Would be nice if golf club manufacturers would publish average distances you should hit various golf clubs. I find that the thing that prevents me from buying equipment is that very data.
Right now my golf bag is experiencing a rather unusual dilemma. I have so many clubs in my bag and out of it that I can hit in he same range distance wise.
This means a search for something based on average distances would be a useful yardstick. All I get is "well different people can hit different clubs different distances" (gee... ya don't say!!). Yes, but what should the average joe hit the damn thing?
recently my 4,5,6 irons started grouping far too close to be of any differentiator so I took my 5 and 6 out the bag (210 yards on all of them)
Then my darn woods started playing the same games with me, so I bought two hybrids and threw my 3 wood to the back of the garage.
I also threw my driver in the same pile as I could not hit it over 215 and I could hit a 1 Iron Hybrid 250 time after time and select where it would land.
In fact recently that 1 Iron has been my tee driver and follow up club on par 5 holes, short chip with a 60 degree wedge and I see par with my nice new Dana putter.
180 yard par 3 shots have become a nightmare, too short for my 8 iron and I hit 7,6,5,4 from 200 to 220. So I got me a 15 wood and its too short. So then I got an 11 wood and that went well till last week, where suddenly I hit the bugger 190 every time. (slower swing as well)
So now I am looking at my clubs and wondering why I have so many that go the same distance. In fact all I really need is 1 iron Hybrid, 5 wood, 7 wood, 8 iron, 9 iron, PW, SW, LW, putter....been thinking of adding a 64 degree wedge and a 54 degree wedge, but 5 wedges in the bag will look mighty strange?? My short game is real good. I can use the various wedges with clinical precision....and my favorite irons are the 9 and the 4. Precision tools that go where I need them to.
Be eager to hear from folks with the same malady....as I am heading to complete swap of irons and woods with hybrids (1-7)....:killersmiley:
Right now my golf bag is experiencing a rather unusual dilemma. I have so many clubs in my bag and out of it that I can hit in he same range distance wise.
This means a search for something based on average distances would be a useful yardstick. All I get is "well different people can hit different clubs different distances" (gee... ya don't say!!). Yes, but what should the average joe hit the damn thing?
recently my 4,5,6 irons started grouping far too close to be of any differentiator so I took my 5 and 6 out the bag (210 yards on all of them)
Then my darn woods started playing the same games with me, so I bought two hybrids and threw my 3 wood to the back of the garage.
I also threw my driver in the same pile as I could not hit it over 215 and I could hit a 1 Iron Hybrid 250 time after time and select where it would land.
In fact recently that 1 Iron has been my tee driver and follow up club on par 5 holes, short chip with a 60 degree wedge and I see par with my nice new Dana putter.
180 yard par 3 shots have become a nightmare, too short for my 8 iron and I hit 7,6,5,4 from 200 to 220. So I got me a 15 wood and its too short. So then I got an 11 wood and that went well till last week, where suddenly I hit the bugger 190 every time. (slower swing as well)
So now I am looking at my clubs and wondering why I have so many that go the same distance. In fact all I really need is 1 iron Hybrid, 5 wood, 7 wood, 8 iron, 9 iron, PW, SW, LW, putter....been thinking of adding a 64 degree wedge and a 54 degree wedge, but 5 wedges in the bag will look mighty strange?? My short game is real good. I can use the various wedges with clinical precision....and my favorite irons are the 9 and the 4. Precision tools that go where I need them to.
Be eager to hear from folks with the same malady....as I am heading to complete swap of irons and woods with hybrids (1-7)....:killersmiley: