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Author Topic: 5 iron rlt4uk Player Member # 3194 posted 05-03-2020 02:55 AM                    Catmandoo, I hit a 5 iron 225 yards today. Purest shot I've ever hit. I'd love to play a round of golf with you. -------------------- Bleeding Blue in south Alabama. Kentucky born, Kentucky bred,I'll be kentucky until i'm dead! Posts: 9794 | From: enterprise, al 36330 | Registered: Sep 2010  |  IP: Logged PaulCat Player Member # 513 posted 05-03-2020 09:10 AM                    Wow, RLT! What a poke! That's PGA Tour distance. Posts: 10346 | From: Erlanger, Ky. USA | Registered: Mar 2000  |  IP: Logged catmandoo Player Member # 1284 posted 05-03-2020 10:59 AM                     rlt, after reading your post about the 225 yard five iron i'm not so sure I would like to play with you. [ 05-03-2020, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: catmandoo ] -------------------- http://www.ukfightsong.com/ Posts: 186359 | From: st. augustine florida 32092 | Registered: Mar 2001  |  IP: Logged ukcatfannfl Player Member # 1425 posted 05-03-2020 01:18 PM                     rit were you on? -------------------- ukcatfannfl Posts: 8771 | From: Inverness, FL | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged m hamilton Player Member # 127 posted 05-03-2020 05:41 PM                     That's 50-60 yards further than I can hit it! -------------------- The potus is planning 1st major tax hike since '93 in next economic package! I still can't believe some people believed that LIAR!!! Your whole life is determined(by) 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you handle it!!! Posts: 123989 | From: vevay, IN USA | Registered: Sep 1999  |  IP: Logged Old Norm Administrator Member # 1482 posted 05-03-2020 07:58 PM                     At my age, and not having played in at least 15 years, I suspect that's about 200 yards further than I could hit one! -------------------- Pray For Our Country! Posts: 36271 | From: Western KY | Registered: Aug 2001  |  IP: Logged catmandoo Player Member # 1284 posted 05-03-2020 08:15 PM                     Here is the average distance for a touring pro. Average Carry Per Club A 2009 article on the Swingman Golf website listed the average carry (the distance a ball travels in the air) of each club used by PGA Tour players over the previous four years. The statistics are based on the PGA Tour’s Shotlink system, which tracks each shot played on the tour. The average shot hit with a driver carried 260 yards and traveled a total of 287.3 yards, including the roll. An average 3-wood shot carried 238 yards and the average 5-wood carried 223 yards. The typical carry for a 3-iron shot was 203 yards; for a 4-iron 189; for a 5-iron 181 ; for a 6-iron 169; for a 7-iron 160; for an 8-iron 149; and for a 9-iron 136. The average PGA Tour pitching wedge shot carried 122 yards. Link -------------------- http://www.ukfightsong.com/ Posts: 186359 | From: st. augustine florida 32092 | Registered: Mar 2001  |  IP: Logged catmandoo Player Member # 1284 posted 05-03-2020 08:34 PM                     rlt, Did you carry 225 yards with your 5 iron? I can see that it's possible to hit a 5 iron that far if you played on a "'very" hard fairway and it rolled a "long" way. -------------------- http://www.ukfightsong.com/ Posts: 186359 | From: st. augustine florida 32092 | Registered: Mar 2001  |  IP: Logged rlt4uk Player Member # 3194 posted 05-03-2020 10:59 PM                    Catmandoo, it carried about 185 and ran out the rest of the way. I was hitting the ball a long way. I hit a pitching wedge a 140 yards all in the air. I shot an 86, I couldn't putt. I three putted six holes. -------------------- Bleeding Blue in south Alabama. Kentucky born, Kentucky bred,I'll be kentucky until i'm dead! Posts: 9794 | From: enterprise, al 36330 | Registered: Sep 2010  |  IP: Logged ukcatfannfl Player Member # 1425 posted 05-04-2020 10:38 AM                     Bruce - Davis Love iii told me years ago that he could hit a 9 iron up to 200 yrds depending on much he "hooded" the face. His normal was around 145. He then (we were at a driving range in No Va as he was preparing for a tournament in Md) hit his 9 iron and made a green 195 yrs out. Believe you are showing averages not exactly what they could hit if they really wanted to.. -------------------- ukcatfannfl Posts: 8771 | From: Inverness, FL | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged catmandoo Player Member # 1284 posted 05-04-2020 03:33 PM                     That is true, changing the face of the club makes a "huge" difference. The distances I posted was using their normal swing....Hooding a iron makes a big difference and is used mainly to keep the ball low to avoid tree limbs and other obstructions. -------------------- http://www.ukfightsong.com/ Posts: 186359 | From: st. augustine florida 32092 | Registered: Mar 2001  |  IP: Logged

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