I see the points being made about distance not being a necesity and i hugely agree straight before long. But, its still an advantage to hit the ball a long way. Some golf courses more than others and maybe my views biased as i play a short golf course. But if you hit the ball 240 average at my course you have no problems distance wise. If you hit the ball around 300 average (which im sure some people around here would claim) then you would be putting on your 2nd shot on around 5 holes. Or if its offline, you would be chippin n puttin for birdies.

But yea not all courses are as easy as mine.

I dont think ive seen a golfer hit the ball with a decent ball flight/contact (eg a divot; delofting; compression) and not hit 7 iron 150 atleast. Also i know when i slice the ball i struggle to hit 240. When i get a draw going, can easily go 40 yards on that (or jus a normal fade for that matter).

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