At this elevation though...

They are lower and in rain.

 

[Wi-Golfer]

Wow! 6 iron for me is 160 yds. No way in hell could I come close to 200 with it. Had 1 hole today where I was 198 yds out & used my 4w to put it right on the green.

Maybe there is a bunch of behind the scenes shenanigans going on with the pro's & what the lofts on their clubs supposedly are?

 

[xamilo]

I hit my six iron around 180yds, and I'm definitely not good , so I think a player like Sergio Garcia with a much better set of clubs and no using a cheap PD Soft ball would have no trouble reaching 200yds...

 

[Bubble Head]

So I hit most everything 75% of pro distance. I don't swing as fast and I don't shift my weight very well so I hit the ball a bit high, right and short. I remember Jay Haas hitting a 6 iron 185 on the champion tour. So this isn't anything special.

 

[APowell1990]

I've got a older friend that moved up here from Florida and he used to be a big time club guy for pros. He said that the clubs were delofted, at least Skip Kendall and Craig Parry's were.

 

[Dannykos]

check the WITB of most pro's and you'll see standard, or increased lofts alot of the time. They just have major LAG, amazing ballstriking, and perfect timing.

 

[Dusty90]

Psssh... I could find a way to hit a 6 iron 200 yards if i had a straight shot, all over fairway, being able to run it on the green, not that I would do it consistently, but on occasion with a really good skull :laugh:

Seriously though, I am happy hitting my 6 iron 170...

 

[rubber314chicken]

my six iron is a mere 155 yard. if I wanted 200 yards I'd pull a 5 wood.

 

[West Coast Duffer]

Technique but I would say some major loft changes are the biggest factor and some major angle of attack.

 

[SilverUberXeno]

Delofting the club at impact is the major contributor (aka LAG). The average loft at impact for a tour pro is something like 8* less than stated on the iron. So their 6 iron strikes the ball like a 4 iron, 4 like a 2, etc.

Feel better?

That being said, Sergio is an incredible ballstriker (ask your mother), and he swings very quickly anyway. But delofting is the thing. Sometimes you'll see them hit a 6 iron 200, then a 6 iron 170. Trajectory.

 

[btdickey99]

I hit my 6 about 180, and consider myself a slightly long hitter, or longer than most that I play with with select few of the better golfers.

So 200yrd 6 doesn't suprise me for a pro. I mean they were talking the other day with Tiger flying his 3w 325......

 

[rubber314chicken]

That being said, Sergio is an incredible ballstriker (ask your mother)

wouldn't that have to be ask your father?

 

[Sandpiper3]

Most pros have their irons delofted im betting, but also between hitting down and delofting at impact, they hit them further.

Also I saw Sergio hit a 6i from 165 today and Padraig a 8i from 130, remember conditions, they were playing in 25-30mph winds at points today.