Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Average distances for different golf clubs

Some golfers hit the ball farther than others. While most of us enjoy hitting the ball a long way, the important thing is to understand how far you can hit the ball with each club in your bag. Use this chart to fill in your own distances.

Club

MEN - Yards

Women - Yards

Your Yardage

Driver

230 and up

180 and up

3-wood

210-230

170 - 185

4-wood

190-210

155-170

5-wood

170-190

140-155

7-wood

rarely used

130-145

2-iron

170-190

rarely used

3-iron

160-180

140-160

4-iron

150-170

130-150

5-iron

140-160

120-140

6-iron

130-150

110-130

7-iron

120-140

100-120

8-iron

110-130

90-110

9-iron

100-120

80-100

pitching wedge

90-110

70-90

sand wedge

up to 100

up to 80

60 degree wedge

up to 60

up to 40

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