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  • Driver

    2 0.31%
  • Fairway Wood

    25 3.86%
  • Hybrid

    52 8.04%
  • 3 iron

    5 0.77%
  • 4 iron

    47 7.26%
  • 5 iron

    142 21.95%
  • 6 iron

    213 32.92%
  • 7 iron

    117 18.08%
  • 8 iron

    40 6.18%
  • 9 iron

    2 0.31%
  • Pitching wedge

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  • Other wedges for John Daly

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    Yesterday I took my launch monitor to the indoor driving range to see if I could reach 170 with a hard 7 iron, well I was getting 163 to 165 so I figured that's about right but I saw a couple of newer range balls and used them, I hit 167 and 169, O.K. now I'm wondering what if I use good balls that I would use on the course so I grab a pro V1x (scuffed) and a pinnacle extreme out of my bag and swung aggressively with the 7 iron and got 177 and 179 of carry. Now I'm wondering if getting my yardage from these stupid range balls is the cause of me blowing the ball over the greens when I really hit them flush???? Now what???

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    Get a GPS or rangefiner and stop guessing.
    Life dinnae come wit gimmies so yuv got nae chance o' gitt'n any from me.

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    My irons have the "Traditional Loft Specs", not the jacked down lofts like the new OEM irons have. Hence what I hit from 170 today is one less club than I used to hit when I played my TM 200 irons.

    I know one thing, you would be hitting one more club from 170 in 3-5 C tempatures! I know, I play in those tempatures!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Kilbank View Post
    I fit the "Short hitter" bill pretty well, but with a 220 (actual average) drive. All the other numbers line up. Now you know why I groan when I have to play the blues.
    I am the tortoise!

    Sucking up to the boss. No. Not really. But that is one thing I've always appreciated about you. You don't bs about your distances
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    I am the other 8-iron.
    The chart is pretty darn close to my distances, except for the LW and SW where I am a little shorter.

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    Not much point in BS, but I do feel like a girlie man sometimes when I see what others pull for certain distances. When strangers ask me what club just I hit I shake my head and say "You don't want to know. It won't help you."

    Quote Originally Posted by Chieflongtee View Post
    Sucking up to the boss. No. Not really. But that is one thing I've always appreciated about you. You don't bs about your distances
    Life dinnae come wit gimmies so yuv got nae chance o' gitt'n any from me.

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    I fall all over the place on that chart, mostly in the 'short hitter' or 'Average Hacker'... kinda makes me wonder why I even play the damned game! Also makes me wonder about alot of the claims made because many of the guys I play with make claims of hitting 8 and 9 Irons 170 while I am either pulling out 4 Iron or 9 wood. I should take a look and see what club they are really playing instead of feeling inadequate (leave it alone guys!)
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    I'm with you Dan, if you're on the green in regulation, then who cares how you got there? Drive for show, putt for dough.

    How about a poll for putting stats. Harder to fudge (not saying that anyone in this forum would).

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    Quote Originally Posted by hoolio View Post
    I have no idea where I fit in that graph. My irons (3-PW) are in line with the LDOG, but there is no way I even come close to averaging 300 yards with the driver let alone 274 with the 3 wood. My wedges also run more in the Average OG.

    I think I need to get a set of wedges and get them setup better, they are the scoring clubs after all, and you should at least have a good idea how far they go.
    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I'm in the same boat Hoolio, i would say my average drive is 270 or so. Maybe 250 if i smack the 3 wood. The irons seem right though.
    Now I've played with both of you guys. John, I'd have to say your average drive is more than 270, 300, probably not, but definately more than 270.

    And hoolio, I'd say the same thing, but I have seen you launch wedges a mile. I'm fairly long with my irons and I've played with you on days where you were hitting one to two clubs less than me (my 6 to your 8).

    Not sure if you guys realize how far you hit the ball, but I have yet to play with anyone that can hit the ball on average as long as you guys.
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    Smooth 7 or a knock down 8. Those back left pins would be callin for the hard 8.

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    am I the only golfer that can't hit a iron any further than I can throw a 20 pound block of cement????
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    Quote Originally Posted by Indio View Post
    am I the only golfer that can't hit a iron any further than I can throw a 20 pound block of cement????
    YES, seems that way doesn't it.


    Wussy!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Johnston View Post
    YES, seems that way doesn't it. Wussy!
    Look who is calling the Kettle black! Mr. I can't hit a ball and this game is no more fun so I quit himself! I deserved it, but you did too!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Indio View Post
    Look who is calling the Kettle black! Mr. I can't hit a ball and this game is no more fun so I quit himself! I deserved it, but you did too!
    Maybe so, but I'll always be standing much further down the fairway and closer to the hole than you. Na na na na na naaaaa!





































    I know it doesn't get me anywhere, but that's all I got.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Johnston View Post
    Maybe so, but I'll always be standing much further down the fairway and closer to the hole than you. Na na na na na naaaaa! i know it doesn't get me anywhere, but that's all I got.
    That isn't hard, even Bugsy out drives me!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Indio View Post
    That isn't hard, even Bugsy out drives me!
    Sure, take all the fun out of it for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Johnston View Post
    Sure, take all the fun out of it for me.
    Its called self preservation! I gotta shut ya down somehow before you get on a role at my expense!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Indio View Post
    Its called self preservation! I gotta shut ya down somehow before you get on a role at my expense!

    Now officially
    Yeah, I hear ya, but we are still talking about distance on the golf course. So not too far off topic. But on the other hand, the other parts of game get you around the course very well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Johnston View Post
    Yeah, I hear ya, but we are still talking about distance on the golf course. So not too far off topic. But on the other hand, the other parts of game get you around the course very well.

    Sometimes
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    Driver 250
    3 wood 230
    2H 210
    4i 195
    5i 185
    6i 175
    7i 165
    8i 155
    9i 145
    PW 130
    GW 100
    SW 85
    LW 60
    It looks like your woods are in line with your driver, but your irons keep a 10yd gap which is odd for the extra distance you are getting out of your driver.


    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    I have no idea how anyone hits a LW 90-100 yds.
    That is easy. No fear. The only thing you can learn from decelerating is how to decelerate.

    LW 95 yds.
    Back at it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daft_driver View Post
    I am the other 8-iron.
    The chart is pretty darn close to my distances, except for the LW and SW where I am a little shorter.
    I figured you would be one of the 8 iron people.

    We discussed your LW and SW problem in another thread.

    How about the woods match up to your yardages?
    Back at it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Indio View Post
    am I the only golfer that can't hit a iron any further than I can throw a 20 pound block of cement????
    I'm with you on the wussy train Indio

    I'm hitting either a 5 iron or a 4 hybrid from 170......that's why I decided to go with the pink grip and head cover on my putter

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    Quote Originally Posted by Started2k3 View Post
    It looks like your woods are in line with your driver, but your irons keep a 10yd gap which is odd for the extra distance you are getting out of your driver.




    That is easy. No fear. The only thing you can learn from decelerating is how to decelerate.

    LW 95 yds.
    I'm not saying I decelerate, it's just I have a 60 deg LW and that's as far as I can hit it no matter how hard i swing. I do hit the ball quite high so maybe that is it....I can make that bad boy stop on a dime though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hacker View Post
    I'm with you on the wussy train Indio

    I'm hitting either a 5 iron or a 4 hybrid from 170......that's why I decided to go with the pink grip and head cover on my putter
    I will pass ont the 'pink'..... I am wussy enough without attracting more abuse than I already get on the course
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    Quote Originally Posted by Indio View Post
    I will pass ont the 'pink'..... I am wussy enough without attracting more abuse than I already get on the course
    I find that the lads focus on the putter more than my actual game therefore the abuse is directed at a my equipment as opposed to my abilities

    There is a method to my madness.

    On a related topic, Bugsy was asking me the other day if I thought a a laser range finder would be a good Christmas present for you. Since I knew that you and I hit the ball a similiar distance I suggested that she might want to consider a microscope instead - I can get a great deal on a really nice used 50x Leica microscope from work

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    I'm not saying I decelerate, it's just I have a 60 deg LW and that's as far as I can hit it no matter how hard i swing. I do hit the ball quite high so maybe that is it....I can make that bad boy stop on a dime though.
    You are right ... I am sorry ... deceleration was MY problem in the past, but everybody is different.
    Back at it.

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    I don't even make the graph.

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    Quote Originally Posted by little brit View Post
    I don't even make the graph.
    Give me your driver distance and I will make on especially for you ... and indio.
    Back at it.

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    Ok! 190 On a good day

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    Quote Originally Posted by little brit View Post
    Ok! 190 On a good day
    Here you go.

    I have included both indio and myself to the chart.

    Let me know how close it is to your actual yardages. If it is like everybody else it may be slightly off on the woods and wedges.

    Charles
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