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Originally Posted by HaroldT32
So when you guys post yardages, what are you posting? The absolute maximum distance you will hit a ball+roll? I played competitively for a long time in HS and have started playing again and I think pretty much every single person in that thread hits further than my standard recorded distances.
I can only speak for myself, but I put down "stock" distances.
My "stock" 6 iron goes 150 yards. That's a normal, easy swing, reasonable contact, no wind, flat ground. This season I've hit it when I've had 120 to the pin, and I've hit it when I had 185 to the pin. Obviously the first case was into the wind, the second downhill with a gale at my back. I don't factor in roll for any club other than driver because I generally don't get any unless I'm playing for it. Maybe a couple yards with the long irons.
FWIW, I think that it's easy to get carried away with club selection. I'm not a pro. I don't know that I hit a perfectly struck 7 iron 165.2 yards. I don't hit it flush every time. I pull what I think is the right club and "feel" the distance. I'll swing a hair harder or lay off just a touch. It works for me, my distance control has always been good.
I would also be willing to bet that you're longer than I am, everybody else is.
I play with old guys so I can feel like a bomber.