What’s the best way to know for sure how far I hit my golf clubs?
December 23rd, 2008 | by admin |
Jeffery G asked:
I really want to know the distance I hit certain clubs in my bag. I don’t trust range balls, driving range or any course measurements, indoor golf simulators, etc. Short of finding an area large enough to do my own measurements using my own tools with my own balls, what is the best way to determine how far a hit my 5-iron, 9-iron, sand wedge, etc.?
Joanne
I really want to know the distance I hit certain clubs in my bag. I don’t trust range balls, driving range or any course measurements, indoor golf simulators, etc. Short of finding an area large enough to do my own measurements using my own tools with my own balls, what is the best way to determine how far a hit my 5-iron, 9-iron, sand wedge, etc.?
Joanne
8 Responses to “What’s the best way to know for sure how far I hit my golf clubs?”
By Bob K on Dec 26, 2008 | Reply
Tape measure
By john c on Dec 29, 2008 | Reply
Some golf courses have GPS in the cart. They are accurate to the foot.
By Jayson S on Dec 31, 2008 | Reply
I would recommend with enough money that you buy an electronic measuring device. Doesn’t matter what course you hit on, just measure where you teed up, to where the ball stopped and that will be the exact distance. Don’t know price, but other than that next best alternative is trusting short markers on the course.
DOn’t know the price or name of any of the measuring devices, but many electronic stores will have what you are looking for.
By james w on Jan 3, 2009 | Reply
most corses will have 150 yards 100 yards etc to the pins dotted along the fairways you might aswell trust em because if you do your own maths with tape measure etc and you happen to land alongside one of theese markers say 150 for instance and you look at your chart from your measurements and hit a sound 8 iron which you measured yourself hitting 150 only to find it falling 10 yards short what you gonna believe then if i were you i would just go to one of theese points on a course and hit a few balls with a few diffrent clubs to see which one is best . it depends which club is right on the day also due to the conditions . if i had a 150 yard shot i could use any club from a wedge down to a 5 iron depending how hard i wanted to hit it or what shape of shot i wanted . sorry for going on so much, whats the point of the question anyway?
By toughnottobeacynic on Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Measure your pace and then pace off your distance. That’s what the pro and their caddies do.
By tommy2kaii8 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
I agree with you not trusting range markers as they are rarely accurate but the best way to check your distances is by using a range finder on your ball after yo hit your shot
By thefistofdoom on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
The fairway markers on the course are usually very accurate to the center of the green. Your distance changes depending on what ball, elevation, wind, temperature, lie, and adrenaline anyway. It’s really only an exact science for the very best of ball strikers.
By abbpooh on Jan 13, 2009 | Reply
Get the OK with your local course – (and probably slip the starter/pro a GOOD TIP)
On their slowest day, at their slowest time hit the first tee with lots and lots of ammo…
Hit your driver ten times – average the distance
Hit your 3, ten time – average your distance
Hit your 5 ten times – average your distance
Do the same with any other clubs you would hit off the tee.
Next go to the fairway and do the same with each of your clubs.
Next go to the rough and do the same
Now you have THREE different distances.
Tee
Fairway
Rought
This is going to take a while, so you might decide to break this over three different sessions.
FINALLY, what you will get is the Carry + roll with these numbers – not your CARRY alone distance. So, don’t trust these when you want to reach that green over the lake… = )